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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a video game that is based on the fifth instalment of the popular Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling and the film of the same name, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PSP, Nintendo DS, Wii, Game Boy Advance and Mac OS X. It was released in 2007 on 25 June in the U.S., 28 June in Australia and 29 June in the UK and Europe for PlayStation 3, PSP, PlayStation 2, Windows and the 3rd of July for most other platforms.

AMD Catalyst™ 11.10 Version 3 Preview Driver

AMD Catalyst™ 11.10 Version 3 Preview Driver Features:

  • Reduces random crashing and stability encountered when playing Rage on Windows® 7 32-bit edition
  • Reduces object / animation flickering and texture corruption encountered when playing Rage
  • Reduces stuttering seen on Dual CPU and Tri CPU core systems

AMD Fusion E-350 APU Platform Review

The AMD Fusion platform is the long-awaited result of the merger between CPU developer AMD and GPU developer ATI. The merger was originally announced and finalized back in mid-2006. Soon after that, the new AMD announced the Fusion program that would merge the CPU and GPU onto a single smaller die. Additionally, it would include at least 16 lanes for PCI Express connections, completely eliminating the need for a Northbridge.

Diablo III, RAGE, BF3 and Orcs Must Die! + Two Hardware Reviews, Five New Blogs & More

I missed getting a newsletter out a couple of weeks ago, so there is double the updates to cover. Bear with me, and I'll get through them fast.

Site & Community Updates

We have re-launched our Guild Wars guild. While many are looking to the release of Guild Wars 2 next year, we've decided to reform the guild with the current game. Request an invite now to join in the fun. Additionally, if you'd like to help support the WSGF, we've launched Cafe Press & Amazon Stores.

Cafe Press - Amazon.com - Amazon.ca - Amazon.co.uk

Discussion of HUDs at True PC Gaming

The fine folks over at True PC Gaming have posted an article about HUDs and immersiveness in modern gameplay. It's a great read, and is something I'd suggest checking out. We deal a lot with HUDs around here, with Eyefinity and Surround. Maybe the key to getting around those issues is simply to minimize the HUD itself...

RPG Your Way to the Gym

Who doesn't love a great RPG? Well thanks to Fitocracy it looks like you can RPG your way to good health. Play fitness? What? That's right, personal stats turned into game stats motivate (and leaderboards) you to turn flab into flat abs!

The site is still not open to the public, but you can request to join (and get lucky). Will you give it a try?

Sonic Generations Is Coming To The PC

On the 11th Sega officially announced that the upcoming release of Sonic Generations will be released on PC as well as the usual suspects, unless I'm mistaken this will make the first proper sonic game to appear on the PC since Sonic Heroes in 2004. There is however some bad news, if the first link is correct the resolution won't go above 1080p, that doesn't necessarily mean it can't be made to go beyond that (ini hack etc) but until the game comes out on the 4th of November we won't know for sure.