With today’s announcement’s of the Playstation 4 launch date came a new trailer for Watchdogs, which you can preorder now and will become available for Playstation 3 and Playstation 4 later this year.
Updates
Area 51 Officially Confirmed by US Government
Newly declassified information actually contains the first official acknowledgement of Area 51 by the government along with information on just exactly what was going on behind closed doors. Area 51 is mentioned many times in the documentation and is also shown in a declassified map (shown above).
The primary use of Area 51 according the the newly released history was, no surprise here, to test out secret US government projects, but more interestingly, the declassified history points out the secretive development of the U-2, a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft used by the CIA and USAF to gather intelligence. The documents go into great detail and include information like the names of pilots, code names, locations, inter-govermental co-operation details, cryptonyms and more.
Unfortunately, for those who are awaiting acknowledgement of extraterrestrial life, you will have to wait a little longer. There are clearly no references to knowledge of alien life forms, but there is a ton of awesome, once highly secretive and classified information that’s now available to the public.
You can read the history of the U-2 project at the official National Security Archive website. The site contains many images, maps, videos and even offers up some highlights from the documentation, it’s definitely worth a look.
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Gets Emmy Nomination
The Academy of Television Art & Sciences has nominated Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn for an Emmy in Outstanding Main Title Design. Forward Unto Dawn is a live-action web-series based on the game Halo and it is definitely worth watching. They are 15 minute episodes that look great and are well produced, this is something that is usually pretty rare when it comes to any live-action productions based on a video game.
Thanks to Destructiod for the update.
AMD Does 5 GHz
Using eight cores built on AMD’s Piledriver architecture, the FX-9590 is the world’s first processor to reach 5GHz that will be available to consumers from a chipmaker. The 5GHz barrier has been broken before in labs and basements where extreme cooling techniques were applied to CPUs but not in a boxed chip thats available to the public.
The FX 9590’s frequency will range between 4.7 to 5GHz and will utilize AMD’s AM3+ socket. The processor will be built on a new 32 nanometer die and have 8MB of L2 and L3 cache. The chips power consumption is considerable at 220W but that’s to be expected with a chip like this, especially early on. AMD has always had great pride in producing a lot of bang with a small amount of power and it’s my guess that power consumption will likely get better. It’s also important to note that AMD’s power management will likely keep the CPU “Cool n’ Quiet” when there isn’t a large demand for power from the system.
The new chip isn’t cheap as it will cost you around $900 to pick up and although early benchmarks indicate that the performance is solid, it may not be the ultimate processor we are looking for AMD to release. Still, 5GHz is impressive and well, awesome.
Comic-Con is Here!
Yes, it’s that wonderful time of year when the world gets a little geekier. It’s Comic-Con!
The international convention started in 1970 and it is now the most recognized convention of it’s type with over 100,000 joining the party. It’s an awesome celebration of what we love including not only comics but films, science fiction/fantasy literature and much more.
Special guests make appearances, often by surprise, including those behind the creation of our beloved comics. Actors/Directors will show up to discuss projects and roles in films as well as sharing interesting stories and in-depth discussions on lore. The action is already underway as things kick off with preview night.
COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2013 Hours/Dates:
- Wednesday, July 17 (Preview Night): 6:00-9:00 PM
- Thursday, July 18, Friday, July 19, Saturday, July 20: 9:30 AM-7:00 PM
- Sunday July 21: 9:30 AM-5:00 PM
For a complete schedule and full event details, please head to the official Comic-Con website.