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League of Legends Champion Review - Kalista

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League of Legends Champion Review - Kalista


Kalista, The Spear of Vengeance, is the newest League of Legends champion to be released. It's been awhile since Riot has released a straight up Marksman. Jinx was the last primary Marksman champion to be released and that was back when they were still called AD Carries (October 2013).

Tree of Savior: It's Not a Sequel to Ragnarok Online

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Tree of Savior: It's Not a Sequel to Ragnarok Online


At this G-Star 2014, Tree of Savior development director Kim Seyong told journalists that TOS and RO are not the same in a interview with 17173. What's the difference between TOS and RO? This interview may give you the answer.

Dragon Heart Online Preview

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Dragon Heart Online Preview


The alpha test of Dragon Heart Online, Mira Game's newest Turn-based MMORPG, has been available now.Come on and experience a wonderful adventure.

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Icarus Online Is Massively Updated with The Evil Desert and Trailer

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Icarus Online Is Massively Updated with The Evil Desert and Trailer


MMORPG Icarus Online is updated with The Evil Desert/ Desert of Immortality in December. And WeMade Entertainment designs a new teaser page for this massive update.

Revelation Will Kick off Final Beta on January 15th in China

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Revelation Will Kick off Final Beta on January 15th in China


Netease has anounced that their 3D MMORPG Revelation will enter its final CBT with game data preserved on January 15th in China. If you're interested in Revelation, you can pay attention to our follow-up news, and we'll give some precious keys away.

DOTAncients Hot Cheats, Tips and Strategy Guide

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DOTAncients Hot Cheats, Tips and Strategy Guide


DOTAncients is popular Card RPG mobile game that offers a wide range of abilities and choices. Here are some top tips for this addictive mobie game.

League of Legends New Video 'The Terror Beneath' Teasing New Champion

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League of Legends New Video 'The Terror Beneath' Teasing New Champion


Kalista is still a new face in the Summoner's Rift, but Riots has released a new League of Legends video to tease their next champion. The video, titled The Terror Below, introduces a new creature joining the ranks.

Multiplayer STG Mobile Game DDFighter Holds Gift and Rewards Events

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Multiplayer STG Mobile Game DDFighter Holds Gift and Rewards Events


DDFighter is holding four Events during Nov. 21 to Nov. 30 includng Recharge Gift, Mall Consumption Rewards and more to entertain its players.

Leave Your Questions to Echo of Soul NA/EU Team

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Leave Your Questions to Echo of Soul NA/EU Team


Aeria Games today announced Echo of Soul will be coming to North American and European players in Spring 2015. Do you have any questions about Echo of Soul NA/EU? Tell us!

Monument Valley: Forgotten Shores Expansion Comes to Android

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Monument Valley: Forgotten Shores Expansion Comes to Android


Monument Valley's recent Forgotten Shores update, a Gold Award-winning expansion that our review called "even more inventive and surprising" than the original, is out now for Android. Forgotten Shores adds eight chapters to the original game's ten, and costs £1.49 / $1.99 as an in-app purchase.

Obsidian Entertainment Introduces New Class the Berserker for Skyforge

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Obsidian Entertainment Introduces New Class the Berserker for Skyforge


Today Obsidian Entertainment has revealed the ruthless Berserker class in Skyforge with a brutal new trailer. Wielding a two-handed chainsword (a combination of a sword and chainsaw), the Berserker is fearless warrior that rushes headlong into the battle, carving down several enemies with each blow.

Dragon Heart Alpha Test Gift Pack Giveaway Event Has Opened Now

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Dragon Heart Alpha Test Gift Pack Giveaway Event Has Opened Now


An Alpha Test Gift Pack Giveaway for Mira Game's newest Fantastic turn-based MMORPG, Dragon Heart, has been available on MMOsite now.

Blade and Soul Releases Teaser Trailer for New Class - Shaman

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Blade and Soul Releases Teaser Trailer for New Class - Shaman


Blade and Soul KR has released a teaser trailer for this new class - Shaman, the Shaman will debut in December 17th.

Civilization Online Launches CBT2 with Devtalk Highlights

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Civilization Online Launches CBT2 with Devtalk Highlights


Civilization Online, the highly anticipated Korean MMROPG from XLGAMES and 2K Games, will enter its second closed beta tomorrow on Nov.25th. Showcased at G-Star 2014, Civilization Online unveiled its fourth civilization, Aztec, following the previous Rome, China, and Egypt.

MMOsite Morning Call: Weekly Cosplay Highlight [11.24]

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MMOsite Morning Call: Weekly Cosplay Highlight [11.24]


Good morning, dear MMOsiters~ It's time to see our Weekly Cosplay Highlight show which is as hot as usual that will let you watch them without a break.
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MMORPG Reviews

MMORPG Reviews

Civilization Online Gameplay Footage

Posted: 25 Nov 2014 01:33 AM PST

We attended this year’s G-Star last week and had the opportunity to get a first insight into Civilization Online, the newest instalment of the popular franchise, which is currently being developed by 2K and XL Games. Check out the video we recorded on the showfloor. Civilization Online allows players to control a character and choose from a variety of […]

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Skyforge Unveils New Class

Posted: 25 Nov 2014 12:43 AM PST

My.com has unveiled further details concerning the Berserker, the 3rd starter class in Skyforge. This brutal combatant turns into a killing machine that doesn't know fear or pity and its enemies with a two-handed chainsword. In addition to some information on the class's basic abilities, they also released a gameplay trailer you might want to […]

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Warface Travels to Siberia

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 08:49 AM PST

Warface will receive 3 new maps that make up the new Siberia setting. Players will be taken into a bitter environment where team-based actions will be more critical than ever. They will have to fight the elements as well as advanced tactical AI enemies also come across mighty new bosses. The stunning new Co-op setting, […]

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TOME: Immortal Arena

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:56 AM PST

GAME TYPE: Free to play Brawler MMO PLATFORMS: Windows DEVELOPERS: Kixeye GAME SYNOPSIS TOME is a classic action-packed strategy MOBA brawler where players can choose from Guardian heroes and fight against each other in team-based arena combat in various game modes on different maps. The game is traditional in many ways to classic 3-lane MOBA, […]

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Beta Keys for Landmark

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 05:17 AM PST

Do you enjoy creating incredible structures? Then you should miss out on this opportunity: we’re distributing 7-day Beta access keys for Landmark. With a direct tie-in with EverQuest Next, this F2P sandbox MMO allows you to build whatever you are able to think of. Just follow these directions in order to obtain your key: Step 1. Don’t miss […]

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Landmark

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 02:31 AM PST

GAME TYPE: Free to play Sandbox MMO PLATFORMS: Windows DEVELOPERS: Sony Online Entertainment GAME SYNOPSIS A free to play sandbox building MMO where players are able to claim their own territory in an open world and create and construct vast and complex structures for personal and public use, everything from castles, taverns, huge statues or […]

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Nexon Presents Sudden Attack 2

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 02:17 AM PST

Information on Nexon‘s latest title Sudden Attack 2 is still scarce; this year's G-Star, however, provided us with a few details as well as a gameplay trailer and a few screenshots. Developed using Unreal Engine 3, Sudden Attack 2 already delivered new visual effects and stunning graphics during its alpha test hold last July. Nexon […]

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Free Item Pack Giveaway for Black Gold Online

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 01:29 AM PST

Black Gold Online‘s Bloodied Ties expansion goes live today, increasing the level cap, adding to the game new races, dungeons, a new class and a new arena. And from today through December 24, we have for you this giveaway, featuring Typhoon item packs. Each pack contains: - Gold Coins*100 - Heart of the Sky*1 - […]

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General Gaming Article

General Gaming Article

Black Friday Deals 2014 Round Up

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 01:56 PM PST

We love this time of the year, as it affords us and excuse to stuff mounds of moist turkey and other delicious fixings down our gullets (while only feeling semi-guilty about it), houses and neighborhoods are dressed up with decorative lights and lawn ornaments, kids are suddenly on their best behavior in hopes of earning heaps of toys, and the sales -- oh, the sales!

It starts with Black Friday and continues with Cyber Monday. If you're like us, you don't have any intention of heading into the city on Black Friday only be shoved, stepped on, and perhaps even punched in the jejunum by rapid shoppers making a mad dash towards the electronics section to score a discount on what little stock might be available. Why go through all that nonsense when you can shop deals from home?

Note: We focused mostly on PC hardware deals. For more gadget-oriented deals, visit our sister site TechRadar for more Black Fridayand Cyber Monday deals.

Black Friday 2014
Original Image Credit: Flickr (Brett Neilson)

As we've done for the past several years, we're scouring the web for Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on PC parts and other electronics we think might be of interest. Just scroll to the category that interests you and click your way through to an awesome deal on that upgrade you've been waiting to make.

The format will be the same as last year -- Black Friday deals will be labeled with "(BF)" next to the link and we'll tag Cyber Monday deals with "(CM)" in the same manner. As deals expire, we'll cross them out but leave them clickable (it never hurts to double check, right?).

For the most part, we'll focus on deals that don't require a mail-in-rebate, though we won't omit them entirely. The ones we include will have an asterisk next to them.

Finally, we will be continually updating our list of links, so check back often, especially as some deals have a tendency to sell out fast. Also, if you know of a deal that should be included, feel free to share it in the comments section below.

Amazon

Amazon Box

We're giving Amazon it's own category because from Sunday, November 24 through Black Friday weekend, the online retailer will be running new deals as often as every 10 minutes. Prices will be valid at select times and while supplies last.

You'll find these deals at www.amazon.com/blackfriday.

CPU/Processors

Haswell

AMD FX-6350 Vishera 6-Core 3.9GHZ Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor: $110, Newegg (BF)
AMD FX-8320 Vishera 8-Core 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor: $120, Newegg (BF)
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4GHz (4.2GHZ Turbo) AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor: $150, Newegg (BF)
AMD FX-8370 Vishera 8-Core 4GHz (4.3GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor: $170, Newegg (BF)

RAM and Digital Media

Corsair RAM

Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1600: $152, Newegg (BF)
GeIL Evo Veloce Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1600: $125, Newegg (BF)
Adata XPG V1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600: $80, Newegg (BF)
Adata XPG V2 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-2400: $76, Newegg (BF)
Kingston 4GB DDR3-1600: $40, Newegg (BF)
Mushkin Enhanced Blackine 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1600 SO-DIMM: $160, Newegg

Storage

Samsung Evo

Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive Black: $79.88, Newegg (BF)
Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive Red: $79.88, Newegg (BF)
Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive Blue: $79.88, Newegg (BF)
Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive Silver: $79.88, Newegg (BF)
WD Green WD40EZRX 4TB 64MB Cache, SATA 6Gbps, 3.5-inch Hard Drive: $130, Newegg (BF)

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Video Cards

Nvidia GeForce GTX 980

Sapphire Tri-X OC Radeon R9 290: $270 ($250 after $20 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming: $330 ($300 after $30 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
MSI Radeon R9 270X R9 270X Gaming: $160 ($140 after $20 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3G: $185 ($155 after $30 MIR), Newegg (BF)*

Motherboards

Asus X99-Deluxe

ASRock Z97 Extreme4 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 Intel Motherboard: $108.79, Newegg (BF)
MSI X99S MPOWER ATX Intel Motherboard: $230, Newegg (BF)
Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0 ATX AMD Motherboard: $135 ($120 after $15 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
ASRock Z97 Extreme4 ATX Intel Motherboard: $128.79 ($108.97 after $20 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
Asus X99-A ATX Intel Motherboard: $235, Newegg (BF)
Asus Z97-E ATX Intel Motherboard: $129, Newegg (BF)
MSI Z97-GD65 Gaming ATX Intel Motherboard: $140 ($125 after $15 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX Intel Motherboard: $135 ($120 after $15 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
ASRock Z97 Pro3 ATX Intel Motherboard: $90 ($80 after $10 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
ASRock FM2A88X-ITX Mini ITX AMD Motherboard: $89 ($79 after $10 MIR), Newegg (BF)
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX Intel Motherboard: $115 ($100 after $15 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H ATX Intel Motehrboard: $150 ($130 after $20 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97 ATX Intel Motherboard: $140 ($120 after $20 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
Asus Z97-Pro ATX Intel Motherboard: $153, Newegg (BF)

Cases, Power Supplies, and Accessories

Coolermaster Cosmos II

Antec NeoECO C 620W: $60 ($35 after $25 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
Rosewill Stallion Series 500W: $40 ($25 after $15 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
Raidmax Cobra 400W: $25 ($15 after $10 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
Thermaltake Toughpower 750W Modular: $90 ($70 after $20 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
Thermaltake 850W: $120 ($100 after $20 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
MSI R9 270X Gaming: $150 ($130 after $20 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
Gigabyte G-Sync Support GeForce GTX 750: $105 ($90 after $15 MIR), Newegg (BF)*
Rosewill Stealth Gaming ATX Mid Tower Case: $60 ($50 after $10 MIR), Newegg (BF)*

Desktop Systems

Origin Chronos

CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme H710 Desktop PC Intel Core i7 4790K, 8GB DDR3, 2TB HDD: $800, Newegg (BF)
Dell i3647-1846BLK Desktop PC Celeron G1840 (2.8GHz), 4GB DDR3, 500GB HDD: $300, Newegg (BF)
Dell Inspiron Small Desktop: $200, Dell (BF) - starting at 8AM EST Nov 28

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Notebooks/Utrabooks/Ultrathins/Convertibles

Surface Pro 3

Asus C300MA-DB01 Chromebook Intel Celeron N2830, 2GB DDR3 RAM, 16GB eMMC, 13.3-inch: $200, Newegg (BF)
Asus ROG GL551JK-EH71 Gaming Laptop: $880, Newegg (BF)
Asus Transformer Book FLip TP500LA-EB31T 15.6-inch Touchscreen 2-in-1 Laptop, Core i3 4030U: $449, Newegg (BF)
HP 250 G3 (G4U96UT#ABA) 15.6-inch Notebook, Intel Core i3 3217U, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Win 7: $360, Newegg (BF)
HP 350 G1 (K4L54UT#ABA) 15.6-inch Notebook, Intel Core i5 4210U, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD: $440, Newegg (BF)
HP EliteBook 840 G1 14-inch Ultrabook, Intel Core i5, 4GB RAM, 180GB SSD, Windows 7: $600, Newegg (BF)
Lenovo Y50 (59426157) Gaming Laptop: $1,000, Newegg (BF)
Surface Pro 3 Core i5: $100 Off, Microsoft Store, (BF)
Surface Pro 3 Core i7: $150 Off, Microsoft Store (BF)
Surace 2: $150 Off, Microsoft Store (BF)
Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop: Dell, $190 (BF) - starting at 12AM EST Nov 28
Dell Inspiron 11 3000 Series 2-in-1: $350, Dell (BF) - starting at 8AM EST Nov 28
HP Stream 13 Signature Edition Laptop, 13.3-inch, Intel Celeron N2840, 2GB RAM: $199, Microsoft Store (BF)
Vizio 15.6-inch Thin + Light Ultrabook: $1,170, Kohls (BF)

Mobile Handheld Devices

Nvidia Shield Tablet

HP Stream 7 Signature Edition Tablet: $99, Microsoft Store (BF)
Asus ME70C-8G-BK Intel Atom Z2520 1GB LPDDR2 RAM, 8GB eMMC, 7-inch Tablet, Android 4.3: $90, Newegg (BF)
iView SupraPad i700-8G 7-inch Tablet, Intel Atom, 2GB DDR3 RAM, 8GB, Android 4.4: $50, Newegg (BF)
Lenovo Miix 2 11.6-inch 2-in-1 Tablet, Intel Core i3, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Windows 8.1 with Dock: $450, Newegg (BF)
Lumia 830 FitBit Bundle: $99, AT&T (BF)
Dell Venue 7 3000 Series Tablet: $100, (BF) - starting at 6PM EST Nov 27
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 16GB: $200, Best Buy (BF)

Monitors

Asus PB287Q

Dell P2314H 23-inch IPS: $190, Newegg (BF)

Games and Software

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Minecraft for Xbox 360: $21, Kohls (BF)
Lego Star Wars Complete Saga Wii: $26.33, Kohls (BF)

Printers and Routers

Linksys WRT1900AC

D-Link Wireless N300 Gigabit Cloud Router: $20, Kmart (BF)
HP OfficeJet 6100 Wi-Fi Color Inkjet Printer: $60 (after coupon: OIC146983), Tiger Direct (BF)

MISC

Xbox One

Sceptre X325BF-FMDR 32-inch LED 1080p HDTV: $189, Walmart (BF)
Microsoft Xbox One w/ Assassin's Creed Bundle: $350, Tiger Direct (BF) - $335 after coupon
Beats Powerbeats 2 Wireless In-Ear Headphones: $180, Microsoft Store (BF)
Beats Studio Wireless Over-Ear Headphones: $342, Kohls (BF)
Beats Mixr On-Ear Headphones: $200-$225, Kohls (BF)
Beats Studio 2.0 On-Ear Headphones: $270, Kohls (BF)
Vizio SB4021M-B1 40-inch 2.1 Channel Home Theater Sound Bar w/ Wireless Subwoofer: $130, Kohls (BF)
Toshiba 50-inch 1080p 120Hz LED Smart HDTV: $550, Kohls (BF)
Apex 19-inch 720p 60Hz LED HDTV w/ DVD Player: $110, Kohls (BF) - November 27-28 only
Lego Star Wars Stormtrooper Alarm Clock: $21, Kohls (BF)

Newegg Daily Deals: Intel 730 Series 480GB SSD, Intel Core i7 5960X, and More!

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 12:40 PM PST

Intel 730 Series SSDnewegg logo

Top Deal:

Do you know what's better than ~1TB of storage? Having ~1TB of solid state drive storage. And do you know what's better than having ~1TB of SSD storage? Getting to near 1TB by way of two 480GB SSDs in RAID 0. And do you know what's even better than that? Getting to near 1TB by way of two high performance 480GB SSDs built by Intel with enterprise DNA for stability! Whether you opt for one or two, treat yourself this holiday season with today's top deal for an Intel 730 Series 480GB SSD for $200. Sporting a 3rd generation Intel contoller, optimized Intel firmware, and 20nm NAND flash memory, these drives are built for both speed and reliability.

Other Deals:

WD Purple WD20PURX 2TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive for $80 with free shipping (normally $90 - use coupon code: [EMCWWHW28])

Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell-E 8-Core 3.0GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W Desktop Processor for $1000 with free shipping (normally $1049 - use coupon code: [EMCWWHW54])

Destiny PS4 for $40 with free shipping

Asus Z97-Pro LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard for $153 with free shipping

Kickstarter Suspends Gaming Project that Draws Human Blood for Donation

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 12:26 PM PST

Blood SportIf you're harmed in game, you lose real blood

Crowdfunding site Kickstarter has put the kibosh on Blood Sport, an immersive gaming experience in which in-game damage results in the player losing real blood. On the surface, that sounds like a horrendously bad idea -- imagine if a hacker infected your system with malware to disengage any safety measures that make sure you don't lose so much blood you become unconscious. However, this isn't a technology meant for homes.

The creators came up with the idea as a fun way of promoting blood donations. What they've done is take a pre-existing blood collection machine and integrate into gaming -- the bigger goal is to develop a refined multi-player experience across the country for blood donation events.

"We are not a charity and we are not a game manufacturer. We are simply creating the gaming hardware that will allow us to get gamers thinking about more important issues while still doing what they love. From there, we'll partner with the appropriate organizations in both the gaming and medical communities to bring it all to life," the creators explain.

How it works is rather simple. Using just a pair of wires, they connect your gamepad controller to the blood collection machine via an Arduino board. When it rumbles, the blood collection machine draws blood from your arm into a bag. The Arduino board both keeps the signal going to the blood collection system and also keeps track of how much blood you've spilled so that you end up like a Walker -- the amount it's allowed to draw is based on your age, weight, and any pre-existing medical conditions.

The project was initially timed to release on March 17th with the Battlefield Hardline launch, provided it reached its goal of $250,000 CAD. That doesn't seem likely now that Kickstarter has pulled the plug.

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Yahoo Mail Outage Lingers into Day Four Due to Severed Undersea Cable

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 11:38 AM PST

YahooYahoo scrambles to fix an undersea cable affecting its mail service

Some Yahoo Mail users are suffering through a fourth consecutive day of service interruptions, the result of an underwater fiber cable cut. Yahoo says the cable was damaged by an unnamed third party that was attempting to fix a different cable and that it knows the exact location of the cut, which it is now in the process of repairing and testing. Users are hoping a fix comes soon, as they've been contending with slow or nonexistent service since November 20.

"We are aware that Yahoo Mail is slow or inaccessible for some of our users. The issues were a result of an underwater fiber cable cut, caused by a third party while fixing a separate cable," Yahoo stated in a blog post. "The engineering team has rerouted email traffic to mitigate accessibility issues. A cable repair ship has been mobilized and will be at the site this weekend. We apologize for the inconvenience as we certainly understand email is a critical service for our customers."

You can catch a visual of where outages are most prominent on DownDetector.com's map; it appears the eastern U.S. and western Europe are the two areas that have been hit the hardest by this incident.

To Yahoo's credit, it's been providing a steady stream of updates over the past few days regarding the incident, though that comes as little consolation to those anxious to access their email. In any event, you can follow @YahooCare on Twitter for the latest information.

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AMD Radeon R9 295X2 Receive Surprise Price Cut, Now Street Below $800

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 10:58 AM PST

HIS Radeon R9 295X2Dual-GPU Radeon R9 295X2 drops another $200

Is the best offense a good defense, or is the best defense a good offense? We're not sure, though it looks like AMD has decided to run with the latter -- dual-GPU Radeon R9 295X2 graphics cards can now be found on Newegg for around $770, seemingly indicating that AMD has gone on the offensive and slashed the price of its flagship card by about another $200. Bear in mind that when these cards launched earlier this year, they were selling for nearly twice as much at $1,500.

There has been chatter that AMD will release new Hawaii cards next year, though heading into the holiday shopping season, the company doesn't have any GPUs on tap, at least none that we're aware of. That could be one reason for the sizable price cut.

The least expensive 295X2 on Newegg is the HIS Radeon R9 295X2. It's listed at $770 with free shipping, no rebate or coupon code required, and it comes with Civilization: Beyond Earth. The card also qualifies for AMD's Gold tier Never Settle Space Edition, which lets you choose three additional games from a selection of titles that include Thief, Watchdog, PayDay 2, Tomb Raider, Hitman Absolution, and more.

VisionTek, XFX, Sapphire, and Diamond also offer models on Newegg for at least a penny below $800.

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ASRock X99 WS-E/10G Motherboard Features Four LAN Ports with Teaming Support

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 09:38 AM PST

ASRock X99 wS-E/10G MotherboardA board that lets you stick it to the LAN

If you've always wanted a hybrid workstation motherboard with four LAN ports, ASRock today has answered the call. A former subsidiary of Asus, ASRock today announced its X99 WS-E/10GB motherboard with dual Intel 10G BASE-T LAN ports powered by an Intel X540 Ethernet controller chip, plus dual Intel gigabit LAN ports powered by a pair of Intel I210AT Ethernet controller chips.

You typically only find 10G BASE-T LAN ports on server boards, though ASRock is billing the X99 WS-E/10G as a hybrid motherboard that's equally suited for home enthusiasts.  It's a bit of a future proofing play on the network side, if you're into that sort of thing, though ASRock says you can use Teaming to combine all four LAN ports for a super 22Gbps connection.

"By running IxChariot to test our quad LAN setup's Internet bandwidth, we've reached a mind blowing 20,360MB/s!," ASRock said.

ASRock's latest board boasts a 12-phase power design and supports 4-way SLI or CrossFireX. It's an LGA 2011-3 socket motherboard (Haswell-E), has eight DDR4 memory slots with quad-channel ECC technology, a dozen SATA 6Gbps ports, a single SATA Express 10Gb/s connector, and a PCIe Gen2 x4 M.2 slot.

No word yet on price or availability.

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Patriot Memory Expands Capacity Ceiling of LX Series SDXC and microSDXC Cards

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 09:16 AM PST

Patriot LX SeriesMore capacity? Yes, please!

Not only are we taking more photos and videos than ever before with our plethora of digital devices, but thanks to increases in resolution and quality, we're also consuming more space on our media. To keep pace with these growing needs, Patriot today upgraded its LX Series of SDXC and microSDXC cards to new capacities -- 256GB for the former and 128GB for the latter, the company announced.

Patriot's LX Series 256GB UHS-I Class 10 SDXC flash card joins existing 128GB and 64GB models. It's fast enough to record Full HD 1080p (1920x1080) video with read and write speeds of up to 80MB/s and 20MB/s, respectively. There's also a write protection switch to prevent users from accidentally deleting videos or images.

The 128GB microSDXC variant doubles the storage of Patriot's existing 64GB model, and like the SDXC card, it's compliant with the latest SD Association 3.0 specification. It's read time is a little slower at 70MB/s, while writes are the same at up to 20MB/s.

Both cards retail for $130 MSRP and are available now.

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Fractal Design Debuts Define R5 PC Case for Quiet Computing

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 08:25 AM PST

Fractal Design Define R5A mid-tower for quiet types

Fractal-Design added a new enclosure to its quiet oriented Define Series today, the Define R5, which supposedly boasts the highest level of silent computing yet. That claim comes from the Define R5's use of strategically paced dense sound-absorbing material, updated "ModuVent" fan vent covers, and new Dynamic Series fans that are finely tuned for low noise and aided by an integrated three-speed fan controller.

The Define R5 can hold up to eight 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch storage drives through cages that can be removed or relocated, plus another two 2.5-inch SSDs in tool-free mounts behind the motherboard tray. Same goes with the optical disc drive cage -- it too can be removed for more internal space or to accommodate an HDD drive cage.

Cooling is handled by two included Fractal Design Dynamic GP14 140mm fans that occupy a pair of the nine fan mounts. If you're into liquid cooling, the Define R5 can house radiators up to 420mm in the top, 360mm in the front, to 240mm in the bottom, and up to 140mm in the rear.

The Define R5 is available with a side window for $120 or without a window for $110.

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Symantec Discovers Super Stealthy ‘Regin’ Spyware

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 11:36 PM PST

Regin Malware

'One of the main cyberespionage tools used by a nation state'

Cyber security firm Symantec has discovered a new piece of malware that is said to be so advanced as to practically rule out the involvement of any entity other than a powerful nation state. Called 'Regin', this malware has been used to spy on everyone from governments to private individuals across the world since 2008, although not uninterruptedly as whoever is behind Regin abruptly withdrew the original version sometime in 2011, only to introduce a more sophisticated strain in 2013.

"A back door-type Trojan, Regin is a complex piece of malware whose structure displays a degree of technical competence rarely seen," Symantec said in a blog post announcing its discovery of Regin, which it suspects "took months, if not years" to develop.

"Regin uses a modular approach, giving flexibility to the threat operators as they can load custom features tailored to individual targets when required. Some custom payloads are very advanced and exhibit a high degree of expertise in specialist sectors, further evidence of the level of resources available to Regin's authors," the company added. "There are dozens of Regin payloads. The threat's standard capabilities include several Remote Access Trojan (RAT) features, such as capturing screenshots, taking control of the mouse's point-and-click functions, stealing passwords, monitoring network traffic, and recovering deleted files."

According to the security company, a little over half of Regin's victims are located in Russia and Saudi Arabia. Other countries on the list of countries worst affected by this highly stealthy piece of malware are Mexico, Ireland, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Belgium, Austria and Pakistan.

Its hard-to-detect nature is said to be ideal for multi-year espionage efforts, says the company, adding that mere detection isn't enough as determining what it is up to is just as big a headache (if not bigger).

"It has several 'stealth' features. These include anti-forensics capabilities, a custom-built encrypted virtual file system (EVFS), and alternative encryption in the form of a variant of RC5, which isn't commonly used. Regin uses multiple sophisticated means to covertly communicate with the attacker including via ICMP/ping, embedding commands in HTTP cookies, and custom TCP and UDP protocols."

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Samsung Files ITC Complaint Seeking Ban on Nvidia Chips in U.S.

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 09:45 PM PST

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Both companies are trying to get each other's products banned

As companies faced with the prospect of having their products banned in the U.S. over a patent infringement complaint by an adversary are wont to do, Samsung has hit back at Nvidia with a sales ban request of its own. The world's leading smartphone maker filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) Friday, requesting that the latter institute an investigation against Nvidia "under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, regarding certain graphics processing chips, Systems on a Chip, and products containing the same."

Section 337 of the said act deals with unfair import trade practices, which include, inter alia, the importation into the United States of goods that "infringe a valid and enforceable United States patent." A successful section 337 complaint can result in such goods being banned from entering the States; the goods can even be excluded from entry during the course of the investigation if the ITC so deems necessary.

This complaint shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone as the South Korean company pretty much telegraphed the move when it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nvidia earlier this month.

The Samsung-Nvidia Patent Battle So Far

  • September 4, 2014: Nvidia files patent infringement complaints against Samsung and Qualcomm with both the ITC and the U.S. District Court, in Delaware, seeking a ban on Samsung devices containing Qualcomm's Adreno, ARM's Mali or Imagination's PowerVR graphics chips.
  • November 4, 2014: Samsung responds with a patent infringement lawsuit of its own against Nvidia, alleging that the latter infringes on six of its patents.
  • November 11, 2014: Taiwanese company labels Samsung's lawsuit a "predictable tactic."
  • November 21, 20014: Samsung follows up the lawsuit with a section 337 complaint with the ITC.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan - A Look at Flashpoints

Posted: 22 Nov 2014 04:20 PM PST

Shadow of Revan - A Look at Flashpoints

With a little more than two weeks before Shadow of Revan launches, Bioware and publishing partner EA invited the press and select members of the SWTOR community to EA's Redwood Shores offices for a peek at the expansion. Though the event was in some ways a retread of previously released information, we were given some hands-on time with the new solo-able Flashpoints.

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