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Tuesday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 4:13 PM on May 7, 2013 7 Up Reuters: EA total revenue, profit drop in fourth quarter and Nokia CEO says it remains focused on Windows Phone software C\|Net:... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	31
id Tech 5-based Wolfenstein sequel coming in Q4 by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:30 AM on May 7, 2013 B.J. Blazkowicz is back! Earlier this morning, Bethesda announced the next chapter in the Wolfenstein series. Entitled Wolfenstein: The New Order, the game is... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	40
EA signs exclusive, multi-year deal to make Star Wars games by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on May 7, 2013 At the end of last year, Disney bought Lucasfilm and its LucasArts gaming... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	102
Monday Night Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 9:49 PM on May 6, 2013 The Fierce Five It's official: Microsoft's Windows Blue is coming later this year - Wired VR-Zone: Stock surge shows AMD can be... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	18
Linux versions of Portal, Left 4 Dead 2 hit Steam by Geoff Gasior — 10:41 AM on May 6, 2013 Valve's collection of Linux-friendly games has grown. On Friday, the developer announced a Left 4 Dead 2 beta for the alternative OS. ... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Operating systems	45
Weekend Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 12:08 PM on May 4, 2013 The Pick 6 Ocaholic: AMD FX-8570 and HD 8970 surfaced and Intel Core i7-4770K at 7GHz MCV: High price rumored for Nvidia's... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	59
Deal of the week: IPS monitors and games by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:29 PM on May 3, 2013 We've already featured inexpensive IPS panels in our recent deal posts, but prices are still inching down, so we feel compelled to revisit the subject.... Type: News story Tags: Displays Gaming	51
Friday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 4:19 PM on May 3, 2013 Eight is Enough Fudzilla: AMD creates custom chip division VR-Zone: Intel Ivy Bridge-E HEDT platform to launch in September 2013 Fudzilla: ASRock Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	43
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
Thursday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 2:02 PM on May 2, 2013 The Pick 6 Softpedia: Intel could buy AMD as x86 CPUs lose ground to ARM NASDAQ: Seagate beats earnings, revenue down Bloomberg: Facebook... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	50
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
Wednesday Night Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 11:48 PM on May 1, 2013 7 Up X-bit labs: Disruption in South Korean production could have catastrophic impact on global electronics business VG24/7: Nvidia appoints new Tegra boss Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	24
Tuesday Night Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 11:54 PM on April 30, 2013 7 Up Yahoo! News: Apple sells $17 billion in bonds in record deal Björn3D, Hardware Canucks, HotHardware & PCPer... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	38
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

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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... +26

Alexko

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

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