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• Microsoft Yanks Two Patch Tuesday Updates After Problems Arise
• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Free to Play This Weekend on Steam
• Corsair Coughs Up Pricing Details for Neutron XT SSD Series
• Facebook Puts Thought into "Dislike" and “Sympathize” Buttons

Microsoft Yanks Two Patch Tuesday Updates After Problems Arise Posted: 12 Dec 2014 10:24 AM PST Buggy updates caused problems with some Windows rigs It's been a bit of a rough month for Microsoft and various Windows users, at least in terms of software updates. It started with Microsoft telling Windows 10 Preview users to uninstall Office prior to applying Patch Tuesday updates or else the installer would fail. However, it's not only uses of pre-release software who ran into trouble. Microsoft has gone and pulled two security patches because they were causing problems for some users. According to InfoSecurity, the first incident involves KB 3004394, a patch that prevented some Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 machines from being able to install future updates. Those affected are advised to install an update title KB 3024777, which will remove the original patch from their systems. The second issue involves Exchange Server 2010 SP3 Update Rollup 8. A day after it was released, Microsoft had to pull it offline while it works on putting out a new version. "The issue impacts the ability of Outlook to connect to Exchange, thus we are taking the action to recall the RU8 to resolve this problem," Microsoft said. "We will deliver a revised RU8 package as soon as the issue can be isolated, corrected, and validated." Microsoft bundles security fixes and bug patches into a monthly roll out on the second Tuesday of every month known as Patch Tuesday. Typically they fix a bunch of issues, but every so often, they cause trouble themselves, as is the case here. Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Free to Play This Weekend on Steam Posted: 12 Dec 2014 09:57 AM PST Steam gives gamers a taste of CoD:AW and knocks 25 percent off the price It seems Steam is always cooking up a sale, and come next week, rumor has it the Winter Sale will kick off. In the meantime, you can still find discounts all over the place, though if you'd rather not spend any money at all, be advised that Steam is making Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare multiplayer free to play for the next couple of days as part of its weekend deal. If you end up getting hooked, you can purchase the title for 25 percent off ($44.99, or $79.99 for the Digital Pro Edition). Free multiplayer ends on Sunday, December 14 at 1PM Pacific (4PM Eastern), while the 25 percent discount will disappear on Monday, December 15 at 10AM Pacific (1PM Eastern), Valve announced. Not a bad deal all around, and a good warmup to the Winter Sale that will presumably kick off on December 18th. As our sister site PC Gamer points out, this isn't confirmed -- it's based on a supposed email from PayPal Japan to a Reddit user. However, Steam's Winter Sale started on the Thursday before Christmas last year, which was the 19th. This year, that day falls on the 18th. You may not care after what's been a busy holiday shopping season up to this point -- there have been lots of sales, including game discounts through GOG and Steam. Of course, the Winter Sale is typically bigger with more games being added to the mix compared to previous sales. The hard part is finding time to play them all. Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook

Corsair Coughs Up Pricing Details for Neutron XT SSD Series Posted: 12 Dec 2014 08:53 AM PST High performance drives at mid-range price points It's been about a month since Corsair first began showing off its Neutron XT solid state drive family, and at the time, the company wasn't ready to talk about pricing details. That's a secret Corsair can't keep forever -- the drives are reportedly supposed to launch to public in the coming weeks -- so last night, Corsair spilled the beans on how much its Neutron XT SSD line will street for. According to Legit Reviews, Corsair let it be known that the Neutron XT 240GB will go for $150, which breaks down to about $0.62 percent gigabyte. The 480GB and 960GB capacities will go for $270 and $540, respectively, both of which check in at around $0.56 per gigabyte. The prices compare favorably to Samsung's new 850 Pro SSD line available in 1TB ($.60 per gigabyte), 512GB ($0.66 per gigabyte), and 256GB ($0.68 per gigabyte) capacities, and offer similar performance metrics. Corsair's Neutron XT line uses a new Phison PS-3110-S10 controller paired with Toshiba A19nm MLC NAND flash memory. The combination results in up to 560MB/s read and 540MB/s write performance, along with 100,000 IOPS read an 90,000 IOPs write. Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook

Facebook Puts Thought into "Dislike" and “Sympathize” Buttons Posted: 12 Dec 2014 08:14 AM PST Does Facebook need more buttons? Just about anyone who's ever used Facebook has wished for a "Dislike" button at one point or another. Unless you're willing to rid your Friends list of all your friends, family, and co-workers, then you've seen an inane post that made you question how well you really know Uncle Bob or your buddy Bill. Or maybe someone posted a spoiler to The Sons of Anarchy's series finale. Well, the good news is Facebook is at least "thinking about" a dislike button. The bad news? A "sympathize" button is more likely to appear. This is a topic that Zuckerberg's probably addressed a million times behind the scenes, though now that he's holding public Q&A sessions, you can bet it's one of the things people inevitably ask about. Such was the case during Zuckerberg's second time fielding questions from the general populace. "We're thinking about it," Zuckerberg replied to a question about adding a dislike button, though he's cautious it could cause more harm than good. "I don't think there needs to be a voting mechanism on Facebook, whether posts are good are bad," Zuckerberg added. "I don't think that's socially very valuable or good for the community. But the thing that I think is very valuable is that there are more sentiments that people want to express than just positivity or that they like something." One of those sentiments popped up in reports a year ago, that sentiment being a "sympathize" button. It's one of many that could appear on the site before or in place of a dislike button. You can catch the 1-hour Q&A session by going here. Image Credit: Flickr (Marcin Wichary) Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook

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MMORPG News

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• Oort Online: A Beautiful World Created One Block at a Time
• Gloria Victis: Big Pre-Alpha Patch Deployed
• Marvel Heroes 2015: X-23 Claws Her Way Into the Game
• Star Trek Online: A Redesigned Q's Winter Wonderland Detailed
• Age of Conan: Unchained: Instant Level 80 Now Available
• WildStar: 20-Player Datascape Arrives on PTR
• The Crew: A Solid Frame to Tune
• Gauntlet: Lillith the Necromancer Available Now
• General: Armored Warfare: 500,000 Users Sign Up for Closed Beta
• Star Citizen: The Future Persistent Universe
• Trove: Daunting at First But Then You Never Want to Leave

Oort Online: A Beautiful World Created One Block at a Time Posted: 11 Dec 2014 03:45 PM PST If you're like me, you might have never heard of this game before, but you're going to be glad you've heard of it now. If you like Voxel Sandbox games, you should definitely check this one out. It might appear to be a typical game in this genre, at least from the outside, but once you step into Oort Online your eyes will be awestruck by the outstanding graphics. Add to it the community driven development and this game definitely has the potential to be a major contender.

Gloria Victis: Big Pre-Alpha Patch Deployed Posted: 10 Dec 2014 06:58 PM PST The Gloria Victis team has published the change log for a big new pre-alpha client patch that brings some significant technical fixes into the game as well as a redesigned map, rescaled monsters, new recipes and improved creature AI into the game.

Marvel Heroes 2015: X-23 Claws Her Way Into the Game Posted: 10 Dec 2014 04:16 PM PST Marvel Heroes 2015 players can now either purchase or earn the forty-second playable hero in the form of X-23. Considered a deadly assassin, X-23 brings a formidable array of skills into Marvel Heroes 2015.

Star Trek Online: A Redesigned Q's Winter Wonderland Detailed Posted: 11 Dec 2014 03:32 PM PST A new developer diary has appeared on the Star Trek Online site that lays out the details about the newly overhauled Q's Winter Wonderland. Rather than use a conventional map style (aka tower defense, etc.), the team opted to open up the gameplay experience in several key ways to enhance players' fun during the annual event.

Age of Conan: Unchained: Instant Level 80 Now Available Posted: 11 Dec 2014 03:26 PM PST Age of Conan players ready to start a new toon but less than thrilled about leveling it up can now purchase an instant boost to 80 from the in-game shop. The boost will set players back $40 unless a level 80 character already exists on the account, in which case the cost is reduced to $30.

WildStar: 20-Player Datascape Arrives on PTR Posted: 11 Dec 2014 12:44 PM PST The WildStar team has posted good news for endgame fans with the arrival of a 20-player Datascape on the public test realm. While few details are available, the post invites players to come and help test out this early version of the Datascape and promises fans that more information will be forthcoming soon.

The Crew: A Solid Frame to Tune Posted: 09 Dec 2014 08:02 PM PST Ubisoft's The Crew was always going to either be A.) a resounding dud or B.) a pleasantly fun racing experience. And depending upon who you ask, I'm pretty sure that's the range of answers you'll get. The Crew's worth picking up if you're fan of arcade racers and love open and online worlds. Read on for our full review.

Gauntlet: Lillith the Necromancer Available Now Posted: 11 Dec 2014 11:30 AM PST Gauntlet fans now have the opportunity to have a powerful new heroine to play with the arrival of the game's first DLC. Lilith the Necromancer can be purchased for $4.99. All players will receive The Gauntlet Colosseum for free as part of today's update.

General: Armored Warfare: 500,000 Users Sign Up for Closed Beta Posted: 11 Dec 2014 10:07 AM PST Obsidian Entertainment is celebrating over a half-million registrations for Armored Warfare's closed beta. In honor of the announcement, Obsidian has released a brand new trailer. Check it out!

Star Citizen: The Future Persistent Universe Posted: 09 Dec 2014 06:06 PM PST It's no secret that studios tend to use writers as a sort of advertising. It's nothing malicious, just a subtle focus on the new stuff they would like to get promoted. The relationship is certainly symbiotic because where they get to manage the publicity of their games to some degree, we get to see things a little earlier than most, which allows us to produce articles while the information is relevant.

Trove: Daunting at First But Then You Never Want to Leave Posted: 09 Dec 2014 04:41 PM PST The first time I logged into Trove I didn't get it. After getting through character creation I quickly found myself going into a lowbie area meant for levels 1-3. As soon as I got there I was lost. There were no instructions, people were scattered all over the map and I had no idea where to start. I ran around the map for a few hours trying to work out what to and mining anything that looked interesting that was in my path. Needless to say I didn't accomplish much that first time.

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