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When Torchlight was ported on the Linux, for a Humble Bundle Collection, all the Linux users were very happy. As it turned out, the game has a very nasty bug that made the faces of the main characters disappears.

Numerous requests have been made towards the developers from Runic Games to fix this problem, but they have been rather busy with Torchlight ... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 22:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Torchlight-Finally-Gets-Character-Faces-on-Linux-After-Six-Months-355006.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Torchlight-Finally-Gets-Character-Faces-on-Linux-After-Six-Months-355006.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/FIFA-and-Madden-Ignite-Engine-for-Xbox-One-and-PS4-Gets-Official-Trailer-354998.shtml
The team states, "games will be alive with Human Intelligence. True Player Motion. Living Worlds."

During the reveal event for the Xbox One from Microsoft EA Sports revealed that the Ignite engine will be used for games like FIFA 14, UFC, Madden NFL 25 and NBA LIVE 14.<... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 22:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/FIFA-and-Madden-Ignite-Engine-for-Xbox-One-and-PS4-Gets-Official-Trailer-354998.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/FIFA-and-Madden-Ignite-Engine-for-Xbox-One-and-PS4-Gets-Official-Trailer-354998.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dumitrescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-s-Latest-Viral-Chromebook-Ad-Is-For-Dads-Video-354966.shtml
Since a "For Moms" clip has been around for a couple of months now, racking up more than 12 million views in the process, perhaps it was about time dads got some attention as well.

The clip is simple and short, like the previous ones, but once again it drives home the point of Chromebooks. They’re laptops you can use anytime, anywhere, for anything. For when you need something to ju... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 21:51:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-s-Latest-Viral-Chromebook-Ad-Is-For-Dads-Video-354966.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-s-Latest-Viral-Chromebook-Ad-Is-For-Dads-Video-354966.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Lucian Parfeni) http://news.softpedia.com/news/phpMyAdmin-4-0-2-RC1-Is-Available-for-Testing-355005.shtml
There aren't many changes from the previous release, but an RC means that they are getting closer to a stable version.

Highlights of phpMyAdmin 4.0.2 RC1:

• The users can use the browse function when the table name contains keyword "call";
• The table sorting in the navigation panel is no longer case-sensitive;... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 21:41:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/phpMyAdmin-4-0-2-RC1-Is-Available-for-Testing-355005.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/phpMyAdmin-4-0-2-RC1-Is-Available-for-Testing-355005.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-of-Tanks-Update-8-6-Adds-Better-Balance-Self-Propelled-Guns-354996.shtml
Mike Zhivets, a producer on World of Tanks, states, “Artillery gameplay is going to feel a lot more balanced with a normal ten tier structure, making advancing through that class of armor more comfortable for players.”

T... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 21:41:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-of-Tanks-Update-8-6-Adds-Better-Balance-Self-Propelled-Guns-354996.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-of-Tanks-Update-8-6-Adds-Better-Balance-Self-Propelled-Guns-354996.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dumitrescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/DOTA-2-Sets-New-Concurrent-Player-Record-on-Steam-354993.shtml
The company, cited by VG247, states that 329,977 players were playing DOTA 2 around the time when the qualifiers of The International tournament was taking place.

The previous record, also set by DOTA 2, stood at around 297,000 gamers.

DOTA 2 is s... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 21:41:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/DOTA-2-Sets-New-Concurrent-Player-Record-on-Steam-354993.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/DOTA-2-Sets-New-Concurrent-Player-Record-on-Steam-354993.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dumitrescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Team-Fortress-2-for-Linux-Receives-Yet-Another-Patch-355004.shtml
Team Fortress 2 features a large number of multiplayer modes, such as Capture the Flag, Control Point, Payload, Arena, King of the Hill and more. Players can choose one of the nine classes: Scout, Soldier, Pyro, Demoman, Heavy, Engineer, Medic, Sniper, and Spy.

Highlights of the Team Fortress 2 update:

• A bad material ... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 21:31:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Team-Fortress-2-for-Linux-Receives-Yet-Another-Patch-355004.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Team-Fortress-2-for-Linux-Receives-Yet-Another-Patch-355004.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/LibTIFF-Vulnerabilities-Fixed-in-Ubuntu-13-04-355003.shtml
According to Canonical, LibTIFF could be made to crash or run programs, as the user’s login, if it opened a specially crafted file.

It was discovered discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain malformed images when using the tiff2pdf tool. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially c... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 21:08:00 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/LibTIFF-Vulnerabilities-Fixed-in-Ubuntu-13-04-355003.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/LibTIFF-Vulnerabilities-Fixed-in-Ubuntu-13-04-355003.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Revengeance-Xbox-360-Did-Not-Launch-in-Japan-Because-of-Poor-Console-Performance-354997.shtml
Yuji Korekado, a producer working on the game, tells the official Hideo Kojima podcast that, “Around last year, Xbox 360 sales didn’t really grow. If we did release that, there was talk that it would be rough on the brand.”

It is unclear how a small nu... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 21:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Revengeance-Xbox-360-Did-Not-Launch-in-Japan-Because-of-Poor-Console-Performance-354997.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Revengeance-Xbox-360-Did-Not-Launch-in-Japan-Because-of-Poor-Console-Performance-354997.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dumitrescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nokia-Details-Exclusive-Lumia-Features-in-Latest-Foursquare-Release-354902.shtml Last week, Foursquare announced a new flavor of its Windows Phone 8 application, one that arrived on Nokia’s Lumia smartphones with a series of exclusive features, and the company took its time to provide some more details on them.

The latest Foursquare release arrived on devices as the result of a collabora... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 20:51:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nokia-Details-Exclusive-Lumia-Features-in-Latest-Foursquare-Release-354902.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nokia-Details-Exclusive-Lumia-Features-in-Latest-Foursquare-Release-354902.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Battlefield-4-Pre-Orders-Bring-Free-China-Rising-DLC-355002.shtml
The downloadable content pack includes four maps for gamers to explore, high tech gears to equip and use and new vehicles to drive and fight against.

The DICE teams says on the official site that China Rising will allow player to, "Fight for dominance across the vast and majestic Chin... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 20:43:00 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Battlefield-4-Pre-Orders-Bring-Free-China-Rising-DLC-355002.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Battlefield-4-Pre-Orders-Bring-Free-China-Rising-DLC-355002.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dumitrescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Watch-Greenpeace-Sends-Pigs-Flying-Over-Nuclear-Plant-in-Sweden-354958.shtml
Long story short, the greenheads flew a paramotor glider over the Ringhals nuclear power plant in southwest Sweden and showered it with pig-shaped balloons.

“And once again we see that nuclear reactors are both vulnerable and unprotected from threats – deliberate or accidental - from the air.”

“The next tim... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 20:41:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Watch-Greenpeace-Sends-Pigs-Flying-Over-Nuclear-Plant-in-Sweden-354958.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Watch-Greenpeace-Sends-Pigs-Flying-Over-Nuclear-Plant-in-Sweden-354958.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Weather-and-Climate-Related-Events-Displaced-Nearly-30-Million-People-in-2012-354928.shtml Only a few days back, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center issued a new report documenting how many people were forced to flee their homes because of disasters that took place in 2012 alone.

Long story short, said year witnessed the displacement of 32.4 million people. Of these, a whopping 98% wer... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 20:41:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Weather-and-Climate-Related-Events-Displaced-Nearly-30-Million-People-in-2012-354928.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Weather-and-Climate-Related-Events-Displaced-Nearly-30-Million-People-in-2012-354928.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Mediterranean-Diet-Makes-Cancer-Cells-Mortal-Researchers-Say-354815.shtml A new research carried out by a team of scientists working with the Ohio State University has revealed that the Mediterranean diet might help fight cancer by compelling cancer cells to become “mortal.”

The specialists explain that, as several previous investigations have shown, cancer cells thrive thanks ... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 20:41:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Mediterranean-Diet-Makes-Cancer-Cells-Mortal-Researchers-Say-354815.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Mediterranean-Diet-Makes-Cancer-Cells-Mortal-Researchers-Say-354815.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Picture-of-the-Day-Baby-Opossums-Monkey-Around-on-a-Branch-354773.shtml
The cute creatures might be young, yet they are also pretty determined to go about exploring their surroundings. Unfortunately, they don't exactly master the technique of keeping their balance.

Hence their looking as if they are about to fall.

Ronald Wittek says that, after a few desperate attempts to return to safety, the baby possums managed t... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 20:41:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Picture-of-the-Day-Baby-Opossums-Monkey-Around-on-a-Branch-354773.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Picture-of-the-Day-Baby-Opossums-Monkey-Around-on-a-Branch-354773.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/TextExpander-2-0-iOS-Goes-Live-with-Fill-In-Snippets-354952.shtml
TextExpander 2 on iOS adds support for fill-in snippets, as well as formatted snippets and note text for iOS 6 users (accessible via "Format…" menu item).

You get Copy and Send email actions with support for formatted text, as well as an "Insert…" menu item for macros (date, time, clipboard contents, and fill-in... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 20:31:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/TextExpander-2-0-iOS-Goes-Live-with-Fill-In-Snippets-354952.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/TextExpander-2-0-iOS-Goes-Live-with-Fill-In-Snippets-354952.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Irish-Potato-Famine-Mystery-Finally-Solved-354834.shtml
A team of researchers now say that they have finally pinned down the pathogen responsible for this event.

With the help of dried leaf cuttings dating back to roughly 170 years ago, the scientists discovered that the fungal disease that caused the destruction of Ireland’s potato crops in the 19th century was the so-called HERB-1 strain of Phytophthora... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 20:21:01 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Irish-Potato-Famine-Mystery-Finally-Solved-354834.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Irish-Potato-Famine-Mystery-Finally-Solved-354834.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Watch-Gods-and-Assassin-s-Creed-IV-Confirmed-for-Xbox-One-355001.shtml
The company says that it has six titles in development for the new hardware but that four are secret projects that will be shown later, probably during E3 2013.

Yves Guillemot, co-founder and chief executive officer at Ubisoft, states, "The next generation of consoles will reinvigorate our industry and ... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 20:20:00 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Watch-Gods-and-Assassin-s-Creed-IV-Confirmed-for-Xbox-One-355001.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Watch-Gods-and-Assassin-s-Creed-IV-Confirmed-for-Xbox-One-355001.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dumitrescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Get-Rochard-on-Steam-for-Linux-with-a-75-Discount-354973.shtml
Rochard is a 2D platformer that relies on physics for its gameplay. You control the main character and his powerful G-Lifter in a story narrated by the famous Jon St. John (voice of Duke Nukem).

A 50% discount also applies to the newly release Rochard: Hard Times DLC, which is also available for Linux.

Linux S... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 20:11:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Get-Rochard-on-Steam-for-Linux-with-a-75-Discount-354973.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Get-Rochard-on-Steam-for-Linux-with-a-75-Discount-354973.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Deforestation-Rates-in-the-Brazilian-Amazon-Up-by-88-When-Compared-to-Last-Year-354878.shtml
Thus, these greenheads maintain that, according to their investigations and official reports, roughly 606 square miles of rainforest were cleared in this part of the world between April 2012 and April 2013.

However, just 322 square miles of rainforest in the Brazilian A... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 20:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Deforestation-Rates-in-the-Brazilian-Amazon-Up-by-88-When-Compared-to-Last-Year-354878.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Deforestation-Rates-in-the-Brazilian-Amazon-Up-by-88-When-Compared-to-Last-Year-354878.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Traffic-Air-Pollution-Likely-to-Cause-Hyperactivity-in-Kids-354780.shtml Data compiled and analyzed by a team of researchers says that early-life exposure to air pollution caused by traffic ups a child's chances of being hyperactive when at the age of 7.

The specialists now saying that there is a link between traffic-related air pollution and higher hyperactivity scores base their claims on in... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 20:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Traffic-Air-Pollution-Likely-to-Cause-Hyperactivity-in-Kids-354780.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Traffic-Air-Pollution-Likely-to-Cause-Hyperactivity-in-Kids-354780.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Battlefield-4-Launches-on-Xbox-One-on-October-29-354999.shtml
The team working on the new first person shooter has not said whether it has plans to deliver exclusive content on any of the platforms.

Battlefield 4 will introduce the new Frostbite 3 engine and will aim ... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 19:55:00 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Battlefield-4-Launches-on-Xbox-One-on-October-29-354999.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Battlefield-4-Launches-on-Xbox-One-on-October-29-354999.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dumitrescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Maltreated-Children-Are-More-Likely-to-Become-Obese-Adults-354900.shtml Those who used to be maltreated (physically and verbally abused) when they were merely kids have higher odds of being obese adults, says a research published in this week's issue of the journal Molecular Psychiatry.

The link between maltreatment in childhood and obesity rates in adulthood was established by a team of King'... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 19:51:01 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Maltreated-Children-Are-More-Likely-to-Become-Obese-Adults-354900.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Maltreated-Children-Are-More-Likely-to-Become-Obese-Adults-354900.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-to-Launch-Surface-Tablets-in-Korea-on-June-11-354872.shtml
While no details have been provided on pricing and accessories, the company revealed that both the Surface RT and the Pro would go on sale at the same time, with some product demos to be installed in temporary stores at the Gangnam and Yongsan stations on May 22.

In addition, Microsoft is also working to launch the Surf... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 19:51:01 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-to-Launch-Surface-Tablets-in-Korea-on-June-11-354872.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-to-Launch-Surface-Tablets-in-Korea-on-June-11-354872.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Bogdan Popa) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Watch-Shocking-Video-Sheds-Light-on-How-Primates-in-the-Entertainment-Industry-Feel-354868.shtml
Wishing to raise awareness about how the animals abused in this manner must feel, green-oriented group PETA has released a rather shocking video, made available to you above.

The idea behind this video is fairly simple: no human being could ever stand being abused in such ways, so odds are that chimps and other ap... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 19:41:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Watch-Shocking-Video-Sheds-Light-on-How-Primates-in-the-Entertainment-Industry-Feel-354868.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Watch-Shocking-Video-Sheds-Light-on-How-Primates-in-the-Entertainment-Industry-Feel-354868.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Xbox-One-NFL-Partnership-Will-Change-Football-Forever-354991.shtml
The NFL management and Microsoft will introduce new ways for gamers to watch the matches, including via a new streaming service that will get more details later during the year.

Fans will be able to watch a game while at the same time interacting online w... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 19:41:00 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Xbox-One-NFL-Partnership-Will-Change-Football-Forever-354991.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Xbox-One-NFL-Partnership-Will-Change-Football-Forever-354991.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dumitrescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prison-Food-Is-Making-O-J-Simpson-Fat-He-Claims-354920.shtml O.J. Simpson is hopeful that he’ll be out of prison soon, telling the New York Post through “inside sources” that he’s thinking of embarking on a college speaking tour once he’s out. He also explains why he’s gained so much weight since last seen in public.

Simpson, who was acquitted of the murder ... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 19:31:01 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prison-Food-Is-Making-O-J-Simpson-Fat-He-Claims-354920.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prison-Food-Is-Making-O-J-Simpson-Fat-He-Claims-354920.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Elena Gorgan) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Xbox-One-Is-Not-Always-Online-Introduces-Used-Game-Fees-354994.shtml
Don Mattrick, the president of the Interactive Entertainment division at Microsoft, states during the reveal event that gamers will be able to use the new Xbox One without connecting to the Internet.

All individual game purchases will be linked to the individu... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 19:12:00 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Xbox-One-Is-Not-Always-Online-Introduces-Used-Game-Fees-354994.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Xbox-One-Is-Not-Always-Online-Introduces-Used-Game-Fees-354994.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dumitrescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Garry-s-Mod-Confirmed-on-Steam-for-Linux-354965.shtml
In case you didn’t know, Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox based upon the Source engine used in Half-Life 2.

The developer is not a fan of the Linux platform and even tricked the Linux users, on April 1, with false news about Garry's Mod.

The information about the Linux version is taken from the CDR database and by no means i... (read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 19:11:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Garry-s-Mod-Confirmed-on-Steam-for-Linux-354965.shtml Global http://news.softpedia.com/news/Garry-s-Mod-Confirmed-on-Steam-for-Linux-354965.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Sub4Del-Review-354732.shtml Empty folders are bound to appear on the computer at one point or another, especially when you create a temporary space to hold your work. Getting rid of these items for better managing said space can be pretty tedious when done manually.

But there are easier solutions, such as Sub4Del, which can complete eliminate the empty spaces in a couple of clicks, literally.read more)]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Global http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Sub4Del-Review-354732.shtml Global http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Sub4Del-Review-354732.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Ilascu)