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Refuted: BF4, other Frostbite 3 games to be 'optimized exclusively for AMD'
— 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

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Oculus VR secures $16 million to bring virtual reality to consumers
— 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

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Leaked slides point to eight-core Haswell-E CPUs with quad-channel DDR4 memory
— 11:03 AM on June 17, 2013

According to the latest rumors, Intel's Ivy Bridge-E platform will arrive in the third quarter of this year. Its successor, Haswell-E, is purportedly...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Chipsets

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Next-gen games may not carry a premium
— 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

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Apple's new controller framework hints at gaming aspirations
— 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

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New Mirror's Edge will be open-world, more action-packed
— 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

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The Division just may have won E3
— 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

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HP sees Windows XP as PC market's potential savior
— 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

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Battlefield 4 gameplay footage shows epic destruction
— 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

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PlayStation 4 costs $399, supports offline play, doesn't restrict used games
— 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

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Faith gets next-gen makeover in Mirror's Edge 2
— 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

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Apple shows cylindrical Mac Pro, Haswell MacBook Air line, OS X Mavericks
— 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

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Haswell-powered Intel NUCs due next quarter
— 9:12 AM on June 10, 2013

Successors to Intel's Next Unit of Computing based on the new Haswell processors are on the way. According to VR-Zone, Intel showed Haswell NUC...

Type: News story Tags: Systems

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Report: Windows 8.1 to ship on August 1
— 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

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Deal of the week: A Radeon HD 7950 Boost for $250, indie games, and more
— 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

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Release roundup: Computex edition
— 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

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Amazon introduces dedicated store for indie PC, Mac games
— 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

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Here's what Windows 8.1's Start button looks like
— 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

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