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Asphalt 9: Legends Download Available for Android

Gameloft is preparing an Android release of its new game Asphalt 9: Legends. The most recent part of the racing series will contain numerous flashy graphics, licensed cars and even more in-app items eligible for purchase. The additional features will be available to buy starting from $0.99 up to $99.99. The publisher hopes that the new release will keep its predecessors’ place as one of the most popular racing titles available on mobile devices.

Improvement of the graphics

According to Gameloft, the fans of the Asphalt series will see a great improvement of the graphics, with the help of high dynamic range (HDR) graphics and far more realistic physics. Or maybe to be more precise, the physics engine of the game will be more powerful. Still, the game will keep some of the features from the older versions of Asphalt, such as stunt mechanics, which will be supplemented by a new Touchdrive control system.

Multiplayer modes and other social features

The new Asphalt game will allow real time racing competition against up to eight opponents, thanks to its online multiplayer modes. In addition to that, some new social features will be implemented, such as clubs or a clan system, which will allow users to be completely immersed in the game.

Demo version and release date

The game made its debut for Android in the middle of May, when it was released as a soft launch in the Philippines. The next step, which is the global release, is expected in the near future. Gameloft doesn’t provide us with the exact release date of the game, at least for now. Asphalt 9: Legends will be presented at E3 in the form of a demo version. In order to see if the new installment will find its place in the top tier of the racing games, we will have to wait a little bit longer.

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FarmVille 3 – Is It Going To Be One?

The original FarmVille game was developed by Zynga back in 2009. Almost from the very beginning, this farming simulation available on Facebook enjoyed a large group of fans, reaching its peak in March 2010, with a record amount of almost 84 million active monthly users.

Since then, the numbers started declining. However, with the release of FarmVille 2 in September 2012, Zynga hoped to turn the games’ fortune around. FarmVille 2 was a clear improvement on FarmVille, but it has never managed to reach the level of popularity of its predecessor. Still, the numerous die-hard fans of FV keep hoping that with FarmVille 3 the game will see its return to glory days. The question is: are we ever going to see a new and improved FarmVille 3?

FarmVille 3 as a mobile game?

At the moment, there are no rumors surrounding FarmVille 3, which makes the fans wonder why is that. First of all, it looks like Zynga is trying to change its business strategy. As it keeps recording losses, the publisher turns its attention to mobile game development. So if we are ever going to see FarmVille 3, it is most likely going to be released for mobile devices.

Flash as an obstacle

Another possible obstacle is the rapid decline of the Flash platform, due to the fact that Adobe seems to favor HTML5. What this means is that already existing FarmVille titles will be available for some more time and then they will disappear completely. In case Zynga still wants to invest in FarmVille 3, it will face a major challenge of adjusting to the post-Flash world. Again, this seems to suggest that FarmVille 3, if ever released, will be a mobile game.

Uncertain future

For now, since Zynga is facing serious financial problems, we don’t expect any imminent announcement regarding FarmVille 3. The game keeps losing its popularity and with three already existing FarmVille franchise titles released for mobile devices (Tropical Escape, Country Escape and Harvest Swap), it seems unlikely that the producer will risk even bigger losses by launching FarmVille 3. However, time will tell.

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FIFA 19 Release Date Sooner Then Expected

This week, during its E3 conference, EA Sports is set to announce the new FIFA 19. We will not only find out when this game will be released, but also which players will feature on the cover.

Who will appear on the cover?

With every passing day, we are getting closer to the official release of EA’s football game, so it’s no surprise that FIFA’s fans are more and more curious to learn which great players will appear on the game’s cover. In the past, FIFA’s box featured, amongst others, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi.

With the end of the season in most of the important football leagues, we can see the names of the football stars that could potentially appear on the cover circulating the internet. According to various sources, it is very likely that either Ronaldo or Messi will be the face of the game, with some of the influential YouTube gamers leaning towards Ronaldo, who just won the third Champions League title in a row.

Two other possible candidates could be top premier league goal-scorers, Mohamed Salah and Harry Kane, who both had a very good season.

Potential acquisition of UEFA tournaments

It is expected by the community of fans that EA Sports will announce the purchase of the license to present the Champions League and the Europa League. So, it is possible that FIFA 19 will allow you to enjoy a Champions League campaign in a tournament that is very close to the original one.

When to expect FIFA 19?

With the upcoming E3 we should have more details regarding the new game of the FIFA series. EA’s conference will take place on Tuesday, one day before the start of E3, where the company will announce the plans for the new games, including FIFA 19. It is expected that, as usual, the new version of the game will be released in the second half of September 2018.

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Cryptocurrency Mining Entrepreneurs To Enjoy A New Energy Plan From Hydro-Quebec, in Canada

Hydro-Quebec will finally make 500 megawatts (MW) available to cryptocurrency mining, leaving many contractors hungry. “We think we can connect customers this fall,” stated the Hydro-Quebec spokesman Jonathan Cote, on Thursday.

In the coming days, Hydro-Quebec will file a request for proposals with the Energy Department but it is the regulatory tribunal that will have to set a new electricity rate for this class of Canadian corporation’s customers.

Annually, Hydro-Quebec plans to supply 5 terawatt-hours (TWh) to meet this rapidly growing sector, even though it has significant energy surpluses.

A ministerial decree, tabled last week, now regulates the sale of energy to cryptocurrency mining projects, a technology that, as it is well-known already, requires powerful computers which consume a lot of energy.

Over 300 cryptocurrency mining projects have applied for the upcoming Hydro-Quebec energy plan

Hydro-Quebec says it has received more than 300 cryptocurrency mining projects applications in the recent months for a potential demand of more than 15,000 MW on its system.

Recently, Hydro-Quebec senior management met in Montreal with leaders of the Chinese cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain, which wants to establish itself in Quebec, Canada.

Hydro-Quebec currently offers a 120 MW block to the cryptocurrency mining industry but several cryptocurrency entrepreneurs informed on Thursday that they are very disappointed with this new government policy and they demanded for more. Some of these local cryptocurrency miners fear they won’t be able to compete with the big players of the cryptocurrency mining industry as some of them, such as the before-mentioned Bitmain, are already in the picture and in discussion with the Canadian government.

The Crown corporation, on the other hand, plans to use “forced load shedding” to have access for 300 hours in winter to electricity from these companies while the Quebec power grid is operating at maximum capacity.

Quebec province is the ideal place in Canada, and one of the few in the world, as the annual average temperature is ideal for cryptocurrency mining equipment to work flawlessly and cost-effective, and this is why many cryptocurrency miners are drawn to this region.

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Minecraft Bedrock Update Download Available with Improved Cross-Play and Fixed Issues

It has been announced that Minecraft Bedrock will be released for Nintendo Switch in June. According to Mojang, with this update the company will address all the existing issues.

Multiple platforms, one codebase

First of all, the Bedrock update will make it easier for future updates to be implemented on all platforms at more or less the same time. This is extremely important because so far every platform had to get its own version of Minecraft, each with a unique codebase. Because of this, it was much harder for Mojang to release updates, as every platform required a separate update for the game.

Improved Cross-Play

Secondly, different versions of Minecraft created for different platforms meant that cross-play between players that were not using the same platform was much more complicated. The Bedrock update will use just one codebase, thus making it possible for gamers to play with each other using distinct consoles. However, not all platforms will be included in this unification. As usual, Sony wants to stay away from the others, so cross-play between PlayStation and other platforms will be impossible.

One update for all platforms

The Bedrock update of Minecraft will not only improve compatibility between different consoles, but it will also allow for any future updates to be released on all platforms, at pretty much the same time.

Also, the Minecraft Marketplace will become available for Switch users. With this feature, they will gain access to additional content created by other users, such as skins, textures and even entire worlds. Additionally, you’ll be offered some mini-games through the community servers.

The Bedrock update will be available for you at no cost at all in case you already have Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition. If not, you can purchase it from the Nintendo shop online or you can buy a physical copy. You can get your own copy for approximately $30, starting with June 21st.

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