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Looks like all the tablets and e-readers really did a number on the computer market, to the point where analysts are mostly in agreement that sales will be weak.Gartner is the latest to pipe up and express its opinion on the matter and, sure enough, 2012 is expected to be a slow year.PC shipments will still grow a l... |
10 March 2012
04:32 GMT |
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CD Projekt Red, the studio behind the upcoming The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition, advises players of the new title on the Xbox 360 to install the game onto the console’s hard drive, in order to have the fastest and most impressive experience.
The Witcher 2 delighted millions of PC gamers last year when CD Projek... |
9 March 2012
18:11 GMT |
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From Software has finally acknowledged that the fan base has been actively requesting a PC version of their recent hit Dark Souls but says that all the decisions about platforms are linked to the publisher Namco Bandai and that the company has not made a ruling on the PC port yet.
Speaking to GameTrailer Masanori Ta... |
9 March 2012
07:26 GMT |
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Valve has finally talked about recent rumors, which said that the company was working on a proprietary console running its Steam digital distribution service, revealing that it’s currently focused on the Steam Big Picture Mode, not on building an actual hardware device.
Valve has made a name for itself by deli... |
9 March 2012
06:21 GMT |
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All the hype raised around the Raspberry Pi single-board, credit card-sized PC continues to rise, but not all is well on the company's side. The Raspberry Pi Foundation actually ran into a small manufacturing problem that has already pushed back the start of shipments. Long story short, the factory used non-... |
9 March 2012
02:42 GMT |
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Valve has confirmed that the intended cross-play functionality between the PC and PlayStation 3 editions of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive won’t be a part of the final game, due to issues regarding the patching process on the two platforms.
Valve impressed lots of PC and PS3 owners when it delivered a cross-... |
8 March 2012
14:11 GMT |
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We keep hearing about how PC makers are doing their best to make ultrabooks cheaper than the previous ones, and a new rumor to that effect has arisen.
Digitimes says that marketing conditions have forced PC makers, particularly those in Taiwan, to explore new means of driving ultrabook costs to $600 (456.48 Euro). ... |
7 March 2012
07:56 GMT |
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After hearing on Saturday a rather elaborate rumor that Valve is preparing a console that’s a sort of mini-PC centered around its Steam online service, the first image of a prototype device has surfaced on the web.
Valve is famous for game franchises like Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Portal or Left 4 Dead, not t... |
5 March 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Bethesda has just posted a job listing for its upcoming game, confirming that it will arrive on next generation consoles and on the PC platform.
While current home consoles are here to stay, at least according to their manufacturers, more and more video game developers are already preparing projects for the next gen... |
28 February 2012
05:31 GMT |
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Capcom has just confirmed a release date for the PC version of its upcoming Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City shooter, which will appear two months after the PS3 or Xbox 360 editions.Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, made by Slant Six Games, takes Capcom's survival horror series into a new direction, de... |
25 February 2012
11:31 GMT |
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Rockstar has just unveiled the first screenshots of its upcoming Max Payne 3 third person shooter on the PC, showcasing the increase in quality over the game’s console versions that will appear for the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.Max Payne 3 has been eagerly awaited by millions of gamers for quite some time and, ... |
24 February 2012
14:21 GMT |
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CeBIT is one of the biggest consumer electronics trade shows in Europe, but ASUS has no intention of showing its face there this year.According to Digitimes, the company did not reserve a booth at the event taking place between 6 and 10 March in Hannover, Germany.Given that ASUS is the largest vendor of PC motherboar... |
23 February 2012
11:04 GMT |
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CD Projekt Red has just released two new teaser trailers for the upcoming The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition on the Xbox 360 platform, showcasing a bit more gameplay footage in both of them.
The Witcher 2 delighted millions of PC gamers last year when it was released on that platform. Its developer, CD Projekt is curre... |
23 February 2012
03:38 GMT |
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Remember the Raspberry Pi? The small, credit-card sized PC that is supposed to start shipping this month? It seems to have actually gotten a steam of developers to make a special version of Linux just for it.
People from the Seneca College have created a special version of the Linux-based operating system Fedora Re... |
22 February 2012
05:59 GMT |
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Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that, after releasing the PC version of Alan Wake last week, it has already recouped the costs of its development and marketing efforts.Alan Wake became pretty popular on the Xbox 360 when it was released almost two years ago, so Remedy decided to self-publish the game’s PC ve... |
21 February 2012
04:05 GMT |
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Earlier this week we heard that Mass Effect 3 on the PC platform won’t have support for controllers or gamepads, meaning those who get the role-playing shooter on the PC will only be able to play it with a mouse and keyboard.
According to BioWare, its developer, this was due to the team not having enough time ... |
18 February 2012
15:21 GMT |
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The Skinny Ripper is a somewhat strange product, weak as far as PCs go but more than capable multimedia enjoyment, even tossing a silent build into that list of advantages.Unfortunately, there is one thing that nagged at us the moment we saw this thing: the price.No matter how we look at it, we can't seem to fin... |
18 February 2012
07:04 GMT |
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Some people thought that mashing PC parts together and molding them into a stool was a cool idea, but they've got nothing on this guy.
Sean Avery has taken the idea of sculpting seriously, but the resources he chose for his works are different from those of others.
While some would select clay or stone, or w... |
18 February 2012
05:01 GMT |
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NCSoft has confirmed that its upcoming Guild Wars 2 MMORPG, which is supposed to be exclusive for the PC, has entered the “preparation stage” for a possible appearance on consoles like the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.Guild Wars 2, just like its predecessor, promises to change the way people experience onlin... |
18 February 2012
02:31 GMT |
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was released last week onto the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, with the help of Electronic Arts.
I’ve already praised the game in our own review, while going in-depth with some of its best and worst features in this Gamer Diary series.
Now, it&rs... |
16 February 2012
16:31 GMT |
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The PC version of the upcoming Mass Effect 3 will not offer official support for game pads, although players who feel the need to use them might do so utilizing third-party applications.
Chris Priestly, who is the leading community manager working at BioWare, wrote on the official forums of the game that “The ... |
16 February 2012
07:56 GMT |
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Video game publisher Capcom has announced that it plans to launch the PC version of Street Fighter x Tekken on May 8 in North America and three days later in Europe, roughly two months after the game is set to arrive on the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 from Sony. Capcom is also working on the PlaySt... |
16 February 2012
04:19 GMT |
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Asked at the Goldman Sachs tech conference whether he expected the tablet industry to become larger than the PC industry, Apple CEO Tim Cook confidently stated that “the tablet market can replace the unit sales of the PC market.”
Speaking to Goldman Sachs analyst Bill Shope, who was conducting the interv... |
15 February 2012
15:41 GMT |
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Remedy Entertainment has just posted the official details about the Alan Wake Collector’s Edition that will appear for the PC platform at the beginning of next month.
After delighting Xbox 360 owners with its unique story and intense gameplay, Alan Wake is finally making its debut this week onto the PC through... |
14 February 2012
18:31 GMT |
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CD Projekt Red, the developer behind the upcoming The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition for the PC and Xbox 360, has posted a fresh video, this time with some of its staff discussing the story in the RPG.
The Witcher 2 was already released on the PC last year and now CD Projekt Red is getting ready to deploy its Enhanced ... |
14 February 2012
06:11 GMT |
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The Mass Effect 3 demo will finally be available for download later today, on the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, according to BioWare, which has just posted approximate release times for each of the platforms.UPDATE #1: The Mass Effect 3 demo for Xbox 360 can be downloaded at this link. Mass Effect 3 is S... |
14 February 2012
04:28 GMT |
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Remedy Entertainment, the developer of the Alan Wake series, has revealed that it always wants to please fans so, if they want more Alan Wake experiences, the studio will definitely make their desires come true.
After the impressive Alan Wake for the Xbox 360 back in 2010, Remedy Entertainment decided to branch out ... |
13 February 2012
03:10 GMT |
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There are various ways to gain hardware and software knowledge, but for those people who can't attend standard courses or just want a comprehensive explanation for what part of a PC goes where, the Computer Repair Mastery Course may be the perfect thing.
It was about time someone put together this sort of guid... |
9 February 2012
07:01 GMT |
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Coffee Stain Studios and Reverb Publishing have confirmed that Sanctum, the nifty hybrid between a tower defense strategy game and a first person shooter, will be getting a sequel next year, which will appear on the PC, just like its predecessor, but also on consoles like the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.
Sanctum impre... |
7 February 2012
09:21 GMT |
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Looks like people won't have to wait much longer for the arrival of the Raspberry Pi credit-card sized computer, in the United Kingdom at least. The super-cheap and very small device invented by the Raspberry Pi Foundation (and bearing the same name) is almost ready to ship. It used to be scheduled for Janua... |
7 February 2012
05:46 GMT |
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Rage, the impressive post-apocalyptic first person shooter from id Software, has just received a brand new patch, taking it to version 1.2, which fixes quite a few of the texture problems it’s been experiencing since its first release last year.
Rage was awaited for quite some time, with lots of gamers eagerly... |
6 February 2012
04:55 GMT |
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Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that Alan Wake for the PC platform will be released via digital distribution platforms like Steam on February 16, in both a standard and a limited collector’s edition. Alan Wake impressed quite a lot of Xbox 360 owners with its dark atmosphere and clever third person shooter ... |
3 February 2012
19:31 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has just deployed a fresh patch for Need for Speed: The Run on the PC platform, via its Origin service, that solves a variety of problems and even adds new cars.
NFS: The Run impressed with its gameplay and, despite its lackluster story, managed to delight quite a few racing game fans across platform... |
3 February 2012
04:34 GMT |
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Warner Bros. and Monolith have finally confirmed a release date for their upcoming Gotham City Impostors multiplayer shooter, which is set to appear next week.
After the huge success achieved by the Batman Arkham games made by Rocksteady, Warner Bros. is keen on attracting Batman fans to a whole new experience, in t... |
3 February 2012
02:36 GMT |
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Good news and bad news for Prototype 2 fans today, as Activision has confirmed that the PC edition is now scheduled to arrive after the PS3 or Xbox 360 versions, while console gamers that buy the game new will see their copy of the title upgraded to the Radnet Edition. Prototype 2 has been in development at Radical ... |
1 February 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Acer did say it was changing the way it approached the IT market, but its tactics vary more from country to country than some may have thought.
One of the most recent reports published by Digitimes deals with the tactics that Acer means to employ in Brazil.
As some may or may not know, the company does not exactl... |
1 February 2012
13:31 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has revealed that it’s now trying to remove the faulty bans that were mistakenly issued to Battlefield 3 PC players after certain issues with the Punkbuster anti-cheat tool and other third party services last week. Battlefield 3 amazed millions with its top notch shooter gameplay, specifically ... |
31 January 2012
05:52 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has just deployed a major round of discounts on its Origin digital distribution service, this time slashing the prices on a variety of action games for the PC platform.
EA’s Origin has, slowly but surely, become pretty popular with PC gamers, largely because it’s the only way to access re... |
31 January 2012
05:10 GMT |
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Fredrik Wester, the leader of video game publisher and developer Paradox Interactive, has clarified a set of comments he has made about the future of home gaming consoles, insisting again that streaming and digital distribution are revolutionary technologies that will change the future for both consoles and the PC.
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30 January 2012
20:21 GMT |
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Great news for Rayman fans, as Ubisoft has confirmed that the impressive Rayman Origins title will be making its way onto some new platforms at the beginning of this year, including the PlayStation Vita and the PC.
Rayman Origins arrived late last year as an attempt at rebooting the iconic franchise from Ubisoft. It... |
30 January 2012
04:33 GMT |
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Crystal Dynamics, the studio behind the upcoming reboot of the Tomb Raider series, has confirmed that the title won’t appear on the Wii U, partly because development on the game had already started before the new home console from Nintendo was unveiled.
The Tomb Raider series has entertained millions of fans f... |
27 January 2012
20:21 GMT |
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Max Schaefer, the CEO of Runic Games, believes that his studio’s previous game, Torchlight, as well as its upcoming sequel, Torchlight II, proves that high quality, lower priced games can be quite successful in the current games market.
Nowadays, the gaming industry is split between triple-A games that have pr... |
26 January 2012
20:11 GMT |
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Electronic Arts and Trapdoor have confirmed when their interesting Warp downloadable game will be released on platforms besides the Xbox 360, reaching the PC and PlayStation 3 in March.
Warp hasn’t really been hyped up by the two companies up until recently, with only a few videos and some scarce details appea... |
26 January 2012
03:17 GMT |
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Seeing as how we’re faced with another small game drought, as no big developer or publisher wants to release titles this close to the beginning of the year, Hitbox Team has decided to trump the trend and has just deployed Dustforce on the PC.
The game focuses on a team of four janitors that need to navigate al... |
25 January 2012
08:31 GMT |
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It seems that the Battlefield 3 online experience on the PC has been disrupted once again, as a group of hackers has uncovered a vulnerability in the Punkbuster program, which is used to prevent cheating in the game, and has begun to ban legal players for no reason whatsoever.
Battlefield 3 was released at the end o... |
25 January 2012
05:49 GMT |
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Digital Rights Management software packed in current PC games is nowadays employed by companies just to please shareholders and investors, not to actually try and combat piracy, at least according to Fredrik Wester, the CEO of Paradox Interactive.
DRM and other such anti-piracy problems have been criticized from all... |
24 January 2012
19:31 GMT |
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Remedy Entertainment, the developer of the Alan Wake series, has just confirmed some more details about the PC edition of the franchise’s first game, including system requirements, information about its content, as well as a release date of February. Alan Wake impressed millions of Xbox 360 owners two yea... |
23 January 2012
06:55 GMT |
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We suppose it is just a matter of time until even room lights get Wi-Fi support and, sure enough, the NetLED lighting system from Net LED Technology Corp. has that very capability.
The idea behind Net LED's invention is that lights should be possible to control via a smartphone or a tablet.
All it takes for we... |
20 January 2012
10:34 GMT |
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Adobe recently studied about 16.2 billion anonymous visits to over 150 top US retailers, seeking to find what devices people used most to make online acquisitions.
The conclusion was that tablet visitors spent 54% more money than smartphone visitors and 21% more than laptop/desktop visitors (per purchase).
Also, ta... |
19 January 2012
10:35 GMT |
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Electronic Arts and Klei Entertainment have confirmed that Shank 2 will be released onto the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 at the beginning of February.
The original Shank impressed through its violent gameplay and stylized graphics, so its successor wants to further improve on its mechanics, while eliminating the ... |
19 January 2012
09:44 GMT |
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