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Book Review: Game Boys
One part eye-opening look at the world of professional gaming, one part true American underdog story, Game Boys is a highly informative, enjoyable read that challenges popular perceptions of the dedicated gamer.
Continue reading...PC Gamers Rejoice: CoD4 Variety Map Pack Free June 5
Friday, May 30, 2008
Straight from the horse’s mouth: Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling just announced that owners of Call of Duty 4 for the PC will receive the excellent Variety Map Pack free of charge this June 5th, courtesy of NVIDIA, as part of the game’s patch to version 1.6.
Continue reading...Ubidays 2008: The Tech of Far Cry 2
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
At Ubidays 2008, we heard a number of very impressive things — but as to what we saw, there was little that could surpass the technical prowess of Far Cry 2. And though the live demonstration we viewed has apparently not made it to primetime, Ubisoft did provide journalists with a concise tech demo that [...]
Continue reading...Capcom Confirms Street Fighter IV Headed to Consoles AND PC
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Yesterday, JeuxVideo (via BigDownload) claimed to have discovered a leaked Capcom document that indicated (unsurprisingly) that Street Fighter IV would find release on Xbox 360 and PS3, but also (quite surprisingly) that the hotly anticipated fighter would make its way to the PC. But the rumors didn’t last long. Today, Capcom confirmed them all in [...]
Continue reading...AMD Game-ing the System With New Marketing/Standardization Ploy
Monday, May 19, 2008
Today, AMD debuts a PC gaming initiative, dubbed “AMD GAME!” and designed to make purchasing a new gaming PC just as simple as purchasing a video game console. Based on currently available information, we predict that this initiative will fail — miserably.
Continue reading...Windows Vista Finally a Viable PC Gaming Alternative?
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The Windows Vista operating system may have sold 140 million copies, but it has developed a lackluster reputation among gamers for traditionally offering poorer performance than its predecessor Windows XP, and is considered by some to actually be a downgrade. However, a recent test at ExtremeTech indicates that over a year later, the SP1 update [...]
Continue reading...Online Subscriptions Contribute $1 Billion to U.S. Game Industry — PC Gaming is A-Okay?
Thursday, May 8, 2008
While plenty of gamers seem to enjoy drinking to the death of PC gaming, I won’t be the first to point out that their kool-aid typically consists only of lackluster retail sales figures, with little or no thought towards digital distribution or the all-important subscription revenues of blockbusters like World of Warcraft. But starting [...]
Continue reading...Kevin Unangst of Games for Windows Bullish about. . . Games for Windows
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
You might imagine that the person in charge of the Games for Windows initiative is likely optimistic about PC gaming. And you would be imagining correctly. Kevin Unangst of Microsoft spoke with Gamasutra about the health of the initiative. His verdict? SUPER healthy!
Continue reading...Games for Windows Exec Asserts Games for Windows Are Doing Just Fine
Monday, April 21, 2008
Next-Gen recently spoke with Kevin Unangst, global director of Games for Windows, about the vitality of the PC gaming market. And guess what, folks? He’s bullish.
Continue reading...Switchblade: Bringing Xbox 360 Control to PC First-Person Shooters
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Blue Orb announced today that their Switchblade application, which allows PC gamers with copies of World of Warcraft, Hellgate: London, Guild Wars and Half-Life 2 to leisurely grind without being inches from their ancient irradiating CRTs, will now support three popular online shooters including our favorite quick fragfix Call of Duty 4.
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Sunday, June 29, 2008
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