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Steam beta file hints at game sharing feature by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:10 AM on June 19, 2013 As the next-gen console war heats up, the Xbox One continues to get flak for the limitations it places upon game sharing. Of course, nobody... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	16
Refuted: BF4, other Frostbite 3 games to be 'optimized exclusively for AMD' by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:04 PM on June 18, 2013 Well, folks, I think PC gaming may have just gotten a little bit... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming	176
Oculus VR secures $16 million to bring virtual reality to consumers by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on June 18, 2013 The Oculus Rift VR headset enjoyed a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign, earning nearly $2.5 million through the crowdfunding site. Less than a year later,... Type: News story Tags: Displays Gaming	26
Next-gen games may not carry a premium by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on June 17, 2013 Getting the itch for those next-gen graphics? Good news: next-gen games apparently won't... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	65
Apple's new controller framework hints at gaming aspirations by Geoff Gasior — 11:32 AM on June 14, 2013 In just a few short years, the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch have become incredibly popular gaming platforms. The latest iterations have the hardware... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles	48
New Mirror's Edge will be open-world, more action-packed by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on June 14, 2013 More details are coming to light about the Mirror's Edge sequel prequel EA... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	33
Noise-canceling Noctua CPU cooler coming in 2014 by Geoff Gasior — 12:00 PM on June 12, 2013 Noctua and RotoSub are working on a CPU cooler that employs active noise cancellation in its pursuit of silence. We saw an early prototype... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Cooling	31
The Division just may have won E3 by Scott Wasson — 11:51 AM on June 12, 2013 We've featured a number of new games announced at E3 this week, but we've so far overlooked one of the best demos shown there: Ubisoft's... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	36
HP sees Windows XP as PC market's potential savior by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:08 AM on June 12, 2013 Everyone had high hopes for Windows 8. The new operating system was supposed to boost demand for new PCs and to breathe some life back... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows	86
Battlefield 4 gameplay footage shows epic destruction by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on June 12, 2013 Want to see extended gameplay footage from the next Battlefield game? I thought so. Let's start with the single-player Angry Sea video. ... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	49
PlayStation 4 costs $399, supports offline play, doesn't restrict used games by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:11 AM on June 11, 2013 On the heels of Microsoft's Xbox One event, Sony revealed yesterday that the PlayStation 4 will be priced $100 lower than its rival.... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles	140
Faith gets next-gen makeover in Mirror's Edge 2 by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on June 11, 2013 It's official: a sequel to Mirror's Edge is on the way. The game is in the "early stages of development" at DICE's Stockholm studio,... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	30
Apple shows cylindrical Mac Pro, Haswell MacBook Air line, OS X Mavericks by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:13 PM on June 10, 2013 iOS 7 was definitely the main attraction at today's Worldwide Developer Conference, but it wasn't the only one. Apple also lifted the curtain on... Type: News story Tags: Software Operating systems Mac	144
Report: Windows 8.1 to ship on August 1 by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on June 10, 2013 Now that we've been shown a glimpse of the Start button's long-awaited return, only one mystery about Windows 8.1 remains: its release date. If... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows	53
Deal of the week: A Radeon HD 7950 Boost for $250, indie games, and more by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:49 PM on June 7, 2013 For our deal post this week, we've singled out two delightfully affordable graphics cards from AMD. The first is PowerColor's Radeon HD 7950 Boost, which is... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming	20
Release roundup: Computex edition by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:54 PM on June 7, 2013 We've already spent all week covering product releases from Computex, but... well, it's Computex. That means we still have plenty of fodder left for our... Type: News story Tags: Cooling Storage Systems Memory	13
Amazon introduces dedicated store for indie PC, Mac games by Geoff Gasior — 9:00 AM on June 7, 2013 Indie games are thriving on the PC, and it seems Amazon wants a piece of the action. The online retailer has introduced a Type: News story Tags: Gaming	9
Here's what Windows 8.1's Start button looks like by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on June 7, 2013 We've all heard about the return of the Start button. We've all weathered the disappointment of learning that, while the button is coming back, the... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows	158

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NeelyCam

Continuing a long history of innovation, AMD announced today that they were the first to reach a critical CPU power envelope threshold. AMD CEO, Rory...

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codedivine

Well, the 200W barrier has been broken. Now onto 500W! +35

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I dont get the tone of this article, was Nvidia never guilty of this? I thought... +28

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Mirror's Edge 2008: Widely-considered a great game by consumers and reviewers al... +24

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