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June 7th, 2013, 14:10 Posted By: wraggster
Civilization 5 and Saints Row: The Third are free to play on Steam, starting now and concluding on Sunday, June 9 at 1 p.m. PT. Both games are on sale for 75 percent off, bringing Saints Row: The Third to $10 and Civilization 5 to $7.50. All accompanying DLC is also on sale.
Civilization 5, which launched in 2010, is set to receive the Brave New World expansion in July, introducing new civilizations and mechanics to Firaxis' flagship series. Saints Row 4, meanwhile, is due on August 20 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. An elaborate special edition, which includes a dubstep gun, was announced yesterday.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/07/st...row-the-third/
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June 7th, 2013, 00:13 Posted By: wraggster
Sony claims that both the new 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch models of its Haswell-equipped Vaio Pro ultrabooks are the world's lightest. The 11.6-inch model weighs in at 1.9lb (0.87k , where as the 13.3-incher is a little heavier at just 2.33lb (1.06kg). But it's the battery life on offer here that really makes the new Pros stand out. The 11.6-inch Vaio Pro offers 11 hours of battery life as standard, while the 13.3-inch achieves 8 hours. However, Sony is also offering a sheet battery you can connect to the base of the ultrabooks. On the 13.3-inch Pro that increases battery life to 18 hours, but on the 11.6-inch you get a true day-long amount of juice with 25 hours of battery life claimed."
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/1...ipped-vaio-pro
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June 6th, 2013, 23:50 Posted By: wraggster
For those of you wanting to see what changes are set to be introduced with Windows 8.1, Microsoft has released a video to show off what's in store for the operating system.
In the video, Microsoft shows off a variety of UI changes set to be introduced within the first update to Windows 8, narrated by Jensen Harris of the Windows User Experience Team.
Amongst these changes are flexible divisions between applications in the side-by-side multitasking view, more extensive customisation features, improved All Apps view and increased multi-tasking.
One of the most reworked features within Windows 8.1 is the OS' search feature, which have undergone a host of changes, all of which are demonstrated within the video.
Microsoft is set to ship a preview release of Windows 8.1 on June 26th, with a rollout of the final build of the update to follow via Windows Update.
However, users who opt to install the initial preview of Windows 8.1 may encounter a variety of issues, as they won't be prompted to update to the final model on its release. As a result, they won't be able to preserve their data, accounts or applications.
Meanwhile, those users who skip the preview will have access to the final Windows 8.1 build upon its arrival and won't face any of these installation issues.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...appears/031122
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June 6th, 2013, 23:49 Posted By: wraggster
 Sony has unveiled its latest touchscreen ultrabooks, the VAIO Pro 11 and 13, which are both lighter than the MacBook Air.
The firm claims the new Pro models are the world’s lightest, with the 11.6-inch device weighing 870g and the 13.3-inch model weighing 1.06kg. Apple’s lightest MacBook Air comes in at 1.08kg.
With both Pro models measuring just 0.68-inches thick, the Windows 8 devices have a distinctive Hexa-shell design which is intended to provide additional durability.
The Pro 13 has up to 8 hours battery life, while the Pro 11 manages 11 hours. There’s also an optional sheet battery available that increased the Pro 13’s battery life to 18 hours the and Pro 11’s to an impressive 25 hours.
Other features include up to 512GB of SSD storage, 8GB DDR3 1600MHz SDRAM, Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro, and Intel Core i7-4500U processor with Intel Turbo Boost Technology.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...rabooks/031126
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June 6th, 2013, 23:48 Posted By: wraggster
Acer has launched a Star Trek-themed Aspire R7. What would Kirk think?
The firm has partnered with Paramount for the promotion, which is purely on a limited edition basis for the moment.
The key to its Star Trekky glory is an engraved stainless steel Star Trek logo, plus Star Trek logo sleeve. It is not yet confirmed as to whether it has any warp capabilities.
Its flexible design means its easy for users to reposition the touchscreen - even to make it somewhat Enterprise-shaped.
Only 25 Star Trek Aspire R7's have been produced, with one on eBay, with an auction that will run from June 14th-24th. Proceeds will go to charities Save the Children and A Mission Continues.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...pire-r7/031125
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June 6th, 2013, 00:57 Posted By: wraggster
Konami is to release Castlevania: Lords of Shadow on PC in the form of an Ultimate Edition set to be available both at retail and digitally.
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Launching across Europe as a Steam download on August 27, with a boxed product following three days later, the PC edition will feature the full game and two add-on chapters, Reverie and Resurrection.
The Ultimate Edition promises to offer a number of improvements over the console releases. "It boasts enhanced 1080p HD graphics, runs at a solid 60 frames per second via recommended spec, and offers trophy integration through Steam with Cloud saving."
The game was rumoured for release on PC in March when Steam's registry was updated with an entry for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...-coming-to-pc/
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June 6th, 2013, 00:32 Posted By: wraggster
What's Lenovo been hiding up its sleeve? Apparently, it's the IdeaPad Y510p. The company has recently started selling the 15.6-inch multimedia laptop via New Egg and its website without prior announcement. A follow-up to the Y500, the Y510p is powered by Intel's new Haswell Core i7 2.4GHz quad-core processor and is equipped with NVIDIA's 750M GPU. Lenovo claims a 5-hour battery life, which doesn't sound too implausible given what we recently squeezed out of MSI's Core i7 gamer. There's no official word on thickness, but readers at the Notebook Review forum reported that it has a slightly thinner profile. The company has also replaced its predecessor's glossy screen with a full HD matte, anti-glare display. Prices for the IdeaPad Y510p start at $989 after applying an e-coupon, but if you're willing to shell out more cash, you can double its 8GB RAM, add another graphics card, supplement its 1TB HDD with a 24GB SSD, and install a Blu-ray-slash-DVD-RW optical drive. If you're looking for something smaller (yet more expensive), then check out Sony's VAIO Pro 13.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...7ee9b80b63e4a2
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June 6th, 2013, 00:30 Posted By: wraggster
 http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/05/m...preview-video/
While it's not exactly our "first look" at Windows 8.1, Microsoft's put together an official preview video showing off several features of the OS update. If you caught our overview of what's coming in the next version, there isn't anything in the clip you won't know already -- in fact, the (sort of) return of the Start button isn't discussed at all, although it does briefly pop up on the screen of the Surface Pro used in the demo. You've been reading about it and inspecting screengrabs, but if an official video talkthrough is what you've been hankering for, there's four and a half minutes of just that waiting for you after the break.
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June 6th, 2013, 00:25 Posted By: wraggster
It was only last fall that AMD said it didn't see a need to make its new "Hondo" chip for tablets to work with Android in addition to Windows and Linux, but it seems that the company now sees things a bit differently. Speaking with PC World at Computex, AMD Senior VP Lisa Su said that while AMD is "very committed to Windows 8," the company also sees "a market for Android and Chrome developing as well." Details remain light beyond that for the time being, with Su offering no indication as to when those chips might actually land in some devices. It does appear that the company is now working with developers on Android applications for AMD chips, though.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/05/a...rome-os-chips/
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June 5th, 2013, 22:58 Posted By: wraggster
 The XBLA version of Spelunky will be coming to PC, developer Mossmouth announced today.Spelunky was originally released as a free game in 2009 with pixelated graphics and a small amount of levels. Last year, an updated version was released for XBLA, with cartoon-style graphics and a slew of new items, levels, and characters.Mossmouth has previously stated that Spelunky will be coming to the PlayStation 3 and the Vita.Read our review of Spelunky right here.
http://www.edge-online.com/news/spel...ng-back-to-pc/
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June 5th, 2013, 22:55 Posted By: wraggster
AMD recently unveiled a handful of mobile Elite A-Series APUs, formerly codenamed Richland. Those products built upon the company's existing Trinity-based products but offered additional power and frequency optimizations designed to enhance overall performance and increase battery life. Today AMD is launching a handful of new Richland APUs for desktops and small form factor PCs. The additional power and thermal headroom afforded by desktop form factors has allowed AMD to crank things up a few notches further on both the CPU and GPU sides. The highest-end parts feature quad-CPU cores with 384 Radeon cores and 4MB of total cache. The top end APUs have GPU cores clocked at 844MHz (a 44MHz increase over Trinity) with CPU core boost clocks that top out at lofty 4.4GHz. In addition, AMD's top-end part, the A10-6800K, has been validated for use with DDR3-2133MHz memory. The rest of the APUs max out at with a 1866MHz DDR memory interface."As with the last few APUs, the conclusion is that the new A10 chips beat Intel's Haswell graphics solidly, but lag a bit in CPU performance and power consumption.
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/1...ds-up-to-44ghz
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June 5th, 2013, 22:44 Posted By: wraggster
 Microsoft's widely used email suite Outlook is finally coming to Windows RT devices.
Announcing the move yesterday at the Computex show in Taiwan, Microsoft revealed that it would be porting the popular email program over to RT devices as part of the Windows 8.1 update, which is due later this year.
The initial omission of Outlook from Windows RT was puzzling, considering other Office applications from the productivity suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote were included.
"We're always listening to our customers and one piece of feedback was that people want the power of Outlook on all their Windows PCs and tablets," said Chris Schneider, senior marketing manager, on Microsoft's Office blog.
As expected, the RT edition of Outlook will lose a handful of the features present within the full version of the software. Amongst these are Visual Basic Tools, which allows users to write and run macros, whilst Outlook RT will also lose the program's data loss prevention capabilities and Group Policy Objects.
Schneider went on to highlight that Outlook RT is built for touch-devices, emphasising the program's "streamlined user experience that reduces clutter,"
Users of Windows RT devices will also be happy to hear that Microsoft won't charge further for Office following its release later this year.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...tablets/031105
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June 5th, 2013, 22:39 Posted By: wraggster
HP has unveiled its first ever Chromebook, the HP Pavilion 14.
Providing a gateway to popular Google products such as Search, Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive and Google+ Hangouts, the new device features a 14-inch screen with HP BrightView – in fact, the display is 35 per cent larger than most Chromebooks available on the market today.
Widening the company’s extensive PC portfolio, the new Chromebook is powered by an Intel Celeron processor and Intel high-definition graphics. The HP Pavilion 14 includes a 16GB SSD and has a built-in Trusted Platform Module to protect against unauthorised access to sensitive data.
Weighing just under four pounds, the device has a full array of ports, including HDMI, three USB 2.0 and Ethernet jack. It also has a combination headphone and microphone jack.
With 100GB of free storage on Google Drive for two years, customers can access their content from any internet-connected device.
The HP Pavilion 14 Chromebook has a starting price of £249 and is available in the UK now.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...omebook/031115
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June 5th, 2013, 01:45 Posted By: wraggster
The modern-day remake of NES classic DuckTales is now also officially coming to PC.
 Having only previously been outed for Xbox Live Arcade, PS3 and Wii U, Capcom announced DuckTales Remastered for PC today, confirming its release via Steam, Origin, Green Man Gaming and other PC digital outlets.DuckTales Remastered is in development at WayForward (Mighty Switch Force, Shantae, A Boy And His Blob) and released as a digital download in 'Summer'.
Capcom says the PC version "should launch within or around same window as the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U versions," and will be comparatively priced at $14.99.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...or-pc-release/
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June 5th, 2013, 01:37 Posted By: wraggster
ASUS cannot get enough of Computex, and today its PC gaming arm is rolling out some high powered new kit. This is the Poseidon Formula 1, housing the apex of ROG's gaming hardware know-how and brandishing its new Poseidon GTX 700 series GPU. It pairs NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 700 graphics series with a hybrid cooling system, with ASUS' CoolTech combing blower and axial fans into one design, forcing air over the heatsink in multiple directions. Augmenting this is a liquid cooling system that ROG promises can reduce operating temperatures by up to 31 degrees Celsius, likely ensuring some impressive overclocking feats. The system is built upon ROG's new Maximus VI motherboard that packs even more thermal cooling assistance, as well as the company's SupremeFX audio card which will give gamers 120dB headphone output with a 600 Ohm headphone amplifier to improve volume and clarity. If that didn't quite satisfy your thirst for specs, check out the slide show below and the press release after the break.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/04/a...hine-poseidon/
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June 5th, 2013, 01:34 Posted By: wraggster
Razer teased us when it unveiled the 14-inch Blade last week: a rare blend of portability with gaming performance, and we couldn't even put money down? Well, we can at least do that now. The smaller of the two Blades is now up for pre-order, with prices ranging from $1,800 to $2,300 depending on the SSD capacity. Whatever the storage level, players are getting the same 14-inch 1,600 x 900 display, quad-core 2.2GHz Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM and GeForce GTX 765M graphics. Any fresh orders should ship within two to three weeks, which fits just inside of Razer's promised launch schedule -- and just ahead of our summer vacations.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/04/r...for-pre-order/
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June 5th, 2013, 01:04 Posted By: wraggster
World of Tanks developer Wargaming has launched a new free-to-play strategy called “free-to-win”.
The idea is that games such as World of Tanks – and its other upcoming titles – will not allow gamers to pay for an in-game advantage. Revenue will instead be generated from the sale of “non-advantageous content” such as premium vehicles and personalisation options.
The endgame here is to elevate the publisher’s titles in the lucrative world of eSports.
“The player community is very sensitive to changes, especially when they concern a monetisation system,” Wargaming’s VP of publishing Andrei Yarantsau toldGamasutra. “That's why we fully focus test any changes we plan to make and introduce only those new features that receive positive feedback.
“Free-to-play games have the challenge of being sometimes viewed as low quality, and we want World of Tanks to serve as proof that a quality and balanced free-to-play game is possible. However, breaking down deeply-rooted stereotypes is no easy task.
“This isn't just about the game economics of World of Tanks, either. We aim to completely overhaul the free-to-play concept that exists as a whole in the gaming community by getting rid of the idea of ‘pay-to-win’, ultimately helping lead what we consider the roll-out of ‘version 2.0’ of free-to-play gaming.”
The company believes that this fairer treatment of players will in turn bring about an increase in profits
“The classic free-to-play model, particularly in regards to pay-to-win elements, follows one simple tenet – the more you pay, the greater your advantage over other players,” Yarantsau added. “It results in huge payments from a small number of users (the so-called ‘whales’) and increases a game's average ARPU [average revenue per user] and ARPPU [average revenue per paying user] numbers.
“Top-payers end up never losing, while those who pay less or don't pay grow dissatisfied with the game. Eventually, many leave entirely and the overall player base shrinks.”
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/warga...to-win/0116539
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June 5th, 2013, 00:46 Posted By: wraggster
 Relic Entertainment has launched an open beta for its upcoming war RTS Company of Heroes 2 on Steam. It will last from today until June 18.The beta is free for all, and features six maps that can be played in either co-op or competitive multiplayer modes. The beta will feature the first 45 levels of character progression.If players participate in the beta and purchase the full game within 60 days of release, their progress will carry over.
http://www.edge-online.com/news/comp...-has-launched/
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