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MiLi Universal Charger Review

The MiLi Universal Charger is a neat little Universal charger that has includes US, UK, Australian and European plug adapters. The MiLi Universal Charger also includes a flip out car plug and can charge two USB devices at once.

Basically what this means is that you can use this tiny little charger to charge your phone, iPod, headset or any other USB gadget in couples which really comes helpful when traveling. Both of the aforementioned ports flow with 5V/500mA of electricity. The charger also has an LED indicator to show the charge status of the device.

Another useful feature that the charger has is that it works with both 12-24V DC power or 100-240V AC inputs so if you’re traveling internationally, you won’t have to face the hassle of carrying power convertors. There’s also a mini surge protector to protect your devices from short circuiting.

So if you want a trusty iPhone 4S charger like I did then the MiLi Universal Charger is the device for you. The MiLi Universal Charger is available now in 9 different colors for $37.99 from MobileFun.

April 27, 2013
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) Coming To Wii U, PC And Next Generation Consoles?

Grand Theft Auto V or GTA V as the cool kids like to call it is only confirmed for the PS3 and Xbox 360 at the time of writing but new rumors ~(via International Digital Times) suggest that it’ll be announced for the Nintendo Wii U, PC and next generation consoles next month.

Nintendo hasn’t been home to many of the Grand Theft Auto games, in fact it has only had three: the original Grand Theft Auto on the Gameboy Color, Grand Theft Auto Advance on the Gameboy Advance and the timed Nintendo DS exclusive Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Although the main GTA games have been a common occurrence on PC, Playstation and Xbox consoles so it wouldn’t surprise me much if Rockstar announces the game on the aforementioned platforms.

The rumor dictates that the multiplatform announcement for GTA V will be announced at Take Two’s investment call on the 17th of May. Take Two are the publishers of GTA V of course.

If Grand Theft Auto V does go multiplatform, which platform will you choose to buy it for? Let us know in the comments below:

April 27, 2013
Activision Prepping New Call Of Duty Game For Mobile Devices

Looks like Activision isn’t done with Call of Duty on normal gaming devices yet, they want to expand to mobile devices too. Talking at the DMW Games conference, Activision’s Senior Director of Global Digital and Mobile sales Jon Estanislao talked in detail about the Call of Duty franchise and their focus on mobile devices.

Recently Activison has been behind the curve from it’s competitors regarding their focus on mobile and Call of Duty. They currently only have the Call of Duty Zombies game available on iOS and Android which isn’t that impressive to begin with.

Going forward for us, how do we really take that Call of Duty experience, what is the essence of it? These kinds of grandiose, immerse experiences–how do we move that to mobile or tablet? From a development perspective, we’re investing a lot more in understanding how to marry that together with how customers expect to play on those devices,

We’re definitely looking to reach out to our core audience and engage them beyond their TV or PC and then give them new experiences around Call of Duty that are unique for that device.

Sure sounds impressive, ready to take your Call of Duty on the go guys?

April 27, 2013
Black Ops 2 Personalization Packs Micro DLC Now Live On PS3 And PC
Great news for gamers who have been bored of Black Ops 2 on the PS3 and PC as the new Black Ops 2 Personalization Packs are now live on PSN and Steam to revitalize the game and make a tad more interesting till the next Call of Duty title hits stores this November.

The new content live includes 9 Personalization packs; each of which comes with one camo, one calling card and three different reticules for the ACOG and Retina sights which will retail for $1.99 each. Flags of the world Calling Cards selling for $0.99 each (grouped by continents). Extra slots pack which increases more storage in theater mode as well as in custom class and is priced at for $1.99.

On the maps side, Nuketown 2025 is now free on PS3 and PC and is added to the normal map rotation which should have been from the start. The Zombies version of the Nuketown 2025 titled Nuketown Zombies is also available for $4.99.

Also check out:
- Black Ops 2 Xbox 360 April Patch Released, Patch Notes Here
- April Black Ops 2 Patch Now Live On PS3 And PC
Do note that these Personalization packs are not part of the Black Ops 2 Season Pass and are sold as separate purchases.
April 27, 2013
A Look At CyanogenMod 10′s New Boot Animation

CyanogenMod is the world’s most popular Android ROM serving millions of users world wide. With the release of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean the CyanogenMod team has been working hard releasing nighties ever so often sorting out the bugs. The full release of CyanogenMod 10 is almost upon us and the ROM’s boot animation developer 73v1n aka Cameron Behzadpour has created a brand new animation to go with the release. Its embedded below:

So Cid’s gone, can’t say we miss him. What do you think of the new animation? Let us know in the comments below.

April 14, 2013
Tales Of Xillia NA Release Date Set For August 6th

Namco Bandai has finally revealed a release date for the international version of Tales of Xillia. A release date for EU regions has not been announced yet but fans in the US will get the game on August 6th exclusively for the PS3.

Talking with gaming site Kotaku, when asked about the possibility of seeing PS Vita remakes Tales of Innocence R and Tales of Hearts R making their way stateside series boss Hideo Baba didn’t seem very confident.

Unfortunately, at this present time we don’t have any plans to release any of the Vita titles,

One of the main reasons is, unfortunately the PlayStation Vita is doing relatively poorly in North America, so it’s one of those things that if the numbers increased considerably, then it’s something we could consider.

So try releasing some of your games so people buy Vitas Mr. Baba? Will you be getting Tales of Xillia? Let us know in the comments below.

April 10, 2013
T-Mobile Update Brings LTE And Visual Voicemail For Unlocked iPhone 5

A brand new update has been released by T-Mobile that allows all unlocked iPhone 5 smartphones running on it’s network to gain LTE connectivity, Visual Voicemail and Commercial Mobile Alert System services.

Along with the much needed updates to the unlocked iPhone 5, users with contract based iPhone 5 smartphones on T-Mobile’s network will be getting HD voice and device to network optimization which will supposedly improve the phone’s battery life. The update is currently available to iPhone 5 users who are running iOS 6.1.x and above.

T-Mobile announced late last month that they’ll start carrying the iPhone 5. T-Mobile’s iPhone 5 costs $99.99 on contract with $20 payments for two years resulting in a total cost of $579 compared to $649 that it costs at retail.

Which carrier is your iPhone 5 on? Let us know in the comments below.

April 7, 2013
Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Uprising DLC Pack Now Official, Debut Trailer

Treyarch has finally made the long rumored second DLC pack titled ‘Uprising’ official. The Black Ops 2 Uprising DLC pack will be available on the Xbox 360 on April 16th. Check out the debut trailer for the Black Ops 2 Uprising DLC pack below:

So Uprising will contain four DLC maps namely Magma, Encore, Vertigo and Studio along with the Zombies map Mob of the Dead. Unfortunately this time around, there won’t be a DLC weapon like last time.

Magma takes place in a Japanese village freshly filled with molten hot lava from a nearby volcano, Encore takes place at an open concert in London, Vertigo takes place in a skyscraper in India and finally Studio is a reimaging of the much loved original Black Ops map Firing Range.

Mob of the Dead takes place in the famed Alcatraz prison and stars Billy Handsome (Liotta), Al “The Weasel” Arlington (Pantoliano), Salvatore “Sal” DeLuca (Palmentiri), and Michael “Finn” O’Leary (Madsen).

As mentioned earlier the Black Ops 2 Uprising DLC will be hitting Xbox Live on April 16th and will be available on other platform at a later date which is usually 30 days from the Xbox release.

What are your thoughts on the Uprising DLC pack? Will you be getting it? Let us know in the comments below.

April 7, 2013
Call Of Duty Black Ops 2 DLC Map Pack #2 ‘Uprising’ Leaked Details

It’s April which means it’s almost time for the second DLC map pack for Call of Duty Black Ops 2. The first map pack ‘Revolution’ was pretty successful and worked well in Treyarch’s favor as they tried putting out new content like game modes and even DLC weapons which is a first for a Call of Duty game.

The second DLC map pack will supposedly be called ‘Uprising’ according to the various leaks from the past few days. We’ll try our best is summing them up before the official announcement, which can be any day now.

Above is the first leaked image of Uprising; we can read out the name’s out the maps which are Vertigo, Encore, Magma and Studio along with the Zombies map Mob of the dead. By the looks of it there won’t be a DLC weapon this time around.

The image above includes a nice analysis by Reddit user Nobyl, click to enlarge the picture.

And now we have above another picture via Reddit of the same pre-order card.

The biggest info leaked is courtesy of YouTuber LiamFTWinter who managed to get some Uprising info from Xbox Live including the DLC’s full description and promo banner. The description is as follows:

Call of Duty®: Black Ops II Uprising includes four incredibly diverse Multiplayer Maps: Magma, Encore, Vertigo, and Studio: a reimagined adaptation of the fan-favorite Black Ops multiplayer map Firing Range. Uprising also introduces Mob of the Dead, Treyarch’s most terrifying Zombies experience to date. Top Hollywood talent rounds out a cast of four Prohibition-era gangsters that are forced to fend off hordes of the undead while imprisoned on San Francisco’s notorious Alcatraz Island. While guard towers and new weapons offer tactical advantages, survival offers an unprecedented new challenge for these four lost souls.

So Studio is a remake of the much loved Firing Range map from Black Ops 2, this is excellent news as a whole bunch of Black Ops 2 players wanted Treyarch to bring back the map like Infinity Ward brought back the Modern Warfare 2 map Terminal for Modern Warfare 3. The difference is that Treyarch will be modifying the map a bit or as they call it “reimagining”, exactly how similar will it play to Firing Range? We’ll find out when we see the map in action.

Here’s the promotional banner that came along with the description:

The Zombies map taking place in Alcatraz called Dawn of the Dead will mark the return of famed horror director George A. Romero who is a prominent character in the Zombies storyline, he debuted in Call of the Dead in the original Black Ops.

More information about the Dawn of the Dead is being discussed on the Black Ops 2 Zombies Reddit. This information supposedly comes from an Activision employee. Details are summed up nicely by Reddit user Zach34:

Here’s a basic outline of things said, hopefully it’s legit:

The four characters will die in the intro. They will come back in a Who’s Who-esque way. Buildables may play a big role, including building an airplane that is scripted to bring you to the Golden Gate Bridge. There is most likely a Pack-a-Punch around here.

The Warden is like the Cosmonaut. He may lock certain doors, such as locking a cell. 2-hit down with Juggernog.

Using an electric chair next to the pack-a-punch (since they’re ghosts) bring them back to the Island.

For the Wonder Weapon, it’s a “directional beam”. Apparently you can augment it to enhance it.

New perks will possibly be introduced. PhD may not return, but Deadshot may return. Apparently the Deadshot perma-perk is called “Heads Up”. Quick Revive may not make an appearance. Revive may not even play a part in the map. Instead, going down may give off a martyrdom effect. For a new perk, an electric burst may go off whilst reloading.

The map is supposedly “huge”. Music may be present throughout the entire map instead of ambient noises.

Separate areas may be incorporated, such as the different maps in Tranzit.

Uprising should be out on April 16th, but the official announcement should be made any day now. So who’s excited?

Update: Uprising has been confirmed.

April 6, 2013
List Of All PS3 Exclusives Of 2013

This list contains all of the PS3 exclusives coming out in 2013 for the PS3.

Although Sony revealed the Playstation 4 just a few weeks ago they promised to continue supporting the Playstation 3. They’re right though, just look at this list of all PS3 exclusives coming out in 2013.

Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk

Publisher: Tecmo KOEI
Developer: Gust
Release Date: March 5 2013 (NA), March 8 2013 (EU), June 28 2012 (JP)

Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk is a JRPG developed by Gust and the 14th game in the popular Atelier series. The game is about a herbalist called Ayesha whose younger sister Nio disappears while collecting herbs. The one day, Ayesha sees Nio in a dungeon and starts her journey to find her.

Beyond: Two Souls

Developer: Quantic Dreams
Publisher: SCE
Release Date: October 8 2013 (Worldwide)

Beyond: Two Souls is centered about finding what happens after death and stars Ellen Page and William Dafoe. Players will step into the shoes of Jodie Homes (played by Page) through 15 years of her life (from ages 8 to 23).

Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut

Developer: Access Games
Publisher: Rising Star Games
Release Date: April 30 2013 (NA), April 26 2013 (EU)

Director’s cut of one of this generation’s best cult classics – Deadly Premonition will be exclusive to the Playstation 3. Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut will include better controls, 3D functionality, updated HD graphics, PS Move support, DLC and more than 100 other improvements.

Disgaea D2 – A Brighter Darkness

Developer: Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher: Nippon Ichi Software
Release Date: 20 March 2013 (JP), Fall 2013 (NA and Fall)

Sequel to the original Disgaea released on the Playstation 2, Disgaea D2 starts with Laharl now the King of the Netherworld after taking his father place. Unfortunately the demons under him don’t respect him and to make things worse a group called the King Krichevskoy faction are trying to dethrone him.

Dragon’s Crown

Developer: Vanillaware/Atlus
Publisher: Atlus/SCE
Release Date: TBA 2013

Well this one is not exactly a Playstation 3 exclusive, but a Sony exclusive instead since it’s coming out on both the Playstation 3 and PS Vita. Dragon Crown is an action RPG based Norse mythology and a spiritual successor to Princess Crown released back on the Sega Saturn. The game plays like side scrolling beat em’ up where players can choose between Fighter, Amazon, Elf, Sorceress, Wizard, and Dwarf characters and use standard and as well as magic attacks.

Dust 514

Developer: CCP Games
Publisher: CCP Games
Release Date: TBA 2013

Dust 514 is a free to play first person shooter exclusive to the PS3. The game is directed connected to CCP Games’ other game Eve Online, decisions taken in one game will affect the situation of the other.

Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD

Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Release Date: TBA 2013

Although fans have wanted a proper remake of Final Fantasy VII for years, Square Enix doesn’t feel it’s time yet so they’ll give us as many HD remasters as they can. This year along with Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX we’ll also be getting HD versions of both Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 along with trophies!

God of War: Ascension

Developer: Sony Santa Monica
Publisher: SCE
Release Date: March 12 2013 (NA), March 13 2013 (EU)

Kratos is back and this time he’s even more pissed off. Ascension is a prequel and takes place before Chains of Olympia which itself was a prequel to the original God of War.

Guacamelee!

Developer: Drinkbox Studio
Publisher: Drinkbox Studio
Release Date: April 9 2013 (Worldwide)

Not to be confused with Guacamoles, Guacamelee! is a beautiful Mexican inspired action platformer developed by Drinkbox Studio. Guacamelee will be available on both the Playstation 3 and PS Vita.

Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory

Developer: Compile Hearts/Idea Factory
Publisher: Compile Hearts/NIS America
Release Date: March 21 2013 (NA), March 15 2013 (EU), August 30 2012 (JP)

The third installment in the Hypderdimension Neptunia series, Hypderdimension Neptunia Victory is turn based JRPG released in Japan last year. This year it’ll be out in western regions for all of us to enjoy.

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix

Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Release Date: Q3, Q4 2013

Already released in Japan, the long awaited Kingdom Hearts HD collection is here in the form of Kingodm Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX. The HD collection will include HD remastered versions of Kingdom Hearts 1 Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts RE: Chain of Memories along with cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days.

MLB 13 – The Show

Developer: SCE San Diego
Publisher: SCE
Release Date: March 5 2013 (NA), March 6 2013 (EU)

MBL 13 is this year’s installment in the Playstation exclusive baseball game series.

Ni No Kuni – Wrath of the White Witch

Developer: Level 5
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Release Date: Jan 22 2013 (NA), February 1 2013 (EU), November 17 2012 (JP)

Ni No Kuni is a collaboration between RPG makers Level 5 and Anime company Studio Ghibli. Many tout it to be one of the best JPRGs this generation.

Puppeteer

Developer: SCE Japan
Publisher: SCE
Release Date: TBA 2013

Puppeteer is a platformer by the people behind The Getaway, Forbidden Siren 2 and Siren: Blood Curse. The game is about a boy name Kutaro who has his head cut off by the Moon Bear King after being turned into a Puppet. Kutaro then steal’s Moon Bear King’s magical scissors and stars his journey to regain his head.

Sly 4: Thieves in Time

Developer: Sanzaru Games
Publisher: SCE
Release Date: February 5 2013 (NA), March 27 2013 (EU)

The fourth installment in popular Sly series of platforming games. Available on both PS3 and PS Vita and is one of the first games to support the Playstation cross-buy feature. The game takes place right after the events of Sly 3, as the owner of the Thievius Raccoonus notices that the book’s pages are suddenly changing, Penelope has gone missing (probably kidnapped), so it’s up the Sly Cooper to save the world again.

Rain

Developer: SCE Japan
Publisher: SCE
Release Date: TBA 2013

Rain is an interesting concept, one I can’t wait to play. The game tells the story of an invisible world only revealed during rain. The main character is a boy who one day sees a girl’s silhouette in the rain and decides to follow her, after stepping in the rain he himself became invisible. Players will only see the character while rain falls on him so navigating the world could be quite interesting.

Tales of Xillia

Developer: Namco Tales Studio
Publisher: Namco Bando
Release Date: TBA 2013 (NA and EU), September 8 2012 (JP)

The 13th mothership title in the highly popular Tales franchise, Tales of Xillia stars two main characters Jude Mathis and Milla Maxwell in their journey to save the world of Liese.

The Last of Us

Developer: Naughty Dog
Publisher: SCE
Release Date: June 14 2013 (Worldwide)

After conquering the action adventure genre with the Uncharted games, Naughty Dog set out to conquer survival horror. The Last of Us is nothing like what you’ve played before as you join Joel and teenager Ellie as they journey the United States for survival.

The Guided Fate Paradox

Developer: NIS
Publisher: NIS
Release Date: Q3 2013

Guided Fate Paradox is a strategy RPG from the Disgaea team and a spiritual successor to Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger Vs. Darkdeath Evilman. The story mode has main character Renya Kagurazaka make people’s wishes come true by traveling the copy world which in-turn affects the real world.

The Witch and the Hundred Knights

Developer: NIS
Publisher: NIS
Release Date: TBA 2013

Another NIS game on the list, The Witch and the Hundred Knights is a top down action RPG. The game’s story is of the beautiful marsh witch and the ugly forest witch fighting each for several decades to prove their supremacy. One day the beautiful marsh witch comes across the “one hundred cavalry”, which she then summons into battle against her rival.

Time and Eternity

Developer: ImageePoch
Publisher: NIS
Release Date: Q3 w013

Time and Eternity is a gorgeous hand drawn RPG by Japanese developed ImageePoch. The game stars Princess who’s on a mission to find out about the assassins who crashed her wedding ceremony and wounded the Knight who was to be her husband. But she’s not a normal Princess, she has a second soul living inside her which enables her to travel through time. With this power she sets out to find out what the assassins have against her.

Until Dawn

Developer: Supermassive Games
Publisher: SCE
Release Date: TBA 2013

Until Dawn is PS3 exclusive adventure horror being developed by Supermassive Games. Until Dawn is about a group of teenagers who decide to spend the night at a cabin in the woods on the death anniversary of one of their friends. The gameplay is PS Move focused which is used to control the flashlight in the game. Players can select different characters by passing around the torch.

Apart from these games there are still other games which were previously announced as PS3 exclusives but we haven’t heard more about them for quite some time. Although they have little chance to come out this year, we felt they’re worth a mention anyway.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII

Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Release Date: TBA

Announced way back in 2006, Versus XIII holds the record for the longest development period for a Final Fantasy title. The game’s story focuses on Prince Noctis Lucis Caelum who rules over a Kingdom which possesses the last crystal in the world. After the crystal is stolen a global conflict begins as all nations try to get the crystal for themselves.

Agent

Developer: Rockstar
Publisher: Take Two
Release Date: TBA

Developed by Rockstar themselves, Agent is a game we’re seen very little of, we haven’t even seen a proper announced after all. All we saw of Agent was some concept art one of the developers posted on his LinkedIn.

The Last Guardian

Developer: Team ICO
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Release Date: TBA

Being developed for what like it seems forever, the next game by Team Ico is also stuck in development hell. Just a few days ago after revealing the Playstation 4 when asked about the game Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony’s Worldwide Studios said “We are waiting for the right time to re-introduce The Last Guardian.” So is it going on the PS4 or will it come out on the PS3 after all? Only time will tell.

Yakuza 5

Developer: CS1 Team
Publisher: Sega
Release Date: December 6 2012 (JP), TBA (EU and NA)

The fifth installment in what many tout to be Japan’s answer to GTA – Yakuza 5 hit stores in Japan late last year but an international release is still in question. Publishers Sega have been really silent on the game’s localization so we doubt it’ll be out this year. Yakuza 5 receive rave reviews in Japan with even a perfect score from Famitsu so you know it’ll be a worthy part of the PS3 exclusive collection.

So which of these games will you be getting? Let us know in the comments below.

April 4, 2013