Nvidia launches GeForce GTX 460 V2

Nvidia GPUs Geforce GTX 460 launched in July last year, still enjoy great popularity among consumers, although in theory should have been replaced by the current Geforce GTX 560 Series. Nvidia quietly brings a new and curious launch its "new" GPU Geforce GTX 460 V2. The Geforce GTX 460 V2 GPU, although its name suggests, is based on the old Fermi GF104 core which are based the rest of the GPUs of the GeForce GTX 460, but in the current Fermi GF114, used in the Geforce GTX 560 Series (except Ti Geforce GTX 560 448 Cores, which is based on the core GF110). Its specifications are very similar to the recent Geforce GTX 560 SE, but comes a little cut on features. The Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 GPU runs at 778MHz V2, has 336 shader processors running at 1556MHz, 56 texture units, 24 ROPs, 7 motors Polymorph Engine, 1GB of GDDR5 memory with 192-bit bus running at 1002MHz (4008MHz effective), and a 160W TDP. Full specifications here:

By having less specific than the Geforce GTX 560 SE, the TDP is expected that similar or lower, but curiously its TDP is 10W higher than that of her older sister, but their performance should be pretty close to hers.

Korean law prohibits children playing games at night

The new regulation aims to Korean students arrive on time to class. In recent weeks, the South Korean government implemented a system that prevents children under 16 years, playing video games at night, for a period of six hours. The recent determination was carried out in order to encourage punctuality in children, especially when getting up to go to school. While this law was aimed primarily at PC gamers, a publication of CNN, Sony Computer Entertainment Korea announced it will take action on their PSN, in support of the law. In turn, Microsoft has shown not to adhere to the rules and still expect some Nintendo laración dec. However, effective from November 18 this year, the rule has been limited to prohibit logging in and creating new accounts to younger gamers. However, the application system of the new determination is still in its testing phase and do not know when it might be over. This leads us to wonder what will happen to online games or those in the form of mobile application, just to name some of the platforms that are far away from the famous law.

'Wizard' Valdivia does it again: He criticized Vidal letter and expects the 'U' will win in Basque

Jorge 'Wizard' Valdivia reappeared in the SQP program Chilevisión celebrity to clarify an alleged infidelity with a dual Argentine models and, incidentally, referred to the event called 'Bautizazo' that sidelined him for the Chilean team, a la carte-video Arturo Vidal apology and now play the game 'U' in the Copa Sudamericana.

On the exclusion of the 'Red' said "I will not talk much because the matter is in Court," said Terra explained, adding that "I am a man and obviously give personal apology Borghi."

Apologies on Vidal, the 'Wizard' was responsible for "any" detailing what you think of the gesture that took the wheel of the Juventus "can not say at this time (noon)."

"The five made ​​mistakes and speaks only of Borghi and Valdivia. As the TV is strong people get a bad picture of me, but the fan is reversed playing well, "he said.

About grief that the 'U' tonight to hold Basque da Gama for the semifinals of the South American former Colo Colo wheel shop identified with the dawn, surprised to indicate that he "heartily wish that the U win today. There are many players who contribute to the selection. For a country theme hopefully celebrate. "

Ubisoft explains that piracy is the only reason that I Am Alive is not released on PC

"We have heard many complaints from PC users that no version compatible what if we made it would buy?".

Stanislas Mettra, creative director of the project I Am Alive, has spoken to IncGamers portal to the fact that the highly anticipated video game from Ubisoft do not jump on the PC, but Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

"We heard loud and clear many complaints from PC users because there is no compatible version, but these people are making all that noise because there is no version or because they really want to play? If we made it would buy? "asked Mettra.

The creative view, the problem lies in the difficulty of financing a game that is released on the PC because of piracy. "It's difficult because there is so much piracy and so few people playing PC games, we have both the cost of doing it," the creative. "Maybe we only take 12 people for three months to make a PC port, not a massive cost but a cost ... If 50,000 people then just buy the game is not worth it."

How would the Angry Birds in real life?

The Indian artist Mohammed Rauf, of the city of Kerala, had the brilliant idea of ​​taking to the stars of the game Angry Birds, and bring them how they would if they existed in real life.

According to Daily Mail said, had the idea when I was looking at Google images of the game for mobile phones, and thought how would these birds if they were real.

He left with a picture, which was delayed an hour, but her friends asked her to do the rest. In each one it took an average of two hours.

Rauf said he tried to reflect the look and colors of birds.

20 curiosities of gaming

No doubt some already know, but others did not see as I leave here.

1. The largest slot machine world measures 4.11 meters long and has a push and lentil dishes, apart from a screen of 1.81 meters. It can play over 150 different games, though, standing on a ladder.

2. To promote the Xbox 360 in Australia, Microsoft hosted the largest water balloon fight in history, launching more than 51,400. We do not know very well if all participants or directly to the Redmond company.

3. A video game of 1987 on Jack the Ripper was the first game ever to be classified for 18 years because of its violent images.

4. The most expensive video game history has been GTA IV, costing their development more than 100 million dollars, which by now have been amply recovered. The previous most expensive game in history was developed Dreamcast Shenmue costing $ 80 million, although this failed to recover the investment.

5. The mansion with more rooms in the history of video games is that which appeared in Castelvania: Symphony of the night, Psx, with 1890 rooms.

6. The longest cutscene appeared in a video game is Metal Gear Solid for PSX, appears to defeat Metal Gear Rex, and lasts no less than 15 minutes and 17 seconds. At the end of this sequence is more than likely that we have forgotten how to play the game.

7. The game with more characters to choose from is Lego Star Wars, which totals 96, but to be able to combine different pieces and body parts together can have a whopping one million selectable characters. Who is the brave who spends the game with everyone?

8. Street Fighter 2: The Movie, the first video game in history to be based on a movie which in turn is also based on a video game. Obviously such degeneration could not be good and the game was a resounding commercial failure, and differ a little with the anime version of the saga that had better results.

9. Mortal Kombat was the game that led to create the ERSB, the organization that rates video games according to age and violence in America, where even the game came to be present in discussions of the congress.

10. The first shooter video game in history was created in 1961. It's called Spacewar! and performed in only 200 hours.

11. The first Half-Life is the most awarded game in history, receiving more than 90 awards, in addition to 51 classifications such as "The best game of the year."

12. The largest collection of history in a single day for the sale of a game was with the offering for sale of Halo 3, getting $ 151 million, again, on his first day out.

13. The largest series of video games if you count the number of deliveries is certainly Megaman. From the original NES to the present day, the saga is over 44 sequels. Will the delivery last 45 where they kill Megaman?

14. The best football game in history according to the valuation of the users is Sensible Soccer, where his tremendous and addictive gameplay surprised to the technical level of the time.

15. Colin McRae: Dirt, has an elaborate system of realistic sound, which can be mixed, ATTENTION: 1,005,772,154,467,879,035,136 sounds. You have to have the fine ear. Espeluzna I think who is the champion who has heard all to count.

16. All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, has four aircraft fully painted with Pokemon characters, and even the hostess aprons look the same.

17. In the multiplayer role playing Everquest 2, we could type "/ pizza" and then we used to connect directly to the site of Pizza Hut from the game, accepting orders at home. Very useful for people who will not or can go out and have yet to 32 hours to kill the dragon.

18. The highest score you can achieve in the game Pac-Man is 3,333,360 million points. Only 5 oci ... forgiveness ... people throughout history have accomplished.

19. Washington University in 1991 created "Virtual Retinal Display," a technology that uses low-frequency laser to write information directly to our retina, and that our own eye becomes the monitor. Volunteers are needed for the experiment, Who says?

20. The game with more extension travel is Armed Assault, which has an area of ​​400 square km. We do not know if we traverse the entire skid unlock a prize in the game.