Battlefield 3 is to get a new “Matches” feature to advance the standard for online gameplay, as the official Battlefield 3 blog explains, “We’re taking the next step in advancing online competitive play in the Continue reading “‘Matches’ Feature on the Way for Battlefield 3”. …more
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Jul. 5, 2012 at 5:49pm
Infinity Ward, developers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, have confirmed that the popular ‘Terminal’ map will be made available for MW3 completely free. This makes a nice change from the paid DLC one Continue reading “Free Modern Warfare 3 ‘Terminal’ Map Available This Month”. …more
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Jul. 5, 2012 at 5:36pm
Point of View have announced the immediate availability of their POV/TGT GeForce GTX 680 “BEAST/Backplate”, featuring a significantly enhanced version of POV/TGT’s award winning proprietary high-performance/wide-bandwidth hardware design running at a base clock of 1162MHz Continue reading “PoV Announces the POV/TGT GeForce GTX 680 ‘BEAST/Backplate’”. …more
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Jul. 5, 2012 at 5:08pm
Pictures have turned up of Colorful’s latest graphics card cooler, the Shark Bionic, which is due to be fitted to their upcoming GeForce GTX 670 iGame Ares X graphics card – and eye-catching it is Continue reading “Eye-catching Shark Bionic Cooler Pictured”. …more
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Jul. 5, 2012 at 4:07pm
GIGABYTE today announced the latest Gigabyte 7 series motherboards, the Z77X-UP5 TH and the Z77X-UP4 TH, which are the very first to offer fully certified dual onboard Thunderbolt ports. Capable of connecting up to 12 Continue reading “GIGABYTE Launches Worlds First Fully Certified Dual Port Thunderbolt Motherboards”. …more
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Jul. 5, 2012 at 3:35pm
GIGABYTE today announced the latest Gigabyte 7 series motherboards, the Z77X-UP5 TH and the Z77X-UP4 TH, which are the very first to offer fully certified dual onboard Thunderbolt ports. Capable of connecting up to 12 Continue reading “GIGABYTE Launches Worlds First Fully Certified Dual Port Thunderbolt Motherboards”. …more
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Jul. 5, 2012 at 3:35pm
A ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (Europe’s highest court) has declared that selling used downloaded software is perfectly legal in Europe, with the following ruling, “An author of software cannot Continue reading “EU Ruling Declares the Selling of Used Downloaded Software is Legal”. …more
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Jul. 4, 2012 at 6:53pm
When Microsoft revealed their new ARM-based Surface tablet PC a little over two weeks ago, it appeared that they had made their own device, because they didn’t have confidence in their OEM partners building a Continue reading “Microsoft Co-Founder Reckons That New Surface Tablet Won’t Hurt OEMs”. …more
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Jul. 4, 2012 at 5:47pm
Gigabyte has launched a second revision of its HD 7770 graphics card and given it model number GV-R777OC-1GD (rev. 2.0). However, the only difference appears to be with the clock speeds, which have gone the Continue reading “Gigabyte Launches ‘New’ HD7770 – With Lower Clocks and Same Price”. …more
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Jul. 4, 2012 at 4:53pm
Electronic Arts is gradually moving away from a retail boxed physical media distribution model to an online only one. (Online distribution is often referred to as “digital” distribution, or “digital download”, but this is incorrect Continue reading “EA Transitioning To Download Only Business Model”. …more
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Jul. 4, 2012 at 4:09pm
Activision Publishing Inc has decided to celebrate America’s birthday, July 4th, with DLC half price reductions for their two latest titles, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops, along with Continue reading “CoD DLC Half Price Promotion, Donation to CoD Endowment During July 4th Week”. …more
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Jul. 4, 2012 at 3:42pm
NZXT has announced Hue, an LED configurator that grants PC enthusiasts the power to completely customize chassis illumination. With three RGB controls, Hue enables users to adjust the color fade, pulsating light effects, and brightness Continue reading “NZXT Reveals the Hue LED Controller For Hardcore Gamers”. …more
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Jul. 4, 2012 at 2:52pm
Windows operating system upgrades tend to be quite pricey. However, in a change of direction that some see as being the influence of Apple with its low-priced operating system upgrades, Microsoft will offer an upgrade Continue reading “Microsoft Offers $39.99 Windows 8 Pro Upgrade”. …more
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Jul. 2, 2012 at 6:12pm
The latest rumours are suggesting that AMD’s current Bulldozer FX CPUs are due to be replaced by the Zambezi range of Piledriver-cored FX CPUs in 2012 Q3, with the FX-8350 being the first chip to Continue reading “AMD To Release FX-8350 Piledriver-based CPU in Q3”. …more
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Jul. 2, 2012 at 5:50pm
Antec has announced the immediate availability of their High Current Pro 1000 Platinum power supply, the first kilowatt-class PSU offered by Antec certified for 80 PLUS Platinum efficiency. Delivering a minimum of 1000 watts of Continue reading “Antec Announces High Current Pro Platinum 1000W PSU”. …more
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Jul. 2, 2012 at 4:53pm