This past October we saw one of the biggest game releases of the year. Battlefield 3 has been a huge success for Electronic Arts, selling over 7 million copies in 30 days. After playing the game for almost three…
I’m typically a fan of FPS (first person shooter) games. However, I do occasionally enjoy games that require some strategy, dexterity and a good challenging learning curve. In the spirit of trying something new, I gave
There’s a war on the horizon, and the battle is only just beginning. On October 25th Battlefield 3 hits the shelves (or your Origin app, if you’ve adopted EA’s new Steam rival) and exactly two weeks later so…
Pavel Chekov once found the “Nuclear Wessels” here in Star Trek IV – The Voyage Home. But this past weekend (October 14 – 16, 2011) in ALAMEDA, CA, nVidia resurrected their GeForceLAN event after a long absence. So it…
A few months ago, EA released news they were setting up their own digital distribution service call Origin. Unlike GameStop’s Impulse or Direct2Drive which are site based, Origin is a software client similar to Steam that you…
With back to school in full swing this week, I thought it would be a good idea to address a concern of many Freshmen which is often overlooked by parents and college advisers. This is the large sum of…
Lucid’s Virtu technology has been very well received on INTEL’s Z68 platform. And while Z68 is where Virtu kind of made its name, it’s actually not where the technology stops. Now at COMPUTEX 2011, they are launching it for everyone…
You have finally built your own PC gaming rig. You are ready to defend Earth from alien invasions, fight your way out of a city full of zombies, and become the world champion Zuma player. Well, maybe not…
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It’s time to hit the stage once more with a living room…
I know. I’ve been there. I’ve done that. Not only are you surrounded by a chorus of groans because it’s time to hit the books again; you’re feeling a little lonely because you’re heading off to college…
You might know Penny Arcade best for its popular webcomic, but they also happen to organize a couple of major events each year. Some months back, there was the Penny Arcade Expo East (PAX East) and just…
Outside of Japan and certain gaming championships, the very concept of the “arcade” is practically dead. Even so, we still want to have that arcade-like experience at home and a big part of that is having the…