New Apple GameCase.

With the launch of iOS 7, Apple is at long last embracing traditional controllers for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. With new OS-level API support for controllers, developers and hardware makers will be able to adopt one standardized platform for console or handheld-style gameplay experiences. While Apple has confirmed that devices from Logitech and MOGA are in the works, the first solution is being unveiled today, and it's called the GameCase.

Developed by ClamCase, previously known for its line of iPad keyboards, the GameCase snaps onto iOS devices and provides side-mounted grips with fullsized dual-analog thumbsticks, action buttons, triggers, shoulder buttons, and a d-pad. While many facets of the design are still being finalized, exact specs, build materials, etc. The GameCase will connect to iOS devices via Bluetooth and will be powered by a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery that ClamCase says will offer a "hefty" battery life. Based on the preliminary renders, however, the GameCase is one of the most full-featured and well-designed mobile controllers we've seen, sporting a large, textured controller grips, a silver finish, and convex, ridged thumbsticks.

Because of iOS 7's unified controller APIs, games won't need to be developed or updated specifically for the GameCase — any game with iOS gamepad support will work. Naturally, certain controls may be disabled if a game only calls for, say, the d-pad and action buttons, but developers won't have to go out of their way to make their titles compatible.

The first known title to add support for iOS controllers is Aliens Vs. Predator: Evolution, which was updated earlier this month, but ClamCase expects the number of controller-enabled games to grow rapidly before the GameCase launches.

ClamCase is still finalizing the GameCase design in preparation for a late 2013 or early 2014 debut. Currently, GameCase is being shown off for the iPad mini, but ClamCase will eventually offer versions designed for other iOS-enabled products. Pricing and detailed specs will be released at a later date.

Until then, the company is accepting sign-ups for notifications at its official website.

Stream PS3 games to PS4 and Vita

Sony will use the cloud technology to provide PS3 games to stream to PS4 and Vita!

In a roundtable interview at Tokyo Game Show today, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida said that Sony plans to launch Gaikai cloud services with a library of PS3 games in North America next year.

A selection of games will be available at launch, which will expand over time - Yoshida mentioned that users will want a good selection of titles to browse through from the beginning, like with Netflix, so the plan is to launch with a decent number of available games. They will be available to play through PS4, PS Vita and the recently-announced Vita TV.

R.I.P Hiroshi Yamauchi and thank you

In a report by Nikkei, former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi has passed away today. He was 85.

Yamauchi was the third president of Nintendo, and he first assumed the position in 1949. Under his leadership, it entered the electronics market and became a a global leader in the video game industry.
He was succeeded by current Nintendo President Satoru Iwata in 2002, but Yamauchi continued serve as a special adviser. I know we make a lot of jokes about "now days" Nintendo on our podcast but if it wasn't for Mr. Hiroshi Yamauchi today's consoles wouldn't be what they are! So R.I.P Hiroshi Yamauchi and thank you .#Nintendo

If you would like to reed more on Hiroshi Yamauchi IGN has an awesome right up on his life with Nintendo
 http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/25/hiroshi-yamauchi-nintendos-legendary-president

Games With Gold, September 2013: Free Magic 2013 and Rainbow Six Vegas

Xbox Live Gold subscribers can download Magic 2013 and Rainbow Six Vegas for free during two separate, two-week spans this month as the latest games in the Games With Gold promotion.

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 can be had for free now through September 15, at which point it will return to its regular price of $9.99. (Xbox Live now uses real-world currency in lieu of Microsoft Points). Magic 2013 received an 8.5 in IGN's review, and while it's no longer the most current version of the game available,  Magic 2014 was released in June, it's still an accessible way to get into Magic. 

Once the Magic 2013 deal runs its course, Rainbow Six Vegas will be free to Xbox Live Gold members starting on September 16. (Gamers in South America will instead get Shadowrun for free). Vegas' regular price of $19.99 will return at the end of the month. Although it's now almost seven years old, Vegas remains a strong game with an entertaining cooperative multiplayer mode in Terrorist Hunt.

Battlefield 4 open beta date reviled

Battlefield 4 open beta date reviled
In a new blog post, the publisher has revealed that the beta for the upcoming shooter will be available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC four weeks before it officially launches 10/30/13. With that being said the open beta will be released on 10/1/13 who's ready for some new battlefield? 

Infinity Blade 3

Chair Entertainment brings its popular trilogy of mobile games to an end on September 18 with the release of Infinity Blade III in the iOS App Store. That’s two days shy of the iPhone 5S’s September 20 launch, and you can expect the game to be optimized for the new phone’s more powerful A7 processor.

Infinity Blade III tweaks the series’ swipe-driven fighting in a number of small ways, starting with the introduction of a second playable character - Infinity Blade II‘s Isa – to join series star Siris on his journey. Siris and Isa have separate level progressions and item inventories for players to build up, and each employs different fighting styles.

The world of Infinity Blade III is larger than those of the previous two games as well, with the story spilling across eight different environments, all of which are accessible from a central hub called The Hideout. Here, players will be able to kick off quests – including the asynchronous ClashMobs multiplayer mode – fuse gems, cook potions, and re-forge mastered items. That last item is a new feature wherein players will be able to reset the level on a particular piece of gear so XP can be earned for it again; more details will be revealed on that “soon,” Chair says.

The $7 game will run on devices as old as the iPad 2 and the iPhone 4/iPod Touch 4, but to take advantage of its 64-bit graphics – the first such iOS game, FYI – you’ll need a 5S.

That's right Infinity Blade 3 Is coming out 9/18/13 so just under a week away! but until then enjoy the Infinity Blade III Reborn Trailer 

Sony press conference in Tokyo

At the Sony press conference in Tokyo, the company also announced that it will be launching a 64GB memory card for Vita as well as several new games including God Eater 2, Gundam Breaker, Final Fantasy 10 and Phantasy Star Nova. There will also be limited-edition bundles of the Vita with some of the upcoming games. Sony expects about 100 Vita titles by the end of the year.