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Albion Online Winter Alpha to Be Live on Jan 26th with New Trailer

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Albion Online Winter Alpha to Be Live on Jan 26th with New Trailer


Albion Online announced to kick off winter alpha event on January 26th and an one-minute long new trailer released to satisfy the curiosity of players.

Naruto Online New Pet Summon System

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Naruto Online New Pet Summon System


The Naruto pet system was released last week. It's pretty cool because it gives you the option of bringing summons into play. You know in the anime when they use a blood pact to call out animals.

Tree of Savior Online Closed Beta Review in Progress Part II

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Tree of Savior Online Closed Beta Review in Progress Part II


Welcome back to the 2nd part of Tree of Savior Online Closed Beta Review in Progress. This review will go over Class Advancement, Cryomancer Impressions, Cryomancer Skills, Crafting, Stamina System, and Enchanting today.

New Class Ice Sage Has Been Released in Trove

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New Class Ice Sage Has Been Released in Trove


A brand new trailer featuring the Ice Sage class has been released. Ice Sage can summon an icicle from the heavens to crush enemy's foes whose ultimate skill is the Big Chill.

Korean Action MMO ELOA Launches Open Beta Today

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Korean Action MMO ELOA Launches Open Beta Today


Elite Lord of Alliance, also known as ELOA Online, finally enters Open Beta test in Korea today. ELOA Online is a 3D Action Anime MMORPG with a main purpose of online intense fighting between players and guild members

Anime MMO Luna: Moonlight Thieves Will Kick off First CBT on Jan. 23

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Anime MMO Luna: Moonlight Thieves Will Kick off First CBT on Jan. 23


Anime MMORPG Luna: Moonlight Thieves that developed by BHGames will start the First Closed Beta in Korea on January 23rd.

Ubisoft Promise to Launch Tom Clancy's Division this Year

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Ubisoft Promise to Launch Tom Clancy's Division this Year


Early today Ubisoft Canada announced in their Facebook Page that Tom Clancy's Division will be launched in 2015 as promise.

Get a Sneak Peek at Nitrome's Next iOS and Android Games

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Get a Sneak Peek at Nitrome's Next iOS and Android Games


Gunbrick and Platform Panic creator Nitrome has quickly become one of our favourite developers, so it was a real treat to get a first glimpse at the studio's next crop of mobile games at this year's PG Connects. These games should all hit iOS and Android in the coming months.

Firaxis Announces Sid Meier's Starships, A New Interstellar Strategy Game

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Firaxis Announces Sid Meier's Starships, A New Interstellar Strategy Game


Firaxis has just announced Sid Meier's Starships; a turn-based space strategy set in the Beyond Earth universe

MMO! Show Episode 58 "Week 1/18/2015" Story Don't Take It for Granted

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MMO! Show Episode 58


In MMO's a lot of people say they want graphics, maybe game play or even sound. Maybe I'm weird but I want a good story.

New Character Yuri Seo Comes to Closers Online

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New Character Yuri Seo Comes to Closers Online


After the arrival of Seha Lee's class advancement and a brand new character in J in the action MMORPG Closers Online, Nexon recently announced the class advancement phase for the resident dominant lady, Yuri Seo

BLEACH: Brave Souls – Action Mobile Game Due Launch This Spring in Japan

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BLEACH: Brave Souls – Action Mobile Game Due Launch This Spring in Japan


BLEACH: Brave Souls, the newest action mobile game from KLabGames, will be available for android and iOS this spring in Japan.

MMOsite Morning Call: Weekly Cosplay Highlight [01.19]

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MMOsite Morning Call: Weekly Cosplay Highlight [01.19]


Morning, dear MMOsiters~ Here is your Weekly Cosplay Highlight show, and some of the cosplay works are quite amazing, including characters from Vindictus...

MMORPG Reviews

MMORPG Reviews


Hands-On With EverQuest 2

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 12:43 AM PST

RATING: Pros: Wide choice of customization for player characters, plenty in the way of content and expansions. Cons: Worst. Engine Performance. Ever; Dated graphics. Graphics: 5 Sound: 6 Gameplay: 6 Overall: 6 This week we tried out EverQuest 2, the almost decade old MMORPG from Sony Online Entertainment that, obviously, was the sequel to the […]

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Heroes of the Banner Gameplay Commentary

Posted: 20 Jan 2015 12:20 AM PST

We recently dedicated some of our time to have a first look at R2Games' latest F2P browser game: Heroes of the Banner is the publisher's first tower-defence title and tasks players with hiring heroes in order to have them erect their own towers to defend the player's village while also gaining access to various abilities […]

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How Free to Play is Lord of the Rings Online?

Posted: 19 Jan 2015 08:53 AM PST

This time, it's the turn for Lord of the Rings Online (also known as LOTRO) to be examined with our F2Pmeter regarding its free-to-play-ness. Just in the unlikely case that you haven't heard of this fantasy-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game yet, this epos is set in the universe the popular author J. R. R. […]

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General Gaming Article


Decade Long World of Warcraft Subscribers to Receive Cool Statue

Posted: 19 Jan 2015 09:24 AM PST

WoW StatueGroovy gift for 10-year WoW vets

Our hats are off to anyone who has stuck around with World of Warcraft since the beginning. That takes some serious commitment, and as a token of its appreciation, Blizzard is giving away a rather neat looking statue to its most loyal WoW players, the ones who have been around for 10 years. Not just off and on players, either -- eligible recipients will have maintained an active subscription for a decade.

"These gifts have been sent to the physical address associated with eligible Battle.net accounts. To be eligible for this gift, a player must have created a World of Warcraft account within 60 days of the game launching in the NA or EU regions, and maintained their subscription or game time for all ten years," Blizzard stated in a blog post.

The statue won't bring back a significant other who might have bailed in year three after growing tired of always being second fiddle to an MMORPG, but hey, it looks neat. We know this because Battle.net user Smitti posted a picture of the statue he received, which would fit right in with any geek's gaming collection. Of course, one look at the comments section puts it into depressing perspective though.

"$15/month x 12mo. x 10 years = $1,800... worth it," an Imgur user commented.

It will be interesting to see how much these suckers end up selling for on eBay.

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3D Printed Organs Could Become a Thing

Posted: 19 Jan 2015 09:01 AM PST

3D Printed GelUsing genetic glue to build vital organs

It's probably far fetched to think that we're on the verge of being able to print off replacement hearts, kidneys, and other vital body parts, but perhaps your children or grandchildren will one day benefit from such a sci-fi scenario. The technology is closer than you may think -- researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have shown that strands of DNA can act as glue to hold together 3D printed materials.

It's a significant development because those 3D printed materials could someday be used to grow tissues and organs in the lab, the researchers say. Bear in mind that researchers have already used nucleic acids such as DNA to assemble objects, though most of them are nano-sized.

The challenge comes in making them bigger. After all, a heart that's too small to be seen with a human eye doesn't do a patient needing a heart transplant any good. But a heart the size of a heart does. The problem is that visible objects are cost prohibitive to produce.

This is where 3D printing comes in. The researchers came up with DNA-coated nanoparticles made of either polystyrene or polyacrylamide, both of which are comparatively inexpensive. Binding them together with DNA forms gel-like materials (as seen in the thumbnail picture) that could be extruded from a 3D printer. What's more, researchers showed that human cells could grow in the gels.

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Intel Chief Shrugs Off Rumors Suggesting Apple May Turn to ARM

Posted: 19 Jan 2015 08:39 AM PST

MacBook ProIntel is confident its relationship with Apple remains strong

There's a rumor going around saying that Apple is looking long and hard at ARM's A-Series chipsets for use in future Mac releases. While it wouldn't be the end of the world for Intel to lose Apple as a client, especially coming fresh off its best year ever, Intel would certainly like to keep that relationship alive. And it probably will -- Intel CEO Brian Krzanich says the rumors of Apple switching to ARM are just that.

During an interview with CNBC (credit to The Inquirer for digging it up), he described Intel's relationship with Apple as being "strong," adding that "Apple is always going to choose the supplier who can provide the most amount of capability in innovation to build on. They're a company based on innovation."

The rumors of a switch to ARM began to swirl last week when KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggested it was possible. However, it didn't faze Krzanich, who maintains that Intel needs to continue focusing on delivering parts that are better than its competitors.

While it's probably true that Apple is sticking with Intel to power its Mac machines, mobile devices are a different story. ARM is a major player in the tablet and smartphone markets, and even though Intel had its best year ever in 2014, it's mobile division posted a loss of $4.2 billion for the year.

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Watchdog Accuses China of Hacking Outlook Over the Weekend

Posted: 19 Jan 2015 08:14 AM PST

Email Hack in ChinaMore overseas hacking shenanigans

Weeks after Google's Gmail service was blocked in China, Microsoft's Outlook email service was the target of a cyberattack over the weekend, with fingers once again pointing to Chinese authorities. Online censorship watchdog Greatfire.org said that China initiated what's known as a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack, affecting people using email clients like Outlook, Mozilla's Thunderbird, and smartphone apps using the SMTP and IMAP protocols.

Man-in-the-middle attacks essentially entail hijacking an online connection. The culprit then monitors communication and/or alters the transmission. He or she can also redirect users to malicious websites when they think they're headed towards a legitimate portal.

"This attack comes within a month of the complete blocking of Gmail (which is still entirely inaccessible). Because of the similarity between this attack and previous, recent MITM attacks in China (on Google, Yahoo and Apple), we once again suspect that Lu Wei and the Cyberspace Administration of China have orchestrated this attack or have willingly allowed the attack to happen," Greatfire.org stated in a blog post. "If our accusation is correct, this new attack signals that the Chinese authorities are intent on further cracking down on communication methods that they cannot readily monitor."

While IMAP and SMTP for Outlook were subject to a MITM attack, the web interfaces at outlook.com and login.live.com were both unaffected, the watchdog organization said. Nevertheless, Greatfire.org still considered it "especially devious" because the pop-up warning messages that people receive in email clients are often vague in nature, prompting users to quickly click through them while attributing the messages to benign network issues.

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Spotify Gives Windows Phone App Some Much Needed Attention

Posted: 19 Jan 2015 07:50 AM PST

Spotify Windows PhoneDarker theme heads to Windows Phone users

It's been a battle for Microsoft to increase its Windows Phone market share, which sits at a distant third place behind Android and iOS. By the numbers, only around three out of every 100 smartphones is running Windows Phone, so it's no wonder app developers take their sweet time developing updates. That's also true of Spotify, which just unveiled a refreshed experience for Windows Phone users with what it claims is the best looking version yet.

It starts with an overall darker theme and continues with refreshed typography and rounded iconography. The new design is intended to not only look better than before, but also make it "smoother" to access your favorite songs.

"The new dark theme and refined interface lets the content come forward and 'pop', just like in a cinema when you dim the lights," Spofity stated in a blog post.

Spotify also built in some new features and tweaks, such as improved music management. If you find a song or album you like, just hit save to add it to your collection -- "it's that simple," Spotify says. In addition, Spotify updated its Browse feature to deliver more relevant and localized content.

Look for the new design to roll out to Windows Phone 8 users starting today.

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Newegg Daily Deals: Dell UltraSharp 27-Inch Monitor, Corsair CXM Series 500W PSU, and More!

Posted: 19 Jan 2015 07:35 AM PST

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Design Student Uses Oculus Rift, VR Gloves to Control Music Creation Software

Posted: 19 Jan 2015 02:28 AM PST

Penasto VR InterfaceFew things can top an Oculus Rift hack that involves hands and music

A Kiwi design student named  Bryon Mallett has come up with Pensato, a virtual reality interface for controlling music devices and software that, unlike most other Oculus Rift-based projects out there, makes pretty good use of human hands. In a video he posted to YouTube back in September, Mallet can be seen creating some music — actually the "final compositional output" for his Masters of Design Innovation — using popular music creation software Ableton Live and his Penasto interface, which allows him to interact with various sound controls using a pair of custom VR gloves as if they were physical objects.

His custom VR gloves owe their hand tracking mojo to the modified Razer Hydra motion controllers that Mallett managed to squeeze into them, as well as a pair of Teensy microcontrollers that are equipped with bend sensors for detecting hand position and gestures.

"This performance features a master version of Pensato running in Unity on the computer monitor to my right, which creates the visuals for the Rift and controls Ableton Live. The projector computer runs another copy of Pensato that listens to the position and orientation of the gloves, as well as the hand gesture and displays a copy of my VR interface on 3 projectors. The laptop runs Ableton Live 9 and is connected to each copy of Pensato using Showtime, a framework that I developed for connecting together realtime performance software and hardware," reads the video's description on YouTube.

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Steam for Linux Bug Can Wipe Out All Files on a PC

Posted: 18 Jan 2015 11:48 PM PST

Even files on external storage Steam for Linuxdevices are not safe

Barely a fortnight into the year and we have already got ourselves a strong contender (if not a shoo-in) for the year's scariest Steam bug. The good news is that the vast majority of Steam users don't have anything to worry about as the bug in question, which was reported by a user named "keyvin" on Valve's GitHub repository, only affects the Steam for Linux client.

Many Steam for Linux users have reported encountering a devastating bug when trying to launch the client after manually moving their Steam installation directory. According to GitHub user keyvin who was the first to report the bug, he had "everything owned by my user", including all the files on a 3TB external hard drive, deleted when he tried running the Steam client after having moved the ~/.local/share/steam directory.

Apparently, a line in steam.sh that reads 'rm -rf "$STEAMROOT/"*' is to blame. Meant to delete everything under the Steam data directory when the script is run with the —reset_steam option, the line can end up being interpreted as  'rm -rf "/"*' by the machine when the STEAMROOT directory is missing, causing the deletion of each and every file owned by the user.

Valve has told PCWorld that it has so far failed to reproduce the issue, adding that it is working on "some additional checks to ensure this [bug] is not possible while we continue to investigate."

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H1Z1: 5 Tips for Surviving the Apocalypse

Posted: 18 Jan 2015 11:23 AM PST

5 Tips for Surviving the Apocalypse

The zombie survival genre has grown to become something decidedly different from anything else in the industry. With a combination of elements from several different existing conventions, zombie survival games have worked out their own niche that continues to rise in popularity. It makes sense when you think about it.

Albion Online: New Trailer Shows Off Updated Features

Posted: 19 Jan 2015 04:17 AM PST

New Trailer Shows Off Updated Features

In preparation for next week's Albion Online alpha event, the team has put together a new video to show off some of the improvements made to the game and some of the features added. The alpha test event will kick off on January 26th.

H1Z1: It May Be Monday Tomorrow, But a Patch is Incoming

Posted: 17 Jan 2015 04:21 PM PST

It May Be Monday Tomorrow, But a Patch is Incoming

The SOE H1Z1 team was on hand much of Saturday to put the finishing touches on a small patch that will be deployed on Monday, January 19th. The patch will deal with some server stability issues as well as sorting servers by populations and getting rid of the ever-annoying floating arrows.

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