{"id":53416,"date":"2013-10-18T17:00:42","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=53416"},"modified":"2025-07-02T01:05:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:05:19","slug":"the-softonic-minute-avast-windows-8-1-lego-marvel-and-angry-birds-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-softonic-minute-avast-windows-8-1-lego-marvel-and-angry-birds-go\/","title":{"rendered":"The Softonic Minute: avast!, Windows 8.1, LEGO: Marvel, and Angry Birds GO!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>avast! 2014<\/strong> has been released, <strong>Angry Birds GO!<\/strong> gets a launch date, <strong>LEGO<\/strong> offers a demo of its new <strong>Marvel Super Heroes game<\/strong>, and Windows 8 gets its first update with <strong>the arrival of Windows 8.1<\/strong>. Check out this week&#8217;s hottest software news on <strong>The Softonic Minute<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div>\nDefault player\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- By use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C  found at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/.  --><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><object><\/object><\/p>\n<p><!--  This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon as the line is read by the browser. If you wish to have the player instantiated only after the rest of the HTML is processed and the page load is complete, remove the line. --><\/p>\n<p>brightcove.createExperiences();<\/p>\n<p><!-- End of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/avast-2014-out-now\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">avast! 2014 now available<\/a><\/strong>. avast! has launched its 2014 product line. Its most popular software is the <a href=\"http:\/\/avast.en.softonic.com\/\">free antivirus<\/a>, which has been revamped once again with a brand new look. Its biggest concern this year, however, was to make the fastest and lightest antivirus on the market.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/angry-birds-go-arriving-dec-11\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Angry Birds GO! gets a release date<\/a><\/strong>. Rovio has announced December 11th, 2013 as the release date for Angry Birds GO! The Mario Kart style game, featuring the classic Angry Birds and Bad Piggies characters from the extremely popular Angry Birds game series, promises hours of fun for iPhone, iPad and Android.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/lego-marvel-super-heroes-pc-demo-out-now\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LEGO: Marvel Super Heroes publishes a demo<\/a>.<\/strong> The new game, featuring your favorite Marvel superheroes as LEGO men, shows off the aesthetics and sharp sense of humor that we&#8217;ve come to expect from LEGO games. According to its creators, no game has ever included this many Marvel characters. See for yourself and <a href=\"http:\/\/lego-marvel-super-heroes.en.softonic.com\/\">check out the free demo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/windows-8-1-out-now\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows 8.1 has arrived<\/a>.<\/strong> The long awaited update for Windows 8 is now <a href=\"http:\/\/windows-8-1.en.softonic.com\/\">available to download<\/a>. The Home button, as well as full integration with Bing and SkyDrive, are just a few of the highlights of the updated OS. If you already have Windows 8, the upgrade is free. If not, you can always try out the 90-day free trial before taking the plunge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be sure to check out the rest of our Softonic Minutes <a href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/t\/softonic-minute\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>avast! 2014 has been released, Angry Birds GO! gets a launch date, LEGO offers a demo of its new Marvel Super Heroes game, and Windows 8 gets its first update with the arrival of Windows 8.1. Check out this week&#8217;s hottest software news on The Softonic Minute. 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