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Diablo 3 Is Shattering Amazon's Most Pre-ordered PC Title Records

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Diablo 3 Is Shattering Amazon's Most Pre-ordered PC Title Records


As the Diablo 3 release date(March 15th) is approaching, Diablo fans have pre-ordered Diablo 3 successively, and counting on the days on the edge of their chairs.

The Secret World Skill System Tips Detailed in New Video

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The Secret World Skill System Tips Detailed in New Video


Have you started your hands-on The Secret World? Despair of its 500-plus skills or its classless progression system? Do not worry, Funcom offers a video to teach players the basic operation. Check out the 8 minute video.

Blizzard and Valve Reached An Agreement on DOTA Trademark

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Blizzard and Valve Reached An Agreement on DOTA Trademark


Blizzard Entertainment and Valve finally reached an agreement regarding the use of the DOTA name. Valve retains the commercial use of the name while Blizzard will be able to retain the non-commercial use in the fan community.

Can ZeniMax Handle An Elder Scrolls MMO

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Can ZeniMax Handle An Elder Scrolls MMO


All of the right pieces are in place: Fan demand, a strong development team and years of lore and design from which to draw. The only remaining question is this: Can ZeniMax Online actually make a working, engaging Elder Scrolls MMORPG?

Dota 2 Hero One Minute Guide - Spirit Breaker

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Dota 2 Hero One Minute Guide - Spirit Breaker


It's a kind of standard way to build Spirit Breaker and the best way as well. Charge of Darkness serves as a support skill during early games to help team mates farm heroes, especially for team member solo in mid-lane. Kill the opponent hero in mid-lane at least once to help your powerful ganker(practically it's the one who solo in mid-lane) grow up, so that your team will get advantages before middle game.

The First Character In Dragon Sword Unveiled

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The First Character In Dragon Sword Unveiled


Netease has unveiled the first character in Dragon Sword - Female Pyros recently, the Giant' s descendants as it's said, who inherit their strong bodies and ultimate power. They have brown skin and sexy body. Their models are designed by reference to the famous sexy movie star Angelina Jolie who has a nine head figure and is pretty enchanting while moving.

Ogre Magi is Hidden to Surprise us in DOTA 2 Next Week?

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Ogre Magi is Hidden to Surprise us in DOTA 2 Next Week?


The new heroes now are definitely coming every other week. Instead of Ogre Magi, brand-new Beastmaster dressed up his new skin and icon. Personally, I like the old model and the new icon. What about you? So the feature in this week is only one.

First Double - Engine MMO Legend of The Condor Heroes Is Coming Soon

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First Double - Engine MMO Legend of The Condor Heroes Is Coming Soon


Perfect World, a China-based MMO developer and publisher, officially announced on May 11, 2012 that its 2D Turn-based Action MMO "Legend of the Condor Heroes" will unveil itself to the gamers within 2012.

AION (EU) 3.0 Trailer is Here but Release Date is Still Unknown

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AION (EU) 3.0 Trailer is Here but Release Date is Still Unknown


The publisher releases the 3.0 trailer which means the update is coming but bad news is that no release date is announced.

Strong Character-generation System of NCsoft in Blade & Soul 3rd CBT

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Strong Character-generation System of NCsoft in Blade & Soul 3rd CBT


The final CBT of Blade and Soul has been kicked off today. As another highly-anticipated game besides Diablo 3 this year, Blade and Soul has attracted much attention from players. Will there be any optimization or surprise in the 3rd CBT after the previous tests?

6 Highlights of ChangYou's Next-gen Press Conference

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6 Highlights of ChangYou's Next-gen Press Conference


ChangYou held a press conference called ChangYou's Next-gen Game+ in Beijing 798 Art Zone, where 5 next-gen blockbusters from ChangYou were analyzed and many relevant companies attended to share the latest next-gen MMO info, including Unreal Engine 3 developer, CryEngine 3 developer, Nvidia and so on.
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MMORPG Videos

MMORPG Videos

MechWarrior Online: Game Play Teaser

Posted: 11 May 2012 11:02 AM PDT

Piranha Games has released a brand new trailer featuring some wicked game play action from MechWarrior Online. Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments. Enjoy!

The Secret World: The Secret World - Character Creation Video

Posted: 11 May 2012 06:16 AM PDT

We delve into the character creation for upcoming MMORPG, The Secret World from Funcom and Electronic Arts.

The Secret World: The Secret World - Tokyo Flashback Tutorial Mission Video

Posted: 11 May 2012 06:10 AM PDT

We played through the Tokyo Flashback Tutorial mission in Funcom's upcoming The Secret World MMORPG. Here it is in its entirety. Enjoy!

The Secret World: The Secret World - Templar London and Kingsmouth Walkthrough Video

Posted: 11 May 2012 06:05 AM PDT

MMORPG.com's Bill Murphy takes us on a video tour of the sights and sounds of life as a Templar in the early stages of Funcom's The Secret World.

The Secret World: The Secret World - Complete Skill Wheel and UI Preview Video

Posted: 11 May 2012 06:01 AM PDT

We delve into The Secret World beta's UI and explain the ever-so-complex skill wheel that you'll be spending so much time with. Plus... Justin Bieber googling.
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MMORPG Reviews

MMORPG Reviews

Exclusive interview about the MMORPG TERA with its Community Manager, Lucile Le Merle

Posted: 11 May 2012 08:18 AM PDT

Take a look this exclusive interview about TERA, with Lucile Le Merle the Community Manager for TERA Europe at Frogster. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to interview you about Tera. I'm really happy to be able to tell you more about the amazing world of TERA. This is an exciting time and every day [...]

Hi-Rez Studios has announced the details of the Tribes: Ascend Tournament Series

Posted: 11 May 2012 03:44 AM PDT

Hi-Rez Studios has just announced details of its Tribes Tournament Series. This summer the players of Tribes: Ascend will involve more than their honor as $30,000 in cash and prizes that will reward the best of the best between May and August 2012. Tribes: Ascend, considered the fastest shooter in the world, will be featured [...]

The open beta of Spirit Tales begins today

Posted: 11 May 2012 03:14 AM PDT

Koram Games has announced that the open beta of its free fantasy MMORPG, Spirit Tales, begins today. Players can freely access the game and participate in many events organized for the launch of the open beta and try to win an iPad. “We are thrilled to finally make Spirit Tales available to fans all over [...]

Dragon Nest has received a new content update, Guild Rumble

Posted: 11 May 2012 02:34 AM PDT

Nexon has released the update ‘Guild Rumble‘ to its MMORPG Dragon Nest. This update, among other innovations, introduces the guild against guild feature. Every month the guilds of Altera will be called to fight monsters, earn achievements, and face off against each other in the arena to prove their worth. In this collective drive for victory, [...]

One million gamers are registered for The Secret World beta tests

Posted: 11 May 2012 01:53 AM PDT

Funcom has announced that one million gamers are now registered for The Secret World beta tests. In addition to these numbers, Funcom has revealed that in just over a month nearly two million unique visitors have come to Funcom's 'The Secret World' websites. "Shattering our previous beta records gives us great hope for The Secret [...]

M4 Tank Brigade has announced a special event

Posted: 11 May 2012 12:53 AM PDT

On Wednesday, May 16, 2012, M4 Tank Brigade will host a special event that will allow participants to earn real money. The objective of this event is to destroy the other tanks and take possession of the battlefield. More details at this link.
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General Gaming Article

General Gaming Article

Top Case Modders, Manufacturers Collaborate On "John Hanlon Fundraiser PC" For Disabled Mentor

Posted: 11 May 2012 11:55 AM PDT

Members of the case modding community have long looked up to John Hanlon, aka JohnHanlon303, as more than just a friendly face; many consider him a full-fledged mentor. Earlier this year, the community learned that Hanlon suffers from incurable asbestos poisoning that leaves him with 40 percent lung capacity and recently, left him permanently unable to work. Rather than simply sending social media condolences, the modderati, with the help of several sponsors, leaped into action to try and raise funds for Hanlon. The result -- the John Hanlon Fundraiser PC -- went up for auction on eBay this afternoon and looks amazing.

Several of the modders whose work was highlighted in our recent case mod gallery had a hand in the John Hanlon Fundraiser PC, and members of the Bit-Tech modding forums contributed gear -- including water pumps, fan grills and the Windows 7 OS -- to the build. Zotac, Steel Series, XtremeComputing.co.uk, Patriot Memory, Paslis, Lutro0 Customs, Prolimatech and Gigabyte all offered up various hardware components, which are housed in a Define R3 Case donated by Fractal Design. Mnpctech (of Star Trek PC fame) donated several other items and actually built the John Hanlon Fundraiser PC, complete with custom airbrush work by modding maestro Brad Galvin (whose work was highlighted in our eye-popping case mods feature). Richard "DarthBeavis" Surroz of Out of the Box Mods helped with the water cooling installation.

This one-of-a-kind beaut's stacked with care, love, and all kinds of powerful components, so don't expect it to sell cheap. (In fact, it's already up at $1,025.) If the eBay auction's a bit too rich for your blood, Alex Ftoulis (aka AnGEL) and Masbuskado Modding have also set up a Paypal donation fund for Hanlon's benefit. If it isn't, you have 10 days (until May 21) to place a bid.

Thirsting for more? Mnpctech's Bill Owen gives a walkthrough of the finished build in the video below, and you can find the worklog here. I won't spam you with stuff like this too often but this one's for a good cause, folks.

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Chkdsk And NTFS Health Get A Big Boost In Windows 8

Posted: 11 May 2012 10:59 AM PDT

Changes are a-coming to chkdsk and NTFS health in Windows 8, and unlike the controversial Metro interface, these tweaks should make everyone happy. As hard drives get bigger, the Windows 7 chkdsk times get longer (and longer, and longer…) when hard disk errors occur, as infrequent as they are. In a worse-case scenario, attempting to boot a corrupt drive can take hours. The new system changes all that.

The Windows 8 improvements will let NTFS try to identify corruptions on-the-fly and make an instant fix in the background, no usage interruptions required. If that doesn't work, Windows 8 will conduct a "spot verification scan" to determine if the corruption is genuine or just a brief memory glitch.

Genuine errors will be reported to the user and the OS will start scan the system during idle CPU/storage times and log the location of the problems. When the scan is done, Windows 8 will prompt the user to reboot the PC at his convenience. Chkdsk will then use the information NTFS logged about the errors to fix the corruptions quickly.

"The restart is quick (adding just a few additional seconds) and the PC is returned to a healthy state," core manager Kim Bangalore writes on the Building Windows 8 blog. Hopefully it really is that quick and simple! For all the nitty gritty details and a helpful FAQ, hit the link.

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Mechanical Engineering Student Creates Working Portal Turret For Class Project

Posted: 11 May 2012 10:17 AM PDT

When you say the words "Class Project," most folks flash back to tedious research papers, MLA-style references and boring talks about Shakespearian characters with Oedipus Complexes. In other words: BOOOOOORING. But school doesn't have to be a snooze-fest! Case in point: Penn State's Advanced Mechatronics class, which sounds like it may just be the coolest course ever. One enterprising mechanical engineering student went after his final mechatronic project with gusto and built a working, talking, tracking and firing replica of Portal's gun turret -- then put it up on YouTube for the world to see.

The project was originally brought to my attention in a Google+ post by BCCHardware's Benjamin Heide. I could tell you about how the kick-ass turret runs on MATLAB and Arduino and it tracks movement via RGB colors, but you'd learn all that by watching the video above and checking out the creator's Reddit thread, anyways -- both of which you should do ASAP. Would I help if it said the turret actually talks?

There still some upgrading to be done; the tracking guns are a bit slow and jerky, and the turret's obviously missing an exterior casing that would give it the full-fledged Portal vibe. Fortunately, the engineer behind the turret says he's already working on all that.

So, whaddaya think: does he deserve an A?

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Is Microsoft Bringing Internet Explorer To The Xbox 360 Console?

Posted: 11 May 2012 10:09 AM PDT

One thing we never understood about the Xbox 360: it's made by Microsoft, so why the heck doesn't it have a web browser? Even the friggin' Wii has a web browser. Xbox 360 owners who don't feel like hooking a HTPC or laptop up to their TV to get their HDTV Amazon shopping on may have something to look forward in the future, however, as a new report claims that Microsoft is working hard to bring a modified version of Internet Explorer 9 to its home console.

The Verge's sources don't say much more than that, but they do say that the version of Internet Explorer being whipped up for the Xbox will include full Kinect integration, presumably similar to the Kinect integration built into the local Bing search capabilities that are already available. No word on availability, but the Verge says they'd expect an announcement at the upcoming E3 conference.

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This week's hottest reviews on TechRadar

Posted: 11 May 2012 08:52 AM PDT

GTX 670

Last week was utterly dominated by the Samsung Galaxy S3, but the merry-go-round of high-tech wares continues unabated and this week we've seen some really tasty treats.

The highly competitive cameras market continues to be an area of constant innovation – Nikon has been leading the way and the D3200 looks like being the must-have entry-level DSLR of 2012.

Elsewhere we've seen new graphics cards, Blu-ray players, phones and laptops, and we've tested them all…

Nvidia GTX 670 review

This Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 then is one of the Kepler cards we've been desperately waiting for. The second tier cards in the Kepler line up were always going to generate more interest than either of the overly expensive GTX 680 or GTX 690. And they're going to sell a hell of a lot more too.

The key thing here though is that there is so little difference in performance and architectural terms between the Nvidia GTX 680 and GTX 670. In fact with the frame rates you're getting with the Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 it's going to be rather difficult for us to recommend anyone buying the GTX 680 if they're going to leave it at stock speeds.

Samsung BD-E6100 review

Just 3.7cm tall and less than 20cm deep, there's not an AV rack around that couldn't take Samsung's well-equipped Samsung BD-E6100 Blu-ray player. That fact that it's 3D-capable will attract many, especially since that feature only appears to attract a premium of £30 or so over a bare bones Blu-ray deck, but in truth it's only a polished user interface or two away from Samsung's 2011 crop of Blu-ray players.

Samsung BD-E5100

It's a great value 2D and 3D Blu-ray player boasting excellent picture quality, impressive streaming and digital file playback. Samsung's entry-level Samsung BD-E6100 stutters only on a slow Smart Hub interface that's cluttered with novelty apps, services and even advertising.

Hands on: Nikon D3200 review

Nikon has delivered an entry-level camera with real photographic punch. Borrowing elements from its more expensive siblings, the D3200 should appeal to a large section of would-be photographers. There's lots of interesting technology crammed into the relatively small body of the D3200, including things which have trickled down from its more expensive siblings.

Those include features such as the Expeed 3 processing engine, which promises to deliver quicker processing times, low noise and different frame rates for the full HD video recording. Overall, we are impressed by the D3200 and are very much looking forward to properly putting it through its paces when the time comes.

Sony HD200V review

With a serious matt black finish that denotes a enthusiast-targeted piece of kit without even delving into the riches of its feature set, the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC HX200V is one of the more impressively attired superzoom cameras out there.

Hands on: BlackBerry Curve 9320 review

Taking on the budget smartphone market is getting tough these days, but RIM's new Curve 9320 is well-placed to achieve success. The new phone is a re-tooled version of the last iteration, the Curve 9300, and brings with it a very familiar design.

BlackBerry Curve 9320

This week's other reviews:

Cameras

Panasonic Lumix GF5 review

Pentax Optio VS20 review

DECT phones

Archos 35 Smart Home Phone review

Desktops

Zotac Zbox nano XS AD11 Plus review

Graphics cards

Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 review

EVGA GeForce GTX 690 review

Hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation Velocity review

Laptop accessories

ReTrak Retractable Universal 70W Notebook Wall Charger review

Laptops

Acer Aspire Ethos AS8951G-9630 review

Hands on: HP Envy Spectre XT review

HP Envy Spectre XT

Hands on: HP Envy Ultrabook review

Mice

HP Wireless Optical Mobile Mouse review

Mobile computing

Hands on: Kingston Wi-Drive 64GB review

Mobile phones

Hands on: Samsung Focus 2 review

Hands on: HTC Evo 4G LTE review

Hands on: Droid Incredible 4G LTE review

Hands on: Kyocera Rise review

Portable Audio

Hands on: iWow-U review

Printers

Canon Pixma Pro-1 review

Storage

iStorage diskAshur DT review

Tablet cases

Hands on: The OtterBox Defender for the new iPad and Samsung Galaxy Note review

Tablets

Hands on: Toshiba Excite 13 review

Televisions

LG 47LM960V review

On Strength of Kepler, Nvidia Eyes $1.05 Billion in Revenue for Fiscal 2013

Posted: 11 May 2012 06:58 AM PDT

Nvidia President and Chief Financial Officer Jen-Hsun Huang gleefully indicated that "Kepler GPUs are accelerating our business" when reporting revenue of $924.9 million for the company's first quarter of fiscal 2013 ended April 29, 2012. The irony there is that Kepler cards are in short supply and extremely difficult to find in stock, save for the GeForce GTX 670, which just went on sale yesterday. But despite GPU shortages (courtesy of TSMC's inability to produce chips fast enough), Nvidia was able to best analysts' expectations.

Looking ahead to the full year, Nvidia forecasts revenue to be between $990 and $1.05 billion.

"Our newly launched desktop products are winning some of the best reviews we've ever had. Notebook GPUs had a record quarter. And Tegra is on a growth track again, driven by great mobile device wins and the upcoming Windows on ARM launch," Huang said. "Graphics is more important than ever. Look for exciting news next week at the GPU Technology Conference as we reveal new ways that the GPU will enhance mobile and cloud computing."

Even though Nvidia's Kepler launch has been hampered by short supply, the entire family of GPUs (GTX 670, 680, and 690) are receiving mostly positive reviews and should end up selling well once they're actually available. If that's the case, Nvidia can look forward to a strong year from a financial standpoint.

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Sony Posts $5.7 Billion Loss, Stock Slips to Lowest Point in 30 Years

Posted: 11 May 2012 06:37 AM PDT

Sony suffered through its worst year ever in 2011, and not just because of the high-profile hacker attacks that compromised millions of user accounts and resulted in extended downtime to the PlayStation Network. The real reason Sony can lament 2011 is because of the fact that it posted a net loss of $5.7 billion, the company's largest loss ever in its 66-year history, and the fourth straight year of sitting in the red.

If there's a silver lining to the dark and gloomy cloud, it's that Sony had previously forecast a loss of $6.5 billion. Overall, however, it was an obviously crummy year for the electronics juggernaut, and not for any single reason. Sony blamed the poor performance on foreign exchange rates, earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan, floods in Thailand, and general "deterioration in market conditions in developed countries."

According to VentureBeat, Sony CFO Masaru Kato indicated that "This year remains crucial for a recovery in our electronics business. A fifth straight year of losses should never be tolerated."

Investors reacted negatively to the news with shares of Sony on the Tokyo Stock Exchange sliding 6.43 percent to 1,135 yen, a 38 percent drop from this year's high of 1,832 yen back in March, and the lowest it's been in three decades, The Register reports.

The full financial report is available here (PDF).

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Microsoft's Vision of a Better Bing is Social Integration

Posted: 11 May 2012 06:19 AM PDT

Microsoft is dipping its search brush into its paint bucket and getting ready to swipe it across Bing, the world's second most popular search engine behind Google. The new-look Bing will take on a three column design that Microsoft says is "the most significant update" to the search engine since it launched three years ago. Microsoft is looking beyond simple keyword searches and putting a big part of its focus on sharing search results by incorporating a Facebook column on the right-hand side.

"Now it's possible to do more than find pages with search. You are able to share nearly everything you do, including where you are and who you are, in real-time," Microsoft explains. "From rich multimedia content to real-time streams to social conversations to applications that let you take action in the real world, digital connections are created that present the opportunity to do something. This presents an unprecedented opportunity to rethink how search should work. Suddenly an index of documents that does not embrace these changes is insufficient."

The social sidebar is always present and supposedly "never intrusive." It will appear as part of every search query, though it's whisked to the right side of the browser. Most of the social content that used to appear in the main search pane will be shuttled to the side. You'll be able to share links and comment directly to Facebook using the sidebar.

It isn't all about social networking, however. The other two columns will consist of core web results, which will take up the largest third of the screen, and a 'Snapshot' center column with relevant information and services related to your search, such as maps, restaurant reviews and reservations, and more.

You can read more about Bing's redesign here.

Asus Introduces Two New Zenbook Ultrabooks with Ivy Bridge

Posted: 11 May 2012 05:56 AM PDT

Asus used a relatively low-key press event in Taipei to introduce the world to a pair of new Zenbook models built around Intel's recently launched Ivy Bridge platform. The first of the two Ultrabooks is the Zenbook UX32A , an $800 machine with integrated graphics. For $300 more, the UX32Vd ups the pixel pushing ante with a GeForce GT 620M GPU with 1GB of onboard memory.

According to Netbooknews.com, which attended the event and snapped a handful of photos, both the $800 UX32A and $1,100 UX32Vd are 13.3-inch Ultrabooks with a handful of premium upgrade options, such as a Full HD 1080p IPS (In-Plane Switching) display, Intel WiDi technology, and dedicated SSD options rather than the stock 500GB hard drive + 24GB SSD cache.

Both models come equipped with either 2GB or 4GB of RAM. According to DigiTimes, the UX32Vd rocks an Intel Core i5 3317U processor, which likely serves as the foundation of the UX32A as well.

Image Credit: Asus
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