We just got word from Capcom that COO, Mark Beaumont passed away this morning. Mark Beaumont has been been a leader in the gaming industry for over 20 years, holding positions with many prestigious and Continue reading “Capcom COO Mark Beaumont Passed Away This Morning”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 23, 2010 at 6:04pm
Many of the new PC game titles that are coming out today are being released with DirectX 11 graphics. You don’t have to have a DirectX 11 graphics card to play DirectX 11 game titles, Continue reading “Aliens Vs Predator PC Game DX11 Performance Benchmarks”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 23, 2010 at 4:48pm
Yesterday we reported that the XFX NVIDIA GTX 480 was available for pre-order at SabrePC for $679.99! It appears that SabrePC isn’t done posting up GF100 products for sale as they posted up a PNY Continue reading “XFX Nvidia GTX 470 Fermi Video Card Available For Pre-Order at $499”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 23, 2010 at 9:55am
Atlona Technologies just released a new version of the DP200 with the ability to convert HDMI sources from devices like the Xbox360, PS3, Cable or Satellite Receiver, Blu-Ray Player, Apple TV into Mini DisplayPort (MDP). Continue reading “USB Powered HDMI to Mini DisplayPort Converter Announced”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 23, 2010 at 9:04am
AMD today announced it is expanding its signature education initiative, AMD Changing the Game, beyond North America, by co-sponsoring a digital game development and design workshop at the Malaysian Cybergames Festival. The festival aims to Continue reading “AMD Changing the Game Education Initiative Expands Beyond US”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 23, 2010 at 8:05am
It looks like the Chinese website it168.com has leaked out AMD’s internal marketing slides that are under NDA for the ATI Radeon HD 5830 graphics card that comes out later this week according to rumors. Continue reading “ATI Radeon HD 5830 Video Card Specs & Pictures Leak Out”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 23, 2010 at 7:54am
Meeting random people at the bar or on the street is SO 2009. A new web site called Chatroulette offers access to video chats with random people all over the world. Something tells me this Continue reading “Chatroulette Offers Random Webcam Titillation”. …more
By Joe Evans •
Feb. 23, 2010 at 7:50am
Apple has again decided to axe over 5000 apps that had real or perceived sexual content. Funny though how the SI Swimsuit app is still on their featured list and the Playboy, FHM & similar Continue reading “Apple App Store Bans Sexual Content (Again)”. …more
By Joe Evans •
Feb. 23, 2010 at 7:40am
Walmart today announced a definitive agreement to acquire VUDU, Inc., a leading provider of digital technologies and services that enable the delivery of entertainment content directly to broadband high-definition TVs and Blu-ray players. Finacial terms Continue reading “Walmart Announces Acquisition of VUDU Digital Entertainment”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Feb. 23, 2010 at 12:05am
When it comes to the P55 motherboard series MSI’s flagship product is the P55-GD85. This motherboard is MSI’s first P55 board with SATA 6 Gb/s and USB 3.0 support, which is what consumers are looking for on their next motherboard. With DrMOS, SuperPipe and OC Genie, this motherboard should also overclock very well and we put it to the test!
By chris •
Feb. 23, 2010 at 12:00am
Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley talked to the folks over at Joystiq and made it clear that his company is delighted with the success of latest version of Aliens vs Predator. The game debuted as the Continue reading “Rebellion: AvP is a Critical Success, Sequel in Discussion”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Feb. 22, 2010 at 6:07pm
Futuremark Games Studio announced today a new community competition for their PC exclusive multiplayer first-person shooter, Shattered Horizon. The contest starts today with 16 different challenges over the next 4 weeks. With a variety of Continue reading “Futuremark Games Launches Shattered Horizon Competition”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Feb. 22, 2010 at 5:51pm
I guess we missed it last week, but Sid Meier’s Civilization V has been announced and it would appear that it will be hitting store shelves this fall. They haven’t released system requirements yet, but Continue reading “Sid Meier’s Civilization V is Arriving Fall 2010 & is PC Only”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 22, 2010 at 5:36pm
It seems Bloom Energy is being pushed by its clients to officially unveil their Bloom Box technology in order to promote their Green-ness. Who are these clients? They include E-Bay, Google, Wal-Mart, FedEx and Staples. Continue reading “Bloom Energy’s Bloom Box to be Announced Wednesday”. …more
By jw •
Feb. 22, 2010 at 3:44pm
The Micron RealSSD C300 SSDs are the first SSDs in the World designed for the SATA 6 Gb/s interface. Because moving to SATA 6 Gb/s removes the bandwidth bottleneck, the 256GB drive that we are Continue reading “Micron RealSSD C300 256GB SATA 6Gbps SSD Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Feb. 22, 2010 at 2:16pm