CEO Elon Musk Says New Kind of Battery is on its Way
Tesla is getting ready to reveal a new kind of battery, a pack to be used for the home, and production could begin in six months, CEO Elon Musk said during a recent earnings calls.
Tesla has yet to reveal an exact date for the reveal, but Musk said the pack is "really great," and is pleased with the result, The Verge reports. Tesla has been considering something along the lines of a home consumer battery-pack, which would power consumers' homes, for several months now. Potentially, something like this could power a house during power outages, or eliminate an electric bill entirely.
Windows 10 Phone Preview Out Now
Microsoft released its first Windows 10 preview build for phones today as part of its Windows Insider early access program.
Currently supported devices for the mobile technical preview are the Lumia 630, 635, 636, 638, 730, and 830, with more coming later.
For those interested in participating in the Windows 10 preview, you can head over to Microsoft's website, join the Windows Insider Program, and register your device now.
According to a blog post on the Microsoft website, this is the "earliest publicly available preview" the company has ever done for a mobile version of Windows, so bugs and a lack of polish can be expected at this point.
Star Wars/Hasbro: Build Your Own Crossguard Lightsaber
If you thought the crossguard lightsaber in Star Wars: The Force Awakens was insane, wait 'til you see Hasbro's new line of customizable lightsabers!
This fall, the toy company will debut Star Wars Bladebuilders, a new lightsaber kit packed with compatible hilts, connectors and other materials that lets fans create their own dream lightsaber -- and yes, crossguards are included!
"I see you have constructed a new lightsaber. Your skills are complete."
Fight Your Foes, and Gravity, with Paperbound on PS4 and PC
Paperbound, an upcoming wonky literary brawler, will be coming to PS4 soon.
Dan Holbert, founder of developer Dissident Logic, took to the PlayStation Blog today to detail the game.
The two-to-four player local multiplayer game centers around a universe where classic books, like "Inferno" and "A Journey to the Center of the Earth," come to life and you can play as their characters. The game also includes cameos from famous game characters, like Juan Aguacate from Guacamelee!
Paperbound features some exciting twists reminiscent of Super Smash Bros., including gravity which can be manipulated and changed on a dime, creating environments which are dynamic and flexible. Scissors and ink-bombs are the characters' main weapons, which the player can use to decapitate or explode enemies.
New Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six Siege, More Coming This Year
During a conference call with investors today, Ubisoft reconfirmed that a new Assassin's Creed, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege and The Division will all be coming out this year.
The conference call with investors revealed that the third quarter of 2014-2015 saw Ubisoft's sales up nearly 60% over the same period last year.
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Ubisoft Q3 Sales Up 55.8 Percent From Last Year
Ubisoft has reported its third quarter sales came to €809.7 million, or approximately $922.8 million USD. The number represents an increase of nearly 60% over the same period last year.
The figure came in higher than Ubisoft's projection of €730 million made during its first-half 2014-2015 financial results. The number represents an increase in market share, from 9.6% in 2013 to 12.8% in 2014, and was helped along by "a strong performance" from Assassin's Creed Unity and Assassin's Creed Rogue.
Combined sales of the two Assassin's Creed games totalled 10 million units. Far Cry 4 sold 7 million units, while The Crew sold 2 million. Just Dance sold 4 million units, and Ubisoft touted Watch Dogs' sales, which have reached 10 million lifetime units sold-in.
SHIELD Recruits Sons of Anarchy’s Drea de Matteo
It looks like Skye's father, Cal (Kyle MacLachlan), is getting a new ally on an upcoming episode of Agents of SHIELD.
Marvel has announced that Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos, Sons of Anarchy) will guest star as "Karla Faye Gideon" - described as a "Gifted woman with a grudge to bear against S.H.I.E.L.D. who joins forces with Cal."
Drea de Matteo in Sons of Anarchy.
This Week in the Nintendo eShop
It's New 3DS week, so that means most of the fun starts on February 13 with Majora's Mask 3D (available at 9 p.m. PT on February 12) and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. Until then, there are some fun retro games available on Wii U and 3DS. On Wii U, you can check out Breath of Fire, a SNES RPG from Capcom, on Virtual Console while 3DS gets the next entry in the Sega 3D Classics series in 3D Fantasy Zone.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D ($39.99, Available February 13)
The remake of the 2000 Nintendo 64 classic is finally coming to 3DS. Not only does Majora's Mask 3D have improved graphics and a better interface, it also features some fine-tuning to make this mildly off-putting Zelda game a little friendlier to those who haven't experienced it before. You can check out IGN's review for more details.
Ultron’s Movie Look Revealed in More Detail
The latest addition to Hot Toys' growing lineup of Avengers: Age of Ultron figures will be Ultron himself. The Ultron Prime figure offers an even closer glimpse of what Ultron will actually look like in his final form in the film.
Avengers: Age of Ultron Gets 6 New Hot Toys Figures From Artist Mix
This incredibly detailed Ultron Prime figure is designed at 1:6 scale and measures about 16 inches tall - giving him several inches over the recently revealed Iron Man Mark XLIII and Captain America figures. Both the figure and the display base feature an LED light-up function. Scroll down for a closer look:
“Weird Al” Yankovic Is Taking Over MAD Magazine
“Weird Al” Yankovic just announced on Twitter that he will be taking over as Editor-in-Chief of MAD Magazine for one issue. We have your exclusive first details on the news.
“Childhood dream achieved: I am going to be MAD Magazine’s first-ever guest editor (issue #533)!” the satirical songwriter tweeted.
MAD is a comedic magazine that pokes fun at everything from pop culture to politics. The press release also says Weird Al’s duties as MAD’s first-ever guest editor will include “writing an introduction to the issue, contributing (along with some of his celebrity friends) to the Fund’AL’ini Pages, and picking his favorite MAD article for the Vault section.”