Killing With A Smile News & Blog Zend_Feed_Writer 1.11.11 (http://framework.zend.com) http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/m/267527 Steam on your Mobile Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:43:00 -0500 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/553136/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/553136/m/267527 Steam is now accessible from your phones, as Valve takes their official iOS and Android apps out of beta, and releases them to the general public.
Steam Mobile

Steam Mobile allows you to log into your Steam account, and access various features including Steam Chat, the Store, news feeds and Community pages. Of course in time the feature list will expand with updates and constant development from Valve.

Although it is out of beta, it is perhaps still a bit buggy, and has some incomplete sections. For now it could be useful for chatting mostly, and keeping up with sales when you're away from your own computer. Or if you want to add someone you meet IRL to your friends list, you can go ahead and do it straight away.

Get Steam Mobile for Free Here (iOS) and Here (Android)
]]> Killing Season Winners - October - December 2011 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:06:14 -0500 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/500068/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/500068/m/267527

The winner of this Killing Season is: pyjamas |KwS| with 11,652 kills.
Congrats, you'll be getting a 3 month reserve slot. Enjoy.

Second place goes to Panderah with 6,274 Kills. You'll receive a reserve slot for the next month.

Third place goes to Scorp with 3,368 Kills. You'll receive a reserve slot for the next 2 week.

Thank you for your continued support of the community and thank you to all the subscribers.
Please help support our independently run community by donating to www.kwsgaming.com/donations

Congrats to all our winners this October - December Killing Spree.
Stats will be reset and the next Competition will finish on 01/04/2012.
Happy New Year
]]> AMD Radeon HD 7970 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:06:00 -0500 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/491182/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/491182/m/267527
Just a little heads up if you guys haven't already heard about the HD 7970. Looks like AMD are going to try and take back the fastest single GPU flag with its next release with some pretty cool features.

The HD 7970 is the first released card to boast the 28nm process and comprises of 4.31 billion transistors. The new "Southern Islands" architecture was redesigned from ground up and is not merely a revision of the HD 6000 series. The card also brings along PCI Express 3.0, however it's not exactly the biggest selling point since most software don't even saturate the PCI-E 2.0 slots.
The card is 10.5" long by 4.5" tall which makes the PCB the same size as the 6970.

It's supposably going to be around $550 MSRP

READ MORE ON TOMS HARDWARE
]]> Merry Christmas Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:14:01 -0500 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/488063/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/488063/m/267527

Merry Christmas to everyone and happy holidays. Stay safe and have a great new year with family and friends. Thanks for another great year and I hope we can keep it going in 2012.

Thanks for all the support from all our members and especially to everyone who regularly comes onto the website from day to day and contributes to the forums and community. We hope to see you again next year.

Thanks to all the admins for their continued effort to keep this group going. Without you guys I couldn't do it alone and you guys are the ones who hold everything together. I am so thankful for all of your help and thank you for sticking with me and the group over the years.

Take care and Merry Christmas
Justin (Parkway Drive)
]]> New Battlefield 3 Admins Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:48:17 -0500 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/418520/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/418520/m/267527

With the addition of our new Battlefield 3 server to the group we've added a few new admins to the team as well. It's great to announce our good mates CJ and Osiris are joining the team to admin our Battlefield 3 server. They'll also be around TF2 whenever they aren't killing in BF3 so give em a warm welcome to the admin team and if you guys have any questions or need help with anything then you can ask me or I'm sure one of the other admins are more than willing to help.

We hope to be getting a few more admins for either TF2 or BF3 so please keep an eye out and just have fun. Goodluck to everyone who has Uni exams or is still doing HSC exams, take care and we'll see you in game.
]]> BATTLEFIELD 3 SERVER Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:47:00 -0400 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/408218/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/408218/m/267527

The hosting company has been backordered on Battlefield 3 servers since the release and finding one in Sydney was difficult.
I managed to talk to the hosting company and got them to make some room to host a Battlefield 3 server here in Sydney, while there are others still waiting to be moved from Adelaide to a center here.

At the moment we are running 32 slots with Rush and if you would like something on the server please post in our Battlefield 3 thread and let us know.

BATTLEFIELD 3 SERVER - 173.199.80.48:25250

Join our Platoon:


We're lucky to get this and if you could please donate to help pay for the server then please do.
]]> New TF2 and Ventrilo Servers Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:15:00 -0400 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/407138/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/407138/m/267527

We've switched over our hosting company and have a new TF2 and Ventrilo server.
Both servers are located in Sydney, Aus and are exactly like our older servers.
We are still running stats on Team Fortress 2 and no stats have been reset. Our kill tally competition is still running so get on our server for your chance to win.

Please add these to your favourites:

Team Fortress 2 - 173.199.80.146:27015

Ventrilo - 173.199.80.178:4271

 We hope to be adding a Battlefield 3 server soon so please donate or jump on our forums and let us know what you want.
]]> The Steam Workshop Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:20:00 -0400 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/397376/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/397376/m/267527 So apparently I can write stuff here. Who knew (Parky, apparently).

As of the Manniversary update, Valve have launched the Steam Workshop, a place where community-made items are submitted, and then openly displayed for all to see. There people can rate the items. If an item becomes highly rated, there is a strong chance that Valve will add it to the game.

It's basically an extension of the Contribute! project. Successful contributers will still get a percentage of the profits made from sales of their item(s). This news comes a bit late, but if you're like me and didn't read the details of the Manniversary update, you might like the heads-up.

Go and rate some cool stuff!
]]> Killing Season Winners - July - September Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/375045/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/375045/m/267527

The winner of this Killing Season is: |KwS| MrZiggy with 14,964 kills.
Congrats, you'll be getting a 3 month reserve slot. Enjoy.

Second place goes to Mr. Med |KwS| with 13,290 Kills. You'll receive a reserve slot for the next month.

Third place goes to Temple |KwS| with 12,550 Kills. You'll receive a reserve slot for the next 2 week.

Our July Monthly reserve slot winner is - Cinnamon J. Scudworth |KwS|

Thank you for your continued support of the community and thank you to all the subscribers.
Please help support our independently run community by donating to www.kwsgaming.com/donations

Congrats to all our winners this July - September Killing Spree.
Stats will be reset and the next Competition will finish on 01/01/2012.
See you in the new year.
]]> Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:20:00 -0400 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/367674/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/367674/m/267527 The classic FPS is back with another addition to the CS series with Global Offensive. The game features new maps, characters, and weapons. But don't worry, they've also kept some of the classics such as Dust, Aztec, Office, Italy, etc.


I remember playing CS:S and how much the maps looked so much better than the original, and yet again the maps look even better now in CS:GO.

Arsenal Mode
So we all know how popular gun game is and the CS:S mod was awesome, so Valve have decided to make this into a game mode. If you're unsure then it's basically the same as gun game from Black Ops.

Matchmaking System
When Valve said they would be implementing this it kinda put it off. The system is managed by a ELO-based ranking system but doesn't work on a levelling system so don't worry. It works on a ranking system of skill and matches equally skilled players together for 5 vs 5.

BUT don't worry too much if that sounds crap, I also prefer the classic system Valve uses for its CS servers and luckily they aren't getting rid of that. However for console gamers (who can't host servers) they'll be stuck with it.

Random Defusal Kits
Remember how you could buy defuse kits?...well not anymore, GO is implementing a random system which selects 2 CTs to have kits at the begining of the round. This will mix it up a bit and ensure that players will have to work together to defuse.

New Weapons
GO will have some awesome new weapons. Here's a list of the new weapons:

Handguns:
  • P2000
  • P250
  • Tec 9
Shotguns:
  • Nova
  • MAG-7
  • Sawed-Off Shotgun
Sub-Machine Guns:
  • MP7
  • MP9
  • PP-Bizon
Rifles:
  • SSG-08
  • SCAR-20
Machine Guns:
  • IMI Negev
Etc:
  • Zeus X27 (taser)
  • Molotov
  • Decoy Nade

]]> Modern Warfare 3 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:50:00 -0400 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/367148/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/367148/m/267527
We all know what happened with the hype around Black Ops and it's failure to live up to expectations of its previous MW2. But will MW3 live up to delivering the gaming experience we expected from Black Ops?
We all know what happened with the hype around Black Ops and it's failure to live up to expectations of its previous MW2. But will MW3 live up to delivering the gaming experience we expected from Black Ops?

The upcoming FPS is competing against Battlefield 3 (as compared HERE) which will release a few weeks before MW3. It is currently being developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer games so we can expect it should feel a bit like MW2 gameplay wise.
Game modes will include the usual campaign, co-op and multiplayer and uses a modified MW2 engine. We can also expect that we will finally get the dedicated servers which were missing in MW2.

Will MW3 redeem our faith in the COD franchise? We'll have to see.
]]> Help Wanted Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:57:00 -0400 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/366485/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/366485/m/267527
Want to get more involved with the community? We're looking for some members to help out with the website. If you're interested then please send a PM to Parkway Drive |KwS| or use our Contact Us page to apply.
]]> Battlefield 3 Beta Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/366412/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/366412/m/267527
Battlefield 3 Beta will be out to try on the 29th of September for PC. In order to install and play the beta you must download EA's Origin application.

Origin works in a similar way to Steam. It is a service from EA which allows you to buy, download and play games.

So what can you expect from the beta?
The Battlefield 3 beta will test out multiplayer gameplay and rely on feedback from players on such things as weapons (if some weapons are overpowered/underpowered for example), vehicle feedback, map specific feedback etc. The beta is expected to be multiplayer-only.

Maps
It’s expected that the beta will include at least one map, and in order to test as many aspects of Battlefield 3 as possible, we expect it to be a large map with both infantry, air and vehicle combat, so DICE can get a feedback from a wide variety of gameplay elements.

For more information or questions about the beta, visit:
www.battlefield.com

To for more information and to download the latest version of Origin visit:
www.origin.com
]]> Killing Season Winners - April - June Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:26:00 -0400 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/280737/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/280737/m/267527

The winner of this Killing Season is: Buddha |KwS| with 3,724 kills.
Congrats, you'll be getting a 3 month reserve slot. Enjoy.

Second place goes to Temple |KwS| with 2,583 Kills. You'll receive a reserve slot for the next month.

Third place goes to MrZiggy KWS with 2,418 Kills. You'll receive a reserve slot for the next 2 week.

Our July Monthly reserve slot winner is - Odomonkey.

Thank you for your continued support of the community and thank you to all the subscribers.
Please help support our independently run community by donating to www.kwsgaming.com/donations

Congrats to all our winners this April - June Killing Spree.
Stats will be reset and the next Competition will finish on 01/10/2011.]]> BF3 vs. MW3 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:07:00 -0400 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/279561/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/279561/m/267527 ]]> Win A FREE copy of Black Ops: Escalation DLC Thu, 26 May 2011 10:52:00 -0400 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/252925/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/252925/m/267527
>>> COMPETITION CLOSED <<<

Congratulations to LEMON TWIST for winning the Escalation DLC with the most points on our server. I will send you a message with your prize.
Also thanks to everyone else who entered

Here's our newest competition and you can win yourself a free copy of the latest Black Ops: Escalation DLC. To enter all you have to do is register on our forums, post your details in the link above and then start racking up kills on our Black Ops server 173.199.80.200:3074

Competition ends Friday, 24th June 2011.
*** Stats are reset to make competition more competitive ***
To track your current rank find your name and score in PLAYER LIST

TOP 10:
1. Lemon
 299
2. Infinite
 9
3. Buddha |KwS| 0
4. SK[G] Osiris 0
5. Cinnamon J. Scudworth 0
6. [NZXT] Spetsnaz2 0
7. Flemo88
 0
]]> Firefox 4 Sun, 01 May 2011 03:09:00 -0400 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/236493/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/236493/m/267527 Firefox
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]]> Win A FREE copy of Black Ops: First Strike DLC Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:46:00 -0400 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/213118/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/213118/m/267527
>>> COMPETITION CLOSED <<<

Congratulations to SINECKS for winning the First Strike DLC with the most points on our server. Thanks to everyone who entered and hope we can get a more successful competition going for you guys next time.
Here's our newest competition and you can win yourself a free copy of the latest Black Ops: First Strike DLC. To enter all you have to do is register on our forums, post your details in the link aboveand then start racking up kills on our Black Ops server173.199.80.200:3074

Competition ends Friday, 8th April 2011.
*** Stats are reset to make competition more competitive ***
To track your current rank find your name and score in PLAYER LIST

TOP 10:
1. [KwS] Sinecks
4043
2. Buddha1722
3. [KwS] Cinnamon J. Scudworth521
4. [KwS] Urthgirl
0
5. [KwS] Loadingdread
0
]]> Killing Season Winners - January - March Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:13:00 -0400 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/216658/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/216658/m/267527

The winner of this Killing Season is: ★ Pyropants with 7,434 kills.
Congrats, you'll be getting a 3 month reserve slot. Enjoy.

Second place goes to |TRi| Hit 'n' Pan!!! with 5,362 Kills. You'll receive a reserve slot for the next month.

Third place goes to Temple |KwS| with 5,263 Kills. You'll receive a reserve slot for the next 2 week.

Our April Monthly reserve slot winner is - Cinnamon J. Scudworth.
Thank you for your continued support of the community and thank you to all the subscribers.
Please help support our independently run community by donating to www.kwsgaming.com/donations

Congrats to all our winners this January - March Killing Spree.
Stats will be reset and the next Competition will finish on 01/07/2011.]]> Nvidia GTX590 - Battle of the Dual-GPU Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:09:00 -0400 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/212480/m/267527 http://www.kwsgaming.com/home/article/212480/m/267527 With AMD's release of the 6990, it was about time for Nvidia to release it's answer for the Dual-GPU contest and challenge for the fastest graphics card crown.
The card features dual GF110 gpus, the same used on the GTX580, essential making this an onboard SLI card. However, the clocks have been lowered to keep down temperatures and in consequence the noise.
For more click the READ MORE below.

But how does it perform?
With the card obviously aimed as a counter to the 6990, we expect Nvidia to actually go all out and crap all over the 6990, but the honest truth is it doesn't, it's about on par. Each card performing better in different benchmarks. However there are a few new features that we can all appreciate from Nvidia, you may have heard that the 6990 is downright loud and to compare the GTX590 is actually quiet silent for a dual-gpu card, a choice that Nvidia probably aimed towards over pushing its clocks.

Another great addition that we have long awaited from Nvidia is that it can finally run 3 monitors with 3x DVI outputs on a single card. It's about time IMO, since we've all seen that the AMD 5970 can run 6 monitors on a single card, and the 6990 can run 5.
To help with the extra performance the 590 is loaded up with 3GB of memory.

So Justin...what about the BANG FOR THE BUCK?
Yes, yes I know we're all asking. To be honest, not very good IMO. With the 6990 currently under $800 and the GTX590 at $950, it's no guess which I'd pick for value. If Nvidia really want to make it viable against its so called "competition" (IMO its no competition at the moment) then it better lower it's prices to match.

For more specs and benchmarks visit:
Guru3d
Techspot


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