PlayStation Plus January 2015 Free Games Preview
PlayStation 4
inFAMOUS: First Light
The first game for the PS4 is inFAMOUS: First Light from developer Sucker Punch Productions. This action adventure game is a stand-alone expansion to the inFAMOUS franchise with this expansion released in August 2014. This franchise is one of Sony’s big exclusives for their consoles, so it is fantastic to see it on the PS Plus list, even if was not quite as well received as the other games in the franchise. inFAMOUS: First Light scored a 73 Metascore and 7.3 User Score on Metacritic, and normally retails for $14.99.
“Locked up in a prison for super powered humans, Fetch is forced to relive tragedies from her past. Unravel her dark secret in Seattle while battling to escape snowy Curdon Cay and seek vengeance for those who wronged her.”
The Swapper
Next up for the PS4 is a puzzle platformer called The Swapper. Players are stranded on a space station, and with the help of a cloning gun attempt to solve puzzles to advance the game. The Swapper comes from developer Curve Studios, and the PS4 version was released in August 2014. The game has gotten mostly good reviews, with a Metascore of 84 and User Score of 7.7 on Metacritic. The Swapper will be available for the PS4, PS3, and PS Vita, and normally retails for $5.49.
“What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrativedriven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space. The Swapper takes place in an isolated and atmospheric sci-fi world. Players wield an experimental device which allows them to create clones of themselves, swapping their entire consciousness into new bodies to overcome the challenges of the environment.”
PlayStation 3
Prototype 2
The first of the PlayStation 3 games comes from developer Radical Entertainment, and is the action-adventure open world game Prototype 2. First released in April 2012, the game allows players to play as the protagonist James Heller who happens to be a shapeshifter. Metacritic shows a Metascore of 79 for the PS3 version, and a User Score coming in at 6.8. Prototype 2 normally retails for $39.99.
“WELCOME TO NEW YORK ZERO. The sequel to Radical Entertainment®’s best-selling open-world action game of 2009, Prototype®2 takes the unsurpassed carnage of the original Prototype®2 and continues the experience of becoming the ultimate shape-shifting weapon. Players will experience Sgt James Heller build a vast genetic arsenal of deadly new biological weapons to hunt, kill and consume his way toward the ultimate goal – to kill Alex Mercer!”
DuckTales: Remastered
Fans of the 80’s animated series may want to check out this remastered version of the original NES game DuckTales. Developer WayForward Technologies kept the identical gameplay, but reworked the graphics to create a 2.5D environment for this old school platformer. It was originally released in August 2013, and received a 75 Metascore and 7.7 User Score from Metacritic. DuckTake: Remastered normally sells for $14.99 on the PlayStation Store.
“DuckTales Remastered is a hand-crafted, beautiful reimagining of one of the most cherished 8-bit titles of all time. Go back to one of the golden ages of gaming, but now refined with a level of detail that will please the most hardened devoted Disney or retro Capcom fan, alike. Featuring hand-drawn animated sprites, authentic Disney character voices talent and richly painted level backgrounds from the classic cartoon TV series, Scrooge McDuck and family come to life like never before.”
Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition
The second game for the PS3 is another classic. Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition was developed for the PS3 by Abstraction Games and features the original version of the game as well as three expansion packs. While it certainly will not stress the internals of the PS3, if you are up for some nostalgia you may want to check this one out. Metacritic has just a single review from the 2013 release, which gives a score of 75, but the User Score is a very high 8.5. Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition will also be available for the PS Vita, and has a release date of January 13 on the PlayStation store.
“Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition is the definitive compilation of the landmark first-person shooter that includes enhanced versions of Duke Nukem 3D and three classic expansion packs, as well as the original version of the classic game.”
PlayStation Vita
Whoa Dave!
The Vita sees just a single game officially for it this month. Whoa Dave! Is a single screen platformer where players attempt to help the protagonist Dave Lonuts get through an alien invasion. The game is not yet released, so there are no reviews for the Vita version yet, but the iOS version scored fairly well. Whoa Dave! Will also be available on the PS4 at a later date.
There are lots of games emulating the old school look and feel, and as long as they are fun that is great. There are also a couple of strong franchises this month as well to balance out the other game types. Sony has certainly outdone Microsoft with the current gen console games, so if you are trying to decide which is the better service, on the free games perspective it is fairly one sided lately.
Hopefully you will enjoy these games next month. Happy New Year!
Source: PlayStation Blog
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HP Sells Palm Brand To Alcatel OneTouch
The first evidence of the sale was found when the Palm.com domain began redirecting to mynewpalm.com, with a video of the Palm logo and the phrases "Coming soon" and "Smart move" underneath. Smart move is the slogan for Alcatel OneTouch. Shortly afterward, a WebOS Nations forum member discovered a USPTO document which indicated that the Palm name, trademarks, and logos had been transferred from HP to a shelf company named Wide Progress Global Limited. The person who signed the paperwork for the transfer is a man named Nicolas Zibell, who also holds the position of "President Americas and Pacific" at Alcatel OneTouch. This, combined with the usage of the same slogan as Alcatel OneTouch, makes it very likely that the brand has indeed been sold by HP to Alcatel OneTouch. Anyone interested should definitely check out the detective work by the writers and users at WebOS Nation in the source below, and in the link above to the forum user's blog where he detailed his original findings.
Source: WebOS Nation via Arstechnica
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ROCCAT Ryos MK Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Capsule Review
2014 is drawing to a close, and today we have a review of ROCCAT's flagship mechanical keyboard, the Ryos MK Pro. It was launched earlier this year and has very interesting specifications, along with a hefty price tag. Can it still compete in 2015? We will find out in this capsule review.
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ASRock X99 OC Formula Motherboard Review: What is the Overclocking Formula?
Within each motherboard manufacturer, there is typically a design team for each market segment they are targeting, be that server, channel or gaming. Overclocking is slightly different as most manufacturers have an extreme overclocker or two directly employed to focus on the engineering and put their name to the product. Nick Shih, former world #1, is the overclocker behind ASRock's OC range and the newest member of this family, the ASRock X99 OC Formula, bears his signature. This is the board for our review today.
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QNAP TS-853 Pro 8-bay Intel Bay Trail SMB NAS Review
QNAP has focused on Intel's Bay Trail platform for this generation of NAS units (compared to Synology's efforts with Intel Rangeley). While the choice made sense for the prosumer-targeted TS-x51 series, we were a bit surprised to see the TS-x53 Pro series (targeting business users in the higher level market segment) also use the same Bay Trail platform. Having already looked at the Rangeley-based Synology DS1815+ and the Haswell-based Asustor AS7008T, it is now time to see how QNAP's Bay Trail-based 8-bay TS-853 Pro performs in our evaluation.
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Samsung Launches the Galaxy Note 4 LTE-A
Today Samsung has announced a new version of the Galaxy Note 4 which will be launching in the South Korean market in January 2015. There are currently two major models of the Note 4, with the main point of differentiation being the processor inside. Most markets received a model with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 which is a 2.7GHz quad core Krait 450 part. In certain markets, it ships with Samsung's Exynos 5433 which has four Cortex-A53 cores and four Cortex-A57 cores in a big.LITTLE configuration.
The new Galaxy Note 4 adds a third model to this mix. It comes with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810, which is similar to Exynos 5433 in that it sports four Cortex-A53 and four Cortex-A57 cores in a big.LITTLE configuration. However, the point that Samsung is advertising is not the SoC, but the cellular speeds that this new Galaxy Note 4 model is capable of. Snapdragon 810's modem allows for 3x20MHz carrier aggregation, which will enable LTE speeds of up to 450Mbps on future LTE networks that support Category 9 UE. It can also reach peak speeds of 300Mbps on current LTE networks that support Category 6 UE.
In all other respects, this is the same Galaxy Note 4 that was launched not long ago. Unfortunately, there's no indication that this new model will reach markets outside of Korea. However, like the Galaxy S5 LTE-A, there's always the possibility of importing it elsewhere.
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Survey: Samsung, BlackBerry Soar in Satisfaction, Apple Continues to Plummet
Samsung finally passes Apple, thanks to a strong year of growth in customer satisfaction; iPhone satisfaction is down 4% since 2012
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Steam Chat is Being Overrun by Worm-Like Trojans, Latest is "WTF" Malware
Infected users spam friends w/ malicious image files, images actually work, but hide malware designed to steal your Steam acct.
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New Fx0 Firefox Phone is Sort of Expensive, But at Least It's "Transparent"
Device is exclusive to Japan's KDDI network, for now, retails for $450
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Samsung Galaxy A3, A5 Hit U.S. Unlocked for $330/$410, A7 Specs Leak
Samsung is getting more competitive with pricing, trying more online sales in U.S., after failure of AT&T exclusive Galaxy Alpha
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China's ZTE Sees a Major Rebranding, Revamps Logo, Slogan, and Philosophy
Company hopes new message will further its growth and broaden its appeal to global consumers
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Nasty Memory Leak in Android Lollipop's Rendering Engine is Killing Apps
Users are being forced to reset daily due to the bug, fix has been formulated and should be delivered with Android 5.0.3 patch
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Windows 10's "Spartan" IE11 Variant Will Get Firefox/Chrome-Like Extensions
Internet Explorer may finally catch up with rivals in terms of developer access
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Quick Note; Wreckage of Malaysian-Owned Passenger Jet Found
Debris is confirmed to be from lost jet
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China Echoes America's NSA in Fresh Crackdown on Gmail
Privacy is becoming an endangered species in the world's two wealthiest police states
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Xiaomi Valued at $45B USD, More Than Nokia, Lenovo, and Sony
Chinese smartphone maker raises $1.1B USD in new round of venture capital investment
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LG G4 Will Reportedly Debut in Spring With New G Pen
Phone will reportedly launch at MWC 2015, pack a smaller screen, 4 GB of LPDDR3, a Snapdragon 810, 20.7 MP camera, and 3500 mAh battery
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Malaysian Passenger Jet Likely at "The Bottom of the Sea", Third Crash in 9 Months
Airbus A320-200 was carrying 162 people, likely crashed amidst bad weather; sources indicate poor flight planning might be to blame
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Samsung Kills Off Would-be iPhone 6 Competitor, Galaxy Alpha
Company is revamping its high end smartphone strategy
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