If you're someone who likes to discover new music & is sick of listening to your same old playlist again and again for the billionth time. Then check outwww.last.fm a good music site which recommends songs & different new artists to listen to based on the type of music that you currently listen to.
Now how it works is that you create an account on Last.fm, which takes a couple of minutes.
Then download the Last.fm Scrobbler software which links to your Windows Media Player, Winamp, iTunes.
What this does it records information of what all songs you have heard, how frequently you listen to certain songs of certain artists, what genre of music you prefer etc. Based on this information it uploads to the Last.FM website it gives a list of recommendations of songs & other artists to listen to.
This is an incredible website to find new & good music that suits your particular music taste.
Though an important warning the radio service & other functions are subscription based, which means you have to pay for these services & hence I would recommend staying clear of them.
Enjoy & hopefully this information has been useful.
Well its 2013 already & one THE most anticipated games GTA V ( Grand Theft Auto 5) is said to be released sometime in the second quarter of this year. Five extremely long years it has been since the release of GTA 4 which has gone down as one of the most successful games in recent history, having sold 3.6 million copies of the game on the very first day & has since gone on to sell more than 25 million copies worldwide & has been rated by some critics as one of the best console game of all time. So the new game in the highly successful albeit controversial video game series by developers Rockstar is definitely the most anticipated game this year.
It doesn't matter if you're an avid gamer or someone who on occasion might decide to play a video game, the GTA series has been able to attract all kinds of gamers. From stealing cars, to shooting, racing, driving boats, airplanes, helicopters etc there is so much that can be done when not following the main story line missions (which are incredibly well written). Almost everything in these games is done well from the environments to the gameplay mechanics to even the soundtrack.
So whats new in GTA V??
Well apart from a huge improvement in graphics from GTA 4, quite a lot. A highly detailed motion capture which was used in another of Rockstar's game LA Noire has been incorporated in GTA 5 and shows greater detail of facial expressions of characters. Now for the first time instead of one protagonist there are 3, which the player can switch from during certain missions, also when not on a mission the player can switch to any one of these characters. The setting for this game is a city called Los Santos, which is basically Los Angeles. The game includes more vehicles than any other GTA with the reintroduction of airplanes back to the series with fighter jet & other such aircrafts, also with submarines, bikes, helicopters, jet skis, ATV's & more number of cars, this should keep a lot of fans of the series happy. The driving mechanics have been significantly improved from GTA 4, & said to be more like a racing game rather than its predecessor. Also Fighting mechanics have improved & a new feature where the player can "flip-off" people has been added to the game ( which is pretty interesting). Also each protagonist has their own hobbies such as base jumping, jet skiing, yoga, triathlons,tennis, scuba diving or even going to the gym. Animals have also been introduced into the game, which is a first in the series such as dogs & sharks.
GTA V's single-player story is told through three player-controlled protagonists. They are Michael, Trevor and Franklin, criminals whose stories interconnect as they complete missions together. During story missions, the player can switch between the protagonists as they work together to accomplish an objective; in one such mission, Michael rappels down the side of a building, Franklin provides covering fire with a sniper rifle, and Trevor controls the getaway helicopter.
Premise of the game
The narrative of the game follows three characters with interconnected stories. Michael is a retired former bank robber in his early forties who lives with hisdysfunctional family on the proceeds of his former life in the upper-class suburb of Rockford Hills, based on Beverly Hills. Trevor Phillips, his former partner, lives alone in a trailer in the desert of Blaine County, his reckless and psychopathic behaviours being fuelled by a drug addiction. Franklin makes a living in Vespucci Beach — based on Venice Beach — as a repo man for an unscrupulous Armenian car dealership. The three acquaintances are drawn into Los Santos' criminal underworld "in the pursuit of the almighty American dollar". According to Dan Houser (writer of the GTA series), each of the protagonists is unlike any primary character that has appeared in a Grand Theft Auto title to date: Michael represents a protagonist who "won" and is now trying to adjust to life after his story has come to an end; Trevor is styled after a supporting character who has been re-cast in the role of protagonist; and Franklin is someone who has had no real exposure to a life of crime until the events of the game.
Though there is some terribly bad news for PC gamers, there has been NO news of a GTA V for the PC. Only a PS3 & Xbox 360 version is said to be released this spring. GTA 5 trailer #2..Enjoy
