Living in New York, it’s quite frustrating when you just miss a train and are forced to wait for 25 minutes until the next one shows up. The latest iPhone update apparently can tell you when the next train departs when you use Google Maps. This is a really neat feature that I praise Google for doing. The real question is, will this feature hit the T-Mobile G1 anytime soon?
It’s always nice to hear about video games getting updated so often now that online gaming is the way to go. EA has announced that they are going to be releasing a large upgrade to their game Battlefield 2142 in the spring of this year. Take a look at what EA has said about the update:
Three new maps provide the setting for the Booster Pack. High up in the Alps the EU uses launch pods to launch an assault on a PAC Titan docking harbour on the map Port Bavaria. Bridge at Remagen, the scene for one of WWII’s major battles, is once again the setting for intense battles as both sides fight to secure the bridge. Finally, night has fallen when the EU launches their assault on the city in the Liberation of Leipzig.
So while that doesn’t mean too much to you if you don’t play Battlefield 2142, if you do play, you are probably pretty pumped and anxious for the release date to roll around. So just to count the updates, there will be a total of 10 new unlockables. There will be three new maps, ten more awards for you to win, two new ground vehicles (faster, better, stronger), and finally the pods will be revamped to allow your infantry units to move around the maps in a more efficient fashion. — Nik Gomez
Battlefield 2142 booster pack revealed [GamersCircle]
Are you getting bored with the current maps on one of the fastest selling video games in history? Well, Cliffy B. has good news for you. The game developer turned geek superstar has said that on January 10, there will be two new Gears of War maps released. The two new levels are to be called Raven Down and Old Bones. So what are the missions for these new spankin new maps?
Raven Down: A Raven Helicopter has gone down in the middle of a large scale battle with the omnipresent Locust Horde. Gears have taken out the Seeder and gamers join Delta Forces moving into the crash site from all angles to search for survivors.
Old Bones: In an attempt to eradicate any traces of human history and culture, the Locust Horde has emerged under Sera’s Capitaline Museums and has begun to destroy them brick by brick. Each gamer’s mission is to help the Delta Force recapture the museums before all remnants of humankind’s existence are obliterated.
