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• Newegg Daily Deals: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1600, Intel Core i5 4590, and More!
• Microsoft Now Says Not All Lumia Phones Will Receive Windows 10 Update
• Pricing for 240GB Solid State Drives Could Fall to $70 in 2015
• Google's Schmidt Predicts the End of the Internet (as You Know It)

Newegg Daily Deals: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1600, Intel Core i5 4590, and More! Posted: 23 Jan 2015 10:09 AM PST Top Deal: Gaming. Productivity. Content creation. Heck, even just firing up Windows and surfing the web. What do these all have in common? They all tap into your RAM, and if you don't have enough, performance can suffer. Some tasks are bigger RAM hogs than others, of course, and if you want to be sure you're equipped to handle most situations, then check out today's top deal for a 16GB kit (2x8GB) of Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3-1600 RAM for $125 with free shipping. This kit sports an 8-layer PCB and "highly screened memory ICs" to help with overclocking. Other Deals: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5-inch Internal Hard Drive for $50 with free shipping (normally $55 - use coupon code: [ESCAKNP23]) Adata DashDrive UV128 32GB Flash Drive for $11 (normally $20 - use coupon code: [EMCAKNP22]) SanDisk Extreme Pro 2.5-inch 480GB SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Solid State Drive for $260 with free shipping Intel Core i5-4590 Haswell Quad-Core 3.3GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor for $190 with free shipping

Microsoft Now Says Not All Lumia Phones Will Receive Windows 10 Update Posted: 23 Jan 2015 09:54 AM PST Microsoft jumped the gun on Twitter There's a lot of buzz and excitement surrounding Windows 10 at the moment, which is understandable since Microsoft just finished revealing a bunch of extra details at a scheduled press event. However, if you direct your attention to Microsoft's Lumia Conversations blog, there's a bit of a buzz-kill for Windows Phone owners. Specifically, Microsoft said that not all Lumia Windows Phone 8 devices will see an upgrade to Windows 10, even though it previously said they would. "We're making it as easy as possible to get Windows 10. Windows 10 has been designed to run well on today's Lumia phones. Like any upgrade to a new platform, not every phone will upgrade or support all possible Windows 10 features, and certain features and experiences will require more advanced future hardware," Microsoft said. "Our goal is for the majority of the Lumia phones running Windows Phone 8 and 8.1 to join the Windows ecosystem along with an expected hundreds of millions of PCs, tablets and other devices running the next generation of Windows." Back in November of last year, Microsoft was saying something different on its Lumia Twitter account. "There will be Windows 10 upgrades for all Windows Phone devices. And will we will release new Windows 10 models in the future!," Microsoft tweeted, adding an smiley emoticon for good measure. It's not clear which devices won't see an upgrade to Windows 10, only that some won't make the cut. That's disappointing, both because Microsoft set a contrary expectation two months ago, and also because this isn't the first time owners of older Windows Phone owners have been left behind when a new OS came out. Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook

Pricing for 240GB Solid State Drives Could Fall to $70 in 2015 Posted: 23 Jan 2015 08:45 AM PST Apacer exec expects another free fall in SSD pricing Solid state drives may never reach the tantalizing price-per-gigabyte ratio that mechanical hard disk drives enjoy, though that's okay, we're willing to pay a premium for performance. However, that premium might not be finished shrinking. We already saw NAND flash memory pricing take a nose dive, which in turn led to more affordable SSDs, and now we hear that the cost of SSDs could drop even lower this year. According to Digitimes, Apacer Technology general manager CK Chang believes prices for 256GB SSDs will fall below $70 in the second half of 2015, while prices for 128GB SSDs will hit $40. At present, 256GB SSDs street for around $100 -- there's an Apotop model on Newegg that's priced on sale for $90, while the rest of the 256GB models sell for $100 or more -- and 128GB models go for $60 and up. The reason for the predicted drop in price once again relates to NAND flash memory. Upstream chip vendors have transitioned to 14nm, 15nm, and 16nm, and in doing so, production costs have come down. According to Chang, this will lead to lower priced SSDs. As for Apacer, the company shipped about 4 million SSDs in 2014, accounting for 30 percent of its more than $318 million in revenue. Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook

Google's Schmidt Predicts the End of the Internet (as You Know It) Posted: 23 Jan 2015 06:00 AM PST "The Internet will disappear" - Eric Schmidt Could you imagine if the suits in charge at Google one day decided that enough was enough, and pulled the plug on all of the company's services, like Gmail and search? While it wouldn't be the end of the Internet, it would certainly be a major inconvenience for many. However, that's not what Google's Eric Schmidt meant when he recently predicted that that the Internet would disappear. So, what was he talking about? Schmidt was asked at the end of a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, for his prediction on the future of the web. "I will answer very simply that the Internet will disappear," Schmidt said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "There will be so many IP addresses...so many devices, sensors, things that you are wearing, things that you are interacting with that you won't even sense it. It will be part of your presence all the time." He's really talking about the evolution of the Internet. He gives a somewhat vague example of walking into a room "and with your permission and all that, you are interacting with the things going on in the room." Maybe you'll be wearing a HoloLens or perhaps your room will be filled with IoT devices. Either way, Schmidt essentially sees the Internet becoming less of a conscious thing, though we think that will go right out the window the first time your ISP suffers an outage. Schmidt also sees a great opportunity for tech firms to take advantage of the changing landscape, though he doesn't believe it will come at the expense of jobs. To the contrary, Schmidt said that for every job created in the tech sector, there will be seven non-technology jobs that open up. You can watch the 1-hour discussion here (scroll down). Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook

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MMORPG News

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• General: State of the Game: Building the Mad Max MMO
• Shroud of the Avatar: Release 14: Strong Start to a New Year
• Wizard101: Double Gardening Rewards Through January 25th
• ArcheAge: What's Coming in 2015
• General: Cleaning the Litterbox
• General: My MMO Midlife Crisis
• WildStar: Creating Veteran Shiphand Missions
• APB: Reloaded: Headed to PS4 and XBox One This Spring
• World of Warcraft: Win a Set of World of Warcraft Funkos!
• General: What IS the Next Big Thing?
• Skyforge: Ranged Gunner Class Detailed in Latest Site Update
• ArcheAge: In-Game Events Pave Way for Forthcoming Level Cap Increase
• Elder Scrolls Online: New Mounts, Costumes & Pets Showcased

General: State of the Game: Building the Mad Max MMO Posted: 22 Jan 2015 03:51 PM PST An MMO set in the universe of Mad Max is something I've been clamoring for for years, but as with any popular IP-turned-online game, it's a touchy subject for die-hard fans. With the Fury Road movie and the single player game both on the horizon for this year, I thought it'd be a good time to revisit my favorite topic of all time: building a Mad Max MMO.

Shroud of the Avatar: Release 14: Strong Start to a New Year Posted: 21 Jan 2015 07:07 PM PST The folks at Portalarium are getting ready to roll out their 14th release for Shroud of the Avatar, and of course they timed it just as PAX South was kicking off. I'm sure it was a diabolical plot to force me into cramming this article in before I get sucked into the pending media storm that follows any PAX. That's why I drove up to Austin this week.

Wizard101: Double Gardening Rewards Through January 25th Posted: 23 Jan 2015 03:47 AM PST Wizard101 players will definitely want to check into the game this weekend with the special double gardening rewards that will last through January 25th. This is a special boost for active members and is the first new perk of 2015.

ArcheAge: What's Coming in 2015 Posted: 23 Jan 2015 03:43 AM PST Merv Lee Kwai has taken to the ArcheAge forums to give players a preview about what they can expect to see headed into the game in 2015. Many of the changes seek to address the most common concerns voiced by players over the months since launch. Among other things, the team will be working to balance the economy and rising inflation, making sure players receive better loot for harder work and more.

General: Cleaning the Litterbox Posted: 21 Jan 2015 05:52 PM PST By people who pay attention to my gaming habits, I'm accused of being a themepark-only sort of MMO player. And lately, they're right... but it's not for lack of desire to get lost in a more free-form MMO experience. No, the problem with sandboxes is a simple one, if you ask me: there hasn't been a really good one in over a decade.

General: My MMO Midlife Crisis Posted: 20 Jan 2015 04:38 PM PST For the better part of a decade I played MMORPG's almost exclusively. I would sprinkle in the smash hit from other genres that came along but chances are if you caught me playing a game it was a MMORPG. I was also a sheep for the PC master race campaign. Over the past year I have quickly evolved into something else. Probably something I should have been all along.

WildStar: Creating Veteran Shiphand Missions Posted: 22 Jan 2015 10:51 AM PST The WildStar site has been updated with a new blog post by Kristen "Caydiem" DeMeza, Senior Game Designer. In it, she discusses Veteran Shiphand Missions, previously more suited to lower level players. The team has been actively working to put together level 50 versions of these missions and DeMeza discusses the differences and why they are worthwhile for high level players to take on.

APB: Reloaded: Headed to PS4 and XBox One This Spring Posted: 22 Jan 2015 10:30 AM PST Deep Silver, Reloaded Games and The Workshop Entertainment have announced that they are working in partnership to bring APB: Reloaded to both the XBox One and Playstation 4 later this spring. Console users will join the over five million players who have taken on APB: Reloaded since launch.

World of Warcraft: Win a Set of World of Warcraft Funkos! Posted: 22 Jan 2015 10:12 AM PST MMORPG.com has partnered with FUN.com to give a way two sets of World of Warcraft Funkos!

General: What IS the Next Big Thing? Posted: 20 Jan 2015 04:58 PM PST A lot of people have been loudly championing the idea that MMOs are a dying breed and that the golden era marked by World of Warcraft, Ultima Online, EverQuest, EverQuest 2, EVE Online and others is over. Yet developers, both 'big house' and indies alike, continue to make MMOs and players keep playing them.

Skyforge: Ranged Gunner Class Detailed in Latest Site Update Posted: 22 Jan 2015 08:15 AM PST The Skyforge site has been updated with new information about one of the forthcoming game's classes, the Gunner. A ranged specialist, the Gunner can fire mini-guns, plasma rifles and use a missile launcher. Check out the video below to see the Gunner in action.

ArcheAge: In-Game Events Pave Way for Forthcoming Level Cap Increase Posted: 22 Jan 2015 08:08 AM PST The latest patch notes for ArcheAge have been posted and give players a heads up that February is 'gearing up' month. A series of in-game events will launch that will help players increase skill levels and attain new gear in preparation for the level 55 level cap increase that will arrive in a future update.

Elder Scrolls Online: New Mounts, Costumes & Pets Showcased Posted: 22 Jan 2015 08:00 AM PST The Elder Scrolls Online site has been updated with a bevy of in-game images of new mounts, costumes and pets that will be added to the game shortly. Costumes range from a jester to a wedding gown and everything in between. Panthers and hounds are among the pets, with new horses and guars rounding out the mounts.

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