Women in Gaming Panel kicks off on Mixer today

There's a Women in Gaming panel today on mixer.com/xbox today at 6:30pm EST.

The panel features a few amazing women in the games industry, including: Nicole Fawcette (Xbox Women in Gaming), Maja Moldenhauer (Studio MDHR), Sam Maggs (Bioware) and Lesley Phord-Toy (Ubisoft) – moderated by Jennie Faber (Dames Making Games).

If you can’t make the livestream, don’t worry, the stream will live on the Mixer channel for two weeks. Also, feel free to join the conversation on social using the #WomeninGamingCA.

Review: Samsung Galaxy S9

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Samsung Galaxy S9 is a continuation of the path the South Korean company started last year with the Galaxy S8. Both devices are very similar and nearly identical in look and feel.

What's different this year, aside from the requisite change in colours, are various fine-tuned elements and refinements that add up to a more cohesive handset that's also more refined.

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Samsung Galaxy S9 preorders now available from Microsoft

Microsoft seems to have anointed the Samsung Galaxy line of devices as a good fit for Windows 10 users and it comes as no surprise that it now has the new Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ available for preoder in its stores.

Pricing for unlocked Galaxy S9's is $960 CAD and the larger, dual-camera toting S9+ will cost $1,100 CAD. The devices are being featured with Microsoft services like the Microsoft launcher and Office 365. Samsung Galaxy S9 devices are set to ship by March 16.

Netmarble celebrates 100 days since release of Lineage 2: Revolution with series of in-game events

Since Netmarble Games released Lineage 2: Revolution last year, more characters have been created than there are people in Sweden. Over ten million, in fact. That’s either one player who can’t make up their mind, or – more likely – a huge swarm of players clamouring to hack ‘n’ slash their way around Lineage’s world. In celebration of 100 successful days since the MMORPG’s launch, Netmarble is introducing some brand new content.

The first thing to roar about is the Maned Lion mount. It’s a new pet you can pick up from the Summoning Circle, or buy at the in-game shop. It’s rare and fearsome, with a speed of 750, resilience, increased crit rate, HP regeneration and maximum HP.  Riding on the back of a Maned Lion makes for an impressive entrance into any battle or birthday party.

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