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Windows 9 Will Reportedly Have a Notification Center

Posted: 07 Sep 2014 07:42 PM PDT

Windows 9

A basic version said to be already present in early builds

As September 30th, the day Microsoft is widely rumored to release a "technical preview" of the next version of Windows — codenamed "Threshold" and commonly referred to as Windows 9 — draws near, you can expect to see a surge in Windows 9-related reports. According to one such report, Windows Threshold is going to feature a notification center à la the Windows Phone Action Center.

A notification center is said to be already present in some builds of Windows 9, if the folks over at Neowin are to be believed. Said to be accessible from the system tray, this notification center is reportedly quite basic in its current avatar, only possessing such simple features as the ability to sort notifications by app and a button to clear them all at once.

However, you can expect the addition of some advanced features further along in the development process, when Microsoft starts receiving some valuable feedback from users. And talking of feedback, recent reports suggest that feedback received during the preview stage is set to play a more important role than ever before in determining what the final product will look like.

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Intel Releases 'Major' Graphics Driver Update for Haswell Processors

Posted: 07 Sep 2014 04:55 PM PDT

Intel

New graphics driver also supports the new Intel Core M chip with Intel HD 5300 graphics

In a week that saw a whirlwind of product announcements, including the arrival of the first processors based on the chipmaker's Broadwell architecture, Intel released a major graphics driver update for 4th generation Intel Core processors. The new driver, the release of which went almost unnoticed, is significant not only because of the up to 30 percent improvement in performance that it is supposed to deliver to those rocking Haswell chips, but also because it is also the first to support the new Intel Core M processor with Intel HD graphics 5300.

Those of you with a 4th generation Intel Core chip with integrated Intel HD, Iris, or Iris Pro graphics can look forward to experiencing up to 30 percent improvement in some OpenCL apps and up to 10 percent improvement in gaming performance with these drivers. Another thing you can look forward to, should you proceed to download this new driver, is improved battery life "through newer power conservation techniques such as CMAA (Conservative Morphological Anti-Aliasing) and Adaptive Rendering Control."

You can read the full release notes here (PDF), and download the 32-bit version of the driver here and the 64-bit version here.

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The Black Watchmen: KickStarter Reaches 50%, New Gameplay Trailer Released

Posted: 06 Sep 2014 03:30 PM PDT

KickStarter Reaches 50%, New Gameplay Trailer Released

The Black Watchman has reached the halfway point in its KickStarter campaign with an additional twenty days to go to raise the full amount. To celebrate the milestone, the team has released a brand new trailer that shows off the first tutorial mission from the game.

General: Magicka: It’s not Hack'n'Slash… It’s Spells'n'Flash!

Posted: 05 Sep 2014 04:56 PM PDT

Magicka: It

What it's not - an MMO. What it is - a super fun dungeon crawler you can play with up to four friends. Be warned... there is friendly fire.

General: Assassin's Creed - A Look at Rogue and Co-Op Play

Posted: 05 Sep 2014 04:49 PM PDT

Assassin

Our friends over at Ubisoft had us over to the Assassin's Creed suite during PAX Prime. Normally we would not cover a game like this here at MMORPG.com, however with some great co-op play in Unity and also adding in skill trees and other RPG elements it was about time we took a good look at the game. AC is known for intense story, great characters, and super stealth game play. Fans are worldwide and the franchise is a huge success.

Defiance: Mirror, Mirror

Posted: 05 Sep 2014 04:44 PM PDT

Mirror, Mirror

At PAX, the Devs were excited and stoked about the season finale the previous night on SyFy, where there were drastic results in the show and in the game world. Defiance the game has been a successful massive cross-over with the Sy-Fy television series with the developers of the game and the writers of the show working closely together.

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World of Warcraft: Lords of War Part Two -- Grommash

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World of Warcraft: Lords of War Part Two -- Grommash


Before you can harbor any hope of defeating the Iron Horde, you must first understand what—and whom—you're up against. Our five-part series Lords of War introduces you to some of the major players in the campaign on Draenor—beginning with the sadistic Kargath Bladefist, leader of the Shattered Hand, and continuing today with the mighty Grommash Hellscream, chieftain of the Warsong clan.

Korean Action MMORPG HeroWarz to Kick Off Open Beta on September 26th

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Korean Action MMORPG HeroWarz to Kick Off  Open Beta on September 26th


HeroWarz, a "next gen" Acton MMORPG developed by Astorm is going to kick off Open Beta Test(OBT) for online action brawler this month. HeroWarz is an action online game with an isometric view, where players choose from different characters to play, each with unique abilities and skills.

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