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<title><![CDATA[Futuremark® Announces Winners of Annual 2010 Lords of Overclocking Contest]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/57998/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Futuremark® Announces Winners of Annual 2010 Lords of Overclocking Contest
Grand Prize winners will be invited to compete in MSI’s Master Overclocking Arena event in Taipei, Taiwan
SARATOGA, CA – July 27, 2010 – Futuremark® Corporation today released official winners’ details from its annual 2010 Lords of Overclocking contest. After 4 weeks of intense competition and more than 12,000 entries Gautam Bhatnagar, Ryba, and Hazzan Hyem have been crowned the "Lords of Overclocking" for 2010. They were the overall highest scorers for Americas, Europe, and Asia. 
In addition, all three top scorers including 2nd place runner-ups will be invited to attend MSI’s annual Master Overclocking Arena 2010 event in Taipei, Taiwan this September. Weekly and Lucky draw winners receive a selection of prizes from contest sponsors MSI, Antec, Kingston, Enermax and GlacialTech.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 10 08:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Futuremark® Announces Lords of Overclocking 2010 Competition]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/57797/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Futuremark® Announces Lords of Overclocking 2010 Competition
Worldwide Contest Starts Today with Prizes Provided by MSI, Antec, Kingston, GlacialTech and Enermax
SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA – June 21, 2010 – Futuremark® Corporation today announced the return of its annual Lords of Overclocking competition for PC users everywhere. This year’s event which starts today will see overclocking enthusiasts from Europe, Asia and the Americas use 3DMark®06 and MSI motherboards to compete for the title of "Lord of Overclocking" for their region.  http://www.futuremark.com/lords 
 
The contest will run for four weeks from June 21 to July 18 with prizes awarded to the top weekly winners in each region. Additional winners will be picked at random from all qualifying entries each week, ensuring everyone has a chance to win.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 10 11:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Futuremark Announces New Gaming Laptop Performance Web Solution for MSI ]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/57783/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Futuremark Announces New Gaming Laptop Performance Web Solution for MSI 
Solution is powered by 3DMark® technology
SARATOGA, CA – Jun 15, 2010 – Futuremark® Corporation today announced a new online PC performance meter powered by 3DMark® technology. Developed in partnership with MSI’s gaming laptop division, the performance meter provides pre-purchase information for users interested in MSI’s new line of gaming laptops including the GT660, GE700, GE600, GX740, and GX640.  
 
The user activated web solution scans the user’s current PC performance capability and compares it to current offered MSI gaming laptops. Additionally playability information is also provided for the latest popular PC games through Futuremark’s game-o-meter technology. 
For more information please visit:
http://beatit.msi.com/ 
3DMark Vantage is a benchmark program from Futuremark that measures the 3D gaming performance capabilities of PCs. 3DMark software has been downloaded more than 45 million times.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 10 11:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shattered Horizon Gets Free Weekend on Steam 3 – 6 June]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/57735/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Shattered Horizon Gets Free Weekend on Steam 3 – 6 June
Zero gravity shooter free to play and 50 percent off to buy this weekend
HELSINKI, FINLAND – June 2, 2010 – Futuremark® Games Studio today announced that Shattered Horizon™, their PC exclusive multiplayer first-person shooter, will be free to play and 50 percent off to buy on Steam this weekend. Shattered Horizon’s innovative zero gravity gameplay has recently been enhanced by the Firepower weapons pack which added eight new weapons and three new grenades encouraging different styles of play and providing the opportunity for new team tactics. Shattered Horizon Firepower trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X6z5gbzKak&fmt=22 
 
"Shattered Horizon continues to evolve as we add new features requested by the community," said Jaakko Haapasalo, head of Futuremark Games Studio. "This weekend PC gamers can play the complete game for free and experience the new Firepower weapons.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 10 11:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[3DMark® 11 Announced, Trailer and Images Released]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/57577/</link>
<description><![CDATA[3DMark® 11 Announced, Trailer and Images Released
Deep Sea Tech Demo to be Shown at Computex, Taipei
HELSINKI, FINLAND – May 24, 2010 – Futuremark®, the developer of the world’s most popular benchmarking software, today announced 3DMark® 11, the latest version of their industry standard benchmark for real-time 3D graphics. Designed to measure the performance of DirectX 11 gaming PCs, 3DMark 11 uses a native DirectX 11 engine created in-house. To accompany the announcement Futuremark has released a trailer and screenshots taken from a 3DMark 11 tech demo called "Deep Sea". http://www.3dmark.com/ 
 
Deep Sea is a demonstration of DirectX 11 technologies created using an early development build of the 3DMark 11 engine. The Deep Sea trailer features submersibles exploring the sea floor. Volumetric lighting illuminates the seabed with tessellation used to add rich detail to the rock, coral and manmade structures. Post processing delivers depth of field and other lens effects.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 10 11:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Firepower Weapons Pack Released, Shattered Horizon™ 25 Percent Off For One Week Only]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/57578/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Firepower Weapons Pack Released, Shattered Horizon™ 25 Percent Off For One Week Only
New Images Reveal Additional Weapons and Grenades
HELSINKI, FINLAND – May 5, 2010 – Futuremark® Games Studio has released the Firepower weapons pack for Shattered Horizon™ on Steam. Firepower, which is free for all players, adds eight new weapons and three new grenades to the PC exclusive multiplayer first-person shooter. A selection of new images shows the weapons in detail. To celebrate the release, Futuremark Games Studio is offering 25 percent off Shattered Horizon, selling the game for just $14.99 / €14.99 until Wednesday May 12.  http://www.shatteredhorizon.com/buynow 
 
"We believe players should be rewarded for supporting a game and that’s why we have released all our DLC packs for free," said Jaakko Haapasalo, Head of Futuremark Games Studio.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 10 12:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shattered Horizon™ Firepower Release Date and New Trailer]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/57549/</link>
<description><![CDATA[New Trailer and Release Date for Shattered Horizon™ Firepower Weapons Pack
Free DLC Coming May 5, Trailer shows New Weapons in Action
HELSINKI, FINLAND – April 27, 2010 – Futuremark® Games Studio today confirmed that the next major content expansion for Shattered Horizon™ will be released on May 5. The Firepower pack will add a range of new weapons and grenades to the PC exclusive multiplayer first-person shooter. A new trailer released today shows the weapons in action with the studio promising to reveal more every day on the game’s official website. Like all previous DLC packs from Futuremark Games Studio, the Firepower pack will be free for all players.  http://www.shatteredhorizon.com/ 
 
"The release of the Firepower weapons pack on May 5 will mark the six month anniversary of Shattered Horizon and the second time that we have made a major addition to the game," said Jaakko Haapasalo, producer at Futuremark Games Studio.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 10 12:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shattered Horizon™ - "Firepower" Weapons Pack Announced]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/57472/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Shattered Horizon™ - "Firepower" Weapons Pack Announced
Free DLC Will Add New Weapons and Grenades
HELSINKI, FINLAND – April 7, 2010 – Futuremark® Games Studio today revealed plans for a second content pack for Shattered Horizon™, their PC exclusive multiplayer first-person shooter. The "Firepower" pack will add new weapons and grenades encouraging different styles of play and providing the opportunity for new team tactics. Like the Moonrise map pack released in February, the Firepower expansion will be free for all players. 
http://www.shatteredhorizon.com/ 
 
"Since the launch of Shattered Horizon we have shown our thanks to players who have supported us by releasing free DLC. That commitment to the community continues with the Firepower pack which will add new weapons and grenades to the game," said Jaakko Haapasalo, Director and Futuremark Games Studio Producer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 10 12:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Futuremark Announces New MSI/AMD Lightning VGA Overclocking Contest]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/57319/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Futuremark Announces New MSI/AMD Lightning VGA Overclocking Contest
Grand prize includes $1000 in cash, other prizes awarded in multiple categories by MSI, Enermax, GlacialTech, and Thermaltake
SARATOGA, CA – Feb 25, 2010 – Futuremark® Corporation today announced its first ever VGA overclocking contest for PC overclockers everywhere. Utilizing the current single chip record holder for VGA performance, the ATI R5870 graphic card, contestants worldwide will compete in two segments for prizes. This 4 week competition runs from Feb 25th to Mar 25th 2010. 
Segment one, The R5870 Lightning Challenge, awards the top three 3DMark Vantage scorers using a single MSI R5870 Lightning VGA card in any system configuration. Segment two, The Precision Challenge, is a brand new precision based challenge where contestants using an ATI 4000 and 5000 series VGA card, compete to score a perfect pre-defined 3DMark number.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 10 12:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Futuremark® Games Studio Launches New Shattered Horizon™ Competition]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/57293/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Futuremark® Games Studio Launches New Shattered Horizon™ Competition
Contest offers players 16 ways to win PC hardware prizes from sponsors Biostar, FSP Group, Enermax and Patriot Memory
HELSINKI, FINLAND – February 22, 2010 – Futuremark® Games Studio today announced a new community competition for Shattered Horizon™, their PC exclusive multiplayer first-person shooter. The contest starts today 22 February and with 16 different challenges over 4 weeks there are plenty of ways for players to win one of the many PC hardware prizes on offer from competition sponsors Biostar, FSP Group, Enermax and Patriot Memory. 
http://www.shatteredhorizon.com/competition/ 
 
"Our free weekend on Steam was a great success that saw thousands of new players join the Shattered Horizon community," said Jaakko Haapasalo, producer at Futuremark Games Studio.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 10 12:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shattered Horizon Gets Free Weekend on Steam 19 – 21 February]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/57264/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Shattered Horizon Gets Free Weekend on Steam 19 – 21 February
Zero gravity shooter free to play and 50 percent off this weekend
HELSINKI, FINLAND – February 17, 2010 – Futuremark® Games Studio today announced that Shattered Horizon™, their PC exclusive multiplayer first-person shooter, will be free to play and 50 percent off to buy on Steam this weekend. Shattered Horizon’s innovative zero gravity gameplay has recently been enhanced by the Moonrise content pack which added four new levels and a major update which included many features requested by players.
 
"This weekend PC gamers everywhere can play Shattered Horizon for free," said Jaakko Haapasalo, producer at Futuremark Games Studio. "And for the duration of the weekend, even though we recently doubled the size of the game by adding new levels, we are offering it to players for half the price, just $9.95 /  €9.95.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 10 12:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shattered Horizon’s Free "Moonrise" Content Pack Out Now]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/57250/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Shattered Horizon’s Free "Moonrise" Content Pack Out Now
New trailer shows off new levels in Futuremark Games Studio’s zero gravity shooter
HELSINKI, FINLAND – February 16, 2010 – Futuremark® Games Studio today released Moonrise, the first content pack for Shattered Horizon™, their PC exclusive multiplayer first-person shooter. Moonrise adds four new levels to Shattered Horizon and is free for all players. The studio has created a new trailer showing the locations in the Moonrise pack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElJ9Ws1li-g&fmt=22 
 
"Shattered Horizon's space setting allows us to create stunning environments unlike anything you will find in other FPS games," said Jaakko Haapasalo, producer at Futuremark Games Studio. "The free Moonrise pack doubles the number of levels in the game with each one offering a different zero gravity combat experience."
In Shattered Horizon, a catastrophic explosion on the Moon has filled near-Earth space with billions of tons of rocky debris.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 10 14:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Major Update to Shattered Horizon™ Released]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/57223/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Major Update to Shattered Horizon™ Released
Futuremark Games Studio Adds New Features Requested by Community
Helsinki, Finland – February 11, 2010 - Futuremark® Games Studio today released a major update for Shattered Horizon™, their PC exclusive multiplayer first-person shooter. The update adds some of the most requested features from the game’s active community, including voice chat, a new rank system, tutorial content, 5:4 monitor support and point limited servers as well as fixing several bugs and issues. The game’s menus and audio have been given an overhaul and as an added bonus the studio has also released the soundtrack from Shattered Horizon to the community as a free download.
"This update which includes voice chat and other popular suggestions gathered directly from our community makes Shattered Horizon a better experience for all our players," said Jaakko Haapasalo, producer at Futuremark Games Studio.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 10 19:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First screenshots from Shattered Horizon™ "Moonrise" content pack revealed]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/57198/</link>
<description><![CDATA[First screenshots from Shattered Horizon™ "Moonrise" content pack revealed
Free content pack will double the number of levels in the game
Helsinki, Finland – February 8, 2010 - Futuremark® Games Studio today released the first screenshots from the upcoming Moonrise content pack for Shattered Horizon™, their PC exclusive multiplayer first-person shooter. The Moonrise pack, which will be free to all players, includes four new environments effectively doubling the number of levels in the game. http://www.shatteredhorizon.com/
In Shattered Horizon, a catastrophic explosion on the Moon has filled near-Earth space with billions of tons of rocky debris. Teams of players fight in zero gravity to control the limited supplies that mean the difference between survival and death in the cold of space. 
The four Moonrise levels are set around the shattered Moon, taking the fight deeper into space and showing a new side to the conflict.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 10 10:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Futuremark Launches GIGABYTE System Builder, Online PC Performance Based Tool for DIY and PC Gamers   ]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/57061/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Futuremark Launches GIGABYTE System Builder, Online PC Performance Based Tool for DIY and PC Gamers
Saratoga, California  – December 23rd, 2009 - Futuremark® Corporation today announced a free online based tool utilizing its popular 3DMark® PC benchmark scoring system. The GIGABYTE System Builder provides pre-purchase 3DMark® performance-based information on a wide range of GIGABYTE motherboard and VGA products allowing users to decide ahead of time the type of PC or gaming system they would like to build. 
Users select from easy-to-use drop down menus for the latest core system components including CPU, motherboard, and video graphics cards. The GIGABYTE System Builder automatically calculates total MSRP costs and 3DMark performance of the user’s selected hardware build, enabling them to see the cost and performance of their ideal system before purchasing any hardware.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 09 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Futuremark® Games Studio Announces Shattered Horizon™ Competition ]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/56974/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Futuremark® Games Studio Announces Shattered Horizon™ Competition
Contest offers players 16 ways to win PC hardware prizes from sponsors MSI, FSP Group, Enermax and Patriot Memory
Helsinki, Finland  –  December 10th, 2009 - Futuremark® Games Studio today announced a new community competition for Shattered Horizon™, their PC exclusive multiplayer first-person shooter. The contest starts Monday 14 December and with 16 different challenges over 4 weeks there are plenty of ways for players to win one of the many PC hardware prizes on offer from competition sponsors MSI, FSP Group, Enermax and Patriot Memory. http://www.shatteredhorizon.com/competition/
"With 16 different ways to win this competition gives all Shattered Horizon players a chance to win one of the great prizes on offer, not just those who top the leaderboards," said Jukka Mäkinen, Head of Futuremark Games Studio.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 09 17:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Futuremark Announces the Winners for the P55 GIGABYTE OverclocKing Competition]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/56967/</link>
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Futuremark Announces the Winners for the P55 GIGABYTE OverclocKing Competition
Out of Forty Six Thousand Entries, Ten Score Perfect 10K 3DMarks
Saratoga, California  – December 7th, 2009 - Futuremark® Corporation today released the final results for their P55 GIGABYTE OverclocKing 2009 contest. Tens of thousands entered, but only 10 contestants managed to score a perfect 10,000 3DMarks.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 09 16:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shattered Horizon™ – Dedicated Server Released to Community ]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/56944/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Shattered Horizon™ – Dedicated Server Released to Community 
Helsinki, Finland  –December 3, 2009 - Futuremark® Games Studio today released the dedicated server for Shattered Horizon™, their multiplayer first-person shooter played in zero gravity. With dedicated servers PC gamers can choose how they want to play Shattered Horizon and who they want to play with, giving them greater protection from cheats, hackers and griefers and more control over the game's settings. http://www.shatteredhorizon.com/
The release of the dedicated server was accompanied by a minor game update and a new bundle offer from the Futuremark Store that includes Shattered Horizon and 3DMark Vantage Advanced Edition (Futuremark’s DirectX 10 gaming benchmark) together for only $29.95 / €24.95.
http://www.shatteredhorizon.com/buynow/
"PC gamers expect dedicated servers in a multiplayer game," said Jaakko Haapasalo, producer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 09 21:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[GEIL Launches First Ever Memory Detection Meter Powered by 3DMark®]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/56945/</link>
<description><![CDATA[GEIL Launches First Ever Memory Detection Meter Powered by 3DMark®
Saratoga, California  – December 1st, 2009 - Futuremark® Corporation today announced a new partnership with GEIL Memory allowing auto detection of PC system memory requirements powered by 3DMark® technology. 
This performance meter auto detects current system memory usage and recommends GEIL upgrade options based on the users motherboard, CPU, and VGA configuration. http://www.geil.com.tw/configurator
"We’re delighted to be partnering with Futuremark to support PC power users and overclockers everywhere with this new interactive Memory Meter, making memory upgrade selection easy and fun. " said Hank Cheng, Marketing Manager at GEIL.
3DMark is a benchmark program from Futuremark that measures the 3D gaming performance capabilities of PCs. 3DMark software has been downloaded more than 45 million times.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 09 19:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Futuremark Announces Over Twenty Nine Thousand Contestants Try, But Only 7 Score Perfect 10K 3DMarks]]></title>
<link>http://www.futuremark.com/pressroom/pressreleases/56901/</link>
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Futuremark Announces Over Twenty Nine Thousand Contestants Try, But Only 7 Score Perfect 10K 3DMarks
Saratoga, California  – November 23rd, 2009 - Futuremark® Corporation today released results for the first two weeks of their OverclocKing 2009 contest. Thousands have entered but only 7 contestants have managed to score perfect 10,000 3DMarks. Futuremark's 3DMark® 10K Challenge is the newest addition to the wide array of skill base challenges that test the abilities of overclockers worldwide.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 09 10:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
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