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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	18
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	178
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
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
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
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
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
Wolfenstein E3 trailer shows gameplay, extreme cheese by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:29 PM on June 6, 2013 As Computex winds down in Taipei, the gaming industry is prepping for E3 in Los Angeles next week. Bethesda has jumped the gun a little,... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	40
Deal of the week: A Radeon HD 7870 for $187.49, and other bargains by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:15 PM on May 31, 2013 This week for our deal post, we've got a trio of hardware deals and a trifecta of game bargains. Let's start with the hardware: ... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Power Storage Gaming	14
Ex-Homeworld devs show first Hardware: Shipbreakers gameplay by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on May 30, 2013 The first couple of Hardware: Shipbreakers trailers were pretty good. They provided some back-story for the game, which is an RTS being... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	32
WHQL-certified GeForce 320.18 drivers now available by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:38 AM on May 23, 2013 To coincide with the GeForce GTX 780 launch, Nvidia has posted a set of graphics drivers with support for the card. The 320.18 release... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming	20
New Shadow Warrior game teased in video, pictures by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:10 AM on May 21, 2013 After 15 long years, the sequel to Duke Nukem 3D was finally released in 2011. Now, one of 3D Realms' lesser-known games is about to... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	15
Hardware: Shipbreakers trailers highlight back-story, freemium perks by Geoff Gasior — 12:38 PM on May 20, 2013 Hardware: Shipbreakers has one of the most distinctive art styles I've seen in a video game. The real-time strategy game is being created by... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	10

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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... +30

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

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