Assassin's Creed Forsaken available on Dec 4 for $9.99

Assassin’s Creed: Forsaken, written by Oliver Bowden, will be available on December 4 for $9.99. The book will depict another portion of Conner’s life—one in which readers will discover his “roots.”

A spokesperson wrote that the book is:

“Set during the American Revolution, Connor has sworn to secure liberty for his people and his nation and unleashes his powerful skills on the chaotic, blood-soaked battlefields of the hostile American wilderness. Assassin’s Creed: Forsaken is the story behind who Connor really is and how he has become a deadly killer.”

Assassin’s Creed: III, the game that coincides with the Bowden’s book, is set to drop October 31, and pre-orders of the “Join Or Die Edition” is now available.

The Join Or Die Edition includes various bonus contents such a medallion of the Assassins, and a George Washington’s notebook that exposes “all the truths and secrets about the Assassins and the Templars during the American Revolution.”

What George Washington’s notebook doesn’t include is Conner’s full background, so, in truth, the Join Or Die Edition won’t tell fans “all the truths and secrets.” So if fans want to uncover Conner’s roots, they have to purchase the book—for an additional $9.99.

Next up, Assassin’s Creed: Conner’s Vengeance the motion picture on DVD and Blu-ray for $29.99 (parody statement, not meant to be taken seriously).

Apple New iPods

Apple introduced its fourth-generation iPod portable music players Monday with lower prices and longer battery life. The new models have up to 12 hours of rechargeable battery life, compared to about 8 hours with the current crop. The prices are $ 299 for a 20-gigabyte model and $ 399 for a 40-gigabyte model -- each $ 100 less than their earlier counterparts. The new iPod versions are also thinner and have improved software features, including a quicker way to shuffle songs and a variable playback speed of audio books.

Rayman Origins repoussé sur 3DS

Alors qu'il fait un carton mérité sur à peu près toutes les plateformes qui existent, Rayman Origins semble peiner à débarquer sur 3DS.

On l'attendait pourtant pour cette semaine mais le jeu de plateforme d'Ubisoft est repoussé au printemps 2012 d'après l'éditeur et un site marchand bien connu (Amazon pour ne pas le citer) affiche lui la date du 30 juin 2012.

Il fa donc falloir attendre encore trois mois avant de pouvoir goûter à cet excellent jeu sur 3DS.

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ATi R420 To Launch On April 26th

Nvidia has set the launch date for its latest AGP8X chip, theNV40, on April 14, aiming to penetrate the high-end market of around US$ 499. ATIis likely to debut its next-generation AGP8X chip, the R420, on or around April26.

ATI R420 : Radeon X800, Low-k 0.13-micron, April 26
ATI RV370 : Radeon X300, 0.11-micron, Q2
ATI RV380 : Radeon X600, Low-k 0.13-micron, Q2

Angry Birds Valentine's Day edition, Angry Birds 2 and Kinect mode coming soon

Angry Birds Valentine's Day edition

With Valentine's Day approaching in two more weeks, Rovio may be launching the Valentine's Day edition of the Angry Birds on 14 February. According to reports, the special edition will come with newer birds and promises lots of fun and enjoyment; even the pigs will have slight changes such as ribbons on their heads. The game looks to appeal to the female gamers and will be available on both iOS and Android platform.

Angry Birds 2

Some Angry Birds 2 screenshotswere shownon a German DW-TV show as the hosts talked about the developers at Rovio working on new versions of the game. It was also reported thatthe new update for Angry Birds will arrive next month in time for Valentine's Day 'Angry Birds Seasons'. However, the above screenshots do not seem to have been taken from Angry Birds Seasons. Could it be from Angry Birds 2?

Playing Angry Birds using Kinect technology

Instead of using your finger to drag the catapult on the touchscreen or with the mouse on the laptop or Mac, how about playing Angry Birds simply by gesturing it, like on a Xbox 360 Kinect? It looks like a company called KinEmote was able tohack Windows 7 software that allows you to play the game with a wireless controller and your Kinect. It isn't full gesture control, but that may be possible in the near future. Check out the video:-

Source: xda.cn, ElectricPig, Ubergizmo