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Dekaron: New Solo Instance Dungeons in Latest Update

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Dekaron: New Solo Instance Dungeons in Latest Update


Nexon Europe has today released the latest update for Dekaron, which brings new instances and soloing opportunities. These single-player objectives will offer their own unique rewards to players brave enough to go adventuring by themselves.

Nexon Released the MapleStory's Mutiny Update

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Nexon Released the MapleStory's Mutiny Update


Nexon has released the trailer of the MapleStory's Multiny update. Watch the revamped Pirate and Dual Blade classes tear it up in this new trailer.

LOTRO Update 7.3 Patch Notes

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LOTRO Update 7.3 Patch Notes


The latest update to Lord of the Rings Online, Update 7.3, has been released along with the full patch notes. Click here to read the changes.

Loot System Changes Explanations

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Loot System Changes Explanations


Most of you don't like the scenario, when players sell rolls in Raid Finder and/or roll for an item they already have, just to exchange it for an item they need in case it drops and you're stuck yet another weak without gear from the raid finder. In the upcoming expansion, the loot system has been totally overhauled and if it becomes popular, it might even affect normal/heroic dungeons.

Age of Conan Server Will Be Merged on August 7th

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Age of Conan Server Will Be Merged on August 7th


Age of Conan's American PvE servers Set and Wiccana will be merged on August 7th and Funcom also posted a lengthy FAQ on the game's official forums that answers most of the inevitable questions.

MechWarrior Online Announces Beta Schedule

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MechWarrior Online Announces Beta Schedule


Starting on August 7th, all founders will have full access to the closed beta, complete with currency to purchase items.

Exclusive Interview with Path of Exile Producer Brian Weissman

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Exclusive Interview with Path of Exile Producer Brian Weissman


Today, I am very pleased to bring you my exclusive interview with Brian Weissman, one of the producers of Path of Exile at Grinding Gear Games.

World Of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria CE and Razer Naga Giveaway!

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World Of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria CE and Razer Naga Giveaway!


Whats up gamers im your host Zach Sharpes and I have an amazing announcement! On August 8th, thats in 2 days, I will be giving away 1 Physical Collectors Edition of World Of Warcraft Mists Of Pandaria, 1 Razer Naga, and 1 Alpha Key to ReditR which is a new client that makes browsing Reddit.com more user friendly.

End of Nations Developer Diary: In the Company of Heroes and Mercenaries

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End of Nations Developer Diary: In the Company of Heroes and Mercenaries


End of Nations' newest Developer Diary video "In the Company of Heroes and Mercenaries" explains and demonstrates how these special units can be the key to overcoming any adversaries on the battlefield.

Riot Games Reveals League of Legends Championship Series

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Riot Games Reveals League of Legends Championship Series


Riot Games has announced that it will launch its own professional gaming league, League of Legends Championship Series, in 2013.

Vanguard Going F2P On August 14th

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Vanguard Going F2P On August 14th


Sony Online Entertainment and the Vanguard team have posted a new blog on the official site laying out some of the details for the upcoming F2P-hybrid subscription model of the game. Included in the news is the announcement that the new version will officially kick off on August 14th.

Day Z Passes One Million Registered Users Milestone

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Day Z Passes One Million Registered Users Milestone


According to the counter on the mod's official website, over one million players have tried the game, over 22.5 million zombies have been killed and accumulated nearly 1,220 years of total play time since the game went live.

Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar Revealed New Details

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Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar Revealed New Details


BioWare revealed a few more details about Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar, including the thried class Druid.

[30 Jul - 05 Aug]Weekly Korea Game Rankings

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[30 Jul - 05 Aug]Weekly Korea Game Rankings


Most of the popular MMO games are made in Korea. So,do you want to know the players in South Korea play which online game? Here is the weekly Korea game rankings.

End of Nations Closed Beta Key Giveaway Event

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End of Nations Closed Beta Key Giveaway Event


This beta key will grant you access to End of Nation closed betas taking place later this summer (dates to be announced soon).

Diablo 3 - After 3 months; Good Hook, Rough life

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Diablo 3 - After 3 months; Good Hook, Rough life


Diablo 3, you had a good hook and a bad end. The game is still ongoing and I have no idea how long the people who reviewed it played it for. But I'll give you that I've played it for at least 127 hours as a Wizard, 89 as a demon hunter, and a couple on barbarian and witch doctor and a few on a hardcore monk.

GW2 – Summons: Just You, Me And WHA?!

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GW2 – Summons: Just You, Me And WHA?!


Something I feel is rather ignored by the average player is the effect a summon has on a player and the game. You might think "it's just a temporary unit, what's to be afraid of?" Well that's kind of true but really not when we get down to it.

Ghost Recon Online Kicks Off Open Beta

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Ghost Recon Online Kicks Off Open Beta


Ghost Recon Online used it's super hi-tech gizmos to sneak into open beta late last week. Ubisoft quietly pushed GRO from closed beta into open beta with nary a sound to be heard. The free to play shooter set in the GR universe has been in beta for several months.

PlanetSide 2: Steam Release Confirmed, Beta Begins Today

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PlanetSide 2: Steam Release Confirmed, Beta Begins Today


PlanetSide 2 beta has officially kicked off as of today, August 6th, launching players into a world of Sci-Fi shooter mayhem. SOE has also confirmed that the game will luanch on Steam.

The Secret World - PvP Review

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The Secret World - PvP Review


Hey peeps, around a month ago I joined the ranks of the Illuminati in The Secret Wold, doing what everyone else does in the game, kill stuff, get more abilities, get new gear and do some PvP!!! That thing my friends is the center of controversy in TSW, some people think that the PvP in TSW sucks. If you surf the web, you will notice that a lot of reviewers usually complain and bitch about the PvP...

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Dekaron has released a new update which brings new instances and soloing opportunities

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 07:10 AM PDT

Nexon Europe has released the latest update for Dekaron, which brings new instances and soloing opportunities. Dekaron now features three all new Solo Instance Dungeons (SID) available for all Players starting from level 70. In this new Instances, The Favnil's Nest (Level 70-100), the Python Castle (Level 95 – 139) and the Eleghose (Level 140+), players are [...]

Nexon has released the trailer of the MapleStory’s Mutiny update

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 04:09 AM PDT

Nexon has released the trailer of the MapleStory‘s Mutiny update. Watch the revamped Pirate and Dual Blade classes tear it up in this new trailer.

Flowplay has released the official game trailer of its free browser MMO DownWorld

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 03:01 AM PDT

Flowplay has released the official game trailer of its free browser MMO DownWorld. The game can be played directly from any browser and you can enter in a futuristic world populated by hundreds of players. One of the main features of the game is the combat system which consists of minigames. There are social areas [...]

Games-Masters.com has announced the next free expansion for Cabal Online

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 02:03 AM PDT

Games-Masters.com has announced today Arcane Trace, a upcoming expansion for its MMORPG, Cabal Online. The free expansion will be published in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish versions. Episode 9 – Arcane Trace, is planned to be published in autumn this year, and comes with some new features, including: - A new map, Arcane Trace, accessible to [...]


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General Gaming Article


Wikipedia Back Online After Repairing Cut Cables, Summer School Students Rejoice

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:50 PM PDT

Online encyclopedia site Wikipedia was generally unavailable around the globe this morning after two cables stretching between Tampa, Florida and Virginia were cut this morning. Depending on location, Wikipedia was either completely dark or extremely slow loading, It took a little over an hour to repair the severed cables, and then another hour to restore service.

According to a BBC News report, Wikipedia doesn't suspect foul play, though it's not yet known what exactly caused the incident.

The outage caused a spike in activity on Twitter, as users flocked to the microblogging service to share their frustrations 140 characters at a time, many of them comical and/or snarky. One user wrote, "Breaking: Wikipedia is down. Millions on Twitter are prevented from being instant experts during online arguments." After service was restored, another user tweeted, "Wikipedia is back! Phew! For a while there I felt like Batman without his utility belt."

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Torrent Tracker Demonoid Goes Down for the Count

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:19 PM PDT

Demonoid, one of the Web's largest torrent tracking sites and one of the most popular online destinations overall, has been snuffed out by Ukrainian officials. Demonoid's destruction doesn't come as a complete surprise following a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that knocked the site to the mat last month. Fans of the site hoped it was just a temporary blip and that it would be back up and running before long, but it doesn't appear that's going to happen.

According to a translated page on Kommersant, Ukraine investigators made their way to ColoCall, the country's largest data center and home to Demonoid, and shut it down. The general consensus is that Demonoid went to some length to stay within Ukraine law, but fell into trouble when the U.S. got involved.

Those responsible for running the site are still at large and believed to be in Mexico. What's more, Kommersant said it wouldn't be too much trouble for the site's admins to restore operations using a different set of servers, but they're reluctant to do so "because of the heightened world's fight against piracy."

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Shared Data Plans Touching Down at AT&T on August 23rd

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:34 AM PDT

Following in the footsteps of Verizon Wireless, rival AT&T will be rolling out new Mobile Share plans starting Thursday, August 23, the company confirmed in a blog post today. The new plans offer unlimited talk time and texting plus anywhere from 1GB to 20GB of pooled data to share between multiple wireless devices, negating the need for little Johnny to carry his own data plan for his smartphone.

Like Big Red's plans, AT&T's Mobile Share plans can get expensive in a hurry, depending on how many devices you add. Here's how it breaks down:

  • 1GB/month: $40 + $45 per smartphone
  • 4GB/month: $70 + $40 per smartphone
  • 6GB/month: $90 + $35 per smartphone
  • 10GB/month: $120 + $30 per smartphone
  • 15GB/month: $160 + $30 per smartphone
  • 20GB/month: $200 + $30/smartphone

That's step 1. The next step is to add any other devices to your shared plan, like feature phones ($30/each per month); laptops, LaptopConnect, mobile hotspot devices, and netbooks ($20/each per month); and tablets and game devices ($10/each per month).

AT&T provides an example of two smartphones ($35/month for each one), a tablet ($10/month), and 6GB of shared data ($90/month), which works out to $170/month. That's not terrible, but throw a second tablet into the mix and a feature phone for junior, and you're now at $210 per month before taxes. Bump up the data cap and it gets more expensive.

"As families prepare to send students back to school, many are looking for a convenient way to connect tablets and laptops or add new smartphones. AT&T Mobile Share plans are a great option," AT&T said.

One thing that works in AT&T's favor versus VZW is that the wireless carrier isn't forcing its customers to choose a shared data plan; existing individual and family plans are still available. Unsure which is the best deal? AT&T has an online Mobile Share Planner tool to help estimate data usage across different devices.

What are your thoughts on AT&T's new shared data plans?

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John Carmack: Kudos to Valve, but Not Many Linux Users are Willing to Pay for Games

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 08:55 AM PDT

Valve is forging ahead with plans to port its Steam distribution platform over to Linux and has even managed to tweak Left 4 Dead 2 to run faster on a 32-bit Ubuntu system than on a Windows 7 machine, but as far as John Carmack is concerned, the real challenge will be getting Linux users to open their wallets. Carmack, as you know, is the founder and technical director of id Software, and also an open source advocate. He's also a realist.

"Valve announcing Steam Linux support changes things a bit but we have made two forays into the Linux commercial market, most recently with Quake Live client, and that platform just hasn't carried its weight compared to the Mac on there," Carmack said during his keynote at QuakeCon. "It's great that people are enthusiastic about it, but there's just not nearly as many people that are interested in paying for a game on the [Linux] platform and that just seems to be the reality."

Carmack wasn't trying to cast a wet blanket over Valve's plans by any means, and he pointed out that one thing working in favor of Linux is that integrated graphics drivers are getting better, albeit they still have their issues. He praised Intel for being "completely supportive of open source graphics drivers efforts, that they have chipset docs out there," and said if he had the time, he'd work on optimizing them himself.

You can watch the entire keynote on YouTube (skip ahead to the 45min 26sec mark to hear Carmack's comments on Linux).

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AOC Rolls Out Ultra-Thin 27-inch e2752Vh Monitor at $50 Discount for Limited Time

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 07:28 AM PDT

AOC is taking aim at gamers who want a large screen monitor with a low response time and budget friendly price tag by launching its 27-inch e2752Vh LED display. We're always wary of reading too much into rated specs when it comes to monitors, but for what it's worth, the e2752Vh is a thin and light display with a 2ms rated response time (GTG), 20,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, and 300 cd/m2 typical brightness.

Resolution tops out at Full HD 1080p (1920x1080), which isn't surprising considering the monitor's $250 price tag. AOC says that's a savings of $50 off the MSRP and will be valid from August 11 through 17 at places like CompUSA, Walmart.com, BestBuy.com, Newegg.com, and Amazon.com, though some are already selling it at the discounted price.

Rounding out the feature-set are 5W built-in speakers and input options that include DVI-D and HDMI with HDCP support. It's also VESA 100mm wall mount compliant. More details can be found on the monitor's product page.

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Lenovo to Launch Lighter ThinkPad Ultrabook Later This Month

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 07:04 AM PDT

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the ThinkPad brand, which was developed by IBM and then sold to Lenovo in 2005. To celebrate the occasion, Lenovo today announced the release of its ThinkPad X1 Carbon notebook model at a company-sponsored event in Beijing. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a 14-inch Ultrabook that weighs less than 3 pounds and boasts an 8-hour battery life.

As the name implies, it's constructed with carbon fiber materials Lenovo claims adds to its structural strength and durability while maintaining the system's purported status as "the lightest 14-inch Ultrabook in the world." It's also fast and responsive, featuring a sub 20-second startup time, Lenovo says.

Regarding the Ultrabook category's longterm viability given its inability to thrust the PC segment past a seventh consecutive quarter of flat-to-single-digit growth , Lenovo still feels confident in its decision to dive in.

"Overall, the Ultrabook is the right direction. It's the start of the journey, so it's not the destination," said Dilip Bhatia, GM of Lenovo's ThinkPad business, according to PCWorld. "In general you will see notebooks get thinner, get lighter, have the instant on connected capability. So I'm not worried about it."

Bhatia also said aggressive pricing will help drive Ultrabook adoption. Be that as it may, Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon is slated to ship later this month starting at $1,299, making it one of the more expensive Ultrabooks out there.

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Samsung Accuses Apple of Sour Grapes for Swaying Expert Witnesses

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 06:37 AM PDT

It's too late to claim things are getting ugly between Samsung and Apple. The question before us now is, how ugly can things get? That depends on which court system you're talking about. Here in the U.S., Apple is peeved at Samsung for leaking rejected evidence to the public, and over in Australia, Samsung is accusing Apple of inappropriately meeting with expert witnesses to change their opinions on things that could affect the outcome of the patent trial.

Samsung's legal team labeled Apple's actions as "most inappropriate" and is none too happy with the resulting report written by three experts who, after speaking with Apple, changed their minds and determined the Cupertino company's iPhone 4 and 4S models don't run afoul of any of Samsung's 3G patents, MacWorld reports.

Samsung asked Justice Annabelle Claire Bennett for permission to cross-examine the witnesses prior to their "hot tub" testimony, which is a term Australian courts use to describe when multiple expert witnesses offer their testimony at the same time. Bennett, however, wasn't as concerned as Samsung and said it's not unusual for experts to change their mind.

"The expert report is a piece of evidence but can be challenged in cross examination," Bennett said.

The Australian trial has a long way to go yet and is scheduled to run intermittently for another nine months.

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