http://www.hpsf.org/ =HPSF= en-us Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:14:44 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly =HPSF= High Plains Strike Force News http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.hpsf.org/images/logo.gif http://www.hpsf.org/ http://www.hpsf.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=23 AMD [H]ardOCP FX GamExperience Another AMD [H]ardOCP GamExperience event coming to Dallas, TX on 1/21/2012. Doors open @ 10am - 6pm and admission is free. This will be an event you won't want to miss! Register Here: http://amdhardocpgamexperience.eventbrite.com/ This time, AMD will be showcasing their new 'BullDozer' processors, hopefully, along with their newly-released 7000-series video cards. Not to mention what the other sponsors/vendors are going to be bringing to the tables. The sponsor/vendor list is growing and they rented a bigger location for the event. Some sponsors include: - ASUS - Sapphire - Corsair - MSI - Patriot Memory - Diamond - Gigabyte - Antec Not sure if anyone recalls, but last time, $30K worth of swag was given out to roughly 400 attendees. Here's a clip of the July 2011 event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH3xyeDUk6U Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:14:44 GMT http://www.hpsf.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=22 Peace, Love, and Rockets 14 For those of you with QuakeCon withdrawals, here's another LAN event in November. For those of you who didn't make it to Quakecon 2011, Jer and I plan on attending (unless something changes "family-wise" ). Hopefully, we can get some more people to join the madness. Pre-Registration starts this Friday 8/19/2011 @ 7pm. When: Saturday November 5th (11am - 10pm) Where: Sterling Hotel Dallas 1055 Regal Row Dallas, TX 75247 How much: $10 pre-paid, $15 at the door How many? 50 total seats for BYOC Check out the following links for more details: http://www.peaceloveandrockets.org/ http://thetexangamer.com/ Here's a list of current sponsors (and it seems like this list is growing daily): - Spire - SilverStone - TRENDnet - Velocity Micro - Gunnar - Bethesda - EVGA - Shuttle USA - Alpha Grip - Thermalright - MEElectronics - MachineGun Computers - Clunky Computers - EPIC Games - WASD Computers - eDimensional - Xoxide - Rude Gameware - Cyber Snipa - 2K Games - Green Man Gaming - CS Hyde - Zotac - Cooler Master - XigmaTek - Rosewill - Vroom Foods - Steel Series - Gamerz Unite - SplitFish - Shock Coffee - MythLogic ** Sponsor list updated on 10/05/2011 ** Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:48:38 GMT http://www.hpsf.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=21 Ventrilo Goes Big w/Ford F-150 Raptor SVT Hennessey VelociRaptor 600 SC At this year's QuakeCon, Ventrilo is giving away a Ford F-150 Raptor SVT Hennessey VelociRaptor 600 SC worth about $70K. Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:37:30 GMT http://www.hpsf.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20 Gaming in Big D with AMD & [H]ardOCP Join AMD and HardOCP for a day of gaming in downtown Dallas on July 16th! Lots of more sponsors to be announced this week are getting in line to show you products and support our give-aways! Get hands on with AMD's "Bulldozer" FX processor! Hands on preview of Deus Ex: Human Revolution! Plenty of Fusion, Eyefinity, and Big Screen demo stations. Time: Saturday, July 16 · 10:00am - 8:00pm Location: http://www.2616commerce.com/ 2616 Commerce Dallas, TX More details at the HardOCP website: http://www.hardocp.com/news/2011/06/02/texas_gamexperience_july_16 Here's a video from the last Texas GamExperience in 2009 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:25:55 GMT http://www.hpsf.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=19 Best Buy's Cease and Desist Order To NewEgg I find it interesting that Best Buy sent NewEgg a Cease and Desist order against their 'Geek On' logo. Best Buy claims that they have been building their 'Geek Squad' brand with the black and orange colors as well as their 'power button' logo. I guess Halloween should get offended and send Best Buy a Cease and Desist...lol Click here for more details about the 'Cease and Desist' order (provided by NewEgg) Check out the NewEgg commercial here In response to the whole ordeal, NewEgg decided to give away 5,000 of their 'Geek On' t-shirts for free. GEEKONFREE at checkout for the LARGE SHIRT: Geek On Black T-Shirts Large GEEKONFREEMED at checkout for the MEDIUM SHIRT: Geek On Black T-Shirts Medium Looks like they're both out of stock, but hopefully NewEgg will come back with some larger sizes. Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:09:41 GMT http://www.hpsf.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=18 Sexiest Booth Babes From E3 Click on the link above for more pictures. Need I say more?!? Sat, 11 Jun 2011 03:58:47 GMT http://www.hpsf.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=17 p00nhats Store Open For Business Get your =HPSF= gear while they're still hot. http://www.zazzle.com/p00nhats Make sure you add this featured product to your order. =) Put your coffee in this badboy. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:28:27 GMT http://www.hpsf.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=16 Unofficial New Apple Headquarters Apple CEO Steve Jobs proposed plans to the City of Cupertino for a new, state-of-the-art, Apple headquarters. The design resembles a 'spaceship' and will house up to 12,000 employees. The circular building will feature a large inner courtyard. The current Apple headquarters employs roughly 2,800 employees. Not sure if Jobs plans to rent the extra space out or start recruiting more employees. But, in either case, just when you thought Steve Jobs couldn't possibly do anything better, he pushes the limits once again. Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:09:23 GMT http://www.hpsf.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=15 BF3 Release Date 10/25/2011 @ E3 Expo E3 Expo takes place June 7-9, 2011, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Quote:: EA CLAIMS THE BATTLEFIELD ON OCTOBER 25 WITH THE LAUNCH OF HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED BATTLEFIELD 3 DICE Entices Fans with Revolutionary Frostbite 2 Engine, Signature Battlefield Gameplay Crafted by World Class Development Team and Early Access to Battlefield 3 with Multi-Platform Beta in September LOS ANGELES – June 6, 2011 – The fight is on! DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that Battlefield 3™, the next installment in the internationally acclaimed Battlefield series, will be available on October 25, 2011. After three years of development, the spectacular new game leaps ahead of the competition thanks to the unique power of the Frostbite™ 2 game engine. The technology advances the state of the art, and serves as the power center that allows Battlefield 3 to deliver superior performance in character animation, visual rendering, audio/sound and physical destruction. Battlefield 3 is the only FPS in the marketplace using Frostbite 2, and the only shooter capable of making the gameplay experience feel alive with all the sights, sounds, movements and action of real-world incursions. Fans eager to jump into battle can join the multi-platform beta in September 2011. Battlefield 3 will be shown on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC this week at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles in EA’s booth located at #1601 in the South Hall. “We are proud to finally open the curtains and reveal Battlefield 3. The core development team has been together since 2005. We’ve grown together, taken some knocks together and now, we’re ready to take first person shooters to a whole new level, together,” said Patrick Bach, Executive Producer. “Like so many gamers out there, we’ve had some pretty wild ideas about what we’d want to see in a shooter. Until now, it was all just fantasy. But with Frostbite 2, even our most far-reaching ideas are becoming a reality. This is the game we’ve always wanted to create.” Battlefield 3 captures the intense reality of modern warfare across the globe. DICE is working closely with highly decorated ex-SAS operator and acclaimed author, Andy McNab, to ensure the authenticity and grittiness of today’s war is captured in both the single player and multiplayer campaigns. In the single player chapters being highlighted at E3, two new playable characters are introduced. Dmitri “Dima” Mayakovsky, a Russian undercover agent, must fight his way from the Paris Stock Exchange through the crowded city streets in a desperate attempt to stop PLR operatives from detonating a dirty bomb in the heart of Paris. Jonathan “Jono” Miller, a Marine Corporal from America’s heartland, is deployed to the barren dustbowl of the Tehran desert to engage PLR forces. This chapter showcases a classic Battlefield vehicle warfare experience as players embark on a large scale tank attack to neutralize the PLR base. The popular Battlefield multiplayer mode ‘Rush’ is also back and will be playable on PC in the EA booth. Gamers ready to enlist can pre-order the Battlefield 3 Limited Edition and receive the Back to Karkand digital expansion pack at no extra charge.* This themed multiplayer pack pays tribute to Battlefield fans by featuring four highly celebrated maps from Battlefield 2 each now boldly re-mastered using Frostbite 2. Pre-order the Battlefield 3 Limited Edition now at http://eastore.ea.com/battlefield3. Battlefield 3 will be available for the PlayStation®3, Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, and the PC. For more information on Battlefield 3, please visit www.battlefield.com, and for the latest news on Battlefield please visit http://www.facebook.com/battlefield or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/battlefield. Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:12:21 GMT http://www.hpsf.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=14 EVGA Mods Rigs SuperClock 200 Promotion Discuss this in our forums here. EVGA recently released their first CPU Cooler, the SuperClock back on May 23rd, 2011. This cooler is currently selling for $49.99 and has a universal mounting system which supports LGA 1155, LGA 1366 or AM2+/AM3 sockets. EVGA is running a promotion to give away 200 SuperClock coolers (50 per week until 6/22/2011). All you have to do is: 1. Post an image of your current CPU cooling solution at www.modsrigs.com 2. Three comments (yours are not included) must be posted on your public build. 3. Fill out the signup form. Click the link for more details. Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:01:55 GMT