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Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is Finally Launched on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch! Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has finally been released. Bright and fun arcade race was launched on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and all Xbox One consoles by Microsoft. There are new themed tracks, characters, and maps each season, as well as custom items that players can earn online.
What do we know already about the game?
It is a totally fresh version of the original Crash Team Racing. It still includes all the characters, maps, tracks, and arenas, but with modern, updated HD graphics. The stakes in the game are high, and the rivals are stronger than ever. Playing for the various characters of the Crash Bandicoot series, including Crash, Koko, Dr. Neo Cortex and others, users will have to defeat the selfish Naytros Oksayda and save the planet from destruction. In the new game, fans of the series will be able to see the relationships of Crash and his friends in 4K resolution, as well as shoot power-up’s and compete on all the tracks from the original Crash Team Racing. The recycled tracks and maps from Crash Nitro Kart are also included. By the way, in honor of the 20th anniversary of the legendary series, for the first time in CTR, there will be an opportunity to compete in multiplayer mode.
“The pause is over! We are pleased to announce that Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is ready for its first race, ”commented Thomas Wilson, co-director of Beenox. “We developed this game both for fans of the original Crash Team Racing, released 20 years ago and for new players who are used to modern arcade racing. We have invested our whole soul to create a living world in the game, which was impossible to create for the first generation of consoles, but without changing the traditions of the original!”
For the first time in the 20-year history of the series, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled will offer fans the opportunity to customize their maps and characters. The new edition will offer many options for the appearance of vehicles, wheels, colorings, stickers, and even decals. Now, fans, both new and loved series in the 90s, will be able to create their own maps.
In addition to the transport, in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled you can personalize the characters. Players can endow their characters with individuality and style.
- 2019-06-21
Dropbox Massive Relaunch Details Revealed Dropbox Inc was incorporated in 2007, and since then it has provided sharing services and online file storage. It has about 500 mln users all over the world; that is why all its decisions and perspectives are tracked with great interest. Recently we have learned that it released updates of dropbox.com and its mobile application. Moreover, it is going to integrate with Zoom, Slack, and Atlassian.
In details about the above
Users of all platforms of Dropbox can enjoy the revamped experience. Now we get a better integrated workspace. That is a real relief - a single workspace where all content you work with is kept together. It enables another advantage – we can create and keep shortcuts to web content, including links to news articles, other webpages – any productivity tools used for those shortcuts. In addition, there was enhanced integration with G Suite content, meaning that we can deal with Google Docs, Slides, Sheets creating them, opening and editing. We can even share this content living in Dropbox.
The developer has worked at search options as well making it consolidated and allowing to search for files which are stored at any place within Dropbox platform. Just enter the data of this content into a search box and get the result. It is possible to communicate sending files to any channels of Slack from Dropbox and at the same time to share Dropbox files within Slack conversations. You can start videoconferences using Zoom Meeting, share documents of different formats, and view the content you get from your interlocutor in Dropbox. It is possible to display those documents on a screen.
Plans for Future
Fruitful collaboration of Dropbox with Zoom, Slack, Atlassian is not over. It was announced that this autumn the serious contribution will be invested into Zoom for the purpose of creation of differentiated product experiences. While Dropbox and Atlassian are going to continue deep integrations across their platforms in the nearest future.
- 2019-06-11
E3 2019: The Games You Can Play Right Now Surely, you know such a great annual event in gaming as Electronic Entertainment Expo in short - E3. Since 2017, the year of its foundation, it always has been full of releases, surprises, and announcements. This year the E3 is no exception. We have known tons of discoveries, including some title launches. Sixty new games are available even as we speak. All of them were described during almost two-hour presentation. Let’s consider them in brief.
Devolver Bootleg
This game is intended for playing on a desktop. The announcement was intricate, but it turned out to be the truth. You may know this developer - doinkSoft suggested adorable Gato Roboto before. Now its product appears to be a collection of eight remakes of the games by American developer Devolver Digital. Here you will find dungeon crawler, fast-paced action full of blood, arcade-style game, competitive fighter, and others.
Cris Tales
If you are fond of classic JRPGs, turn your attention to this creation of developer from Colorado. It is intended for PC and in the form of a demo version available right now, while the full release will be in 2020. This is a well-done cartoon game with perfect design and nice gameplay. When you act in this game, you impact your present, past, and future.
Roller Champions
Information about this game which will be offered for PC owners and in a demo version leaked before the official announcement. Though, the stolen show did not spoil the impression. Being a sports game played in 3 vs. 3 teams looks like a mash-up between a roller derby and Rocket League. We suppose it to become rather popular. Try its demo and judge by yourself.
Garden of the Sea
This game comes for PC and released in “early access”. You will definitely enjoy a vivid VR farming simulator allowing a player to relax running its farm with a cottage located on an island. You will pet animals and birds, go fishing and work.
Bloodroots
Bloodroots is available in a demo only now. Though it is developed to be used on PC and PlayStation 4. The title speaks for itself – this is a fighter with a target to kill everyone. It is made in a soft cartoon art style which looks rather attractive. In order to try a demo, sign up to the game’s mailing list.
Mini Mech Mayhem (PSVR)
This game is for PSVR being developed by Futurlab. The chess-style gameplay will make you apply strategic thinking. Though silly characters and cartoony style make it funny enough. Be ready for its release.
An/Round
During half a year almost this game appeared in the form of three demos. At last, its launch was announced. It is rather smart, breaking the boundaries of physics and being rich in various challenges. And you can purchase it on an official website of its developer.
Looking for Heals
This strategy title is developed for real healers. You will be engaged in the healing of heroes chopping down plenty of enemies. Hurry to know more about this special genre in early access. Thus, we believe, there will be tons of updates soon. Still, it looks like intense, real-time action with powerful items, bosses, and other attributes of this genre. And remember, you can make a medical mistake and lose a character. The plot included the real stories of doctors.
A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher
The game is a twin-stick action one which built in accordance with rules of arcade genre and can be played in split-screen every without a team. Here you are expected to have multi-tasking skills in order to succeed. Mind that you can dye here. You can see it sold on Steam, but now it is released on Nintendo Switch.
Contra Anniversary Collection
Finally, we can play games in this collection which will be discussed since the beginning of spring this year, but only now its September official release was announced. In the package you will find 10 selected classic titles. The Contra franchise is well known and loved, so we believe you will be glad to get it. It will check your reaction skills.
To Play or Not to Play
This is up to you which of the above games to choose and do not forget that there are even more of them. You can play every release and spend splendid time or prefer genre you like the most. Anyway, the choice is wide and suits to every fancy. As you seem the fighting genre rules supreme. But there are other games with unique strategy gameplay. Be sure that you can spend your time to enjoy playing even if you have to refuse some other activities. A lot of releases are really worth your attention. E3 always brings new staff and until the next conference in 2020, you will be occupied with all those 60 games and their replayability, which we believe, is at the highest level.
- 2019-06-19
Android Selfie Apps Selection Why do we like taking selfies? Why are we involved in a continuous and senseless process which is not vital for us? Probably, the answer is a positive emotion. We are ready to take photos every minute, proving our experience right there and then and share it with other people. In addition, this is a well-controlled way of self-representation which can be used for benefits. You can choose images you like, mark the importance of the moment and build your own public image in the society publishing photos in social media, for instance. And then it is a good tool for entertainment, especially when you are offered to apply different features allowing to enhance and decorate your pictures, make them funny.
Nowadays, it is so easy to reach perfection if you have a mobile device with Android on it. Developers provide a lot of applications helping you to keep up with the fashion for a selfie. We are going to regard several of them and give you a chance to choose the most appropriate for your needs.
YouCam Perfect
This seems to be the best selfie camera app for Android to our opinion. There are features which will make your face more beautiful changing skin tone and removing drawbacks. The editor is very convenient bringing an editing process to a professional level. It is really easy to cope with all its features. Just imagine! You are allowed to improve your nose, make your eyes larger, and reshape your figure with its help. If you suppose that it makes sense, become slimmer on your selfies. In a group shot the app suggests personalized beautification. It is also possible to remove objects and change the background using templates in the library.
FrontBack
This product is for those who want to take photos of people next to them and of the landscape just in front of them simultaneously. You will succeed in capturing a picture with both back and front camera at a time. Literally, you can show the world around you. It is possible to improve the result resizing and adjusting a picture to your preferences.
FaceTune2
FaceTunes is a highly intuitive editor which will make a glamorous movie star of you. It is packed with plenty of options intended to improve your look. You can say that all apps with such functionality do the same. Well, yes. But there are peculiarities. In this case, you will get access to the tools changing your face mostly. You will be able to enhance your eyes, nose, ears, teeth, and all the details. Editing may be rather deep. We do not speak about the color of eyes only, but about their width, shape, tilt, and so on. There are filters setting an optimal skin tone and Defocus option blurring the background, and Backdrop feature replacing the backgrounds with any of the available samples.
B612 Camera
B612 with the interface resembling Instagram delivers tons of interesting filters and options. It will take you just a couple of moves to achieve the result, and that is why it is among the favorites of millions of users around the world. You can shoot boomerangs, up to 6-second video and add music to a clip. Add any of over 1500 stickers from the library. You can make your face looking like a cute pet. The app remembers the most frequently used filters and options to suggest them automatically next time.
Retrica
This one goes down the treat being one of the most frequently used selfie camera apps. Its strong point is a wide choice of filters (over 120) providing with plenty of effects including a vintage style. Here you can make collages and videos in a very simple way just tapping a needed icon. There are over a hundred stickers intended to make a picture more emotional. And you can apply a GIF mode to make a funny moving card of any video. What is really different with this product is that it is a community where you are suggested to see posts of other users, make friends and communicate online.
BestMe
The app is designed for quick sharing on any social media. You are allowed to post the pictures on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and others directly. Here you will find tons of emojis in emoji-grid photo mode. There is also real-time collage feature, no-crop mode especially for Instagram delivering stickers and 125 real-time filters.
Candy Camera
It is a higher rated app with real-time effects, plenty of filters and stickers. It differs from the analogs with a Silent Camera feature. Applying this option, you can capture pictures without attracting the attention of people around. In addition, it provides you with free service of real-time unlimited video calls. Regardless of such rich functionality, the app is lightweight.
Sweet Selfie
Sweet Selfie provides everything you can expect of a selfie camera app. But here you will get the most complete package. Almost any options are available for making a new look. Modify brightness, change the color of your teeth, apply muscle stickers and retro features. And interface here is very intuitive.
Selfies: great or bad?
The answer depends on our attitude to selfies. You can use them as a beneficial tool to remember the current moment with your positive emotions or to represent your best qualities. This is a way to know the opinions of your friends when you publish your photos within social media. And still this is fun! You definitely should have any of the above or other selfie camera apps installed on your mobile device and enjoy the time spending on creativity. Become an author of your story in pictures! Develop new images and do silly stuff with sticks and filters. Definitely the applications are a must have for your smartphone.
- 2019-06-03
Learn Who's the New Avengers Villain Marvel's Avengers is coming in 2020 and expected to be available on desktop, and various consoles. Now we can judge only by viewing trail and discuss the details we are shown. And now, at last, we can be sure that the key villain in this game is a well-known character from comic books. We will not maintain the suspense and tell you that it will be Taskmaster.
What should you wait for?
The developer of this announced game proved that an evil-doer in Marvel's Avengers is Taskmaster. We do not know for sure whether it is the main or substantial one, but still it is confirmed. It is great fun to see him in the plot. If you are not familiar with this villain, we'll tell you his powers so that you could imagine how perfect the game should be.
So, Taskmaster has the capability to follow almost any fighting style and move as he wants. If he watches someone to battle, he can repeat his actions and become the best in this technique. Usually, he is equipped with a shield with a sword, arrows with a bow. Those armors are his main protection. But if he picks up any gun or knife, he will know exactly what should be done with new weapons. In addition, he can be very fast. And he is allowed to sell new skills at a high price. The only thing that is too much for him is superhuman abilities.
The dark side of things
In general, this game is packed with familiar names. When the time is ripe for action, all superheroes are reassembled to fight with the evil. You will meet Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, and others here. But during E3 conference – the most important annual event in the world - Electronic Entertainment Expo where all vibrant announcements are made, this exciting detail was announced and that fact thrills. You can get even more information about this forthcoming and awaited game following the hot news.
- 2019-06-13
Here are Top 10 Free Funny Games for Kids Since long, we have been bombarded with lots of false news regarding video games, especially with the little ones in the context. For instance, the video games will make kids couch potatoes and diminish their entire thinking capacity. However, these pieces of news are far from reality. All thanks to the video game companies for making intellectual games for kids that are fun to play and boost their productivity. If you are looking for such games for your little ones, then here we have compiled a list that entails 10 free games for kids. While some of these games have been developed for the mobile operating systems, some have been designed keeping a computer system in mind. Read On!
Fruit Ninja
This is one such game that promises hours of fun and challenges. Built for Android and iOS, the game turns your finger into a sword with which you need to slash fruits thrown towards you. As you involve in cutting the fruits, do make sure not to gash the game-ending bombs. Ideal game for a tablet, Fruit Ninja also supports the local multiplayer mode. Thus, two kids can test their fruit cutting skills against each other on a real-time basis.
Sago Mini Friends
If you want to develop or hone creativity and problem-solving skills in your kid, then this is the game that you need to allow them to play. Available on Android, iOS, and PC, Sago Mini Friends entail a plenty of exciting mini-games. In the start, the game allows you to choose a colorful character. With the same character, you then explore your neighborhood comprising cartoon houses. Knock on any of the gates and you’ll be invited to carry out a task, for instance, hammering nails into a birdhouse, dress-up, etc. The bright and colorful game is sure to bring joy to the kids playing it.
Quick, Draw
Tired of cleaning doodles, drawings, and wall-arts made by your kid everywhere in your place. Then keep them busy with this drawing game – Quick, Draw. It’s an online game by Google which can be best played in the browser Google Chrome. It’s a time-based game where the kids need to draw an object closely enough to be recognized by the Google’s Neural Network. As they successfully draw an object, they are asked by the system to draw another one. They can even check the drawings made by other people.
Little Alchemy 2
The match-and-discover genre game, Little Alchemy 2 is a fun and free-to-play game. In the beginning of the game, it gives you handful of elements, for instance, air, fire, water, etc. You can combine these elements and make altogether new things. These new newly formed things are again added to your resource list and they can be used to further make new things. For example, when you combine air and fire, you make smoke. The game then gives a one-liner for every new element formed, thereby educating the little ones. The game can be played online or on devices powered by Android and iOS.
Mekorama
Help a robot reach its goals in the world of landscape-flipping mechanics. The Mekorama game charming, and known to offer a tactile experience. There are 50 built-in levels in the game to play. In case, you are done with all these levels, you can download more from the internet or even make new ones on your own.
Frisbee Forever 2
Don’t take Frisbee Forever 2 a game with a plastic disc flying here and there. This game can keep the little ones busy as bee as they guide the disc through gates and collect the stars on its path. Vibrant visuals of the game make it all the more appealing and elegant. There are levels which have been smartly designed thereby infusing fun and challenge in the gameplay. The game also rewards its gamers with in-game currency. It works on devices that support Android and iOS.
Forget-Me-Not
The game is simple to understand and fun to play. The players need to march across the mazes, find the key, collect it, and make for the exit. A lot of chaos in the game add to the thrill and fun quotient of playing the game. One can rejoice the Forget-Me-Not game on PC, MAC, OpenPandora, and MorphOS.
Contre Jour
If your kid is a big fan on puzzle-based games, then Contre Jour is no less than a sheer delight for them. The aim in the game is to successfully get Petit – the protagonist – to the glowing exit. The controls of the game are super easy. All it takes is clicking and tapping to influence the movement of Pettit. However, as you endeavor to exit and make it to the next level, do look for the cactus-shaped hurdle erecting from everywhere. Let your little one scratch their head as they try to find a way to the exit.
Spelunky
In this open-source indie platform video game, the kids control an adventurer named Spelunker and aim to explore underground tunnels, collect treasure, and eliminate enemies by whipping or jumping on them. The levels in the game are randomly generated and each one of them contains valuable treasure, secret locations, and items.
Disney Cross Road
The name Disney itself sounds kids-friendly and thus, the Disney Cross Road is the game that your kids should definitely try. There is a slew of levels in the game with numerous obstacles in each one of them. As a player, you need to dodge these obstacles and make your way to the other end of the landscape. There are more than 100 figurines to be found and coins to collect in the game. The game is compatible with devices powered by Android and iOS.
Wrapping Up
Give your little ones some entertaining hours with any of the aforementioned game titles. They are easy to understand and super fun to play.
- 2018-06-12
5 things to know about P2P payment apps According to research conducted at Statista, there will be approximately 126 million P2P payment app users in the USA. Peer-to-peer (P2P) payments app segment is witnessing an exponential rise owing to ease of payments and secure services. Payment services such as Venmo, Square Cash, Circle, Google Wallet, and others are offering affordable and user-oriented services for financial transactions. But before you embrace P2P payment services, consider these aspects pertaining to P2P payment apps.
Processing Fees
While P2P payment apps facilitate transactions at negligible costs, sometimes, the service provider may charge a fee for covering processing charges. For example, Venmo P2P payment app, backed by PayPal, charges 3% processing fee when you make payments via credit cards. For other apps as well, the processing cost varies around 3%.
In case of debit card transactions or via bank transfer, there are no costs involved. Some of the apps offer instant payout services as well. For instance, Square Cash, an initiative of Twitter’s co-founder Jack Dorsey, charges 1% for instant payout to bank accounts.
Transaction Limits
As a new user, the transaction limits are restricted. After you have spent a specific amount in a certain time interval, the transaction limit will be revamped for you. However, you need to furnish personal details such as your name, birth date, email address residential address, identity proof, and so on.
For example, Venmo has prescribed weekly limit of $299.9 for new users. Once you confirm your identity after furnishing required details, you can send funds up to $2999.99 per week.
Deal with Persons you Know
As the name suggests, person-to-person transactions, these types of payments were meant for sending and receiving funds from your known ones. These include your family members, relatives, friends, etc. Dealing with the unknown persons may result in monetary fraud.
Most of the payment apps transfer the amount instantly and hence, it becomes difficult to cancel the transaction. The only option available to you is requesting the recipient to initiate a reverse transaction. For example, if you made a payment using Square Cash, the amount will be credited immediately to the recipient’s account. In this case, you can only request them to return your money. Therefore, it is advisable to transact with known persons only.
Secure your Money
There are numerous ways to secure money on P2P payment apps. For instance, you should set up PIN codes or biometric identification as stringent security measures. This would be your first firewall defense against theft and misuse. Further, transactions done via credit cards are more secure than transactions done via debit cards or bank accounts.
You should consider setting up email notifications as well. Whenever a transaction occurs on the app, you would be notified on your email and your mobile number. Moreover, keep a smaller amount in the app wallet. When you get money in your app account, withdrawing money to your bank account is a wise option from the security point of view.
Transaction Processing
If you are performing peer-to-peer transactions, you will receive the cash instantly in your payment app account. However, if you want to withdraw it in your bank account, you need to initiate the request and wait for 1-3 days for the transaction to complete.
On the other hand, you can use P2P payment apps such as Circle and Zelle that provides instant bank account transfer facilities. Currently, Venmo doesn’t provide this facility to the users.
Conclusion
Instead of carrying cash in your pockets, keep it in your app wallets. This way, you will secure your money and perform transactions with ease in your social circle. P2P payment apps certainly serve as the digital wallets for the humans in this technologically-oriented world.
- 2017-11-13
PayPal Launches A Peer-To-Peer Funding Program Money Pools, a service just launched by PayPal, has been the talking point for a number of different firms, business websites, and more. But what exactly is it? We take a look at the working behind PayPal's latest tool.
For business owners, the first hurdle is fundraising. This is where Money Pools comes in. By eliminating the need for physical encounters, Money Pools lets users create fundraising pages through which contact can easily contribute. Whether it's an item, trip, gift, or event, PayPal users can now make investments with the tap of a button.
Money Pools is currently being used 16 different countries including Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The Money Pool creator can customize the pool as he chooses including adding a goal amount he desires to reach, the description or image of an item, and even keep the contributors identity anonymous. Similar to sites like Kickstarter and GoFundMe, Money Pools makes it easier for hosting crowdfunding campaigns online, but also carries a certain social aspect to it as well. Here, the creator can send reminders via email, Facebook, Twitter, or other social media platforms and even track the funds seamlessly. All the funds are collected in the Money Pool of the creator and is available for him to use at any time.
PayPal's previous peer-to-peer payment app, Venmo, works similarly, but Money Pools is far easier to monetize thanks to its cost-free usage. While similar crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter charge 5% of what is raised along with additional charges, Money Pools could effectively see itself as the go to portal for fundraising in the immediate future.
Since last year, PayPal has significantly grown in popularity around the world with over 29% growth and a 14% increase in customer base. With over 218 million customers making over $114 billion in payments, it is no wonder why PayPal is one of the best payment portals in the world. The company has also integrated itself with Facebook Messenger to allow users to send and receive cash instantly.
According to the top research analysts, the peer-to-peer payment market will be dominant by the year 2021 and payments made online will hold a large chunk of that market. With so much positivity surrounding the company, PayPal's Money Pools looks destined to be used around the world as the primary means of fundraising for firms and individuals.
- 2017-11-08