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General Gaming Article


Intel Settles Pentium 4 Benchmark Manipulation Class Action Lawsuit

Posted: 02 Nov 2014 06:19 PM PST

Pentium 4

Too little, too late

As hard as it may be to believe now, Advanced Micro Devices once presented a serious threat to Intel's dominance of the PC microprocessor market. However, if you invested in a first-generation Pentium 4 processor (codenamed Willamette) between November 20, 2000 and June 30, 2002, you may not have particularly fond reminiscences of AMD's heyday. Your recollections of that time may very well be of your new Pentium 4 chip living up neither to your expectations nor to the impressive "independent third-party" benchmarks that Intel released to reviewers in the lead up to Pentium 4's launch.

The good news for all you Pentium 4 early adopters is that Intel has finally agreed to settle a decade-long class action lawsuit, which alleges that when confronted by "pervasive design flaws" and "dismal" performance scores in the lead up to the launch of first-gen Pentium 4 chips, the company resorted to greatly exaggerating their capabilities through cooked-up numbers. Even though the new chips were, in reality, no match for some of the existing Pentium III models, let alone Athlon processors from rival AMD, the lawsuit alleges that the fabricated benchmarks were enough to convince the marketplace to move to Pentium 4.

"Intel used its enormous resources and influence in the computing industry to, in Intel's own words, 'falsely improve' the Pentium 4's performance scores. It secretly wrote benchmark tests that would give the Pentium 4 higher scores, then released and marketed these 'new' benchmarks to performance reviewers as 'independent third-party' benchmarks," reads the class action complaint against Intel and HP.

All members of the class are entitled to a princely cash reimbursement of $15. Please visit this page to find out if you qualify.

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Windows 8.1 Market Share Finally Hits Double Digits

Posted: 02 Nov 2014 03:06 PM PST

Windows 8.1Windows 8 and 8.1 combined share also at all-time high

The combined market share of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 looked to be heading back towards single digits early last month when Net Applications released its desktop OS usage data for the month of September, revealing that the already teetering combo had shed over a percentage points' worth of market share to reach 12.26 percent. That appears to have been a false alarm as the latest data from Net Applications data shows an unexpected surge in Windows 8.1 uptake.

Windows 8.1 finished October with 10.92 percent of the desktop market — the first time it has hit double digits. This sharp increase of over 4 percentage points was enough to help propel the combined market share of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 to beyond the 15 percent mark — also a first. With a combined market share of 16.8 percent, these two versions of Microsoft's latest desktop operating system are now within touching distance of Windows XP, which saw its share fall sharply from 23.87 percent to 17.18 percent in October.

Still firmly entrenched at the top, Windows 7 also witnessed a slight increase in its market share. Per Net Applications, the popular OS ended the month with a 53.05 percent share, up slightly from 52.71 percent a month ago. The fact that October was the last month of Windows 7 consumer PC sales may have contributed to this small increase.

With Windows 10 due out next year, it will be interesting to see whether or not Windows 8/8.1 will be able sustain this momentum. What do you think?

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MMORPG News

MMORPG News


Dragon Age: Inquisition: The Last Court to Bridge Dragon Age 2 and DAI

Posted: 01 Nov 2014 11:42 AM PDT

The Last Court to Bridge Dragon Age 2 and DAI

Failbetter Studios has announced that it is working in conjunction with Bioware for a text-based adventure game that will bridge the time gap between the end of Dragon Age 2 and Dragon Age: Inquisition. Players will be able to form alliances, gather financial resources and more as a minor marquis leading a town in Orlais. Events participated in will have a bearing on Dragon Age: Inquisition.

General: MSI and ROCCAT Studios Offer Shiny New Gaming Gear

Posted: 30 Oct 2014 05:18 PM PDT

MSI and ROCCAT Studios Offer Shiny New Gaming Gear

It might be early to think about Christmas, but with new game gadgetries on the way, it's hard not get a head start on your list. Especially when MSI and ROCCAT Studios are duking it out this holiday season by offering gamers some slick new toys.

General: Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom Goes Gold

Posted: 30 Oct 2014 05:29 PM PDT

Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom Goes Gold

Developer Little Orbit and the Cartoon Network are fulfilling Adventure Time fans' fantasies at last with the release of top-down RPG/adventure game, Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom. The game is currently being manufactured and will be available November 18 for the Nintendo 3DS™, PlayStation® 3, Xbox360® and PC via Steam.

Warframe: Players Asked to Channel Mustache Mojo for Movember

Posted: 30 Oct 2014 05:38 PM PDT

Players Asked to Channel Mustache Mojo for Movember

In the effort to improve men's health, developer Digital Extremes is joining the Movember Foundation's Movember campaign and encouraging Warframe players to join in with them.

MMOGaming News

MMOGaming News


MMOsite Exclusive Interview with Deep Space Fleet Team

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MMOsite Exclusive Interview with Deep Space Fleet Team


Hi, dear MMOsiters, this time we are honored to have an interview with Deep Space Fleet Team, and fortunately the COO Cecilian Chen shows us a lot of important features in gameplay, system and development direction. Moreover, about the most concerning question that similarity and differences to other star war games such as EVE Online, SWTOR and etc

Hearthstone: Huge Banwave Issued By Blizzard!

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Hearthstone: Huge Banwave Issued By Blizzard!


For the first time ever, Blizzard has decided to issue a banwave affecting several thousands Hearthstone accounts. Users that have been using third-party cheats and/or automation software have had their accounts closed until 2015.

ArcheAge Conquest of Auroria: Castles, Sieges, Housing Preview

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ArcheAge Conquest of Auroria: Castles, Sieges, Housing Preview


Trion Worlds today has uncovered more content for Conquest of Auroria to be launch on November 4, including new zones, castles, sieges, new housing and etc. Conquest of Auroria update opens four new zones – Marcala, Calmlands, Heedmar, and Nuimari – for the most resourceful and prepared guilds to claim as their own.

The Fear of Innovation in MMORPGs-Classic vs Innovative MMOS ?

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The Fear of Innovation in MMORPGs-Classic vs Innovative MMOS ?


MMORPGs are usually played by a committed group of core gamers who find negative features even in the highest rated mmos on the Market. The computer game developers have a lot of ideas,with all these ideas they will try to bring something specific and innovative on the mmo market.

Azera Online KR Character Creation+Gameplay

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Azera Online KR Character Creation+Gameplay


This Closed beta just came out three days. And I'm a bit on the fence about it. Visuals are ok customization is a bit MEH. The spells and combat are flashy. But somthing seems missing. Or it could just be not my kind of game. But I will do the usual and play to 20 or 30 levels. And then say how I feel. For now here is the character customization and intro play.

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