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Let's start this week's post with a few game pre-order deals. We're all excited about some of the releases coming this year, and Amazon...

Type: News story Tags: Power Storage Memory Gaming

There's a new Catalyst graphics driver out, but judging by the release notes, it's probably not much use to folks who aren't planning to...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming

Rumors of the PC's demise as a gaming platform have, once again, been greatly exaggerated. According to PC Gamer, Valve's Steam service hit a...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

2011 was a great year for games. Heck, I'm still nowhere near catching up on all the new releases from the last couple of months....

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

The Christmas shopping rush is behind us now, but the holiday deals are not. There are some particularly nice bargains to be had among downloadable...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Storage Memory Gaming

If you're reading this, you're probably a PC gamer. You've probably invested a decent amount of money in a fast graphics card, a decent-sized monitor,...

Type: Blog post Tags: Graphics Gaming

Wired's Gadget Lab blog has put together an interesting list of the biggest tech failures of the year. Of the six items singled...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Gaming Personal tech

Hi, my name's David, and I'm an addict. It's only been about ten minutes since my last fix, and already, the ants are crawling...

Type: Blog post Tags: Gaming

Could GSC Game World live on and bring us S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 after all? After the less-than-encouraging news we heard last week, we figured the...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

Back in May, GameFly announced plans to acquire IGN's Direct2Drive service. Judging by the FAQ page that recently appeared on the Direct2Drive website,...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

While I wasn't pleased to learn that Syndicate was being reimagined as a first-person shooter, the more I learn about the game, the more curious...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

If you were around in August, you might have heard about GameFly's plans for a game download service with an "Unlimited PC Play" feature. (We...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

Thanks to Windows 8, you won't have to wait for Thanksgiving to make rude gestures at family members. In the latest update to the...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows

Although probably one of the best driving simulators available for the PC, iRacing's graphics leave something to be desired. The latest chapters in...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming

More than eight years have passed since the last Max Payne game was released, but a third chapter in the game-noire franchise is due out...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

Some 20 months after releasing Alan Wake on the Xbox 360, developer Remedy Entertainment has confirmed the game is heading to the PC. While...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

I had a lot of fun with DiRT 3, the latest chapter in the franchise that took over from Colin McRae Rally a few...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

Howdy, all. I've spent the last little while doing a lot of different things—testing, lots of spreadsheet work, traveling to a press event, some photography and...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming