PlayStation 4 Gets a Keyboard and Mouse
The Tactical Assault Commander 4 is a wired keyboard and mouse set designed for use with the PlayStation 4 and 3.
Officially licensed by Sony, it has all of the face buttons from a PlayStation controller including an L3 key, and arrow keys instead of an analog stick. Additionally it has "Snipe", "Walk", and "Quick" keys.
It also has programmable buttons and an LED backlight. It is designed to replicate the feel of PC gaming on a console.
The Tactical Assault Commander 4 is listed on Amazon UK for £86, with a release date of October 9. In Japan it is listed for 14,904 yen ($120), with a release date of November 30.
Mario-themed Hotwheels Coming Later This Year
Nintendo and Hot Wheels have teamed up to produce a line of toy cars based on the Mario franchise.
The series is part of the Hot Wheels ‘Our Pop Culture’ line and is due to release this coming October. The full line-up is as follows:
- 8 Crate Delivery - Dr. Mario
- A-OK - Mario Kart
- Cool-One - Super Mario Bros. 2
- Dairy Delivery - Super Mario Bros.
- School Busted - Super Mario 3
- Volkswagen T1 Panel Bus - Super Mario World
In other Nintendo toy news, this time the amiibo variety, Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime recently explained that despite the success in the toys-to-life category, the company’s commitment to game development won’t be affected.
Square Enix Discusses Two Potential Nintendo NX Titles
Update: Square Enix has provided IGN with a statement saying Dragon Quest X and XI are only under consideration for Nintendo NX, and the news has not been confirmed.
"It is under consideration, but we don’t have further information to share at the moment,” it reads.
Original story follows.
Original story: Dragon Quest X and Dragon Quest XI are officially heading to Nintendo's NX console.
The news comes courtesy of a Square Enix stream this morning, which also revealed Dragon Quest XI would be coming to 3DS and PS4.
Dragon Quest 11 Officially Announced
Dragon Quest 11: In Search of the Departed Time has been officially announced for PS4 and New 3DS.
The news was revealed via a Square Enix stream this morning, though a logo for the game and its title had surfaced yesterday ahead of the official announcement.
Dragon Quest 11 on PS4 will run on Unreal Engine 4. The 3DS version is being worked on by the same core team, but will not be a port. While both games will tell the same story, the presentation will be tailored to suit the technology of the console it's running on.
The game will be directed by Takeshi Uchikawa. Long-serving composer Koichi Sugiyama will return to work on the game's score.
Dragon Quest 11 will be released sometime in 2016, the year which marks the 30th anniversary of the series.
Bethesda Can’t Make More Pip-Boy Collector’s Editions
Bethesda has revealed it's struggling to keep up with demand for the recently announced Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Collector's Edition.
The Fallout 4 Pip-Boy edition was available for pre-order for $119.99, but is currently sold out in North America and, according to Bethesda's Marketing VP Pete Hines, you shouldn't be expecting any more to crop up.
"We reached a point where we'd go back to the factories and they were like, 'guys, this is it, sorry. This is as long as we can run the lines and as many of them as we can make,'" he told Gamespot. "They're being made today, it's not like they're done and sitting in a warehouse.
Castlevania Developer Teases New Game
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow developer MercurySteam is teasing its next game, with an update to its website.
The updated site reveals a cigar-smoking man in the pilot seat of some kind of mechanical device or vehicle in what can only be described as a sci-fi setting, with a cryptic message:
“STATUS: Exploring new worlds, fighting strange creatures, discovering new heroes. Expect news soon.”
X-Men: Apocalypse Director Teases Ancient Egypt Set
X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer continues to tease his fourth X-Men movie.
The director has taken to Instagram to post a picture of himself standing in front of a towering Anubis statue (the Ancient Egyptian god of the dead) on the set of X-Men: Apocalypse.
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Hamill Reportedly Voicing Joker for The Killing Joke Movie
Mark Hamill is reportedly providing his iconic take on The Joker for The Killing Joke animated movie.
Collider says it has received confirmation from "sources" that not only is Hamill voicing The Joker in the animated movie, he's already recorded his lines for the Clown Prince of Crime.
Hamill voiced The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, multiple animated movies, as well as games, including Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City.
This isn't the first time Hamill has brought his Joker out of retirement, either, since he announced his planned retirement of voicing Batman's archnemesis to us in 2010.
Samsung’s Latest Monitor Can Wirelessly Charge Your Phone
Samsung today introduced a new line of monitors that come with a very useful feature: they can wirelessly charge your phone.
The upcoming SE370 monitor will come in two sizes - 23.6 inches and 27 inches - and is being touted as "the industry’s first monitor with an integrated wireless charging function."
Charging a device is fairly easy, and only requires someone to place their device of choice on the charging stand found on the monitor's base. Upon doing so, the charging process with begin automatically, complete with an LED light to show that it's working as intended.
950 Million Android Devices at Risk Due to MMS Vulnerability
Android users should be on the lookout for any video messages they receive that suddenly disappear. Why? Because it could mean that particular device has been compromised.
A group of researchers from Zimperium Mobile Security revealed the flaw in the mobile OS, now going by the name "Stagefright," along with the news that around 950 million Android devices are actively vulnerable to being attacked.
An attack on an affected Android device is so simple that it only requires the attacker to know their victim's mobile number. Even more troubling, however, is the fact that no action needs to be taken on the device itself for the effects to take hold. And after sending a multimedia message containing the exploit, different parts of the device, including the microphone, camera and Bluetooth, can be accessed.