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Director Christopher Nolan has moved his cast and crew to Los Angeles to continue shooting on The Dark Knight Rises. Spotted on set for the first time was Morgan Freeman, who reprises his role as Lucius Fox.

source http://www.movieweb.com/news/morgan-freeman-arrives-on-the-dark-knight-rises-l-a-set

We reported last week that “Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace” included in this release would replace the puppet version of the Yoda character with a computer-generated creation. Read the rest of this entry »

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Nikon 50mm f/1.8 G (IMG Copyright Nikon.com)

In a hybrid cross from a review and a blog posting, I recently got my hands on Nikon’s newest Nifty-50.  This lens is a brilliant performer… Read the rest of this entry »

So as many of you may know, APB was an mmoshooter cops and robbers game that was hosted by real time worlds back in 2010.  Well….it died…it’s unfortunate.  There is yet a ray of hope for you fans out there.  Real time worlds’ mmoshooter, APB, was purchased by a free to play game company called gamersfirst.  Gamersfirst has spent the last few months, restoring the game in a free to play style, and have just gone into open beta on monday.

For those who still don’t know, you can get into the APB open beta right now at www.gamersfirst.com.

If you played in the old days you may be thinking “what about weapons balancing and hackers?”.  Well I’m proud to say that gamersfirst has been on top of every single item that plague the original.  Weapns are far more balanced as well as cars, progression and unlocks have become more straightforward, and the hackers have been kept as low as possible.  There will always be hackers but at least gamersfirst it taking it much more seriously then RTW (real time worlds).  Punkbuster, the game’s anti-cheat program, has been helping in this matter.  If you’ve encountered a hacker in game, chances are they’re banned by now.  Gamersfirst has been right on top of everything and I’m personally very happy to be back in game.

So take the time to check out the new apb.  I believe it will be worth your while to give it a chance.

(Sorry for the odd format, I’m making this article from my tablet, and i’ll refine the layout later.)

Assuming people still read AvidTechno, I’d like to extend my hand in re-welcoming you to the site.  I’d like to promise frequent updates but as we all know, life gets in the way, and this is not our full time job.

With that said, I’d like to begin posting articles every Monday and Friday at least. (I speak on behalf of myself and no one else on the AT crew).  on Wednesday’s I’d like to start a segment that posts weekly (name TBD).

Lets get rockin.  Tomorrow, Friday the 27th of May, expect the first article in my schedule.

-Dan

Should you wish to, you may send Daniel Frazier, the author of this post, an email at daniel.frazier@avidtechno.com

Also please feel free to email me on topics you’d like to see written on the website.  I’m open to suggestions.