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Sunday, May 26, 2013

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Google May Face Antitrust Inquiry - Again

I'll bet that, if you add up all the money Google has spent fighting this stuff, the search giant would probably have saved money by just pleading guilty the first time around (guilty or not). FTC investigators are examining whether Google is using its position in U.S. display ads -- a $17.7 billion industry that includes the sale of banner ads on websites -- to push companies to use more of its other services, a practice that can be illegal under antitrust laws, the people said. Google has been drawing regulatory scrutiny around the world as it bolsters its market share of digital advertising. Comments...

Valve Is Crowdsourcing The Banning of Cheaters

All in favor of this method of banning cheaters say aye. Those against....are a bunch of dirty rotten cheaters that should be banned. Prospective Overwatch Investigators are presented with an active Overwatch button in the main menu, which indicates that there is a pending case for them to evaluate. The investigators can then choose to participate by watching a replay (eight rounds' worth or roughly 10 minutes) and selecting a verdict. If the investigators collectively agree that an offense has occurred, a ban will be issued. The ban duration will depend on the severity of the offense and the suspect's history of convictions, if any. Comments...

NVIDIA Announces PhysX Support for Microsoft Xbox One

NVIDIA announced its support today for the Microsoft Xbox One game console with its popular NVIDIA PhysX and NVIDIA APEX software development kits (SDKs). Together, PhysX and APEX provide solutions for collision detection and simulation of rigid bodies, clothing, fluids, particle systems and more, across a wide range of platforms, including desktop PCs, game consoles, and mobile and handheld devices. Comments...

NFS On PC Will Look As Good As On Next-Gen Consoles

Did this guy actually just say this? Developers are now bragging that PC games will look just "as good" as next-gen console versions? Ugh. Need for Speed Rivals the franchise's first turn into the new world of next-gen consoles is also coming to the PC. In crafting the PC version, Ghost Games executive producer Marcus Nilsson promises "Need for Speed Rivals will look easily as good on PC as next-generation consoles." Comments...