Razer announced today that the company is releasing a licensed Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) product line, expected to launch in conjunction with the hotly anticipated title. In collaboration with BioWare and LucasArts, this Continue reading “Razer, BioWare, and LucasArts Announce MMO Gaming Devices For Star Wars: The Old Republic”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 7, 2011 at 8:01pm
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a role-playing video game being developed and published by Bethesda. It is the fifth installment in The Elder Scrolls action role-playing video game series, following The Elder Scrolls IV: Continue reading “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Gameplay Demo Shown At E3”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 7, 2011 at 7:48pm
The folks over at DonanimHaber have released yet another new AMD Roadmap that details the upcoming AMD Bulldozer (Zambezi-FX) Processors all they way to the end of Q1 2012 that is worth taking a look Continue reading “New AMD Bulldozer Zambezi-FX Processor Roadmap Leaked”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 7, 2011 at 7:35pm
At the E3 Expo, Nintendo introduced a new paradigm for video games and home entertainment: Wii U, a new console that includes a controller with a 6.2-inch screen. Adding a second screen to the living Continue reading “Nintendo Announces Wii U Console – Controller Has 6.2-inch Touch Screen”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 7, 2011 at 7:22pm
PNY today announced the debut of an innovative product line of Liquid Cooled Graphics Cards. PNYs new Liquid Cooled Graphics solution will be showcased at E3 2011 from now until June 9th. PNY and Asetek, Continue reading “PNY and Asetek Debut Liquid Cooled GeForce GTX580 Graphics Cards at E3”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 7, 2011 at 3:11pm
Last week we had a reader from Europe write in and inform us that Corsair was in the process of pulling their new Force 3 SSD’s from the market due to several issues affecting their Continue reading “Corsair Replacing 120GB Force 3 SSD’s Over Hardware and Firmware Issues”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 7, 2011 at 2:10pm
The New Jersey Supreme Court says people posting in online message boards don’t have the same protections for sources as mainstream journalists. The court ruled Tuesday that New Jersey’s shield law for journalists does not Continue reading “Court Rules Bloggers Can’t Protect Sources Like Journalists”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 7, 2011 at 11:17am
Sony today announced that it will release a 24-inch 3D Display available this fall. For North America, the 3D Display comes bundled with 3D Glasses, an HDMI cable and the highly anticipated Resistance 3 title Continue reading “Sony Announces 24-inch 3D Display For Playstation 3 – End of Split Screen Gaming?”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 7, 2011 at 11:09am
One of the biggest announcements of E3 2011 thus far was made at the end of the Microsoft Press Conference yesterday when the company announced Halo 4, the direct sequel to Bungies epic Halo 3, Continue reading “Microsoft Shows off Halo 4 Game Trailer at E3”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 7, 2011 at 10:09am
NVIDIA has announced the launch of a brand new version of the very popular NVIDIA PhysX SDK. The PhysX SDK 3.0 was released represents a significant rewrite of the SDK, bringing improvements such as more Continue reading “NVIDIA Launches PhysX 3.0 With Support For Emerging Gaming Platforms”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 7, 2011 at 9:29am
Futuremark has released an update to 3DMark 11. There are no major new features in the update and scores are not affected. However, the update improves compatibility with the latest hardware and we recommend that Continue reading “Futuremark 3DMark 11 Updated to v1.0.2”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 7, 2011 at 8:28am
AMD today reintroduced the FX brand for PC processors and platforms at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. AMD FX-branded products will be geared toward enthusiast PCs and HD entertainment aficionados. AMD also announced new members for Continue reading “AMD Reintroduces FX Brand w/ Zambezi 8-core Processors”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 7, 2011 at 4:00am
Sony today announced PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) (PCH-1000 series) as the official platform name for the next generation portable entertainment system (codename: NGP). Wi-Fi model will be available for 24,980 yen (including tax) in Japan, Continue reading “Sony Announce PlayStation Vita – Pricing Starts at $249”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 7, 2011 at 3:44am
A little more than a month ago we told you about the AMD Gaming Evolved Campaign as well as the new game title called Total War: Shogun 2. We took a look at the Shogun 2 and ran some benchmarks using DirctX 9. At the time of release Sega promised a soon to follow patch that would include DirectX 11 compatibility as well as a handful of other killer features. The patch has arrived and we have taken to the benchmarks again to see how the patch has helped or hurt the performance of Total War: Shogun 2. Read on to see what we found out.
By bgiacoletti •
Jun. 7, 2011 at 12:00am
The FBI and US secret service have used the threat of prison to create an army of informers among online criminals according to a news story by the Guardian. The article states that the underground Continue reading “Could One in Four US Hackers be an FBI Informant?”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 6, 2011 at 9:58pm