by Rainier on March 25, 2009 @ 3:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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AMD and Intel announced the availability of GPU PerfStudio 2.0, a free, platform-agnostic, next-gen graphics application development tool for game developers, obtainable through a closed beta program.
by Rainier on Feb. 18, 2009 @ 9:48 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Epic Games announced the winners of the second phase in the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest, a competition that rewards aspiring game developers for making exceptional game modifications (mods) for Unreal Tournament 3.
by Rainier on Dec. 8, 2008 @ 2:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Far Cry 2 immerses players in an entirely new kind of gaming experience, where players will discover a true open world gameplay set in one of the most beautiful environments in the world, Africa, brought to life by high-definition next-gen technology. These two bonus missions (the Morrocan and the American) extend the game's length by a whole 3 hours.
by Rainier on Oct. 14, 2008 @ 6:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The ESA praised Congress for passing and the President for signing into law the “Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008," which will enhance the ability of U.S. law enforcement to address serious intellectual property crimes and prosecute international violations.
by Rainier on Oct. 1, 2008 @ 9:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Technology Strategy Board has awarded Emote Games almost 600k pounds of funding towards a 1.3 million pound artificial intelligence project, to help support the development of vastly improved AI controlled social agents that exist within social networks.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 9:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Epic Games announced the winners of the first phase in the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest, a competition that rewards aspiring game developers for making exceptional game modifications (mods) for Unreal Tournament 3.
by Rainier on Sept. 15, 2008 @ 6:37 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Epic announced Phase 1 finalists for the Best Weapon category in its $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2008 @ 12:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Epic announced Phase 1 finalists for the Best Game Type, Best Tool and Best Use of Physics category in its $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest.
by Rainier on Sept. 12, 2008 @ 12:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Relive the eighties with Intellivision Lives! Play more than 60 classic Intellivision games all in one package. In Destroy All Humans! you are Crypto, an alien warrior sent to Earth to clear the way for the Furon invasion force. Your mission is to infiltrate humanity, control them, harvest their brain stems, and ultimately destroy them. Both titles will be available through Xbox Live on Sept. 15th, 2008 for 1200 Microsoft Points.
by Rainier on Sept. 10, 2008 @ 1:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Epic announced Phase 1 finalists for the Best Character/Customization Pack and Best Mutator category in its $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest.
by Rainier on Sept. 6, 2008 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Epic announced Phase 1 finalists for the Best Vehicle CTF Level category in its $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest.
by Rainier on Sept. 5, 2008 @ 1:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Epic announced Phase 1 finalists for the Best Warfare and Best CTF mods category in its $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest.
by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 2:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Epic announced Phase 1 finalists for the Best Deathmatch Level category in its $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest.
by Rainier on Feb. 20, 2008 @ 11:09 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Offset Software's Sam McGrath revealed today that the developer, currently working on its first person shooter codenamed Project Offset, has been acquired by Intel.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2007 @ 5:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The
TimesOnline reveals that the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the surveillance arm of the intelligence services doing signal intelligence and information assurance, is currently looking into ways to recruit gamers. One of the methods is through in-game ads in Splinter Cell: Double Agent, hoping to attract computer-savvy, technologically able, quick thinking people.
by Judy on Sept. 14, 2007 @ 4:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Intel has signed an agreement to acquire Havok, creators of the Havok physics engine, which is used in many popular video games (Bioshock, Stranglehold, Halo 2, Half-Life 2) and movies (The Matrix, Troy). Havok will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel but continue to operate as an independent business entity.
by Tim McCullough on July 15, 2007 @ 8:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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PQ2 will help players calculate their intelligence by using the PQ scoring system based on the number of moves and the speed with which they complete more than 250 puzzles.
by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 8:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Intel showed off a research project into
anti-cheat technology during its Research@Intel Day at Intel headquarters. The idea is that Intel and the PC gaming industry would build technology into gaming rigs that could detect when common cheats, such as aimbots or wall hacks, are used in an online gaming session, and notify the server's admin.
by Rainier on April 9, 2007 @ 10:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Intel advanced its enthusiast-level quad-core processor family with the introduction of the Intel Core 2 Extreme processor QX6800. Running at 2.93 GHz, the Intel Core 2 Extreme processor QX6800 is ideal for those gamers, digital design professionals and enthusiasts who crave the highest performing computers they can get their hands on.
by Rainier on March 12, 2007 @ 4:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rogue Warrior is a story-driven tactical FPS putting you in the boots of a Navy SEAL who leads a team behind enemy lines in North Korea on a covert mission to assess the threat posed by the country's nuclear arsenal. Bethesda announced that it has signed Kynogon's Kynapse AI technology to power Rogue Warrior.
by Rainier on March 6, 2007 @ 5:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Practical Intelligence Quotient is back with more mind bending puzzles and features than before as D3Publisher of America announced that PQ2: Practical Intelligence Quotient will be available exclusively for the PSP.
by Rainier on Oct. 12, 2006 @ 5:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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According to
News.com, Intel is facing a lawsuit filed by once upon a time chip maker Transmeta, claiming Intel is using patented technology in its Pentium, and most recent Core 2 Duo processors. Transmeta had a new line of Crusoe CPUs in 2000 that used specific power efficiency methods, and although the chips never sold well, Intel seems to have been more than inspired by the technology. Transmeta confirmed AMD licenses some of its technology, and it currently has no plans for other lawsuits.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2006 @ 6:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nvidia shares skyrocketed more than 8 percent Wednesday on rumors that Intel might be out to purchase the graphics chipmaker. Investors are speculating an official statement might follow shortly, while others say the deal would be too expensive, and not be as interesting as the recent ATi/AMD merger, as Intel has its own gfx chips.
by Rainier on July 17, 2006 @ 11:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In an effort to stop its slipping market share and become more competitive, Intel announced today that it will be
cutting 1,000 manager jobs worldwide. Since 2005 Intel has steadily lost ground to its rival Advance Micro Devices, and Chief Executive Paul Otellini stated : "This step is important because it addresses a key problem we've found in our efficiency analysis: slow and ineffective decision-making, resulting, in part, from too many management layers."
by Rainier on April 5, 2006 @ 7:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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On Wednesday Apple unveiled new software that allows Intel-based Macs to run Microsoft's Windows XP software. The computer maker said its new "Boot Camp" software is available as a download beginning Wednesday. It allows users with a Windows XP installation disc to install Microsoft's OS on an Intel-based Mac computer.