VIRGIN GAMING PARTNERS WITH UBISOFT, CHALLENGES GAMERS TO EXPERIENCE THE FUTURE OF WAR

TORONTO, CA, August 3, 2010

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“Ubisoft is one of the leading video game publishers  in the world and we are thrilled to offer our members the opportunity to compete in some of their best multiplayer console games,” said Rob Segal, CEO of Virgin Gaming. “Virgin Gaming is a unique convergence of social networking, video games and competitive gaming, and we are excited that Ubisoft shares our vision for the platform and its potential.”“Ubisoft is thrilled to be partnering with Virgin Gaming on its new venture. We have an exciting lineup of multiplayer titles this year that we believe will be a perfect fit for gamers to play and compete against each other in a tournament setting,” said Laurent Detoc, president of Ubisoft North America.Sir Richard Branson unveiled Virgin Gaming to an enthusiastic reception at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The overwhelmingly positive response helped Virgin Gaming to quickly take the industry by storm, being the first online platform for gamers of all skill levels to compete in some of the best games for the biggest prizes. In true Virgin style, Branson kicked things off with dramatic flair, announcing that Virgin Gaming would give away over $1 million in cash and prizes over its first 12 months.Ubisoft headlines a slate of industry partnerships with key publishers and retailers to be announced by Virgin Gaming in the coming months. Additional details on these partnerships will be announced soon.To experience Virgin Gaming firsthand and to learn why It Pays To Have Game™, please visit: http://virgingaming.com.

ATI Technologies ATI Radeon X850 XT PE 256 MB on eBay.ca (item 110578083352 end time 30-Aug-10 13:36:00 EDT)

ATI Technologies ATI Radeon X850 XT PE 256 MB on eBay.ca (item 110578083352 end time 30-Aug-10 13:36:00 EDT):

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     What is arguably the fastest graphics card in the world has landed in the secret underground testing facility known as ClubOC Labs... Okay, the secret lab is nothing more than a cluttered garage, but we really do have an ATi Radeon X850XT Platinum Edition graphics card! As if the X800XT wasn't enough, ATi decided to do some tweaking here and there, increase the clock speed, and slap a monster cooling system on the card. The result...the X850XTPE. While this is by no means a budget card, it is the ultimate video card that you've been dreaming about ever since you installed Doom 3 and watched in horror as your outdated video card and computer become a slide show projector. Money may not be able to buy you love, but it sure can buy you the best computer hardware available... Let's take a look at the X850XTPE and see why this card costs twice as much as second best.

Overview & Features by ATi

The RADEON® X850 series is the most extreme gaming graphics card technology ever created by ATI, with up to 16 pipelines, the fastest frame rates and ATI's industry-leading 3D image enhancement technology. The RADEON® X850 series delivers further on the promise of High-Definition Gaming.
Introducing the Most Advanced Gaming Card
The RADEON® X850 series advances High-Definition Gaming with blockbuster features, including SMARTSHADER™ HD, ATI's highly advanced pixel shader engine. With up to 16 parallel pixel pipelines and up to 43 billion shader operations per second, the RADEON® X850 series delivers the power serious gamers need. SMOOTHVISION™ HD combines advanced texture filtering with ATI's revolutionary 3Dc™ image enhancement technology to deliver brilliant image quality without compromising performance. 3Dc™ has quickly become an industry standard for supporting complex, high-definition visual effects in real time.
HYPER Z™ HD, ATI's intelligent data compression technology, enables the RADEON® X850 series to optimize available memory bandwidth for ultra-high resolution 3D gaming and ultra-fast performance. The result is the most extreme gaming experience ever, making this the ultimate graphics card for serious gamers.
Tomorrow's Video Experience Today
With VIDEOSHADER™ HD, the RADEON® X850 series delivers a futuristic multimedia experience for Internet streaming video and DVD playback. The RADEON® X850 offers advanced hardware acceleration of video for reduced CPU utilization which increases overall system performance. Comprehensive support for industry-standard video formats, such as MPEG1/2/4, Real Media, DivX and WMV9 is also included. ATI's FULLSTREAM™ video processing technology further sharpens streaming video playback image quality.
The Solution for Extreme Gaming
With its sophisticated board design, the RADEON® X850 series is the ultimate technology for today's newest and most demanding games. Power throttling technology together with the complex fan control system vastly improves overall stability and performance.
The RADEON® X850 series also features ATI's incredible display architecture, now with dual-DVI support. With output to HDTV capability, big screen multimedia and gaming is now larger and sharper than ever before. Users can simultaneously view on analog and digital monitors, including TV or HDTV, for the ultimate gaming, multimedia and applications multitasking experience.
Ultimate Performance and Stability
The RADEON® X850 series features ATI's all-new CATALYST™ Control Center, the award-winning application that is revolutionizing how users interact with their graphics software. CATALYST™ Control Center delivers the industry's most stable 3D acceleration control software, providing exceptional graphics performance and breathtaking visual quality, while giving users complete command of their graphics processing unit.
Technology Features

SMARTSHADER™	HD
SMOOTHVISION™	HD
FULLSTREAM™	Real, DivX
Adaptive De-Interlace	VIDEOSHADER™ HD
HYDRAVISION™	Yes
Hardware MPEG Encode Assist	Yes

Specifications

Bus Type	PCI Express x16
Memory Amount (MB)	256
Memory Type	GDDR3
Memory Interface	256-bit
Memory Clock Speed (MHz)	590
Engine Clock Speed (MHz)	540
Pipelines	16
Pixel Fillrate	8.6 Gpixels
Geometry Rate	540 MTriangles

Display Support

VGA	Yes
DVI	Yes
Dual Monitor Display	Dual DVI-I
YPrPb Out for HDTV	Yes
S-Video Out	Yes
Composite Out	Yes

Multimedia Support

S-Video In	Yes
Composite In	Yes
TV Tuner	No
FM Tuner	No
DTV Tuner	No
Remote Control Included	No
EAZYLOOK	Yes
Audio Out	No
S/PDIF Out	No

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Assassin's Creed

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Assassin's Creed Have you been keeping up with all the Assassin's Creed Brotherhood news coming out of GamesCom? If not, we've got some links to help you get caught up 

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Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Collector's Edition - with Bonus!

Ubisoft has revealed the details of the upcoming $99.99 collector's edition package for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. Make some room in your house -- it's packed with stuff.

In addition to the game, you'll get two exclusive in-game single player maps (the "Aqueduct" and "Trajan Market"), a physical copy of a map of the game's Rome, along with the requisite art book. Additionally, you'll get a bonus disc which details the making of the title, includes a sneak peek at the upcoming Assassin's Creed comic book, as well as the game's soundtrack.

But if you're looking for something to prop up on your shelf, you might be interested in the collectible "Jack-in-the-Box" that comes with the package. GameStop will be getting the Harlequin exclusively; other retailers will have The Doctor "Jack-in-the-Box" packed in. GameStop pre-order customers, as previously noted, will also receive a code to download the exclusive Harlequin multiplayer skin.

ASUS cooperates with the World’s no1 World of Warcraft Guild Paragon

2010/08/03

Live stream from Assembly - ASUS cooperates with the World’s no1 World of Warcraft Guild Paragon


Paragon to Show the Latest Publicly Available Content and the Latest Cataclysm Beta Content Live in ASUS booth – August 5 to 8th



There is no doubt that the most popular feature among today’s games is the everlasting massively multiplayer online role playing game dubbed World of Warcraft. ASUS has invited the full guild of Paragon to be able to bring the attendees of Assembly the best possible World of Warcraft experience, live at Assembly Summer 2010.


4 guild members will be raiding directly from ASUS booth. There you will be able to follow the raids perfectly on secondary screens and a big screen. The other part of the Guild will be located at G1+G2 in the normal LAN area.


The main publicly available content consists of 10 and 25-man raids in Ice Crown Citadel and Ruby Sanctum. But maybe the most intriguing content is the not yet available content from the upcoming Cataclysm expansion. If you are a World of Warcraft fan and player, then this is something you do not want to miss. There will also be opportunities to interact with the Paragon members and ask them for tips and hints. Why not find out first hand from the world’s best the perfect rotation for the ultimate warlock dps or the best gold farming method.

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