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Right to resell downloaded music challenged in US court by Geoff Gasior — 2:46 PM on August 20, 2012 An EU court has already ruled that downloaded games and software can... Type: News story Tags: Multimedia Gaming Internet	42
CS: Global Offensive trailer sets stage for imminent release by Geoff Gasior — 10:50 AM on August 20, 2012 As I type this, over 67,000 people are playing Counter-Strike on Steam. That's more than the number of Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer and Skyrim combined.... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	21
Borderlands 2 goes gold by Geoff Gasior — 10:11 AM on August 20, 2012 It's official. Gearbox CEO and President Randy Pitchford has confirmed on Twitter that Borderlands 2 has gone gold. The game won't actually be released... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	31
Monday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 7:27 AM on August 20, 2012 7 Up The Verge's news flash: Surface Pro has a better Retina Display than the iPad SamMobile: Is this the new Galaxy... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	59
Sunday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 3:24 AM on August 19, 2012 The Pick 6 Fudzilla: Electronics industry could send Taiwan under Engadget: Asus Transformer Pad TF300 gets Jelly Bean update, TF700 looks at watch... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	68
Saturday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 9:40 AM on August 18, 2012 Eight is Enough TweakTown on Nvidia's strong-arm tactics - how they treat GPU partners and media VR-Zone: Better late than never? AMD Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	46
Deal of the week: Graphics, RAM, PSUs, and games by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:18 PM on August 17, 2012 Let's kick off this deal post with Nvidia's new GeForce GTX 660 Ti, which we reviewed yesterday and featured in our latest system... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Power Memory Gaming	11
UPDATED: Entire OnLive staff laid off by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:58 PM on August 17, 2012 Could the days of cloud gaming service OnLive be numbered? It's too early to know for sure, but according to a report by Mashable... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Internet Software	115
CS:GO to get zero-day zombie mod by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on August 17, 2012 Sick of zombies yet? No? Well, fear not, because game developers everywhere—both professionals and amateurs—are still working their hardest to run the whole thing into... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	43
Friday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 4:10 AM on August 17, 2012 Eight is Enough C\|Net: Judge says Apple's 'smoking crack' with giant witness list Valve's Gabe Newell doesn't mince words about Windows 8... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	28
Thursday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 7:37 AM on August 16, 2012 Eight is Enough Nvidia unveils new weapon of choice for gamers—the Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti GPU WSJ: Apple's new front in Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	26
Watch the Routine and Remember Me Gamescom trailers by Geoff Gasior — 12:47 PM on August 15, 2012 Numerous game trailers have been released to coincide with the ongoing Gamescom show in Germany. Some have been more impressive than others, and a... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	13
Mad Catz keyboard has modular layout, integrated touchscreen by Geoff Gasior — 11:29 AM on August 15, 2012 There's a new high-end gaming keyboard in town, and it's different to say the least. At the Gamescom expo in Cologne, Germany, Mad Catz... Type: News story Tags: Input devices	29
A Mac version of Origin is on the way by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on August 15, 2012 As determined as ever to boldly go where Valve has gone before, EA... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Mac	39
Wednesday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 12:00 AM on August 15, 2012 Eight is Enough Yahoo! Finance: Berkshire Hathaway liquidates stake in Intel over quarter Bloomberg: MKM Partner's Daniel Berenbaum reiterates sell rating on... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	42
Mann vs. Machine co-op mode comes to Team Fortress 2 by Geoff Gasior — 1:42 PM on August 14, 2012 Team Fortress 2 is the game that keeps giving. Valve's class-based multiplayer hit has received a steady stream of updates since being released nearly... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	80
Could Half-Life 3 be unveiled at Gamescom this week? by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:44 AM on August 14, 2012 A certain PDF file has been making the rounds this morning. It's from the website of German gaming convention Gamescom, and it lists the... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	68
Tuesday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 12:41 AM on August 14, 2012 Eight is Enough Fudzilla: Qualcomm not buying AMD anytime soon and AMD fires China SVP, Taiwan VP and faster iteration of Core... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	10

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tipoo

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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lilbuddhaman

Obligatory "what about Higher resolution desktop monitors" post. +26

chuckula

Good idea, and to expand on this point: A whole lot of people have already given... +24

Alexko

"Quark, drunk on money, power, and an estimated 90% market share, started behavi... +24

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