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Update’s on: HP’s gaming unit, and EA’s SimCity Societies

Hewlett-Packard ’s gaming unit is holding off on launching systems based on Intel ’s new Penryn processor, saying that while the 45 nm chip is reliable on Intel chipsets more work needed to be done for the CPU to work with Nvidia’s SLI. — ChannelWeb

Electronic Arts Inc. has shipped SimCity Societies, the newest edition of the top selling PC franchise, SimCity, to stores across North America, Asia, Australia and Europe today. A version of the game is also available for mobile platforms. In SimCity Societies, players construct not only the cities they desire, but mold their cultures, societal tendencies and environments as well. — Ad-hoc News