GTA V Getting Heists "Soon"
Rockstar Games hasn't given up on adding Heists to Grand Theft Auto V's multiplayer mode, Grand Theft Auto Online. The developer says in a new interview that the long-awaited feature is coming "soon," though a more specific timeline for its release was unfortunately not specified.
Another interesting development is that Rockstar also confirmed with IGN that Heists will be added to all versions of Grand Theft Auto V--not just the upcoming Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC iterations of the open-world game. There was some speculation that Heists were only going to appear on the new versions of the game, skipping over Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. But this is not the case.
GTA V launches on November 18 for Xbox One and PS4, while the PC version is due to arrive in January 2015. Rockstar recently released a bevy of new screenshots (see the gallery below) highlighting how GTA Online looks on the new platforms. We also recently learned more about the many improvements made to the game for its new-generation outing.
Via Gamespot
Play Battlefield 4 Free On PC Right Now
DICE's 2013 shooter Battlefield 4 has returned to EA's "Game Time" promotion on Origin, meaning PC users can now play the game for free. EA is offering up seven days of free play, though that clock begins when you launch the game and continues when you're sleeping and eating.
But don't worry, the time needed to download and install Battlefield 4 is not counted towards the 168 hours of free time. Once you get the game running, the clock will begin, and you'll be notified in-game with how much time you have left.
Gamers who decide to buy Battlefield 4 when the Game Time ends won't have to worry about starting over, as all of your progress will carry over. You can add Battlefield 4 to your Origin game library here.
Battlefield 4 is not the only game available now through Game Time, though its duration of 168 hours is by far the longest. Others include Respawn Entertainment's shooter Titanfall (48 hours) and role-playing game Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (48 hours).
While it's not completely free, Xbox One owners with an EA Access membership ($5/month or $30/year) can currently play Battlefield 4 all they want without paying anything extra.
Via Gamespot
8,000 Glowing Balloons Recreate the Berlin Wall
Walking the streets of Berlin today, it’s easy to forget the Berlin Wall once sliced the city in two, effectively imprisoning half the city’s population.
Countless construction cranes spike the skyline, and in most places, the wall’s scars have healed over. Berlin, which is still defining itself, is known as “poor, but sexy,” a phrase coined by the city’s mayor, Klaus Wowereit.
This weekend, when the city marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the wall, two Berlin-based artists, Marc and Christopher Bauder, will resurrect an ephemeral art installation tracing where the wall brutally cleaved the German capital.
“Now, it’s hard to follow where you are in relation to the former wall,” said Christopher Bauder. “There are some markers on the ground, but it’s easy to lose track. We thought it would be a good idea to mark the original, to bring it back for a moment for people who’ve never experienced the wall.”
The “Lichtgrenze,” or light border, will consist of 8,000 illuminated, helium-filled orbs tethered to thin poles over a 15-kilometer stretch that passes Berlin landmarks, including the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag parliament building, Potsdamer Platz and Checkpoint Charlie.
“It’s made of air and light,” said Bauder, who was 15 when the wall fell. “It’s something very ephemeral as opposed to the massiveness of the original.”
The Lichtgrenze will trace the former wall as accurately as possible.
“Sometimes, [the installation] runs along the outer wall, sometimes along the inner wall, and sometimes in the ‘death strip,’” said Bauder.
The death strip was a wide area between the walls that was filled with obstructions and manned by armed guards with orders to shoot anyone trying to escape the former East Germany.
The light border does not trace the former wall perfectly, said Bauder, because new buildings made it impossible to exactly recreate the route.
The Lichtgrenze, which is currently being installed, will light up on Friday and remain lit for three days. On Sunday the biodegradable balloons will be released and float away. Attached to the balloons are messages from people who wanted to contribute.
The notes contain a lot of personal stories and remembrances of the wall, said Bauder
According to the Berlin Wall Memorial, 138 people were killed at the wall between 1961 and 1989.
Here's a short video on the Lichtgrenze:
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