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Are you one of the few folks out there who love all things video games on the home console front, but somehow or rather, you never managed to bring yourself to purchase a Sony PS3 in the current console cycle? Perhaps it is about time you remedy the situation by picking up the God of War: Ascension Legacy Bundle that will see the inclusion of a 500GB Garnet Red PlayStation 3 system. Of course, this limited edition bundle will also include the whole God of War storyline so that you will be more or less occupied until this summer assuming you put in a half hour of gaming each day.

God of War: Ascension will be the star of the bundle though, and if you haven’t touched any of the God of War games in the past, perhaps going through the God of War Saga first before touching the “main dish” would be a good idea for folks who love chronology and order. Other than that, Sony has also thrown in a 30-day PlayStation Plus trial membership, and this collector’s bundle will be made available from March 12th onwards.

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Considering I’m a huge fan of science fiction, first person shooters, and video games, on paper you would expect me to enjoy the Dead Space franchise. In reality, I’ve never been a big fan of the series. There are a lot of people out there who love the franchise though, and its third installment is set to launch very soon. Ahead of launch the developers are offering up a few interesting new details on the game.

Dead Space 3 executive producer Steve Papoutsis has revealed that the game will have four additional difficulty modes that will only unlock after players beat the game one time. Two of these new modes will include Classic and Hardcore. Classic mode removes the new game’s crosshairs and resource management system to make it feel and play more like past games in the series. The Hardcore mode gives players only a single life for the entire campaign. Yikes.

Game+ mode lets you play through the game again with all of your weapons and arsenal that you finished the game with. DS3 will also feature an interesting Pure Survival mode where the players have to craft everything they use from ammo to health and weapons. In this mode there are no resources hidden around the map. That sounds like a cool challenge. Papoutsis also said that after launch the game would get new downloadable content. He wouldn’t give up any details of exactly what be in that DLC, but he said think “disturbing” to get an idea of what may be coming.

Dead Space 3 releases on February 5, 2013 on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

[via GameSpot]

This week the folks at Splashtop have announced the Configurable Shortcuts and Gamepad app for both iPads and high-powered Android tablets, this bringing a whole new chapter to PC gaming streaming in the mobile universe. Splashtop has been working as a remote desktop app for several years now, allowing both iOS and Android mobile devices view and work with desktop machines running Windows and Apple’s Mac OS X. Gamepad functionality takes on what the recently announced NVIDIA Project SHIELD hardware aims to do with virtualized streaming PC game playing on a mobile device and, instead of working with one piece of hardware, spreads it to a collection of tablets.

Another major difference between the NVIDIA solution and what Splashtop is offering up here is the price – while no pricing exists for Project SHIELD, we must assume they’ll be dropping one single price, one time. Here with the Splashtop Shortcuts and Gamepads app you’ll be paying $0.99 USD once and $9.99 USD a year for a subscription to the service. This app will be available for download starting on the 1st of February, 2013.

The primary use case for this app is being demonstrated in a set of games with pre-made profiles. You’ll have game profiles for World of Warcraft, Diablo III, and ProEvolution Soccer 2012 right out of the box, connecting you to the action with a series of controls on the surface of your tablet and connecting you to your PC wirelessly with ease. You’ll also be able to create customized virtual joy sticks and buttons galore for each game you want to play.

You’ll also be working with customized shortcuts of your own creation as well as mouse controls – with every version of Android 4.0 and up you’ve got built-in mouse functionality, mind you, and that’ll be working with Splashtop here as well. This app will be released with built-in productivity profiles for a series of applications like Windows Media Player, QuickTime Player, web browsers of several different types, and Microsoft Office. Mac OS X and Windows 8 will also have their own unique profiles.

Have a peek at the demonstration video above and let us know if this seems like a solution you’ll be trying out this year. Also be sure to keep in mind that the $9.99 a year subscription is mandatory for all functionality in the Configurable Shortcuts and Gamepads app and that you’ll need to be using SplashTop 2 to make everything a reality.

Splashtop aims for Project SHEILD functionality with streaming PC gaming is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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A self-correcting pen, now how about that for an educational tool? Apparently, the Lernstift is a writing instrument (which we would normally deem it as a pen) that will actually vibrate whenever the user makes a mistake. This does spell out its potential to be a decent tool for teachers who are having a tough time teaching their young charges just how to write. At the very least, the Lernstift pen would help teachers keep an eye on the kids’ writing even when the teacher in charge is unable to dispense with one-to-one instruction.

Basically, you can more or less call the Lernstift pen as a devoted friend who looks over your shoulder whenever you make a mistake, and if it had a voice, it would most probably say something along the lines of “Hold on! Something’s not quite right. Think again.” Just how does the Lernstift pen work? It uses sophisticated tech which recognizes all writing movements, where you can choose from either ‘Calligraphy Mode’ or ‘Orthography Mode’, where the former points out flaws in form and legibility, while the latter will figure out spelling and grammatical errors.

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We’ll be completely honest with you. We’ve had some lengthy debates on whether or not the previously released trailer for BioShock Infinite was any good. Some of us could appreciate the 1970s film-strip video style, while others think it was complete rubbish. If you weren’t a fan of the last trailer and prefer a more “traditional” trailer filled with action, suspense and hints into a game’s story, then you’ll be happy with the trailer Irrational Games released today.

BioShock Infinite’s “City in the Sky” trailer yet again introduces the player to the floating city of Columbia. You’ll witness people bending fire and electricity to their will and a mysterious girl who you’ll need to save.

The trailer shows another hint at a Elizabeth’s possible ability to bend time and space as one part of the trailer shows her opening what looks to be a portal. Inside of the portal is a black & white image of Paris, although it’s still unsure at this time what hidden power Elizabeth is capable of. We guess we’ll have to wait and see when BioShock Infinite is released on March 26.

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