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CyanogenMod 11 Screencast video recording is as easy as taking a screenshot

One of Android KitKat\’s new features is a way for developers to easily make video recordings with the SDK, but what about every day users? After previously demonstrating display streaming software, CyanogenMod developer Koushik Dutta has released a new beta app in the Play Store (join the Google+ Community first for access) that simplifies the process. It does require users to be on one of the latest nightly builds of CyanogenMod 11 to work, but once loaded it can make recording a video of one\’s screen just as simple as taking a screenshot. As demonstrated in a video (embedded after the break), users can even activate it with the volume up + power combo on a Nexus 5, just like the volume down + power button that takes a screenshot.

If you\’re not on CyanogenMod there is still hope however, as Dutta revealed over the weekend that he has it working on any rooted device running Android 4.4.1, and may have a way for it to operate even on hardware that\’s not rooted. Koush has been a busy guy lately, also revealing that Google may add Android-to-Chromecast mirroring soon and releasing a new version of his media streaming AllCast app, we almost feel bad about hoping the Cast SDK adds on a few new opportunities.

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Dungeon Defenders

Although Dungeon Defenders can still be installed off Play, it is not possible to install the additional data files needed to run it, so you can’t play it any longer. There was, for a while at least, a beta of the next DD game, but I didn’t catch it in time.

Dungeon Hunter 4

Making progress now in the game. Finally hit my first PvP area. Haven’t tried it yet, though. In addition, I’ve finally decided to try the Blood Arena area. I can get a few monsters in, but die pretty quickly. Some of the monsters there are quite tough. Others, fall quite easily. The more often and better I fight in the arena, the better my score, and the better the prizes I collect at the end of the week.

Dungeon Hunter 4 (blenderfox.com)
Gameloft Updates Dungeon Hunter 4 with Blood Match Weekly Tournaments (news.softpedia.com)

Dungeon Hunter 4

Found a new Android Game to entertain myself now. Dungeon Hunter 4.

It’s a Dungeon Crawler and has some nice graphics. A bit hungry on the CPU so has a tendency to jump on older hardware, but has a decent storyline (so far), and there’s VOICES, and as an additional bonus, I’m not hearing many American accents. I picked a Warmage as my character as I have thing for mages, and even though the game is freemium, I haven’t had the need to really spend much money on it, and there’s not many features that demand you to buy in-app purchases to continue. The only one that does is the Wheel of Fate which is a gambling game, anyway. Plus you can play the lowest rung (Bronze level) for free once a day.

I’m L13 at the moment, enjoying it, even if I do die on a couple of higher-level dungeons.

Oh, also, shoutout to anyone who knows the significance of my character’s name. ;-)

Google rolling out ‘I’m feeling lucky radio’ to Play Music on Android and the web

I saw this on the latest update to Play Music the other day. Must say, I’m enjoying it.

Google rolling out ‘I’m feeling lucky radio’ to Play Music on Android and the web.

The Sims FreePlay

I’ve just started play The Sims FreePlay on my Android tablet. It’s a Freemium game (i.e. it’s free, but you have option in-game purchases) and I have to think that the people at EA seem to have some dark humour. Here’s an example. I planted some tomatoes, which have a high XP, but only if they grow. And that’s a big IF. Tomatoes, like some of the other items in the game have a chance to do something else. With some, it’s burning, with others, its spawning a monster. Tomatoes spawns a “Sim-eating Monster” and the only option is to “Negotiate” with it. Which then turns into a fight, and within the fight, you get your sim in a position which looks like s/he is… well, almost doing something a little out of the ordinary…

Dungeon Defenders

I re-setup my ASUS Transformer TF101 with AOKP and decided to reinstall the apps from Google Play. Fortunately, it keeps track of everything you installed, so all I had to do was scroll down and start clicking install on everything I wanted back. One of the ones I had completely forgotten about, was Dungeon Defenders: Second Wave. It’s not visible in the market anymore, but you can still download it.

Since it’s been disabled, the in-game purchases no longer work, but then again, you don’t necessarily need it to play the game.

The game is still a good, fun, tower-defence 3D game. And I found that there’s a beta of Dungeon Defenders 2 available, but you have to request a beta invite. I won’t be doing that because I’m only playing DD casually, and irratically.

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