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Big Download’s News Bits & Bytes – July 27

Wed, Jul 28, 2010

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Things in StarCraft II land have calmed down a bit but there’s still some excitement in the air about the game and about other Computer game developments:

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Apple Launching Its Most Powerful Mac Ever in August

Wed, Jul 28, 2010

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Apple has announced that a new range of Mac Pro workstations with up to 12 processing cores and up to 50 percent greater performance than the previous generation is scheduled to arrive this August, in a move that will finalize the company’s plans of upgrading the desktop line of Macs for 2010.

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One Hour With: Starcraft II

Wed, Jul 28, 2010

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Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty might just be the biggest launch of the year, which is significant for a lot of reasons: it’s the video game from Blizzard that is not World of Warcraft in quite a long time; it’s part of the niche genre of real time strategy; it will be huge despite only being released on the good old, dying Computer. And after a careful unboxing of the Colle… (more…)

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AMD announces Gaming Evolved PC gaming marketing program

Tue, Jul 27, 2010

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The Computer processor and graphics chip maker AMD is in a bit of a pickle. It makes processors that are second to Intel in terms of market share and while its ATI division has been making progress on its biggest rival Nvidia in terms of performance Nvidia’s graphic chips are still the market leader for Computer gaming. Now AMD has announced a new marketing program that’s aimed specifically at Computer gamers.

The marketing program is called Gaming Evolved and according to AMD’s web site, the program is all about one thing, “Gamers Come First”. The site adds, “We will listen carefully to gamers, create solutions and technologies that closely align to their wants and needs, and fulfill our “Gamers Come First!” mandate to the Computer gamers of the world.” The site also says AMD will listen to game developers as well, saying, “We will deliver the technical support and guidance needed to adopt new technologies like Direct X 11, and provide the indispensible business support that game developers need to help make their games a commercial success”.” Big Download plans to contact AMD to get more concrete info on what its new Gaming Evolved program will mean to the Computer games industry. (more…)

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E3 2010 Coverage – Machinima – Forza 3 Controller-less Gameplay Using Microsoft Kinect (Microsoft E3 Press Conference 2010)

Tue, Jul 27, 2010

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www.youtube.com Click here to watch Kinect Joy Ride Demo (Microsoft E3 Press Conference 2010)! Forza 3 Controller-less Gameplay Using Microsoft Kinect (Microsoft E3 Press Conference 2010) Unveiling and demo for controller-less driving in Forza Motorsport 3. – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - Follow Machinima on Twitter! Machinima twitter.com Inside Gaming twitter.com Machinima Respawn twitter.com Machinima Entertainment, Technology, Culture twitter.com FOR MORE MACHINIMA, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE SPORTS GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com TAGS: yt:quality=high Microsoft E3 Press Conference Xbox 360 Live creatures Microsoft Kinect Video Kinect Natal Project Natal motion tracking controller voice recognition software Bungie detects movement speech commands justin bieber Forza Motorsport 3 machinima video game videogame sony xbox360 xbox 360 playstation ps3 computer entertainment scea soe drive speed sports

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Foreigner, Tears for Fears and Marilyn Manson Confirmed for Rock Band 3

Tue, Jul 27, 2010

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Harmonix and MTV Games have announced new songs that players will be able to enjoy when Rock Band 3 comes out. The new tracks are unveiled after the two companies tested fans of the series over the course of the Comic Con get together, putting out clues that allowed them to guess which artists will be bringing their music to… (more…)

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Paris Hilton Denies Doing the Nazi Salute on Yacht

Tue, Jul 27, 2010

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This past month, Paris Hilton has been attracting a lot of media attention again and it’s not for the reasons one may assume she’d want coverage. After being detained by police for having marijuana on her person, Paris is again in the eye of the storm after a photo which seems to show her doing the Nazi salute has ended up online, a… (more…)

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Valve fixes issues that incorrectly banned some Modern Warfare 2 players

Tue, Jul 27, 2010

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For the past few days, a number of players on the Computer version of Modern Warfare 2 have been on a rampage on various message boards, complaining that Valve has banned them from playing online even though they didn’t do anything. For a little while it looked like Valve wasn’t going to do anything about it but tonight it seems Valve has found a fault in its VAC anti-cheat system.

Valve’s head man Gabe Newell has issued an email to those who were affected including one who posted his email on Steam’s forums. Newell states, “This was our mistake, and I apologize for any frustration or angst it may have caused you.” He then gave a rather technical explanation on why the inncorrect bans were made and then added, “We have reversed the ban, restoring your access to the game. In addition, we have given you a free copy of Left 4 Dead 2 to give as a gift on Steam, plus a free copy for yourself if you didn’t already own the game.” So apparently everything is cool. (more…)

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Ask.com Q&A Service Drops July 29th

Tue, Jul 27, 2010

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After preparing the ground for about a year, the new Q&A service from Ask.com is about to hit the web on July 29th, Business Insider reports. The grandfather of all Q&A services, Ask.com has slowly built its infrastructure, preparing resources and users for this moment right here, growing momentum and the industry experts’ curiosity.

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Feature: Starcraft History

Tue, Jul 27, 2010

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With Starcraft 2 literally just around the corner, it’s certainly important to understand just what has been going on in the Starcraft universe, from before the start of the first game until now. Thankfully, we’ve got you covered with an in-depth synopsis of the story. Even if you haven’t played through Starcraft, you will know exactly what ties into where as you delve into Jim Raynor’s story in Wings of Liberty.

Note: This article contains massive spoilers of the original game’s story.

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