‘Farm Punks’: Farming sim meets ‘Alto’s Odyssey’

If the premise seems familiar to you, then you’ve probably played Alto’s Odyssey. Coming from the same publisher of said game, Noodlecake Studios, we get Farm Punks. You’re still trying to make it as far as possible down a mountain, but this time you do it as some weird fruit hybrid. Also, you’re trying to grow said fruit as well. You need to pick a fruit and shoot this out of a cannon into the nearest fruit stand, the further down the mountain you go, the higher the price the said fruit fetches at the market. There are over 80 types of playable fruit that come in unique shapes.

Farm Punks is free-to-play but with in-game purchase options to speed up your orchard’s progression. But if you want to support the developers, you can pay US$2 to unlock a Golden Retriever that fetches you rewards over time as well as a small amount of in-game currency. Canada is one of the regions that get early access to the game, so you can head to the Google Play Store to try it out.

Source: Android Authority

Report claims Google will pull Huawei’s Android license

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A new Reuters report that cites an unnamed source claims Google will stop doing business with Huawei entirely. Future devices from the company will not have access to any Google services, such as the Play Store and Android updates. Huawei will be restricted to access to the Android Open Source Project, which is free for everyone to use. However, this means the company won’t be able to collaborate with Google within the actual Android operating system and access to Google’s own apps like Gmail and Chrome won’t be available to Huawei. This won’t affect the current crop of devices, but if the rumour is true, this would mean future Android releases won’t make its way to existing products. And it looks like Huawei has to work double time on the operating system it said could replace Android. Neither company has responded to the report yet.

Huawei continues to be in battle against the US government over fears that it’s using its equipment to spy on American networks. But the company continues to deny that the Chinese government is using its business to conduct these illicit acts.

Source: The Verge

Rumoured PS4 update brings feature like game gifting, trophy progression

With Sony moving towards creating its next gaming platform, it means we’re reaching the tail end of updates for the PlayStation 4. And there might be some features that current users will very much welcome. According to gaming YouTuber Tidux, there are few things coming to the PS4 in a yet-to-be-announced firmware update. These include the ability to buy digital games as gifts, game wish list, time log/stats for all games, trophy progression, and the ability to pin specific trophies you can chase.

Gifting games is already offered on platforms like Steam and the Xbox One. Meanwhile, having a game wish list is strangely available on the PlayStation Store but not on the PS4 just yet. And a time log might be a fun way to track how long you’ve spent playing the games you play. Trophy progression is already available in Xbox, but should be a welcome addition here. It’ll let you see how many percentage is left before you can earn a specific trophy. Sony hasn’t confirmed if this update will be coming, but if it does, it’ll certainly round out features the platform has been missing.

Source: Screen Rant

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