E3 2013 - There are always a lot of new games showing up at E3, and this year is no different. We got a chance to check out in-game footage of the upcoming Splinter Cell Blacklist game. This Splinter Cell is likely the best yet.
It gives players the ability to shoot out or turn off lights to increase the amount of shadows for them to hide in. It makes use of PhysX technology to make the shadows look even better. The game looks quite good, but don't take our word for it:
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E3 2013 - We got a chance to see Ubisoft's latest trailer for their upcoming Assassin's Creed: Black Flag game. This trailer was originally shown during Ubisoft's press conference on Monday and depicts a different aspect of pirate life and the game. It's a pretty cool and moving trailer.
Take a look for yourself:
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E3 2013 - Sony finally displayed the final form of the upcoming PlayStation 4 at this year's E3. We couldn't wait to get some close up eyes-on content for our readers, so that's just what we did. We turned our camera towards the pink-eraser-shaped PlayStation 4 and investigate just what ports are present and how the system looks. Because it was behind glass, the focus played games.
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E3 2013 - We got a chance to take an extended look at the upcoming DLC for Borderlands 2, which Gearbox is calling the largest DLC ever produced for Borderlands. According to Gearbox, all of the new stuff in this single DLC is more than all previous DLCs combined. However, they note that it is still available for just $10. Take a look at the DLC while a Gearbox spokesperson speaks about it and some of the cool things PhysX did for it.
If you already have the Borderlands 2 season pass, you'll get this DLC for free when it launches. If not, it will cost you just $10.
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E3 2013 - At this year's E3, NVIDIA brought a bunch of game developers together to discuss how they implemented NVIDIA technology into their games. The upcoming The Witcher 3 game makes use of Fur technology from NIVIDA that brings real-life behavior to fur and hair. Impressively, this technology can be used on multiple animals without much performance impact. Take a look:
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Microsoft has the Xbox One front and center at their booth at this year's E3. We took a quick walk-around on video so you can see it from all angles. Front-panel and back-panel are both covered in the video, so you can see all of the inputs and the layout. The device does look decent, but we still have reservations about some of the concerns that Microsoft has yet to address.
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E3 2013 - Microsoft has just one of only two McLaren P1 hybrid supercars at its E3 2013 booth. While the car is absolutely beautiful, it's hard to tell it apart from the version found in Forza 5. On the screen behind the vehicle, they have the in-game version of the P1. As you'll see in the video, telling the difference between the two is nearly impossible. Take a look for yourself:
The good news is that Forza 5 will give many the chance to experience the McLaren P1. While not in person, it looks good enough that you'll feel like you've seen one in person. We don't want to know how much Microsoft had to pay to get the P1 in person...
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E3 2013 - During our visit to Sony's booth at E3, Blizzard was demonstrating their new PlayStation 3 version of their popular game Diablo III. Blizzard was very specific that we had to film the people playing Diablo III and not focus on just the screen. However, you can see in the background the in-game footage of the upcoming Diablo III game for PlayStation 3:
Diablo III is coming to the PlayStation 3 in September, but it can be pre-ordered now.
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E3 2013 - We got a chance to speak with MadCatz about their recently revealed Android gaming console known as MOJO. Alex Verrey, a MadCatz spokesperson, walked us through the main features and benefits of their Android console and what sets them apart from other consoles such as the Ouya.
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E3 2013 - We got a chance to stop by Sony's E3 booth where the PlayStation 4--and PlayStation 3--have taken center stage. Sony set up a massive group of Gran Turismo 6 demos featuring a giant TV, steering wheel, and pedals. We took the opportunity to record some other people playing so that you can see the new Gran Turismo 6.
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Gorilla Glass is everywhere right now, it's what protects some of the best mobile device displays, but it looks like the company could be moving into the automotive industry as soon as next year. Considering over 1.5 billion devices feature the display-protecting technology, it's a smart move.
Why would auto makers want Gorilla Glass technology in their cars? It would make them lighter, which would result in increased fuel economy and better performance - win, win, right? According to Corning's senior vice president, Jeffrey Evenson, who expects at least one high-end manufacturer to bake their Gorilla Glass technology into their cars to replace their windows by next year. Not only will it make the car lighter, but it would also act as a sound deadening material which will reduce road and wind noise.
Sony Australia have today announced the local pricing for two new LCD models which join the growing range of 4K resolution displays.
Whilst the previously released 84" X9000 series Bravia retains its wallet busting $24999 price tag, the new, smaller models come in at a far more affordable (in comparison) price range. The 55" X9000 series Bravia will retail at $5999 and the larger 65" X9000 model will retail at $8999 when they go on sale in the next few weeks.
Sony are also offering a pack of eight Sony Pictures "Mastered in 4K" Blu-ray titles to 4K Bravia purchasers, consisting of the following titles: Angels & Demons, Battle: Los Angeles, Ghostbusters, The Karate Kid (2010), The Amazing Spider-Man, Spiderman, The Other Guys and Total Recall (2012).
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E3 2013 - I know, I know, BF4 looks absolutely stunning, but there are still countless Call of Duty fans out there tongues wagging for Call of Duty: Ghosts. Activision have unleashed a bunch of videos for the next-gen first-person shooter, which we have provided for you below.
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E3 2013 - While walking the floor it the E3 Expo, TweakTown reporter Trace Hagan stopped by the Battlefield 4 booth to capture some gameplay footage for us. In the first video we see the new load-out screen interface which is been completely redesigned when compared to its Battlefield 3 counterpart.
Up next we get a little better look at how the resurrected Commander Mode works out an actual gameplay. Later this week we will have a full hands-on demo of Battlefield 4 including video of Trace fragging some bad guys.
TweakTown is your leading coverage provider of the E3 Expo, and have already posted tons of content which you can find here. Additionally, we covered all of the major press conferences from Yesterday's "E3 Day 0" press event in live blog form. Stay tuned to TweakTown.com for the entire up to the minute coverage of the E3 expo.
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E3 2013 - Plexstor's booth is featuring a pretty cool demo in which they show us how much faster their new SSD line is verses a traditional 1TB hard drive. The demo pits two systems against each other to see who can perform a set of task and then reboot the fastest. Of course the SSD wins the race, but by how much? You will have to watch the video to find out!
TweakTown is your leading coverage provider of the E3 Expo, and have already posted tons of content which you can find here. Additionally, we covered all of the major press conferences from Yesterday's "E3 Day 0" press event in live blog form. Stay tuned to TweakTown.com for the entire up to the minute coverage of the E3 expo.
E3 2013 - AMD is showing off what they claim to be the fastest mobile GPU in the world in MSI's new GX70 notebook. The demo shows it running Bioshock Infinite at full 1080p resolution and at max settings. The mobile GPU in question is ATI's Radion 8970M which features a base clock speed of 850 MHz and 2 GB of GDDR five memory.
TweakTown is your leading coverage provider of the E3 Expo, and have already posted tons of content which you can find here. Additionally, we covered all of the major press conferences from Yesterday's "E3 Day 0" press event in live blog form. Stay tuned to TweakTown.com for the entire up to the minute coverage of the E3 expo.
E3 2013 - E3 2013 - Trace Hagan just got a hands-on demo of a sleek new aluminum bodied ASUS U38N notebook featuring AMD's Richland APU processors. The device has what was described as a "badass" display and a very high-quality keyboard. The representative noted that this new line of notebooks will be very reasonably priced and pack a ton of features.
TweakTown is your leading coverage provider of the E3 Expo, and have already posted tons of content which you can find here. Additionally, we covered all of the major press conferences from Yesterday's "E3 Day 0" press event in live blog form. Stay tuned to TweakTown.com for the entire up to the minute coverage of the E3 expo.
E3 2013 - During his visit to AMD's booth at E3, TweakTown journalist Trace Hagan got to spend a few minutes with AMD's massive Eyefinity demo. Featuring what appears to be five 65-inch class LED displays, the Eyefinity setup is being powered by AMD's new 5GHz FX-9590 processor and an ATI 7990.
Trace has more exciting news coming up later from AMD, so stay tuned for that as well as more complete coverage of E3 2013! TweakTown is your leading coverage provider of the E3 Expo, and have already posted tons of content which you can find here. Additionally, we covered all of the major press conferences from Yesterday's "E3 Day 0" press event in live blog form. Stay tuned to TweakTown.com for the entire up to the minute coverage of the E3 expo.
E3 2013 - Less than 18 hours ago, the gaming world was taken by storm when Sony's president Jack Tretton announced that the PlayStation 4 disk-based games can be freely given to friends and purchased on the used market. His exact words were "PlayStation 4 won't impose any new restrictions on used games" fast-forward by a little over half a day and the company seems to be taking a few steps back from that statement.
In an interview with Game Trailers, Tretton stated that while Sony's first party created games will not feature DRM, third-party games will be at the full control of their developers. This means that studios like EA, Activision, and others are fully allowed to prevent users from trading, sharing, or selling used games through one-time use activation keys.
"Well, I mean, we create the platform, we've certainly stated that our first-party games are not going to be doing that, but we welcome publishers and their business models to our platform," said Tretton. "The DRM decision is going to have to be answered by the third parties, it's not something we're going to control, or dictate, or mandate, or implement,"
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E3 2013 - Oculus VR is kicking off their E3 experience with a major upgrade to the Oculus Rift, which now is able to display the virtual-reality world in full 1080p glory. The company has upgraded the virtual-reality headset not by creating a custom display but switching out the original non-HD display developer units received to an off-the-shelf 1080p HD display used in cell phones.
Early reports are stating that the new display makes a huge difference and the immersive world created actually feels like you're really there. The 1080p screen is actually split in half and each eye sees a 960x1080 portrait display.
Word is that the company was worried about how the switch from landscape to portrait mode might affect games but he said that there have been no issues reported. Additionally, the have not noticed any issues in with the existing games created by the 10,000 developers who now have Oculus Rift development kits.
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