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  • Clockwerk, while we wait for Sly Cooper 4

     

    Clockwerk! Sly Cooper fans everywhere know what I’m talking about. Believe me, I’ve played the big games, I’ve fought the bad final bosses. But this boss in particular left a certain mark in my mind. Playing Sly Cooper and The Thievious Racoonus was one of the most memorable time of my gaming life. I mean don’t get me wrong, I enjoy mindlessly shooting random strangers in the head and turn the floor into a bloody mass for hours and hours and then finally killing someone extremely ridiculously difficult to kill. But it’s games like Sly Cooper that always give you that sweet tingly feel when you think about them.

    Fighting Clockwerk was something I will never forget, that amazing dialogue before the fight, those last words he says when you’re beating his head off. Everything from start to finish was mysterious and unnerving. Ever since the game begins, it gives off this sense of suspense for what or who the final boss would be. They reveal every other villain as the stages progress, but Clockwerk is not even shown until he appears out of nowhere to fight you! NOT EVEN A CUTSCENE BEFORE THE FIGHT! It just begins, adds more depth to the whole “what-the-heck-is-that-thing” feel.

    Clockwerk is overall the most awesome villain I remember to date, he needs to be the final boss in Sly Cooper 4, somehow he needs to come back and make his fans happy! That mysterious thought of an owl actually putting robotic parts on him to live forever and kill the Cooper Clan is just cooler than cool itself! BRING CLOCKWERK BACK IN SLY 4!

    *SuckerPunch needs to read this article icon biggrin Clockwerk, while we wait for Sly Cooper 4

  • PSP Catches up to 3DS in Japan

     

    Seems like Nintendo’s new gadget’s dominance over the Japan Sales shall be short lived as it managed to top this week’s Hardware Sales chart by only a couple of hundred pieces. PSP sold 50,479 units last week compared to 50,710 3DS purchases. Up till now Nintendo’s 3DS has sold 792,954 pieces in Japan. PlayStation 3 was third with 28,973 sales, DS fourth with 19,094 sales and Wii fifth with 11,808 sales . The Xbox 360 was able to find 1963 customers . We are still waiting for the 3DS American sales.

    Square Enix’s Final Fantasy IV: Complete Collection topped the Software charts. The chart was as following:

    1. Final Fantasy IV: Complete Collection (PSP, Square Enix): 104,173 / NEW
    2. Dynasty Warriors 7 (PS3, Koei Tecmo): 36.548 / 357.113 (-46%)
    3. Gundam: The 3D Battle (3DS, Bandai Namco): 23.500 / NEW
    4. Dissidia: 012 (Duodecim) Final Fantasy (PSP, Square Enix): 21.741 / 403.912 (-30%)
    5. Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP, Capcom): 16.444 / 4.401.653 (+11%)
    6. Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (3DS, SOLevel 5): 16.294 / 242.649 (-12%)
    7. Phantasy Star Portable 2: Infinity (PSP, SEGA): 14.403 / 300.418 (-11%)
    8. Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends (3DS, Nintendo): 13.219 / 160.742 (-10%)
    9. SD Gundam G Generation: World (PSP, Bandai Namco): 10.160 / 283.802 (-29%)
    10. Pokemon Black / White (DS, Pokemon Co.): 10.025 / 5.127.678 (+16%)

     

    Source: Eurogamer

  • Samsung Galaxy S Plus With 1.4 GHz Processor Confirmed!

    Oh Russia you delivered again, Dmitriy Ryabinin of hi-tech.mail.ru uncovered this above spec sheet highlighting two of the previous models of Samsung’s highly acclaimed Galaxy S along with a “2011 edition” of the phone. The new features in the  2011 edition are Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a Super AMOLED screen, HSPA+ 14.4Mbps, 8Gb of internal storage, TouchWiz 3.0 and a 1650 mAh battery. The phone also features a metal back instead of plastic. Samsung Russia later confirmed this rumor and announced that it will be released as the Samsung Galaxy S Plus elsewhere and would be arriving in Russia by the end of April for a whooping 24,000 rubles ($846).

    Source: @dryab (Twitter), Samsung Russia

  • Moving Flash on the iPhone Will Help Reduce Red Eye

    The next iPhone (rumoured to be called iPhone 4s or iPhone 5) is reported to be arriving by this September. Our Friends at Pocket Now discovered that the cause of red eye in iPhone 4′s camera. Anyone who has used iPhone 4 for sometime must’ve captured some red eye pictures. They claim that the moving of the flash shall help reduce red eye if not totally finish it. A proper explanation has been given read it out after the break.

    The red eye is determined by the light coming back from the subject’s eye which is created by the angle created by flash and lens. The smaller the angle the more chance of a red eye. Check the picture below in the case you don’t completely understand.

    flash angle Moving Flash on the iPhone Will Help Reduce Red EyeLet’s hope that Apple has already reviewed this thing and plan to add it in the next one.

    Source: PocketNow

  • Android Not Optimized For Multi-Core Chips Says Intel

    Yes, you heard it correct, Intel claims that android multi-core chips are not optimized. We couldn’t blame them too and an android users know it to be true. Intel is also trying to break in the mobile market with it’s “Medfield” single-core atom processor. Although it may sound to be inferior to all the quad and dual core chips but this chip has extremely good performance and the lack of multiple cores in Medfield is not in Intel’s dictionary of worries.

    6678665511 a7eb0d005e Android Not Optimized For Multi Core Chips Says Intel

    In a recent interview with by The Inquirer with Intel’s GM of Mobile and Communications Mike Bell, Bell is aware of the way Android handles multiple cores, he says, “If you are in a non-power constrained case, I think multiple cores make a lot of sense because you can run the cores full out, you can actually heavily load them and if the operating system has a good thread scheduler. A lot of stuff we are dealing with, thread scheduling and thread affinity, isn’t there yet and on top of that, largely when the operating system goes to do a single task, a lot of other stuff stops. So as we move to multiple cores, we’re actually putting a lot of investment into software to fix the scheduler and fix the threading so if we do multi-core products it actually takes advantage of it.”

    As Bell pointed out, Intel blames the thread scheduler  (the thread scheduler is the part of the operating system that decides which core executes which app. It’s not as simple as it sounds, the scheduler figures out if there is a need to activate more cores to cope with the load or keep the extra cores asleep to preserve power) and Bell confirmed that Intel are working on a thread scheduler for Android. Bell also blamed the chip manufacturers for not doing a good enough job with their chips with their thermal and power requirements.

    The performance race is getting even tougher now with Intel in the field as well with it’s impressive Medfield processor.

  • Leaked screenshots of Windows Phone 8 shows off new features

    Microsoft will be publicly detailing its next version of Windows Phone, called Windows Phone 8 on the 20th of this month. And as its customary for all big events, some screen shots of what we’re expected to see have surfaced.

    WP8 shots 720x287 Leaked screenshots of Windows Phone 8 shows off new features

    The three screen shots show various new functionality. The first shows off the much awaited built in Skype integration. It can clearly be seen that Skype call is one of the contacting options for a specified contact. The second picture shows an incoming Skype call. Hopefully this built in Skype integration more than makes up for the lack of any real Skype app on the Windows Phone platform (no the official Skype app doesn’t qualify as a real app).

    The second screen shot shows the new data management in Windows Phone 8. We’ve seen this feature built into Android 4.0 where it works really well and comes in extremely handy. Though the screen shot is not quite clear, I suppose the basic functionality is pretty much the same. You set your data cycle and data limit and let the app inform you if you’re nearing your limit. It looks as if there will be a live tile to go with it too. It shows the amount of data you have remaining in your account.

    The third screenshot shows what looks like the camera app. It looks very basic. However the three dots on the top right might hide more advanced options. Nokia is set to bring in its imaging expertise in Windows Phone 8 so regardless of what this picture shows, expect great innovations in Windows Phone 8 in the camera department.

    So are you excited about Windows Phone 8? I know I am. Windows Phone, though not at the level of Android and iOS, has serious potential to threaten the top dogs and can become a viable third eco system.

  • Microsoft To Reveal Something ‘Major’ On Monday

    Looks like Microsoft is planning to reveal something big this upcoming Monday, June 18th in LA. Mashable supposedly received an invite to a Microsoft “Media Event” with the tagline “This will be a major Microsoft announcement — you will not want to miss it.”

    microsoft xbox Microsoft To Reveal Something Major On Monday

    There were also no graphics or any other details on the invite keeping everything a secret till the proper reveal. What could this “major” reveal be? The new Xbox? Windows Phone 8? Or something never before seen? Let us know in the comments below.

  • Street Fighter X Tekken Gets Crossed with InFamous

     

    You got another reason to get a PS Vita and a copy of Street Fighter x Tekken on PS Vita. Today at Sony’s Conference Capcom announced that the PS Vita version of the Street Fighter X Tekken shall feature Cole from the famous InFamous franchise. Capcom played a short demo of the game and in the Demo Cole had it’s whirlwind and electricity attacks. Cole seems to be a pretty good character to play with. We are curious to see how the game shall be using the touched based controls of PS Vita or will it use them at all.

     

  • Nintendo Reveals 3DS XL Technical Specs

    Nintendo Japan has finally revealed technical specs of the 3DS XL after announcing the refresh to the original 3DS in yesterday’s Nintendo Direct Broadcast.

    3ds xl open white Nintendo Reveals 3DS XL Technical Specs

    They’re detailed below:

    Size
    134mm × 74mm × vertical thickness horizontal 21mm (when folded)
    (Including the battery pack stylus SD memory card) 235g
    Top screen
    (Approximately 16.77 million colors viewable) widescreen LCD with integrated Autostereoscopic
    240 dots vertical (horizontal) × 800 dots / (46.08mm vertical 76.8mm × horizontal) 3.53 type
    can be assigned respectively to 400 dot 800 dot the right eye-left eye (horizontal three-dimensional representation is possible)
    Bottom screen
    (Approximately 16.77 million colors viewable) LCD with touch input feature
    type 240 3.02 × 320 dots vertical dots next to / (46.08mm 61.44mm × vertical horizontal)
    Cameras
    Two cameras inside / outside
    Resolution (0.3 mega pixels) 640 × 480 both lenses: the number of effective pixels CMOS /:: imaging element / focal length of approximately 300,000 pixels
    Communications
    2.4GHz communications passing between the play and play Nintendo 3DS available
    via the wireless LAN access point can be connected to the Internet (supports IEEE802.11b / g Reinforcement (WPA / WPA2 ) security) within 30m distance recommended ambient communication (※ may be shortened by circumstances)
    Game inputs
    A / B / X / Y button, cross, L / R buttons, Start / Select button
    (Possible 360-degree analog input) Slide pad
    Touch screen
    Built-in microphone
    Camera
    Motion sensor
    Gyro sensor
    System inputs
    Game card slot
    SD memory card slot
    Charging terminal
    AC adapter connection terminal
    Headphone connection terminal (stereo output)
    On the screen left and right stereo speakers (for surround pseudo-)
    (10cm when fully extended about) possible expansion and contraction
    Battery
    If you want to play Nintendo software 3DS : about 3 hours to 6.5 hours
    if you want to play the Nintendo DS software: about 5 hours to 8 hours
    Battery life may vary depending on the brightness of the screen.

    The 3DS XL is expected to launch in Japan next month and in North American in August.

    Thanks to CVG for the translation.

  • Ghost Recon Online Trailer Shows The Capabilities Of Wii U

    Are you still confused about Wii U, if that’s the case then this Ghost Recon Online trailer will hopefully clear it up. The Wii U controller has a touch screen interface and also has motion sensing capabilities. People were getting confused on how it will be implemented despite the demonstration given by Nintendo. Ubisoft has shown a simple technical demonstration on how they will implement Wii U controller in their game. See more after jump.

    As we can see from this trailer it is quite clear that the Wii U trailer can also be used to display the in-game map. With its touch screen interface the players can issue commands easily using their voice.