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DRM debacle plagues From Dust PC release by Geoff Gasior — 9:53 AM on August 18, 2011 I've heard a lot of good things about From Dust, which has been billed as the spiritual successor to Populus. The Xbox Live Arcade... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	29
Build your own Crysis with free Crytek SDK by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on August 18, 2011 Think you can do a better job of arranging high-polygon concrete barriers than the folks at Crytek? Good news. The developer Type: News story Tags: Gaming	18
Guild Wars 2 trailer loaded with in-game footage by Geoff Gasior — 1:23 PM on August 17, 2011 Although I've never really been into MMOs, I've always liked the fact that Guild Wars didn't require a monthly subscription. Shell out for the... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	16
Ubisoft relaxes Driver DRM by Geoff Gasior — 10:36 AM on August 17, 2011 DRM doesn't get much worse than "always on" implementations that require an Internet connection to experience a game's single-player component. That's the kind of... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	19
Battlefield 3 trailer showcases stunning multiplayer combat by Geoff Gasior — 3:48 PM on August 16, 2011 Battlefield 3 has been in the news quite a bit recently, but for all the wrong reasons. We've spent so much time talking about... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	37
Hard Reset videos offer peeks at gameplay, story by Geoff Gasior — 10:30 AM on August 16, 2011 PC exclusives are hard to come by, so we've been paying particular attention to Hard Reset, a sci-fi shooter being developed by some of the... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	7
Gearbox teases Borderlands 2 by Scott Wasson — 9:16 AM on August 16, 2011 Yeah, it isn't much, but the Borderlands fan in me is vibrating with anticipation after watching this quick teaser trailer for Borderlands 2. Type: News story Tags: Gaming	15
EA offers free game with Origin pre-orders for Battlefield 3 by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on August 16, 2011 EA is intent on luring gamers to its new Origin distribution service. Exclusives are one way to draw folks in, but that's not going... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	27
More details emerge on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive by Geoff Gasior — 3:46 PM on August 15, 2011 Valve's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is due out early next year, but the company hasn't said much about what the actual game will entail. Worry... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	35
New Rage trailer explores the game's sound and art by Geoff Gasior — 9:50 AM on August 12, 2011 Sick of Rage trailers yet? The game's early October release date is fast approaching, so the deluge of previews should be over soon. ... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	21
UPDATED: Valve announces Counter-Strike sequel by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on August 12, 2011 Before the Modern Warfare and Bad Company series ran realistic team-based combat into the ground, there was Counter-Strike. Valve's once-staggeringly popular multiplayer shooter hasn't made... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	96
Serious Sam 3 previewed, sounds like a worthy sequel by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:51 AM on August 11, 2011 Amid the buzz about upcoming releases like Battlefield 3, Rage, and Skyrim, it's easy to forget that another classic PC game series is about to... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	18
Third Metro: Last Light trailer shows on-rails combat by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:27 AM on August 10, 2011 We already saw the first two videos of the Metro 2033 sequel, Metro: Last Light. The folks at 4A Games have now put... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	14
Havok buys itself a 3D game engine by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on August 10, 2011 For the PC gamers among us, Havok should need no introduction. The company's physics API has been used in countless titles, and the firm itself... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	13
GameFly to launch 'unlimited' download service by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:02 PM on August 9, 2011 Competition among digital game distribution services might soon heat up further. GameFly has announced an upcoming digital client that will include an "Unlimited PC... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	10
Trackmania 2 gameplay, editor footage leaked by Geoff Gasior — 10:49 AM on August 9, 2011 PC gamers might not be able to get a taste of iconic driving games like Forza Motorsports and Gran Turismo, but we do have the... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	16
Fitness games popular with console crowd by Geoff Gasior — 12:19 PM on August 8, 2011 Fitness games could be the next big thing. Week after week, I keep seeing reports that Zumba Fitness is on top of the UK... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	15
It's official: No Battlefield 3 on Steam by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:48 AM on August 8, 2011 Looks like the rumors were true. In a forum post on the official Battlefield 3 forums, someone claiming to be EA's Community Coordinator for the... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	48

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Continuing a long history of innovation, AMD announced today that they were the first to reach a critical CPU power envelope threshold. AMD CEO, Rory...

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