Author: Team TD

  • Assassin’s Creed 3 Demo Shown

    Francois Pelland, producer on Assassin’s Creed 3 took the stage at Ubi’s press event to present the game. At first a trailer was shown, and then the demo was played.

    In the demo, Conner killed an elk for it’s meat and fought off wolves. The elk meat was delivered to a butcher in the village where Conner was asked by a medicine man at camp to bring him some mercury for medicinal purposes.

    Connor left the camp to go after a Templar and fought against some redcoats. He also used an enemy as a shield while some redcoats fired at him.

    Conner climbed trees, sled down snow embankments. Cliffs can also be climbed.

  • 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

  • See This Leaked 20 Minutes Of Worth Final Fantasy Type-0 Footage

    Final Fantasy Type-0 is going to be released on PSP this summer in Japan. For those who are eagerly waiting for it, here is a leaked video from the developers conference which shows about 20 minutes worth of in-game footage from the game. Check it out after the break.

  • Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Is Better With Kinect According To Xbox.com

    Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is the latest installment in the Ghost Recon third person shooter series by Ubisoft. According to a recent listing on the game plays “better with Kinect” along with Kinect branding which is only for games properly supported by the Kinect sensor.

    So we can expect movement recondition but what else? Voice and Facial recondition are also possible along with in-game menu navigation with the Kinect sensor. Ubisoft were contacted for a response but they decided not to comment on the situation but we can surely expect more news about Ghost Recon: Future Soldier at E3 this next month.

    Source: Xbox.com

  • 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.

  • Get A Look At The Characters Of Street Fighter X Tekken

    This E3 character reveal trailer shows some of the Iron Fist cast and also introduces us with familiar old Street Fighter characters like Sagat, Chun Li, Cammy. On the Tekken side, we see Hwoarang, Julia and Bob.

  • Sony Is Offering Free 6 Months Qriocity Service To PS3 Users

    Qriocity is the cloud based digital music streaming service from Sony which offers a selection of upto 7 million songs. Sony is offering a free trial to every PS3 user for a period of about 180 days or 6 months. The rules on how to obtain this free trial are pretty simple.

    qriocity 300x168 Sony Is Offering Free 6 Months Qriocity Service To PS3 Users
    Every PS3 user can enjoy the basic Qriocity membership free simply by logging onto PS3 system and then clicking on “Music Unlimited” which is located in the Music option under XMB.

    Some rules apply though:

    • You are 18 or over
    • You own a Playstation 3 system
    • You do not currently hold or have not previously held a Music Unlimited subscription to the premium or basic plan
    • You are in a supported country/region (US)
    • Note: you will not be able to take advantage of the 180-day Subscription Free Trial on PS3 if you purchase other subscriptions.

    Source: Playstation Blog

  • L.A Noire Coming To PC, Will Feature A Lot Of Improvements

    Rockstar Games finally announced the news all PC gamers were waiting for, the Post World War II crime thriller L.A Noire is coming to PC this fall!

    la noire L.A Noire Coming To PC, Will Feature A Lot Of Improvements

     

    On their website Rockstar said:

    Developed by Rockstar Leeds and built to run on a wide range of PCs, L.A. Noire’s robust feature customization includes keyboard remapping and gamepad functionality to both optimize and customize performance and user experience. Along with increased fidelity and improved graphical enhancements, the PC version will also feature 3D support for an even greater sense of interaction and immersion within a painstakingly detailed 1940s Los Angeles.

    The game originally developed by Team Bondi with some help from Rockstar will ported over to the PC platform by Rockstar Leeds.

    Source: Rockstar Games

  • 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.