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August 29, 2008

PT Boats: Knights of the Sea - Night Missions Screens

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-29 16:48:29 in category: Naval Combat News [ Print ]

Akella has released a set of night attack screenshots from PT Boats: Knights of the sea. This upcoming simulator promises historically accurate WWII war-machines, highly detail 3D landscapes, never before seen 3D water quality, realistic ship damage, up to 16 players in multiplayer games and more. PT Boats: Knights of the Sea will be available later this year.

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Defense Grid: The Awakening Announced

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-29 16:33:25 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Addictive Tower Defense PC Strategy Game Challenges Players with Deep Gameplay

Hidden Path Entertainment, an independent developer based in Bellevue WA, will be unveiling their new PC game Defense Grid: The Awakening during this week’s Penny Arcade Expo. Defense Grid: The Awakening, due to release in November 2008, is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. This PC game, built on Emergent’s Gamebryo engine, features beautiful environments, spectacular effects, and a dynamic, engaging soundtrack. The controls are intuitive and the gameplay is deep - the special attacks and properties of each tower work together to provide many ways to succeed.

Defense Grid: The Awakening redefines tower-defense gameplay, introduces new concepts, and uniquely captures the full excitement and fun of this genre,” said Jeff Pobst, CEO and co-founder of Hidden Path Entertainment. “Defense Grid: The Awakening is as fun for the core gamer pushing their skills as it is for the novice just trying their hand at a strategy game.”

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Review: The Fastest 3D Cards Go Head-To-Head

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-29 16:11:44 in category: Video Card News [ Print ]

Taxing Modern CPUs With Powerful Graphics

By Tino Kreiss @ THG

To find the best performing and least expensive combination, we put the fastest graphics cards through a series of tests consisting of 60 benchmarks, numerous side-by-side comparisons, and a price analysis.

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Red Faction: Genius Ergo 555 Laser Gaming Mouse

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-29 15:54:50 in category: Game Controller News [ Print ]

Author: Apollo @ XSReviews

Most performance mice, which gamers tend to use, are normally manufactured by one of two companies: 'Logitech' or 'Razer'. Both these companies are widely known in the gaming industry. However, many more manufacturers, such as Genius, are making their show in the performance gaming mouse market. The contender we have for review today is the Genius Ergo 555 Laser, a ‘Professional laser gaming mouse with OLED graphics effect’. Let’s see how it performs.

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Review: Razer Salmosa Gaming Mouse

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-29 15:48:32 in category: Game Controller News [ Print ]

By Jeremy Atkinson @ ExtremeTech

Consumers can expect a lot out of a gaming mouse: blazing fast sensor, many buttons, customization options, and last but not least: a high price tag. Expect to cough up anything north of $60 for the latest, greatest gaming mouse. Razer, also a guilty party in releasing high-end rodents at high-end prices, is giving some thought to Joe Penny Pincher who just wants a decent gaming that doesn't cost a fortune.

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Review: NZXT Guardian 921 Mid Tower Case

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-29 15:35:35 in category: General System Component News [ Print ]

Review by Grace @ DriverHeaven

NZXT are a well known company for their computer cases and case accessories. They focus almost entirely on these, with the only exception being the latest series of power supplies. They also design most of their products for gamers and modders, therefore they sport an exotic and unique appearance. We reviewed many of NZXT's cases in the past and today we will review one of their latest additions to their products range, the Guardian 921. The Guardian 921 is designed to offer the best value for your money, being loaded with a lot of features and with a unique but not kitschy exterior. We will carefully examine the case and its features in this review.

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Just Announced Hardware for August 29, 2008

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-29 15:20:16 in category: Hardware News [ Print ]

Here are the latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to independent news source.

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August 28, 2008

Birth of America 2: Wars in America Review

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-28 17:40:58 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

A chance to alter the course of history and keep the colonies part of the empire...

By Emmanuel Brown @ Boomtown

With a distinct board-game approach, BoA II takes on a striking resemblance to Civilization without diplomacy. Each section of the map contains several city strongholds that form the basis of a long-term campaign, with objectives usually involving capturing one or more of these important locations, surviving a siege or driving the enemy beyond borders. Movement is a simple process of dragging and dropping the relevant icon to a desired location on the map, with combat automatically engaged on your behalf. There are no battle animations or interactive elements to contend with, just a simple text explanation of the resultant carnage.

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Call of Duty: World At War - Military Advisor Trailer

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-28 17:35:26 in category: First-Person Shooter News [ Print ]

GameTrailers is hosting an exclusive Interview Trailer for Call of Duty: World At War, in which they visit with Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Hank Keirsey at GC: 2008. Keirsey is the Military Advisor working with game developer Treyarch. This trailer is what GT calls "An intense interview for an intense game".

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Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Launch Trailer/Developers Diary Trailer

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-28 17:11:59 in category: Action/Action Strategy News [ Print ]

Electronic Arts has released a new "Launch" trailer (01:46) for Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, showcasing this sequel developed by Pandemic Studios and due to ship this Sunday, August 31st, for Xbox 360, PC, PS2 and PS3. This first trailer is "Money". In the second featured trailer titled "Exclusive Characters Dev Diary" (05:47), you get to know the different mercenaries with Senior Producer Jonathan Zamkoff. Click Here to watch both videos, hosted by GameTrailers.

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Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger New Screens

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-28 16:55:54 in category: First-Person Shooter News [ Print ]

SouthPeak Games today released new screenshots from Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger (Thx:GamersHell), an RTS meets FPS game, which puts players in control of two groups of mercenary squads who crash land behind enemy lines in the Amazonian jungles. Each of the eight squad members possesses distinctive skills and weaponry that the player will have to use wisely to progress through the game's story driven objectives.

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NavyField Europe Submarine Patch Released

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-28 16:49:53 in category: MMOG News [ Print ]

eFusion MMOG has unveiled the launch of a new patch for NavyField Europe, adding the first tier of Submarines. The new content also includes Supper BB/CV balancing, German ship and gun balancing, Bonus Exp increase, CVs in Blitzkrieg, as well as Blitzkrieg setting option. Check the NavyField EU Website for change list and download links.

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Empires in Arms Gets an Update to v1.03.14

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-28 16:40:34 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]

Another update follows in the wake of the mega update released a short time ago.

Matrix Games and Australian Design Group are proud to announce that another update is now available for the official computer adaptation of the popular turn-based Napoleonic grand strategy game, Empires in Arms. The comprehensive update brings the game up to version v1.03.14. The update addresses dozens more issues that have become evident since the major v1.02 update in addition to adding multiple AI improvements and a few other overall enhancements. 16.53 MB

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LMAO News: Heated Seats Bad For Reproduction

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-28 16:31:11 in category: General News [ Print ]

Source: HardOCP

The AutoBlog crew says “they knew it all along” that heated seats bake your balls. What does that mean for all of you with heated seats trying to have a family? Heh…you need a heatsink for your huevos. Peltier powered pantaloons. TIM (thermal interface material) for your testes?

“Scientists studying male fertility have discovered that the proliferation of heated seats raises the temperature of your junk by a full degree Fahrenheit verses sitting in the car without artificially warmed seats. That's enough to cut your chances of reproducing, and it makes us strategically point a fan at close range just thinking about it.”

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Review: ASUS Rampage Extreme Motherboard

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-28 16:19:30 in category: Motherboards [ Print ]

Author: Morry Teitelman @ [H] Enthusiast

The ASUS Rampage Extreme is stylish, powerful and comes packed with everything but the kitchen sink (including a water cooled capable chipset cooling system). If you are in the market for a new mobo, make sure you read today’s evaluation of the Rampage Extreme before you spend your hard earned money.

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NVISION 08 Coverage Continued Pt.3

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-28 16:04:52 in category: Hardware News [ Print ]

The NVISION 08 conference in San Jose has begun, as organized by NVIDIA. Featuring over 55 hours of jaw-dropping visual wonderment - from today's hottest games and movies, video, science, mobile and computer technologies - you will get to experience, touch and feel the latest visual technologies that will change your life. And let you see into the future. You'll also get to meet the inventors and the celebrities who are leading the revolution! Hilbert Hagedoorn from GURU3D is on sight delivering daily reports. Click on the link below and find out what's going on in today's report from this years NVISION 08.

NVISION 08 Day 2 - Video Games Live Concert

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Review: CSX Diablo 2000MHZ DDR3 Memory

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-28 15:58:31 in category: System Memory News [ Print ]

Author: Whoopty @ XSReviews

Over the last year or so, the price of DDR2 memory has completely bottomed out, meaning many gamers and hardware enthusiasts have stuck with it, and by and large ignored the newer technology, DDR3. However, as prices of the new range start to come down, people are taking more of an interest. Today I have a kit from a little known company called as CSX, who've been kind enough to let us test their Diablo kit. A 2GB, 2GHZ pair of sticks, that come with a huge heatsink, with D9 chips underneath. Can they reach their rated 2000MHZ speed? Let's find out.

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IE 8 Beta Gives Other Browsers a Run for Their Money

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-28 15:45:53 in category: Software News [ Print ]

Don't count Internet Explorer out just yet.

By Robert Vamosi @ CNET News

On Wednesday, Microsoft released the second public beta for Internet Explorer 8. If anything, this release brings IE up to par with alternative browsers such as Opera, Apple's Safari, and Mozilla's Firefox in terms of security and features. It also pushes Microsoft a little ahead of the competition.

The user interface hasn't changed much since Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1, except to add a Security pull-down menu between Page and Tools on the main toolbar. In addition to blocking phishing sites, IE 8 now highlights the main domain of any Web site you visit. Thus if you think you are on eBay's site and something other than ebay.com is highlighted, chances are you are on the wrong Web site.

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Microsoft Warns of IE8 Lock-in With XP SP3

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-28 15:37:43 in category: Software News [ Print ]

Also notes other problems, including crashing Windows Live Mail

By Gregg Keizer @ ComputerWorld

Microsoft Corp. yesterday warned users of 'Windows XP Service Pack 3' (SP3) that they won't be able to uninstall either the service pack or Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) under some circumstances.

The warning was reminiscent of one Microsoft made in May, when 'Windows XP SP3' had just been made available for downloading. At the time, the company told users they wouldn't be able to downgrade from IE7 to the older IE6 browser without uninstalling the service pack.

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Just Announced Hardware for August 28, 2008

Posted by Donster on: 2008-08-28 15:18:28 in category: Hardware News [ Print ]

Here are the latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to independent news source.

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