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Beneath the Lighthouse: Roll to Survive

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Beneath the Lighthouse: Roll to Survive


Beneath the Lighthouse, there are dangers waiting. But grandfather still missing, I shall overcome and start running.

A First Look At the Babel Ascending of Forsaken World Mobile

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A First Look At the Babel Ascending of Forsaken World Mobile


Having already announced the hotly anticipated Babel Ascending update, Fedeen gives us an exciting look at the new content.

Want Some Poses After Winning? Check Those from Overwatch Heroes

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Want Some Poses After Winning? Check Those from Overwatch Heroes


In Overwatch, each hero has a special emote that can be accessed on your communication menu ("C" hotkey by default) which can be used to taunt the enemy team. Let's check these emote animations.

Command Beasts in SNES-style RPG Justice Chronicles

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Command Beasts in SNES-style RPG Justice Chronicles


Kemco has released the English version of Justice Chronicles on Google Play. It's an old school-style JRPG that has you playing as a High Beast Knight called Kline.

Skyforge Introduces Symbol Navigation System

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Skyforge Introduces Symbol Navigation System


Today the Skyforge team discussed two important changes to the game, which are a system that allows more convenient navigation of Symbols and the ability to manually select your rewards from an Adventure

ASTA: Can Webzen Have A Successful Launch in NA/EU?

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ASTA: Can Webzen Have A Successful Launch in NA/EU?


Similar to Blade n Soul, ASTA: The War of Tears is a 3D fantasy MMORPG based on East Asian culture and folklore. However, it's an unusual one. The Korean version of this fantasy MMORPG was shut down in July of this year. Now the aim of Webzen to bring ASTA to the West prompts a question, can ASTA become popular and have loyal players in new regions?

Fincon releases Update 2.0 to Angel Stone

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Fincon releases Update 2.0 to Angel Stone


Featured as an iOS Editor's Choice game and ranking as a top 5 downloaded RPG in over 70 countries, Angel Stone hopes to enter the Esport arena with its abundance of build options and new competitive PVP game modes.

Warcraft Finally Will Have A Trailer

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Warcraft Finally Will Have A Trailer


From Warcraft's Facebook site, there is a new post stating that on November 6th the debut of the Warcraft movie trailer will be released. It is the time that BlizzCon starts, so we believe that the trailer and current process status will be introduce on this show.

Mei’s Adventure: New Heroine for Overwatch?

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Mei's Adventure: New Heroine for Overwatch?


On the official page of Overwatch there is a strange post from Mei-Ling Zhou. It is a diary recording her adventure in Yukon near Mount Logan. I think we will have a new heorine from China soon.

Warframe Launches Monthlong Movember Events

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Warframe Launches Monthlong Movember Events


Digital Extremes, creator of the AAA Free-to-Play hit, Warframe is breaking out the virtual staches once again and proudly participating in Movember

Skara: The Blade Remains Alpha Test Keys Giveaway

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Skara: The Blade Remains Alpha Test Keys Giveaway


MMOsite has teamed up with 8-Bit Studio for an Alpha Test Keys Giveaway for their MOBA, Skara: The Blade Remains.

Blade and Soul Class Week Introduces Kung Fu Master

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Blade and Soul Class Week Introduces Kung Fu Master


Recently, the Blade and Soul team is making a series where they focus on each of the classes, and today, they kick off the Kung Fu Master class week with a brief introduction of this class, an overview video as well as a list of common combos and PvP combo

MMOsite Morning Call: Weekly Cosplay Highlight [Nov.2nd]

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MMOsite Morning Call: Weekly Cosplay Highlight [Nov.2nd]


Morning, MMOsiters! It is Cosplay time! Here we've collected many great works for you. Besides the beautiful characters from Naruto Online, Bleach, FATE, Kantai Collection, Final Fantasy Type-0, Sword Art Online, etc as usual, we've also collected many cosplayers' amazing works played for celebrating Halloween. Now let's have a fresh start for this week, have fun!

The Flaw With Flavor of the Month Builds

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The Flaw With Flavor of the Month Builds


MMORPGs are always evolving, bringing about new content and changes to existing content. A big part of this leads to balancing and rebalancing to the different classes and builds within the games to help equalize them over the long-term.

Revelations Online Male Clothing Customization

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Revelations Online Male Clothing Customization


As promised here is the male side of customization for Revelations. The clothing store is pretty impressive for males.
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Devilian Closed Beta Review

Posted: 03 Nov 2015 12:35 AM PST

We recently got the chance to try out the closed beta phase of Devilian, a free to play fantasy action RPG being published in the west by Trion Worlds; originally seen as a South Korean release the game is now building up to an NA/EU release. Checking the game out for the first time for […]

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Things You Would Change About Star Conflict

Posted: 02 Nov 2015 08:33 AM PST

A free to play space shooter, Star Conflict gives players the chance to fight as part of a fleet in exciting PVP and PVE into the uncharted Sector 1337, going up against some truly challenging AI or face off against real world players. Whilst the game has plenty to offer and the range of sips, […]

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Blade & Soul Gameplay Commentary

Posted: 02 Nov 2015 07:23 AM PST

Today we bring you a commented video of Blade & Soul, the new Wushu/Wuxia MMORPG from NCSoft which has just started its Closed Beta. The game is a traditional MMORPG where we embody the student of a powerful martial arts master, who is forced to begin a journey of personal discovery, learning, and revenge, full of exciting PVE fights and spectacular PvP […]

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Rumor: Google Working To Merge Android, Chrome OS

Posted: 02 Nov 2015 10:08 AM PST

Android Marshmallow

Will Chrome OS merge with Android?

Unnamed sources told the Wall Street Journal that Google is working to combine Android with Chrome OS by 2017. This rumor has been making the rounds for a couple of years now, especially since Chrome OS chief Sundar Pichai took the Android reins back in 2013. According to the scuttlebutt, like Microsoft, Google is wants one OS to rule all devices from the smartphone to the desktop.

The rumor has it that Google engineers have been working on the merge for the last two years. And although the company plans to release the unified operating system in 2017, sources claim that Google will reveal an early version of the hybrid next year. Sources confirm that it will run on PCs and provide complete access to Google Play. Meanwhile, Chromebooks will get a new name.

The Wall Street Journal points out that Android is installed on more than one billion phones, tablets, and other devices. Chrome OS, however, isn't quite as popular, installed on AIO computers and laptops. Research firm IDC reports that Chrome OS accounts for less than 3 percent of PCs on the market. That seemingly confirms Google's desire to fold Chrome OS into Android, providing an OS with the "best of both worlds."

Looking at the two platforms, they are somewhat opposed. Google's Android is built to download and install apps locally so that they aren't totally dependent on the Internet. Chrome OS sets out to be a quick and lite platform, relying heavily on an Internet connection and using apps based on HTML5. It would be interesting to see how Android and Chrome OS could become a single platform.

But will that really happen? After the report was published, Google's Android, Chrome OS, and Chromecast head Hiroshi Lockheimer said that Chromebooks have "tons of momentum" and that the company is very committed to Chrome OS. "I just bought two for my kids for schoolwork," he added on Twitter.

The bottom line is that Google wants to make money by getting the Google Play store on as many devices as possible. While there are Android-based laptops and AIOs on the market, we don't hear much about how well they're selling. That said, we're curious as to how an Android desktop could win over new users. With Windows 10 slowly creeping out to Microsoft customers, Android OS may have a tough time pulling customers away from the new platform.

As Lockheimer indicates, Chrome OS has done extremely well in the school system. It also seems to be growing in popularity thanks to its performance and low prices. That could mean we'll continue to see Chrome OS devices for years to come despite what insiders might say. Still, with all the talk about merging the two platforms over the last several years, it wouldn't be surprising if the Wall Street Journal's sources are spot-on.

VIA: the Wall Street Journal

Linus Torvalds Posts Angry Rant Over 'Sh*t Code'

Posted: 02 Nov 2015 10:07 AM PST

Rage mode initiated

Linus Torvalds Middle Finger

In case there was any doubt, Linus Torvalds doesn't like sloppy or otherwise inefficient code. I mean, he really doesn't like it. That much was made evident when he let loose with an angry rant on the Linux Kernel Mailing List. It's such an epic rant that you don't have to understand code to appreciate the level of frustration he felt.

What set Torvalds off was a bit of networking code he discovered in Linux version 4.3.

"Christ people. This is just sh*t.," Torvalds begins. "The conflict I get is due to stupid new gcc header file crap. But what makes me upset is that the crap is for completely bogus reasons."

Torvalds gets angrier as the posts goes on, as if typing out his frustration is having the opposite effect of being therapeutic. Check out this snippet:

This is the old code in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:

mtu -= hlen + sizeof(struct frag_hdr);

and this is the new "improved" code that uses fancy stuff that wants
magical built-in compiler support and has silly wrapper functions for
when it doesn't exist:

if (overflow_usub(mtu, hlen + sizeof(struct frag_hdr), &mtu) ||
mtu <= 7)
goto fail_toobig;

and anybody who thinks that the above is

(a) legible
(b) efficient (even with the magical compiler support)
(c) particularly safe

is just incompetent and out to lunch.

The above code is sh*t, and it generates shit code. It looks bad, and
there's no reason for it.

And that's not even the worst of his tirade. Torvalds goes on to call the code in question "idiotic" and "compiler-masturbation." Save for the adult entertainment industry, there aren't many instances where it's good to have your work compared to self love making.

Torvalds doesn't just trash the code in question, he also presents an alternative:

if (mtu < hlen + sizeof(struct frag_hdr) + 8)
goto fail_toobig;
mtu -= hlen + sizeof(struct frag_hdr);

He contends that his code is "more obvious" and "easier to read and understand," and then asks if anyone really wants to dispute those claims.

As for the original code?

"Get rid of it. And I don't *ever* want to see that shit again," Torvalds says, this time spelling out "shit" without an asterisk.

Read the full rant here.

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Batman: Arkham Knight Still Broken? You Can Request a Refund

Posted: 02 Nov 2015 09:27 AM PST

Throwing in the towel

Batman

The only thing worse than waiting for months on a developer to fix a broken game you've already paid for is discovering that the game's still busted once the fix is in place.

Okay, maybe that's not the worst thing in the world, but it's certainly annoying. It's also what some gamers who purchased Batman: Arkham Knight are experiencing, and to make things right, Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment is offering full refunds until the end of the year.

Here's the statement in full that WB posted to Valve's Steam Community on Halloween.

We are very sorry that many of our customers continue to be unhappy with the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight. We worked hard to get the game to live up to the standard you deserve but understand that many of you are still experiencing issues.

Until the end of 2015, we will be offering a full refund on Batman: Arkham Knight PC, regardless of how long you have played the product. You can also return the Season Pass along with the main game (but not separately). For those of you that hold onto the game, we are going to continue to address the issues that we can fix and talk to you about the issues that we cannot fix.

Thank you,
Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment

Arkham Knight released to PC and consoles on June 23, 2015. Not long after, WB suspended sales of the PC version due to widespread complaints of performance issues and glitches.

Developers at Rocksteady Studio got busy stomping out bugs and cleaning up code, which led to an interim patch around the third week of August. WB later promised to re-release the title to PC by the end of October, and then made good on that promise last week.

WB also announced that it would be giving away copies of Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY, Batman: Arkham City GOTY, Batman: Arkham Origins, and Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate to anyone who already purchased Arkham Knight or buys a copy prior to 11:59 PM PDT, November 16, 2015.

It was a nice gesture by WB, but for gamers still experiencing issues, the freebies come as little consolation. They'll have to make do with a refund and an apology.

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AMD to Kill Catalyst Control Center, Replace It with Radeon Software Crimson Edition

Posted: 02 Nov 2015 08:36 AM PST

AMD's answer to GeForce Experience

Radeon Software Crimson Edition

If you own and AMD graphics card, don't grow attached to the Catalyst Control Center, it's being replaced by something significantly different and better suited for the modern era of gaming.

Meet Radeon Software Crimson, a brand new interface that will do for AMD graphics cards what Nvidia's GeForce Experience does for Nvidia GPUs.

In a video announcing the change, Raj Koduri, senior vice president in charge of AMD's recently formed Radeon Technologies Group, says that graphics drivers have evolved into a "mini graphics operating system," essentially an OS for your GPU. Radeon Software is the name AMD has decided to roll with to describe the mini OS, with Crimson serving as the first edition

Radeon Software is an attempt to harness all kinds of advanced capabilities through a GUI front-end. Beginning with Crimson, the software will feature individual game profiles that allow users to apply different settings on a per game basis. This includes things like overclocking and FreeSync settings, among others. There's a Game Manager for viewing your library of games and related settings, an Overdrive menu for easy overclocking, menus for customizing your video and movie watching experience, and more. Note however that Raptr will still exist, at least for the time being, providing those who don't like to spend a lot of time manually tweaking settings with a one-stop solution (similar to GeForce Experience).

Radeon Software Menu

Radeon Software will keep your GPU updated by checking for new driver releases every two weeks (you can also perform manual checks). AMD says it hopes to push out half a dozen WHQL-certified drivers per year. These will be numbered by year and month, so if a driver comes out in January 2016, it would be named Radeon Software Crimson 16.01.

AMD Crimson Slide 18

AMD is also promising speedier access to various settings. Built from the ground up using the Qt software architecture, AMD says that the startup time for Radeon Software Crimson is much improved -- on an system running an AMD E-350 APU, AMD clocked startup at just 0.6 seconds, down from 8 seconds for Catalyst Control Center.

Radeon Software Crimson isn't out yet, though it will be soon. The only concrete timeframe AMD has provided is that the first release will come before the end of 2015. In the meantime, AMD is promising to release more details in the coming weeks.

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Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns One Week In with Colin Johanson

Posted: 01 Nov 2015 08:16 AM PST

Heart of Thorns One Week In with Colin Johanson

A little over one week into the launch of Heart of Thorns, and we caught ArenaNet's Colin Johanson napping long enough to coerce some answers out of him about the current state of the Guild Wars 2 expansion and how things are going inside the walls of the Bellevue, Washington based developer.

Torment: Tides of Numenera: Release Slips to 2016, Beta Still on for 2015

Posted: 02 Nov 2015 02:48 AM PST

Release Slips to 2016, Beta Still on for 2015

inXile has announced that the release date for Torment: Tides of Numenera has slipped to 2016 but that beta testing is still on track for 2015. In addition, Chris Keenan is taking over as the lead designer on the project.

Black Desert: Latest Trailer Features Action-Combat

Posted: 02 Nov 2015 02:09 AM PST

Latest Trailer Features Action-Combat

During Paris Games Week, Daum released a second trailer, this time with combat at the center. Check out just over a minute of combat goodness.

World of Warcraft: Halloween May be Over, but Check Out These Jack O'Lanterns!

Posted: 01 Nov 2015 09:15 AM PST

Halloween May be Over, but Check Out These Jack O

The winners of the 2015 Halloween Pumpkin Contest for World of Warcraft have been announced and these are some mighty impressive Jack O'Lanterns. See for yourself by visiting the World of Warcraft community site.

General: Putting Yourself Into The Game With New Uraniom Technology

Posted: 31 Oct 2015 01:50 PM PDT

Putting Yourself Into The Game With New Uraniom Technology

Uraniom has announced that it has created a new proprietary software that will allow players to create realistic 3D avatars based on special scanning technology. Once complete, players will be able to embed their own avatar within compatible games. An earlier version of the more ambitious package is ready for deployment in various tablets and, later, for mobile devices.

General: Clash Of Kings Is Now Available On iOS, Android And PC

Posted: 31 Oct 2015 01:58 PM PDT

Clash Of Kings Is Now Available On iOS, Android And PC

Elex has announced that its RTS with RPG elements game Clash of Kings is now available globally on a trio of platforms: Android, iOS, PC. The game offers 800 servers, cross-server gameplay and localization in several languages.

Camelot Unchained: Scout Forms Revealed As Next Class Archetype

Posted: 31 Oct 2015 02:23 PM PDT

Scout Forms Revealed As Next Class Archetype

The Camelot Unchained site has been updated with some fantastic information about the latest class to be revealed, the Scout. Scouts come in three forms, each with its own set of unique abilities: Wisp, Specter and Arisen.
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