{"id":73145,"date":"2014-09-19T17:41:03","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T15:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=73145"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:27:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:27:52","slug":"the-softonic-minute-ios-8-metal-gear-solid-5-google-maps-and-minecraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-softonic-minute-ios-8-metal-gear-solid-5-google-maps-and-minecraft\/","title":{"rendered":"The Softonic Minute: iOS 8, Metal Gear Solid 5, Google Maps and Minecraft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>iOS 8<\/strong> lands on the iPhone, Konami shows off the upcoming <strong>Metal Gear Solid 5<\/strong>, <strong>Google Maps<\/strong> lets you make your own maps, and <strong>Microsoft&#8230; buys Minecraft<\/strong>. Check out this week&#8217;s hottest software news in <strong>The Softonic Minute<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div>\nDefault player\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\nBy use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C \nfound at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/. \n--><\/p>\n<p><object><\/object><\/p>\n<p><!-- \nThis script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon\nas the line is read by the browser. If you wish to have the player instantiated only after\nthe rest of the HTML is processed and the page load is complete, remove the line.\n--><br \/>\nbrightcove.createExperiences();<\/p>\n<p><!-- End of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"iOS 8 released\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/ios-8-released-today\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOS 8 released <\/a><\/h3>\n<p>iOS 8, the new mobile operating system from Apple, has been released, and is available for iPhone 4S and later, iPad 2 and later, and the iPod Touch 5th generation. <a title=\"iOS 8 released today\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/ios-8-released-today\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Continue reading&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out some of our other <strong>iOS coverage<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"What's changed in iOS 8?\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/what-changes-in-ios-8\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What&#8217;s changed in iOS 8?<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"7 questions Siri can (and can't) answer in iOS 8\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/7-questions-siri-can-and-cant-answer-in-ios-8\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">7 questions Siri can (and can&#8217;t) answer in iOS 8<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"The best keyboards for iOS 8\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/the-best-keyboards-for-ios-8-1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The best keyboards for iOS 8<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Watch a 22 minute official Metal Gear Solid 5: Phantom Pain gameplay video\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/watch-a-22-minute-official-metal-gear-solid-5-phantom-pain-gameplay-video\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meat Gear Solid 5 out in 2015<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s been confirmed by Konami: Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain will hit all platforms sometime in 2015. 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Previously called Google Maps Engine Lite, the feature allows you to create a map with points of interest, routes and much more. <a title=\"Google My Maps makes travel easy with custom maps\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/google-my-maps-makes-travel-easy-with-custom-maps-1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Continue reading&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Mojang and Minecraft bought by Microsoft for $2.5 billion\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/mojang-and-minecraft-bought-by-microsoft-for-2-5-billion\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mojang and Minecraft bought by Microsoft for $2.5 billion<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The rumors were true: Mojang, the company that develops <a title=\"Download Minecraft for Windows\" href=\"http:\/\/minecraft.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minecraft<\/a>, has been bought by Microsoft for $2.5 billion. 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