Microsoft Responds to Street Fighter V Exclusivity
Street Fighter V was confirmed by Capcom over the weekend and in doing so revealed that the game will be exclusive to the PlayStation 4 and PC platforms. Microsoft Head of Xbox Phil Spencer addressed the exclusivity deal over the weekend tweeting "Business deals happen. We won't do all of them." He further added "When we have a 1st party franchise in a genre I'd rather invest in ours," referring to Killer Instinct, which is owned by Microsoft. Spencer rounded out his thoughts on exclusivity saying, "I'd love it if Xbox fans could play all the games, but business just makes some deals happen. It's all part of competition... I appreciate the competition, they do good work. I just focus on us and like you say I think that makes us better." Only time will tell if SF:V will make its way to the Xbox One, but until then gamers will have to make due with what choices are available to them or purchase multiple consoles.
Source: Ars Technica
Read More ...
Sony Hacked Again, PlayStation Network The Target
Sony was the victim of another hacking attack last night, targeted at the PlayStation Network, an occurrence that appears to be happening more frequently. Sony said it was "investigating the root cause for the issue," while the group known as Lizard Squad claimed responsibility posting to their Twitter account "PSN Login #offline #LizardSquad." Sony Pictures was the victim of a massive attack last week where hackers stole about 100TB of data including employee Social Security numbers, internal files, and multiple upcoming Sony movies. Hacktivist group Guardians of Peace claimed responsibility for the attack today in response to the upcoming movie The Interview and demanded that Sony stop "immediately showing the movie of terrorism which can break the regional peace and cause the War!"
Source: CNET
Read More ...
OCC's 2014 Christmas Contest Has Arrived!
Alright folks, it's December, which means OverclockersClub's Christmas Contest is under way! It is starting a bit later this year because our head honcho, Bosco, hasn't been feeling too great, but nevertheless our Christmas Contest has arrived. We have a ton of great prizes to give away this year, with cases, memory, solid state drives, flash drives, CPU coolers, fans, and oh so much more to give out. Prizes from Thermaltake, Kingston, BitFenix, OCZ, DimasTech, Corsair, REEVEN, Tesoro, be quiet!, Phanteks, XTracGear, and Patriot are all up for grabs, and we're even throwing in some games from yours truly.
All you need to do to enter is send an email to contest@overclockersclub.com (subject of "OCC 2014 Christmas Contest") with your user name; full system specifications; and full contact information, which includes your name, mailing address, and phone number. Your email must have all those elements to it or else you'll be disqualified, so be sure everything is correct before hitting send. The contest is open worldwide and to everyone, including OCC staff.
The OCC 2014 Christmas Contest runs until December 31, so be sure to get your entries in by then! Good luck to everyone who enters, and a very happy holidays from all of us at OCC.
Read More ...
LG Forms Division Dedicated to OLED Technology
LG Display has revealed that it has gathered all of its OLED related departments and placed them under a new division that is entirely dedicated to commercializing OLED technology. The new division, which will handle all OLED related projects for LG to include the management of OLED buying clients, will be headed by Yeo Sang-deog, the CTO for LG. According to LG, the company plans to quadruple its OLED panel production during this month in order to help bring down the cost of OLED televisions, a task that will certainly make full use of the new division. LG is also working on technologies to minimize burn-in effects that seem to plague OLED panels used outside of commercialized products.
Source: CNET
Read More ...
20 Year Anniversary PS4 Sells for $20,100
It was recently revealed that Sony was selling a limited edition of the PlayStation 4 video game console to commemorate the 20 year anniversary of the original PlayStation. The limited edition of the console, dubbed the PlayStation 4 20th Anniversary Edition, managed to fetch an amazing $20,100 on eBay over the weekend following 34 bids. Another seller was able to sell their limited edition version of the PlayStation 4 for $15,100 after 106 bids were placed for the console. Although Sony released the PlayStation 4 20th Anniversary Edition for $499, consumers are purchasing the console for amazingly high amounts because the 12,300 units originally produced sold out quickly during preorders.
Source: CNET
Read More ...
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Delayed 12 Weeks
At the recent Game Awards 2014 show, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was named as the Most Anticipated Game. It looks like that anticipation is going to have to hold out a bit longer as the Board of CD PROJEKT SA has released an open letter announcing a 12 week delay.
The letter explains that there are still details to be corrected and even with everyone "working at full speed," they must shift the release date to May 19, 2015. The letter also states that this will be the studio's most important release in its history and that they want it to be "one of the best RPGs you will ever play." It goes on to say "we apologize and ask for your trust." This is actually the second time the game has been delayed.
While it is disappointing that we have to wait even longer, at least this will give us more time to finish playing The Witcher and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, and any of the games we picked up in the recent Steam sale. You can read the full letter at the source link.
Source: TheWitcher.com
Read More ...
EK Releases Hybrid Water Cooling Solution for Gigabyte X99 Series Motherboards
EK Water Blocks, a premium liquid cooling gear manufacturer, has officially released a hybrid water cooling kit for Gigabyte X99 series motherboards, the EK-FB KIT GA X99 LE. This latest cooling solution from EK, which is marketed as value oriented, consists of a high flow water block that efficiently cools the power regulation modules as well as a passive heatsink that cools the Intel X99 southbridge. The base of the waterblock itself is made of nickel-plated electrolytic copper while acrylic glass material makes up the top of the block. Original motherboard backplates can be used and the EK-FB KIT GA X99 LE features screw-in standoffs already pre-installed.
The EK-FB KIT GA X99 LE is available immediately for purchase through the EKWaterBlocks Shop as well as the company’s Partner Reseller Network.
Source: TechPowerUp
Read More ...
Rewritable Paper Created
Even in this digital age, filled with displays, paper is still used with potentially 90% of all business information still being recorded on it. Typically this paper is discarded after one use, which makes some sense as you can only print on a page once, right? Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have created a rewriteable paper that could obviously reduce waste quite efficiently.
This new paper is made out of glass or plastic and contains a redox dye, a catalyst, and a thickening agent. Redox dyes are chemicals that are colored when oxidized, but when reduced, meaning they gain electrons, become transparent. Combined with the catalyst and thickening agent, it is possible to use ultraviolet light to cause this reduction, so the colored, opaque sheet will become transparent where the light reaches. By heating the paper to 115 ºC, the dyes are oxidized and return to their original coloring, removing what was printed on them. Considering laser printers can already heat paper up to 200 ºC, this erasing processing is quite feasible.
Currently the paper is only able to be rewritten 20 times before there is a significant loss in contrast or resolution and the printing will fade after three days. The researchers are working towards the paper surviving 100 cycles and extending the legibility beyond three days. They are also confident that it will be possible to print on the paper in multiple colors, though currently they have only worked with single colors.
Source: University of California, Riverside
Read More ...
The Final Episode of the Batman: Arkham Knight ACE Chemicals Infiltration Series Now Live
If you watched the first two videos in the ACE Chemicals Infiltration series of gameplay trailers for Batman: Arkham Knight, you've probably been eagerly awaiting the exciting conclusion. Prepare yourself for more brawling, more Batmobile action, and a sneak peak at the PS4-exclusive Scarecrow Nightmare Mission.
Source: Press Release
Read More ...
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round Coming to PC via Steam on February 17
Announced back in August for PS4, XBO, PS3, and 360, Dead or Alive 5 Last Round is now also coming to Windows PC via Steam. This will mark the first time the hit 3D fighting series makes its way to PC, unless you count Dead or Alive Online, which was canceled in 2011 while still in beta testing. Dead or Alive 5 Last Round adds two new playable characters to DoA5's original roster, for a total of 34 fighters.
Source: Twitter and Steam
Read More ...
Dragon Age: Inquisition Wins The Game Awards 2014 Game of the Year
The Game Awards 2014 took place yesterday, December 5, and if you happened to miss the live broadcast, you can watch a replay or simply check out the list of all the winners below. The nominees and winners were selected by a jury of 28 international media and must have been commercially released by November 25 to be eligible, except for Most Anticipated Game, which was voted by fans. If you're a PC gamer, many of the nominated titles are discounted on Steam up to 67% until December 8 at 10AM PST.
- Game of the Year: Dragon Age: Inquisition from BioWare/EA
- Developer of the Year: Nintendo
- Best Independent Game: Shovel Knight from Yacht Club Games
- Best Mobile/Handheld Game: Hearthstone from Blizzard
- Best Narrative: Valiant Hearts: The Great War by Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft
- Best Score/Soundtrack: Destiny from Marty O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson, & Paul McCartney
- Best Performance: Trey Parker as Various Voices, South Park: The Stick of Truth from Obsidian/Ubisoft
- Games For Change: Valiant Hearts: The Great War by Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft
- Best Remaster: Grand Theft Auto V from Rockstar Games
- Best Shooter: Far Cry 4 from Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
- Best Action/Adventure: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor from Monolith/WBIE
- Best Role Playing Game: Dragon Age: Inquisition from BioWare/EA
- Best Fighting Game: Super Smash Bros. Wii-U from Sora Ltd/Bandai-Namco Games/Nintendo
- Best Family Game: Mario Kart 8 from Nintendo EAD/Nintendo
- Best Sports/Racing Game: Mario Kart 8 from Nintendo EAD/Nintendo
- Best Online Experience: Destiny from Bungie/Activision
- Most Anticipated Game: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt from CD Projekt
Read More ...
Resident Evil Revelations 2 Gets Second Trailer as Vita Added to Platform List
Announced back in September for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Xbox 360, Resident Evil Revelations 2 is now also coming to PlayStation Vita. Along with that announcement, Capcom has released a brand new trailer for the game:
Source: Capcom Blog
Read More ...
Street Fighter V Coming Exclusively to PC and PS4 with Cross-Platform Play
You may have seen the leaked Announcement Trailer ahead of time, but Capcom made it official today – the next iteration of the venerable Street Fighter series is exclusive to PC and PlayStation 4. Not only that, but thanks to a strategic partnership between Sony and Capcom, Street Fighter V will feature cross-platform play for the first time ever. Yes, that means PC gamers and PS4 gamers can face off each other!
Source: Press Release and Capcom Blog
Read More ...
Grim Fandango Remaster Gets a Release Date
When it was announced that a Grim Fandango remaster was coming to PC and PS4 in July, Double Fine had yet to settle on a release date. The game has now been given a release date of January 27 on PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, and Vita consoles. In addition to the release date announcement, Double Fine revealed that a remaster of Day of the Tentacle is also on the way for PC and PS4. As someone that never got a chance to play these highly touted games when they were first released, I am very eager to get my hands on the remastered versions.
Read More ...
Available Tags:Microsoft , Sony , LG , PS4 , Gigabyte , Motherboards , via , Steam ,
No comments:
Post a Comment