Tag archive: Rome

For tourists who prefer to explore a city without having to dodge the crowds of locals who populate it, Wednesday might be just the day to take a look around the Italian capital of Rome – just so long as you don't believe the recent prediction regarding the city. As the BBC reports, an apparent prediction of a quake hitting the capital on May 11 has alarmed its residents to such am extent that there has been an 18 percent jump in the… Read More

Many have questioned the decision to limit Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood to a single city (even if that city was the massive Rome), while the previous games had multiple locations, each with their own look and feel. Judging by the newly released video below, that decision was not to limit the game, but instead to make a firm connection between Ezio and the massive city of Rome, that he will be fighting to save. In Assassin's Creed… Read More

The glory that was Rome lives again in 3D splendor in Google Earth. The popular service has reconstructed the most famous city of the ancient world, giving visitors a chance to zoom around 6,700 buildings and more than 250 place marks. The 200 buildings already well known to scholars have been rendered as faithfully as possibly. Google teamed with Virginia University and Past Perfect Productions on the venture, and the 3D models are… Read More

If you’re too cheap to spring for a $160-a-month cable package, but still want to catch Tony Soprano knocking off a few guys now and then, HBO now offers a slightly more affordable way to access its programming: iTunes.  HBO and Apple jointly announced on Tuesday that many of the cable channel’s programs have arrived at the iTunes store for download. Apple will initially offer six HBO series on iTunes, including The… Read More

Have you ever had the wild desire to experience ancient Rome? Thanks to a project called Rome Reborn, you might just have the chance. The Rome of 320 A.D., when the city was at the zenith of its power, has been digitally recreated in 3D.   The massive undertaking comes from the Virginia Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities. It’s been 10 years in the making, using scans of the Plastico di Roma Antica model kept at… Read More

If you are a big sports fan and in the market for a new mobile phone and service provider, Verizon may have the deal you have been looking for. Announced today, Verizon Wireless customers that sign up for the company's V CAST service will be able to receive various ESPN content including real-time sports news, scores and information, including scoring alerts and even video content. “ESPN has built the best wireless sports… Read More

While meeting with a bank in Rome, Italy, today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told Reuters the company will disclose key APIs which will enable security software developers like Symantec and McAfee to tie into the kernel in Windows Vista, as well as suppress Microsoft's own security warnings which could be triggered by installing third-party security software. The move neatly addresses two sources of complaint about Microsoft's… Read More

Midway Games has shipped Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War, its real-time strategy games which enables heros to play as one of four ancient empires, guiding troops, managing resources, and planning strategy as the conflicts unfold. But, in a unique twist Rise & Fall lets players jump into the heart of combat as a historic general commanding side-by-side with his troops. Using the Hero Command feature, players can choose… Read More

Google and Columbia Pictures today said they were launching a series of online puzzles tied into the movie studio's upcoming "The Da Vinci Code" movie debut on May 19. "The Da Vinci Code" Quest on Google, as a skills based contest, will be open to puzzle fans in the U.S., UK and Australia. "The Da Vinci Code" Quest on Google, said the two companies, consists of 24 days of online puzzles to "challenge movie fans of all… Read More

2K Games, a Take-Two Interactive Software publishing label, and Firaxis Games yesterday announced they were developing a new city building strategy game inspired by the world of Sid Meier's Civilization. CivCity: Rome is being developed by Firefly Studios, the creators of the Stronghold franchise, and should be available for the PC this summer. In CivCity: Rome, said 2K Games,