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  • Duke Nukem Forever Delayed again to June

    Sad news today for fans who were eagerly waiting to get their hands dirty playing with the bubble gum chewing Hero Duke Nukem as Gearbox Software pushed back the game to June.

    In an official statement by Gearbox Software honcho Randy Pitchford, he said.

    “I’ve been thinking of these lyrics from the great country song, ‘He’s The Duke’ – ‘He told us if we waited we could Come Get Some, but I never knew Forever was going to be so long.’ If you’re like me, June cannot come quickly enough.”

    The release date was changed from May 3 (May 6 for outside the U.S.) to June 14 for the States and June 10 (for the international release).

    Delayed numerous times, Duke Nukem has been in development since 1997. Gearbox Software took over development duties from the title’s creator, 3D Realms, in 2009.

    Source: Kotaku

  • Sixty-Year Old Technology Could Change the Face of Gaming

    Back in the 1950s, researchers started playing around with a technology that would allow them to store data in a form of memory that had no moving parts. While the new tech was destined to be faster and more reliable than the giant discs used in today’s popular hard drives, it was also more expensive.

    Now, 60 years later, the price and performance of solid-state drives are beginning to show signs of hitting mainstream popularity.

    A high-end computer using the spinning disc of a hard drive to store a game’s content is slowed down by its inability to get that information quickly. This slow down means that games take longer to load, levels in games need to be smaller to reduce lag, and transitions through areas can start to visually chug.

    Imagine, a wide-open game like Grand Theft Auto on an SSD. The worlds could be bigger, the way they look more detailed.

    “New kinds of games are going to be possible because of this. When you are not limited by (a hard drive) imagine what a company like Rockstar could do with their open world stuff?

    Source: Kotaku

  • PSP GO Back To $200, We Wonder Why?

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    We previously reported the PSP GO’s $50 price drop which knocked it down to a very competitive $150 just $20 more than the PSP 3000 which also got a price drop a few weeks ago. We knew the news was too good to be true and it seems it was, Sony’s official website is now displaying the old $199.99 price tag again. There’s no evidence left at all that there was ever a price drop. So if you’re planning to buy a PSP in the future then the PSP 3000 at a meager price of $130 is a no-brainer right now, and don’t forget to buy some good ol’ UMDs while you’re there.

    Image Courtesy: Engadget.com

    Source: Sony

  • Olivetti To Launch The OliPad Tablet

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    Olivetti is primarily a type writer company but is trying to diversify in this tech savvy world. The OliPad features some pretty bad ass hardware like; a 10-inch screen with 1024 x 600 resolution , 3G, Wi-Fi, Nvidia Tegra 2, 16gb SSD NAND flash memory, HDMI, USB, 1.3 Megapixel camera, and running on Android 2.2.2 which kept us wondering since we expected it to run on Android 3.0 Honeycomb like the Motorola Xoom. The company would also be launching an application warehouse it’s description quoted from Olivetti themselves is as follows: “a virtual storehouse of configurable and customizable software applications designed by Olivetti specifically for business and government.” The OliPad would go on sale this Monday for €399.

    Source: Olivetti

  • More Leaked Battlefield 3 Footage Is here

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    Some more footage of Battlefield 3 hit the internet recently. This footage seems to have been showed behind closed doors at GDC and developers DICE are trying to remove it from Youtube so be sure to check it out quickly after the break. Battlefield 3 is a War based FPS games to be released in 3rd quarter of 2011 for the PS3, Xbox360 and PC.

  • Angry Birds Now Coming To Facebook!

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    Rovio the makers of Angry Birds just announced that the popular puzzle game is coming to Facebook. CEO Mikael head also said that the Facebook version features “completely new aspects to it that just haven’t been experienced in any other platform.” Looks like Zynga’s days are limited as the most popular app game is just about to crush the competition. Angry birds has been downloaded more than 30 million times on Android and a lot more on iOS. The game is currently available on PSP, PS3, PC, Android and iOS, And is soon to be available on Xbox360 and Wii.

    Source: Angry Birds’ Facebook

  • NFS: Shift 2 Unleashed

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    NFS: Shift 2 Unleashed is the next addition to the universally acclaimed racing simulation Need For Speed. The original NFS: Shift was released in September 2009 and it was a huge success which recorded sales of more than five million copies globally. SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED features an all-new rendering engine with a massive graphics presentation that puts the player in the heart of wild racing action. With the addition of a unique helmet camera view the feeling of driving the car at 200Mph is even more realistic. The SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED also incorporates the next generation of Need For Speed Autolog – the groundbreaking network that connects you with the Need For Speed World for head-to-head races and compares the player stats for the ultimate social ranking of your racer.

    Developed by the award winning Slightly Mad Studios,The Shift 2 Unleashed will be available for the Xbox 360, the Sony Playstation 3 and the personal Computer.

    “The Race Will Be Fierce, Are You Ready?”

  • New Battlefield 3 Screenshots Are Mindblowing

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    Two new direct feed screenshots just popped up over the internet which we expected to be revealed at Game Developers Conference or GDC which is still going on in San Francisco.

    The first is a full HD gameplay screenshot which we also saw during the trailer while the second one demonstrates the Frostbite 2 engine’s capabilities. Check them both out after the break.

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  • iPad 2 (or something) shows up in China

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    Not even the source of these images is absolutely certain that the device in his possession is a recognized iPad 2, but we can’t very well leave you spending your entire day anticipating that Apple has launched its new tablet. The above designed tablet has been procured over in China and seems to tally closely with rumor we’ve been hearing about this hardware refresh — kind of a slimmer profile, an almost entirely flat back, big speaker, and rear- and front-facing cameras. We’ve looked into the digits on the back of the tablet and the model number is one for the original Apple TV while the FCC ID is for a WiFi-only iPad, but those could be mere placeholders on this mockup and not a real working tablet. The SIM card slot looks to have been repositioned to a slot that was once expected to be an SD card reader. Other area’s of interest here include the 3G antenna, whose white cover is expected to be black on final units, and the sloped power button and headphone jack, bringing those “jumbo iPod touch” jokes to mind. So reality or something else do you find in the design? Take a look at some more snaps after the break:

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  • ASUS Has Leaked Specifications For The AMD Bulldozer (Zambezi-FX)

    Only a month’s left to the the long rumored release of the AMD Bulldozer (Zamberzi-FX) based on the AM3+ platform. Today ASUS one of the leaders in computer hardware leaked the specifications of the FX series processors through its “AM3+ Motherboards BIOS Evaluation” Chart above.

    The processors and their specifications are as follows:

    AMD FX-8130P – 8 Core, 3.8Ghz, Max T.C 4.2Ghz, 125W (320$)
    AMD FX-8110 – 8 Core, 3.6Ghz, Max T.C 4.0Ghz, 95W (290$)
    AMD FX-6110 – 6 Core, Unknown, Max T.C Unknown, 95W (240$)
    AMD FX-4110 – 4 Core, Unknown, Max T.C Unknown, 95W (190$)

    Let’s see if these can match Intel’s Core i3, i5 and i7 series.