Apple’s iPad brought us back to the world of tablets where every single techno-titan such as Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and Fujitsu tried to saturate with their convertible laptops and failed. Yes, those companies sold only a few units. Only until Apple has captured consumers around the world with their iDevices.

Steve Jobs with the Apple iPad

Para sa mga adek ng DoTA na walang kamalay-malay sa labas ng computer shop, Apple released last April its latest “magical” device, as Steve Jobs called it, the iPad.

Apple’s iPad is a tablet computer with the same function, looks and features of an iPod Touch (hopefully hindi naman nakakalito spelling ng dalawang device hehe – mga jejemon diyan baka malito ha). 2 main features that differentiate it from its older brother is its 10″ size and 3G communication capability. Yes pinoy gamers, you’ll be spending more for the same capabilities as an iPod Touch for over $500 bucks but with a better screen real state and 3G.

The iPad was backed by the same rich apps present in iPhones and iPods through Apple’s iTunes. With thousands of apps ready for download, your iPad is on steroids and ready to rock & roll.

More Tablets to Come

Acer, MSI and HP have all expressed their intention to compete with Apple by releasing their own version of tablet computers that promises to deliver a rich array of connectivity for high-def video and USB devices which the iPad obviously lacks.

A slew of devices will be presented in the upcoming Computex while Dell already announced the availability of its 5″ Streak this June 4 to be first launched in the UK and later in the US and the rest of Europe.

Fusion Garage with its $500 JooJoo tablet is already selling in the US but isn’t doing well. It was designed for browsing the web and nothing more. Unlike the iPad, JooJoo has no marketplace like iTunes to extend its functionality. It may have supported Flash but with the current software and support it’s quite a disaster.

HP Slate

Among all the upcoming tablets, I was more excited at what HP will unveil. It was earlier known that HP Slate will be powered by the Intel Atom microprocessor and Windows 7 operating system. But recently this was rumored to be canceled to give way for software (and maybe a hardware) overhaul after they announced the acquisition of Palm. What’s the big deal you say? Well, because along with the acquisition is the ownership of one of the world’s best smartphone OS – the WebOS! WebOS is believed to be the best ecosystem to run a modern smartphone and tablets with its fantastic multitasking and synergy features. With the cash that HP will be pouring into the development of this WebOS and porting it to better and more cutting-edge devices, this will make those devices at par if not better than Andoid and iPhone OS.

The future of tablets is the most exciting development in the world of gadgetry. It will surely revolutionize our way of computing, the same way Asus revolutionized the world with its Netbook.

With Asus, MSI, and Acer promising to deliver cost-effective tablets before the year ends, it is guaranteed that every gadget-loving-teens will try to afford one. Imagine the flexibility of bringing a lightweight device that you can use inside school to take down notes and browse the web for research. I am already happy with my netbook and iPod Touch but a tablet will sure come in handy.

Domination IV is a clash of all the games published by E-Games particularly ZX Online, RAN and Cabal.

E-Games will also announce two new games that will hit the local market – Band Master and Superstar. Both are casual games designed especially for music-loving-gamers. You should try these games if you’re a fan of Audition and O2Jam.

What’s amazing and what struck me the most with today’s event is the massive network of computers around the place. There are literally over 300 computers scattered around the venue! This is one awesome LAN party guys so if your still there at your home, you should come here and party with all your friends.

Will keep on updating this post as the day progresses.

According to the warning, Google is shunning visitors to visit e-games.com.ph website as it was tagged as harboring potential malware code and redirecting its search to a warning page.

According to Wikipedia,

Malware, short for malicious software, is software designed to infiltrate a computer system without the owner’s informed consent. The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code. The term “computer virus” is sometimes used as a catch-all phrase to include all types of malware, including true viruses.

As to how google tagged E-Games website as a potential risk is still a mystery but we are getting in touch with E-Games as of this writing to get their comments.

Before this happen, E-Games suffered from intermittent hickups just yesterday. Their games constantly disconnected online and gamers are left without something to play.

Problem start at around 8:00PM last night. At first, it started with their website being tagged by Google as potential malware. Then their games started going down except Cabal and ZX Online.

E-Games promised to release statement later.

Here’s one good news for you! You may now buy EPins at all 7-Elevent convenient store nationwide.

Just head to the nearest 7-Eleven at your place and ask the cashier that you wanted to buy HighStreet5 EPins through MOLe Points.

Detailed instruction below.

Quick Links:
HighStreet5 Home: http://www.highstree5.com.ph
Download Client: http://www.highstreet5.com.ph/download/down-center.aspx
Register an account: http://www.highstreet5.com.ph/Member/member_reg.aspx

Driver Package R2.37

Realtek HD Audio Driver support all of Realtek HD Audio Codec .

• Vista/Windows 7 WHQL Supporting: ALC882, ALC883, ALC885, ALC888, ALC889, ALC892, ALC861VD, ALC660, ALC662, ALC663, ALC665, ALC260, ALC262,ALC267, ALC268, ALC269, ALC270, ALC272, ALC273, ALC887,ALC670, ALC275
• Windows 2000/XP WHQL Supporting: ALC880, ALC882, ALC883, ALC885, ALC888, ALC889, ALC892, ALC861VC, ALC861VD, ALC660, ALC662, ALC663, ALC665, ALC260, ALC262, ALC267,ALC268, ALC269, ALC270, ALC272, ALC273, ALC887,ALC670, ALC275
• HDMI Device WHQL Support: ATI HDMI Devices
• OS Supporting: Microsoft WindowsXP, Widnows2000, Windows Server 2003, Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows7 – x86/x64
• Pack with Microsoft High Definition Audio UAAV1.0a(5013)
• Add/Fix — Driver Customizations.

Download here.

Motorbike

Silent Whisper patch adds a bicycle for you to ride. Classic bicycle and kiddie mini-tricycles can be mounted by you or with a partner. But with the upcoming patch, a motorbike will be added to the game. I wonder if there will be a motor racing feature to be added soon haha, but for now, you can use your motorbike to stroll along with your partner for a cooler and romantic gaming.

Couple Stunt

Dance with your partner and do the new Mutual Love couple stunt and Happy Birthday Dance interactive movement. This new movements can only be done if you have a partner with opposite sex.

To perform Happy Birthday Dance, simply click on Interaction, then select Happy and finally choose Happy Birthday Dance to act the cutest cute couple.

Fashion Clothes

Having a new motorbike and a new dance step is not enough if not coupled with new dress to complement. Therefore the upcoming patch includes as well new fashion dresses for men and women. New line of clothes are T-shirt dresses, halter-necked tops in happy, sunny colors, shirt-and-T combos as well as all the statement accessories.

Megaphone and Pets

Other features included in the patch is Pet adoption and a Megaphone to be able to shout globally. There is a special ranking system for Megaphone users. The more you use your Megaphone or Super Megaphone, the better your ranking will be.

Two new pets will also be present to accompany you. Meet Clever Snail and Darling

Sinofsky showed IE9 to attendees, an early build, and explaining that this version of the browser will focus on support for new standards like HTML5 and CSS3, as well as developing a faster JavaScript rendering engine.

According to Sinofsky, IE9 will adhere more to newer standards alongside their own standard. IE9 will make use of DirectX-based hardware accelerated graphics and text. To prove the point, Sinofsky showed that IE8 can render Bing maps at 14 frames per second. With hardware acceleration in IE9 turned on, he got 60 frames per second.

Read the Internet Explorer Blog for more.

Quick Facts:
As of November 2009, visitors of Pinoy Gaming Network are using the following browser:

Firefox: 62%
MS Internet Explorer: 22.9%
Google Chrome: 9%
Opera: 3.2%
Safari: 1.1%

Chrome OS is an operating system designed by Google, Inc. that will run on systems with x86 and ARM processors. The new OS is primarily designed to be installed on small laptops such as netbooks.

Square Enix, maker of Final Fantasy, announced that Final Fantasy XIII will be released on March 9, 2009 for North American and European market.

Final Fantasy XIII will be hitting both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles.

Watch the video below to learn more about the game.

Interview with Ria the Kafra:

Arcite Valeheart: Hello, I’m James Paolo from Pinoy Gaming.net, and you are?

Ria the Kafra: Hi! I’m Ria..

Arcite Valeheart: I presume you are cosplaying as a Kafra from Ragnarok Online, right? *grins*

Ria the Kafra: Yah

Arcite Valeheart: What made you decide to cosplay as kafra?

Ria the Kafra: I was playing with my character and I was going around and I saw the kafra and thought she was really pretty and I thought to myself, why not dress up like this kafra instead of other kafras around?

Arcite Valeheart: What are the characteristics of a kafra would you like to portray?

Ria the Kafra: I would like to portray the kafra’s personality as a slightly conservative, she has an even personality.

Arcite Valeheart: If I may ask, how old are you?

Ria the Kafra: I’m 19 years old.

Arcite Valeheart: Oh, 19 years old. So how about if I dress up right now as a morroc guardian, would you prefer to sit beside me?

Ria the Kafra: *nervous laugh*

Arcite Valeheart: That’s only a joke anyway *smiles* Of course, do you believe that every cosplayer should be compensated by Level Up since you spend time, effort and resources for your costume?

Ria the Kafra: For me, it’s only a part of cosplaying and it doesn’t matter. Its fun cosplaying by itself, I won’t ask for anything else.

Arcite Valeheart: So what would you say to other aspiring cosplayers here?

Ria the Kafra: Do your best, have fun and you don’t have to worry about much. Go do your thing.

*editor’s note: Arcite now has that kafra as his savepoint*

Sir David: Being one of the pioneers of online gaming in the Philippines, do you like the direction where Philippine gaming is heading?

Jane: Well, honestly, of course when PLDT acquired Level Up, the expectations were really higher but I think because as you know, it’s really dependent on the infrastructure. But now that Smart and MyDSL are really increasing their subscriber base, they’re reaching more homes and more users. I think you can expect gaming to become even more popular in the coming years, especially with very simple games that are easily accessible which is why, although Level Up started as an MMORPG company, if you would notice the past year, we have been introducing games that are easy to pick up. So we’re very happy with the development so far because I think that’s the key eh. Not to stick to MMORPGS but really have a portfolio that targets even people who don’t know yet that they can be gamers. It has to be simple enough for them to be able to [play].

Sir David: With that kind of logic or strategy to penetrating the market, do you think you’ll forget the hardcore gamers any time soon?

Jane: No, no, no, no. I mean as I have said, it’s really a portfolio play. I mean now kasi the market is more fragmented unlike before talagang you know it was such a small industry. I mean we are still considered emergent actually, but before it was such a small industry na lahat kayo MMORPG and of course FPS. But now, there are players who play 2-3 different kinds of games, one hardcore and one very easy to play. There are players who are like me, who just prefer the very simple, easy to get into games. But definitely Level Up is going to be in various segments. It’s going to be from the hardcore, complex MMORPGS to the very simple. In fact, if you notice if you go to our websites, we have mini-games that even a 5 yr old could play or even a mom could play. Definitely we’re not going to forget MMORPGS, it’s in the vein of Level Up.

Sir David: Follow up question, since the penetration of games is getting really good in the Philippines, my question would be, do you think there should be a mitigating body in screening the games for kids?

Jane: I think if you look at the more progressive countries, there is really a lot of support, especially from the government. If there is more participation you also expect support and you also expect regulation. I’m a mom myself, and it’s a you thing, like you decide where to expose your son and where not to expose your son and the balance of course in games and distribution of outdoor activities. It’s good to have participation from government centers because its really, there’s nothing like it but it depends when the market becomes more mainstream. We are still seen as a niche market. Level up, we’ve always been espousing responsible gaming.

Sir David: So far, what is your stand on customer support, after sales? The one complaint players give has always been the customer support.

Jane: We always strive for excellence. There are really aspects of the game that we cannot control. We don’t control the entire, for one thing we’re not developers. Kami, Level Up, customer satisfaction is always our priority. Right now, we are much stricter, for example, in the turnaround time when we respond to the gamer, as far as their complaints are concerned. Second, we work so hard with the developer partner because sila yung may codes nung game. We are allowed certain access but at the end of the day we depend on them. So there should be more cooperation between our developers and us so we can really serve our players better kasi that’s important to us. Before talaga Level Up was first in the market so talagang trial and error yan, now also being part of the PLDT group we are more structured so there’s a lot of training going on, in making sure that our customers talk to our call agents for example, they are very disciplined and polite. We really try our best, that’s all I can say, we really try our best. Hangga’t kaya namin. We really invest a lot of resources. In retail ibenta mo lang that’s it. You have no idea how much resources are in purchase, that’s why may game operations, game masters and all that support. It’s a huge team.

Sir David: What games do you play?

Jane: The Wii, Crazy cart, hmmm non-level up *smiles*. I’m a console player, so I play the Wii, I’m not an xboxer. I bond with my son, I only have one kid. He’s 5 years old. I play Wii with him, I play crazy cart with him, it’s a good way to bond, because I’m not into rough play. Gaming for me is so much more enjoyable when you enjoy it with family. FPS is not my thing kasi nga, nakakahilo. Grand chase puede! you*laughs*

Sir David: Do you have any plans of bringing foreign games into the Philippines that are not online like publishing high title games like Modern Warfare 2 or Assasins Creed.

Jane: Here in the Philippine market, you know naman that there are high title games. Its so difficult in the company when the company relies on sale of a retail box for example. Second, in the Philippines market you know kasi we’re a pirate market. The game itself is 2,500 na diba? What more if may 15thousand pang console? At this point di pa siya viable.

Sir David: What message would you give Filipino gamers?

Jane: Message? Ako simple lang eh, just have fun. Sometimes its over – not good for you. At the end of the day, its just an alternative entertainment. Just having fun but at the same time, there’s a lot of social interaction. My kid for example, learn a lot of things in the computer because of games. Basta lang, don’t spend too much time, there are other things like playing tennis or ride a bike, you know. Just have fun and share it with your friends.

Level Up! Live 2009 shall be the host of the Cosplay event today. Browse the pictures we collected below. More pictures will be uploaded on this page as the day progresses.

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Team Influenza made a stunning performance by achieving 2nd place at the just concluded RWC 2009.

Sir David: David Lleno from Pinoy Gaming.net, state your name, occupation, and favorite color.

Team Influenza: Ah, Ryan, and I’m the ano daw… seryoso ba ‘yan? *Sir David chuckles* the brand manager of Ragnarok Online. Favorite color is ahm.. ano ba maganda? Pink, ah fuchsia, pero hindi ko alam spelling kaya red na lang hahaha.

SirDavid: Maraming mga Ragnarokers ang nagsabi na baka masira ang Ragnarok pagkatapos ng renewal.. ano ang masasabi mo doon?

Team Influenza: Masisira in the sense na mababago siya, ‘yung parang old Ragnarok, so basically para siyang magkakaroon ng “overhaul”, may 12 new jobs na madadagdag. Basically masisira in a sense na yung mga dating builds, yung dating mga ano natin sa Ragnarok is mababago siya. Yung mga stats yung upgrade level, diba ngayon hanggang +10, pero abangan n iyo nalang, abangan niyo nalang sa renewal *laughs* hindi ko muna sasabihin kung hanggang ilang ‘yun overups.

Sir David: Marami ang nagsasabi na marami sa mga bagong class na malalakas ngayon eh mas lalakas pa pero problema, iga-grind na naman..
problema ba ‘yon?

Team Influenza: Actually, ‘yung mga Filipino gamers, hindi nila problema ‘yon. Alam mo naman ang dahilan, kasi ‘yung grinding satin madali lang. Kaso ‘pag nahuli kayo, pasensya po, pero maba-ban ‘yan, ‘yung mga ano, ‘yung mga naga-grind na ano ba mga ‘yon? Mga B-O-T! Anyways, andito na ‘yung Team Philippines…

Sir David: Andito na ‘yung Team Philippines? I’m from Pinoy Gaming.net, a Pinoy gaming network.. Interviewin lang namin kayo. ‘Yung interview namin is random questions – puro kalokohan, kasi Pinoy gamers naman tayong lahat eh.

Ryan: Kung ilan naba ‘yung anak nila?

Sir David: Oo, pwede ‘yon. Oh, heto unang tanong. ‘Pag naglalaro ba kayo, pinapalaro nyo ba ang inyong 12 year old na pinsan na hindi marunong mag-type? Alam nyo kung ano ‘yon?

Team Influenza: ano? *all laugh* ah, gets ko na ‘yung tanong.. gets ko na. Hinde, hindi naglalaro hahaha…

Sir David: Na-gets mo na? Ngayon mo lang na-gets ha hahaha.. Okay, pangalawang question.. okay nab a ‘yung Japan? Ano masasabi nyo sa Japan?

Team Influenza: Panot pa rin ang Hapon sa Japan *laugh*. As in team Japan, or ‘yung Japan mismo?

Sir David: ‘Yung Japan mismo, ‘yung bansa.

Team Influenza: ‘Yung bansa? Malinis masyado. Disiplinado sila. Tsaka magagalang ‘yung mga tao doon. Naiwanan nga nya ‘yung bag nya sa bench ng ilang minutes, walang kumukuha eh. Nandoon pa ‘din, walang kumukuha.

Sir David: Ahm.. bilang Pilipino, ano ang masasabi nyo sa performance nyo doon sa Ragnarok World Championship?

Team Influenza: World-class! *all chorus ‘World-class’ then chuckles* Ah alam ko na.. performance namin is world-class second placer. *all laugh*

Sir David: Magandang sagot ‘yan! Next year ba may plano kayo mag-world champion?

Team Influenza: Oo naman, lahat naman eh! Oo naman!

Sir David: May pag-asa ba kayo? *grins*

Team Influenza: Sana! Hahahaha!

Sir David: Gusto kong malaman reaction nyo ‘dun sa bagong Ragnarok Renewal.. ano sa tingin nyo mangyayari?

Team Influenza: ‘Dun sa renewal? Bagong build.. ‘yung 3rd job.. bagong strategy, scratch lahat.. bagong line-up.. bago lahat.

Sir David: Itutuloy nyo pa din ba ‘yung laro kahit 150 na ‘yung level cap?

Team Influenza: Oo naman! Mas exciting! ‘Yung pinsan kong 12 year old, excited na siya mag-150! Hahaha!

Sir David: Sa susunod na Ragnarok World Championships, ano ‘yung gusto nyo maidagdag at maibawas?

Team Influenza: Bawas timbang. *all laugh* Dagdag premyo.

Sir David: Ano ba nakuha nyong premyo?

Team Influenza: Seven thousand dollars. Hahaha!

Sir David: Kung wala kayong bot, at gusto nyo magpalevel, ano gagawin nyo?

Team Influenza: ‘Yung mga bodyguard na ano.. ‘yung mga mercenary. Tapos ‘yung mga scroll na pampataas ng EXP..ipapalaro ko sa pinsan kong 12 years old

Sir David: … na di marunong mag type?

Team Influenza: uu yung di marunong mag type.

Sir David: Ano gusto niyong maidagdag sa Ragnarok na nakikita niyo sa ibang MMO?

Team Influenza: Players, tournaments. Ok naman siya ngayon marami lang talaga nagsawa. Tsaka matagal na, matagal na ang Ragnarok.

Sir David: Kung ang alaga niyong hayop ay natutong magRagnarok, ano job niya?

Team Influenza: Pet parin *tawanan* puede ring awing homunculus, bio(chemist) madali lang magbio, isa lang pinipindot eh *tawanan*

Sir David: May masasabi ba kayo sa mga nagbabasa ng pinoygaming network?

Team Influenza: Masasabi lang naming aim high parati. Keep playing, keep playing! At Rok on! *tawanan*

Sir David of Pinoy Gaming snatched the man for an interview. Read on…

Sir David: What do you think so far of the Filipino gaming community?

Jun Lee: It’s been great actually, I mean Philippine gamers are much more “core” than I thought actually. They consume the content really quick, they level up really fast and they have a lot of the heart for the games they play. So, I mean that is something we can feel just like in the movies, like a fan. I mean that tells us how deeply they love this game. So it’s not just playing game for enjoyment but it’s becoming more a part of their lives I guess. So I am very impressed. We love Philippine gamers.

Sir David: As a Filipino gamer, we’ve always envied Korea. Korea has a huge gaming community. Do you see the Philippines as something like that near in the future?

Jun Lee: Oh yea, definitely. I mean Korea obviously is leading in online game industry around the globe but we started about year 2002, it’s been only eight years, so after a couple of years later in the Philippines, why not? You guys can dominate the Southeast Asian market, why not? This energy and this love from the heart can really drive this community and this industry to grow much more faster and bigger.

Sir David: Regarding, Korean MMORPGS, is there any way you guys can take out the grinding in the future? It has always been a concern for us Filipinos.

Jun Lee: Grinding, yes, yes, I personally don’t like that either but I mean a lot of game developers tried to take that out and by taking out the grinding, they instead put in a lot of more missions, such as the World Of Warcraft cases, you have more missions to lower the maximum level cap so they can get to this much level and enjoy the rest of the content. Therefore, you have to know more and more the contents’ in and out and every time you bring in new contents, the other contents existing have to be in balance with each other, which is a very difficult job. We’ve tried it and at the beginning a lot new users liked it but did not stay too long in the game. In a way, they say it’s is fun, different. But I’m not so sure, you know what I mean? So, we’re still looking for what the users really like. They do complain, they say “It’s not good”, “I don’t like it”. I mean I don’t like it either but if I don’t grind in MMORPG games, I mean we have to find some other different contents to provide to make it [grinding] lower and I guess all gaming companies have to study that more. I agree, I mean it’s too much [laughs].

Sir David: What can we expect from your company? What are the games you‘re working on?

Jun Lee: Well, we have two more project, in-house development right now. Some casual games, some MMO games as well. I mean the title is still the project title so we haven’t really announced it yet. If we do, we’ll definitely bring it here in the Philippines with you know, probably, Level Up.

Sir David: Will you be able to give us a teaser?

Jun Lee: Uh no, not yet [laughs]. You might get to see it through the GStore next month, the game show in Korea. Maybe we’ll announce some information but for now not yet, we’re not ready yet [laughs]

Sir David: Thank you for your time

Mafia scored 4 wins against AnL’s 3 points.

Congratulations to  Team Mafia.

K.O.S. Secret Operations will be added to Level Up! Game’s casual gaming list of games and is expected to compete against Special Force, Op 7 and Warcraft.

K.O.S. Secret Operations is an FPS game published by YNK Interactive that will sure to excite the heart of all counter-strike fanatics as it offers similar gameplay and exciting new features that will sure to astound all FPS gamers.

Key Features

• Play online with your friends from around the world — for free
• Multiple game modes
• Compare yourself to all players through our individual and clan ranking system
• Grow your gunner through leveling and special abilities
• Need more players on your side? Draft some KOSbots, the latest in AI infantry
• Secret documents can be found in-game, which can be traded for special items
• Confident in your skills? Enter Pro Mode and put your (in-game) money where your mouth is!
• System requirements allow any PC to play

They are racing at Wall of China map. Stay tuned for the result

Pictures will be posted here in a bit after our camera team submits their pictures.

This post will be constantly updated with pictures so stay tuned

Meet our PGN Camera Team

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There are currently 2 DirectX versions in the market: DX9 (compatible with XP and Vista) and DX10 (used only by Vista).

Most games developed today are built using DirectX 9 dahil unang-una, matagal tayong minahal ng Windows XP. Pangalawa, konting gamers lang nagmamahal kay vista kaya ang mga developer eh napilitan pa ring gumamit ng DX9.

Then there are some games built using DirectX 10 but they still have DirectX 9 compatibility like Crysis. In fact mas mabilis pa nga ang DX9 version ng Crisys kaysa sa DX10 kaya konti lang ang mga games na ginawa gamit ito.

And now that Windows 7 is around the corner, we now have DirectX 11 API. Isa na namang pasakit sa mga game developer at pambutas ng bulsa sa ating mga gamer.

There are 4 major games announced that will support DirectX 11. They are Stalker, Dirt 2, Aliens versus Predator and Battleforge.

For us to use DX11 games that will arrive soon, we first need to have, of course, Windows 7 operating system. Windows 7 will cost around 7,000 pesos mga kapatid kaya be a good boy and girl na sa mga parents. Pakabait din tayo kay ninong at ninang lalo na at papalapit ang pasko.

For gamers who are into Vista na, you are lucky kasi Microsoft will release DX11 soon for Vista. It will arrive anytime soon after Windows 7 is launched. Sad though for XP users since stuck kayo sa DX9 for the rest of your gaming life kaya you should start considering upgrading your OS to vista or much better to 7.

Now that you have a proper operating system, ito na naman panibagong pambutas ng bulsa… you will need a new and shiny video card that supports DirectX 11.

As of this writing, only ATI supports DirectX 11 through their Radeon 5000 series products. Nvidia will follow soon, maybe next year with Fermi based GPUs.

ATI currently has Radeon 5870 – the fastest and most expensive single GPU card on the market, 5850, 5770 and 5750.

Those new video cards will cost you an arm and leg to acquire. Syempre walang problema kung mabait si mommy and daddy hahaha. For those quite unfortunate gamers, pagbutihin nyo ang pag-aaral and hopefully matuwa sa atin parents natin at bigyan tayo ng reward nyahahhaa.

So here’s my recap, DirectX 11 technology is arriving. It is the next big thing for us adek gamers. To enjoy this wonderful grace from the generous Steve Ballmer (sya po ang leader ng Microsoft ngayon), we have to purchase a new operating system such as Vista or Windows 7. We will also need a new video card. Buy only ATI Radeon 5000 series cards since the old 4000 series cards only supports DirectX 10.1. Same with Nvidias old and current products.