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Landmark: Player Studio to Launch in Game On/Before May 1st

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 07:28 AM PDT

Player Studio to Launch in Game On/Before May 1st

Sony Online Entertainment has announced that it will be launching Player Studio into Landmark on or before May 1st. Player Studio will be available to North American players and to players in specific locations outside NA once it rolls out. Player Studio allows players to create in-game items that, on SOE approval, can then be sold to other players with profits being split between SOE and the creator.

Elder Scrolls Online: Servers Down for Unscheduled Maintenance

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 11:15 AM PDT

Servers Down for Unscheduled Maintenance

Zenimax has announced via its service notice page that both the European and North American servers are down for an unscheduled maintenance. The regular Tuesday maintenance was not slated for today but subsequent to announcing that, servers were taken offline for an indeterminate amount of time.

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Housing Speculation – Too Many Questions to Jump on the Hype Train

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 07:57 PM PDT

Housing Speculation – Too Many Questions to Jump on the Hype Train

So, the big news in the land of Star Wars: the Old Republic, is that we're finally getting housing to play with this summer with the release of Galactic Strongholds. It's a feature that players have been requesting since before launch. Let's face it, the most readily-viable games these days for housing are ones that have a free-to-play element, because a game studio can easily monetize unlocks on top of everyone having the option of using the shop for décor items or whatever.

General: Evolution Released for iOS Devices

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 05:39 AM PDT

Evolution Released for iOS Devices

My.com, a subsidiary of Mail.ru, has announced that its action-RPG, Evolution, has officially launched on the Apple App Store for iOS devices. Evolution is said to immerse players into a deep sci-fi story line as well as to experience interesting and unique combat.

General: Siege Online Launches for English Speaking Players

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 05:17 AM PDT

Siege Online Launches for English Speaking Players

Mousee Games has announced that an English-language version of the tactical RPG, Siege Online, has been released. Siege Online combines traditional RPG action with tactical strategy that allows players to build an army for invasion and protection.

Age of Wushu: Palace of Shifting Flowers Detailed

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 05:13 AM PDT

Palace of Shifting Flowers Detailed

The Palace of Shifting Flowers is the latest sect, or class, to be detailed on the Age of Wushu site. Members of this sect are female only and is filled with trained assassins. This sect, among several others, will make its debut in the game when the Tempest of Strife expansion goes live later this spring.

Kingdom Under Fire II: Beta Key Give Away Event Begins

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 05:09 AM PDT

Beta Key Give Away Event Begins

Leadhope Digital has let us know that beta applications are now being taken via its official Kingdom Under Fire II site. Interested players are invited to head to the site to fill out the application.

General: PS4 Preorders Net Players a Fabric Poster

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 05:04 AM PDT

PS4 Preorders Net Players a Fabric Poster

PlayStation 4 owners who preorder Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will receive a cloth poster from the Square Enix Shop as well as a pair of in-game items, the Caith Sith Doll minion and the Moogle cap.

SMITE: Big Tournament Celebrates Launch

Posted: 30 Mar 2014 05:54 PM PDT

Big Tournament Celebrates Launch

This weekend was the official $200K Smite Launch tournament, a huge event brought to you by Developer HiRez Studios in celebration of the official launch of Smite! This was an incredible event hosting the best Pro Teams from all around the world. I will try to give you a breakdown of everything that happened at the event, from what was awesome and of course, the not so awesome.

World of Speed: Combining Racing and MMOs

Posted: 30 Mar 2014 05:45 PM PDT

Combining Racing and MMOs

World of Speed Online combines the two worlds of racing games and MMOs. In the past there have been several games which tried to tackle this combination. World of Speed brings some of the great elements of the racing game genre into the online space where players can form teams, race opponents, and even build their own tracks. We met with the crew from Slightly Mad Studios to have a look at the game and get the low down.

General: Zombies, Monsters, Robots, and Guns Oh My!

Posted: 30 Mar 2014 05:36 PM PDT

Zombies, Monsters, Robots, and Guns Oh My!

Zombies. Monsters. Robots. No joke, those are the three things that En Masse Entertainment is counting on having enough geek culture influence to carry its next online game, aptly titled Zombies Monsters Robots. ZMR is a cooperative and competitive free to play online third-person shooter. But En Masse are good people, so after seeing the promise in ZMR, we thought we'd at least give you a taste of what you can expect from their sophomore release.

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Pelagato: Mobile Games Reviews...?

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Pelagato: Mobile Games Reviews...?


Hey peeps, I have been away for way too long, kinda busy doing stuff and making sure the world doesnt fall apart. The thing is that after so many months of doing nothing and not even touching my keyboard, I was thinking on getting back and write a few reviews about mobile games.

Blizzard Outcasts: Vengeance of the Vanquished Announced

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Blizzard Outcasts: Vengeance of the Vanquished Announced


On April Fools' Day, Blizzard Entertainment has announced its first classic-style fighting game for a new generation -- Blizzard Outcasts: Vengeance of the Vanquished. And a brand new game trailer is released.

NevenTale - The First MMO Without Grind

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NevenTale - The First MMO Without Grind


NevenTale is a next-gen online RPG with story driven, user generated content. The first MMORPG without a grind!Sounds weird,but let's believe.

Therian Saga Ambitious Browser MMO

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Therian Saga Ambitious Browser MMO


This is a very unique game. It reminds me of Minecraft, Starbound, Phantasy Star, Dungeons and Dragons, and Farmville. Yes I know Farmville angers many. But like Archeage in this game a little farm is good. You have no limit on trade skills or even on what to do. Only limit is a very forgiving, and human energy system.

The Hottest Cosplay of NECOCO

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The Hottest Cosplay of NECOCO


Necoco is a Japanese cosplayer, with a very distinct, pretty face. Her main focus is semi-ero cosplay, however she also has a little less revealing and more cute galleries. What doesn't change is the quality of her work, which stays consistently outstanding, with great posing, outfits and of course her lovely body.
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MMORPG Reviews

The Best Pranks on April Fools’ Day

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 10:54 AM PDT

April is here, which means that the MMO world is awash with funny releases and announcements. We thought that it would be nice to compile and bring you some of the best ones.   Neverwinter Neverwinter adds a new playable race: Dragons. Now it’s possible to explore the game as a huge fire-breathing dragon.   […]

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Exclusive Announcement of a New MMO: Mega Multiverse Online

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 05:52 AM PDT

Today, we've got to communicate a huge thing! In collaboration with F2P OCIGAMEZ, our recently founded developing studio, we are currently developing a completely new cross IP (intellectual property) MMORPG – Mega Multiverse Online: The Worlds Combined (abbreviated as MMO for convenience). Our established network of contacts within the MMO world helped us gain licensing […]

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First Look at Let’s Farm with Gameplay Commentary

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 03:08 AM PDT

We had a first look at Let's Farm, a new browser-based farming management MMO allowing players to develop their personal farm, manage their assets, produce and sell goods as well as help and compete with other farmers. Regarding the huge amount of farm management titles already out there, we were curious to learn if this […]

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General Gaming Article

HP May Leapfrog Lenovo in Notebook Shipments This Year

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 11:41 AM PDT

HP LaptopHewlett-Packard jumps off to a fast start with 7 million notebook shipments in Q1

If Hewlett-Packard can maintain its current pace, there's a good chance it will close out the year with more laptop shipments under its belt than rival Lenovo, the world's largest supplier of PCs (a distinction once held by HP not that long ago). It's still early, but preliminary numbers show that HP shipped 7 million notebooks in the first quarter of 2014, which is 1 million more than some were expecting.

These figures from Digitimes' sources within the upstream supply chain. They were expecting HP to ship 6 million laptops in Q1, which would have put HP behind Lenovo's 6.6 million units. That means it's going to be a closer race than anticipated, as Lenovo is expected to ship 28.3 million laptops by the end the year. We could be looking at a photo finish.

However it unfolds, it's bad news for Acer and Asus, both of which are being impacted by better-than-expected sales by its top-tier rivals. Acer may have been hit the hardest, as sources believe the company suffered a 15 percent sequential drop in laptop shipments in Q1.

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Here's What AMD's Dual-GPU Radeon R9 295 X2 Graphics Card Could Look Like

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 09:20 AM PDT

AMD Radeon R9 295 X2AMD's dual-GPU card might rock a hybrid cooling solution

It's good practice to take Internet rumors with a healthy dose of skepticism, especially on April Fool's Day. Got it? Good, now we can continue with what are claimed to be the first photos of AMD's rumored Radeon R9 295 X2, a dual-GPU graphics card that some have surmised could carry a massive 500W TDP. If that's true, a gnarly cooling solution would be mandatory, and certainly that's what these early photos show.

Chinese language website Chip Hell posted a couple photos of what the author says is AMD's upcoming card, and to keep the two GPUs chilly, it's shown with a dual-slot hybrid cooler. It essentially combines a self-contained liquid cooler with a traditional air cooling shroud to give the card a double dose of cooling potential.

It's a funky looking design and one that's sure to draw criticism if AMD goes forward with a setup like this, especially since Nvidia hasn't needed to resort to anything this extravagant. At the same time, it's believed that each GPU carries a 250W TDP, so with two of those underneath the hood, it wouldn't be shocking if AMD used a hybrid cooling solution.

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Microsoft Contest Uncovers Prime Number Over 324,000 Digits Long

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 08:45 AM PDT

Largest Prime NumberPlaying with prime numbers

There's a fascination among math enthusiasts with discovering prime numbers, and lucky for them, the world will never run out of them. To put that into perspective, the winner of a contest intended to introduce people to the future of complex computing in the cloud discovered a prime number 342,000 digits long. That's an immensely long number, though still nowhere close to the longest prime number ever discovered, which checks in at 17,425,170 digits.

Over 400 people signed up to participate in Microsoft's Prime Challenge since it launched last year. The contest is now over with a user who goes by "PHunterLau" emerging as the winner.

"Thanks to everyone that took part in The Prime Challenge, and of course huge congratulations to the winner - PHunterLau," said Steve Plank, Cloud Computing and STEM Evangelist at Microsoft. "We've shown that with a bit of determination, some computing resource and possibly a bit of luck here and there, we can advance knowledge in mathematics."

"However, as an industry and a nation we must do more to maintain the interest in maths, as well as science, technology and engineering. We mustn't allow the interest in STEM skills to continue to decline," continued Plank. "This challenge has shown a critical intersection between technological components and skills."

Microsoft said that many of the contestants had never used cloud computing before, though they made quick work of their free Microsoft Azure subscriptions to build and configure servers. On the other end of the spectrum, several participants used mathematical tools that already existed, such as Marcel Martin's Primo, while some wrote their own code.

What's the big deal with prime numbers? They have real-world uses, such as creating public key cryptography algorithms used to secure nearly all online data transfers, Microsoft says.

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Buffalo Stuffs TeraStation 7120r NAS with 6TB HGST Ultrastar Helium HDDs, Won't Float Away

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 08:07 AM PDT

Buffalo TeraStation 7120rIndustry's first enterprise-class NAS to use helium-filled HDDs

We imagine Buffalo's TeraStation 7120r enterprise-class NAS box talks to end users in a funny high-pitched voice as they walk around holding the thing on a string like a balloon. None of that is true, of course, though it is the first NAS box of its kind to come with a belly stuffed full of 6TB HGST Ultrastar helium-filled hard drives, up to 72TB total capacity (TS-2RZH72T12).

The 12-bay RAID 2U rackmount NAS comes with an Intel Xeon E3-1275 quad-core processor clocked at 3.4GHz, 8GB of DDR3 RAM, quad Intel NICs with 10-gigabit support, half a dozen USB 2.0 ports, redundant hot plug PSUs and fans, two PCi-Express expansion slots, and support for various RAID and storage configurations (RAID 0/1/5/6/10/51/61/JBOD).

"Buffalo has a proven track record of delivering products that utilize the latest technological advancements in the storage and networking sectors," said Brian Verenkoff, director of product management at Buffalo Americas, Inc. "We are excited to embrace HGST's revolutionary Ultrastar He6 helium-filled hard drives to offer the industry's largest capacity 2U NAS solution, with the goal of lowering TCO for high-capacity enterprise applications and datacenters."'

There are some TCO benefits to using HGST's helium HDDs compared to a typical 3.5-inch air-filled 5 platter 4TB HDD. They include 50 percent more capacity at 6TB, 23 percent lower idle power at 5.3W, 49 percent better watts-per-terabyte, 4-5C cooler operation, and 50g lighter weight at 640g.

These benefits don't come cheap. The TeraStation 7120r Enterprise 72TB TS-2RZH72T12D will be available in the U.S. for an estimated $20,000 MSRP.

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Newegg Daily Deals: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit, AMD 760K Richland, and More!

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 07:36 AM PDT

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Top Deal:

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