Announcements

• Google Apps drops beta moniker (via Cnet)
  • Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar and Google Talk out of beta phase
  • Gmail has been in beta for five years
• Eidos becomes Square Enix Europe (via Edge)
  • Eidos name will live on as a developer, but not as a developer
• Fight Night Round 4 patch to re-add button punches (via GiantBomb)
  • Button based punching will return as an option
  • Patch slated for an early September release
  • A content patch with new gym, accessories, and gameplay sliders will be released in August
  • Xbox 360 version of the August patch will sport an alternate version of Sugar Ray Leonard

Rumors

• PSP2 to feature quad core GPU? (via Digital Foundry)
  • PSP2 to feature quad core iteration of Imagination Technologies PowerVR “Hydra” (SGX543MP) GPU
  • It will be an enhanced version of the same GPU found in the iPhone 3GS
  • As a result, the approximated power of the device will rival the original Xbox
  • The “Hydra” is also a GP-GPU meaning it can function as a CPU and GPU
• Two “Mechwarrior” teasers surface
  • Being developed by Piranha Games
  • Evidence of it being a Mechwarrior game can be found here. (Davion emblem)

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