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Be the Hero: Buy a GeForce GTX 950 or 960, Get a “Heroes of the Storm” Kaijo Diablo Bundle

Posted: 19 Sep 2015 06:00 AM PDT

For a limited time, begin your conquest of Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm with an exclusive Kaijo Diablo Bundle when you buy a qualifying GeForce GTX 950 or 960.

Our bundle includes the character Diablo from the much revered Diablo series, a one-of-a-kind Heroes of the Storm skin and a seven-day stimpack. Whether you're a grizzled veteran or a MOBA newbie, it's the perfect way to dive in.

You won't be alone. There are now more than 80 million MOBA gamers, double that of three years ago.

Built for MOBA

Built for the ultimate MOBA experience, GeForce GTX 950 gives a competitive edge to every battle. It offers blazing-fast performance and incredible responsiveness.

Our GeForce GTX 950 offers 3x the performance of a GeForce GTX 650 and transforms your PC into a full-HD gaming rig. Thanks to the power of our NVIDIA Maxwell GPU architecture, you'll be ready for the latest titles.

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Our GTX 950 lets you enjoy Blizzard's latest adventure in all its glory.

The GTX 950 lets you enjoy Blizzard's latest adventure in all its glory. Heroes of the Storm is a free-to-play online team brawler starring your favorite Blizzard characters. In the game, iconic champions and villains from the Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo universes enter The Nexus—the crossroads of Blizzard's multiverse—and compete in epic, no-holds-barred combat.

Whether you're looking to unleash the Burning Hells with Diablo, kick up a revolution with Raynor or seek vengeance with Sylvanas, you'll find a customizable hero to suit your play style.

Grab your friends and engage in fast-paced mayhem across varied battlegrounds that impact strategy and change the way you play every match. When Blizzard's mightiest characters clash, only you can decide who'll come out on top.

Combine the GeForce GTX 950 or 960 and GeForce Experience, and you'll be able to record, broadcast and stream your games to your friends and  the world with just one click. GeForce GTX lets you experience Heroes of the Storm the way it's meant to be played.

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Stunning New NVIDIA-Powered Cars Rock 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 01:58 PM PDT

Getting a look at Audi's newest cars is like stepping into a science fiction movie.

First, you take an escalator ride into the heart of a sculpted four story pavilion. Then you enter a long hallway with glowing neon lights. At the end of the corridor, you enter a refrigerated room with Audi logos carved into walls made of ice. Beyond that, you discover a huge hall with Audi's latest cars swiveling along enormous video walls, blazing with color and light.

This isn't overkill. Audi's cars are doing science-fiction-like things with digital technology. And Audi was just one of the major automakers – including Mercedes Benz, Porsche, and Bentley – showing off cars this week with NVIDIA-powered cockpits at the IAA International Auto Show in Frankfurt.

Let's look at six of the cars grabbing eyeballs at the show.

For Audi, Digital Cockpits Becoming a Signature Feature

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Audi unveiled an all-electric, four-wheel drive SUV concept with a stunning digital interior at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.

Audi is turning an Iron Man inspired cockpit experience into a signature feature throughout its carline. Audi unveiled an all-electric, four-wheel drive SUV concept with a stunning digital interior modeled on the Prologue concept they revealed earlier this year. It also showed off its new A4, featuring an NVIDIA-powered virtual cockpit that gives drivers they information they want – when they want it.

A Mercedes That Transforms as You Drive It

sMercedes’ visual computing expertise helped it build a concept car with the lowest drag coefficient of any coupe.

The digital theme continued in the Mercedes-Benz hall. Computer-controlled balloon drones equipped with LED displays opened the show and highlighted how digitized information, robotics and simulation are transforming how they’re designing cars. Utilizing the power of NVIDIA GPUs in workstations, the cloud and onboard its vehicles, Mercedes-Benz is merging the digital world and the physical world.

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For the Mercedes-Benz IAA, a sleek, NVIDIA-powered digital cockpit is just the start of the automaker’s visual computing story.

The NVIDIA-powered cockpit of the sleek new Mercedes-Benz IAA – Intelligent Aerodynamic Automobile – is just the start of Mercedes' digital story. This digitalization of its entire design and production pipeline lets the automaker roughly halves their concept development process to just 10 months.

The result: a sleek concept car with the lowest drag coefficient of any coupe. The body and wheels  transform depending on the speed of the vehicle. Various vents on the front of the car and the wheels shift. And the vehicle's tail extends an additional 40 centimeters to create an even more aerodynamic design. It's a like a Transformer brought to life.

New Porsche 911 with NVIDIA Tech

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Inside and out, Porsche’s Mission E super car concept offers a vision for the future of the sports coupe.

Porsche's latest concept is packed with digital wizardry, too. The all-electric Mission E super car looks spectacular on both the outside and the inside.

The Mission E's striking interior puts digital
The Mission E’s striking interior showcases where digital cockpits are going next.

Porsche's other highlight: the launch of the new 911 Carrera. It's loaded with an infotainment system built on a modular infotainment platform driven by NVIDIA technology.

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Porsche’s new Carrera comes with NVIDIA-powered infotainment.

Bentley Unites Sci-Fi Capabilities, Timeless Glamor

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The new Bentley Bentayga is Bentley’s first SUV.

Of course, automakers aren't abandoning tradition. The new Bentley Bentayga, Bentley's first SUV, features a Breitling clock laden with diamonds and mother of pearl inlay on its dash. Bentley complements this stunning jewel-box timepiece with an NVIDIA-powered Modular Infotainment System. So drivers will never be without the latest digital conveniences.

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The Bentayga’s interior features both a stunning Breitling clock and an NVIDIA-powered Modular Infotainment System.

It's a contrast that sums up the IAA Frankfurt International Motor Show at a glance. Carmakers are driving digital technology deep into the automotive experience, without leaving any of the excitement – and glamour – the car industry is known for behind. Come see it for yourself.

The IAA Frankfurt International Motor Show opens to the public today and runs through Sept. 27th.

 

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