Tomas Chlebek The current week of apps features news on the Walking Dead-themed game and the software pages of FiftyThree's Pencil stylus. Modern Combat 5 and an interesting photo editing app have arrived in the App Store, along with updates for Gmail and OneDrive. However, that is not all, see below.
News from the world of applications
The trailer for the new mobile game The Walking Dead: No Man's Land has been released (22/7)
Actually, it's more of a teaser, because we don't see anything from the game itself. All we get is an atmospheric, static depiction of (presumably) the game's main characters hiding from "walkers" in a dilapidated warehouse. The close cooperation of Telltale developers with AMC, the television station where the game's original, the popular "zombie-series" The Walking Dead (Living Dead) is broadcast, is most noticeable in the post-apocalyptic-horror atmosphere.
In addition to mentioning the collaboration, the press release also vaguely describes the nature of the game, which is said to copy themes from the series. Players will have to make tough decisions and choose strategies to survive in a post-apocalyptic world full of the undead. The game system is said to have been developed specifically for smartphones and tablets.
The game should appear in app stores early next year.
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Source: iMore
FiftyThree Open SDK for its Pencil stylus (23/7)
The Pencil stylus from FiftyThree was on the Jablíčkára website writtenalreadymany. While until now the stylus, promising a realistic experience, only worked in FiftyThree's own drawing application, now the SDK for integrating the Pencil's functionality has been made available to third-party developers as well.
The SDK includes palm-on-display ignore, "rubbing", simple pairing, and all the track features available in Paper. With the arrival of iOS 8 then the ability will also increase stylus to respond to pressure and change the properties of the track accordingly.
Source: 9to5Mac
Foursquare is set to completely overhaul its main app (23/7)
Jablíčkář already informed about adjustments in the additional Foursquare application for reporting visited places (check-ins).
Now, this information is complemented by the announcement of a redesign of the main mobile application for access to Foursquare, the appearance of which will be adapted to the individual way of use of each individual user.
“No two people see the world exactly the same, so no two people will have the same experience with the app. Once you share some information about yourself with Foursquare – by defining your tastes, following experts, or just hanging out for a few days – the app will be 100% yours.”
The new Foursquare app will also get a new icon and include a "check-in" button if the user also has Swarm installed.
Source: iMore
New applications
Modern Combat 5
Modern Combat 5 is another in a series of copies of games from the Call of Duty series from Gameloft developers. However, this is one of the few cases where the "copy" is perhaps better than the "original". Modern Combat 5 was mainly inspired by the basic game system and theme, but the execution seems to be at a higher level. The singleplayer is a story containing six chapters, which are further divided into missions. The latter is linked to multiplayer, so both modes not only share unlocked weapons, but access to higher levels is also dependent on playing both. Playing multiplayer is necessary to unlock other chapters, but there is an alternative in the form of short, complementary missions.
The game is graphically at a very high level, it contains many spectacular scenes of explosions and action, in single player there is also the possibility to watch and control the bullet as it travels through the air to its target in slow motion.
Modern Combat 5 has no in-app payments, dealing with piracy by requiring you to be online while playing. It is available in the App Store for 5,99 euros.
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Matter
Matter is a new photo editing app from Pixite. If you are familiar with applications such as Tangent, Fragment or Union, you already know that this is not another one of dozens of applications that adjust contrast, colors, etc. and add filters. Matter allows you to insert 3D objects into photos, which are effectively integrated through the ability of objects to reflect light depending on the content of the image and create shadows.
It is possible to further manipulate the inserted objects widely, change their size and position (even embed parts in the image - e.g. water), transparency, color. The application can also generate animated images with moving objects, which it then exports as a short video. There are 64 3D objects, 11 styles (reflectivity, transparency, etc.), 63 colors and a fluid palette and tools for better integration of objects into images and shadow editing.
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Through a clear application, you can easily create futuristic/abstract looking images, which, at least for now, are not so common on Instagram and other networks.
Matter is available in the App Store for 1,79 euros.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
With Michael Bay's big-budget Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coming to theaters soon, it's time to excite potential viewers with the game. In it, the player chooses one of the four main turtle characters, after which he fights against many opponents using a fairly rich menu of attacks. To initiate them, the finger can move across the display in three directions and also simply bump into it. By avoiding the attacks of the opponents, the player gets the opportunity to use a combo. Playing unlocks options for improving the effectiveness of turtle attacks, and of course there are also leaderboards.
The game includes in-app payments and is available on the App Store for €3,59.
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Important update
Fantastic 2.1
The decimal version of the popular calendar for iPhone, iPad and Mac mainly brings the "snooze" function, which allows you to postpone the notification for a later reminder. The ability to add people and places to events, reminders of birthdays and events to which the user was invited, a preview of events when copying and moving, keyboard shortcuts when using an external keyboard, modified color in the weekly view and several other improvements have also been added. On the occasion of the release of the new version, all three forms of the application were discounted by up to 50%. Fantastical 2 for iPhone is available for 4,99 euros, for iPad for 8,99 euros and for Mac (Fantastical) for 8,99 euros.
iOS version of Gmail updated with better Google Drive integration
Google has updated its Gmail iOS app to version 3.14159, adding better integration with Google Drive. It is now possible to save attachments directly to Google Drive, so you can access them from anywhere and at the same time save space. Users now also have the option to insert Google Drive files directly into the message. New options for account management and the ability to change your profile picture have also been added.
OneDrive
OneDrive is an app for accessing Microsoft's cloud storage. In its new version, the ability to work with the AirDrop function was added to it, allowing wireless file sharing between iOS devices. Other improvements are adjustments to the quality of the played video depending on the available connection speed and the option to turn off the automatic backup of captured videos.
We also informed you:
- Google's new iOS apps: YouTube Creator Studio and Google Analytics
- Facebook introduced a new "Save" feature for saving content
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