Grand Theft Auto III coming to mobile devices
It has been 10 years, this month, since the industry changing open-world Grand Theft Auto III game was released to the world. As a result, Rockstar has chosen to commemorate the game by releasing GTAIII (Grand Theft Auto III) for mobile devices!
To commemorate the game’s 10th anniversary, we’re proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto III will be coming to select new generation iOS and Android devices later this fall. For the lineup of devices currently confirmed to be supported at launch, check the list below and stay tuned for more devices to be announced:
Apple iOS Devices: iPad 2, iPhone 4S
Android Phones: Droid X2, HTC Evo 2, LG Optimus 2X, Motorola Atrix, Samsung Galaxy S2
Android Tablets: Acer Iconia, Asus Eee Pad, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Grand Theft Auto III will not be Rockstar’s first GTA on mobile devices. Previously, with the release of GTA: Chinatown Wars, they have shown that GTA on mobile devices do indeed work. GTA:Chinatown Wars was reviewed well by critics and proved that mobile devices are more than capable in handling open-world sandbox games.
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Apple releases iOS 5 for the iFamily
Today Apple released its major update to iOS, iOS 5, to its iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch product lines. There are several new features in the latest iOS build that include, a new Notification Center, BBM-style iMessage, Reminders, Wi-Fi Sync, iCloud and Twitter integration. Additionally, Apple’s all-new Siri personal assistant is iPhone 4S exclusive.
Note: iTunes 10.5 is required for iCloud and the iOS5 update. iOS 5 is available now on the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch 3rd / 4th generations, and both iPads.
Update: Apple update servers are being hammered with the influx of users trying to download the latest update. Hopefully things will return to normal soon, after users have gotten their update.
PlayStation Vita owners to get cheap downloads for PSP collection?
In a Sony sales briefing today, Sony had distributed a pamphlet that outlined how PlayStation Vita owners could make use of their UMD’s that they have from the PSP on the new system. According to a report by Andriasang, Sony might be looking into offering a service where owners of the UMD version of a game would be able to download the same title at a special price.
There were rumors, previously, that Sony might make a peripheral for the PS Vita that would allow PSP UMD’s to be playable on the PS Vita. This peripheral was rumored to be an external device that would play the UMD’s and connect to the PS Vita, sort of like an external DVD drive on computers. So far this rumor has not been confirmed.
With the PlayStation Vita, Sony has been trying to show the its fans that this time around things will be different. Making the right moves in both the hardware and software, Sony has showed to developers and consumers that Vita will not disappoint.
Steve Jobs, 1955-2011, RIP
Steve Jobs, passed away on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at the age of 56. Steve Jobs, changed and revolutionized technology for the better. He wanted to change the world and he did it in his own way. Steve didn’t bow down before any challenge during his whole life and kept pushing the world forward with his plans. His spirit will continue to live on and be in every single Apple product. Although I didn’t know Steve personally, I will miss him. You will never be forgotten. R.I.P., you visionary.
We will all miss you
Kinect to be Priced at $150?
Even though Microsoft has not confirmed the pricing of Kinect, the Microsoft Store currently has a page up that shows that Kinect will be priced at $150.
Other retailers, such as Walmart, Best Buy, and Amazon, have as well shown the $150 pricing, but could not be confirmed from Microsoft. Now with Microsoft’s own store putting up the $150 price tag on Kinect it, does it mean its official?
Let’s just hope that when it launches there are better game titles to play than the ones demoed because they were not compelling at all. Do you think that you will buy it at this price? Let us know in the comments.
Linux Steam Client Outed?
Phoronix, today has released two new screenshots showing the Steam client running on Linux. The client is not in a usable state right now, only loads up to the splash screen of the Steam Client, but that does not deny the fact that Steam is working on making one happen. With Steam for Mac announced to be released on May 12th, the possibility of a Linux version coming soon is very probable. Hopefully we get more information soon. Video and screenshots of Steam Client after the break.
If Steam were to release on Linux would more people accept it then? It would help gaming on Linux take off and if it helps gaming take off wouldn’t Linux take off with it as well? Let us know what you think in the comments.
Pokemon Black and Pokemon White Announced as 5th Gen Games
The 5th generation Pokemon games names have been announced on the official Pokemon website. After being translated the names of the games will be Pokemon Black and Pokemon White. There is no more information currently about the two games other than the names of the games. Nintendo is expected to release more information about the game for the Nintendo DS on April 15th on the official website. The date on official website points to the reveal on this weeks upcoming Pokemon Sunday episode.
The names can be clues as to what the next generation has in store for us. There has been rumors of “light” Pokemon to be added to the game, but there has been debate in the Pokemon community over the fact that it will change the core mechanics of what types are more powerful over what types. Until Nintendo releases more information about the games in the following weeks, this is all speculation.
Pokemon Black and Pokemon White are supposed to release later in 2010 for the Nintendo DS in Japan.
Happy New Year From DotDosh!
Happy New Year from all of us at DotDosh. To ring in the new year we have launched our new design that we have been working on for the past couple of months. We have revamped the whole website with a new design and the way things works around here.
A new logo has also been brought with the design change and we think that this logo is here to stay for a while. We have added the option to follow us on Twitter, featured post content area, and a lot of back end changes.Things are also brought back from the old version, like the mobile theme, polls, etc.
To come will be a way to reply to comments directly and a few other suprises. If you have any comments or suggestions or things that you want implamented in please drop a comment in and we will see what we can do!
2010 is a new year with new information to be learned and we will be there to inform you about the important stuff. Hope you have a happy and merry 2010! 
Merry Christmas from DotDosh!
Merry Christmas from DotDosh!
We have something that we have been working on for the past 2 months coming out soon. Hopefully in the next few days. News Posts will pick up after the release! Stick around!
Why Dedicated Servers in MW2 is Important to PC Gamers
With the recent announcement that instead of dedicated servers for online play there would be a matchmaking service like on the console variants of MW2, there has been a uprising of discontent from fans with the announcement on the internet today. From posting on the Infinity Ward forums and other forums showing their discontent, to numerous petitions online (with over 42K signatures so far), to canceling their pre-orders and threatening to not buy the game and pirate it because of IW got rid of dedicated servers and replaced it with a matchmaking option. So with all this madness going on, why are dedicated servers something PC gamers really care and need about to go and do all this?
As a PC gamer myself, I bought the original MW for the PC and played countless hours killing people online and having fun doing it.I would start the game, look for the usual server that I would join, and when I joined I would see the usual people in there and we would play the game. With the decision to replace dedicated servers with a matchmaking service, it would not be the same.
Changing to a matchmaking service makes the PC version more like the console version. This can cause many things to be different that would be normal to other PC games that have dedicated servers. The following things are a result of this happening:
Matchmaking issues
When I start up CoD:MW or almost any other multi-player game I just click on the “Join Game” button and I can look for the usual server that I go to and play with the usual people that play on there. With the change to matchmaking, you would no longer be able to chose what server you can go to and what people you will play with. You will be playing with people that is your rank, but that does not mean that they are not noobs and non-team players or not. Every time you play, there will be a new set of people there playing with you.
Latency = Higher
Dedicated servers are run by providers that have a huge amount of upload/download speed and bandwidth. They have upload speeds of over 100 MBits/sec and with high upload speeds, it keeps ping down. With matchmaking the end user has to run the server and not everyone has 100 MBits/sec upload connections, let alone 10 MBits/sec or 5 MBits/sec. This will cause the ping to increase not a lot, but enough to make it lag and have horrible hit registration.
No more BIG games.
With matchmaking you won’t be able to set up big games because of the latency and performance issues from the user hosting the server. The users connection would not be able to handle a big server, so server sizes will be going down.
Cheating
With punkbuster being removed and in it’s place VAC, the game is now more prone to cheating. Punkbuster is a good, but annoying method to counteract cheating, instead of leaving it in they replaced it with something worse. You can see other games like Counter Strike and how easy it is to cheat when using VAC. Cheating makes the game less fun and if you can’t win it’s worthless to you.
No custom content or mods.
You won’t be able to set up a game with custom maps or mods because there are no dedicated servers to run them on. Since there is no SDK and no dedicated servers there will be no custom content. Since there would be no custom content they can nail you with map packs for a price.
Map Packs+Patches (DLC) on the PC may not be free anymore.
Game developers and publishers create DLC on the consoles because there is nothing more that users can do with what came with the actual game. In order to give them more they charge them for more. With the PC, people would create mods and maps for free for users to play with. With no custom content for MW2, Infinity Ward and Activision can now charge you for extras. Where they would be free for games that are open to the community (L4D, CS, and more), it can now be something that they can make some money off of.
Lack of Control over rules, etc.
In a dedicated server scenario, the person that is running the server can ban anyone that they want. In a Matchmaking system, everyone has to vote on whether or not the person they want kicked should be or not, it’s not the same as an instant ban against the person. You can also control the game exactly the way that you want it on a dedicated server, like rules, map configurations, mods, etc.
No clan servers
Clans will no longer have a place where they can call home. They won’t have a place where they can just go and play with their fellow clan members and just do whatever. Clans won’t be able to run private servers where they can train or practice or just play with custom rules on purpose for specific scenarios/etc. With this change it will just make things harder for everyone.
These are just some of the main reasons why PC gamers want dedicated servers over a matchmaking system. There is however a bigger picture behind why this is happening. Infinity Ward and Activison and ALL the other game developers and publishers are starting to not care for the PC gaming group. Instead of putting time and effort into the PC version of the game, they are just porting the game directly from consoles and not caring what happens to the PC version. Patches are usually released latter than the console version and so are map packs. With the dedicated servers being removed Infinity Ward is putting one of the final nails in the coffin of PC gaming as we knew it, which was open and filled with support.
Maybe in the end of the battle between PC Gamers and Infinity Ward/Activison we might get a compromise of options to have both Dedicated Servers and Matchmaking service, but hopes for that are slim. With the petition growing ever so largely, all we can do is hope that change will happen for both the game and the way that the PC is viewed as a gaming platform.
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