C'est maintenant officiel, le jeu d'action de Konami sortira le 3 février prochain dans nos contrées verdoyantes. Vous savez donc maintenant avec précision jusqu'à quand il vous faudra patienter pour pouvoir démembrer Bryce, le sympathique immortel qui n'hésite jamais à donner de sa personne pour chasser les démons de notre monde. Sachez en outre que nous venons tout juste de publier un aperçu consacré à Neverdead, alors vous savez ce qui vous reste à faire.
Non content d'annoncer un Assassin's Creed Rearmed concentré sur le multijoueur, Ubisoft double la mise avec une autre adaptation iOS de sa franchise : Assassin's Creed Recollection. Il s'agira ici de collectionner des cartes (pardon : des "artworks") mais également de se lancer dans des "batailles politiques en temps réel avec des personnages et des environnements clefs de la franchise Assassin's Creed". Un peu obscure, cette annonce ressemble fort à celle d'un jeu de stratégie à base de cartes.
If rumours of the IA64 architecture close to being shown the door in the computing world are to be believed, Microsoft's latest annoucement should all but confirm it, even for the most ardent Itanium supporters.
According to a blog post by Dan Reger, a senior technical product manager with the Windows Server division, Microsoft will be pulling the plug on Itanium for good: Windows Server 2008 R2 be the last version of Windows Server to support Intel's Itanium, while SQL Server 2008 R2 and Visual Studio 2010 will be the only versions of SQL Server and Visual Studio with support for Itanium.
However, support for the Itanium architecture will remain unchanged in accordance to the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy: Dan was quick to assure readers that Windows Server 2008 mainstream support will only end on June 9, 2013, while the extended support for the OS will stretch till July 10, 2018, slightly more than 8 years from now.
It is hoped that the 8-year period will be a suitably long transition period for corporate customers to start migrating away from IA64 and onto x64, which Dan claims is more reliable for the "mission-critical workloads" of today.
"Just this week, both Intel and AMD have released new high core-count processors, and with 8 or more x64 processors have now been announced by a full dozen server manufacturers. Such servers contain 64 to 96 processor cores, with more on the horizon," he said in his blog post, while citing NEC's new record TPC-E benchmark score of 3,141.76 tpsE on a system with 8 x64 processors.
It should noted that Red Hat made a similar annoucement last year to cease support for the IA64 architecture as well.
Source: Technet Blog - Windows Server Division via Ars Technica
Rumors surrounding the iPad mini suggest that the device will be a 7.85-inch budget slate—in the sense that it’ll be less expensive than a normal sized iPad. The iPhone has already sold millions within just the first month alone and that success may carry over to the mini once Apple decides launch the device.
Apple has reportedly ordered 10 million units, which suggest there are high hopes for the next Apple-hyped gadget.
Microsoft will be launching Windows 8 and the Surface RT tablet on October 26th, so Apple may have to share some of the spotlight if it is indeed popping the lid on the mini in the same week.
The rumors will continue to swirl until Apple makes an official announcement, and for now, all we really know about the iPad mini is that it will have a 7.85-inch screen (unless, Apple does one on us and plants whoopee cushion on everyone).
Source: allthingsd
