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EVGA Introduces Z77 Stinger & Z75 SLI Motherboards
EVGA has today introduced two new motherboards, both of which target totally different audiences. First up is the Z77 Stinger, a mini-ITX offering that’s designed to support large GPUs, big overclocks and everything else an enthusiast would be looking for. At the moment, no pricing information is available for this board…
Toys ‘R’ Us Unveils $150 ‘Tabeo’ Tablet Designed for Kids
While we adults fuss and fight over which tablet is best, won’t someone think of the children? Well, it seems Toys “R” Us has. The company has just unveiled its Tabeo tablet, a 7″ offering that will become available just in time for the holiday season, but can be pre–oredered now for $150. How Tabeo differs from other tablets…
Alan Turing Gets His Own Monopoly Edition
Throughout his life, Alan Turing accomplished some amazing things, made some important discoveries and simply proved himself a genius time and time again. As such, he goes down as one of the most important people in British history, and had he not died at the tender age of 41, we can’t help but wonder what other things this…
From the Long-overdue Files: Updated Site Tables
While it might seem like a simple change, we unveiled an update to our tables in today’s review of Intel’s DZ77GA-70K, and we invite everyone to have a look and offer feedback. While I don’t think our previous tables were that horrible on the eyes, I believe these updates are a major improvement. They’re more “modern” and…
Ubisoft Backing Off of ‘Always On’ DRM
Among my gamer friends, there’s one single word I can utter at any given time that can cause instant and very audible groans: “Ubisoft”. Now, it’s not because Ubisoft publishes bad games, because the reality is quite the opposite. The problem instead lays with the company’s insistence on treating its customers with…
Taxi Association Warns of ‘Rogue’ Taxi Apps
Depending on where you’re located at the time, calling for a cab can be a true exercise in patience. You might see 10 or more empty-seated cabs pass by, just out of reach, or you may not be anywhere near an area where you could simply hop in one. For these and other reasons, apps like “Uber” are simply awesome as they allow you to…
EA’s Frank Gibeau Has No Interest in Releasing Single Player-Only Games
With comments made in a preview document for the upcoming CloudGamingUSA conference, EA Labels’ President Frank Gibeau has stated that he hasn’t green-lit a single game that doesn’t have an online component. He further states, “Today, all of our games include online applications and digital services that make them live 24/7/365.“
ASUS Launches ‘Powered by ASUS’ Program for System Builders
Can’t get enough ASUS in your system when opting for the pre-built route? Well believe it or not, ASUS has got you covered with its just-launched “Powered by ASUS” program that some of the biggest system builders have begun adopting. The goal of “Powered by ASUS” is to make sure your new PC has as much ASUS as possible…
Fan-made Half-Life TC ‘Black Mesa’ to Launch on Sept 14
Well, it looks official: Black Mesa is soon upon us. Not sure what I’m talking about? No one could blame you, given the storied history of the game. Kicked-off in 2004, Black Mesa intended to be an accurate representation of the original Half-Life – just with all of the goods that Valve brought to Source. That of course means improved…
openSUSE 12.2 Released
The delay of openSUSE 12.2 has been hard to ignore, but looking over everything that this just-released version brings to the table, it seems it hasn’t been for naught. 12.2 boasts all-around performance improvements, thanks to features introduced in the 3.4 kernel and also Systemd 44. Glibc has also been upgraded, most notably…
A Look at Steam’s Hardware Survey for August 2012
The worst thing about summer is that it ends, but as we look ahead to the fall, we hold hope that there are going to be a lot of stellar games for PC released. At the very least, we have Borderlands 2 set to drop in a couple of weeks, yet another Call of Duty (Black Ops II) and even another Painkiller (Hell and Damnation). Then of course…
Report: Most Torrent Downloaders Are Being Monitored
Torrent that latest Hollywood blockbuster and think you must be one of those who can slip through the cracks? Think again. Researchers at the University of Birmingham in the UK have discovered that “most” people downloading torrents will be monitored by at least one agency at some point, and the more popular a torrent is…
Valve Confirms Desire to Work on ‘Computer Hardware’ in Job Posting
One of the hottest rumors in gaming this past year has been Valve’s go at a console, and those rumors only have more reason to heat up today as a new job posting confirms the company’s desire to produce ‘computer hardware’. It goes without saying that ‘computer hardware’ is a very broad term, and could range from peripherals to…
Thermaltake and BMW Group Launch Level 10 M Gaming Mouse
Thermaltake turned heads when it first released its artsy Level 10 chassis, and it hopes to have the same effect on people again with its soon-to-be-released Level 10 M mouse. Like the chassis, this mouse also results from the company’s collaboration with BMW DesignworksUSA, and to say that it stands out would be an understatement.
NCsoft Shutters Paragon Studios; City of Heroes to Close By Year End
It’s a sad day for the MMO world; NCsoft has announced the closure of Paragon Studios, effective immediately. Responsible for City of Heroes and all of its related expansions, Paragon was responsible for being the first to deliver a super hero MMO, and one that many consider to be unmatched by anything else out there. The…
A Quick Look at Mass Effect 3 – Leviathan
BioWare’s latest Mass Effect 3 DLC, Leviathan, plunges Commander Sheppard into a new story of intrigue and perilous danger. The first flushed-out DLC since the augmented ending, will this DLC deliver a story to bring further closer to the ending or will it tear apart the fragile balance between BioWare and the Mass Effect community?
Logitech’s K310 Allows You to Sing -and- Type in the Rain
As I sit here, watching the thunder and lightning outside, I can’t help but yearn for a peripheral that would allow me to work outside in that glorious mess. But what’s this? A waterproof keyboard from Logitech? Gasp! Time to find the rainboots. Yes, Logitech’s K310 is in fact waterproof and that alone makes it intriguing…
NVIDIA Rolls Out GeForce 306.02 Beta Driver
NVIDIA has today rolled out a fresh GeForce beta driver (306.02) that’s worth checking out if you are playing any of the market’s current hot titles or plan on jumping into Borderlands 2 once it hits. Helping to improve visual appeal of select games, NVIDIA has added official ambient occlusion support to CS: GO, Darksiders II…
What Happens to Your Digital Goods When You Die?
Here’s an eye-opening question: what happens to your digital goods when you die? If you have a closet-full of CDs, baseball cards, computer equipment or whatever else one might put in a will, it can be successfully transferred over to someone else after you die. Your digital goods? Well as you might imagine, it’s pretty difficult to hand…
BioWare: Some Gamers Want Day-one DLC
Do you enjoy day-one DLC? Chances are good that you do – at least if you consider BioWare’s Director of Online Development Fernando Melo’s words to be gospel. He believes that day-one DLC helps cater a developer’s launch to all players, including those who tend to complete their game in just a few days. While some gamers…
Microsoft Updates Company Logo
Microsoft has had the same logo for the past 25 years, so with such an ambitious Windows 8 launch ahead of it, wouldn’t it be a good idea to modernize it a little bit? Well, the company thought so, as it today rolled out a brand-new logo that looks nothing at all like the logo of old. Given Microsoft’s logo updates in recent years for…
Nintendo Power Shutting Down
If you happen to feel a bit ill today, and you also happen to be a console gamer from the 90s, it could be that a part of your childhood has now been interrupted: Nintendo Power is shutting down. That’s right, the once go-to source for all things Nintendo is going to cease publishing after having been produced for over 24 years.
Pity the Poor Jurors in the Apple vs. Samsung Case
Think being called in for jury duty sucks? Well imagine the poor folks who’ve been pitted to judge the Apple vs.Samsung case. As has now been revealed, each juror will be receiving a 100-page instruction document (which I can imagine is some enlightening reading), and can then look forward to a 17 page questionnaire…
OnLive Closes its Doors… Then Re-opens Them As OnLive
Within the realm of cloud gaming, OnLive has been around since the beginning. It might even be considered a “spearhead” by many for the technologies and goals it pushed forward. Despite that, the company hasn’t seen the success of some of its competitors – namely Gaikai – even though it’s been fed some hearty investments.
Radiant Defense is Colorful, Difficult Mobile Tower Defense
Whenever I peruse Google’s Play store, I often see the same games over and over. But every so often, I get a quick glimpse at one I haven’t seen before, and one that happens to be popular (which makes me question how I’ve never seen it before). One example is Radiant Defense, a game I discovered just this past weekend.