Monthly Archives: January 2013

Garnet Red Playstation 3 Coming With God of War: Legacy Bundle

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January 31, 2013 – Following the announcement of the availability of the Classic White PlayStation®3 (PS3™) system in North America, Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) today introduced a new Garnet Red PS3 system as part of a limited edition God of War: Ascension™ Legacy Bundle. The new bundle includes God of War: Ascension, the newest entry in the critically acclaimed franchise, along with the five previous games in the series, making it the ultimate collectors’ item for God of War fans. The limited edition bundle will hit stores on March 12, 2013, day-and-date with the standalone game, for $349 (MSRP).

The Garnet Red PS3, boldly colored in recognition of Kratos’ distinctive tattoo, comes with a 500GB hard disk drive (HDD), providing more than enough room for consumers to download games, movies, and TV shows from PlayStation®Network, and store their personal media files, including music, photos, and videos. A 30-day PlayStation®Plus trial membership is also included, enabling purchasers to check out the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection along with other benefits such as deep discounts, online storage for game saves, and exclusive access to select demos and game betas.

“We’re excited to introduce this stunning Garnet Red PS3 that pays homage to one of the best franchises ever launched on PlayStation platforms,” said John Koller, vice president of platforms marketing, SCEA. “We wanted to give our fans a complete collection of the series in this bundle so they can relive nostalgic memories of their first God of War adventure or experience the adventure for the first time if they are new to the series.”

The complete God of War collection comes with the highly anticipated release, God of War: Ascension. A prequel to the epic series, Ascension takes fans back to where Kratos’ journey began, with sophisticated gameplay mechanics and combat systems that truly enhance the single-player experience. Also, for the first time in franchise history, a new multiplayer combat mode has been added for fans to compete among their fellow warriors. The God of War Saga completes the collection, with God of War, God of War II, God of War III, and God of War: Origins Collection, which consists of God of War: Chains of Olympus and God of War: Ghost of Sparta.

Since the franchise first launched in March 2005, the series has sold over 21 million units worldwide*. The God of War series is one of SCEA’s most successful franchises of all time and has been acknowledged as one of the most critically-acclaimed franchises by key industry publications and influencers.

ASTRO Reveals Dead Space 3 Headset

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ASTRO Gaming Partners with Electronic Arts

for Special Edition Dead Space 3™ A30 and A40 Headsets

ASTRO Gaming Develops Exclusive Speakers Tags for EA’s Latest Spine-Chilling Space Adventure; Six Custom Dead Space 3 Speaker Tags Now Available

SAN FRANCISCO – Jan. 31, 2013 – ASTRO Gaming, a division of Skullcandy, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKUL), and creators of premium video gaming equipment for professional gamers, has announced that the studio is supporting the upcoming launch of Electronic Arts’ Dead Space 3™ on February 5, 2013 with six sets of exclusively designed speakers tags for its award-winning ASTRO A30 and A40 Audio Systems. Developed with direct input from both Electronic Arts and Visceral Games, the ASTRO Gaming Dead Space 3 speaker tags will feature artwork taken directly from the game to ensure a stylish, authentic and entirely terrifying representation of the latest entry in the Dead Space saga.

Developed by Visceral Games, Dead Space 3 sends troubled protagonist Isaac Clarke on a journey across space in an attempt to unravel the mystery behind the Necromorphs. After crash-landing on a frozen and desolate planet, Issac will fight not only for his own survival, but for that of all mankind, against an inhospitable planet and the deadly creatures who live there. For the first time in the Dead Space series, players will be able to team up and play together using seamless drop in, drop out co-op functionality. Both solo play with Issac Clarke and co-op play featuring the soldier John Carver provide players with a unique story and distinct gameplay elements.

ASTRO Gaming speaker tags provide customers with an opportunity to truly personalize their listening experience with magnetically interchangeable custom-made art designed specifically for the studio’s award-winning A30 and A40 headsets. ASTRO Gaming headset owners can create their own speaker tags using the ASTRO Customizer or choose from dozens of pre-existing and highly stylish tags, including several eye-catching series by Upper Playground, iam8bit, Penny Arcade and more.

ASTRO Gaming Dead Space 3 speaker tags are available now directly through the company website at www.astrogaming.com/ds3 – three sets for the ASTRO A30 for $19.99 each and three sets for the ASTRO A40 at $24.99 each. Bundles including the ASTRO A30 and A40 Audio Systems and the Dead Space 3 speaker tags are also available for $209.99 and $259.99, respectively.

For more information about ASTRO Gaming or the studio’s customizable speaker tags, please visit www.astrogaming.com.

JJ Abrams, Star Wars, Games, Tech and More on the Latest Skewedcast

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Talk about a loaded show. We look at new gaming Mice and hardware and roll into reviews of Natural Selection 2, The Scorchers add on for RAGE, Far Cry 3, Assassins Creed 3, Hitman Absolution and much more.

We finish off the show with a discussion on the hiring of JJ Abrams as Director of Star Wars: Episode VII and the pros and cons of this decision



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