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Neverwinter Beta Keys Giveaway in Halloween

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Neverwinter Beta Keys Giveaway in Halloween


Scary stories are all the rage this time of the year, and Perfect World Entertainment is tapping into the Halloween spirit with an adventure writing contest for Neverwinter fans. Dubbed the Spooky Adventure Contest, interested dungeon masters have until October 22nd to create an entire Dungeons & Dragons tabletop adventure based on a terrifying tale set in or around the city of Neverwinter. Successful entries will also include encounters and detailed map descriptions

C9 Bullet Shooter Introduction, Gameplay and PvP Videos Collection

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C9 Bullet Shooter Introduction, Gameplay and PvP Videos Collection


Here I collect some C9 Bullet Shooter introduction, gameplay and PvP videos from Youtube. Hope these videos will be helpful to you in some way. Enjoy!

EVE Online Video Detail Improvements with Retribution

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EVE Online Video Detail Improvements with Retribution


In a new video released today by CCP, we're treated to a guided tour of the teams responsible for EVE Online's winter expansion: Retribution. CCP Ripley, the senior producer for release development, introduces us to each team responsible for the upcoming features, including improved visuals, five new ships, UI tweaks, and of course, the new bounty hunter system.

Kill3rCombo Updates Popular Dungeon and Offers Improved Pet System

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Kill3rCombo Updates Popular Dungeon and Offers Improved Pet System


Kill3rCombo has revealed new updates to Elsword's dungeon Henir's Time & Space and pet system.

MU:eX700 Plus Update Free Item Giveaway Event

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MU:eX700 Plus Update Free Item Giveaway Event


To celebrate MU:eX700 Plus Update, we have teamed up with Webzen to give out $200 worth of free items! Just grasp a key and redeem the code! You will simply get items through your INBOX once you enter the code!

GW2: Two-Factor Authentication Beta Begins Now

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GW2: Two-Factor Authentication Beta Begins Now


Security has kind of been a hot topic in Guild Wars 2. ArenaNet is increasing its security protection for Guild Wars 2 with a new two-factor mobile authentication system. A new post on the official forums introduces players to mobile two-factor security. The free app for the new authentication is available for free on iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices.

MU Online Reveals MU:eX700 Plus Update

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MU Online Reveals MU:eX700 Plus Update


WEBZEN Inc., the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, will be unveiling the major MU:eX700 Plus update for MU Online.

Reminder: Mogu'shan Vaults LFR and Heroic Difficulty Opens This Week

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Reminder: Mogu'shan Vaults LFR and Heroic Difficulty Opens This Week


Don't forget that Raid Finder (item level ~463) and Heroic difficulty Mogu'shan Vaults is opening this week! This is the last of the raid openings until October 30th.

Guild Wars 2 – In-game Money Making Hints

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Guild Wars 2 – In-game Money Making Hints


How to make Gold in GW2…???? How to get the stuff you need to build up your exotic armor…???? Well, I know there is a bunch of guides over the net, but I am going to share with you guys what I believe it is some critical information if you really want to get the Gold number up in your inventory screen.

eFusion Launches Commercial Service of Dragon Nest Europe

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eFusion Launches Commercial Service of Dragon Nest Europe


eFusion MMOG GmbH has revealed today one of the major promotional events that it will organize at the launch of the commercial service of Dragon Nest Europe in December this year. For the opening event, eFusion MMOG offers players a chance to win a fantastic BMW Mini Cooper S superbly equipped.

Star Trek Online Announced the Return of the Discounted Lifetime Subs

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Star Trek Online Announced the Return of the Discounted Lifetime Subs


Star Trek Online players looking to sign up for the long-term have a little more incentive to do so this month. Perfect World has announced the return of the discounted Lifetime subscription with some hefty perks.

WildStar Examines the Creatures of Galeras This Wednesday

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WildStar Examines the Creatures of Galeras This Wednesday


Last week's WildStar Wednesday focused on the top-level overview of the Galeras region, but this week is focused on the local flora and fauna, which are just as dangerous as the invading armies with gunships. More so, in some ways, as a stemdragon doesn't care why you're on its land, just that you are.

First New Class "Shooting Star" Coming to Aion 4.0

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First New Class


According to the news from MMOculture, Aion has confirmed its first new class for the forthcoming 4.0 update. The concept arts of the new class has also been revealed.You can see a black-clad gunslinger complete with a fedora, a duster, and a pair of pistols from the concept art.

MechWarrior Online Open Beta Begins October 16

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MechWarrior Online Open Beta Begins October 16


Piranha Games have announced that MechWarrior Online will start its open beta next Tuesday, October 16.

Dragon Nest KR 11th Oct Update: 4 New Dungeons and Suffix II

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Dragon Nest KR 11th Oct Update: 4 New Dungeons and Suffix II


4 new dungeons and suffix II for lvl60A gear. Apparently DN CN will also get the same update on 18th Oct . Translation of update note to be updated here.

DC Universe's Game Update 19 Brings Halloween Fun

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DC Universe's Game Update 19 Brings Halloween Fun


This morning. you may find all servers of DC Universe Online are unavailable, for which the Game Update 19 needs to be launch. Now the game is live with Game Update 19 bringing new new Halloween events, The Witching Hour beginning on October 16th, stirred up by Klarion the Witch Boy.

RIFT: Storm Legion - Dimensions Trailer

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RIFT: Storm Legion - Dimensions Trailer


Trion Worlds revealed a new video of the upcoming flexible housing system in RIFT: Storm Legion known as dimensions.

Arctic Combat 2nd CBT Key Giveaway Event

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Arctic Combat 2nd CBT Key Giveaway Event


The 2nd closed beta test for the modern military FPS game 'ARCTIC COMBAT' will start soon. In order to celebrate that, MMOsite is teaming up with Webzen to give away Closed Beta Test Key. These closed beta new contents will be added including: 2 new maps (Downtown and Vintage) clan system weapon customization

Marvel Heroes: New Playthrough Video

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Marvel Heroes: New Playthrough Video


Gamespot posted a new playthrough video of Marvel Heroes, complete with developer commentary.

District 187: New Player Rankings and Name the City Event

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District 187: New Player Rankings and Name the City Event


The Rankings is added to the website of District 187: Sin Street, in which players can easily see where you stand against other players and clans. The development team also post a new event-Name the City Event.
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MU Online’s Free Item Giveaway Event

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 04:41 AM PDT

Webzen with FREE MMORPG and MMO Reviews are celebrating a Free Item Giveaway Event to celebrate the arrival of MU Online‘s MU:eX700 Plus update. Promotion Period – October 10 ~ October 24, 2012 Item Giveaway Includes: $200 worth of cash items! - Rage Fighter Card - Summoner Card - Master Skill Initialization - Magic Backpack [...]

New screenshots of the martial arts MMORPG Age of Wushu

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 03:59 AM PDT

Take a new look to this new screenshots of Age of Wushu. The game thrusts players into a personal adventure, in a world where classes and levels no longer matter and where every action is judged harshly by the world around you. The game is going to be released in North America on February 1, [...]

Ragnarok Online’s Classic Server has received the War of Emperium update

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 01:45 AM PDT

Gravity Interactive, has released the update “War of Emperium” for Ragnarok Online's Classic Server. War of Emperium, brings the guild versus guild competition, in which players from around the world fight against each other every week to test their skills. The next update in Ragnarok Online's Classic server will bring the Transcendent classes, improvements to [...]
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General Gaming Article

Lenovo Wrestles PC Crown from HP; IDC Says Hold the Boat

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 05:04 PM PDT

HP and LenovoIf you've been paying attention to the PC wars, you've known for awhile it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that Lenovo at some point would leapfrog Hewlett-Packard (HP) to become the world's top PC supplier. Well, one major research firm claims that's exactly what happened in the third quarter of 2012, while a second firm still has HP ranked No. 1. Sadly, one thing all the major bean counters agree on is that the PC market in general is looking pretty pathetic. Let's take a look.

According to Gartner's data, Lenovo took a slight lead over HP in Q3, shipping over 13.7 million PCs for a 15.7 share of the overall PC market. HP shipped more than 13.5 million PCs and dropped into second place with a 15.5 percent share. Dell (10.5 percent), Acer (9.9 percent), and Asus (7.3 percent) round out the top 5 spots.

Lenovo All In One

Looking at the market as a whole, Gartner says PC sales are in a slump leading up to the release of Windows 8.

"A continuing slowdown in consumer PC shipments played a big part in the overall PC market decline," said Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst at Gartner. "The third quarter was also a transitional quarter before Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system release, so shipments were less vigorous as vendors and their channel partners liquidated inventory.

"Retailers were conservative in placing orders as they responded to weak back-to-school sales. By the end of September, retailers were focused on clearing out inventory in advance of the Windows 8 launch later this month," Kitagawa added. "On the professional side, there was minimum impact from Windows 8 in the quarter because the professional market will not adopt Windows 8 PCs immediately after the release."

IHS iSuppli's outlook on the PC market was even more grim, saying that even the normally busy back-to-school shopping season was a bust.

"There was great hope through the first half that 2012 would prove to be a rebound year for the PC market," said Craig Stice, senior principal analyst for computer systems at IHS. "Now three quarters through the year, the usual boost from the back-to-school season appears to be a bust, and both AMD and Intel's third-quarter outlooks appear to be flat to down. Optimism has vanished and turned to doubt, and the industry is now training its sights on 2013 to deliver the hoped-for rebound. All this is setting the PC market up for its first annual decline since the dot-com bust year of 2001."

HP All In One

Yikes! As to the topic of Lenovo versus HP, IHS iSuppli didn't weigh in on the matter, but International Data Corporation (IDC) did. According to IDC's data, Lenovo does indeed own a 15.7 percent share of the market, just as Gartner reported, but said that still ranks No. 2 behind HP, which edged out its rival with a 15.9 percent share. HP may wish to cling to IDC's numbers so that it can still wave around its "We're No. 1!" flag, but for how long? In the third quarter of 2011, IDC had HP ahead of Lenovo by 4.3 percentage points (17.4 percent versus 13.1 percent), a lead that has now been reduced to two-tenths of a percent.

It's splitting hairs to argue over a fraction of a percent, especially when sales are so bad all around, even for Apple, which has seen its shipments erode in recent months.

"PCs are going through a severe slump," said Jay Chou, senior research analyst, Worldwide PC Tracker. "The industry had already weathered a rough second quarter, and now the third quarter was even worse. A weak global economy as well as questions about PC market saturation and delayed replacement cycles are certainly a factor, but the hard question of what is the 'it' product for PCs remain unanswered. While ultrabook prices have come down a little, there are still some significant challenges that will greet Windows 8 in the coming quarter."

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Daily Deals: 240GB Intel 520 SSD, Linksys Dual-Band Router, and More

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 10:51 AM PDT

Intel 520 SSD

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Top Deal:

The deal to watch out for today is the impressive Intel 520 Series 240GB SSD for $170 with mail-in rebate (normally $200). The deal also comes with a five-year warranty.

We gave the drive a 9 in our review earlier this year and praised its reliability and fast SF-2281 controller. The SSD has sequential read and write speeds of 550MB/s and 520MB/s, respectively. 

Laptops:

Dell Inspiron 17R Special Edition 17.3" laptop with Core i7 2.3GHz, 2GB GeForce GT 650m video card, 1TB hard drive, 1920x1080 display, 8GB of DDR3 RAM for $950 with free shipping (normally $1,139).

Hardware & Peripherals:

Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 Black Steel computer case at Newegg for $90 after mail-in rebate (normally $120 - use coupon code: EMCYTZT2330).

Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB SSD for $65 with free shipping after $35 mail-in rebate at TigerDirect (normally $100).

Linksys E2500 Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router (refurbished) for $33 with free shipping at Cisco (normally $90 - use coupon code: HSDISH5).

Logitech Unveils Trio of Touch-friendly Peripherals for Windows 8

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 09:30 AM PDT

Logitech Touch DevicesGet ready to grope your hardware, provided you're a fan of Logitech products and didn't read that statement out of context. We're not talking about doing anything inappropriate at your workplace, we're referring to Logitech's three new touch-friendly peripherals for Windows 8, including the Logitech Wireless Rechargeable Touchpad T650, Logitech Touch Mouse T620, and Logitech Zone Touch Mouse T400.

"This new family of products takes the traditional mouse functionality you're used to and optimizes it for the navigation experience offered by Windows 8," said Mike Culver, vice president of brand development for consumer computing platforms at Logitech. "Our new mice and touchpad replicate the touch-screen experience that you've grown accustomed to on smartphones and tablets. With Windows 8 now offering up a similar touch experience, our products give you quick, easy and dynamic access to the core elements of the new interface."

All three products are designed to be an extension of Windows 8 on your physical desktop so that you can interact with the Windows 8 Style UI without groping your monitor. Perhaps the most intriguing is the Touchpad T650. It connects to your computer via USB or with a wireless dongle. It supports Windows 8 gestures, so even if your monitor doesn't support touch, you can still perform functions like pinch-to-zoom and three-finger swiping (to return to the Start screen). The Touchpad T650 will be available later this month for $80 MSRP.

Logitech's Touch Mouse T620 sports a full touch-surface with support for fix touch gestures. It too communicates via 2.4GHz wireless. The MSRP is $70.

 

Finally, the Touch Mouse T400 is more in the style of a traditional mouse, but with a dedicated touch zone area with support for three touch actions. There's a rubber grip wrapping and a glass touch-surface. Like the other two devices, this one will launch this month, but with an MSRP of $50.

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Future of Ultrabooks Still Very Much in Question

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 09:02 AM PDT

Vizio UltrabookAs with most technological devices, notebooks have a natural tendency to get smaller, lighter, and faster over time. It's the natural progression of things. Partly in an attempt to speed up the progression towards increasingly capable ultraportable systems, Intel created the Ultrabook specification with a set of guidelines manufacturers must abide by in order to market their systems as such. We've seen some promising Ultrabooks come to market, but will they become the de facto standard Intel envisions? Conflicting reports make that a tough question to answer.

Barely more than a week ago, IHS iSuppli came out and slashed its near-term sales forecasts for Ultrabooks by more than half from 22 million units to 10.3 million units. According to IHS iSuppli, Ultrabooks cost too much, a problem that's compounded by the fact that industry players have done a poor job marketing these devices. In order for Ultrabooks to make any kind of dent in the mainstream market, the research firm argued that pricing would have to be in the vicinity of $600

"With the economy languishing, Ultrabook sellers may have trouble finding buyers at the current pricing, especially with fierce competition from new mobile computing gadgets such as the iPhone 5, Kindle Fire HD and forthcoming Microsoft Surface," said Craig Stice, senior principal analyst for compute platforms at IHS.

A new report by GBI Research casts a more positive light on Ultrabooks. GBI Research says 1.3 million Ultrabooks were sold last year, but thanks to falling component prices, it expects that number to balloon to 148.7 million by 2016. By then, Ultrabooks will account for nearly half all notebook sales.

"Although currently viewed as prohibitively expensive, Ultrabook sales will explode in the next five years, making up 47 percent of annual notebook sales by just 2016," GBI Research predicts.

Pricing might not be the only thing holding Ultrabooks back. If there's a common complaint that we see time and again, it's that the display resolution on many Ultrabook models simply isn't high enough. Ultrabooks panels are typically smaller in size than traditional notebooks -- 11.6 inches and 13.3 inches versus 15.6 inches and 17 inches -- but even still, we often hear users lamenting the lack of higher resolutions. Look for that to change, too.

Acer Aspire S7 Ultrabook

Acer recently announced its Aspire S7 Series, which will ship in the standard 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch sizes, but with Full HD 1080p (1920x1080) screen resolutions. In addition, we're starting to see some 15.6-inch Ultrabooks, such as HP's 6t-1000 and Vizio's CT15 line.

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Canonical Now Solicits Donations When Downloading Ubuntu, Says Don't Freak Out

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 08:30 AM PDT

Ubuntu LogoAn extra step has been added to the Ubuntu download process, one which Canonical hopes will urge users to open up their wallets and contribute to the open source operating system's future development. Now when you go to download Ubuntu, a donation screen appears where you can not only flip a few funds at Canonical, but also tell them where exactly you think your cash would be best utilized.

There are eight categories to choose from, each with a slider to increase or decrease your overall donation. Some of the options include, "Make the desktop more amazing," "Performance optimization for games and apps," "Improve hardware support on more PCs," and "Better coordination with Debian and upstreams."

In case your initial reaction is to freak out and assume the worst -- that Canonical is in dire straits and might start charging for Ubuntu -- the open source developer says to relax, Ubuntu is and always will be free, and this is simply about making it easier for supporters to fork over funds.

"Today, we're making it easier for people to financially contribute to Ubuntu if they want to. By introducing a 'contribute' screen as part of the desktop download process, people can choose to financially support different aspects of Canonical's work: from gaming and apps, developing the desktop, phone and tablet, to co-ordination of upstreams or supporting Ubuntu flavors," Canonical explains. "It's important to note that Ubuntu remains absolutely free, financial contribution remains optional and it is not required in order to download the software."

Ubuntu Donation Pictogram

A pictogram at the bottom of the contribution page puts your donation in perspective by comparing the dollar amount to some other equivalent. Donate $15, for example, and Canonical will tell you that's the equivalent to the price of King Kong versus Godzilla on DVD. SPOILER ALERT: King Kong wins. For those of you who were previously on the fence over whether to donate or buy the DVD, we hope that makes your decision easier.

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