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Spies vs. mercenaries multiplayer returns to Splinter Cell: Blacklist by Geoff Gasior — 9:09 AM on May 3, 2013 Unique multiplayer gaming experiences are few and far between these days. Just about everything has been done to death. The Splinter Cell franchise... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	4
Epic puts up WebGL-powered Epic Citadel demo by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on May 3, 2013 Last year, Epic released a Flash version of its Epic Citadel tech demo. Now, thanks to WebGL, there's a new flavor of Epic Citadel... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Internet Software	23
Lego Breaking Bad makes meth-cooking fun for all ages by Geoff Gasior — 12:20 PM on May 2, 2013 Despite being targeted primarily at small children, Lego video games can be a lot of fun. We've seen Lego games tackle family-friendly franchises like... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	12
Secret Bitcoin mining code added to e-sports software sparks outrage by Dan Goodin, Ars Technica — 12:18 PM on May 2, 2013 ... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Software	35
Radeon buyers may get Blood Dragon codes up to a week late by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:21 PM on April 30, 2013 Earlier this month, AMD added Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon to its Never Settle Reloaded game bundle. The addition is retroactive, which means that... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming	11
Grand Theft Auto V trailer introduces main characters by Geoff Gasior — 12:20 PM on April 30, 2013 Grand Theft Auto is due out September 17, and Rockstar has released a new trailer that provides some background on the game's three characters. ... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	28
Watch Dogs hitting PCs, consoles on November 19 by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:04 PM on April 29, 2013 We've seen Watch Dogs in trailers and teasers for months. Now, finally, we know when it's coming out. A Ubisoft press release quoted by... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	16
New PhysX fluid simulation demos are impressive by Cyril Kowaliski — 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	83
Gearbox acquires Homeworld franchise by Geoff Gasior — 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	41
New Metro: Last Light trailer shows guns, gizmos by Cyril Kowaliski — 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	6
WD XE hard drive has 10k-RPM spindle speed, 6Gbps SAS interface by Geoff Gasior — 11:21 AM on April 22, 2013 Western Digital has a new hard drive for the server crowd. The... Type: News story Tags: Storage Servers	43
Deal of the week: A GTX 660 Ti for $255, an SSD for 69 cents/GB, and more by Cyril Kowaliski — 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	28
Here's a goofy live-action trailer for Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon by Cyril Kowaliski — 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	28
Nvidia bundles Metro: Last Light with GeForce GTX 660 and higher by Cyril Kowaliski — 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	7
Bethesda teases next project by Cyril Kowaliski — 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	47
Metro: Last Light may be bundled with GeForces by Cyril Kowaliski — 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	35
Friday night topic: Whatcha playin'? by Scott Wasson — 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	141
Deal of the week: Cheap graphics and IPS displays by Cyril Kowaliski — 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	29

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CampinCarl

I'm sorry but if there's enough market demand for 13.3" 3200x1800 screens, there's MORE than enough demand for 24" 2560x1600 screens.

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Xenolith

No Start menu, so the Xbox One is dead to me. +34

danny e.

Based on the content of the presentation, it almost feels like gaming is taking... +30

lilbuddhaman

Obligatory "what about Higher resolution desktop monitors" post. +28

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