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----Top 1 Strategy Space War Game
---- Play & chat with millions of online players worldwide
----Galaxy Legend ,from the maker of Galaxy Empire—— The Global Top Mobile Game Developer Tap4fun
Build your Space Base and Star Fleets. Conquer the galaxy with your friend right now!
Command your forces to galactic conquest! Galaxy Legend is a space combat strategy game that has been waiting for a leader like yourself. Compete with thousands of players in a dynamic online battlefield and pursue the ultimate prize: victory!
✔A strategy RPG with single and multiplayer dimensions in a galactic battlefield
✔Cutting-edge interface, delivering stunning galactic imagery
✔Gathering 100s of ultimate fleet each with their unique battle style
✔Coordinate strategic battles with tons different combinations of fleets set up and skills.
✔Climb ranks in pvp arena, wage war against player worldwide in weekly tournament
✔Transform your fleet with numerous upgrades and abilities
✔take on 100s of missions, quest your way through an thrilling story-line.
✔Pandora Cluster, Chaos Quasar, wormhole, conquer the cosmos, loads of fun contents and events for you to explore.
Millions of ★★★★★ Reviews
• 5/5 Finally a great space MMO strategy game! A must get for all space lovers! Plus it works amazing on my iPhone4s
• 5/5 I have only played this game for a few hours but I can tell that anyone who plays this will be addicted. I recommend this to everyone.
• 5/5 Nice game keeps you entertain as you fly from one battle stare to another.
• 5/5 It's pretty fun and easy to get in to, the daily rewards and simple tips makes it easy to get started.
In the year 2841, a new chapter in the story of humanity is beginning as we expand to the furthest stars in the universe. In a sci-fi landscape of mystery, intrigue, and opportunity, you'll take the reigns as Commander of a galactic outpost vying for power. It won't be easy though, you'll need to marshall all your forces and employ a variety of strategies to repel those who wish to eradicate you. Make no mistake: the threat of Space Pirates, enemy outposts, aliens, and the unknown looms before us. Your legend is waiting to be written, Commander.
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Game data is automatically stored online, but an internet connection is required to play Galaxy Legend. A Tap4Fun account is highly recommended, which will net you additional rewards and seamlessly synchronize game data between different devices
What's New
FINAL FANTASY VI first debuted in 1994 as the sixth installment in the iconic FINAL FANTASY series. Innovations included the ability to play all the main characters as the game's protagonist, and to this day, its epic story intertwining each of their fates is still highly rated and wildly popular. The characters' dramatic performances are also highly rated, including the catastrophe occurring midway through, which delivers a particular emotional jolt to players.
With plenty of abilities available and the magicite system for controlling spells/summoning, players can develop their characters any way they want. This was also the first FINAL FANTASY game to include the Ultima Weapon, the most powerful sword of all and a recurring item in subsequent titles within the series.
The War of Magi left little but ashes and misery in its wake. Even magic itself had vanished from the world. Now, a thousand years later, humankind has remade the world through the power of iron, gunpowder, steam engines, and other machines and technologies.
But there is one who possesses the lost power of magic--a young girl name Terra whom the evil Empire has kept enslaved in an effort to harness her power as weapon. This leads to a fateful meeting between Terra and a young man named Locke. Their harrowing escape from the Empire's clutches sets in motion a series of events that touches countless lives and leads to one inevitable conclusion.
• All graphics have been painstakingly recreated, bringing the world of FINAL FANTASY VI to your mobile device for the very first time! Kazuko Shibuya, one of the graphics designers involved in the FINAL FANTASY series from the very start, personally worked on the main characters and supervised the recreation of the game's graphics.
• Square Enix's vast experience in A-list smartphone RPG titles has been harnessed in implementing intuitive user-friendly controls that make the game easy to play on touch screens. The battle interface has received particular attention, with a complete overhaul for use on your smartphone.
• This smartphone release includes the new magicites and events that were introduced in the 2006 remake.
• Some events have been optimized to be played with user-friendly touch controls.
Certain in-game conditions may cause the app to close unexpectedly on select devices. To minimize complications, please take the following precautions when playing:
- Save your game data regularly.
- Close the game via your device's application manager after exiting.
- Should the game not perform properly, power your device off and back on before relaunching.
FINAL FANTASY VI cannot be launched on devices running Android 4.4 with Android RunTime (ART) enabled. Please ensure the default runtime is selected before launching the game.
Ravensword: Shadowlands 3d RPG
Optimized for Nvidia Tegra 3!
Now supports MOGA Pro controllers (Mode A)
PS3 and Xbox 360 Controllers (USB only)
Please note: Make sure the controller is plugged
into the device before starting the app.
From the award winning studio that brought you the great RPG's Ravensword: The Fallen King
and Aralon: Sword and Shadow, comes
Ravensword brings unprecedented visuals to the RPG and adventure games
genre. Explore a vast and richly detailed world, gather powerful weapons, collect hundreds of items, increase your skills, and follow a deep storyline to solve the mysteries of the Kingdom of Tyreas.
Enormous 3d RPG world to explore
First Person and 3rd Person on the fly switching
Gorgeous and realistic scenery
Ragdoll Physics
Original Soundtrack from composer Sean Beeson
Hundreds of items to use
Reflex and precision based combat with manual blocking and dodging
Various weapon types - Bows, Crossbows, Hammers, Swords, Axes
Flying Mounts
Tons of enemy types including huge prehistoric creatures.
Pick Pocketing
Magical Runes
Item enhancement
Tons of loot
Plenty of armor upgrades
Mounted combat
Decision based, multi-part Quests
Reputation and Jail System
follow @cm_games on Twitter for more updates and announcements!
The Bard's Tale
★★★★★ Google Play Editor's Choice ★★★★★
★★★★★ Best of 2012 - Games ★★★★★
They said it couldn't be done… a full-scale massive 3D epic role-playing game on Android! See why it's the BIGGEST Android game ever made!
NOTE: Additional assets downloaded after install require at least 1.7GB of free space.
RECOMMENDED DEVICE SPECIFICATION: 1GHz or higher CPU; Adreno 205, Tegra 2, SGX 540 or Mali 400 or higher GPU.
"The Bard's Tale is easily the funniest game I've ever played, and I've played all the funny games out there." – IGN
You are the Bard, a selfish rogue weary of pointless sub-quests and rat-infested cellars. Through magical song you summon characters to join you in battle, heal your party, and take damage on your behalf. Ready your weapon as you embark on a quest for coin and cleavage!
"Ready your weapon and bladder as you embark on this ridiculously addicting quest and the funniest adventure of the year, The Bard's Tale" – Game Chronicles
Play The Bard's Tale today on your favorite compatible Android device*. Prepare to immerse yourself in over 20-30 hours of adventure, featuring:
• 50 enemy types (not counting bosses!)
• A vast world to explore with towns, wild forests, rivers, castles, towers, secret dungeons, snowy mountains, caverns, haunted tombs and more
• A full cast of bizarre NPC's
• Over a dozen special boss enemies to defeat
• 16 magical characters to discover and then summon at will to aid you
• Over 150 unique items of weaponry, armor, instruments, tokens, artifacts and loot!
• More Song & Dance numbers than any other game, including a zombie dance-off!
• Over 14 hours of outstanding voice-acting from top Hollywood talent, including Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) as the Bard, and the inimitable Tony Jay as the Narrator
But wait! That's not all! Enjoy these great new additions in the Android version:
New Features:
• Autosave—option to save automatically when you near a save-book in game.
• Time-Savers—optional in-app purchases are available to pump up your Bard and save you time! (Note: All such items are attainable through normal game-play, with time and persistence, just as in the original console release.)
• Includes the original classic The Bard's Tale trilogy!
+ The Bard's Tale 1: Tales of the Unknown
+ The Bard's Tale 2: The Destiny Knight, and
+ The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate
"This game is satire in its sharpest form" – Cheat Code Central
Play The Bard's Tale today!
We hear you, and we are committed to improving The Bard's Tale for Android. Please send support questions/comments through The Bard's Tale Support link below. You are also welcome to join the discussion and get the latest news on our Facebook product page "The Bard's Tale".
Please note: Asset installation requires at least 1.7GB of free space on your device. Thank you for your patience with the download time.
Android adaptation by Square One Games.
* Compatible with Android 2.3 and higher. XPeria Play Optimized.
Native Gamepad Support:
o Wii Classic Controller (native or with free WiimoteController App)
o Xbox 360 & Logitech F310/510/710 in X mode.
o PS3 SixAxis and Dualshock (native or with SixAxis Controller App). If using Sixaxis Controller app, use default key mappings set "Enable Gamepad" option to be "ON".
o NYKO PLAYPAD & PLAYPAD PRO
o MOGA Controller (with MOGA app or ObsidianX IME)
o MOGA PRO (HID and Pivot App)
o GameStop Red Samurai
o Green Throttle (requires GT Arena app)
o NVIDIA Project Shield
SixAxis, WiiController & MOGA IMEs must be disabled to play original Bard's Tale trilogy.
Supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russia, Korean, Polish
Summoners War
Jump into the Sky Arena, a world under battle over the vital resource: Mana Crystals!
Summon over 800 different types of monsters to compete for victory in the Sky Arena!
Assemble the greatest team of monsters for strategic victories!
Summoners War: Sky Arena
Summoners War Official Community:
[Strategic Gameplay]
Witness the dazzling display of each Monster's unique skills!
15 different Rune sets to pick and choose additional abilities for your monsters!
Come up with the best strategy to win battles!
[Endless Fun!]
Decorate your Village, battle other summoners, explore Dungeons, fight in PvP battles, expand your Collection, train Monsters, and more!
[Massive Collection]
Fire, Water, Wind, Light and Dark!
5 different attributes, and 800 different monsters!
Collect as many monsters as you can and assemble the greatest team!
[Dynamic Guild Battles]
All for one!
Fierce battles of up to 20 people per guild!
Group up with your guild buddies to be the last guild standing!
Summoners War is available in 14 different languages!
English, 한국어, 日本語, 中文简体, 中文繁體, Deutsch, Français, Português, Español, Русский, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Tiếng Việt, and ไทย!
• Items are available for purchase in this game. Some paid items may not be refundable depending on the type of item.
• For Com2uS Mobile Game Terms of Service, visit www.com2us.com.
• For questions or customer support, please visit http://www.withhive.com and drop us a line through the 1:1 Inquiry.
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Tips and Updates
Monster Squad
• Embark on an exciting adventure with your Monster Squad all while battling various enemies along the way.
• Find and unlock new powerful monsters and journey with them across various dangerous, yet mystifying, islands!
• During your journeys amass an expansive collection of more than 500 monsters.
• Monsters have different attributes: Fire, Water, Earth, and Neutral.
• Boost your Monsters to power up your stats!
• Evolve or Fuse them to unlock new, exciting, stronger monsters.
• Take your Monsters to the Arena and go head-to-head against your friends!
• Earn weekly rewards and more all while claiming your place on the leaderboards.
• Mix and match Monsters to make the best team possible!
• Find the best combination of team effects and bonuses to ensure victory on the battlefield.
• Enjoy Monster Squad on tablets to enhance your experience with high quality graphics.
• Experience awesome skill effects and unique animations of your monster squad on bigger screen!
Play Monster Squad with friends!
Follow us!
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Forum Pages
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Kritika: The White Knights
* Feel the adrenaline at your fingertips!
- Play the most exhilarating action RPG that will keep you electrified! !
- Intense EX skills that jump off the screen! Call upon a friend's Striker to help you dominate!
* Meet the champions!
- The Demon Blade: His sword slices through the battleground!
- The Crimson Assassin: Cool as ice! The battlefield is her playground!
- The Dark Valkyrie. She seduces with her chains and judges with her scythe!
- The Berserker. Behold his rage as he destroys everything in sight!
- The Cat Acrobat. Quick and agile, fall in love with her spunky fighting moves!
- The Shadow Mage. His eerie shadow will ensnare and annihilate enemies!
* Experience a game system like no other!
- It's more fun if you work together! Enjoy the new Guild system!
- Pets that keep your side and make you stronger!
- Grow stronger through 80 different stages in Stage Mode!
- Encounter the Monster Wave! Attack an endless wave of monsters!
- Climb and conquer the 65 floors of the Tower of Tribulation!
- Test your skills in Arena, Versus, and Melee! Become the ultimate champion!
- Work together to defeat powerful bosses in "World Boss"!
- Use the Auto-Battle feature to clear stages more conveniently!
* Minimum Device Requirement: Galaxy S3
If a login error occurs when accessing cloud save data, please try again after either toggling off your device's screen lock feature or toggling on the auto-rotate screen feature. If the error persists, please contact the Square Enix Support Center. We apologize for any inconvenience, and hope you enjoy playing FINAL FANTASY V.
FINAL FANTASY V for the Android is here!
FINAL FANTASY V first debuted in 1992 as the fifth installment in the iconic FINAL FANTASY series. This wildly popular RPG was the first in the series to sell over two million copies.
This groundbreaking title allowed players to customize their characters with an unprecedented degree of freedom thanks to a new job and ability system that further improved and refined the job change system used in FINAL FANTASY III. The title also saw the introduction of more detailed and expressive 2D character models, which helped further fuel the player's imagination, making the story even more immersive and fun to play.
Earth, water, fire, and wind...
These are the four crystals that bring peace and prosperity to the world,
but they have lost their power and are now on verge of destruction.
It all started with a strange change in the wind...
Sensing something ominous astir, the young traveler Bartz astride his chocobo, Princess Lenna of Castle
Tycoon, the mysterious Galuf, an old man with a bad case of amnesia, and the pirate captain Faris soon find that fate has brought the former strangers together.
With spirits fired by strong will and purpose, the four heroes set out on an epic adventure.
Full scale role playing game with over 100 quests each with great volume can be enjoyed.
Pick your class from Assassin, Mage, Cleric or Warrior and enjoy the world of ninja action!"
◆Breathtaking actions with the best graphics: Storyline quests!
Over 100 storyline quests await you in your adventure. Travel through the world meeting unique characters, that will help you and betray you at times. As you proceed on your journey, time will come for you to seek the mysteries of the world, confronting heavy decision makings.
◆Classes and skills to enhance your battle experience!
Players can choose from the following 4 classes. Each class has its original skills with numerous combinations to expand how you battle. Team up with other players online to enhance your battle experience.
"Trick enemies with attacks, speed and skills.
Special Action: Dodge"
"Heals teammates' LIFE
Special Action: Barrier"
"Attack enemies with destructive Ninjutsu.
Special Action: Charge"
"Tough as a tank. Secure teammates' safety by taking enemy attacks.
Special Action: Guard"
◆Story of IZANAGI Online
From the Civilization Charter, strict rules lay down in the Fifth Continent.
Due to the rapid increase of monsters,
people's life fields became overwhelmingly narrowed.
Ones that can use ninjutsu, known as ninjas that were working secretly in the underworld,
are now called on for the mainstream jobs such as carrying goods, securing VIPs, and defeating monsters.
With the top leaders of ninjas called the Great Four (G4),
the ninjas are now sent off to each land.
To prepare for the upcoming battles with monsters in the far away land not yet known,
the ninjas were focusing on with their training.
◆Developed using the "UNREAL ENGINE 3"
Real textures and high-definition graphics using the "UNREAL ENGINE 3". Experience the never before seen beautiful worlds on your smartphone.
-This game is for online play only. WiFi connection will be required for some devices.
-The performance speed may differ depending on the device you are using.
-Depending on the network environment and emergency maintenances, you may not be able to connect to the game.
-Please play the game with good manners for other players to enjoy the game.
For requests or bug contacts please contact us from the contact form in the official website.
*Replies will be done from the orders received.
*You cannot play the game without a SD card or with a SD card without enough space.
*Initial launch will require data downloads, be sure to launch the app in an environment with stable connections.
Replies for your contacts will be done during 11:00AM to 6:00PM (JST) excluding weekends and holidays.
Server monitoring will be performed on the same hours as contacts, 11:00AM to 6:00PM (JST) excluding weekends and holidays. Please note that additional time may be required to restore servers when servers are down outside the period above.
Thank you in advance for your understanding.
After you have read and understood the TERMS OF USE, PENALTY POLICY, and PRIVACY POLICY in the IZANAGI Official Site, please download the APP tapping the banner "Download APP For FREE".
IZANAGI Online for Android will authenticate using your "Google ID (Google Account)".
- Synchronizing to a new Android device upon device transfers
- Account restorations due to device repairs and exchanges, or initializing the device upon device troubles.
You can transfer your account information including the above issues by setting your Google account to your Android device.
Darkness Reborn
- High-end graphics resembling a blockbuster PC game!
- Feel the satisfaction! Destroy the Devil's army with immaculate action and effects.
An exclusive lineup of powerful classes!
- Warrior, a rock-hard physique with destructive skills
- Kunoichi, the ruthless assassin of darkness
- Mage, the mysterious sorceress with a dancing chakram
- Daemon Hunter, penetrating obstacles with his powerful and precise arrow storm
Unparalleled scale and impeccable real-time content!
Win the 3:3 PvP Arena and reach the top rank
- Monumental scale for mobile gaming! Conquer Boss Raids with clever team-play.
Rifts, dungeons for the party of 2 chosen elites
Fight the ultimate battle!
- Auto Battle System! Conquer the massive content at the speed of light.
- Customize your characters! Craft, Enhance, and Evolve to your heart's desire!
- 1,296 combinations of skills! Prepare for battle against the Devil's army.
The legendary action RPG with 25 million downloads worldwide. Experience a new era of action with Darkness Reborn!
*Darkness Reborn syncs your contacts for the in-game Add Friend feature.
Your info will be encrypted and used strictly for the Add Friend feature in Darkness Reborn only.
Terms of Service: http://bit.ly/termsgamevil
Privacy Policy: http://bit.ly/privacygamevil
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlayDarknessReborn
Brave Trials
Leave boring behind and begin your journey into the world of Brave Trials today!
✔ Real-time combat, intense effects, and beautiful graphics bring the world of Brave Trials to life!
✔ Experience an epic adventure as you travel between dimensions to save the world!
✔ Enjoy RPG action in a whole new way with World Boss, Party Trials, Wayfaerer's War, and Arena combat modes!
✔ With more than 120 unique and exciting skills and Faen to collect, you can play the game YOUR way!
Note: This game requires an internet connection.
Visit our Facebook Fanpage at: http://www.facebook.com/bravetrials
If you have trouble downloading Brave Trials, contact us at [firstname.lastname@example.com].
MARVEL Future Fight
S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury has sent a dire call from the future: The multiple dimensions of the multiverse are collapsing upon each other – and it's up to you to ensure humanity survives! Gather the mightiest Super Heroes and Super Villains, assemble your team, and protect the universe at all costs!
ASSEMBLE YOUR TEAM! - Create your squad from Avengers like Hulk, Iron Man, and Captain America, as well as other famous Marvel heroes like Spider-Man and Daredevil! Upgrade your weapons and master your skills to give your team the ultimate power-up using a deep RPG leveling system.
LIVE THE STORY! - Explore the Marvel Universe in an original story created by acclaimed writer Peter David!
EPIC 3v3 BATTLES! - Test your mettle against other players in 3v3 battles! Choose from four unique hero types – Combat, Blast, Speed, and Universal – then pit your champions against your opponents' teams for supremacy.
SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN - Wage epic battle against Super Villains in stage-based battles across a deep, immersive single player RPG campaign to unlock exclusive content, new costumes and rewards!
TEAM BONUSES - Team up classic Marvel characters to earn special boosts and bonuses!
SUMMON ALLIES - Need a little help to get through the next Super Villain battle? Summon your friends via the Ally System for reinforcements and claim victory as a team!
EASY TO USE, ONE-FINGER CONTROLS - Play with just a single finger, or use the virtual control pad to guide your team through the Incursion and defeat your foes!
SPECIAL BONUS CONTENT - Download now to get the launch exclusive Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron package, featuring movie-inspired costumes. Sales are limited, buy from the in-game shop today!
Terms of Service: http://help.netmarble.com/policy/terms_of_service.asp
Privacy Policy: http://help.netmarble.com/policy/privacy_policy.asp
Deck Heroes
✔ Non-Stop Gaming!
Innovative game play, endless battles, and countless tactics are guaranteed to have you hooked!
✔ Worlds at War
Align your army with the four factions - Human, Fae, Mortii, and Neander.
✔ Magnificent Artwork!
Elegant and exquisite designs paired with flamboyant, vibrant colors bring your Hero and Creature cards to life!
✔ Adventure Calls!
Intricately detailed maps, mazes, trials, and more, await those brave wanderers!
✔ Global Action!
Millions of gamers worldwide experience the suspense of a thrilling card adventure!
✔ Adrenaline Pumping Action!
Raids, competitions, and more; this is a player versus player haven!
Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/deckheroes/
Forum: http://dh.forum.igg.com/
Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition
The dawn is especially cruel this morning...
For as long as you can remember, your view of the world has been limited to the heavily fortified walls of Candlekeep. Your foster father, Gorion, has done everything in his power to protect you and keep you out of harm's way.
All of that is about to change. Forced to leave your home under mysterious circumstances, you find yourself drawn into a conflict that has the Sword Coast on the brink of war. An iron shortage of unknown origin threatens to plunge the city of Baldur's Gate into conflict with Amn. Meanwhile, there is something else at work, far more sinister than you can even begin to fathom...
Since its release in 1998, this classic saga of mystery, intrigue, and adventure has set the standard for Dungeons & Dragons™ computer roleplaying games. Customize your hero's traits and abilities, recruit a party of brave allies, and explore the far corners of the Sword Coast in your search for adventure, profit… and the truth.
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition contains the original 60-hour epic, as well as the following expansions:
* Tales of the Sword Coast: Explore the fabled Durlag's Tower and more locations from the original Baldur's Gate expansion.
* The Black Pits: You have been captured and forced to fight in Baeloth's marvelous arena. A myriad of monsters await, as well as countless other adventurers who face the same fate. Maim, murder, and maul your way to freedom… if you can!
* Discover countless improvements we've made to the original game, including high-resolution fonts, an improved interface, dynamic zooming, and more!
* Brothers Lost: Lend your aid to Rasaad yn Bashir, the Sun Soul monk, as he scours the Cloud Peaks in search of his lost brother.
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition also offers the following premium content available for purchase:
* Neera and the Red Wizards: Save the wild mage Neera from the cruel machinations of Thay's dreaded Red Wizards.
* Path of the Bloodied: Join the blackguard Dorn Il-Khan in taking revenge against those who betrayed him in Luskan.
* Gallery of Heroes: Reimagine your character with eleven never-before-seen character portraits from acclaimed Icewind Dale artist Jason Manley!
* New professionally recorded voice sets to choose from to further customize your character.
Angry Birds Epic RPG
EPIC BATTLES! Turn-based battles between our heroic flock of warriors and those green snout-nosed scoundrels! It's easy to play, but difficult to master!
EPIC WORLDS! Explore a fantasy Piggy Island with everything from tribal villages and frosty mountains to tropical beaches and mysterious caves!
EPIC CHARACTERS! Join Red, Chuck, Bomb and the other heroes as they face King Pig, Wiz Pig, Prince Porky and many more villains!
EPIC UPGRADES! Level up your characters, armor, weapons and potions to become a legendary hero ready to take on the mightiest pig warrior!
EPIC WEAPONS! Craft amazing battle-winning weapons like a wooden sword, frying pan or stick thingy with a sponge on top!
EPIC HUMOR! Plenty of offbeat humor and tons of quirky characters dressed in awesomely silly costumes - like a prickly cactus hat and a matching sword.
Enjoy equally EPIC battles on both tablet and phone!
This game includes paid commercial content from select partners.
Important Message for Parents
This game may include:
- Direct links to social networking websites that are intended for an audience over the age of 13.
- Direct links to the internet that can take players away from the game with the potential to browse any web page.
- Advertising of Rovio products and also products from select partners.
- The option to make in-app purchases. The bill payer should always be consulted beforehand.
Terms of Use: http://www.rovio.com/eula
Privacy Policy: http://www.rovio.com/privacy
Rise of Darkness
The world is in chaos since the invasion of Underworld Demons. And the only hope to restore peace and order lies in a blood crystal that seals ancient Fiends' power. Take over the blood crystal, unseal the power within, and dominate demons, for justice or for evil.Warriors, gear up and go feed your darkness side!
●Fiend transformation
Transform into Fiends, deal massive damages and save your life
●Demon Wing
Upgrade your Wings for a dazzling appearance and strengthened power
●Skills and Runes
Enhance your skills with Runes to unleash powerful skill combos
●Trial Mode
Challenge yourself and collect mountains of loot
●Inferno Mode
Battle both players and monsters, capture dungeons and get rewards for your dominance
●Demonic Tower
Defeat bosses and minions, obtain rare items, and beat your friends to the highest level
Fight 1on1, climb up the leaderboard and receive top rewards
●Multiplayer Dungeons
Team up with your friends and share the luxurious rewards
●Guild System
Join in a guild for dungeon crawl and boss fights. Eliminate enemies in guild wars with those who share your love and hate
●Title System
Unlock achievements and earn glory titles
Connect with Rise of Darkness!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/riseofdarknessgame?fref=ts
The title first debuted in 1991 as the fourth installment in the FINAL FANTASY series. Wildly popular thanks to its unique characters and dramatic storylines, it went on to be ported to many different platforms.
FINAL FANTASY IV was the first title to introduce the Active Time Battle (ATB) system, which has become synonymous with the series. It also saw the introduction of the Augment system, which enabled the transfer of abilities from other characters and gave players an edge in battles.
This iconic title is packed with other amazing features.
- Voice acting for event scenes
Key events unfold with spoken dialogue.
- Deeply emotional portrayals
Characters go through visibly apparent emotional changes.
- A brand new mapping feature
Players start with a completely blank dungeons map, adding an element of the unknown to the mix!
- Jukebox
Players can listen to the game's music anytime they want.
More from developer
Invasion: World War 3
In Invasion, ally with your friends to fight for territory and experience exhilarating, real-time alliance battles! Join the fight Now!
Fight for every inch of land and expand your guild's territory!
• Plunder the enemy, and expand your territory while stealing resources!
• Know your enemies. Collect intelligence to dominate opponents!
• Know what the enemy is up to with a real-time panoramic map!
Attack and plunder crucial "monuments" with your guild members!
• Experience the constant change and surprises of real-time battle!
• Create diplomatic ties with other players as you see fit!
• Fight in huge Monument Wars with tons of other players!
Take up arms in the post-apocalyptic Invasion of the year 2020! Governments and cities have fallen as rivals compete for survival, power, and the ultimate domination in the chaotic new age.
Explore more strategic and diplomatic options.
Wars have started! Fight Now!
In Invasion, some game items can also be purchased for real money. If you do not want to use this feature, please set up password protection for purchases in the settings of your Google Play Store app.
Join our community and and let us hear from you:
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/InvasionGame
• Website - http://invasion.tap4fun.com
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/gameofinvasion
• Support - email@example.com
"Invasion, Tap4fun, 2015"
Spartan Wars: Strategy Battle
Join Spartan Wars, a game which has reached the Top 10 in over 20 countries! ! Come with your power and glory or leave in defeat.
✔ Build your own city, collect its resources, and upgrade its buildings.
✔ Train a destructive army of Spartan warriors to defend against the enemies of the Mist Caves.
✔ Build an alliance together with your friends and players worldwide to take over the world!
✔ Take advantage of the troop counter system to route huge armies with just enough force in epic battles!
✔ Make sacrifices to the Gods and benefit from their divine power!
✔ Defeat your enemies, conquer territory, plunder resources, and become the ultimate ruler!
The lands of Sparta await a brave, wise ruler. So take up arms and fight! Lead your warriors protected by the Gods and defeat all in your way!
Download today and get a free Newbie Pack that will help you rule and conquer the world!
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I wanted to write a review (and I have) about the unique game called "Ramayan Wars- the ocean leap" on iTunes app store despite I posted it successfully, it disappears in air! How? So I'm posting it here where I control what to publish.
Ramayan Wars is a premium game with 3rd person 3D perspective and HD graphics available for Android and iOS devices (and works great on tablets)
First of all, this is not just a game. It's more of telling a story and experiencing the 'Ramayana' and being part of it. After finishing the boss, when you enter into Lanka, you feel like you're there with Hanuman. Great cinematography, HD graphics, and overall a good experience.
Although 'the game' is tough to finish but it's well worth the time & efforts. It's a 3rd person, 3D game where you play as Hanuman, Maruti and starts your journey from India the take the ocean's leap to land of Lanka. The game has variety of levels and environments right from esophagus and intestine/abdomen of the demon to the beaches of India and Lanka. The difficulty level increases as you come closer to finishing the game and just like any other game this one has a technique to play which if you master, you'll be able to kill the boss. Although the game
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It's a must buy game for anyone who wants to learn /tell the story of Ramayan. It's good starting point for the Indian parents (especially NRIs) who want to introduce Ramayan to their kids. The game is set on SunderKand, when Hanuman realises his true enormous power, takes big leap across the Indian Ocean to land in the Lanka to deliver the Ram's message to Sita. Oh! What a wonderful story of Ramayan I get goosebumps even while typing this. You can relate to it if you read the Ramayana. If you've not, here's the good reference point to get you started .


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"At first glance, the A600 does not seem to be a "stand out from the crowd" type of case. There is no crazy pre-painted design, no elaborately cut window, but this is exactly what I liked about the case. So many cases today are too "XTREME!!!" for me ... Once opened up, the A600 is a dream. The A600 sports four 5.25" drive bays as well as two external and six internal 3.5" bays.
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Convergence just keeps on coming. Overclockers Australia looks at this case from COMSCOM. It has a fan controller, thermal monitoring, and keeps your fans spinning for ~3 minutes after shutdown. It also has a mobile phone charger?!? Take a look and decide if it's too much for you, or if it is the case that finally has everything you need.
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We can't *really* explain warp drive, transporters, replicators, or their effect on economy and use/non-use of money. All of this stuff is bullshit.
But if we take something now impossible, and pretend it is true in fiction, we create a kind of equation which is played out in the show itself. Remove the lofty aim, and you lose the spirit of things. Star Trek is supposed to be inspiring, and a future of abundance is part of that.
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Pre-PMA 2005: The third five million pixel camera announced by Olympus today is the D-595 Zoom. Design-wise the D-595 Zoom sports a blocky handgrip, thumb indent and, unusually for the current crop of Olympus compacts, an optical viewfinder, despite the 1.8-inch LCD. The D-595 Zoom has a 38 - 114mm 3x zoom lens and offers full manual control. For close-ups the camera boasts an impressive super macro mode of 2 cm and for the complete beginner there are 15 scene modes available to choose from. It will be available next month priced $279.99.
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Pre-PMA 2005: Heralding a new design for Olympus, it has today announced the D-630 Zoom. The slim (24mm) five million pixel camera has a unique 'twisting lens' offering a 3x optical zoom (35 - 105 mm), movie function with sound and a 2.0-inch LCD. Other features include a 14MB internal memory, PictBridge compatibility and a panorama function. The D-630 Zoom will be in the shops by May, priced around £230 ($299.99).
Pre-PMA 2005: After previewing the Total Imaging System (TIS) last October, Olympus has announced a second compatible camera, the five million pixel IR-300, and a DVD recorder. The Total Imaging System is designed to be a portable 'digital photography lab', which allows users to share, shoot, print and archive digital images without using a PC. The IR-300 is quite different from the first TIS camera (IR-500), with long sleek lines and a non movable 2.0-inch LCD. Integral to the TIS, the IR-300 comes supplied with a dock, which when connected to the S-DVD-100 DVD recorder allows the user to burn images to DVD or CD. Both products will be available in May priced £299.99 ($349) (IR-300) and £289.99 ($399) (S-DVD-100).
Pre-PMA 2005: Olympus has announced a new entry level camera with the four million pixel D-545 Zoom, which seems like a cut-price version of the D-595, also announced today. It sports a 3x zoom lens (38 - 114 mm), 2 cm super macro mode, has 15 scene modes and a 1.8-inch LCD, all features found on the D-595 Zoom. Images can be stored on xD-Picture Cards or the 14MB internal memory. The D-545 Zoom will be available in March priced £159.99 ($199).
Pre-PMA 2005: Canon has today announced the sucessor to the EOS 300D / Digital Rebel, the new smaller, lighter, eight megapixel EOS 350D / Digital Rebel XT. This new camera incorporates many new features introduced with the EOS 20D and also enables control of settings as requested by EOS 300D owners. The default body color is now black, although a silver body will be available. Key points: 8mp CMOS, 3fps 14 frames, DIGIC II, smaller, lighter, custom functions, selectable metering & AF mode, USB 2.0 Hi-speed, lower introductory list price (US: $899 body only, Europe: €899 body only).
Pre-PMA 2005: Canon has today announced a very interesting EF-S lens to complement its announcement of the EOS 350D. The EF-S 60 mm F2.8 Macro is designed specifically for Digital SLR's with its EF-S lens mount and provides and equivelant field of view of approximately 96 mm and a true 1:1 macro magnification ratio. The lens also features a ring-type Ultra Sonic Motor and has a maximum aperture of F2.8.
Pre-PMA 2005: The second Canon announcement of the day is the curvier, range-topping seven megapixel PowerShot SD500 (IXUS 700). The 'perpertual curve' is apparently designed to push compact camera design into new territories, Canon says. The SD500 is 8% lighter than its predecessor and features a new mode dial on the back of the camera rather than a switch. While the size of the viewfinder has been decreased there's a 2-inch LCD with QuickBright function, which maximises the brightness of the LCD for improved visibility outdoors. Other new features include the ability to zoom during movie capture and a new 'hold' function, which allows you to view images for longer immediately after they have been shot (also seen on the SD400). The SD500 is expected to be realeased next month, priced around 499 Euros ($650).
Pre-PMA 2005: Canon has today announced its smallest 5 megapixel camera yet in the shape of the PowerShot SD400 (IXUS 50). It features the DIGIC II processeor found in Canon's pro digital SLRs and sports a large 2.0-inch LCD which has a QuickBright function that temoporarily brightens the LCD so it should be easier to view in bright conditions. The PowerShot SD400 also has a 'hold' function which displays newly capture images for longer and then allows them to be deleted without switching to playback mode. Other features inlcude a 640 x 480 at 30 fps and a 3cm macro mode.
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Pre-PMA 2005: Nikon has today announced an upgraded version of their high speed shooting D2H professional digital SLR. The new D2Hs features a range of improvements which have come out of the development of the D2X as well as specific improvements to the D2H design. Highlights; 8 frames per second shooting for up to 50 JPEG or 40 RAW images, 12 bit ASIC processing, WT-2 wireless support (802.11b/g, PTP/IP), improved AWB, 3D Matrix Metering II, higher resolution 'flicker free' LCD monitor, modified vertical shooting buttons, sYCC color space support and more. The D2Hs will be available in March with an MSRP of $3499. We have a five page preview article available.
Pre-PMA 2005: Nikon has today announced a unique new feature which is available in their new Coolpix 7900, 5900 and 7600 compact digital cameras. Face-Priority AF is available in Portrait Mode and when active can identify facial features in the live view and activate auto-focus on these areas. This new feature was developed in conjunction with Identix and their FaceIt technology.
Pre-PMA 2005: Nikon has today announced its second seven million pixel camera the Coolpix 7900 and an almost identical 5.1 million pixel twin, the Coolpix 5900. Both cameras have a large 2.0-inch LCD and feature a Help button for explanation of menu functions, plus a 3x optical zoom offering a focal length equivalent of 38 - 114 mm. The pair also feature Face AF, like the Coolpix 7600, for focusing when using portrait mode. The 7900 is available in black and silver while the 5900 is available in silver. The Coolpix 5900 is due for release this month, and the Coolpix 7900 is scheduled for release in March. An underwater housing, WP-CP 4, is also available in Europe.
Pre-PMA 2005: In the first of two 7 million pixel camera announcements from Nikon today comes the Coolpix 7600. Nikon has included D-Lighting technology which corrects exposure problems in playback and in-camera red-eye removal. Face-priority AF is a new features which finds and focuses on people's faces in Portrait mode. The Coolpix 7600 also boasts a 3x optical zoom (38-114mm), 1.8-inch LCD, five movie modes and take SD storage. It will be available in Europe in Springtime in black and silver. The Coolpix 7600 will only be available in black in the US.
Pre-PMA 2005: Nikon is hoping to woo consumers who have never considered buying a digital camera before with two new entry level cameras, the Coolpix 4600 and Coolpix 5600 (4.0 and 5.1 million pixels respectively). Both have enhanced in-camera features such as Nikon's D-Lighting function, which, when selected in playback mode, can compensate for insufficient flash or excessive backlighting as well as In-Camera Red-Eye Fix and Blur Warning. They also have a newly designed GUI and help buttons that explain menu functions. Menus can be displayed in 11 different languages too. Spec-wise the pair have 1.8-inch color LCDs, 4cm macro function and a 3x zoom. Both cameras will be available this month. An underwater housing, WP-CP 3, is also available in Europe.
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Pre-PMA 2005: Casio has today announced to new additions to its Exilim range with the 7.2 megapixel Exilim EX-Z750 and the 5 megapixel Exilim EX-Z57, which boasts Casio's biggest LCD yet at 2.7 inches. The Z750 offers a wide shutter speed range of 60 - 1/6000 sec and MPEG-4 movie capture, which has a Past Movie function enabling video recording to begin from five seconds before the shutter is pressed. The Z57 does away with a viewfinder altogether as it's replaced by that large LCD, and a proprietary Super Life battery is said to give 400 shots per charge. Both cameras come with an AC adapter cradle for recharging batteries and viewing stills and movie footage on a television via AV out. The Exilim EX-Z750 and Exilim EX-Z57 will be available in April.
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Olympus has today posted firmware updates for its D-SLRs the E-300 (v1.1) and the E-1 (v1.4). The E-300 upgrade addresses problems with auto white balance as well as battery consumption issues during sleep mode. The version 1.4 update for the E-1 improves S-AF speed in low light, AF accuracy under fluorescent lighting and it now supports high speed CompactFlash cards.
Konica Minolta has today posted firmware version 1.10 for the 7D digital SLR. This update addresses several issues, some of which we raised in our recent review of the camera. Primary improvements appear to be Compact Flash interface speed improvements (up to 3x faster) and USB transfer rates. In addition the new firmware also enables blinking highlights in instant playback mode. This update is now available for download from Konica Minolta USA.
Canon Japan has this morning sprung a surprise on everyone with the announcement (in Japan only so far) of the EOS 20Da. This specialized version of the EOS 20D appears to be identical except for the removal of the 'hot mirror', the filter in most digital cameras which removes the InfraRed part of the spectrum. This camera would be especially suited to astrophotography as well as InfraRed photography, in use as a 'normal camera' it would probably require an external IR cut filter on the lens. In addition the camera has a partially transmissive mirror which enables live focusing on the LCD monitor (this can only be done for short times and requires the mirror to be locked up).
Pre-PMA 2005: The last of three DC (digital SLR only) lenses announced by Sigma today is the 30 mm F1.4 EX DC HSM, a lens which sounds extremely interesting on paper and will offer photographers an almost 'normal' 45 mm equiv. (on a 1.5x FOV crop digital SLR) with a super-fast F1.4 maximum aperture (great low-light focusing, lots of depth-of-field control). This lens also features Sigma's HSM (HyperSonic Motor) and will be available with Canon, Sigma and Nikon lens mounts.
Pre-PMA 2005: The second of three DC (digital SLR only) lenses announced by Sigma today is the 10 - 20 mm F4.0 - F5.6 EX DC HSM, an interesting super wide-angle lens which would provide 15 - 30 mm equiv. on a 1.5 FOV crop camera (such as the Nikon D70). This lens also features Sigma's HSM (HyperSonic Motor) for high speed silent focusing with manual focus override.
Pre-PMA 2005: Sigma has today announced the new 18 - 200 mm F3.5 - F6.3 DC lens, this lens along with the two other new lenses announced today is designed specifically for digital SLR's with APS-C sized sensors (1.5x FOV crop or more), these are smaller and lighter than the equivalent 35 mm lens as they don't need to produce such as large an imaging circle. This new eleven times zoom lens although a little slow at telephoto (F6.3) would offer an impressive 27 - 300 mm equiv. on a 1.5x FOV crop camera (such as the Nikon D70).
Pre-PMA 2005: Sigma today announced that they will be releasing DG ('digitally optimized') versions of ten of their telephoto lenses (six zooms, four primes). DG lenses provide full compatibility with film and digital SLR's but have been 'optimized' (there's no detail on exactly what this means) for use with digital SLR's.
February 13
Pre-PMA 2005: Pentax has announced a silver-colored version of its second generation D-SLR, the 6.1 megapixel *istDS, although the majority of the body is still black. It features the same specification as the black-colored version ncluding a 2.0-inch LCD, top shutter speed of 1/4000th sec and RAW image capture. Pricing and availability is to be confirmed.
Pre-PMA 2005: Pentax has utilised its proprietary Sliding Lens System to create the 3x zoom lens Optio S5n, which is just 20.5 mm wide. The addition to the S-series has been designed to fit in with Pentax's concept of 'being stylish and ultra-compact enough to be worn like an accessory'. Spec wise it can capture VGA-quality movie clips which can be played back on the 2.0-inch LCD. The Optio S5n comes with a stand which charges spare batteries and those in the camera. The Optio S5n will be in the shops in March and will set you back £249.99 (approx $386).
Pre-PMA 2005: Pentax has announced a 5.0 million pixel camera for £149.99 (approx $229). The Optio 50 has a 3x optical zoom (32 - 96 mm) and offers a 320 x 240-pixel movie mode. Clearly aimed at beginners, or digital ditherers who haven't yet taken the plunge, the Optio 50 has seven subject modes including a 'simple' function which selects the best settings for the scene at hand. The Pentax Optio 50 will be available in April priced £149.99.
February 11
Nikon has posted an update to Nikon Capture with version 4.2, which adds support for the D2X. Other improvements include replacing the Digital DEE function with the D-Lighting function, which corrects exposure problems and additions to the menu options with a new find tool and straighten tool. Color Noise Reduction has also been improved.
February 8
Pentax has launched version 2.1 of Pentax Photo Browser and Photo Laboratory Updater software which improves usability for *istD and *istDS owners. New and improved points in the Photo Browser software for the *istD include changes to print function, the ability to view next and previous images in the main image window as well as a search function. Photo Laboratory 2.1 allows you to change the size of the preview window, something which was criticized in our review of the *istD software. For *istDS users the software allows thumbnails to be displayed quicker and improves the image quality of RAW-processed files, amongst other changes.
Pre-PMA 2005: Panasonic has today added two new cameras to its 12x zoom compact FZ line, the silver-bodied four megapixel DMC-FZ4 and the black-bodied five megapixel DMC-FZ5. Other improvements include a subtly redesigned body, a new version of Panasonic's Venus image processing engine and a larger 1.8-inch LCD monitor (FZ5 only).
Pre-PMA 2005: The new LZ series from Panasonic offer a compact body, four or five megapixels connected to an all-new 6x optical stabilized zoom lens. The LZ's new lens provides 37 - 222 mm equivalent with a maximum aperture of F2.8 to F4.5. The LZ1 has a four megapixel CCD and a silver body, the LZ2 a five megapixel CCD and black body. If these two cameras can live up to their spec then they should offer a killer combination of compactness, resolution, zoom and stabilization.
Pre-PMA 2005: Panasonic has today announced the new Lumix DMC-LS1 digital camera which features an optically stabilized three times optical zoom lens and four megapixel CCD. This camera is a follow-up to the budget-priced DMC-LC70, the biggest change being the introduction of Panasonic's OIS (Optical Image Stabilization), a first for a low- priced compact digital camera. Other improvements include a new version of Panasonic's Venus image processing engine, a 2.0-inch transmissive and reflective LCD monitor and 14 MB of built-in memory.
Pre-PMA 2005: Fujifilm has today announced the 5.1 million pixel FinePix Z1, their first camera to use folded optical lens technology first used by Pentax and Konica Minolta. The super slim aluminum-cased Z1 is powered up by a sliding lens cover that is the size of the camera. It also boasts a 2.5-inch LCD with toughened glass, ISO up to 800 and VGA-quality movies. The FinePix Z1 will be available worldwide in June.
Pre-PMA 2005: Fujifilm has today announced a camera that is designed to last longer than you do during a day's shooting with the 6.3 megapixel FinePix F10. With the supplied NP-120 lithium ion battery, the F10 is supposed to allow you to take 500 shots. The F10 has no viewfinder but does have an impressive 2.5-inch LCD as well as a high sensitivity of ISO 1600. It also boasts 3:2 image format option, VGA movie capture at 30 fps and PictBridge compatibility. It will be available worldwide around April at a price yet to be set.
Pre-PMA 2005: Fujifilm has today announced replacements for the A330 and A340 Zoom with the four and five megapixel FinePix A345 Zoom and FinePix A350 Zoom. The cameras are identical in almost everyway except for image sizes, resolution and digital zoom; they boast a 1.7-inch LCD and a 3x optical zoom (35 - 105 mm). The entry-level pair store images on an xD-Picture Card and are powered by two AA-type batteries. They will be available in the UK in March.
February 7
Just posted! Our review of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-L1. The ultra-compact camera could be described as a zoom version of the Cyber-shot U series, though it sports a larger 1.5-inch LCD. It also boasts 4.1 megapixels and VGA quality movie mode at 30 fps. Its new 3x optical zoom is considerably more compact than any Sony lens before it and provide a wide-ish angle lens at 32mm. See what we made of the Cyber-shot DSC-L1 in our review.
Pre-PMA 2005: The annual PMA trade show is looming large on the horizon and as ever will paint the landscape for the digital photography market for the next twelve months. We have already activated our PMA 2005 show report which will enable you to stay informed of all the latest product announcements as well as live reports from the show floor. We are expecting several important announcements in the next few weeks which will be posted both on the front page of the site as well as the 'New Product Index' in the show report. I recommend bookmarking our show report so that you can keep up to date with all the news.
February 6
Adobe has posted a minor update to Photoshop Elements for Windows (the Mac version does not need updating). Version 3.0.1 includes two changes; easier to download new creation templates for PhotoBooks, Calendars etc. and the ability to change the format of dates in the Photo Well from U.S. to European.
February 3
Adobe has posted the final version of Camera Raw 2.4 for Photoshop CS available on both Windows and Mac platforms. The free download now adds support for raw files from Canon EOS 20D, PowerShot S70, PowerShot G6, EOS-1Ds Mark II and Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D / Dynax 7D and DiMAGE A200.
February 2
Just posted! our review of the latest Konica Minolta 'prosumer' digital camera, the DiMAGE A200. Based on the DiMAGE A2, the A200 features a new, smaller and more rounded body design, simplified control layout and a new flip-out and twist LCD monitor. Looking a little more closely the specifications reveal a slightly cut-back unit which loses some A2 features but improves on others, a mechanically operated 28-200mm equivalent zoom lens and Konica Minolta's proprietary Anti-Shake technology that employs a unique CCD-shift mechanism (also seen in the recent Maxxum 7D digital SLR). Check out our concise review to find out how it fared, and how it compares with the DiMAGE A2.
Pre-PMA 2005: The five megapixel, three times zoom DSC-W5 is a follow-up to the popular DSC-W1, main differences are some subtle design changes, a lower resolution LCD monitor and 32 MB of onboard flash storage. The DSC-W5 was priced at $350 on SonyStyle. (This news was posted last week but we took it down at Sony's request because it had been accidentally posted on SonyStyle).
February 1
Pre-PMA 2005: Hot on the heels of the A75's replacement, the A510 is the A85's replacement announced today, the new A520. The changes are essentially identical; its size and weight (it's 13% smaller and 20% lighter), the inclusion of a new four times optical zoom lens (the A75 had a three times), zoom linked flash, a shift from CompactFlash to SD card for storage and a drop to two AA batteries from four.
January 31
Pre-PMA 2005: Casio has today announced the new five megapixel, five times optical zoom EXILIM Pro EX-P505. The P505 is quite a departure for Casio with its SLR-Like appearance, large lens barrel and five times optical zoom. The EX-P505 is also the first Casio digital camera to use the MPEG-4 codec for encoding video, it can record full VGA (640x480) video at 30 fps with stereo audio at 4.2 or 2.2 MBit/sec (approx. 30 / 60 mins on a 1 GB card).
January 29
UK-based magazine What Digital Camera has joined forces with some of the top digital camera and equipment manufactures to run an online auction in support of the tsunami appeal. Simply visit www.whatdigitalcamera.com/auction before midnight on February 11th to place your bid for some great kit, at some great prices. Bid items include the award-winning Nikon D70, which has a starting bid of just £450 (approx $700) and the Pentax *ist D which has a starting bid of £500 (approx $778). Other items include a selection of software, printers and scanners all with a starting bid of half the RRP. *NB: Non-UK bidders may be subject to local taxes.
January 21
Pre-PMA 2005: The second addition to Konica Minolta's Z series of digital cameras is the five megapixel, twelve times zoom DiMAGE Z5. Just like the Z3 this camera also features Konica Minolta's unique Anti-Shake stabilization system and has a flash hot-shoe. The Z5 features a larger LCD monitor and a few other subtle specification changes but otherwise appears to be fairly similar to the Z3.
Pre-PMA 2005: The first of two new Z cameras announced today by Konica Minolta is the Z20, a follow-on to the Z10 this five megapixel, eight times optical zoom digital camera is aimed at a lower price point than its bigger brother the new Z5. The main differences to the more expensive Z5 are the zoom range, a fixed rather than pop-up flash, no flash hot-shoe, hybrid AF, a smaller LCD, the 'switch finder' viewfinder, built-in storage and no Anti-Shake.
January 20
Pre-PMA 2005: Canon has today announced the successor to the just under one year old PowerShot A75, the new PowerShot A510. This four times optical zoom three megapixel digital camera is aimed at the entry level user with a basic range of features. The biggest difference compared to the A75 are its size and weight (it's 13% smaller and 20% ligher), the inclusion of a new four times optical zoom lens (the A75 had a three times), zoom linked flash, a shift from Compact Flash to SD card for storage and a drop two two AA batteries from four. In addition Canon has also introduced a new optional slave flash.
Pre-PMA 2005: Sigma has today announced that four of its DC ('designed for digital') lenses will soon be available with a Konica Minolta lens mount. The four lenses; the 18-50 mm F2.8 EX DC, 18-50 mm F3.5 - F5.6 DC, 18-125 mm F3.5-F5.6 DC and 55-200 mm F4.0 - F5.6 DC are all designed to be smaller and lighter than equivelant 35 mm lenses as they only need to produce an image circle large enough for a digital SLR sensor.
January 17
Just posted! Our in-depth review of the Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D (Dynax 7D) digital SLR. This Konica Minolta's first digital SLR for five years, it is based around the Maxxum 7 (Dynax 7) film SLR with a six megapixel CCD and Konica Minolta's unique Anti-Shake technology (which stabilizes the CCD rather than the lens). See how the 7D works, how it performed and how it compares to the competition.
Konica Minolta has announced a new series of cameras today with the launch of the Dimage E50. The slim 5 million pixel model has a large 2.5-inch LCD and is a simple point and shoot device aimed at the beginner. It boasts a 640 x 480-pixel movie mode, limited only by the capacity of the card, a 3x optical zoom and macro down to 6cm. The Dimage E50 is available now for £199 in Europe only.
January 13
Just posted! Our review of Fujifilm's latest compact ten times optical zoom digital camera, the four megapixel S5100 / S5500. This camera follows in the footsteps of the S5000, the primary difference being the switch from Fujifilm's own SuperCCD SR to a standard square layout four megapixel CCD. This has had a slightly negative effect on some features (such as continuous shooting and video modes) but as you will see in our review a more positive effect on image quality. What's best about this camera however is value for money, at around $399 it really does offer a lot. This camera is known as the S5100 in the US and the S5500 in other regions.
Although Panasonic has been previously named as one of the 'Four Thirds System' development partners (along with Olympus, Kodak, Sanyo, Sigma and Fujifilm) today they issued a new press release stating that they have signed a Joint Development Agreement with Olympus to develop 'Interchangeable Lens Type Digital SLR Cameras'. The announcement goes on to detail what the agreement covers (everything from shared technology to lenses and D-SLR's). Maybe we'll see some Panasonic 4/3 mount Optical Stabilized lenses?


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((Source is Die ZEIT, German online version of the interview here))
ZEIT: How can you tell whether a team is afraid?
ZEIT: The match ended 1:1. The German team had similar difficulties as Spain in the first match when it came to getting past a defensively well-organized team. How hard is it to say goodbye to beautiful combinations and instead go for a sledgehammer approach?
ZEIT: A victory reminiscent of old times...
ZEIT: Did the Danish victory over the Netherlands sway the team toward playing it safe?
ZEIT: Spain and Germany are counted amongst the favorites. Does it reduce the lightness in your steps?
ZEIT: Spain holds both the title of world champion and European champion. Some of Spain's national players are your teammates at Real Madrid. Are they all still eager for another title?
ZEIT: Regarding the Spanish league, you're quoted as saying that while there is absolute discipline on the pitch, there is more freedom off it. What does that mean for the Spanish game?
ZEIT: You appear to have internalized this concept. In the match against Portugal, it seemed as if you were forced to steer the game more than you usually do because Bastian Schweinsteiger isn't entirely up to speed yet.
ZEIT: That wasn't always the case.
ZEIT: Did it also help you better understand the game?
ZEIT: Can you explain how it works?
ZEIT: How did Mourinho do it?
ZEIT: Something along the lines of acquired intuition?
ZEIT: Unlike a language, football is constantly changing. Some time ago, your position of a six was that of a typical enforcer...
ZEIT: The last couple of years have drastically advanced your career. Are you afraid of hitting a dead end at some point?


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It's scary making large sweeping promises, even if they're to yourself. There's something about long time horizons that churn our stomachs a little bit. If I asked you to give up sugar for the rest of your life, could you do it? Just thinking about it might make you uncomfortable. I almost never eat sugar and it makes me uncomfortable. If I ask you not to eat sugar just tomorrow, though, it's easy to agree.
Our brains can conceive of forever and they can conceive of just one day, but intuitively forever doesn't just seem like a collection of single days. It seems like something much bigger.
One of the tricks to sticking to habits is to not think very far ahead. Commit to something for a length of time that makes sense, but then stop thinking about that duration. Just think about today.
I have an ongoing bet with my friend Ben where I can't visit any non work-related site on my computer except during meal time. The duration of the bet is three months, but it could have been any length, really. I know that I can avoid visiting sites today, so that's all I really consider. If a day felt really difficult, I'd just think about each hour. Can I avoid those sites for an hour? Sure, that's easy.
The hours stack up into days, the days stack into weeks, and the weeks stack into months.
The interval doesn't have to be time-- it can be anything. When I'm doing a 20 rep set of squats, I don't think of my entire workout or even the set. I just think about each rep. Can I do this one more time? Yep. Good. Now can I do another one? Yep...
You could say that this is all semantics, which is true only if you don't internalize it. There are many different lenses through which the world can be viewed, and this particular one makes it pretty easy to stick to long term committments. If you know to use it when you're having trouble in that area, it's a nice little tool. When you're deciding on commitments, rather than executing on them, you may find it better to take a really long term view and ask yourself, "What could I do every day for years to give myself the greatest advantage?"
When considering my writing, I figured that writing every day would be a small time commitment that could lead to my skills advancing steadily. During the actual writing process, or the moments before I decide to write a post, though, I just think about this one day. Can I write a post today? Sure... I just did. Can I write one tomorrow? Of course-- it's just one day.
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I'm currently in the middle of a new habit to write everyday and publish on a blog for accountability. I called the project the "365 Challenge" because the goal is to write everyday for the rest of my life. I told myself the experiment was only for the month of July (I like 1 month habit experiments). But all I require of myself is to write one post each morning after I meditate. I don't give myself any expectations about tomorrow until tomorrow comes. So far, I'm 7 days strong. It definitely works.
hi ryan :) i like the idea... writing after you meditate. meditation can bring us such clarity. i guess i would ask, what is the goal of discovering you can accomplish your goal and commit to/complete the writings. Are you seeking confirmation that you can be dedicated to something continually? Are you seeking the goal of having the writings, and the process is not important other than staying dedicated to it so that you may accomplish the result? in my humble opinion, there is as much to be said to allowing your life to unfold without controls as there is to dedication and accomplishment. in example, if one day, you are on vacation, traveling... and within that day all of the other amazing plans and experiences you are having are so all encompassing and attention seeking, that you would have to force a break in those moments in order to meditate and write.... is there more intrinsic value to breaking that moment to write, or in continuing in the moment? Just thinking out loud... :)
Hey there. I definitely agree that we must leave room for spontaneity and serendipity in our lives. But that can't be an excuse to avoid building the most helpful rituals into our everyday. Most days, I don't have anything else happening in the morning. If I did, I would plan ahead to wake up earlier or just write later in the day.
For now, I'm building this habit because I want to change my self-identity. We usually don't believe something about ourselves until we see ourselves doing it. I want to see myself as writer and more generally as a creator.
Also, I meditate before writing because that was just the best spot in my current morning ritual. I didn't want to meditate after writing- I would be too tired.
trying to address life in intervals (aka being present) while simultaneously planning 2yrs ahead. interesting ;)
I like to bet. For those of you who have read the story about how I was a professional gambler, this is obvious. What I don't like to do is exercise. At one point in my life, these two activities joined to provide an interesting story.
I have a friend named Hayden. He likes to bet me. For a while we had a running string of bets, and I was down overall because I failed to get 10x his score in a Tony Hawk competition. At one point I was one of the top 10 Tony Hawk players in the world. That lasted for about 5 minutes until someone from Japan beat my score.
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I was reading a really interesting post on another blog that struck a few nerves with me. Made me feel all tingly, in a not so warm kind of way. So that made me want to do some writing. And here I am, writing about why my blog sucks.
It was a post on various methods needed to make a great blog, and how without engaging in these methods, your blog is likely to suck. I decided to write about my own blog in the same format.
Epic Posts
Long, descriptive, valuable content that readers want to bookmark and share. I certainly don't have that, and I never really have. I'm still trying to work out what knowledge I have that others might find of value, and present it in ways that others might think is amazing and want to share it with everyone they know.
To be honest, I'm not good with epic posts. I always think that most people don't have a lot of time to read something 'epic', so I try to write short articles or posts that will fit into their available time for my material. If they like it, I hope they'll stick around a bit longer and read some other short pieces as well.


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Nobody expects celebrity marriages to last a lifetime, but some are so short, they make our head spin.
Our list of shortest celebrity marriages starts with Chad Johnson and Evelyn Lozada. The Basketball Wives star and NFL player had a dream wedding in July 2012, but were divorced in under six months after a fight after an infidelity turned into a domestic-violence incident.
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