Archive for February 12th, 2007
In an outrageous move, PirateBay has launched a new Torrents site - OscarTorrents. Tagged as ‘The Future of Oscars, Today’, it offers all the nominated films for download via Torrent. The site is also offering an unofficial Oscar vote - download the films, vote for your own winners, and OscarTorrents will publish the public’s list of winners alongside the official jury vote. Rather than linking all the torrents back to PirateBay, the download links point to a number of sites, including BTJunkie and IsoHunt. Presumably to spread the love? Check out the site here.
February 12th, 2007
“Advanced Micro Devices, which announced a change in the pricing structure of several of its dual-core Opteron chips Feb. 7, is preparing to lower the prices on several of its dual-core and single-core desktop Athlon processors. The most dramatic drop in prices involves the high-end Athlon 64 X2 5600+, which is clocked at 2.8Ghz and has a total of 2MB of L2 cache, which will fall from $505 per 1,000 units to $326, according to the company. The other major price job involves the Athlon 64 X2 5400+, a processor that runs at 2.8GHz and has 1MB of L2 cache. AMD will reduce the cost of this processor by $218, from $485 to $267, the company said…” (Read full article here)
February 12th, 2007
What were the 100 best selling games in North America last year? Next-Gen has compiled a comprehensive list and detailed analysis of the 100 top selling games of the last 12 months. The list pulls together sales of games across all platforms, offering a unique insight into consumer buying preferences and publisher strategies for success. The analysis looks at how sales are affected by platform-picks, review scores, on-sale dates and genre as well as a look at the publishers that are making the smartest moves. Check out the full list here.
February 12th, 2007
