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New PhysX fluid simulation demos are impressive
— 4:52 PM on April 25, 2013

Games have included basic object physics for years, but real-time fluid simulations have remained elusive. Sure, we've seen some tech demos of tentative approaches,...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming

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AMD releases Catalyst 13.5 beta, 13.4 WHQL graphics drivers
— 4:38 PM on April 24, 2013

AMD has released two new sets of graphics drivers, both of which support the latest Radeon HD 7790 and Radeon HD 7990 graphics cards. The...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Software

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Gearbox acquires Homeworld franchise
— 3:42 PM on April 24, 2013

When game publisher THQ filed for bankruptcy in December, most of the firm's assets and intellectual property went to Clearwater Capital Group, which pledged...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

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Etc.
— 10:59 AM on April 24, 2013

Hey, guys. This post is almost too painful to write, but yes, I am indeed working on a Radeon HD 7990 review. And...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics The Tech Report

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New Metro: Last Light trailer shows guns, gizmos
— 6:00 AM on April 24, 2013

4A Games has released the latest chapter in its Metro: Last Light Ranger Survival Guide series. This time, prospective players are getting a glimpse at...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

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Haswell to have Intel-built embedded DRAM for graphics
— 5:30 PM on April 23, 2013

We've known for some time—through unofficial sources—that some of Intel's next-generation Haswell processors will have dedicated graphics memory on the CPU package. What we...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Memory

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GeForce 320.00 betas boost performance, add SLI profiles
— 1:18 PM on April 23, 2013

GeForce users, Nvidia has just posted an updated set of drivers for its desktop graphics cards. The 320.00 beta release is available now for

Type: News story Tags: Graphics

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Raja Koduri returns to lead AMD's Visual Computing group
— 10:53 PM on April 21, 2013

Rory Read and his new management team pretty much cleaned house after taking over at AMD. We've seen a striking number of big names...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics

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Deal of the week: A GTX 660 Ti for $255, an SSD for 69 cents/GB, and more
— 5:16 PM on April 19, 2013

Nvidia began bundling Metro: Last Light with higher-end GeForce graphics cards earlier this week. As luck would have it, Newegg has one of those...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Storage Gaming

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AMD beats revenue forecast, still posts a loss
— 6:00 AM on April 19, 2013

Hot on Intel's heels, AMD has posted its earnings for the first quarter of 2013. Although the underdog posted a net loss of...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics

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Here's a goofy live-action trailer for Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon
— 5:21 PM on April 17, 2013

Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon is a real game. It's coming out on May 1, you can already pre-order it on Steam, and AMD...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

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Nvidia bundles Metro: Last Light with GeForce GTX 660 and higher
— 9:10 AM on April 17, 2013

Looks like the rumor mill was spot on. The announcement hasn't hit...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming

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Bethesda teases next project
— 2:41 PM on April 16, 2013

Something is brewing in Rockville, Maryland. Yesterday, Bethesda Game Studios announced that it would stop releasing new content for Skyrim. The studio explained that...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

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Sapphire doubles memory for hot-clocked Radeon HD 7790
— 6:00 AM on April 16, 2013

Just a few weeks after the release of AMD's Radeon HD 7790 graphics card, Sapphire has rolled out a second hot-clocked edition. The...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics

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Metro: Last Light may be bundled with GeForces
— 6:00 AM on April 15, 2013

So far this year, Nvidia's game bundling efforts have been a little lackluster....

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming

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Friday night topic: Whatcha playin'?
— 6:26 PM on April 12, 2013

I'm hauling out a classic topic this evening, since the time seems very appropriate. The latest wave of games has left us with a...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

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Deal of the week: Cheap graphics and IPS displays
— 5:16 PM on April 12, 2013

This week's deal post is all about eye candy. For starters, EVGA's "superclocked" version of the GeForce GTX 660 2GB is still available for only

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Displays Gaming

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Antichamber just blew my mind
— 10:10 PM on April 11, 2013

I didn't know a whole lot about Antichamber when I started playing. That ignorance was intentional; after first laying eyes on last year's...

Type: Blog post Tags: Gaming

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