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AMD 890GX embargo ends
As mentioned yesterday, the details for AMD’s latest chipset have been under embargo. That embargo ended this morning at 7am. Details of the enthusiast 890FX chipset are still not available but here are the details of the mainstream 890GX chipset.

Just Cause 2 features NVidia/CUDA tech, demo tomorrow
Square Enix and Eidos announced yesterday that the PC version of Just Cause 2 will feature advanced NVidia GPU support, with “…next-generation lighting and water routines and full support for 3D Vision…”, apparently making the already advanced title look even better.

Crysis 2 in 3D?
Crytek, developers of the CryENGINE (Far Cry, Crysis and Crysis: Warhead), has announced that its upcoming CryENGINE3 game engine will feature full 3D support. 

Online game launched, aims for real-world results
Urgent Evoke, an online game that launches today, is targeting real-world results with their gameplay. Coming across as being closer to a reality game show than a game, Urgent Evoke is a series of challenges revolving around social entrepreneurship and is being backed by the World Bank Institute

[Rumor] Phenom II X6 release on April 26
OCWorkbench has reported that the new AMD Phenom II X6 will be revealed at CeBit this week and released to the market on April 26. The expected reveal will coincide with the release of information to the public regarding AMD’s 890-series chipset (expect this information to be posted once the NDA has passed.)

Activision may have fired Infinity Ward heads
Activision may have canned Infinity Ward president Jason West and studio head Vince Zampella. This is nothing but rumour at this point but it is being reported that security arrived at Infinity Ward’s offices following a meeting between Activision and the two studio heads and that staff at IW have not seen either West or Zampella since

Non-slim PS3 units malfunctioning [Update]
Reports are coming in of an error in old PS3 units which is wrecking several sorts of functionality. Some players are unable to connect to the Playstation Network, the Trophy system has been compromised and other titles are unable to load at all.



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