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).