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Snail Games Demoing Age of Wushu at E3 2012

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Snail Games Demoing Age of Wushu at E3 2012


Players who live in Los Angeles and those will attend the expo can check out the demo at Snail Games' booth in West Hall Booth 4712.

Vindictus: New Update Mainly with Sexy, Beautiful Deadly Succubus

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Vindictus: New Update Mainly with Sexy, Beautiful Deadly Succubus


A brand new update for Vindictus is activated now. With this new update, 2 new deadly raid bosses - Succubus and Glas Ghaibheleann will be added into game. The following press release attaching video and screenshots will unveil the details for you.

Global Territory Control - Massive Update for Fallen Earth

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Global Territory Control - Massive Update for Fallen Earth


A major update of online sandbox game Fallen Earth that introduces entirely new game content, updated landscapes and new player-crafted technology was released few days ago. The 2.4 Global Territory Control update includes easy-to-use combat trainers, merchant buyback, faster mounting, bulk purchasing, easily accessible skill trees and more.

Vindictus: New EU Update Introduces Monsters that Suck

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Vindictus: New EU Update Introduces Monsters that Suck


It seems that there are few in the world who don't know at least a little about Game of Thrones. Now that it's being turned into an MMO, even more folks will learn of the duplicity of the Lannisters and more. We caught up with Max Pfaff to talk about Game of Thrones Online. See what we discovered!

Changyou Launches Next-gen Games, Hundreds of Millions Investment on the Next-gen Trend

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Changyou Launches Next-gen Games, Hundreds of Millions Investment on the Next-gen Trend


Currently, internationally recognized next generation engine CryENGINE has evolved to the third version, and the Unreal Engine 3 has been updated once a month. The Unreal Engine 4 is expected to be commercialized in the near future.

Is Eudemons Online Really Going to Become 3D?

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Is Eudemons Online Really Going to Become 3D?


Looking back at the MMO industry, games are often switching from 2D to 3D, in order to achieve a better gaming experience and more lively effects. However, we cannot say that 3D games are sure to be the mainstream, because there are still tons of gamers sticking to 2D and 2.5D games.

TERA Warrior Tanking Guide

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TERA Warrior Tanking Guide


Though there are two somewhat-equal healing classes in Tera, this doesn't not necessarily mean that both tanking options too are on equal footing. Yes, warriors are classified as a DPS/Tank hybrid, but there are only certain cases where warriors, when similarly geared, can compete in effectiveness with a Lancer.

Continue reading TERA Warrior Tanking Guide.

Guild Wars 2 - Beta Weekend 2... Patch Notes!

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Guild Wars 2 - Beta Weekend 2... Patch Notes!


I'm glad to see Arena Net is taking this beta weekends so seriously. So many changes in such a short amount of time and a lot of these changes felt like they needed to be in the game so it's really great to see that Arena Net is both taking care of their game AND listening to the players.

DOTA 2 Theme Music - Piano Cover

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DOTA 2 Theme Music - Piano Cover


Hey guys! Very VERY excited to bring you guys this cover of the amazing DOTA 2 Theme music. I fell in love with the song the first time I've heard the song, not to mention I love the game as well. Hope you guys enjoy!

The Stylized Action MMO GUNZ 2 to Launch VIP Test

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The Stylized Action MMO GUNZ 2 to Launch VIP Test


The stylized action MMO GUNZ2 developed by Mient and operated by CJ E&M is to launch a VIP test before its upcoming first CBT.

League of Legends: Darius Patch Preview

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League of Legends: Darius Patch Preview


In the Patch Preview, we'll be looking into our visual update to Summoner's Rift, a re-built head's-up display, a sneak peek at the new Ashe model, new feedback from turrets, changes to Normal Draft and Solo/Duo Ranked, as well as a brand new item!

Kingdoms of Amalur MMO Version - Project Copernicus Set to Release in June 2013

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Kingdoms of Amalur MMO Version - Project Copernicus Set to Release in June 2013


Recently, 38 Studios, the developer behind Kingdoms of Amalur, stuck in the mud of huge loan it received from the state of Rhode Island. They announced the official release of Project Copernicus, the online version of Kingdoms of Amalur, after they submitted a $1.25 million check for the late payment of the loan.

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Vindictus: Monsters That Really Suck

Posted: 21 May 2012 07:16 AM PDT

Vindictus EU has been updated with a new patch that brings a pair of sucking monsters into the game. The Succubus and Glas Ghaibheleann raid bosses are now live in Vindictus EU. http://www.mmorpg.com

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C9 Berserker Beta keys giveaway

Posted: 21 May 2012 06:41 AM PDT

Thanks to NetDragon we are giving away Closed Beta Keys for C9. During this beta (May 16 ~ May 30, 2012 GST), as a Beta key holder, you'll have the chance to experience C9 Final CBT and new class Berserker. Follow the instructions to get yours: Step 1. Follow us on Facebook. Step 2. Add [...]

Fallen Earth, Global Territorial Control Update

Posted: 21 May 2012 03:18 AM PDT

GamersFirst has announced a major update for Fallen Earth. Titled Global Territory Control, the update introduces entirely new game content, updated landscapes and new player-crafted technology. Key Features: 1. All new settlements and outposts throughout the world that can be conquered by each of Fallen Earth's player factions 2. Capturing settlements grants sole property rights [...]


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General Gaming Article


Google Chrome Becomes World's Most-Used Web Browser, Kinda

Posted: 21 May 2012 11:20 AM PDT

Well, here's something we didn't think we'd be saying yet: by one group's numbers, Google Chrome just passed Internet Explorer as the most popular web browser in the world. The difference is only a fraction of a single percentage point, but nevertheless, the king has fallen in ridiculously short order -- Chrome passed Firefox for the second-place spot less than six months ago.

Although Chrome's come out ahead on the weekend a few times, this marks the first time it's snatched the crown for an entire week. The International Business Times (yep, we're well-rounded folks) pointed us to the latest StatCounter numbers, which have Chrome sitting pretty with a 31.88 percent global browser share for last week, compared to IE's 31.47 percent slice of the pie. Firefox sits in a not-too-distant third with 26.42 percent. Chrome's share has been steadily increasing over the past year, while IE's been in a constant free-fall.

Don't count Internet Explorer out yet, though; Microsoft's baby is still tops in North America, South America and Asia, though IBT says the lead over Chrome in the U.S. is less than three percentage points, with Chrome expected to tip the scales in Google's favor by the end of June.

Of course, all of these metrics have to be taken with a grain of salt, as they can be heavily skewed depending on their data collection schemes. While Statcounter's numbers are well-regarded in the grand scheme of things, it collects its data based off of straight page views from 3 million websites.

Another top browser watching firm, Net Applications, only tracks around 40,000 sites, but it draws its data from daily unique visitors rather than page view metrics alone -- and that service has Chrome in third place in the browser wars with an 18.85 percent global share, compared to Firefox's 20.20 percent and IE's 54.09 percent.

Basically, it's all in how you look at things, but no matter what angle you take, this is a big moral victory for Chrome -- and a big loss for Internet Explorer.

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Thermaltake's Black Element Cyclone Edition Mouse Blows (Thanks To Detachable Fan)

Posted: 21 May 2012 10:33 AM PDT

If your hot and heavy Diablo 3 sessions lead to sweaty palms and finger slippage, worry not: help is on the way courtesy of Thermaltake. Today, the company's Tt ESports division announced the Black Element Cyclone Edition mouse, which is an enhanced version of the basic Black Element mouse, complete with a detachable 6,000 RPM fan attached to cool down your overheated digits. No, really!

According to Thermaltake's press release, the Black Element Cyclone Edition hits 2.7 cubic feet of airflow per minute, a rate that the company claims can "efficiently dry off the hand" thanks to the close proximity of the fan to the mouse itself.

Now, we know what you're thinking: mo' fans, mo' noise problems! Again, don't worry. The Black Element Cyclone rocks a scant 21.7 decibels, which Thermaltake says is less than the ambient noise level at a typical library.

And as we said, if even that's too loud, you can always detach the detachable fan, neatly turning the Black Element Cyclone Edition into a traditional gaming mouse with 6,500 dpi laser sensitivity and 22.5g worth of customizable weights. It even packs a military-grade rubber coating to keep your hand from slipping if you do decide to deactivate the fan.

Interested gamers can read up on the Black Element Cyclone Edition over on the Tt eSports website. So, time to share your thoughts: is a detachable mouse fan is genuinely useful or just a gimmick?

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Linux 3.4 Released With Increased Graphics Support And Big Btrfs Improvements

Posted: 21 May 2012 10:07 AM PDT

Some head-in-the-clouds philosophical types say time is like a rubber band, stretching out slowly then snapping forward in a burst; the proof to that hypothesis may just lie in the humble Linux kernel. It took Linus and co. a whopping 20 years to finally release Linux 3.0 last July, and less than a year later, Linux 3.4 is already here. The new build brings several new things to the table, with a multitude of Brtfs updates and support for the latest graphics options being the most noticeable changes.

Linux 3.4 sports initial support for Nvidia's GeForce GTX 600 series, although it's limited to basic unaccelerated modesetting. Experimental support for the graphics portion of Intel's new smartphone-focused Medfield chips is also included, as is full support for AMD's Radeon 7000 series and the brand spankin' new Trinity APU. (Now we just need Steam for Linux to finally rear its head…)

Btrfs got a whole heap of improvements, including enhanced performance and error handling, larger metadata blocks and new repair data recovery tools.

As with any Linux kernel update, that's just the tip of the iceberg, though most of the other changes are either minor or behind the scenes (including the interesting "X32 ABI," which lets some 64-bit programs run with 32-bit pointers). Read all the dirty details in Linus' LKML announcement or on the Kernel Newbies website.

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MSI Sends Z77A-GD80 Motherboard to the Thunderbolt Party

Posted: 21 May 2012 06:51 AM PDT

If someone sent out invitations to Intel's Thunderbolt party, consider MSI as having received one, hence the release of the company's Z77A-GD80 mainboard that was first introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this year. Built around Intel's Z77 chipset with support for 22nm (Ivy Bridge) processors, the Z77A-GD80 is one of a handful of Thunderbolt-equipped motherboards making their debut today.

"With Thunderbolt, external device connectivity problems faced by high-end users are alleviated such as: poor data transfer rates, every device requiring an independent connection port, and transfer speed dropping low when sending and receiving files simultaneously due to lack of bandwidth, etc," MSI explains. "The all new Thunderbolt transfer technology provides an extremely large bi-direction 10Gbps bandwidth, which allows simultaneous connection of high resolution monitors, storage devices and even a graphics card."

Don't worry if you favor USB 3.0 to Thunderbolt, you'll find two of those on the rear, along with four USB 2.0 ports, plus a few more of each via headers on the mainboard. Other features include MSI's Military Class III components, UEFI BIOS, SATA 6Gbps ports, PCI Express Gen 3, Nvidia SLI and AMD Crossfire support, and other odds and ends.

MSI didn't announce a price or specify when the Z77A-GD80 will find its way onto store shelves.

Image Credit: MSI

What the Facebook? Shares of the Popular Social Playground Slide Below IPO Price

Posted: 21 May 2012 06:35 AM PDT

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg tied the knot over the weekend, marrying his sweetheart of more than 9 years, and hopefully his marriage doesn't sputter the way Facebook's initial public offering (IPO) has. On just its second day of trading, the world's largest social playground saw its shares dip below its IPO price of $38 on Monday, a bad sign for those who thought pouring a ton of money into Facebook at the outset would lead to easy riches.

A report in The Wall Street Journal noticed the poor pre-market trading price, which at the time of this writing had dipped to around $35 per share, down around 8.45 percent. It's hard to tell what will happen as the day goes on, but it's conceivable that Facebook's stock price could end up closing below its $38 IPO price.

Facebook investors aren't the only ones paying the price, so to speak. The disappointing debut seems to have affected other online and social stocks, including Zynga (down 6.7 percent in pre-market trading), Groupon (down 3.89 percent), LinkedIn (down 3.55 percent), and Pandora (down 2.76 percent).

Asus One of the First to Strike with an Intel Thunderbolt Certified Motherboard

Posted: 21 May 2012 06:18 AM PDT

Asus on Monday announced the launch of its P8Z77-V Premium motherboard, the flagship slice of silicon in the P8Z77 Series and, as it happens to be the case, the first Intel certified mainboard to boast a Thunderbolt interface, the company claims. Remember Thunderbolt? It's the previously much hyped high-speed interface from Intel that was supposed to give USB 3.0 a run for its money, though Intel claimed from Day 1 that the two technologies were meant to co-exist and not necessarily compete with each other.

Whatever the case may be, Asus made sure to point out that "Thunderbolt is 2 times faster than USB 3.0 and an incredible 20 times faster than USB 2.0." It has a maximum bi-directional speed of 10Gbps, and you can daisy chain up to six Thunderbolt devices on the P8Z77-V Premium, which also offers full display support for a seventh Thunderbolt or DisplayPort equipped monitor.

Luckily for those of you who are lovers of technology and not fighters of interface standards, there are plenty of USB options on the P8Z77-V Premium as well, including four USB 3.0 ports on the back panel and two on the mainboard, and half a dozen USB 2.0 ports overall (two on back, four on the mainboard).

Full specs can be found on the P8Z77-V Premium's product page. No word yet on price or availability.

Image Credit: Asus

U.S. Cable Companies Team Up Like Avengers, Envision Wi-Fi Hotspots for All

Posted: 21 May 2012 06:00 AM PDT

To answer Rodney King's question, yes, we can all get along, even U.S. cable companies, a handful of which formed a super alliance of sorts to give subscribers access to tens of thousands of hotspots. Bright House Networks, Cablevision, Comcast, Cox Communications, and Time Warner Cable are the five stateside cable companies working together to expand what's known as 'CableWiFi' into more areas other than New York City and central Florida, where the hotspot service has already launched.

Each of the five above mentioned cable outfits will integrate CableWiFi into their own Wi-Fit hotspot areas, creating a massive wireless network for subscribers to use, no matter which of the participating cable companies they're signed up with.

"This effort adds great value to our high speed Internet customers by providing free wireless Internet access on all of their Wi-Fi enabled devices in our markets and additional areas across the country," said Nomi Bergman, President of Bright House Networks.

Collectively, the five cable operators participating in the CableWiFi initiative offer more than 50,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in New York City and the surrounding Tri-State area, Los Angeles, Tampa, Orlando, and Philadelphia, both indoor and outdoor. Subscribers can find the nearest Wi-Fi hotspots by visiting www.cablewifi.com.

This is the largest and most inclusive Wi-Fi sharing initiative to date, the participating cable companies said in a joint press release.

Image Credit: Bright House Networks

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Riot Zone Launches Mechanic Shifting Update

Posted: 21 May 2012 01:22 PM PDT

Mail.Ru has launched a new update for RiotZone, centered on redesign and new content.

The Prison Building System has been updated to reduce the 20 minute interval to 3 hours (for higher level prisons), giving players more freedom to manage their prisons without having to constantly check in. The Camp’s Bar has also been increased, laboratory supplies are being improved, and Clan Rating Battles have been split into two: on even dates, clans are limited to 32 members, and on odd dates, clans can bring a full 64 players. Level 20s now have their own unique quest that grants 72-hour VIP status on completion.

Mail.Ru also publishes Juggernaut and Legend: Legacy of the Dragons.


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Riot Zone Gameplay Screenshot

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RIOTZONE LAUNCHES RIOTOUS UPDATE

Newest Game Update Brings Promised Features

Hamburg, Germany – May 21, 2012 – Leading publisher Mail.RU Games begins rolling out the next phase of their their fast paced PVP war title, Riot Zone. Free to play from anywhere without any downloads, the new content explosion started in mid-April and stretches to today; the update includes everything from shop and map redesigns to new missions, increased Commander levels, and plenty more. With all there is to see and do that’s new and improved, players are commanded to double march over to http://www.riotzone.net/ and sign up via email or Facebook connect.

Several game mechanics have been updated, including the Prison building system. Gone is the 20 minute interval, replaced by a 3-hour cooldown for higher level Prisons. This allows players to have more freedom in how their Prison buildings are set up without having to tend them overly frequently. The Camp Bar’s effect has been notably increased, another feature designed to alleviate the casual player’s woes.

Looking for that extra mid-game boost? Level 20′s now have their own unique quest, which when completed provides players with a 72-hour VIP status. Use this buff wisely! The laboratory is also producing improved versions of a number of supplies, including grenades, medicines, and equipment. All this unlocks at level 20, so be sure to get leveled quickly.

Clan Rating Battles have been split into two events, to better determine winners by skill over sheer numbers. On all even dates, clans will be limited to just 32 members; on odd dates, clans may bring their full contingent of 64 members to the battlefield for a true test of determination. This is a great time to prove your PVP skills, as clans who do not control strategic points can earn lucrative rewards.

Hot battle for cool heads

Anti-malaria’s? Check. Food? Check. Adequate equipment? Check. Good preparation is essential in “RiotZone”. Gamers will not only fight for one of the two factions – The Red Alliance or the Coalition of the Crown – but also train their soldiers, upgrade weapons and expand their base. These role-playing elements turn out to be authoritative in later gameplay. Only the coolest strategic thinkers will prevail in numerous missions and PvP battles. “RiotZone” scores with many PvP modes: 1on1, 2on2 and 3on3 are just the beginning. Raids on enemy territory, conquest of resource-rich areas and large-scale battlefields require you to surpass just being a gamer, and ascend to the level of a commander. Semi-automatic fights allow dynamic and spontaneous quick battles where players can bring in a lot of extra firepower in the form of various special abilities.

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