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Diablo III Patch 1.0.7

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Well, patch time is upon us yet again and this time Diablo III is getting all of the attention. Blizzard has made patch 1.0.7 live and with it comes some nice features.

The Jeweler and Blacksmith will now possess new recipes which will be account bound and have an iLevel of 63.  A new tier of account-bound gems of has also been added to the game, Marquise. For Players who are looking to fight each other, you will now be able to do just that in a new zone called, “The Scorched Chapel.”  Players can duel with up to four players in a “free-for-all” fighting environment. This addition also comes along with a brand new PvP chat channel, so you can brag about how awesome you are.

As always the patch also contains various tweaks and bug fixes, which you can read a complete list of on Blizzard’s official Diablo III community site.

Here are a few of the major bug fixes introduced in this patch:

  • Fixed an issue where new Hardcore characters were not labeled as Hardcore on the Main Menu
  • Fixed an error that could occur when closing the World of Warcraft client while the Diablo III client was still running
  • Players will now be properly removed from both the party and the game session whenever a Vote Kick has passed
  • Players will no longer be disconnected from the game whenever vote kicked during a boss encounter
  • Legendary items now have a new mini-map icon
  • This icon should now persist properly and be shown on the mini-map so long as the player is in the same zone as the dropped item
  • Rare Sand Dwellers will now spawn in The Forgotten Ruins
  • Champion Plague Swarms will now spawn in Cryder’s Outpost
  • Champion Fallen Cur will now spawn in The Storm Halls
  • Goldskin will no longer proc when attacking monsters that drop no loot
  • Plans: Staff of Herding can now be dropped on the ground, or sold to a vendor for 0 gold
  • All Staves of Herding can now be sold to a vendor for 0 gold

Limited Time to Get 50% Off PopCap Games

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Hey, when I see a deal going on I feel it’s only necessary, if not completely mandatory to tell everyone I can, unless supplies are limited of course! Anyhow, there’s only a few days left to get a great deal on PopCap games!

They are celebrating Chinese new year and for us that means a good deal on video games. You have until February 12th to pick up some PopCap games for 50% off. That includes games like Bejeweled 3, Zuma’s Revenge!, Bookworm, Peggle, Plants vs Zombies and more. Even if you don’t want to buy a game, you can still try out many games for free on their website. They offer up a 60 minute trial which is pretty slick.

You can get any of these boredom crushing games, with discount, from PopCap.

Meet the New AFK, Nvidia Project Shield With Borderlands 2

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To showcase the capabilities of Project Shield, Nvidia has released a video showing their new Tegra 4 powered handheld running Borderlands 2 via PC. Check out the new video below.

 

The more I see Nvidia’s Project Shield the more I fall in love with it, but it’s not just the device that’s awesome. Even though the shield is amazing, it’s the technology behind it that gets me pumped up about the future of gaming. Streaming video game content is what “next-gen” is all about. This is the step forward we have been looking for in gaming technology.

Here’s an up-close and personal look at the new handheld.

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Lego Marvel Super Heroes

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The Lego video games just keep on rolling in and I say bring it on. The team at TT games has had some amazing partnerships that have allowed us to experience our favorite films in a whole new way. Now, TT games has teamed up with Marvel to bring us LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. The game will be released this fall for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC, Nintendo DS/3DS, and PS Vita.

Fans of both LEGO and Marvel have wanted this game for years, and we’re addressing that demand with more Marvel Universe characters than ever in a console game. If you’re a fan of Spider-Man, the Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy or scores of other Marvel characters, this is the game for you.” -TQ Jefferson, Vice President, Games Production, Marvel Entertainment.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes complements the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes construction toy collection, which brings the characters, vehicles and action of Marvel’s renowned universe to the world of LEGO build-and-play adventure. There are currently eight iconic scenes from the X-Men, Iron Man and Spider-Man franchises available and more construction sets tied to the new Iron Man 3 feature film will launch later this spring.

Players will unlock more than 100 characters from across the Marvel Universe, including fan favorites like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Deadpool, Loki and Galactus! The game will pack in a plethora of super-cool character abilities, combat-like action sequences, epic battle scenes, puzzle-solving and a unique story told with playful LEGO humor.

Here’s an awesome look at what’s been going on at TT games surrounding the production of the game, video courtesy of GameInformer.

A Great Free Alternative to Photoshop

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Adobe Photoshop is an incredibly useful tool and it seems that the only limitation is your imagination. The only set back to using such powerful software could be it’s price tag.  The full version of Adobe Photoshop retails for $699 and if you want you can “rent” Photoshop for $19.99 per month but you must commit to a year long subscription or you will have to pay $29.99 per month. That’s a lot of money to throw down, especially for non-professional use, but there’s no need to fear, there are other options.

There is a really good alternative to Photoshop and it’s called GIMP which is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. GIMP offers up many of the same features as Photoshop and what’s even better is that it’s free!

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GIMP is loaded with features and you can export your images to many different file formats including TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, PSD and many more. What I have found to be one of the best features is the ability to download plugins. If there’s a feature or format that you need, you can usually always find a plugin to take care of your needs. You can perform many of the same common tasks that you would expect to find in any other modern image software, including photo retouching and enhancement, resizing/cropping, colorizing, filters and much more.

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Although most users will be able to jump right into it, those who are used to Photoshop may take a little while to get used to a different user interface. I use both Photoshop and GIMP but I do all of my work in GIMP on my laptop, including most of the photos you see on GeekwithEnvy. If you do get stuck or just want to learn more you can head over the the tutorials section to get up to speed.

GIMP is primarily written in C and was originally intended to to be a reasonably priced or Free image manipulation program for GNU/Linux and UNIX. Today, you can download the software for Mac OSX, Windows, Sun OpenSolaris, FreeBSD and of course GNU/Linux. For complete information you can head here.