‘Payday 2’ Details Revealed At E3 2013

We don’t advise that you hold up banks and armored cars in real life, but “Payday 2” will come pretty close to letting you live out your heist-related fantasies. “Payday 2,” the sequel to “Payday” — a shooter where you’re part of a squad of bank robbers — was put on display at E3 2013. Here’s what we learned about “Payday 2,” which is being developed by Overkill Software and slated for a late August release for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

“Payday 2” will feature five times the amount of missions that were included in “Payday.” Unlike the original game, “Payday 2” will give players the option to play with either a stealthy or action-oriented approach, which was not the case in “Payday.”

“Payday 2” will also include RPG elements. While many details weren’t offered regarding RPG features, we imagine that they’ll likely have to do with experience gain and skill growth. There will be multiple types of heists you can attempt in “Payday 2,” ranging from banks to jewelry stores.

 In “Payday 2,” you can either grab the minimum amount of loot required to complete the heist, or you can stick around the target and try to grab as much as you can without getting busted. Each of these approaches comes with its risks and rewards. You can also leave members of your crew behind while still completing a heist, but your payday (get it?) will be lower than it would have been had you not left any mates back. You’ll be able to use your winnings to upgrade weapons, buy new masks and more.

Illumiroom – The Kinect After A Workout!

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Micrsoft Research Unveils ‘Illumiroom’

Author: Craig Jones

Microsoft Research released a trailer for what looks to be the evolution of the most versatile camera/microphone combo you are likely to find plugged into any piece of tech, the Kinect.

But can the portmanteau peripheral build on the success of the Kinect by allowing developers create ingenuitive ways of using this new technology.

Hopefully the ‘Illumiroom‘ will be open source, unlike its predecessor, meaning we might see both some sophisticated and silly functions for the new piece of hardware, from tinkering tech-taylors.

Sebastian Anthony has a very in depth post over at ExtremeTech, so head on over to find out more, and be sure to let him know who sent you 🙂

Question Time:

If you could have the Illumiroom do anything, what would you have it do, and why? Leave a comment and let us know.

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Rumor Has It: Signs point to PlayStation 4 at E3

We’re back from CES, and getting right back into the swing of the rumor mill.

This week, rumors of a 4.8-inch iPhone “Math” (say, what?) have been swirling, but we’re blaming it on a bad translation. Also, Microsoft might be desperate to save the PC, YouTube might be eyeing music video site Vevo, and Sony’s vice president of home entertainment hints at something that really made Karyne’s day. We bet you can guess what it is (hint: read the headline of this post).

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