At E3 I was fortunate enough to get the chance to sit down and talk with Ashly Burch, the voice of the lovable Tiny Tina from Borderlands 2.
Ashly was at E3 taking part in a panel for Turtle Beach called “Heroines and Holograms”.
Over to Ashly:
And thanks again to Ashly for taking the time to talk to me.
Borderlands 2 Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep is the fourth and final DLC for Borderlands 2 included in the season pass and will be released on June 25th.
Borderlands 2 Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep DLC is out in a few days and we have a 12 minute gameplay video to share with you.
Here is the 12 minute video showing lots of new gameplay for Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep:
Borderlands 2 Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep is the last DLC for Borderlands 2 and will be released on June 25th.
And stay tuned for an exclusive interview with Tiny Tina herself, Ashly Burch.
Will you play it? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
With storage requirements becoming bigger and bigger all the time, WD have a 4 TB drive in their Black range, and here is our review.
WD Black hard drives are designed for enthusiasts and creative professionals looking for leading-edge performance. These 3.5-inch desktop drives are perfect for high-performance applications like photo and video editing, gaming and power PCs.
From their website:
We are thousands of people worldwide working to enable you to store, collect, access, and use a vast and growing body of digital information. Our reliable hard drives and solid state drives, marketed under the WD and HGST brands, are everywhere that digital information and content is found: in the cloud, supporting your mobile digital lifestyle; in business and personal computers; in external storage devices; in the digital video recorder in your home; and in sophisticated medical, military, aerospace, automotive, manufacturing and telecommunications systems. We also make media players that enable you to enjoy your digital content on the biggest screen in your house – your TV. Our customers range from some of the largest companies in the world to individual users like you.
I connected the drive to my Windows 8 machine:
If you use the drive as your primary hard disk, Windows Experience rates it as as 5.9.
The average read speed was 127.1 MB/s.
The average write speed was 128.5 MB/s.
Showed a higher read and write speed.
The WD Black drive comes in a variety of sizes from 500 GB all the way up to the 4 TB version we are reviewing here.
This is one of the only 4 TB drives on the market today so if you need a lot of storage, and a good speed (7,200 RPM) then you really should look at this drive closely.
Also, this is the only 4 TB drive on the market that comes with a 5 year warranty. Now this may not seem like a major selling point to some people but believe me over the years I have had my fair share of failed drives and so it’s nice to know that anytime during that 5 year period WD will replace my drive if I have a problem – after all, you are spending a lot of money on it!
WD’s dynamic caching algorithm improves performance in real time by optimizing cache allocation between reads and writes. For example, if there’s an overwhelming percentage of read traffic as opposed to write traffic, the drive automatically allocates more cache for read data, which reduces congestion and improves overall drive performance.
The performance of the drive is very good – although if you are looking for a super fast boot drive for Windows then you might want to look elsewhere, but if you want a reliable, good performing storage drive then this will be right up your alley.
The retail price for the 4 TB drive is around £229.99 but as usual look around for a good deal, and that price should soon drop as more companies release higher capacity drives.
Once again, the Videogame History Museum was at E3 showing off an amazing collection of retro consoles, games and other cool stuff. We talk a walk around the area – do you recognise everything?
On the last day of E3 I had some free time, so I said to myself, “I know what I’m going to do today” and so I spoke with the co-creators of Disney’s Phineas and Ferb.
So over to Dan and Swampy, but where’s Perry?:
I have to say a really big thank you to Dan and Swampy for taking the time to talk to me, and for the very cool drawings they did for me – these guys are the best!
Watch Major Monogram showcase the latest in automotive technology as he features the boys’ newest ride, the A.T.T. (All-Terrain Transformatron). The upgradeable, ultra-cool amphibious A.T.T. is equipped with wall-scaling pincers, indestructible drills, and customizable colors. It’s a fun, out-of-this-world treasure-hunting adventure as the inventive stepbrothers enjoy their last week of summer. Meanwhile, Perry the Platypus, aka crime-fighting Agent P, isn’t fooled by competitors like Dr. Doofenshmirtz who plans on unleashing his evil horde of robot–inators to get rid of cool stuff in the Tri-State Area.
Based on the top-rated Emmy Award-winning hit series, Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff is expected to release on the Xbox 360, Wii U, Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS this August.
For more information on Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff, please visit www.QuestforCoolStuff.com
Microsoft has revealed product details and images for the Xbox One chat headset. The wired headset has been designed for “comfort during long gaming sessions”.
It features mute and volume controls, and connects to the Xbox One Wireless Controller without the need for additional batteries. The headset comes with a single speaker – featuring the black and green Xbox branding – on the same side as the voice chat microphone.
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Metro: Last Light’s Faction Pack DLC has been delayed until mid July.
This is what was posted:
The Faction Pack, planned for release this June as the first piece of single-player DLC, has suffered a slight delay and we’re now aiming for a mid-July release on all platforms.
I know those of you who have bought the Season Pass have been eagerly awaiting the first Pack, and I’m really sorry to have to make you wait longer than expected. There were some challenges along the way and we want to make the Faction Pack a solid and unique single-player addition to Metro: Last Light’s campaign. I hope you can be patient for a little longer, while we continue to work on making sure it will be worth your while.
The other Packs will be released over the 60 days following the release of the Faction Pack.
As soon as we have a final release date set in stone, we’ll share it with you all. There will also be some more screenshots and details in the time to come. Unfortunately, I don’t have more info to give you right now.
And also here is our interview with Dmitry Glukhovsky:
Check our out review of Metro Last Light here.
For more information about Metro: Last Light, please visit www.enterthemetro.com.
At E3, Ubisoft were demonstrating new gameplay, including multiplayer, for Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag. We got to sit down with the games director to talk all things AC4.
Ashraf Ismail is a Game Director with 10 years experience in the game industry.
Ashraf started his career as a programmer and then transitioned into his true passion, Game Design. Over his career Ashraf has been a part of FIFA, NBA Live, Worldcup, skate., Wet, Prince of Persia and now the Assassin’s Creed Franchise focussing on controls and core gameplay features. Fun and the Player Experience are what drive Ashraf’s designs.
Over to Ashraf:
What do you think of Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
Do you carry a laptop around with you? Then you will probably need a laptop bag, so we took a look at the velo 2 laptop should bag from STM for you.
The perfect solution for the everyday commute. Travel by bike, car, plane or train, the velo 2 completely organises even the most complicated digital day. Designed to comfortably carry a laptop and tablet with room to spare. With more pockets you shake a memory stick at, the velo makes a wonderful traveling companion.
From the website:
Founded in 1998 just outside Sydney, Australia in the famous suburb of Bondi Beach, our mission was, and still remains; to come up with a more comfortable, secure and stylish means of transporting your digital gear. Today, STM makes a variety of laptop bags, packs, fitted tablet and phone cases. All designed to make life a bit more worry free.
*Main flap secured with two quick release buckles and interior zippered compartment for further security
*Zippered option to slip over a luggage handle
*Unique side-entry, fully padded and lined laptop compartment
*Waist strap to stabilise the load for a longer journey
*Comfortable and adjustable shoulder strap and padded back panel
*Dedicated soft lined tablet section
*Front organisation pocket for all your accessories, phone, cords, cards, etc.
*Side pockets for water bottles/umbrella
*Designed to fit most 15″ laptops
main material(s): 300D velocity poly
lining: 200D water resistant polyester (laptop: 200g brushed nylex)
device space: 9.8 x 14.3 x 0.9 in / 24.9 x 36.4 x 2.4 cm
outer dimensions: 19.7 x 14.6 x 7.5 in / 50 x 37 x 19 cm
capacity: 1220.5 cu in / 20 L
weight: 2.8 lb / 1.2 kg
And even with my MacBook Pro in the bag, there is still plenty of room for other things.
There are different sizes of velo 2 bag from STM, for this review we had the medium, which can fit most 15” screens, and in my case that was an Apple MacBook Pro 15”. It also comes in Black, Blue and Grey – and for this review we chose the Grey one.
There are multiple pockets in the bag, for everything from pens, to USB drives, to paperwork and chargers. There are even side pockets you can use to put water bottles in if you so wish.
The bag is very well made and is incredibly light weight. There is nothing worse that having a bag that already weighs a fair bit before you even put anything in it! Now to be fair, because of the size of the bag, you are not likely to be carrying lots of things around in it, but for most everyday tasks this will suit you perfectly.
Adjusting the shoulder strap was simple and felt comfortable (it has some padding to help there), even after several hours of carrying it around – there is even a waist strap you can use, but I never felt the need to use it.
I really liked that the section of bag designed to carry my laptop could be opened and accessed without opening the whole bag – this made it easier when travelling through the airport on a recent trip.
The bag offers a lot of protection, and I felt that my MacBook Pro, and the other items I was carrying were very well protected. I even had the occasional knock and everything was fine.
The velo 2 laptop shoulder bag in medium retails for around $100.
If you are looking for a stylish, light weight shoulder bag that protects your stuff just as it deserves to be protected then you definitely take a long look at the velo 2 laptop shoulder bag from STM. Also take a look at other STM bags as they are all great!
If you are playing The Last of Us you might be interested in this companion map app.
This officially licensed app illustrates how to find all the collectibles in The Last of Us. Every single-player map contains callouts showing where to find every Firefly Pendant, Comic, Training Manual and Artifact. Each item contains tips describing how and where to find it along with a screenshot showing the exact location.
The Last of Us map app serves as the perfect digital companion to the game. For those gamers who strive to find everything in the game, then this is your solution.
You can download the app for $2.99 for iOS from the Apple App Store and Android from Google Play.
Microsoft have updated it’s Xbox Music app for Windows 8 and Windows RT.
Xbox Music brings you all the music you love in one easy-to-use app. Play and manage music from your personal collection and browse and buy songs from the Xbox Music Store. Instantly stream millions of songs free on your Windows 8 device. Or get an Xbox Music Pass for unlimited access to music across all your devices. Note: Limits on free streaming apply.
Key updates include:
Have you updated yet?
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Sega have released a new dev diary for Company of Heroes 2 – this one focuses on single player.
Game Director, Quinn Duffy and his Relic comrades talk us through the single player campaign in this, the third dev diary to come out of the studio ahead of the launch of Company of Heroes 2 on June 25th.
Company of Heroes 2 will be available for PC on June 25th 2013. For more information check www.companyofheroes.com.
And check out our review right here.
What do you think of Company of Heroes 2? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today confirmed that it will be releasing a Man of Steel Superman skin in July. The skin is based on DC Comics’ iconic Superman character as seen in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures feature film “Man of Steel.” Also scheduled for release in July is the General Zod downloadable content (DLC) character, which is based on NetherRealm Studios’ interpretation of the famed DC Comics character.
Here is the trailer showing General Zod:
The Man of Steel Superman skin will be available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 80 Microsoft Points and PlayStation Network at a price of €2.99/£2.39. The General Zod playable character will be available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 400 Microsoft Points and PlayStation Network at a price of €4.99/£3.99.
And don’t forget to check out my visit to Arkham Asylum below:
And also check out our review here.
Do you play Injustice: Gods Among Us? Let us know what you think about it by leaving a comment below.
Boeing and FlightAware have teamed up to provide you the ability to track Boeing 787 Dreamliners wherever they are across the globe. Read on for details!
Boeing and FlightAware have teamed up to provide you the ability to track Boeing 787 Dreamliners wherever they are across the globe. FlightAware, a leading application and website for tracking aircraft position across the globe in close to real time, has teamed up with Boeing to power http://flighttracker.newairplane.com/, which shows all Boeing 787 Dreamliners currently aloft across the globe and maps their position and flight plan using Google Earth. For example, United UAL125 from to London, UK to Houston is aloft as I write this…I logged into the website, chose the flight from the list and clicked on View in Google Earth. This is what pops up:
How cool is that? You can zoom in, see the view from the passenger’s point of view and otherwise track B787 Dreamliners while in flight.
Here is every B787 currently airborne as I write this:
As an aside, FlightAware is a great tool for managing travel. You see, in the US, airlines file delays with the FAA before announcing them in the terminal; FlightAware on your iOS or Android device keeps you posted before other passengers. In addition, it is really handy to see current information if you are meeting a plane; the FAA provides data with a delay of about 15 minutes in practice that FlightAware leverages. Other agencies across the globe provide data as well, making it possible to track aircraft while in flight. This tool is aimed at B787’s, and that is a really handy application of FlightAware’s toolset. Check it out today, and if you travel, download FlightAware and give it a spin!
