Incipio is continuing to expand their case line for the new iPad with the Incipio Hive Honeycomb dermaSHOT Silicone Case. Everyone probably knows some one with one of those gross silicone cases that has months of pocket lint, hair, and god knows what stuck to the case. Thankfully the Hive case is made out of the special dermaSHOT silicone material that is anti-static and won’t get sticky over time. The case is constructed with a honeycomb design that helps absorb impacts and provides a great gripping surface for holding your iPad. As a bonus, the Hive case comes with a cleaning cloth, applicator card, and two screen shields, in clear and matte finishes. All of this is available for $39.99 on Incipio’s website.
Case-Mate has released their latest addition to the Colorblock series of accessories. The Colorblock case for the new iPad is available in lipstick pink with marine blue accents and marine blue with emerald green accents. These cases are made from real leather and are extremely thin, using magnets to keep the case closed. The iPad itself is secured into place with Velcro fasteners and the case leaves all ports and buttons accessible. Before you miss your Apple Smart Cover, the Colorblock case folds into a stand for your viewing and typing pleasure. The Colorblock case is available now at Case-Mate’s website for $90.00.
In a recent interview, lead writer Matt Turner talked about how Desmond will fit into the storyline of Assassin’s Creed 3.
“All I can say about Desmond’s story is you’re going to experience more Desmond than you’ve ever had before,” he said. “We’re spending more time on the present than we have in past games.”
Desmond will represent “a big part of our story,” he continued.
Is more Desmond a good idea or bad? Sound off in the comments below!
Although Kinect Sports Season Two originally launched with only 6 sports, Rare has been steadily adding new modes through DLC. This week they added Basketball. Priced at 400 Microsoft Points, the Basketball add-on includes 3 modes to play through: Alley-Oop Dreams, Shot Party and 3-Point Hero, all playable solo or in multiplayer, Quick Play or Challenge Play. In addition, all of the features below are included.
• New achievements for players to unlock
• Playable single person or multiplayer (1-4 players)
• Available in Quick Play mode or in Challenge Play mode
3-Point Hero
– Test shooting skills from various spots around the court and shoot as many hoops as you can before time runs out
– Jump to shoot and score baskets
– Balls are worth 3 pts. each
– ‘Bonus ball’ rewards players with extra time
Shot Party
– Use precision timing to clear rotating targets (music discs) in front of the basket
– Trigger musical tunes and rack up points with each disc you hit
– Employ a standing shot from in front of the basket in same manner as free throw
– Beware of penalties for hitting a black vs. silver disc
Alley-Oop Dreams
– Employ passing accuracy and timing skills to set up Alley-Oop scenarios for your team
– Set your team up to score with passing left, right, high and low
– Rack up points by supporting your team (green) and avoiding opponents (red)
Grab the DLC here, or watch the trailer below first.
Although the Xbox 360 has had the feature for awhile, PS3 has finally joined the party and is now allowing Amazon members to stream Instant Video through the Sony console. Amazingly enough, this feature didn’t require a system update, which is shocking! All you need to do is press the icon under Video on the XMB and download a measly 19mb file to enjoy all that Amazon Instant Video has to offer. Amazon Prime members are allowed free access to all content available, while regular users can opt to pay-per-video for individual movies and TV shows. Will you be ditching Netflix now? Let us know in the comments.
You can never have too much too much Rock Band. Harmonix revealed this evening on X-Play that Rock Band Blitz will be coming to XBLA and PSN soon. However, this title will require no special controllers. All you’ll need is your regular ol’ dual sticks, as the gameplay will be very similar to Rock Band Unplugged. In addition to 25 tracks included with purchase, you can play with all the music already present on your console. Plus, the 3,500 tracks on the Rock Band Music Store can also be purchased for use in the game. Finally, you can also use the 25 tracks included with Rock Band Blitz during Rock Band 3 sessions.
Notch, the famed creator of Minecraft revealed today that his new game will be named 0x10c. According to the website for the game, it will attempt to focus on
Hard science fiction.
Lots of engineering.
Fully working computer system.
Space battles against the AI or other players.
Abandoned ships full of loot.
Duct tape!
Seamlessly landing on planets.
Advanced economy system.
Random encounters.
Mining, trading, and looting.
Single and multi player connected via the multiverse.
This “space game” will launch in a similar fashion to Minecraft, meaning that it will launch in an early state of development and allow players to give their input before the final game is done.
0x10c will more than likely require a monthly fee to play. Check out the official website for all the details and then be sure to leave a comment with your thoughts.
Today Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier for Windows PC will be available in stores and for digital download on June 15th. This comes a short while after the Xbox 360 and PS3 release date on May 25th
PC version specific features:
– PC high standard visuals (DX11 renderer, new Hi-Quality Assets, new Post Process Effects, multi-monitor solutions support, TriDef stereoscopic support).
– DirectX11 enhanced: Tessellation (for soft 3D models), Compute Shaders-based realistic lighting (for Global Illumination), Volumetric Fog.
– Online Widget: Party, Friends and Ghost Feed functionality can be accessed at any moment from any screen.
– Extended party functionality: simplified and more flexible invitation system.
– Party text Chat.
– Uplay Friends system
– Fully customizable controls for the localized keyboards
A temporary broadband connection will be required for one-time product registration at first launch using the player Uplay account. From that point on, no permanent connection is required, except for online modes.
Minimum hardware requirements: Supported Operating Systems: Windows® XP (with Service Pack 3)/Windows Vista® (with Service Pack 2)/ Windows 7® (with Service pack 1), both 32 bit & 64 bit versions
PROCESSOR: Intel Pentium D 3.0 Ghz or AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ 2.2Ghz
RAM: 1GB Windows XP / 2GB Windows Vista or Windows 7
VIDEO CARD: 256 MB DirectX–compliant, Shader 4.0–enabled video card**
DIRECT X®: DirectX 9.0c
DVD-ROM DRIVE: DVD-ROM speed 4x, dual-layer drive
SOUND CARD: DirectX 9.0c – compliant sound card
HDD space : 25 GB
Recommended Configuration:
CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Q9450/ AMD Phenom II X4 940 or higher
RAM: 2 GB Windows® XP / 3 GB Windows Vista® & 7®
Graphics Card: 1024 MB DirectX–compliant, Shader 4.0–enabled video card based on nVidia GeForce GTX 460 or AMD/ATi HD 5850 or better
Today marks the release for new DLC for Ninja Gaiden 3 for both Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. The DLC now available adds content to both single player and multiplayer in the form of weapons and Ninja Trials. Beyond what is coming out today there will be a new difficulty available April 24th in the form of Ultimate Ninja, which will be free when it comes out, but only stay free for a month.
For single player, the DLC adds Falcon’s Talons to Ryu’s arsenal, which fans of the series will recognize from Ninja Gaiden 2. As well as, Ninja Trials which comes in the various difficulties. For multiplayer, players can now get Metal Claws, a new mode called Clan Battle, as well as increasing the cap. All this content is available individually or altogether in the Ninja Pack 1 through PSN or Xbox Live.
At the end of February, Aion became Free-to-Play and has now released some information from their first month with the model. How did it work out for them? Well since the switch, Gameforge’s servers have added 750,000 new players, which comes out to about 20,000 new each day. While, active daily users is 5 times greater than before free to play.
With this success, NCsoft is currently working on Aion‘s 3.0 content update, which will increase the level cap, more areas and instances to the land of Atreia, a housing system, and new mounts. Aion features a lot of unique features for an MMO, such as a mentoring system for beginners, where they can be be aided by an experienced player. Anyone interested in getting in on the Free-to-Play action, maybe even their own mentor, should check out their website HERE or those interested in more in depth stats can find them HERE.
