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Which game is the new champ of PC visuals? by Scott Wasson — 2:12 PM on May 17, 2013 If you've seen the latest round of games, you'll know what I mean when I say that we've clearly entered a new era in PC... Poll Question: • What's the best-looking PC game? Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming	119
Coffee Talk with Timmy Cook by Jason Fox — 9:32 AM on May 17, 2013 It's true. I recently won the Charitybuzz auction for "coffee with... Type: Blog post Tags: Mac	22
Pre-orders begin for Nvidia's Shield by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:10 AM on May 17, 2013 So, remember how Nvidia's Shield handheld gaming device was supposed to go... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles	39
AMD expands Crysis 3, Tomb Raider availability in Never Settle bundle by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:08 AM on May 15, 2013 AMD's game bundling deals keep getting more and more tantalizing. Last month, the company added Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon to the mix. Now,... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming	33
Here are some Wolfenstein: The New Order screenshots by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:12 PM on May 14, 2013 We were all excited to hear about the upcoming Wolfenstein sequel last week, but Bethesda didn't give us much to chew on—just a highly... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	24
GeForce 320.14 beta drivers boost Metro: Last Light performance by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:52 AM on May 13, 2013 Metro: Last Light is coming out tomorrow, and Nvidia has rolled out beta drivers optimized for the post-apocalyptic shooter. The GeForce 320.14 betas are available... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	7
Adobe lets you pay now and later and later again by Jason Fox — 9:26 AM on May 13, 2013 The time was January 1995. The smooth, Philly soul and pleated pants of... Type: Blog post Tags: Mac	70
Nvidia's cool human head demo now available to download by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:19 AM on May 13, 2013 At Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference in March, CEO Jen-Hsun Huang unveiled the "Digital Ira" demo: an impressively realistic real-time simulation of a human head,... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming	40
Video shows six minutes of Watch Dogs gameplay by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on May 13, 2013 Currently in development at Ubisoft Montreal, Watch Dogs is scheduled to hit the PC and next-gen consoles this fall. Some publications are already getting a... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	18
Deal of the week: 4TB for $184, and other goodies by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:49 PM on May 10, 2013 We'll keep this week's deal post short and sweet, starting with a few hardware bargains: Seagate's Desktop HDD.15 4TB hard drive... Type: News story Tags: Power Storage Displays Gaming	73
Saints Row IV gameplay trailer finally puts dubstep to good use by Geoff Gasior — 10:26 AM on May 10, 2013 These days, every other game trailer seems to be set to a dubstep soundtrack. The latest Saints Row footage brings the wub, too, but... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	27
Stable Firefox for Modern UI due in the fall by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on May 10, 2013 About three months ago, Firefox's Modern UI interface made its first appearance in the nightly build channel. We haven't heard much Modern UI talk... Type: News story Tags: Internet Software	17
Tripping on microdoses of Dyad by Geoff Gasior — 9:50 PM on May 9, 2013 I thought I'd be writing about Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon this week. The awesome-looking homage to 80s cheese is out, and there's a... Type: Blog post Tags: Gaming	16
Wolfenstein: The New Order will lack multiplayer by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:40 AM on May 9, 2013 Cue outraged gasps. Yes, it seems the new Wolfenstein game will be a single-player only affair. GameSpot broke the news yesterday, and it says... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	49
WD explains hybrid tech behind Black SSHDs by Geoff Gasior — 2:22 PM on May 8, 2013 Ever since WD announced its first SSHDs last month, we've wondered about... Type: News story Tags: Storage Software	32
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
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

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