The wait is over, Gran Turismo 5 fans! Well, that’s not entirely true, the wait won’t be over until October 18, but you get the point. Earlier today, Sony and Polyphony Digital pulled back the curtain on the long-awaited downloadable content for GT5.
The add-ons will be released as four separate packs, each available for varying prices that would total around $18, or you can purchase them all as one giant DLC for $11.99. The four upcoming add-ons are:
But before you begin counting your pennies to purchase the DLC, head online today and download the Spec 2.0 Update for free. The update includes several improvements to GT5, including interior views for all vehicles, faster load times, more control of online games, 2011 NASCAR cars, a new opening cinematic and more.
Acer’s Predator Atlas 8 finally has a US release date and price, several months after the company first showed off the handheld in May. The highlight is the Intel Arc G3 Extreme chip inside, which has been adopted by only a couple of other consoles besides the Atlas 8. This version will go on sale exclusively at Best Buy on November 1 for $1,299.99.
Acer originally said the Atlas 8 would arrive in North America in October, but left pricing open at the time. The launch came amid the ongoing DRAM crunch, which has made memory more expensive across the PC industry and complicated pricing for hardware makers.
Gaming laptops and I have a complicated relationship. One of my first gaming rigs was an Acer Predator that was already outdated when I bought it. I was a broke college kid, and that was the best I could afford. So trying out high-end gaming laptops is always fun. But ASUS' ROG Zephyrus G14 is a lot more than a laptop that can run AAA games. It is portable, so you're not lugging around a 2.5kg machine everywhere you go. It is built well, none of that plastic chassis, and can even function as a normal laptop outside of just gaming.
Google Play is borrowing one of the Nintendo Switch’s most useful little tricks. A new Sidekick tool called Playbacks captures a short clip after something interesting has already happened, sparing players from running a screen recorder throughout an entire game.
Playbacks is part of Google Play Store v53.8 and keeps saved clips on the phone. Google first announced it earlier this month, but the new Play Store update marks its arrival for players. Anyone who has watched a perfect win vanish because the record button came too late already understands the appeal.