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Dragon Age: Redemption hits DVD on Felicia Day; er, Valentine’s Day

Dragon Age: Redemption hits DVD on Felicia Day; er, Valentine’s Day

Let’s skip the formalities and just say it: BioWare wants you to buy Felicia Day for Valentine’s Day. No, not buy something for her, but purchase Felicia Day herself. And no, not in any illegal or gross sense of the word — Dragon Age: Redemption, the six-part webseries available on Machinima’s YouTube channel since October, is coming out in DVD form on February 14, complete with behind-the-scenes extras, a commentary track and blooper reel.

Dragon Age: Redemption parallels the story in Dragon Age 2‘s digital add-on, Mark of the Assassin, which features Day as an elf who assassinates things. Or, as Flatiron Film Company describes both forms of media, Felicia Day cosplaying!

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Samsung Galaxy Note now available for pre-order from AT&T

Samsung Galaxy Note now available for pre-order from AT&T


The Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone is now available for pre-order from AT&T. Subscribers who place early orders for Samsung’s new supersized smartphone will take delivery by February 17th, and the device is set to become available in stores on February 19th for $ 299.99 with a new two-year agreement. The Galaxy Note will be available in two color options, carbon blue or ceramic white, and the handset features a massive 5.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display with a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, Samsung’s S Pen stylus and 4G LTE connectivity. The Note will be released running Android 2.3 and is expected to receive an update to Ice Cream Sandwich within the next few months. Read
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US International Trade Commission initially sides with Barnes & Noble in patent dispute with Microsoft

US International Trade Commission initially sides with Barnes & Noble in patent dispute with Microsoft

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Ubisoft Reflections resume outs unannounced Kinect game

Ubisoft Reflections resume outs unannounced Kinect game

Ubisoft Reflections’ next effort will be aimed at Kinect, it seems. Artist Joss Scouler’s LinkedIn account reportedly listed an unannounced Kinect title in the works, but it has since been removed from the profile. Scouler has been with Ubisoft Reflections for over five years and and helped ship the studio’s most recent console game, Driver: San Francisco.

“After just finishing Driver Wii as lead artist and spending time helping finalise the artwork for Driver: San Francisco, it is onto the next project on 360 Kinect which looks to be very exciting indeed,” Scouler’s entry previously read. Eurogamer managed to spot the unaltered profile, which pegged him as art lead on the Kinect project.

We’ve contacted Ubisoft for a statement and will update if we hear back.

JoystiqUbisoft Reflections resume outs unannounced Kinect game originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Amazon reportedly plans to open a retail store this year

Amazon reportedly plans to open a retail store this year


Amazon is preparing to open a retail store in Seattle within the next few months, according to a report from Good eReader. Amazon is apparently looking to open a small boutique rather than a large shop in an effort to test the market. The store would feature the Amazon Exclusive book line and the company’s popular eReaders and tablets most prominently according to the rumor. Amazon’s headquarters is located in Seattle, which is known as being fairly tech savvy and may be the perfect location to gauge interest in such an endeavor. The company has reportedly already contracted the design through a shell company and it is expected that the first location will open ahead of the holiday season this year. Read
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Microsoft Flight is free as a bird on Feb. 29

Microsoft Flight is free as a bird on Feb. 29

Microsoft clearly has no care for the silly paramaters we call “seasons,” as its launching Microsoft Flight on February 29, bucking the original “spring” launch window. Microsoft Flight’s official site will be hosting downloads of the free application starting that Wednesday — no other distribution channels are named, but we suspect it’ll also be up on Games for Windows Live’s Marketplace as well.

That guess’ accuracy is bolstered by the news that the “Hawaiian Adventure Pack” wil be made available as well on the 29th, coming in at $ 19.99. The pack is said to include the “remaining Hawaiian Islands, a new plane, and 20 new missions,” should you have already exhausted your enjoyment of the other content, perhaps during the simulation’s beta period. More details on the DLC can be found just after the break, including two additional planes, priced at $ 7.99 and $ 14.99 (for regular and “deluxe” models, respectively).

At this point, we were gonna make a flippant joke about Flight being little more than flying simulation, but then we thought about that Louis CK bit and started feeling all guilty. So, here we are. Either way, how about those DLC prices, eh? Madness!

Gallery: Microsoft Flight (Hawaiian Adventure Pack)

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JoystiqMicrosoft Flight is free as a bird on Feb. 29 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google reportedly hires Apple exec for top secret project

Google reportedly hires Apple exec for top secret project


Google has hired Apple’s former senior director of product integrity for a new secret project, according to a report from VentureBeat. The man in question is Simon Prakash, who worked at Apple for more than eight years. Prakash was responsible for the quality control at Apple, a company that has a long-standing reputation for quality. He will now reportedly be working in Google’s “X lab” on a secret project headed by Google co-founder Sergey Brin. It is speculated that the project could be hardware related, and it may tie in with the company’s pending acquisition of Motorola Mobility. Google and Apple are currently being investigated by the Department of Justice following accusations that the companies upheld an illegal “no poach” agreement
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Newcomers choose Android over iPhone in Q4 2011, but Apple top manufacturer, says NPD

Newcomers choose Android over iPhone in Q4 2011, but Apple top manufacturer, says NPD

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Shoot Many Robots introduces squirrely, hot and gassy robots

Shoot Many Robots introduces squirrely, hot and gassy robots

It’s nice to know the names of the things you kill, and Demiurge wants you to have the most pleasant experience possible in its coming title, Shoot Many Robots. In the video above, meet Hot Rod, Hummer, Gasbag, Six-Pack and Dirt Screw. One of them “screws dirt.” We’ll let you deduce which one.

JoystiqShoot Many Robots introduces squirrely, hot and gassy robots originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple may partner with Verizon, AT&T and others for iTV content

Apple may partner with Verizon, AT&T and others for iTV content


Apple will launch its own HDTV called the “iTV,” analyst Peter Misek of Jefferies & Company said on Monday. We’ve written dozens of reports on Apple’s alleged upcoming HDTV, and most speculate that the device will run a version of iOS along with the company’s Siri voice engine that will remove the need for a traditional remote control. Misek also said that Apple is in talks to partner with carriers such as Verizon Wireless and AT&T for access to exclusive and non-exclusive content, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Best Buy recently leaked possible details on the iTV and the retailer’s survey suggested the device will have a 42-inch display and a $ 1,499 price tag. The TV could launch near the middle of this
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