We are back! Chris and Ian discuss the weeks news and catch up on Mobile World Congress, Game Developers Conference and the Apple Keynote. It’s a long one!
Shownotes
- Twitter cuts Meerkat off from its social graph just as SXSW gets started
- BBC gives children mini-computers in Make it Digital scheme
- Argos sells customisable 3D printed jewellery
- Nintendo finally commits to making mobile games with new partner DeNA
- Huawei (wah-way) announces its first Android Wear smartwatch
- HTC’s One M9
- HTC announces Grip, its first wearable fitness tracker
- Valve’s VR headset is called the Vive and it’s made by HTC
- Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge put design first
- Microsoft’s New Lumia 640 And Lumia 640 XL Ship With Office, Free Skype Calling
- Sony announces its Morpheus VR headset will ship in 2016
- Nvidia Announces a $199 Smart TV That’s Also a Game-Streaming Console
- Valve Announces Steam Link, A $49 Gadget For Streaming PC Games To Any Room In Your House
- Unreal Engine 4 is now free-to-download for everyone
- Unity 5 released with upgrades, full-featured free version
- Valve debuts Source 2 for free in bid to compete with Epic, Unity
- Phil Spencer announces new Xbox One, HoloLens and Windows 10 plans at GDC
- Apple March Keynote
Picks
Ian
Cities: Skylines
– £22.99
– Mac, PC, Linux
– Sim city builder
– Addictive and you need a bit of strategy especially around transport
– Some bits tedious – water and sewers done manually, demolition of abandoned buildings
– Overall awesome 🙂
– Mods
– Custom buildings, fixes etc
– Save Games
– GTA map, completed cities
– Maps
– Many towns from around the world
– Can make your own