In the News #1

By kelaidis, Posted 01 Aug 2009

Heres a few news articles that popped up on my radar during the week, enjoy!

 

Dark Void

 

Dark Void, originally expected to be released September of 2009 has been delayed for release in March of 2010, Capcom announced. The reason? "To avoid competition with releases of major titles of other companies", says Capcom.

 

Near 50 million for Wii Sports

 

An earnings statement released by Nintendo showed four of their products reach the 1 million units sold milestone. Wii Sports sold 1.91 million units during April and July, brining up its grand total to a whopping 47.62 millions units sold.

 

Sony's PS3 prodution costs dropping

 

SEO of Sony, Nobuyuki Oneda said during a conference call production costs for the PlayStation 3 has dropped by roughly 70 percent since its launch. Although Sony doesn't reveal the exact PS3 production cost.  Estimates put the current production cost for one unit around $240, down from the original $800.

 

Windows 7 Ultimate cracked

 

With the aid of a leaked OEM DVD ISO from Lenovo, Windows 7 has been cracked. The leaked ISO was posted on a Chinese forum, allowing hackers to retrieve the OEM-SLP and certificate for Windows 7 Ultimate.

 

8.6 Million US sales for World of Warcraft

 

Since its launch in 2004 World of Warcraft and its two expansion packs have sold over 8.6 million units in the US alone.

 

Acer Predator gaming desktop updated

 

Acer has revealed updates for its gaming desktop known as the Predator. The system will still have the same orange look but with some increased performance under the hood.

 

That updated system will use a Intel Core i7 950 (3.06GHz), 6 GB of DDR3 RAM and a pair of Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 graphics cards.  Expected cost comes around $2,700.

 

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  • Thanks for the share kelaidis :)

    Posted Aug 01, 2009
  • Thanks for the news kelaidis.Smile

    Posted Aug 01, 2009
  • I know a few of them already but it's great to see that you like to keep us informed, thanks!

    Posted Aug 01, 2009
  • I didn't know about Dark Void. Is this going to be a strategy game? And, that Acer Predator looks quite the beast :o

    Posted Aug 01, 2009
  • @ Tanya: I'm not sure, sorry

    Posted Aug 01, 2009
  • Nintendo was very smart including Wii Sports in with the Wii.  Very fun game.

    Posted Aug 02, 2009
  • avatar RON

    I don't understand how the production cost can go down to 70%! What will happen to its quality then?

    Posted Aug 02, 2009
  • @ RON: The quality stays the same. Parts like the Blu-ray drive and hard drives have become so much cheaper and the fact that its no longer compatible.

    Posted Aug 02, 2009
  • avatar RON

    Not cheap enough to go down 70%!

    Posted Aug 03, 2009
  • @ Ron


    Internal Bluray player for PC just a year ago was almost $199 and now you can buy it for as little as $50. I am not giving you any other example but think about if they could save this amount of money its should be possible for them to cut down the price. and i think they also come up with new design for cell processor that might do the trick as well.

    Posted Aug 07, 2009
  • avatar RON

    I see. Thanks for the info :)

    Posted Aug 16, 2009

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