ADATA Announces SE730, SC660, and SV620 External Solid State Drives

Diverse trio brings SSD advantages to Windows, Mac, and Android in convenient external solutions

Taipei, Taiwan – Jul.21, 2016 – ADATA® Technology, a leading manufacturer of highperformance DRAM modules and NAND Flash products, today unveiledthe SE730, SC660, and SV620 external SSDs. The three are compatible with Windows, Mac OS, and Android, thus bringing solid state storage expansion and convenience to the majority of notebooks, ultrabooks, desktops, and even media boxes and game consoles. From the USB Type-C SE730with its IP68 dust and water proofing to the cost-effective SC660 and SV620, each offers at least four times the performance of an external mechanical drive while consuming far less power (excellent for portable device batteries), operating in total silence, and ensuring vastly better shock resistance. The drives are ideal for mobile or stationary scenarios. They use carefully-sorted and certified controllers and memory chips, undergoing rigorous ADATA testing. Likewise, PCB production and enclosure assembly meet demanding ADATA standards, b! acked by a 3-year warranty. The SE730 and SV620 launch today while the SC660 will release in August.

SE730: presenting the most compact USB Type-C external SSD in the world

Embodying ADATA innovation and dedication to premium products, the SE730 packs read/write performance up to 500MB/s in a super-compact form factor that weighs a mere 33g. The smallest external SSD with a reversible USB Type-C connector in the world at the time of writing, the SE730 supercharges data transfers with USB 3.1 Gen 2. Its sandblasted metallic enclosure and robust build mean it carries official IEC IP68 dust and water proof qualifications, as well as military-grade shock proofing. The SE730 offers the ultimate in external SSD style, performance, and mobility, weighing less than a golf ball and fitting easily in the palm of a hand.

SC660 and SV620: creating more affordable external SSD options

While external solid state drives were a luxury until very recently, the SC660 and SV620 place the connection to SSD performance and convenience within easy reach. The SC660 boasts a shock resistant build and runs at up to 410MB/s (read/write). Its stylish, super-slim metallic enclosure is just 9.6mm thick. The shock resistant SV620 delivers identical performance, wrapped in an enclosure with raised edges to protect surfaces against scratching. It features a bright blue LED activity indicator to keep users always informed. Whether preferring the metallic and ridged SC660 or the sleek and glossy SV620, customers gain access to SSD performance, efficiency, and durability at a great cost-performance ratio. 

About ADATA

ADATA Technology, one of the world’s largest vendors of DRAM modules and USB flash drives, provides complete solutions, including memory cards, solid state drives, and portable hard drives. ADATA products also include on the go power for mobile devices and the company is now a major provider of advanced LED lighting. ADATA products continue to garner international acclaim from organizations such as iF Design Awards (Germany), red dot Awards, CES Best of Innovations Awards, Good Design Awards (Japan), Best Choice of Computex Awards, and Taiwan Excellence Gold Awards. The company’s slogan of Love, Life, Dreams embodies the ADATA brand and the role of innovative memory products in the human pursuit of universally-cherished ideas. For more information, please visit www.adata.com.

Free Reign Entertainment Launches Shattered Skies Onto Steam

LOS ANGELES – July 21, 2016 – Grab a backpack, load the assault rifles and get ready to battle alien monstrosities and other players in the open world looter shooter sandbox game Shattered Skies from independent video game publisher Free Reign Entertainment. Set in a massive world that spans mountains, valleys, cities and towns, Shattered Skies allows players to access all content throughout the game by simply playing. The game is available for a single, one-time purchase with zero microtransactions, season passes or paid expansions. Players interested in battling in Shattered Skies can purchase the game at www.playshatteredskies.com or http://store.steampowered.com/app/447500/.

Shattered Skies is a hardcore, full-loot drop game that makes a user’s items available to other players upon their demise. The game also contains a bevy of features including:

• Player vs. player (PVP) and player vs. environment (PVE) play
• First-person and third-person play perspectives
• A full reputation system that allows players to role-play as a good or bad guy
• Hundreds of unique lootable weapons, consumables, fortifications and cosmetics
• The ability to secure buildings with barricades, traps and other fortifications to keep players and aliens at bay
• Collectable rare items for saving and trading
• Fully customizable character cosmetics, including headwear, facewear, body, pants and shoes

“Shattered Skies earned praise from gamers during both closed alpha and open beta, and the community sees the game as a fresh addition to the genre by changing the way they look at open world survival shooter titles,” said Adam Skidmore, Senior Game Designer at Free Reign Entertainment. “Thanks to our experience making open world games, we’ve focused on the features that players want most and on making the game more dynamic so gamers can return to the action quickly.”

Shattered Skies is an open world looter shooter that pits users against alien monstrosities and other players in a no rules sandbox where people can choose to help others, or hunt them. After a comet crashed into the moon, its fragments rained upon a once peaceful valley surrounded by mountains and turned the world into chaos. Since that day a mysterious alien lifeform within the comet’s fragments began to thrive on Earth’s rich environment, changing the planet and bringing hellish monsters to the world. As one of the few remaining survivors, players will struggle to endure against an enemy unlike any humanity has faced before.

For more information on Shattered Skies please visit the game’s official website.

About Free Reign Entertainment

Free Reign Entertainment is an independent games developer and publisher dedicated to creating immersive worlds and games heavily influenced by their community. The studio creates original IP, specializing in developing massive online games.

Demo Version Now Available for Visual Novel Developer Frontwing’s Latest Work, “Corona Blossom”

Tokyo, Japan – July 21, 2016 The demo version of Frontwing’s upcoming visual novel “Corona Blossom Vol.1 Gift From the Galaxy” is now available from the game’s Steam store page, which can be accessed at the following URL: http://store.steampowered.com/app/496260

“Corona Blossom” is a comedic visual novel series set to be released in three parts, with the first volume “Gift From the Galaxy” releasing on Steam this month following a very successful Indiegogo campaign which raised over 150% of its goal. “Gift From the Galaxy” will retail for $10 USD, with a small discount for the first week, and an 18+ patch will be available separately, also for $10 USD.

The game’s development staff include character artist nanaca mai, the illustrator for the SD art for the Grisaia series, and Yuhi Nanao, a scenario writer who worked on “Hatsuru Koto Naki Mirai Yori” (Hatsumira, or From the Future Undying).

The game has been localized in English by Frontwing’s brand new in-house translation team, the members of which are experienced Japanese to English translators who possess JLPT N1 certification or equivalent. It also features a brand-new system allowing simultaneous display of English and Japanese text during gameplay, as well as language switching at the press of a button.

The demo version of “Gift From the Galaxy” covers the first three chapters of the game, and will introduce players to Corona Blossom’s main characters, ending on a tantalizing lead-in to the events of the full game.

“Corona Blossom Vol.1 Gift From the Galaxy” releases on Steam in late July, with a physical release in Japan to follow.

About Frontwing
Frontwing is a developer of Japanese visual novels. Since the company’s founding in 1999 as a bishojo games developer and the release of Frontwing’s first title, “Canary’ (Canaria: Kono Omoi o Uta ni Nosete) in August 2000, we have published a number of titles in the visual novel genre. From school life love stories to hardcore adult games, as well as titles which utilize 3D computer graphics, our creations cover a diverse range of genres. Our products, as well as the characters they feature, have come to represent the world of bishojo games. Frontwing marked its first venture into the overseas market May 29, 2015, with the English release of ‘The Fruit of Grisaia’ on Steam.  We have also self-published two ‘Grisaia’ series side stories, ‘The Leisure of Grisaia’ and ‘The Afterglow of Grisaia’, with further localized titles in the works.

Frontwing is also currently part of a joint crowdfunding project with AKABEi SOFT2 to localize their visual novel “Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shojo” (“Wheel Country, Sunflower Girl).

Forza Horizon 3 Garage – Week 1 Car Reveal

Welcome to the first edition of the Forza Garage for Forza Horizon 3! Over the next several weeks, we’ll be rolling out all of the cars, trucks, buggies and other special vehicles that will be appearing in the game. Forza Horizon 3 features more than 350 vehicles – that’s 150 more than Forza Horizon 2. Not only is this the largest number of cars ever featured in a Forza Horizon game, it’s also our most diverse line-up yet!

Today’s announcement features state-of-the-art supercars like the Lamborghini Centenario and the Ferrari La Ferrari, Forza community favourites like the 2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II and the 2013 Subaru BRZ, and off-roading specialists like the 2016 Ariel Nomad and the 2015 Baldwin Motorsports #97 Monster Energy Trophy Truck. Those last two off-roaders are making their debuts in Forza Horizon 3, alongside highly anticipated models like the 2015 Ford Falcon XR8 and the 2015 Polaris RZR XP 1000 EPS, and more.

In other words, we’ve got a lot of great cars, trucks, and buggies to get through today, so let’s get started!

• 2016 Ariel Nomad

When Ariel founder Simon Saunders brought the world the skeletal, Ariel Atom most asked, “What is it?” Upon discovering the Nomad’s track-destroying abilities and epic fun driving characteristics, now most just asked, “Can I have a ride?” The same goes for the Atom’s off-road cousin, the Ariel Nomad. Its steel tube chassis provides protection from everything but the elements. While its suspension is not quite that of a Baja-buggy, it’s plenty adept for everything off-road while still able to hang it out on a curvy road or track. Pushing the rear-end out of shape at the whim of your right foot is a Honda 2.4-liter engine delivering more than enough power for a good time. With the Nomad, you can make friends no matter where you go, and go anywhere they go.

• 2015 Ford Falcon XR8

The XR8 represents the top of the Ford Falcon line. Under the hood is the grunty power of the Boss supercharged 5.0-liter V8. No matter where you are in the power band, the XR8 is ready to pull away with a gesture from your right foot. Outside, the smooth lines of this four-door sedan are reminiscent of the V8 Supercars that are built from its mould. Sure, this is a production vehicle meant for the city streets and country highways, but you will find performance ready to thrill you at every corner.

• 2015 Baldwin Motorsports #97 Monster Energy Trophy Truck

B.J. Baldwin is one of the winningest off-road drivers in the history of this gruelling sport. He was the first to solo the monumentally challenging Baja 1000, and won the race to boot. Baldwin’s skill behind the wheel is backed up by his physical ability to take all the desert can dish out. The #97 Monster Energy Trophy Truck is the perfect complement to its legendary pilot; sucking up bumps and whoop-dee-doos, or landing the biggest jumps you can find in Forza Horizon 3’s Australian outback. There’s more horsepower here than any average driver will ever need and more suspension travel than nearly any vehicle on the planet. With the right driver behind the wheel, this truck can lay waste to anything else in the Outback. Think you can fill B.J. Baldwin’s race seat? Strap in and let’s find out.

• 2014 Ford FPV Limited Edition Pursuit Ute

When it comes to Utes the FPV Pursuit is the cream of the crop. With only 120 models produced, these are collectors’ items the moment they leave the showroom floor. Unless you’re from Australia the concept of a Ute may seem strange, but all that will fade as soon as you sit in the driver’s seat and fire up that supercharged V8 with its high-flow dual exhaust. Sure, you can still haul the hay for the horses, but getting from the farm to town and back has never been so fun.

• 2015 Polaris RZR XP 1000 EPS

The first side-by-side buggy playable in a Forza Horizon game is here and it is nothing less than a beast. The RZR XP 1000 EPS (Electronic Power Steering) is just about the most fun you can in a side-by-side. You will find upwards of 100 hp, a long-travel suspension and a full safety cage in what amounts to a mini-buggy. A single-speed gearbox means you just punch it and hang on. Let the off-road tires find traction and let the shocks suck up the bumps; you just hang on and watch the water spray and dust fly. When it comes to navigating tight trails and narrow gaps, the RZR will give you an advantage over other vehicles and when it comes to outright thrills, it is hard to beat, period.

• 2016 Lamborghini Centenario LP 770-4

Ferruccio Lamborghini was a Taurus, hence the influence of the symbol of the raging bull on the many cars of his prestigious brand he began in 1963 to compete with rival Ferrari. Lamborghini was born in 1916, and the new Centenario was built to celebrate his 100^th birthday. Built on the Aventador Super Veloce chassis, complete with a powertrain giving it an advantage in lightness and a formidable 740 hp. With further tuning, the Centenario gleans nearly 20 more ponies from the V12 and loses 11 pounds, while gaining significant downforce and cooling from its body design. Every exterior detail was designed with function in mind to manage drag and improve downforce. Making history of its own, the Centenario is the first Lamborghini to employ rear-wheel steering. With only 20 models in the works and a price tag of $1.9 million each, Forza Horizon 3 will likely be the only place most of us will get a chance to experience it.

In addition to the highlighted cars above, here’s the full list of cars (and images) we are announcing during the first week of the Forza Garage series for Forza Horizon 3. Stay tuned to Xbox Wire and ForzaMotorsport.net for more garage additions in the coming weeks, including more Aussie cars to be revealed soon.