Archive for May, 2008

Gaming PC Defined By Valve

May 16th, 2008

The world is confused what exactly defines a Gaming PC. High graphics? High Processor speeds? Or higher resolution Graphic card? Well Valve made it easy with their hardware survey. The survey in which most of the Steam users had participated makes its easy to determine a ideal gaming PC . This survey makes it clear what do gamers use all over the work. The brief of those statistcs

- 2,048.0 Kbps network speed (31.13% of users)
- 2GB+ RAM (38.19% of users)
- GenuineIntel processor (58.47% of users)
- Single core CPU (59.14% of users)
- 2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz Intel CPU (15.71% of users)
- 250GB+ HDD (32.58% of users)
- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 graphics card (9.35% of users)
- 4:3 display (73.88% of users)
- 1280×960 desktop resolution (39.18% of users)
- Realtek AC97 Audio sound card (17.91% of users)
- Windows XP (80.94% of users)
- System language: English (58.73% of users)

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GTA IV Breaks Two World Records

May 15th, 2008

Well this is what Rockstar expected and this is what GTA franchises is for-Breaking World Records and winning awards.

  • Highest Revenue Generated by an Entertainment Product in 24 Hours
  • Highest Grossing Video Game in 24 Hours

This is what GTA IV hold as of now. Give some more months and more records might flow in with some awards. As per resources, GTA4 managed to move 3.6 million units within 24 hours of being on the shelves which counts a number that translates to approximately $310 million dollars in overall revenue for its producers. Whoops! Well it took Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 24hrs to make $220 million. The early highest grosser for 24hrs.

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PMOG-Passively Multiplayer Online Game

May 13th, 2008

Now you heard of MMOGs heres, PMOG aka Passively Multiplayer Online Game. No you don’t require to download and install from big setup files, just need to install one Firefox extension and you are done. This is a browser game made for making surfing more fun.

Install the PMOG firefox extension and you are done. Just like any other game, you have character, you have armor, you can lay traps, and accept missions even create a mission. The fun with game is endless. You just need to install the extension, a PMOG toolbar is installed and the game starts. As you surf you level up with the data points you acquire.

You can lay traps on websites and when some other player visits the trapped website, it explodes and you gain points.

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Yahoo says Google is a Malware!!!

May 13th, 2008

Well the whole world uses Google as their primary search engine to quench their thirst for any search term. But Yahoo says Google is a malware. Yahoo’s new partnership with McAfee for safer search results need a little more help for better diagnosis.

When certain safe keywords searched on Yahoo spur out the result as Dangerous Downloads. The alternatives are either (1) Google is serving Malware, or (2) Yahoo or McAfee are playing a little joke.


And moreover this search bug keeps on changing everyday. So keep watch on popular search terms they might be dangerous.

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