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The Future of PC Gaming

The Future of PC Gaming
Wonderfully ambiguous title, isn’t it? Usually, this headline is somewhere above the newest processor or graphics chip, proclaiming that everyone will totally have one of them in a few years. More often than not, however, it ends up being an absurdly overpriced part that hardcore users will have in...

AMD HD 5670 in Review

AMD HD 5670 in Review
Like a GPU clockwork, AMD has been pumping out a new version of their HD 5000 series every month, this month being no exception with its release of the Radeon HD 5670! This new revision of the popular 5000 series relies on a complete new build (code named Redwood, or RV830) of the GPU core, reducing...

Clarkdale and Arrandale Breakout, Reviews and Specs Available!

Clarkdale and Arrandale Breakout, Reviews and Specs Available!
Just in time to one-up AMDs new Lenovo line-up, Intel has announced the early release of its Westmere architecture line of CPUs! Originally these chips were slated for a CES release, but you can buy them now if you have the cash for a thousand part tray. As I didn’t receive a test chip of my own, I...

Nvidia’s Loss, Fermi’s Delays, and AMD’s Gambit Payoff

Nvidia’s Loss, Fermi’s Delays, and AMD’s Gambit Payoff
The rumor mill has been running wild this morning about the upcoming Nvidia Fermi GPU. The graphics chip which already shares so many similarities with Intel’s now nearly defunct Larrabee GPU, (full programmability, multi-cored operation), is also now sharing Larrabee’s core feature, delay. According...

Penultimate Gamers Case, Courtesy of Thermaltake and BMW Group

Penultimate Gamers Case, Courtesy of Thermaltake and BMW Group
What do you want in a computer case? A great design to impress your gaming buddies? A low thermal footprint so you can use your overclocked processors? Maybe just a clean interior design that doesn’t leave the cables in mounds on top of all your components, blocking airflow and causing unnecessary...

Infinity Ward Signs Own PC Death Sentence

Infinity Ward Signs Own PC Death Sentence
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of weeks, you know that Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was released to the world to a record number of consumers. It was released with a very good score on average- about 95% according to Metacritic. Certain anti-gaming zealots...

Opinion: UPS, Or Why GameStop is Still Around

Opinion: UPS, Or Why GameStop is Still Around
Had today been a normal day, there would be a tantalizing first peek at the new Halo game from Bungie. Amazon.com, one of the world’s largest retailers, has a fairly good reputation amongst internet resellers for their good prices and prompt delivery. And the case with Halo 3: ODST was no different:...

PS3 Slim Arrives, Slimmer and Less Shinier

The Ps3 Slim Sony used to deny is for real! As of today, the old PS3 (160GB) is going down in price by a meaty $100 to drop to 399, or you could wait for a slim, matte PS3 for 299. The Slim will come with a 120GB HDD. It’s almost 4LBS lighter than the older PS3, using 30W less power at 250W compared...

PayPal Support Added to Xbox Live

PayPal Support Added to Xbox Live
Themes, 800 points. Fragging your ten year old neighbor, priceless. For everything money can't buy on Xbox Live, there's PayPal. So what happens when you take a financial company that has access to your bank account and credit cards in addition to your eBay seller account and integrate some of...

Modern Warfare Coming to DS, Likely To Suck

Modern Warfare Coming to DS, Likely To Suck
Would you be caught dead playing CoD on this? In this rough economy, any money that can be squeezed out of a franchise is needed to help a publisher scrape through. Meet Activision. They are a publishing megahouse with such success as the Guitar Hero series, Doom 3, and the Call of Duty series. Certainly...
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