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New Uncharted announced for the PlayStation 4

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November 15, 2013

New Uncharted announced for the PlayStation 4

During the PlayStation All Access launch event held tonight, Naughty Dog, the developers behind the Uncharted franchise, took to the stage to reveal that they are working on a new game in the series for the PlayStation 4.

Unfortunately Sony did not give us any more details outside of a teaser trailer, which can be seen below, featuring voice over work of a man looking for revenge. There are apparently clues hidden in the map below which will lead fans of the series to more information about the game and whether or not it is a sequel, prequel, or something else entirely.

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy coming to North America in February 2014

Travis Bruno

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November 15, 2013

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When it comes to Japanese games being released in the West, usually gamers in North America get the title either at the same time or a long time before their European brethren. However in the case of Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, it is the other way around.

While the game is being released in all PAL regions on December 6th, Nintendo has announced that North America will not be getting the game until February 7, 2014. There will be a collector’s edition in North America as well, but it will only include a soundtrack disc, art book, and augmented reality cards while lacking the Agnés figure found in the European collector’s edition.

Mophie Phone Cases Arrive in AU, Extend Battery Life

Sergei Lazarev

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November 15, 2013

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Mophie Phone Cases Arrive in AU, Extend Battery Life

Mophie is popular in the U.S. and have 80% market share and were recently promoted by Oprah as one of her fave Xmas gift ideas and is now making its debut in Australia, combining a sleek case for your iPhone while packing an onboard battery to provide extra juice.

Check out their extensive product range below:

Juice Pack Helium for iPhone 5 & 5S – $99.95

Up to 80% extra battery life of your iPhone 5s & 5 with this 1500mAh integrated battery case
Form fitting, lightweight protective case
Stand – by switch to choose phone or mophie case charging
LED battery level indicators
Available in metallic black, silver, red, pink, purple, green and blue
1 year warranty

Juice Pack Air for iPhone 5 & 5S – $109.95

Up to 100% extra battery life of your iPhone 5s & 5 with this 1700mAh integrated
battery case
Form fitting, lightweight protective case
Stand – by switch to choose phone or mophie case charging
LED battery level indicators
Available in black, white and red
1 year warranty

Juice Pack Air for iPhone 4 & 4S – $89.95

Up to 80% extra battery life of your iPhone 4 & 4s with this 1500mAh integrated battery case
Form fitting, lightweight protective case
Stand – by switch to choose phone or mophie case charging
Battery level indicators
Available in black, white and red
1 year warranty

Juice Pack PRO for iPhone 4 & 4S – $139.95

Up to 150% extra battery life of your iPhone 4 &4s with this 2500mAh integrated battery case
MLT – STD 810G rating – ultimate protection against extreme environmental conditions
High – impact polycarbonate inner shell
Silicone protective wrap for complete screen protection
Belt clip included
LED battery level indicators
1 year warranty

Juice Pack for Samsung Galaxy S4 – $109.95

Up to 80% extra battery life for your Samsung Galaxy S4 with this 2300mAh integrated battery case
Access to all ports, speakers and camera
Sleek, curved styling with soft – touch black paint finish
Available in black or white
LED battery level indicators
1 year warranty

Juice Pack Powerstation PRO – $139.95

6000mAh battery for iPhones and all USB chargeable devices, including iPad
Powerful 2.1amp port for optimised tablet charging
IP – 65 rating so it’s water resistant and totally dust-proof
Durable rubber housing with water-tight USB ports
Aluminium and steel construction with impact-resistant exterior
Special high-output battery allows for ultra-fast charging
Patented power conservation technology, capable of greater than one year standby time

OutRide for iPhone 4 & 4S with WaterSport and Dry Lan Kits – $119.95

Impact resistant / water-proof case and mounting system for iPhone 4 & 4s
Multi-sport accessory kit INCLUDED
Waterproof up to 5 metres
Ultra-durable polycarbonate housing
170 degree viewing angle
Quick-disconnect, flexible multi-mount system
Mophie app (available in the iTunes App Store) allows users to upload videos to a hosted file
sharing community website
1 year warranty

You can grab these from Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi and Dick Smith stores. For more info and to order online, check out the official site. We recently reviewed another iPhone case, the Incipio Edge Shine.

MasterAbbott’s iOS Game Suggestions #90

Philip Federico

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November 15, 2013

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Welcome back for this week’s iOS Game Suggestions. If you missed last week’s, or are new to the suggestions, click on the link below and check out what cool games you should be picking up for your iOS device along with the introduction on how the suggestions work. (suggestions 1 has how it all works)

MasterAbbott’s iOS Game Suggestions

A great week on iTunes! As always, it started slow and but ended with a bang! There are many must-buy games this week in all departments, FREE, 99c and over 99c. This week I’ve suggested a total of 22 great quality titles. Make sure you check them all especially… Oceanhorn, Ittle Dew, Neon Shadow, EPOCH.2, GT Racing 2, Dead On Arrival 2, Beetle Breaker, Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf, just to name a few.

Break down below :

10 – FREE Games

2 – $0.99c Games

10 – Over $0.99c Games

As always for this week’s suggestions are all new titles that you should take a look at and consider spending your hard earned iTunes cash / time on. Well the Free games just below certainly should all be given a shot as they won’t cost you anything!

For The Cheapskates – FREE GAMES

	MASTERABBOTT’S FREE GAME PICK OF THE WEEK! GT Racing 2: The Real Car Experience – Price : FREE – Publisher – Gameloft (GT Racing 2: The Real Car Experience is a true-to-life automotive journey featuring the most prestigious cars in the world! The best-selling franchise is back and it’s designed to offer an unprecedented level of driving enjoyment, whether playing solo or multiplayer.) on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE CHECK OUR REVIEW FOR GT RACING 2 HERE
	Dead On Arrival 2 – Price : FREE – Publisher –N3V Games (Tear through wave after wave of the walking dead as you fight for your life in an industrial playground filled with deadly traps and deadlier enemies. An intense top down survival shooter, bringing console quality graphics to your mobile device. Featuring a Strategic Spending System, survival is based not just on your skills but also the decisions you’ll make about how to spend the precious Z-Bucks earnt from each kill. Making the wrong decision between more ammo now or a better weapon later could mean life or death.) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
	Swords and Spells – MMORPG – Price : FREE – Publisher –XYRALITY (Thrilling battles, a fantastic story and exciting missions, all this and much more awaits you in Swords and Spells! Whether alone or with your friends, defeat epic monsters and loot rare epic items. Adapt your equipment wisely, according to your opponents’ abilities and your attributes. Prevail and become the liberator of Abion!) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
	Tank Nation – Price : FREE – Publisher –Wormhole Games (Tank Nation is a free-to-play single and multiplayer game that brings classic tank vs. tank fun to the iPad – with turn-based arcade action and awesome characters. Collect loot, customize your tanks, and blow stuff up!) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
	16-Bit Game Quiz – SNES Edition – Price : FREE – Publisher –Joshua Hallaran (Do you remember the Super Nintendo? All those great games… But how well do you really know it? In 16-Bit Quiz, you can put your memory to the test on over 200 games – everything from your favourite SNES classics to obscure Super Famicom titles. Stuck? No problem. Use Hint Stars to get information and clues. Leave no game unnamed!) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
	Tunes Up! – Price : FREE – Publisher –Bulkypix (Rock, Pop, Dance, Country, Rap, Jazz, Reggae, Lounge… Challenge all your friends in musical culture. What is the title of this song? Which song belongs to this album? Who sings this title? Tons of questions, a lot of music, different styles. You think no one can beat you when it’s about music, check it and send challenge to your friend list.Start by creating and customizing your special avatar.Then you are ready to train versus the AI and prepare yourself for all your duels against your friends and players all around the world. ) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
	Beetle Breaker – Price : FREE – Publisher – Chillingo (Send these kamikaze critters sky high to obliterate huge objects in this challenging physics-based puzzler.They might be small but these bugs are ready to blow! Tap and drag your finger to aim your slingshot and catapult these bugs around moving obstacles to land the perfect explosion.) on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE CHECK OUR REVIEW FOR BEETLE BREAKER HERE
	Maze Crusade – Price : FREE – Publisher –My Evil Twin (Thy King has chosen YOU, young Knight, to go on a Maze Crusade! Match wits with evil gnomes, henchmen, gargoyles, ghosts, and sorcerers as you are being chased by a rolling wall of SPIKES through the treacherous maze! Solve the puzzles in the maze by matching items to earn bombs, spells, towers, and magical rewards! Cast spells to ride a magic horse, become invisible, freeze the maze, earn magic armor and more!) runs on iPad & iPhone. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
	Gardenscapes 2 – Price : FREE – Publisher – Playrix (Gardenscapes 2 takes the unique experience of the original Gardenscapes to a completely new level! The garden at the estate where Austin was born and grew up in is in a pitiful state. Rundown and neglected, it is waiting for you to come and restore it. Accompany Austin to the place of his childhood, meet his parents, and collect the old photos and other memorable things from his past. Run sales of the old stuff found around the house to implement the original decor ideas of your own! Help your good old friend bring the family garden to bloom again.) on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE
	Apha Zen – Price : FREE – Publisher – Large Animal Games (Alpha Zen is a puzzle game with something to say. In this companion to the critically acclaimed Color Zen, you connect words to build quotes, from literature, pop culture, and philosophy to your own friends’ Facebook statuses. As in Color Zen, there are no points or penalties for failure — only you, your headphones, and the collected wisdom of the world.) on iPhone & iPad. GET IT NOW FOR FREE

For The Bargain Hunters – 99c Games

Solar Flux Pocket – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Crazy Robot Games (Save dying suns with collected plasma in your specialized ship in this unique puzzle strategy game. You are the last hope to bring salvation to a perishing universe. Supernovas, Asteroid Fields, and force fields are just some of the challenges you will face as you navigate your ship through the intense heat of imploding stars to complete your mission. ) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW

Don’t Shoot Yourself – Price : $0.99 – Publisher – Ayopa Games (Shoot, move, and avoid to solve each puzzle. Easy right? Think again! Use quick reflexes and smart strategy to uncover the next cleverly designed level. Countless sessions of constantly entertaining adventures! *75% OFF limited-time launch sale*) runs on iPad & iPhone. BUY NOW

For The Millionaires – All games over $0.99

	MasterAbbott’s over 99c Pick Of The Week! Oceanhorn – Price : $9.49 – Publisher – FDG Entertainment (You wake up and find a letter from your father. He is gone… The only lead is his old notebook and a mysterious necklace. What happened? Explore the islands of Uncharted Seas, a world filled with many dangers, puzzles and secrets. Fight monsters, learn to use magic and discover ancient treasures which will help you on your quest. Use all your wits and skill to unravel the mysteries of ancient kingdom Arcadia and sea monster Oceanhorn.) runs iPad & iPhone. BUY NOW
	EPOCH.2 – Price : $6.49 – Publisher – Uppercut Games (EPOCH has trekked across a war-ravaged country to find the one person he was programmed to protect: the Princess, Amelia. Now he must follow a final, desperate lead to reach her, with the two warring robot armies of Omegatroniks and Alphetekk standing in his way. But what surprises await EPOCH when the Princess is finally located? And what will she make of the world she wakes up to?) runs iPad & iPhone. BUY NOW
	Ittle Dew – Price : $5.49 – Publisher – Ludosity (Adventuress Ittle Dew and her sidekick Tippsie crash onto a strange island, filled with loot and mysterious inhabitants. It quickly dawns on the duo that this might become their biggest adventure yet. Ittle Dew boils down the classic adventure formula until there is only fun left. Experience devious puzzles, timeless gameplay and lots of exploration!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW FOR ITTLE DEW HERE
	Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf – Price : $4.99 – Publisher – Bulkypix (Lone Wolf is back, as a video game and with a brand-new story, a new combat system, stunning graphics and much more! The world-famous author Joe Dever has teamed up with Forge Reply and Atlantyca Entertainment to create a new adventure starring the legendary Kai Lord: a new gamebook experience for long-time enthusiasts and new fans alike.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW CHECK OUR REVIEW FOR LONE WOLF HERE
	Football Manager Handheld 2014 – Price : $10.49 – Publisher – SEGA (Football Manager Handheld 2014 is the best-selling and most realistic football management game available for mobile and tablet devices. The game allows you to live out the ultimate dream of managing your favourite club – you make the big decisions, you decide on transfers, tactics and substitutions as you follow the match live with the acclaimed match engine. Can you keep the fans, board and media happy and lead your team to glory?) runs on iPad. BUY NOW CHECK OUR REVIEW FOR FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014 HERE
	Neon Shadow – Price : $1.99 – Publisher – Crescent Moon Games. (Neon Shadow is a fast paced Cyber Punk FPS inspired by classic shooters. Suit up and grab your shotgun. Your mission: Save humanity from the dark mechanoids who have taken control of your space station and soon the rest of the galaxy!) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
	Stealth Inc. – Price : $2.99 – Publisher – Curve Digital Games (It’s finally here! The much-anticipated iOS version of Curve’s indie smash hit, Stealth Inc! Stealth Inc is a fast-paced stealth platformer featuring brutal hazards, ruthless enemies, fiendish puzzles and red pixels galore. Jump, sneak, and be chunked through 80 levels. Will you make it out alive?) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
	King’s League: Odyssey – Price : $1.99 – Publisher – Gamenauts (King’s League: Odyssey is a 100% premium game with no in-game currency as IAPs and perfectly balanced for a true gamer’s experience. The acclaimed Flash strategy hit game with over 5 Million players finally arrives on mobile, enhanced with premium content and HD graphics! Recruit an army of over 40 unique classes including Lancers, Berserkers, and Dragoons to battle against other teams in the League. ) runs iPad & iPhone. BUY NOW
	Tilt to Live 2: Redonkulous – Price : $2.99 – Publisher – One Man Left (Return to a world of fast-paced, tilt-only arcade action! You’ll flee a relentless onslaught of dastardly dots, desperately darting between single-use weapon orbs. Each orb provides a unique burst of fiery relief! Sometimes it’s lasery relief. It really depends.) runs on iPhone & iPad. BUY NOW
	Harry Likes Plums – Price : $2.99 – Publisher – Tim Leslie. (In Harry Likes Plums, an unbearably cute green blob called Harry is armed only with a broken teleporter, a healthy obsession with plums and your wits. When he inevitably materialises just out of reach of his fruity fancy, you use the tools at your fingertips to get him those last few inches.) runs on iPad. BUY NOW

There you have it folks these games should keep you busy for quite some time well until next week at least. I’ll be back next week for another dose of iOS goodness, in the meantime if you would also like to suggest your own suggestions, please feel free to share them in the comments section below or in the iOS forum section on the site here.

Remember kids, Play Hard Or Don’t Play At All!

Nvidia Announces CUDA 6 Platform, Implements Unified Memory

Sergei Lazarev

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November 15, 2013

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Nvidia has announced its latest wizardry for the PC, the parallel computing platform and programming model CUDA 6. The new platform is said to make parallel programming easier and more efficient with the latest GPUs, accelerating CPU-based applications by up to 8 times. Nvidia has also recently launched the GTX 780Ti video card.

CUDA isn’t only used in fancy 3D animations but is also used in scientific, medical and engineering applications.

Here are the key technical features:

Unified Memory – Simplifies programming by enabling applications to access CPU and GPU memory without the need to manually copy data from one to the other, and makes it easier to add support for GPU acceleration in various programming languages.
Drop-in Libraries – Automatically accelerates applications’ BLAS and FFTW calculations by up to 8x by replacing existing CPU libraries with GPU-accelerated equivalents.
Multi-GPU Scaling – Re-designed BLAS and FFT GPU libraries automatically scale performance across up to 8 GPUs in a single node, totalling over 9 TFLOPS.

Version 6 of CUDA is expected to release in early 2014 and members of the CUDA-GPU Computing Registered Developer Program will be notified when it’s available to download. To join, register here.

Marirose added to Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Arcade

Travis Bruno

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November 15, 2013

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Marirose added to Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Arcade

It looks like the Dead or Alive roster is about to get a little bit bigger because thanks to some leaks from Famitsu magazine, a new character is being added to the arcade version of Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate. In the scan above, a new character named Marirose will be included in the game.

Currently little is known about the character except for her appearance nor has Tecmo Koei revealed any plans to make the character DLC at this point in time, however the company has stated in the past that any character DLC would be free.

MonstaFish Swims Onto Windows

Jamie Laike Tsui

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November 15, 2013

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Immanitas Entertainment and IronSun Studios’s new action puzzler MonstaFish was released worldwide today. Players will need to keep the protect fish from the mutant MonstaFish in four different modes, each featuring a different method of handing the MonstaFish. Fish Hook mode will require players to rescue goldfish with a fish hook, Fish Hunt will require players to kill the MonstaFish with two crosshairs as quickly as possible, Time Attack mode will have players will tap waves of MonstaFish as quickly as possible, and MonstaFish mode will arm players with a super-Octopus that blows bubbles that can be combined to create more effective bubbles against the MonstaFish.

MonstaFish is now available for $3.99 USD for Windows at major online retailers.

Lightning Strikes Eorzea In Final Fantasy XIV: ARR

Joe Morgan

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November 15, 2013

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Square Enix, the team behind the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns, have announced that the incoming crossover collaboration between Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and Lightning Returns has finally struck.

A mysterious adventurer has been seen lately. Her clothes her odd and the sword she wields is unknown to any in the realm. She eliminates her foes but vanishes before anyone can decipher her identity. You and I, of course, know her as Final Fantasy XIII‘s primary protagonist, Lightning.

Eight new weapons and gear tailored for all adventurers can be gotten from the event. Event dates and times include:

From now until Monday, December 9, 2013 at 14:59 GMT (December 10, 2013 at 01:59 AEDT / 03:59 NZDT)
The story arc for this event is comprised of multiple quests that will be released at the following times:
Chapter 1: For the Winsome: From Now
Chapter 2: Seeking the Scoop: From Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 8:00 GMT (19:00 AEDT / 21:00 NZDT)
Chapter 3: The Knight’s Passage: From Monday, November 18, 2013 at 8:00 GMT (19:00 AEDT / 21:00 NZDT)
Chapter 4: Wonder and Lightning: From Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 8:00 GMT (19:00 AEDT / 21:00 NZDT)

Once Lightning Returns is released in 2014, this event will make a comeback. Be quick this time, though, as quests can’t be finished once the event ends! For full details on the event and locations, be sure to visit The Lodestone.

Unlock A Mega Man X Costume In Dead Rising 3

Frank Inglese

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November 15, 2013

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Unlock A Mega Man X Costume In Dead Rising 3

Capcom fans rejoice because a Dead Rising 3 video was just released and what this footage has to offer is something that will really rock fans of the extremely popular game publisher. Mega Man has always had a place in the Dead Rising games, old-school Protoman and Megaman both made an appearance, and nothing will change with the release of Dead Rising 3 because the video that was just released has shown a great deal of footage of the main character of the game, Nick Ramos, decked out in full Mega Man X attire and this is no early mod or cheap trick, this is the real deal.

Alongside the video has come some information that has let us know that, once you’ve beaten the full game, you will unlock an outfit that looks almost exactly the same as Mega Man X, not only that but by beating Nightmare Mode in the game you can unlock X’s Buster weapon and once you’ve done that, well, THAT’S where the fun truly begins. Dead Rising 3 will be released alongside the Xbox One on the 22nd of November but , until then, enjoy this awesome and exciting video. Mega Man fans unite!

The Undead Pirates Take Even More Ports!

Press Releases

Jamie Laike Tsui

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November 15, 2013

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Zabrze, Poland – 14th November 2013 – Starting today, the critically-acclaimed Nightmares from the Deep: The Siren’s Call is available for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 worldwide. The game is a direct sequel to Artifex Mundi’s smash hit, Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart, following the further adventures of the intrepid museum curator Sarah Black. In the new installment she must face the insidious Mayor Murray and the legendary sea devil, Davy Jones. The Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 release is available in six languages. It has also been enriched with new features, including an additional adventure.

When Sarah Black received a mysterious package, she did not suspect that its contents would draw her into an ancient dispute between good and evil. After she is suddenly attacked by supernatural assailants upon opening the chest, she slowly begins to realize she is falling headfirst into another nightmare from the deep.

Her adventure takes her to the abandoned fishing town of Kingsmouth, whose citizens suffer from a curse that transforms them into twisted monsters.

Will Sarah be able to break the curse, and save the mystical siren Calliope and the citizens of Kingsmouth from a fate worse than death? Will she gather enough courage to navigate through her haunted surroundings and defeat the legendary Davy Jones, and his strange affiliate Mayor Murray?

The Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 version of Nightmares from the Deep: The Siren`s Call offers an additional adventure, concept art, and the option to review all the cutscenes and hidden object scenes in the game.

The game is available in six languages (subtitles): English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Polish. This latest release by the Zabrze/Kraków studio supports Windows 8.1.

Game is available here:

Windows8: http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/nightmares-from-the-deep-2-the/1bbf8714-43fb-45f4-b8c4-5886ac11de72

Windows Phone 8: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/nightmares-from-the-deep-2-the-siren-call/821981a0-ffb8-46b2-8eff-ff505c76f2f8th