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AMD 7000 Series Confirmed for Q1 2012

If the information is correct posted over at Lenzfire we may not have too much longer to wait until we see the next generation AMD 7000 series. It's looking to be capable of a 50% increase in performance power as compared to what we have now.

Wonder what kind of great things the next generation may bring to the table in not just terms of processing power but in features. Will they had advances in the multi-monitor eyefinity technology? Will profiles finally start to save your scaling preference? (joke but i'm serious lol)

FIFA 12

FIFA 12 (titled FIFA Soccer 12 in North America) is the nineteenth game in Electronic Arts' FIFA series of association football video games. It is being developed by EA Canada, and will be published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label.

Will Someone Please Get S-3D Right?

So, I'm excited about 3D gaming. I really am, I just wish someone could get it right. With three little kids the wife and I don't get out much, but last Christmas we finally made it out to see our first 3D movie (we saw two in fact). I was hooked. The effects in Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader were subtle and well done, and I felt the 3D effects in Tron Legacy really added to the experience.

In March, AMD came to visit and brought with them a PC set up for 3D gaming, based on their HD3D initiative and the Tri-Def DDD software. I had already played around with Stereoscopic 3D (S-3D) gaming a bit on my HDTV with my PS3 and a trial version of the Tri-Def software on my PC. In general I liked S-3D, but found it inconsistent and not on par with my movie going experience. The best titles were those on the PS3, which had been designed or updated by the original devs to support S-3D. I also found myself getting eye fatigue (and on occasion, bad headaches) from my play sessions. This was something I hadn't experienced in the movie theatre.

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Nvidia Releases GeForce 285.27 Beta Driver

New in Release 285.27:

Performance

Increases performance for GeForce 400 and 500-series GPUs in several PC games vs. v280.26 WHQL drivers. The following are some examples of improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

GeForce GTX 580 Performance Improvements

Up to 5% in Call Of Duty: Black Ops
Up to 7% in Civilization V with SLI
Up to 5% in Crysis 2 DX11 with SLI
Up to 7% in F1 2010 with SLI
Up to 5% in Lost Planet 2 with SLI
Up to 5% in Mafia 2 with SLI

Guild Wars Guild Relaunch

Based on the results of our recent poll regarding a WSGF MMO Guild, we are relaunching the Guild Wars Guild. Hopefully folks will jump in with the first game, so that we can get some play time in before Guild Wars 2 launches. We will also look into setting up a private WSGF Guild Wars 2 PVP server, when the sequel launches.

Windows 8 and Multi-Monitor: Wild Unfounded Speculation

News has been ricocheting around the pipes of the internet today with details of Microsoft's next desktop operating system: Windows 8. Or so you think! In fact, Microsoft are trying to push this as more than just for desktops this time around, as they try and expand the capabilities of their touch screen features to try and keep pace with a market saturated with glossy screens and thumb smudges.

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Red Orchestra 2 - A Step Back from Beta

Widescreen 16:10 users may be experiencing a Vert- (zoomed in) gameplay in this just released title. This Vert- behavior could be changed in the Beta to desirable Hor+ (horizontal component of the FOV expands, while the vertical component keeps exactly or roughtly the same) by increasing the FOV by 10 degrees to 80, when comparing to a 4:3 resolution at default FOV 70, but since this FOV adjustment can't be achieved in the final version using the in game menu, these users must manually edit a .ini file.

Also, multi-monitor users still have to "force" the resolution using the console or by .ini editing.
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Minecraft, MMO Guild Poll, NFS: Shift 2 Challenge, Dead Island Fixes & More

WSGF Minecraft Server

The WSGF recently launched a Minecraft server for members. We are relaunching the server with the coming 1.8 release. Get all the details in this forum thread, and sign up to be white-listed for the server.

WSGF MMO Guild

A long time ago we created a Guild Wars guild, though it hasn't been active in ages. At that time GW was the only major FTP MMO out there, and it offered a single "international" server. Since then a number of major MMO's have gone FTP, which means the barrier to entry for a community guild is much lower. We've got a poll going to see what guild most people would like to join.