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WEBWIRE – Tuesday, May 20, 2008 For the 263 million mainstream PC gamers worldwide, AMD GAME! stands for exhilarating HD gaming experiences with full PC functionality— SUNNYVALE, Calif. -From the company powering the visual experience of the two most popular gaming consoles in the world today1,...
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Microsoft Halts XP SP3 Update to HP PCs Running AMD Processors
The recent Windows XP Service Pack 3 update has left certain AMD-based PCs manufactured by Hewlett-Packard caught in an endless reboot cycle caused by an Intel-specific disk image mistakenly being used with AMD hardware. According to the Microsoft Update Product Team Blog, "The problem is a...
AMD GAME! to Help Identify Gaming-Grade Components Easily
AMD understands that it's sometimes difficult for consumers to easily differentiate gaming-grade PC's and components from similarly named and packaged mainstream parts, and they're hoping that the AMD GAME! initiative will help the buying public in that regard. AMD GAME! is the result of...
AMD Launches AMD Game! PC Standards Program
Initiative aims to help provide a more console-like experience to PC gamers. If there's one thing PC gamers know all too well, it's that getting a specific game to run smoothly on your rig can be a crapshoot. Hardware manufacturer AMD hopes to even the odds by jumping onto the recent PC-specs...
AMD simplifies PC buying for gamers
AMD simplifies PC buying for gamers AMD Play! badge explains if recent games will play, plus Ricky Gervais talks about his GTA role, and Sonic Unleashed shots Hardcore gamers might be able to look at the stats of a PC an know whether it will play Cryris or struggle with Minesweeper, but for...
AMD sets the specs for gaming PCs
AMD sets the specs for gaming PCs 8:12AM, Tuesday 20th May 2008 AMD has launched a new "Game" specification that aims to make buying hardware as easy for PC gamers as console owners. The chip manufacturer claims that there is enormous consumer confusion over whether new PCs are suitable for 3D...
AMD Wants to Standardize PC Gaming
Vigile writes "Even though PC gaming has a very devout fan-base it is impossible to not see the many benefits that console gaming offers: faster loads, better compatibility and more games that fully utilize the hardware to name a few. AMD just launched a new initiative called AMD GAME! that ...
AMD Game-ing the System With New Marketing/Standardization Ploy
Today, AMD debuts a PC gaming initiative, dubbed “AMD GAME!” and designed to make purchasing a new gaming PC just as simple as purchasing a video game console. Based on currently available information, we predict that this initiative will fail — miserably. Related posts Windows Vista Finally a...
AMD Program Helps Consumers Choose Gaming PCs
Advanced Micro Devices on Monday launched an initiative to help people chose a PC that has the components necessary to handle today's graphically demanding games. Computer manufacturers that join the AMD Game program will be able to display a logo identifying the machine as meeting minimum...
AMD talks about console-like PC brand
ShackNews had an interview with AMD desktop gaming strategist Brent Barry about the firm's new AMD Game! initiative. Shack: When you update the AMD Game! specifications every six months or so, will you modify the logo or the name? AMD Game! 2, AMD Game! 3, that sort of thing? Brent Barry: No....
To push sales, AMD unveils new branding for gaming PCs
AMD has launched a labeling campaign that differentiates PCs capable of supporting the latest in high-end gaming and media from the rest. The labels AMD Game! and AMD Game Ultra will act as easy identifiers for systems that can handle the more demanding games. Acer, Alienware, Logitech and...
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