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EB Games Expo, commonly known as EB Expo or EBX, is a video game trade fair / convention held annually in Australia. It is organised by EB Games Australia. It is used by many video game developers to show off their upcoming games and game-related hardware. Unlike E3, EB Expo allows members of the general public to attend. EB Expo is Australia's largest games event with over 38,000 attending the show in 2013.[1] The most recent show was held in 2016 from 30 September to 2 October. EB Games Expo 2011 was held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre from 15–16 October it was the first time the event was open to the public. The expo was attended by 14,278 people and 26 exhibitors. EB Games Expo 2012 was held at the Sydney Showground from 5–7 October, and was the first time it was held at the venue. It was announced during the Friday and Saturday 'Twilight Spectacular' shows that the Expo will be held at the same location in 2013 and 2014, as part of a 3-year contract for the event organiser.
EB Games Expo 2014 was held at the Sydney Showground from 3–5 October. Sessions were from 9am to 3pm and from 3pm to 9pm. Twilight session was only allowed for persons 15+ Main article: EB Games Expo 2015 The 2015 edition of the EB Games Expo ran from 2–4 October 2015 at the Sydney Showground.[7] The event had two "daylight" and "twilight" sessions, each 6 and 4 hours in length respectively, on 2 and 3 October, with one 6 hour session on 4 October, following the same format as the previous two years. The Dome (Hall 1), Ross Pavilion (Hall 2) and Binnie Pavilion (Hall 3) will once again host the exhibition floor itself. The Expo was the third to showcase games for the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One, and will be the fifth to showcase games for the Wii U. Multi-platform games Star Wars: Battlefront and Call of Duty: Black Ops III were available to play exclusively at Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation stand. Main article: EB Games Expo 2016 The sixth annual running of the EB Games took place at the Sydney Showground from 30 September to 2 October 2016.
PlayStation VR made its second and final appearance before its commercial release in October 2016.[9] Ubisoft's lineup of games for 2016-17 release included Watch Dogs 2, For Honor, Just Dance 2017, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Steep and South Park: The Fractured But Whole. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China Macao Special Administrative Region of China Taiwan, Province of China United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America Rio Sound & Vision New absolute control system A whole lot of fun 12 minute battery lifeDrone 2.0 flying quadricopter provides a far better control system than the original model, making it much easier to fly. However, its build quality remains questionable, battery life is poor and it is pretty expensive for what is essentially a toy, albeit an impressive one. Would you buy this?Drone, a flying "quadricopter" controlled via an iOS device, was an impressive piece of technology but it was overpriced, difficult to accurately control and had questionable build quality.
Parrot claims the new AR.Drone 2.0 addresses some of these issues but is it a big enough improvement over the original?Like its predecessor, the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that uses Wi-Fi technology to connect to an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch (and now an Android device) where it can be piloted using augmented reality. In layman's terms, this is a helicopter with four blades that's controlled via a specially designed app for iOS and Android devices. Drone 2.0 generates its own Wi-Fi network on-board, without the need of an Internet connection or wireless router to get started.Getting it started is perhaps the best thing about the Parrot AR.Charge the included battery, download the AR.Freeflight app (a free download for iOS and Android devices) and connect to the AR.Drone 2.0's own Wi-Fi network in a few simple steps and you're immediately ready to fly. It's that kind of effortless user experience that makes the AR.Drone what it intended to be: a whole lot of fun.
The biggest improvement the AR.Drone 2.0 offers over its predecessor is just how easy it is to fly. In an attempt to appeal to casual users, Parrot's "absolute control" mode ignores the orientation of the quadricopter and uses the person controlling the chopper as the reference point. Tilt your iPhone towards you and the AR.Drone 2.0 flies towards you, regardless what way the chopper is facing. Tilt it away from you and the Drone 2.0 flies away from you. It's really that simple and makes for a much better overall user experience than its predecessor. For more advanced users, Parrot allows you to switch to the more difficult flying mode (which uses the AR.Drone 2.0 itself as the reference point) if you wish.Another big improvement is the AR.Drone 2.0's ability to record 720p HD video and snap photos as you are flying, neither which were possible on the original AR.The quality of images and video recorded aren't going to win any awards, but the idea of recording your flight videos quickly becomes addictive.
Drone 2.0 allows users to save images or videos on a USB key through a USB port hidden next to the battery, while you can also upload any captured videos directly to YouTube, or still photos to Google's Picasa service through the AR.Both of these features worked without issues during our testing. A video of the AR.Drone 2.0 recording during testing. Parrot claims that the AR.Drone 2.0 is usable outdoors with winds up to 16kmph but we found it performed fairly poorly in the elements. In a park where our flight was protected by the surrounding trees and bushes, wind did hinder our experience. For the most part, flying up to three metres above ground level doesn't pose too many issues with slight wind. However, attempting to fly the AR.Drone 2.0 any higher than that is asking for trouble. Officially, Parrot says a new pressure sensor allows the AR.Drone 2.0 to fly up to six metres.Drone 2.0 offers impressive stability during indoor flying thanks to an ultrasound sensor. Once it has taken off the quadricopter simply hovers in mid-air, awaiting a command.
Keep in mind that you'll need a rather large indoor area to fly the AR.It is capable of manoeuvring down a narrow hallway, but the air the blades generate when flying makes it difficult to remain stable in confined spaces. Damage on the indoor hull of our review unit was noticeable after just a few flights.Drone 2.0 looks nearly identical to its predecessor but Parrot claims it has an improved design aimed to combat the rigours of flying (read: crashing). The new model weighs the same as the original (420g with indoor hull, 380g with outdoor hull) but Parrot says it identified the weakest points on the foam hull and reinforced them to make the product stronger. Despite Parrot's claims, however, damage on the indoor hull of our review unit was still noticeable after just a few flights. Like we experienced on the original model, the foam on our AR.Drone 2.0 review unit chipped and cracked in various places after just a few flights. The visible damage did not appear to affect flying performance but on a unit commanding $300, we would have appreciated a design that didn't highlight so much wear and tear.
Thankfully, almost all of the parts can be purchased separately and replaced if need be. We think you'll certainly need this extra insurance: after just a few flights we managed to break the arm of one of the chopper blades, as our AR.Drone 2.0 went crashing helplessly into the grass during a routine test flight. Images or videos can be saved on a USB key thanks to a USB port hidden next to the battery.Unfortunately, Parrot hasn't managed to improve the battery life of the AR.Drone 2.0, which provides just 12 minutes of flying time before needing a 90 minute recharge. While we certainly don't doubt the battery challenges when it comes to a flying device packing this much technology, poor battery life is undoubtedly one of the AR.Drone 2.0's biggest weaknesses.Parrot includes two interchangeable hulls in the AR.Drone 2.0 sales package. The first is for indoors and protects the blades from crashes thanks to large, circular rings, while the second is for outdoor flying and leaves the blades exposed.