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NetEase Announced the World's First 3D Fast-Pace MOBA - Wild Fire

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NetEase Announced the World's First 3D Fast-Pace MOBA - Wild Fire


After three years' well-development, NetEase recently announced "the world's first 3D fast-pace MOBA" Wild Fire CN which features different third person camera view, combining action, shooting, magic and a plenty of combat modes together.

Bleach Online How to own the Ryoka War Event

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Bleach Online How to own the Ryoka War Event


Ok this time out I wanted to explain Ryoka War. You would think that this is all dominated cash players. While that is true early. Late game anyone can be on equal footing.

Massive Turn-based Strategy Game Battle Worlds: Kronos lands on iOS and Android Today

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Massive Turn-based Strategy Game Battle Worlds: Kronos lands on iOS and Android Today


King Art's massive strategy battler Battle Worlds: Kronos has been released for iPad and Android tablets today. It's a cross-platform online turn-based game that was funded on Kickstarter last year. The idea is to bring back the type of tough and pure tactical strategy of Battle Isle and Advance Wars.

Echo Of Soul To Launch In North America and Europe In Spring 2015

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Echo Of Soul To Launch In North America and Europe In Spring 2015


Aeria Games today announced Echo of Soul, the critically-acclaimed free-to-play fantasy MMORPG, will be coming to North American and European players in Spring 2015.

Need for Speed: No Limits First Mobile-only Entry in the Racing Series

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Need for Speed: No Limits First Mobile-only Entry in the Racing Series


EA has sort of accidentally had to reveal that Need for Speed: No Limits is a mobile game. All thanks to Ken Block, who is famous for doing elaborate skids. Block revealed a new car on his Facebook page, an image of which you can see above. And if you look closely you'll spot ads for a new Need for Speed game on it. This it turns out is EA's first mobile exclusive Need for Speed game.

WildStar: The Defile Deep Dive & Journey to Omni-Core 1 Trailer

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WildStar: The Defile Deep Dive & Journey to Omni-Core 1 Trailer


Carbine Studios today revealed full details on WildStar's new level 50 zone, The Defile, which will be part of the studio's next major update. The Defile highlights Carbine Studios' drive to add high quality content and deliver exciting experiences to fans. To check out The Defile deep dive and a short Q&A with the devs here.

Party Animals: Dance Battle - Dance Your Way on Your Android or iOS Device

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Party Animals: Dance Battle - Dance Your Way on Your Android or iOS Device


Party Animals: Dance Battle, a new 3D, free-to-play mobile game to rock your phone or tablet now is available for free download on the App Store, Google Play and Amazon.

Skyforge Technical Beta Weekend Coming November 13th

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Skyforge Technical Beta Weekend Coming November 13th


The Allods Team, Obsidian Entertainment and My.com are excited to announce the first Skyforge Technical Beta Weekend beginning on Thursday, November 13th! The technical beta weekend is a "technical test" in that the purpose of the beta will be to test Skyforge's core systems such as server infrastructure, client distribution system, login services and more.

Dream of Mirror Online Kicks off Innovative Kickstarter Campaign

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Dream of Mirror Online Kicks off Innovative Kickstarter Campaign


Since announcement to bring back Dream of Mirror Online in October to English market, publisher Suba Games today has kicked off a Kickstarter Campaign before the official launch, which is very different from current game campaigns that use proceeds for game expansions. Check out the features

Dancing MMORPG World In Audition Open Beta Is Now Live!

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Dancing MMORPG World In Audition Open Beta Is Now Live!


Hey, dancing game fans, it is your show time! Today the dancing MMORPG World In Audition which targeted to K-Pop music lovers and online gamers has launched Open Beta by Asiasoft! There're some events prepared for dancers, intersted gamers can now login to World In Audition and get rewarded with FREE items!

FFXIV A Realm Reborn: Free Login Weekend Begins Nov. 7th

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FFXIV A Realm Reborn: Free Login Weekend Begins Nov. 7th


Patch 2.4 has ushered in a multitude of new adventures in the realm of Eorzea. In the hope that would-be adventurers can experience all that FFXIV: ARR has to offer.

First-Look at TERA: Fate of Arun's New Dungeons

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First-Look at TERA: Fate of Arun's New Dungeons


En Masse today shared a first-look at four new dungeons to be featured in TERA's first expansion Fate of Arun. Set in the unexplored continent of Northern Arun, Fate of Arun finds adventurers facing a new-found threat determined to make Arborea, the world of TERA, its own.

Tera Kr Gauntlet Tower Mode Preview

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Tera Kr Gauntlet Tower Mode Preview


Well if you're asking why am I seeing Korean Tera? When you can play NA Tera? The reason is really simple. I noticed something with the last update. The knock on Tera was it's content and it seems dry. Well....I don't know if this is an improvement. But the newest Korean update. Has shades of Blade and Soul all over.

Evolve Alpha Review!

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Evolve Alpha Review!


What's up guys, Zach Sharpes here with a Evolve Alpha Review! In this review I talk about my experience within Evolve, and whether or not I think it's worth the $60 price tag in its current state.

Continue reading Evolve Alpha Review!.

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FIFA World Launches New Engine

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 03:39 AM PST

EA Sports FIFA World today launches a new gameplay engine, which provides players with major gameplay innovations, a new visual design and more than 1,000 gameplay animations. Thanks to the new engine, players will be able to enjoy gameplay features fans of the FIFA franchise will be familiar with from previous titles: Attacking Intelligence, for […]

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Interviewing the Art Lead for Trove

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 03:04 AM PST

A few days ago, we were granted the opportunity of meeting with Brian Clark, Art Lead for Trove, which resulted in a pretty interesting interview during which he talked about Trion‘s newest up-and-coming title. However, before you begin reading it, let's remind you of our recently published first look gameplay commentary you may be interested in […]

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Ubisoft’s Upcoming PC Games Removed from Steam

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 05:25 PM PST

Assassin's Creedy Unity, Far Cry4, and The Crew no longer available on Steam

Earlier today, PCGamesN noticed that Ubisoft's upcoming games, such as Assassin's Creed Unity, had been removed from Steam's U.K. store. However, it appears that Ubisoft has removed its upcoming games from Steam in the US as well. 

Assassin's Creed UnityIn regards to the removal of its titles in the U.K. Ubisoft released a statement to PCGamesN, "We've been in discussions with Valve about Assassin's Creed Unity but for the time being the game is not available via Steam in the UK."

"In the meantime, UK customers wishing to purchase the game digitally can do so by visiting the Uplay store, our retail partners or other digital distributors," the statement continued."

While the statement addresses Assassin's Creed Unity in the U.K., it does not explain why this was done and why, later on, all three upcoming games, which includes Far Cry 4 and The Crew, appear to have been pulled from Steam on a global level. So far, both Valve and Ubisoft have yet to release an official statement about when, or if, the games will be available or what will happen to the consumers who have pre-ordered any of the affected games on Steam.

The sudden removal of these games is reminiscent of when Electronic Arts decided to pull its games from Steam and make them Origin-exclusive. The result of that meant that fans of the Mass Effect series, for example, would only be able to play Mass Effect 3 on Origin while the first two games are still available on Steam.

Assassin's Creed Unity is scheduled to be released next week on November 11, Far Cray 4 on November 18, and The Crew on December 2. Whether or not these titles will be put back on Steam prior to their various launch dates has yet to be revealed.

Is this a tactic by Ubisoft to wrangle some kind of deal out of Valve? Or does this mean that all future Ubisoft titles will only be available on Uplay from now on? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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Minecraft Developer Mojang Officially Owned by Microsoft

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 04:03 PM PST

MinecraftWelcome to the Microsoft fold Mojang

Whether you thought it was a great deal or not, Microsoft has announced that its acquisition of Minecraft developer Mojang is now official. Back in September, it was announced that Microsoft would purchase Mojang for $2.5 billion. A decision that generated some discussions as to whether or not this was a good deal for Microsoft.

 "It's official, today we welcome Mojang to the Microsoft Studios family, "said Microsoft head of Xbox Phil Spencer on his Twitter account. "We're excited for the possibilities ahead w/the Minecraft community."

No sooner was the deal first announced several months back when it was revealed that there was already a version of Minecraft for the Windows Phones being developed. However, following the acquisition announcement, many consumers were concerned that Microsoft owning the popular IP could lead to a discontinuation of support for its various versions on competing platforms. A concern Spencer addressed at the time by saying, "Minecraft is one of the most popular franchises of all time. W are going to maintain Minecraft and its community in all the ways people love today, with a commitment to nurture and grow it long into the future."

However, while Microsoft is acquiring the company, the game's creator Markus "Notch" Persson," along with two co-founders of Mojang, are leaving. According to his blog post, Notch explained, "It's not about the money. It's about my sanity."

Mojang now joins the list of Microsoft's internal studios which includes 343 Industries, Black Tusk Studios, and Rare. At last count, Minecraft has sold around 54 million units across total across the  Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Andoid, iOS, and PC platforms.

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Acer Posts a Profit for Third Consecutive Quarter, Hires a New CEO

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 12:48 PM PST

AcerWhat a difference a year makes

This time last year, Acer was reporting a $442.19 million dollar loss along with an operating loss of $86.61 million, which it attributed to the gross margin impact of gearing up for the Windows 8.1 sell in and related management of inventory. Fast forward a year and things are looking up with Acer reporting a third quarter profit after tax (PAT) of $21.38 million along with operating income of $36.27 million.

It's the third straight profitable quarter for Acer, which also reported consolidated revenue of $2.82 billion, down 7 percent year-over-year but up 5.3 percent sequentially. And though Acer didn't provide PC shipment data of its own, the company cited IDC's numbers showing a 13.3 percent year-on-year increase.

"The achievement in Q3 was the result of a good product mix, new product announcements, and back-to-school demand. In Q4 Acer expects the seasonal promotions among its regions to continue the steady growth momentum," Acer said.

Acer also found itself a new CEO. Effective January 1, 2015, Jason Chen will step into the role as Corporate President and CEO. Chen comes to Acer from TSMC where he was serving as the company's senior vice president of Worldwide Sales and Marketing.

"Jason is an excellent manager with extensive management experience and proven execution capability. Acer's search committee met with him on several occasions for in-depth dialogue and exchange of views. We consider him to be the ideal executive to lead our transformation with his wealth of new thinking, international perspective, and willingness to face this challenge," Acer Chairman Stan Shih said in a statement. "Moreover, he shares the consensus on our strategy and development for Acer's future."

Chen has also held a variety of sales and marketing positions at Intel, where he worked for 14 years. Prior to that, he worked at IBM Taiwan from 1988 to 1991.

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You Won't Pay a Dime for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's 16 Pieces of DLC

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 12:00 PM PST

The Witcher 3: Wild HuntLots of DLC, and it will all be free!

If anyone in the gaming community deserves a virtual fist bump today, it's Marcin Iwiński, co-founder and joint CEO of CD Projekt Red. In an open letter to gamers, Iwiński revealed that there will be 16 pieces of DLC for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and that each one will be free. It doesn't matter what platform you buy the game for, nor do you have to pre-order the game or pick up a special edition to qualify for the free DLC.

"We love games. We love collecting them, playing them, and everything connected to that experience. Every time we reach out for a new release, we expect to be taken care of. We expect support if we encounter any problems, we love updates constantly improving the experience, and we feel really special when we receive free content that gives us more than we initially paid for. It doesn't have to be huge, it can be an awesome skin for a character, or an extra sword, or armor," Iwiński said.

"Unfortunately this treatment is quite rare these days. As gamers, we nowadays have to hold on tight to our wallets, as surprisingly right after release, lots of tiny pieces of tempting content materialize with a steep price tag attached. Haven't we just paid a lot of cash for a brand new game?," Iwiński continued.

The first two pieces of DLC will drop as a bundle on February 25th and consist of the Temerian Armor Set (horse armor included) and a Beard and Hairstyle Set for Geralt. Following that, two-pack bundles of DLC will be published every week, starting with a new quest and an alternative look for on the game's main characters.

Granted, this could be a gimmick consisting of mostly crappy add-ons, but if that's the case, the rapid release schedule will reveal as much soon enough. And since a pre-order isn't required, you can always wait a few weeks to see how things pan out if you're banking on the DLC putting you over the edge.

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Foodini 3D Printer Makes Pizza and Other Edible Treats

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 11:23 AM PST

3D PizzaNo plastic, but lots of carbs

This whole 3D printing thing is expanding rather quickly, don't you think? We've already seen the technology evolve from little plastic trinkets to guns, bullets, makeup, and even food. Yes, we said food, and not those plastic fruit decorations your grandmother puts in a bowl on her living room table. We're talking about the kind you can eat. Meet Foodini, the 3D printer that can print pizza and other edible bits that you can stuff down your gullet.

Foodini is similar to a regular 3D printer, if there can be such a thing at this point, but rather than use plastic, it takes ingredients from stainless steel capsules and prepares a meal.

"It's the same technology, but with plastics there's just one melting point, whereas with food it's different temperatures, consistencies, and textures," Lynette Kucsma, co-founder of Natural Machines, maker of Foodini, tells CNN. "Also, gravity works a little bit against us, as food doesn't hold the shape as well as plastic."

Beyond the novelty factor, the reason for Foodini is to help prepare the more difficult and time consuming portions of making dinner, which in turn the makers hope will encourage more cooking at home and healthier eating.

For those who want an entire meal made from Foodini, Natural Machines is working with food manufactures to offer pre-packaged plastic capsules that only need be loaded in the 3D printer. However, they'll be free of preservatives and have a short shelf-life of just five days.

At present, Foodini prints out raw food that then needs to be cooked, so there's no built-in E-Z Bake oven feature, though something like that could be introduced in the future.

Image Credit: Natural Machines

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Newegg Daily Deals: Corsair Hydro Series H80i Liquid CPU Cooler, WD Blue 1TB HDD, and More!

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 11:05 AM PST

Corsair Hydro Series H80inewegg logo

Top Deal:

Submerging your rig in oil is way to keep temps in check, it just happens to be a bit pricey and messy. If you're wanting to venture away from air cooling without going too exotic, a self-contained liquid cooler is your go-to option. It's also the topic of today's top deal featuring the Corsair Hydro Series H80i Liquid CPU Cooler for $75 with free shipping (normally $90 - use coupon code: [EMCWWPD34]). There's no maintenance involved -- just set it up and forget it!

Other Deals:

Samsung 840 Pro Series 2.5-inch 512GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive for $260 with free shipping (normally $270 - use coupon code: [EMCWWPD86])

Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5-inch Internal Hard Drive for $50 with free shipping (normally $55 - use coupon code: [EMCWWPD22])

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory for $68 with free shipping (normally $87 - use coupon code: [EMCWWPD25])

LG 25-inch 5ms (GTG) Dual HDMI UltraWide screen 21:9 LED Backlight LCD Monitor IPS Panel 250 for $200 with free shipping (normally $250 - use coupon code: [EMCWWPD39])

Dell Unveils Smart Desk Concept, Sets December 18 Ship Date For 5K Monitor

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 09:23 AM PST

Dell 5K MonitorDell this week laid out its vision for the future of workplace productivity, which according to the company will consist in part of 5K Ultra HD monitors and so-called "smart desks" that take advantage of touch functionality. And don't worry that Dell is getting too far ahead of itself -- while readily acknowledging that certain concepts are leaps ahead of the curve, the company knows full well that it must keep making incremental adjustments to existing products to remain competitive.

It's just more fun to look into the future, and like Hewlett-Packard's Sprout PC, Dell's smart desk concept features a two-display setup, only without the projector. Instead, there would be a large touchscreen monitor facing the user as normal, and a second display laying flat on the desk in front of it.

When the bottom surface is paired with a vertical display and powered by plug-ins to key ISV applications, Dell says it instinctively separates seeing from doing, putting primary work activities up close to the user while secondary ones are further away.

Dell Smart Desk

"Ten-plus finger touch functions as well as high-performance pen functions and gestures, paired with a new generation of tools naturally located on a horizontal surface, will allow users to easily manipulate digital content without having to step away from the task at hand. This digital desktop allows for multiple desks to be clustered around specific projects, notes that can be searched and shared, and better organization with scaling and stacking of growing content," Dell says. "In fact, any smart desk workspace will allow users to pick up their work session wherever they left it—regardless of location. This means that the creative cycle will never miss a beat."

There's no mention of whether Dell intends to turn the concept into a shipping product, though as far as its 5K Ultra HD monitor is concerned, not only will it ship to consumers, but you'll be able to place a pre-order starting November 13, with shipments to follow on December 18. To recap, the UltraSharp 27 is a 27-inch display with a 5120x2880 resolution, which Dell is banking on being a "game changer." Details are still fairly light, though Dell said it will have six USB ports and a media card reader.

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Lenovo Posts Another Solid Quarter Despite Drop in Smartphone Sales

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 08:22 AM PST

Lenovo PhoneNo. 1 PC maker hasn't yet figured out the smartphone market

There aren't many people who would question Lenovo's PC strategy, especially after recently achieving a record high PC market share of nearly 20 percent while also becoming the top PC+tablet supplier. However, Lenovo's finding out that competing in the smartphone sector is perhaps a bit more challenging as sales of mobile devices decreased 6 percent year-over-year to $1.6 billion during the company's second fiscal quarter.

That accounted for 13 percent of Lenovo's total revenue for the quarter, which bumped up 7 percent year-over-year to $10.5 billion. Second quarter profit grew even faster with pre-tax income jumping 24 percent year-over-year to $329 million, while earnings grew 19 percent year-over-year to $262 million.

The biggest contributor to Lenovo's bottom line continues to be laptop sales. Reaching $5.5 billion in sales during the second quarter, laptop PCs accounted for over half of Lenovo's total revenue. Meanwhile, desktop PC sales grew 6.4 percent year-over-year, compared to an industry decrease of 2.3 percent.

Going forward, Lenovo hopes to leverage its recent Motorola Mobility acquisition to become a bigger player in the smartphone market.

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AMD Bumps RAM to 8GB on Radeon R9 290X, Announces Civilization: Beyond Earth Bundle

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 06:14 AM PST

AMD Radeon R9 290XCombine bundles for more gaming goodness

The barrage of game bundles continues today with AMD announcing that qualifying purchases of Radeon R9 295X2, R9 290X, or R9 290 graphics cards will be score a free copy of Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth. Purchases must be made from a participating retailer or e-tailer between today and either February 28, 2014, or when AMD's supply of download codes is exhausted, whichever comes first. But wait, it gets better.

AMD says you can combine the offer with its Never Settle: Space Edition promotion, meaning even more free games are up for grabs. All three cards mentioned above qualify for the Gold reward tier in the Never Settle bundle, giving you a choice of three additional titles.

"I personally have enjoyed more than 500 hours of game time with the Sid Meier's Civilization franchise, and I'm thrilled by what AMD and Firaxis Games have done with the Mantle graphics API to make Beyond Earth a smooth, high-performance marvel," said Roy Taylor, corporate vice president, ISV/IHV Partner Group, AMD. "AMD believes that gamers should freely experience that remarkable development work, and our new Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth promotion offers exactly that as a 'thank you' to new AMD Radeon customers."

There's also a new graphics card thrown into the mix. As previously rumored, AMD added an 8GB version of its Radeon R9 290x to its lineup to help with Civilization: Beyond Earth and "next-generation PC games that crave larger GPU frame buffers." The 8GB card will be available sometime this month, though AMD didn't say how much it will cost.

That additional on-board memory isn't likely to do much on a Full HD 1080p monitor, but once you get into 4K territory, the larger frame buffer can help with high-resolution textures. The caveat there is that it typically takes two GPUs to game comfortably at 4K. An 8GB card is also a safety of sorts against what tomorrow's games might require.

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