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Sim City 2000 Special Edition Free Through Origin On the House December 9, 2014

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In their own words, EA is giving out an early Christmas present to PC customers in the form of a free copy of the critically acclaimed classic PC title Sim City 2000.  Sim City 2000 is now completely free to download on EA’s Origin service through their On the House promotion.  Like with all games released through On the House, EA is not saying how long the game will continue to be free, so it would be my recommendation for Origin users to get it as soon as they can.

All games purchased for free through On the House will remain free and on your record for as long as you’re an Origin user.  You will need the Origin client on your PC to download and play the game, and you can obtain that client here.  The Origin client software is free to download.

iOS 8.1.2 Released December 9, 2014

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A small update has been released for iDevices including the iPhone and iPad today.

The new update, iOS 8.1.2 addresses a small issue with purchased ringtones disappearing. No other fixes were listed in the update’s patch notes. Depending on your device, it weighs in at around 20 MB.

The Apple TV does not seem to require an update at this time.

Playstation Experience Full Keynote December 9, 2014

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If you missed the opening of the Playstation Experience, here is the complete video of the opening Keynote.

The keynote address lasted just over two hours. Many games were shown that players were hoping to see, and tons of new games were announced.

If you were hoping to see live gameplay from Uncharted 4, Until Dark, new footage from Batman: Arkham Knight, and an announcement of Street Fighter V, give it a watch.

Playstation Experience Virtual Reality Panel December 9, 2014

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I grew up in the 90s and I strongly remember the early push for Virtual Reality hardware from that era. Sadly, the technology just wasn’t there yet, and most people stopped talking about it after the failure of Nintendo’s Virtual Boy. Twenty years later, technology has improved and many gamers are anticipating Virtual Reality projects like Oculus Rift and the upcoming Project Morpheus.

An entire panel at the Playstation Experience was devoted to Virtual Reality. Whether you’re a kid of the 90s or just really want to check out Morpheus when it comes out for the PS4, its a really interesting discussion. There are a lot of factors that go into creating a convincing virtual world, and a lot of factors other than pure graphical hardware from feedback to control have to be taken into account.

God of War Retrospective Panel December 9, 2014

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The guys over at Playstation were good enough to post up the complete version of one of my favorite panels from the Playstation Experience Convention, the God of War Retrospective panel.

Portions of the panel were broadcast during the event’s official Twitch.TV stream, but sadly the final few minutes were never broadcast. Now, here is the chance to catch the entire panel. Pay close attention, they might mention something they weren’t supposed to.