These are the free Xbox One and Xbox 360 games coming for Xbox Live Gold subscribers in December

If you’re waiting on what free games are going to be available for Xbox Live Gold subscribers next month, here are the four games you can get. Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide, which will be available for the whole month of December; Child of Eden, which will be available from December 1 to 15; Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death, which will be available from December 16 to 31; and Back to the Future: The Game, which will be available from December 16 to January 15. Picking up all the games will save you U$104+ and earn you 3,840 in gamescore. These titles work for both the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. So, if you’re looking for new games to check out, these might be worth taking a look at.

Source: BGR

‘Gran Turismo Sport’ to reintroduce classic solo racing format

For those craving to have the classic solo racing mode in Gran Turismo Sport on the PlayStation 4, you’re getting your wish. According to Polyphony Digital, they are releasing an update next month to introduce a new feature called the GT League. It’s basically a single-player mode that brings back the classic GT modes of the past. Just like before you need to compete in a series of cup competitions with some needing specific cars or models.

While the feature won’t be as fleshed out as those in the previous titles, there are supposedly more races coming next year. There will also be new free cars coming out starting November 27^th. Three will be coming then and then 12 more in December (including the Ferrari F40 and Enzo), and a total of 50 new rides by March.

Source: Engadget

Samsung rumoured to be teasing Samsung Galaxy S9 models at CES 2018

Review: Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+

With the current generation Samsung Galaxy out and about for months already, people are looking towards the next best thing. Rumours about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S9 have been circling for a while. Now, a new report from VentureBeat gives away more details and a possible earlier announcement from the South Korean company. The S9 will supposedly be iterative in terms of design the smaller model (SM-G960) is codenamed Star 1 and will have the same 5.8-inch curved AMOLED display, while the S9+ (SM-G965) is codenamed Star 2 and will feature a 6.2-inch screen. It’ll supposedly run on a Snapdragon 845 processor with a 10-nanometer chip. It’s said the phone will make “their first public appearance” at CES but will have a separate launch in March.

Some of the other new features reportedly coming to the device is that the dual-camera setup similar to the Note8 will only be available on the S9+, while the S9 will stick to the single camera setup. And finally the fingerprint sensor will reportedly be moved to the bottom of the camera sensor instead of beside it. RAM will be 4GB on the S9 versus 6GB on the S9+. Both will have 64GB internal storage that’s expandable via microSD and will supposedly retain the 3.5mm audio jack. There will also be AKG stereo speakers and a new DeX docking station supposedly in the works where the S9 will serve as a touchpad or virtual keyboard.

Casio launches rugged action camera line, starts with GZE-1

Casio is getting in on the rugged action camera market with its new line called G’z EYE. Kicking it off, the company launched in Japan the GZE-1.This action camera takes inspiration from the company’s G-Shock series. It makes use of the similar cylindrical guard structure as the watches and has urethane resin material to handle the shocks and impact it might incur. As you can see in the video above, it looks like an armoured GoPro. Its body is dust-, water-, shock-, and low temperature-resistant. It can work underwater for up to 50m or in temperatures as low as -10°C without needing an extra case.

In terms of its camera specs, the GZE-1 has a 6.9-megapixel 1/2.3-inch BSI CMOS sensor that can take 6-megapixel stills and 1080p30 video. It has a 13mm f/2.8 wide angle lens. If you want to record slow motion videos, you have the option to do so in 240fps at 384p or 120fps at 480p. You can control the camera using Casio’s smartwatch or move images to the mobile app using the built-in Bluetooth connectivity of the camera. It launches in Japan with a price tag of 46,000 yen (around CA$525).

Source: GSMArena