NVIDIA Corp. today introduced its next generation CUDA(TM) GPU architecture, codenamed “Fermi”. An entirely new ground-up design, the “Fermi”(TM) architecture is the foundation for the world’s first computational graphics processing units (GPUs), delivering breakthroughs in both graphics and GPU computing.

“NVIDIA and the Fermi team have taken a giant step towards making GPUs attractive for a broader class of programs,” said Dave Patterson, director Parallel Computing Research Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley and co-author of Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach. “I believe history will record Fermi as a significant milestone.”

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Perfect World Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: PWRD) (”Perfect World” or the “Company”), a leading online game developer and operator based in China, today announces that it will launch the open beta testing for its first 2D turn-based MMORPG “Fantasy Zhu Xian” on October 22, 2009.

“Fantasy Zhu Xian” is based on a popular internet fantasy novel “Zhu Xian,” and runs on the Company’s proprietary EPARCH 2D engine, bringing entirely new gaming experiences to players.

In this open beta testing version, “Fantasy Zhu Xian” contains many innovative features and lots of new content, including an innovative flying system that introduces the concept of altitude into a 2D game, a built-in PP-Chat friend making system, player vs. player turn-based battlefields and such systems as light effect of weaponry, super pets, advanced equipment and production and the NPC voice system. All these features cater to players’ preferences.

Xbox 360 today announced widespread enthusiasm from the world’s leading video-game publishers for “Project Natal,” a whole new way to play — no controller required. Developers across the globe have embraced the technology and have begun work on titles that will deliver extraordinary entertainment experiences for everyone to enjoy. Coming just three months after “Project Natal” was unveiled at E3, the announcements at the Tokyo Game Show underscore the swift industry support for the revolutionary controller-free experiences being developed exclusively for Xbox 360, the premier games and entertainment system.

Among the elite publishers actively working on games for “Project Natal” are Activision Blizzard, Bethesda Softworks, CAPCOM, Disney Interactive, Electronic Arts, Konami, MTV Games, Namco Bandai, Sega, Square Enix, THQ Inc. and Ubisoft. Together, these publishers account for more than 70 percent of third-party software sales for this generation of console and most of the world’s most recognized video game franchises.