First Phenom With B3 Stepping The new Phenom CPUs with the bug-free B3 stepping will soon be available. What a sobering year it's been for AMD. Its ray of hope, the Phenom processor with its four CPU cores, dynamic speed and power management and shared L3 cache, was not only released far too l...

Ray Tracing To Debut In DirectX 11 on Tech ARP is a report that turns out to be an April Fool, as it comes from Malaysia, where it is April 1, Year of the Rat already. Apologies for having perpetuated this techie prank. ...

The Battlefield Heroes Q&A on Gamasutra mentioned the other day includes a tidbit about the upcoming free installment in the Battlefield series we overlooked at the time (thanks FiringSquad). In what may be a case of getting what you pay for, producer Ben Cousins revealed the game wil...

How to deal Damage. <3 Written by: Del I have seen 90% of time people in FlyFF just adding stats because they are told how it would be best for them, without them even realizing what they are doing.. Or even why is Dexterity (DEX) important for damage, 'liek omg, why do we need dex when we ca...

This Gamasutra article, also from Microsoft's Gamefest 2008 developer conference in Seattle has word that DirectX 11 has been announced, though no specific release date is specified. Unsurprisingly, this will be for Windows Vista and "future versions of Windows," but not Windows XP...

Blizzard Entertainment announces an exclusive World of Warcraft mount that can be earned via their Recruit-A-Friend program (thanks IncGamers). Complete details on the program can be found in the Recruit-A-Friend FAQ, and here's the summary from their website:With the new Recruit-A-Frien...

Massgate.net has word that the Massive crew will be online today for some combat on custom maps in World in Conflict: Play custom maps with the Massive crew on the Custom Map Servers on Saturday August 16 at 17:00 GMT! Make sure you have all the maps needed to be able to enter the servers. R...

MTV Multiplayer has a reaction from Mythic's Mark Jacobs to a comment by Activision's Bobby Kotick (story) later echoed by Monumental Games boss Rik Alexander (story) that it would take $1 billion to make an MMORPG to compete with World of Warcraft. Jacobs says that "maybe only $1...

Gamestop's Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Preorder Page offers a cross gaming bonus of an exclusive Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning item called Korssar’s Helm, magical Kislevite helmet that can magically transform the wearer into a ferocious bear. The Red Alert 3 Premier Edition Pr...

NCsoft announces the formation of NC West a wholly-owned subsidiary focused on western regions including the US and Europe "with a dedicated focus towards becoming the world’s premier western publisher of MMOs." NC West will be headquartered in Seattle, WA, and will unify existing ...

THQ Inc. and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. announce development of WWE SmackDown vs. RAW (working title) for Windows, the first PC installment in this wrestling series. The game is slated for release in 2010 (the year we make contact), and here's the game's official description: "WWE SmackDown vs...

Steam is now offering a pre-purchase bonus for Empire: Total War, offering those who buy the next installment in Creative Assembly's large-scale real-time strategy series in advance of its release can receive a free copy of the Rome: Total War Gold Edition, which can be downloaded and played...

For a limited time, purchase any BFG Geforce GTX 200 series graphics card and receive a free full copy of Far Cry 2, a free full copy of 3DMark Vantage Advanced Edition and a BFG branded mini super bright LED torch. For many consumers, the choice between which new graphics card to purchase often co...

It is nothing new when large entities are a target for something – it happens nearly every day and everyone wants a piece of the pie. According to a recently motivated class-action suit, Dell allegedly unfairly targeted women and employees over the age of 40 in recent layoffs. The suit, launched...

Been looking for a good Mini-ITX solution for a project? Home Theatre PC? Zotac has packed Nvidia power onto one of its new Mini-ITX boards, along with semi-built in Wi-Fi. The Zotac nForce 630i-ITX WiFi is part of the company’s expansion on their Mini-ITX lineup. Featuring GeForce 7100 graphics ...

I’m at the Synergy Seminar/Workshop by HP and Intel discussing trends and roadmaps for green energy, power efficiency and environmental innovations implemented by both IT companies. It’s a 3-day event held here at the Amorita Resort, Panglao Island, Bohol — the 11th year the...

Adding to its successful XPS line of gaming desktops, Dell introduces its new XPS 730x gaming system to the line-up. The new ‘x’ denotes the cross over from Core 2 to Intel’s new Core i7 platform along with Intel’s new X58 chipset. The new XPS 730x system will be available with all three In...