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Tribes: Ascend Cash Tournaments Begins, Integrated Live Streams Coming Soon

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Tribes: Ascend Cash Tournaments Begins, Integrated Live Streams Coming Soon


Tribes: Ascend, billed as the World's Fastest Shooter, will be featured by leagues and tournament providers including North American Star League (NASL), Electronic Sports League (ESL), Cyber Sports Network (CSN), European Game Series (EGS), Curse Networks and FPS General.

Which Class Are You Going To Play In Diablo 3?

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Which Class Are You Going To Play In Diablo 3?


Diablo 3 is coming, which class are you going to play? The barbarian with overwhelming power to destroying enemies or the monk has flurries of punching and kicking attacks?

Spirit Tales Review: Take A Good Look At The Game Features

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Spirit Tales Review: Take A Good Look At The Game Features


Spirit Tales is a free to play fantasy MMO produced by Koram Games, featuring gorgeous graphics with anime and cartoons having a heavy effect on the artistic style, its Open Beta was released some days ago.

WEBZEN: Continue The Legend! MU:eX700 User Beta Test Live!

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WEBZEN: Continue The Legend! MU:eX700 User Beta Test Live!


WEBZEN has opened the door of user beta test for MU:eX700, an expansion update for MU Online. The beta test to users will last for a week until May 17th. To get a ticket to the beta test users must possess a 'Gold Channel Ticket' in MU Online. During the test, all players will be able to enjoy the test from level 600.

4 Hours Of Secret World Gameplay If You weren't in the Beta!

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4 Hours Of Secret World Gameplay If You weren't in the Beta!


If you missed Day one of this weekends The Secret World stream, then here's the recording for yeah!

What is Diablo III?

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What is Diablo III?


Latest Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo III gameplay video features a collection of never-seen-before in-game scenes.

Continue reading What is Diablo III? .

C9 - Scout Comprehensive Guide by Heartless

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C9 - Scout Comprehensive Guide by Heartless


Hi, yes I'm bored again while waiting for C9. This second guide based on my experience and opinion; please don't let me mislead you in anyway. Scout is the second game character I played.

Spirit Tales Open Beta Gets Huge Success, New Server Added

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Spirit Tales Open Beta Gets Huge Success, New Server Added


Server Varus will add 3 additional channels to prevent monster spawn camping and overcrowding. Events such as Open Beta Blastoff, where players can win the new Apple iPad, will continue uninterrupted on all servers.

Guild Wars 2 Combat Analysis

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Guild Wars 2 Combat Analysis


Guild Wars 2 combat has been quite controversial, some people think it is very engaging due to its actiony feel while others trivialized it as nothing more then spamming skills over and over again.

Fifteen Minutes of Torchlight II Beta Gameplay Footage

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Fifteen Minutes of Torchlight II Beta Gameplay Footage


Latest Torchlight II gameplay video unveils the game's starting zone and shows some of the Embermage's tricks.
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The Secret World: The Secret World Early Illuminati Play with @TheBillMurphy

Posted: 12 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Bill Murphy takes us through about two hours of the early life as an Illuminati. Take a look and tell us what you think! -- Recorded live on Twitch.tv for MMORPG.com - http://j-tv.me/Ki5ujG
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The Proof is in – The Switch From Fluxless Solder to Thermal Paste is the Cause of Poor Ivy Bridge Overclocking Temperatures

Posted: 13 May 2012 09:52 AM PDT

ChipAfter a ton of speculation, a bit of denial, and a ton of testing we finally have our answer. The thermal interface material change made by Intel when it went from Sandy Bridge to Ivy Bridge is indeed the cause of the excessive temperatures we've observed while overclocking. The first accusation was made in late-April by Overclockers.com, however proving it wasn't easy. The Japanese division of PC Watch somehow managed to remove the integrated heat spreader from a Core i7 3770k, along with the stock binding and grease. They then proceed to replace it with aftermarket alternatives, and the results speak for themselves. 

The findings are undisputable. By swapping out the TIM with OCZ Freeze and Coolaboratory Liquid Pro, they were able to lower the temperatures by up to 18% off a stock clocked chip, and a whopping 23% when overclocked from 3.5GHz to 4GHz. Chips with the aftermarket TIM were also able to sustain higher core voltages, which of course will lead to better overclocking potential.

The report concludes that Intel's decision to move away from the fluxless solder used in Sandy Bridge has unfortunately crippled the overclocking potential of this generation of CPU's. Its possible Intel may eventually change the design back, however with AMD lagging pretty far behind these days they really don't have much incentive to do so. Enthusiasts really only have one place to shop for CPU's these days.     

Ivy Bridge is still an amazing push forward performance wise, it's just unfortunate that the potential for even more is there and we can't get at it.

(Image Credit = PC Watch)

Bing Scoops Up 30% of the US Search Market

Posted: 13 May 2012 09:04 AM PDT

bingThe geek community at large seems to be pretty loyal to the Google brand, however, out what seems like nowhere, Bing is finally picking up steam. According to a Hitwise report, Bing now accounts for 30% of all U.S. web searches, and most of their gains seem to have come at the expense of Google. 

Bing has managed to grow its US search quarries by an impressive 11% over the last twelve months, while Google in contrast has dropped by the exact same amount. They are still a distant second at this point, however it's hard to argue with this type of growth.  

Bing just recently started rolling out its new social search design to compete with Google's "Search Plus Your World", however it remains to be seen if this will accelerate their growth, or drive everyone off.

Dropbox’s Dropquest Scavenger Hunt Offers 1GB of Extra Storage

Posted: 13 May 2012 07:42 AM PDT

DropboxDropbox may have taken a temporary dip in the popularity polls with both Skydrive and Google Drive offering a better value proposition, so how do you keep your customers? Easy, change the subject. Yesterday the company took the lid off Dropquest 2012, its annual virtual scavenger hunt which awards those who manage to make it all the way to the end with an extra 1GB bump in their storage quota.

Dropquest is a series of puzzles that the company claims were inspired by MIT's mystery hunt, and it turns out to be more than a little challenging. It's by no means impossible, but it certainly will eat up more than a few hours. Asking for help on the company support forums will lead to instant disqualification, however if you find yourself stumped I don't think they can do much about the tons of great Google Doc answer sheets popping up.  

If you find yourself in desperate need of an extra gigabyte of online storage may we suggest you check out Skydrive or Google Drive? If on the otherhand you just get a kick out of puzzles, as least this one comes with a reward.  
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The Secret World

Posted: 12 May 2012 09:33 AM PDT



Before I begin, I must declare that this post is based on around 3-4 hours of gameplay, a first impression, not a review. Funcom’s The Secret World is currently holding its first Beta Weekend (key still needed) and thousands are flooding the server/s. Although I have been pissed by Funcom’s tactics in handling the community, I can assure you that this piece is written fairly.

The first piece of information seen upon entering the game is quite a lengthy cinematic with voice-overs, similar to The Old Republic. Here is beef #1 for me. Whenever it is my character’s turn to “speak”, he turns silent. In fact, he never spoke at all in cinematic, just staring into blank space for a few seconds, looking at the opposite person. Is this deliberate? God knows…

Entering the game, my first impression was “Woah, looks like World of The Sims Online”. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but it has been sometime, actually my first time, seeing so many MMO characters decked out in modern trendy clothing. Some may relish the modern twist, some may be unaccustomed after playing too many fantasy games. I am at odds here.

The environment, buildings and architectures are breathtaking. Seeing that there is really no other mainstream MMOs in modern day settings currently, I must say The Secret World team laid down an act which will be hard to follow. Yes, the game graphics itself is pretty not pretty, but zooming out, the game looks awesome.



Combat. I always hated games which makes the default attack as 1 of the hotkey-tied skills, and The Secret World makes it even more frustrating by having cooldowns for them. Imagine spamming the number 1 key just to attack… And there is no auto-attack function from what I see. A couple of people told me this game is “for adults” and “skilled MMO gamers” since players have got to time their attacks, even for normal attacks, perfectly. Seriously?

There is something I like though, which is the ability to choose from several weapons, and have a 2nd one as an alternative. Shotgun, assault rifle, pistols, claws, hammers etc… Players will be spoilt for choice. Given the combat buff in me, I can’t help but to imagine how the game will be like with an actual action combat system…

I shan’t talk too much about the skill system. One thing though, it is not easy for the newer group of MMO players to jump right in and fully understand how it works immediately. I guess the “for adults” part might be true. Take a look at the video below from GameSpot for a better sense of things.

Questing. Once again, something which frustrated me before I uninstalled the game. Some clues are not really visible, which once again brings us to the “for adults” comment. The final quest I did was to follow a raven. The minute it flew over my head, I turned around and my view was blocked by a tree and several houses. Charged towards the direction it flew, but never really got to find it. Before any of you tell me what I did wrong, this just justifies that The Secret World is not for everyone, especially those looking for quick progression.



Conclusion. I only managed to kill zombies so far, but there are several nice, ugly looking monsters and bosses as players advance further into the game. The Secret World is really something like the online child of TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Supernatural.

I absolutely love the spooky and eerie atmosphere, the overall look and design, but sadly, I am less than impressed with some of the game mechanics. At 49.99 Euros for the initial game and 1 month of game time, I will be saving up that amount for vanity stuff in Guild Wars 2 and Diablo III’s auction house. My prediction – Free to Play within a year.

Similar Article can be found at: http://www.mmoculture.com/2012/05/secret-world-beta-weekend-1-impression.html

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