On the Surface, Microsoft's "Kludgey" Tablet is Hardly Competition, Says HP


Microsoft SurfaceMicrosoft's hardware partners continue to take potshots at the company's Surface tablet. Last week, Acer warned Microsoft that delving into hardware is like "hard rice and "is not so easy to eat" (no joke, though something may have been lost in translation), and now HP is piling on the criticism, calling Surface a "slow" and "kludgey" solution. HP credited the press for hyping up a tablet that otherwise isn't very competitive.
"I'd hardly call Surface competition," Todd Bradley, head of HP's PC business, told IDG Enterprise in an interview, according to CiteWorld.com. "[Reason] one, very limited distribution. It tends to be slow and a little kludgey as you use it. It's expensive. Holistically, the press has made a bigger deal out of Surface than what the world has chosen to believe."
HP's last real attempt at the consumer tablet market was the ill-fated TouchPad, a promising webOS tablet that was perhaps priced too high to woo buyers away from the iPad. These days, HP is more focused on enterprise slates, and that isn't about to change.
"We're not entering the consumer tablet fray any time soon," Bradley added. "We'll be doing something next year, but you won't see a consumer tablet from HP before Christmas. You'll see convertibles that are focused on how you use the device, keyboard, clamshell."
Bradley also expressed interest in getting into the highly competive phone business, but hasn't yet formulated a strategy.


EVE Online prepares to roll out Retribution ship rebalancing



EVE Online prepares to roll out Retribution ship rebalancing

With EVE Online's newest expansion, Retribution, only a couple of weeks away, the devs are all abuzz over the features and changes coming with it. One of the biggest of these is a widespread effort to rebalance ships and put them in line with each other. CCP Fozzie reports that 40 new and existing spaceships are slated for the expansion overhaul, with more on the way after that.

Even though change can be a scary prospect, Fozzie sees the rebalancing as a boon to the community: "Every time EVE's balance changes, it creates new opportunities for clever players to demonstrate their creativity and separate themselves from the pack. We know that our customers are amazingly creative with ship fittings and tactics and that if we give them a new set of tools they'll do things better than we could have imagined with them."




Blade and Soul – Live TV Show Available

                   Blade and Soul – Live TV Show Available  


 Blade and Soul – Live TV Show Available


Last week, NCsoft and media broadcast company Daum has made an joint effort to launch the "Blade and Soul TV", actually it's a live stream program on the internet, not exactly on TV. So it means that Blade & Soul will be having its own live show everyday except Tuesdays.


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Allods Online is going to release a new update titled Autumn Wind

MMO Update: Allods Online is going to release a new update titled Autumn Wind

 Allods Online is going to release a new update titled Autumn Wind on October 30. The update comes with changes to its interface, changes in the Xadaganian female model and additions to the craft systems and to the popular skirmish system.

World of Warcraft Mega Bloks commercial airs

MMO Toys: World of Warcraft Mega Blocks commercial airs

World of Warcraft Mega Bloks commercial airs

Don't call them "LEGOs" or "Blocks," although we would forgive you if you did make one of these common mistakes when dealing with Mega Bloks. The definitely-not-LEGO toymaker is releasing a series of World of Warcraft sets and now has the commercial to prove it.

The 30-second spot shows the creation of Stormwind castle, one of the Horde zeppelins, and several action figures of WoW characters (including Arthas). Each has interchangable armor, which is right in step for what you'd expect from an MMO franchise.

Dungeon & Fighter – New zombie mode for Halloween

MMO News: Dungeon & Fighter – New zombie mode for Halloween


Nexon Korea added in a new zombie mode for Dungeon & Fighter recently, just in time for the Halloween season. In this mode, a minimum of 6 (maximum 8) level 15 characters will enter the dungeon, where 2 players will be randomly changed into zombies. [Read more at Gameforumer.com]

Winged Beasts to Take Flight in Newly Announced Dragon's Prophet

MMO News: Winged Beasts to Take Flight in Newly Announced Dragon's Prophet 


Winged Beasts to Take Flight in Newly Announced Dragon's Prophet 


Last night at its annual fan event, SOE Live, Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) announced a new licensing and publishing partnership with Runewaker Entertainment to bring the fantasy massively multiplayer online game (MMO) Dragon's Prophet™ to North America. Developed by Runewaker Entertainment, Dragon's Prophet transports players to the dragon-filled, beautiful world of Auratia, where they can capture, train and ride dragons. 
MMO News: DC Universe Online's Upcoming DLC Pack: Home Turf 



DC Universe Online's Upcoming DLC Pack: Home Turf 



Heroes and Villains will soon have a place to call home as Sony Online Entertainment, LLC (SOE) today announced Home Turf, its sixth downloadable content (DLC) pack for DC Universe™ Online (DCUO). Available in early 2013 for download on the PC and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Home Turf will introduce customizable housing for the first time to the popular massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, providing players with a base of operations, and all-new customizable backdrops for super-charged combat. 

Aion Released Shooting Star Preview Trailer

MMO Update: Aion Released Shooting Star Preview Trailer 





Aion Released Shooting Star Preview Trailer 

With the reveal of the new class 'Shooting Star', many of you must be more and more interested in this new class in Aion 4.0. Several days ago, you've seen the concept arts of the new class, today you are going to check out the preview trailer of the Shooting Star.

Saga Kingdoms Releases Kickstarter Page, Quest System Revealed

MMO News: Saga Kingdoms Releases Kickstarter Page, Quest System Revealed 


Saga Kingdoms Releases Kickstarter Page, Quest System Revealed 


If you are a crazy game fans, that you must know saga, a 2008 MMORTS with collectible card game-like elements. Saga Kingdoms is the continuation of that franchise, seeking to create a MMORTS with more of a focus on co-op and quests than the pure PvP of contenders past. Here are some early details on how this questing system will function.

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