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Portal 2: My take by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:04 AM on April 22, 2011 At this point, I think it's pretty clear that nobody makes games quite like Valve Software. Where many studios seem to be slaves to their... Type: Blog post Tags: Gaming	112
Poll: Rawest tech deal? by Geoff Gasior — 12:07 PM on April 20, 2011 Sometimes, life gives you a raw deal. Other times, the tech industry is the one handing out crappy cards. Crysis 2's $60 asking... Poll Question: • Rawest deal: Type: News story Tags: Chipsets Gaming Personal tech	124
Rage previews reveal new details by Geoff Gasior — 11:08 AM on April 19, 2011 Gameplay trailers are all the rage these days—literally. Yesterday, we caught glimpse of 12 minutes of gameplay footage from Battlefield 3. Today,... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	43
Prey 2 to feature open-world bounty hunting by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:30 PM on April 18, 2011 You know, the more I hear about Prey 2, the more I get the feeling that the word "prey" will be the only thing in... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	18
Etc. by Scott Wasson — 9:47 AM on April 18, 2011 Well, despite our best efforts, it looks like GLaDOS@Home may not deliver Portal 2 to us until tomorrow, just a little earlier than... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	30
New video shows 12 minutes of Battlefield 3 gameplay by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:32 AM on April 18, 2011 The last few Battlefield 3 trailers are impressive and all, but they're all fairly short, only revealing snapshots of in-game action. That's changed with EA... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	40
Friday night topic: Unlocking Portal 2 by Scott Wasson — 4:23 PM on April 15, 2011 Yes, Valve has done a pretty clever thing, setting up a system whereby owners of any of the 13 indie games that comprise The... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	88
Portal 2 may be unlocked early today by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:07 AM on April 15, 2011 If you head to the Portal 2 page on Steam right now, you'll see the hotly anticipated title is scheduled to unlock on Tuesday,... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	20
Razer Switchblade to be commercialized in China by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:53 PM on April 13, 2011 One of the most interesting items at this year's Consumer Electronics Show was undoubtedly the Razer Switchblade concept, a handheld gaming PC with a... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Personal tech	16
First impressions of Shift 2 Unleashed by Geoff Gasior — 8:14 PM on April 12, 2011 I have console envy. That's difficult to admit as a PC gamer. In my defense, this envy has nothing to do with hardware. ... Type: Blog post Tags: Gaming	52
Etc. by Scott Wasson — 9:45 AM on April 12, 2011 Finished Bulletstorm last night, surprisingly enough. As many of you know, I often fail to finish games after having had a nice, long sample... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	20
New Rage trailer shows off weapons by Geoff Gasior — 10:39 AM on April 11, 2011 id Software's long-awaited Rage post-apocalyptic shooter isn't due out until September 13, but we're getting a small taste of what to expect thanks to an... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	26
Still-beta Minecraft nets developer $33 million by Geoff Gasior — 10:43 AM on April 8, 2011 Minecraft is an interesting phenomenon. Despite still being in beta, the game has sold more than 1.8 million copies, netting indie developer Mojang... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	55
Bethesda shows Prey 2 screenshot, concept art by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on April 8, 2011 At a slow but steady pace, details about the upcoming sequel to Prey are trickling out. This time, Bethesda has posted the first public... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	13
Gearbox CEO decries games with ill-fitting multiplayer by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:13 AM on April 6, 2011 Ever get the feeling today's games try to be jacks of all trades, all too often shoehorning in multiplayer components that don't really fit? Gearbox... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	35
Bulletstorm PC demo released; Battlefield Play4Free goes live by Geoff Gasior — 10:41 AM on April 5, 2011 Remember back when demos came out before the games themselves? Better late than never, I guess. Some six weeks after Bulletstorm hit retail... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	13
Max Payne 3 details emerge by Geoff Gasior — 10:49 AM on April 4, 2011 Remember Max Payne? The third-person shooter is a hard game to forget, if not for the cheesy dialogue, then for the epic action sequences... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	14
Hawken gameplay footage is mechtastic by Geoff Gasior — 9:50 AM on March 31, 2011 When I hear that a game is being created by a small independent developer, I tend to picture the sort of arcade-style title one might... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	48

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It's not a benchmark suggestion, but a benchmark*ing* suggestion, I've always wanted to see more older CPUs thrown into what benchmarks they can to sh...

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