First of all congrats! A big point for gamers around the world for this one. For over a decade scientists have been hard at work trying to figure out ways to figure and map out the structure a AIDS-like enzyme called Mason-Pfizer monkey virus (M-PMV), a close relative of HIV that causes AIDS in monkeys. After three weeks of mapping out the entire enzyme through a program/game called FoldIt, which was developed in 2008 by the University of Washington, scientists were able to figure out where throughout the structure would be the key place to attach possible drug treatments to find a cure.
Gears of War 3 has just launched and Amazon is already offering great deals for you on it! When you purchase Gears of War 3 at full price, two days after it ships you get a $20 credit to your Amazon account to be used on future video game related purchases. Offer is for a limited time so act fast! Here's the link.
Netflix has been around for about fourteen or fifteen years now, and just recently has been making some extra bubbles in the hot tub of streaming entertainment. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has sent out a mass email and even made a video about what they've done and the future plans of Netflix. In brief, Hastings dropped a big bomb on everyone today stating that the Netflix subscriptions were changing again, but not in price. The movie giant will be splitting it's services to two separate entities. The streaming side will still be called Netflix, but the DVD side has been re-assigned and named Qwickster.
EA and 38 Studios' Kingdoms of Amalur has announced some pre-order bonuses, and let's just say they look very appealing. The three packs will offer some type of equipment to benefit game play whether it be adventurous, offensively, or defensively. Each pack will be allotted to a specific vendor for sale, those who have yet been named.
Nintendo held a pre-TGS (Tokyo Game Show) conference to show off what they had planned for the rest of the year and some of the things planned for next year. There was a whole lot covered at the pre-TGS conference, things like the 3DS, new hardware, and release dates to new games!
Dead Island hasn't been released for that long and it's already making headlines for a lot of different reasons. Besides posting the wrong game for download on PC, Dead Island will have DLC available later on this month! The Bloodbath Arena pack will add four new survival maps that will let players fight unlimited waves of zombies in order to survive for as long as possible. There will be plenty of points to earn in the arena, just hope you have good friends next to you that'll watch your back!
