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AMD ramps up its Gaming Evolved program by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:26 PM on October 23, 2012 The number of games bearing the AMD Gaming Evolved logo seems to be growing exponentially. Why is that? We've traveled to AMD's offices and... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Gaming	65
Dishonored: A nice change of pace by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:03 AM on October 19, 2012 Warning: minor spoilers follow. If you haven't beaten the game and want a completely untarnished experience, don't read this! Good single-player games are somewhat of a... Type: Blog post Tags: Gaming	39
Epic's Minecraft-inspired Fortnite a PC exclusive by Geoff Gasior — 9:27 AM on July 13, 2012 PC exclusives are rare in the gaming industry, but Epic is cooking up one based on the next-generation Unreal Engine 4. In recent years,... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	22
Triple-screen gaming on today's graphics cards by Geoff Gasior — 3:43 PM on July 10, 2012 Thanks to falling LCD prices, multi-monitor gaming is more attainable than ever before. We take a closer look at AMD Eyefinity and Nvidia... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Displays Gaming	110
New screenshots show survival MMOFPS Survivarium by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:33 PM on July 9, 2012 I'm still disappointed that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was cancelled, but I'm intrigued by the next project from its developers: Survivarium, a free-to-play, massively multiplayer first-person shooter... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	12
Square Enix shows impressive DirectX 11 tech demo by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:37 PM on June 6, 2012 Is this how games would look if they weren't targeted at ancient console hardware? If so, wow. Final Fantasy series developer Square Enix has posted some... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	60
First Crysis 3 screenshots show overgrown New York by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:30 AM on April 16, 2012 EA made good on its promise to spill the beans about Crysis 3 today. It and Crytek have officially announced the game, posting... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	47
Max Payne 3 PC to have 'gloriously increased' detail by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on February 24, 2012 Something amazing may be about to happen: a PC release will have enhanced graphics but won't be delayed til six months after the console version... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	34
Into the Anomaly by Bruno Ferreira — 11:36 AM on October 28, 2011 I was there with the platoon. That's how I got these burn marks. They were waiting for me at every corner, red eyes in... Type: Blog post Tags: Gaming	10
Some thoughts on Rage by Scott Wasson — 10:54 AM on October 27, 2011 Well, I finished Rage last night. I have to say that I enjoyed it quite a bit, mostly because, at heart, it's a very... Type: Blog post Tags: Graphics Gaming	30
Epic ports Unreal Engine 3... to Flash by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:30 AM on October 5, 2011 Unreal Engine 3 has definitely shown up in some unexpected places—most notably Apple's iOS devices, in the form of Infinity Blade (and the upcoming Infinity... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming Internet Software	40
CS: Global Offensive boasts new Arsenal modes, fresh screenshots by Geoff Gasior — 3:14 PM on September 22, 2011 Our first glimpses of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive haven't been particularly encouraging. Early footage of the game looked a little lo-fi for a... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	13
First-person Syndicate reboot due in early 2012 by Geoff Gasior — 2:16 PM on September 12, 2011 Syndicate has to be one of my favorite PC games of all time. I suspect most of you haven't heard of it, though. ... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	42
Just one more mission: impressions of the new Deus Ex by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:03 AM on August 26, 2011 It's now 9PM. My plan was to start writing this post three hours ago, but that didn't pan out. Instead of writing, I found myself... Type: Blog post Tags: Gaming	77
Crysis 2 tessellation: too much of a good thing? by Scott Wasson — 2:07 PM on August 16, 2011 We discover the world's greatest virtual concrete slab. Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Gaming	187
Lost in Limbo by Geoff Gasior — 10:07 PM on August 11, 2011 As much as I love big-budget video games that take armies of developers and artists years to produce, I still have a lot of fun... Type: Blog post Tags: Gaming	16
Crysis 2 DX11 'Ultra Upgrade' arrives by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:00 PM on June 27, 2011 Right on schedule, Crytek has let loose the long-awaited patch that brings DirectX 11 eye candy to Crysis 2. Actually, there's more to it than... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	113
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

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