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Sony is to close its LIverpool studio, formerly known as Psygnosis. The studio created games such as Lemmings, Shadow of the Beast and Wipeout.
A statement posted on Kotaku said "It has been decided that Liverpool Studio should be closed... by focusing our investment plans on other studios that are currently working on exciting new projects, we would be in a stronger position to offer the best possible content for our consumers."
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nVidia has at last unveiled the GK110 "full" Kepler graphics module. It's not for gamers though as they're keeping it solely for their HPC cards. The GK110 is what was originally expected to be the GeForce 680, before nVidia decided to rebrand their midrange GK104 as the 670 and 680.
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Reports are appearing on the Web of the PS3's successor, tipped for a late 2013 release. Backwards compatiblity with the PS3 is said to be non-existant, with the platform being based on an AMD x64 CPU with a Radeon 7xxx "Southern Islands" GPU. Furthermore, it looks like draconian controls will be put on games, all but snuffing out second-hand sales.
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The Consumer Preview of Windows 8 is now available to download (in both x86 and x64 variants) from Microsoft. The App Store is also open for customers.
If you have MSDN access there's a copy of Windows Server "8" Beta available in x64 form only.
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Although various leaked versions of Windows 8 have been floating around the Net for the past few months, Microsoft will release an official developer preview later today. The options include x86, x64 and x64 with developer tools and sample applications, all in ISO format. Upgrades from Windows 7 aren't supported, so best to use a VM or spare partition.
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The AFP reports that geologists got an unexpected result when drilling a borehole in Poland — they came across permafrost buried 350 metres below ground. The permafrost is reckoned to date back to the last ice age.
