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[PAX Prime 2012] Cosplay Show

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[PAX Prime 2012] Cosplay Show


PAX Prime 2012 was held in Seattle, WA Aug 31-Sep 2, 2012. Below is the photo gallery of cosplay sharing to you. We can see all kinds of Cosplay dress: luxury, low-key, funny, curious and more. Have fun.

[PAX Prime 2012] Up Close and Personal with Torchlight II

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[PAX Prime 2012] Up Close and Personal with Torchlight II


During PAX Prime on Friday, Perfect World Entertainment and Runic Games announced that Torchlight II would be arriving on September 20th.

Guardians of Middle-Earth Trailers Cover Arathorn, Hildi, Sauron, and Runsig

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Guardians of Middle-Earth Trailers Cover Arathorn, Hildi, Sauron, and Runsig


Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released two new Battle Profile gameplay videos for Guardians of Middle-earth. The first Battle Profile features Hildifons, a resourceful Hobbit who can kindle fires and create explosions from almost nothing and Sauron, the ultimate embodiment of evil in Middle-earth.

FFXIV's New Trailer Reveals Male Miquote and New Limit Breaks

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FFXIV's New Trailer Reveals Male Miquote and New Limit Breaks


PAX 2012 attendees who stopped by Square Enix's Final Fantasy presentation were treated to a lengthy demo as well as a brand new trailer. A Realm Reborn is supposed to massively overhaul their existing MMO and will even allow PS3 users to get in on the action. The trailer revealed a Male Miquote, which is not currently playable in the existing game. Final Fantasy XIV servers will go offline November 11th and existing players will migrate to a Realm Reborn. An alpha test is expected to begin this winter and players looking to sign up can do so by clicking here. And be sure to check out the sweet new limit breaks and male Miquote in the trailer below.

Paragon Studios Closing, City of Heroes to End This Year

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Paragon Studios Closing, City of Heroes to End This Year


City of Heroes will shut down before the end of the year, and recurring billing as well as Paragon Market purchasing will be discontinued immediately.

The Repopulation's August Update Talks New Models And Engagements

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The Repopulation's August Update Talks New Models And Engagements


If you've a waiting for a heaping helping of patch notes -- or you're having trouble sleeping -- the latest end-of-the-month update for The Repopulation is here. OK, that was mean, but wow there's a lot to read about for August!

[MMOsite Exclusive] Knight Age First Look

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[MMOsite Exclusive] Knight Age First Look


Knight Age is a new MMORPG that is being published by Joymax, the same people who publish the Silkroad and Digimon Online games. Knight Age however, has been advertised a bit since its Korean debut which received some mix reactions from the game looking interesting to just silly or bad. But now that it is in the Open Beta phase to the English community, it is a great time to check the game out and see if it is good or just another generic mmo.

Dragon Nest T4 Destroyer Skill Build (Level 60 Cap) by Opal

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Dragon Nest T4 Destroyer Skill Build (Level 60 Cap) by Opal


With the lack of up to date builds for Destroyers, I figured I'd share mine. This is more of a reference for those who might be lost on what they would want to invest in skill point wise. It mainly just revolves around what I've been comfortable with so far in terms of nesting and dungeons in general. (You don't have to follow it 100%)

WOW And Raph Koster To Be Honored At GDC Online Awards

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WOW And Raph Koster To Be Honored At GDC Online Awards


SAN FRANCISCO — August 30, 2012 — Organizers of the Game Developers Conference® Online (GDC Online) have revealed that Raph Koster, a key industry veteran behind the prodigious massively multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPGs) Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies, will be honored with the Online Game Legend Award at the third annual Game Developers Choice Online Awards. Blizzard Entertainment's influential World of Warcraft® MMORPG will be inducted into the Choice Online Awards Hall of Fame during the ceremony, taking place Wednesday, October 10 at GDC Online in Austin, Texas. The special awards categories recognize developers and titles that have had significant impact in the world of online games.

Planetside 2 First Look

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Planetside 2 First Look


Planetside 2 is a new MMOFPS published by Sony Online Entertainment. Planetside 2 pits thousands of players against each other in large persistent worlds.

Continue reading Planetside 2 First Look.

[PAX Prime 2012] Rift's Storm Legion Approaches

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[PAX Prime 2012] Rift's Storm Legion Approaches


The Storm Legion is coming. Here caught up with the Trion team at PAX to catch a glimpse of what the oncoming storm will bring.

First-look at Vehicle Combat and Nighthawk in Champions Online

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First-look at Vehicle Combat and Nighthawk in Champions Online


Super-heroism has wings and jet engines in the Nighthawk update for Champions Online, including the first taste of the superhero, action MMORPG's brand new vehicle system. Framed by a corporate super-villain, the vigilante hero Nighthawk must clear his name. The call has been made for players to band together, taking the fight to the skies with Hawkwing jetfighters.

Age of Conan: Funcom Reduces Operational Costs

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Age of Conan: Funcom Reduces Operational Costs


Many of you will have already heard that Funcom has had to reduce our operational costs. This meant that this month's Age of Conan development update had the potential to be quite depressing in light of Funcom's recent layoffs.

Ghost Recon Online: No Deaths All Killstreak, My Experience

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Ghost Recon Online: No Deaths All Killstreak, My Experience


I have been playing ghost recon lately and I have finally played a perfect game. With Ghost Recon's gameplay of having skills, abilities, a cover and level up system I have finally manage to play one match consisting of two rounds (15min long) without having any deaths. There has been many games where I have played and only had one to five deaths, so exclusively for MMOSITE I have tried very hard to get a high kill streak and a no death game.

MechWarrior Online Revealed the Catapault

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MechWarrior Online Revealed the Catapault


As your machine detonates, you'll know that you just got served an express load of missiles by the Catapault, a heavy 'Mech designed solely for delivering missiles at long range.

Official Teaser Site for Dragon Nest Europe Now Available

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Official Teaser Site for Dragon Nest Europe Now Available


eFusion MMOG GmbH, an European publisher of massively multi-player online games, announced today that it has opened an official teaser site for the upcoming Dragon Nest Europe. This teaser site is the first concrete realization of eFusion MMOG's plans to launch the official service of Dragon Nest in Europe before end of this year.
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The second season of Golfstar is coming

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 01:47 AM PDT

Gamigo has presented the second season of its MMO golf Golfstar that comes with a major update with lots of new content. The new courses and challenges that will come to the game include Hawaii, Guilin and Sawgrass, a real life US golf course. Also a new character, David comes to the game with 6 [...]
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Samsung Shows Series 9 Prototype With a 2560 x 1440 Matte Display

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Series 9 RetinaApple gets all the credit for pushing out machines with ultra-high "retina" class display's, but let's face it, they didn't exactly invent it. Samsung is the company pumping out the panel's en-mass to fill the Apple supply chain, and thanks to the popularity of the technology, we are starting to see the trickle down effect into the PC space. Samsung snuck a new Series 9 prototype into their innovation gallery at this year's IFA exhibition in Germany, and the 2560 x 1440 matte display is being described by MobileGeeks as nothing short of glorious.

The display falls slightly short of the Macbook Retina's 2880 x 1800 pixel display, however measuring in at just 13", the PPI is certainly comparable. The current lineup of Samsung Series 9 Ultrabooks sport a beautiful 1600 x 900 pixel display, but we certainly wouldn't complain if they want to offer a premium option going forward. 

The company was unwilling to confirm if this is something they plan to bring to market, or just a proof of concept. We for one hope it's the first of many high resolution Mac alternatives going forward, as long as the price is reasonable. 

How much of a premium would you be willing to pay?

(Image Credit=MobileGeeks.com)

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Wolfram Alpha Can Now Reduce Your Social Life to a Series of Graphs

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:08 PM PDT

FaceWolfFacebook is a great place to follow the lives of friends, and family, but it's also an amazing repository of your personal information. Even casual users would be surprised how much data they have poured into the service over the years, and now you finally have a way to put it into perspective. Wolfram Alpha, the world's greatest computational knowledge engine, has launched a service that will reduce your Facebook social life to a series of mathematical charts.

To get started just type "Facebook" into the search field, click the analyze button, and create a Wolfram Alpha account. The data gives you a good idea of how much you participate on the service, and will even give you an interesting breakdown of your friends by country, age, and a visualization of how you all know each other.

If you ever wanted to see your entire life broken down into a series of mathematical charts, you owe it to yourself to check this out.

 

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Lenovo Blurs the Gap Between Netbook and Laptop With Updated S-Series

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 09:43 AM PDT

LenovoThe Lenovo S-Series used to induce cringes around the MaxPC offices, and with good reason. These units used to represent the lowest cost, most underpowered Netbooks Lenovo could produce. They were decent machines for surfing the net or jotting down a few notes in Word, but not much else. Fast forward to yesterday however, and the S300, S400, and S405 are actually looking like somewhat capable machines. Starting at just $499, Lenovo is offering up Netbook alternatives that literally blur the line between the two categories.

On the outside all three units feature the same 1366 x 768 display, on the inside however the range of options can quickly push the S-Series towards $1,000 mark depending on your needs. Currently the options allow you to pick from ultra low voltage Intel Core i3 or i5 processores, however if you step up to the S405, you get a quad-core AMD Trinity chip. All but the very base model includes a 32GB SSD drive for improved boot performance, and weighs in at under 4 pounds with just 1 inch in thickness. All models also include an Ethernet jack, three USB ports, and even a USB 3.0 socket. HDMI, and SD card readers, thankfully, are also a standard. 

AMD Radeon 7450M graphics are rumored to be optional as well, but we won't know for sure until the units officially launch. Keep an eye on the Lenovo page S-Series page for more details.    

 

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Guild Wars 2 Developer Voluntarily Stops Selling Digital Copies to Catch Up With Server Demand

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 08:50 AM PDT

Guild Wars 2Guild Wars 2 appears to be selling well. So well in fact the developer has voluntarily sold itself out of digital copies. This is the first time in recent memory that a developer has refused to take money from hordes of eager PC Gamers, and while the game does have some growing pains, we commend them preemptively for taking this bold step to protect the player experience. The developer broke the news to would be fans via their official Facebook page, and the comments below seem to suggest some users are having more problems than others.

"Ensuring the best possible play experience for our fans is our highest priority. We've said before that we would be willing to temporarily disable first-party digital sales if we felt our high player concurrency may compromise player experiences. We have now reached that point.

Effective immediately we have disabled sales via buy.guildwars2.com. To be clear, box and digital sales are still available via our retail partners. We are tracking our concurrency closely while expanding our infrastructure. We'll re-enable first-party digital sales as soon as we feel that we can do so safely. ~RB2"

We suspect ArenaNet will be furiously adding servers and support staff in the coming weeks to keep up with demand, however if you just can't wait you still have options. Boxed versions will still be honored, and even some third party sites still have CD keys available. It won't completely cut off the flood of new players, but it should at least slow it down until they can catch up with demand.

How has your experience in Tyria been so far? 

Also on a related topic, it looks like ArenaNet is hiring!

 

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