Month: October 2012
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Ukie welcomes Kickstarter UK launch as great opportunity for the games industry
Games and interactive entertainment trade body, Ukie, says the launch of Kickstarter in the UK is a fantastic opportunity for games businesses to raise funds through crowdfunding. Ukie has been promoting crowdfunding as a viable way for games businesses to raise finance and published a report in February this year…
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British Tanks Take the Stage in World of Tanks Update 8.1
Wargaming today announced the release of Update 8.1, adding the highly anticipated British line of armored vehicles to the free-to-play MMO action game World of Tanks. The newly added national tech tree contains 22 finest models from the Royal Tank Corps across three main tank classes. World of Tanks Update…
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Nexus 7 ships 1 million a month
Asus, the maker of the popular Google Nexus 7, has revealed sales figures for the 7-inch tablet, claiming it is now shipping almost 1 million units a month – almost double the number shipped during its first month after launch. Google has stayed quiet on the number of Nexus 7 tablets…
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Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E.7 Keyboard Review
With a unique product on offer, we see if the S.T.R.I.K.E.7 is any good or if its just a gimmick.
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Intel releases new 335 Series with 20nm NAND
Intel has announced it is shipping its first SSD featuring 20nm NAND flash memory. This “industry leading” flash is the most energy efficient NAND on the market and this is the first time it is being used in a consumer/client targeted SSD range. The Intel 335 Series is based upon a SandForce SF-2281 controller.…
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The next Call of Duty game is Modern Warfare 4
Modern Warfare 4 is unsurprisingly Infinity Ward’s next game, according to Bill Murray, the actor who voices series stalwart Captain Price. Murray leaked the confirmation to This is Xbox after unknowingly sitting next to one of its editors on a plane. “On Monday I am off to meet Infinity Ward about the next…
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Steam Halloween sale is now on
Steam is ringing in the holiday season with a Halloween sale. As with most Steam specials, it’s pretty insane with several good titles over half off. Highlights include 75 per cent off The Darkness 2, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Alice: Madness Returns and Dead Space 2. Here’s a list of what’s…
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Android finally has as many apps as iOS
Google has announced that there are now 700,000 applications available to download from its Google Play store. Google Play, formerly known as Android Market, has been playing catch up to Apple’s dominant App Store for years, but according to the big G it’s finally caught up to its Cupertino-based rival. Apple announced last year during…
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MechWarrior Online Heats Up: Open Beta Now Live
Infinite Game Publishing (IGP) and Piranha Games announced today that after a decade of fan anticipation for a new MechWarrior game, MechWarrior Online has entered Open Beta. Mech combat has finally returned to millions of both veteran and new MechWarrior players at www.mwomercs.com. The highly anticipated and hotly previewed MechWarrior…
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DeRail’s latest game finally steps out of the Shadows on December 6th!
DeRail Game’s multiple award-winning title Shadow of the Game is now available for pre order exclusively on Gamersgate. The game hits the digital shelves on December 6th. The game will be released as a standalone game and will include a special bonus. It will not be in episode format; the…
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ECS Announce Brand New A970M-A Deluxe
ECS today have announced their newest addition to the Black Series lineup of motherboard products with some bold claims of being the latest reliable and high-performance board from the Taiwanese based company and is said to offer some strong specifications and features within an ATX form factor motherboard. The A970M-A…
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UK’s First 4G Mobile Service Launches By EE In 11 Cities
Today sees a milestone point with the UK’s fourth generation 4G mobile service arriving in 11 major cities and increasing speeds by huge leaps and bounds, giving the consumer exactly what they want, though controversy about pricing is still a bit up in the air, to say the least. The…
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Gigabyte Unveil Force M7 Thor Pro-Laser Gaming Mouse
Gigabyte are renowned the world over for producing motherboard and graphics solutions, as well as notebook based products, but for those unaware, they also delve into the peripherals market and we’ve actually taken a look at a few of their products ourselves over time and was quite impressed with them…
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Live Action Trailer – Surprise
We’re all aware of Guy Ritchie as a director of some classic movies in the industry today, but what’s more interesting is that he is the director of the new official Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 live action trailor showing some pretty cool stuff including futuristic weaponry and some…
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ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 (A85X) Motherboard Review
With the cost-effective FM2 recently released, can ASRock beat the competition where it matters most? The price.
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