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Intel not wasting any time : Larrabee 2 under way

Added by Charleslegrand on Dec. 22, 2008

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Apparently the folks at Intel are not only working on the first Larrabee processor: they’ve also begun developing the Larrabee 2.

According to a job posting on Intel’s very own website :

LRB Front-End Logic Design Eng – 558503

Description

In this position, you will be playing a key technical role in front end development of the LRB2 design.

Your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
- Micro-architecture development and RTL design of one or more complex functional units
- Working with architecture teams to scope out implementation costs, power-performance tradeoffs and propose alternative solutions
- Working with validation teams to drive appropriate validation strategies and actively contributing to a high quality design
- Working with backend teams to enable convergence to meet aggressive design targets
- Contributing to advancing design processes/design methodologies

Thanks to nAo on B3D forums.

PS: this is old news (October) for some but I only learned about it today.

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Project Offset used to show what can be done with Larrabee

Added by Charleslegrand on Dec. 16, 2008

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Hey folks,

Sorry for the ones expecting videos or screenshots, but this is merely to report a blogpost about Project Offset and the Larrabee processor:

And the Project Offset team gave the last session of the [Intel Visual Computing Summit] with a discussion about what the Offset engine is doing with Larrabee and a demo. Offset should be the perfect showcase title for Larrabee. [Phil Taylor]

Full blog post here but there's nothing more about Project Offset. Also, the IVCS agenda.

So there's much love in the air between Larrabee and Project Offset. I for one approve... now make some babies!

Intel Visual Computing Summit

Related to: Project Offset (working title)

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Project Offset status update

Added by Charleslegrand on Dec. 1, 2008

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Remember that game studio that was bought by Intel in February 2008? Here, let me refresh your memory with a little picture :

Me lookin' fancy!

Since Intel got involved in the studio's business, little to no new information has been released. But the attentive reader will pick up a few bits of info on the now up and working forums :

The team got a heck of a lot bigger with Intel now involved! Judging from the amount of engineers on the team, we can safely guess Intel wants in on the engine-licensing business - by the way, GET stands for "Game Engine Technology"
Even though Intel is owns the whole shabang, "the Project Offset production team retains complete control of the creative vision of the game"
Staff members are a lot more active on the forums (having them actually up helps of course)
Game info section has been removed. According to PaulTozour , its next incarnation will reflect the new vision of the game. One thing for sure, it is NOT going to be an MMO
Status update straight from Sam Mcgrath, the original founder of Project Offset on Intel's own website. Not much we didn't already know
The team is still aiming for a Mature rating

I realize now you might not be able to open the links as you need to be logged in to see user-specific posts. Nonetheless, if you do log in, call up a list of all posts made by PaulTozour and you should find all the info mentioned above.

At the end of the day, one question remains : Will this game ever make its way into our homes or will it remain nothing more than a tech demo? Judging from the list of employees working on creating game content, I'd have to say that the future looks bright my friends.

Only time will tell.

Riding in style

Related to: Project Offset (working title)

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Update 2/12 - Prince of Persia reviews : so far, so... awesome!

Added by Charleslegrand on Dec. 1, 2008

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Just thought I'd do a little roundup of the Prince of Persia scores so far since I'm probably not the only one keeping an eye on this one. I've combined all reviews, whatever the console it was reviewed on :

Prince of Persia

Reviewer Score

Gamepro 100/100

IGN UK 94/100

IGN 93/100

Gameplayer 90/100

Playstation Offical Magazine Australia 90/100

3DJuegos 90/100

VideoGamer 90/100

GamingXP
Gametrailers
Gamer's Hell
1UP
Meristation 90/100
87/100
85/100
83/100
80/100

METACRITIC OVERALL SCORE : 90/100

*Gametrailers' video review can be watched here.

Worth mentioning : Even though the main adventure can be completed in under 10 hours, Hilary Goldstein from IGN says - "Prince of Persia will be one of the few games from this generation that I will carry with me for the next decade." I think that's the best compliment any reviewer can give.

I'll keep updating as more reviews come in.

O GiantBomb, where art thou?

Related to: Prince of Persia

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Reviewer	Score
Gamepro	100/100
IGN UK	94/100
IGN	93/100
Gameplayer	90/100
Playstation Offical Magazine Australia	90/100
3DJuegos	90/100
VideoGamer	90/100
GamingXP Gametrailers Gamer's Hell 1UP Meristation	90/100 87/100 85/100 83/100 80/100


METACRITIC OVERALL SCORE :	90/100