It's official. Ubisoft has announced that Far Cry 2 will hit the shelves on October 21st for North America, while European folks will have to wait until October 24th.

Samsung are pursuing an acquisition of its US rival Sandisk, according to a South Korean newspaper. Both companies are remaining tight-lipped about the situation.

AMD may spin-off two of its fabrication plants in Dresden, Germany within two weeks, according to a Wall Street securities analyst. Details on the "asset smart" plan here.

As first detailed in the second of our recent "Week in Review" stories, Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates have starred together in a Microsoft ad, which is now online.

Activision has announced that Call of Duty: World at War will hit retail on November 11th. The title is from the makers of CoD3, although uses the CoD4 engine.

AMD are preparing to launch a cut-down HD 48x0 in the not too distant future, or so Fudzilla lead us to believe. Expect pricing to be well under the $150 mark.

iBUYPOWER, known for its innovative and powerful gaming PCs, is excited to launch its newest gaming rig - the Paladin 998, which will hit retail next week for $1,999.

Jake Mete - PureOC's Editor in Chief and Co-Owner - has taken an in-depth look at the Smooth Creations Trek 08 gaming rig over at our affiliate site, NordicHardware.

Alright, this is cool. Chilin Technology has introduced the first projector to be liquid cooled, and boast a lamp which lasts 50,000 hours (or "forever" in Chilin's words).

MSI has launched its GTX 280 HydroGen, which is not only clocked higher than the reference board, but also sports micro channel water cooling, lowering temps by 10C.