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UncategorizedThe Spectacular Live Debut of Nvidia’s $999 Dual-GPU Video Card
Nvidia president and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang took this stage this weekend at the GeForce LAN Shanghai to introduce the GeForce GTX 690, a dual-GPU monster designed from the ground up to be the most powerful video card in history. Are your nipples hard too? What, it’s a ridiculously powerful graphics card. When the news first…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
2D Fighter Skullgirls Coming to PC
The game, recently launched on PSN and Xbox Live, will be available for digital purchase later in 2012. The PC version includes several game updates, which will be added to the console versions in free downloads later this year. [Gamasutra]
By Kate Cox Published May 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedA Nuclear PC Mod for a Post-Apocalyptic World
This gorgeous monstrosity was once an Antec Lanboy Air, which is lovely but hardly capable of surviving a nuclear holocaust. Mod Brothers Podcast host Kyle Van Der Mewre and Mnpctech‘s Bill Owen saw fit to fix that, and fix it they did. Bristling with switches and hoses, swathed in neon green, and fitted with a…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Massive Monster Boss Fight is One of Many Reasons I Adore Tera
Late Sunday night I joined a party of level 37 and higher Tera players to take on Cultists’ Refuge, one of the challenging dungeons in En Masse Entertainment’s newly launched massively-multiplayer online role-playing game. That’s where I met Bhaozurbas, my new best friend. A perilous trek through a gothic cathedral leads players to a teleportal…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Razer Can’t Say It, But This is a Mouse for Diablo III
SteelSeries might have the official Diablo III license, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only clicking game in town. Take the new Naga Hex Wraith Red edition, for instance. The official release calls it “The best weapon to cut down hordes of monsters crawling out from the depths of evil”, so Razer’s intentions for this…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Scoping Out the Best Video Card to Equip for Tribes: Ascend
Most of our game performance reviews feature triple-A blockbusters, but we’re changing pace for this write-up as we examine Tribes: Ascend, a free-to-play shooter released by Hi-Rez Studios on April 12. The Tribes franchise has deep roots in multiplayer shooter history, with Starsiege: Tribes making huge waves in the late 90s and two other PC…
Steven Walton | Techspot Published May 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
A Gorgeous, Living World Sets Guild Wars 2 Apart
We all have our personal gaming quirks. I, for example, have a habit of leaping into any new game as a thief, rogue, or assassin type whenever possible. I prefer to move slowly and cautiously, in stealth and shadows, choosing my targets with utmost care. I operate alone or, when in teams, as a scout…
By Kate Cox Published May 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Relive The Horror of Left 4 Dead‘s Witch in Cosplay
The all-white, incredibly temperamental witch of Left 4 Dead fame is terrifying. She often feels unavoidable, especially if you’re playing online with hyperactive, trigger-happy teammates. The echoes of her haunting cries still terrorize my dreams occasionally. (Seriously, I play *that* much Left 4 Dead.) She’s a little less threatening in these cosplay images, though. At…
By Tina Amini Published May 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedMass Effect‘s Garrus Makes An Appearance On National Television
Brandon Keener, also known as the voice of Garrus Vakarian, made an appearance on ABC’s Castle this week. You can even hear tinges of the rogueish turian when Keener’s voice gets real low. And he didn’t even have to calibrate anything. Now I’ll leave you to your Garrus Vakarian/Malcom Reynolds fanfiction. Garrus Vakarian on ABC’s…
By Jason Schreier Published May 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
German Court Orders Microsoft To Stop Selling Xbox 360s
Achtung! A Mannheim court ruled today that Microsoft can no longer sell its Xbox 360 and Windows 7 operating systems in Germany. According to the German judge, this is because Microsoft infringed upon a Motorola patent while using certain video compression software. But! A U.S. court has granted Microsoft a preliminary injunction while it appeals…
By Jason Schreier Published May 2, 2012 -
ReviewsFable Heroes: The Kotaku Review
Fable video games are supposed to operate around a promise. The three role-playing games spearheaded by former Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux dangled themes of changeable appearance, persistent consequence and pledge-keeping to pique players’ interest. And, yeah, the knock on the Fable games is that they tend to overpromise and under-deliver. However, to my mind, it’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Portal 2 Decal Is Making Me Rethink My Awesome Snow White One
I have a pretty awesome laptop decal, if I may say so myself. But this Portal 2 decal is just too damn witty. It’s also a good reminder of the kind of silly humor Valve is so skilled with. Clearly the most rational decision here is to buy a second laptop. Yes. I think I’ll…
By Tina Amini Published May 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedTotal War Battles Brings a PC’s War to the iPad
Sadly, you cannot play Creative Assembly’s Total War games on an iPad. What you can now do, though, is play an iPad game by the same developers, which has almost nothing in common with the series with which it shares a name, but is still worth a look. Total War Battles isn’t an attempt by…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedMinecraft Science Is Deceptively Elaborate, And Definitely Not Fictional
If you’re building something particularly large-scale (and therefore cumbersome) in Minecraft, it might take you awhile to get through all the mining. But look at how much more laborious it is for the inner workings of the block to gradually fall to your hacking commands. It’s not as simple as slashing away with a pickaxe.…
By Tina Amini Published May 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedYou Just Woke Up the Snorlax in My Pants and Other Super Effective Pokémon Pickup Lines
Those daring boys at Simple Pickup tap into the video game vault once more, snagging digits left and right with some painful Pokémon pickup lines. This time they even dressed the part. It takes balls to approach a random member of the opposite sex and try to acquire their phone number. To do it dressed…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Wednesday Watch This, Play This
Watch! Pick up lines, Pokémon style. Watch! The real science behind mining in Minecraft. Play! Luke battles samurais in Total War Battles on his iPad. Watch! Peach picks up some hobbies. Watch! The Avengers, the video game.
By Tina Amini Published May 2, 2012
