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First Glance: Crysis 2

Mar 292011

I started playing a bit of Crysis 2 last night. Of course, there’s lots of “crappy console port” rage flying around this game, but in thinking about it, what PC games don’t have that element these days? Even huge PC sellers like CoD and Bad Company 2 have been assaulted by the rage of PC gamers, so does “crappy console port” have much meaning these days? As we previously covered, much has been made about the glaring lack of options available through the game’s menus. Thankfully, there are many configurable options under the hood, and Wasdie’s GUI utility makes them […]

A Closer Look at Amazon Game Downloads

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Mar 282011

With PC gaming moving more and more towards digital distribution, the days of going into a store, browsing the PC game shelves for a title worth purchasing and walking out with a box in hand are dwindling fast. Of course, unless you’ve lived under the world’s biggest rock, you know all about Steam, and probably have invested a fair amount of money at their store. You may have even dabbled with Direct2Drive or tried Stardock’s Impulse. However, you may not have tried the relative new comer to the digital download space in Amazon. Amazon is all about competing with pretty […]

Crysis 2 – straight from the console to your PC

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Mar 262011

Crysis 2 - straight from the console to your PC

One useful rule of thumb for cross-platform titles might be “If it was made for consoles, it probably needs a console”…by which “console” could mean the Sony or Microsoft toys, or could instead refer to the debugging console that PC gaming grognards have used for years in order to optimize game settings. Get it? See, it’s a pun. The word “console” means two different…bah, never mind. You heathens. Right, then. Moving on. Crysis 2 is getting strong initial press, including a pretty adulatory note from Jim Rossignol over at RockPaperShotgun. But there’s a fly in this butter-smooth ointment of gaming-goodness: […]

Duke Nukem Forever Delayed

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Mar 242011

Of course this could be just a clever marketing stunt to get people talking about this game more, but then again, DNF being delayed is not really something that’s hard to believe. In a video from Randy Pitchford (Gearbox CEO), they let us know that the game will now ship in June, instead of May. I enjoyed Duke Nukem 3D a lot, some 15 or so years ago. But I was also a simple-minded teenager then. Today, I find the train wreck story behind the game more interesting than the actual game itself. Early April Fools or real deal? Do […]

Gaming from the Archives

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Mar 232011

We’re almost through the first quarter of 2011 (!!) and with the exception of a couple of notable titles, there’s hasn’t been many new releases this year that I’ve been excited about. There was the better than expected Bulletstorm (be sure to check out our Bulletstorm PC wiki), and the as good as expected Dead Space 2. In my latest archive gaming expedition, I’ve spent a bunch of time with Singularity and Assassin’s Creed 2. No point in full-out reviewing year old games, as you probably already know what’s going on with them. I’ll try to keep my impressions short […]

Battlefield Play4Free Open to BF Players March 31

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Mar 222011

In case you haven’t been paying attention to the new offshoot of the Battlefield series, like me, Battlefield Play4Free is essentially a “free” version of BF2, updated for the current times. Why is “free” in quotation marks? Well, the game is free to play, but relies on micro-transactions for things like getting improved weapons and upgrades. If this sounds familiar, it uses the same model as Battlefield Heroes, and a bunch of other games under EA’s Play4Free program, which I just noticed has more games than just BF Heroes. No word how crippled the game is if you truly try […]

Firefox 4 is Officially Here

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Mar 222011

Firefox 4, after what seems like an eternity has finally been released. It has a cleaner look, tabs on top, and is packed with performance enhancements. I’ve been using the last few betas and the RC releases, and have been satisfied with the updates. It definitely feels more responsive than previous versions, although I’d say that Chrome and maybe even IE 9, covered here, are a bit faster in terms of load times. If you’re a FF diehard, there’s no reason not to go upgrade right now, it’s a definite improvement. If you’re entrenched as a Chrome or IE user, […]

Gaming Deals Worth Talking About

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Mar 222011

Gaming deals come and go everyday, so it’s hard to keep track of them as the phase in and out of existence. Today a few notables from Amazon come our way. Amazon’s Game Deal of the Day (all day) is Dragon Age II for $39.99 on PC (both digital and disc versions), PS3 and Xbox 360. Also be sure to keep checking out Amazon’s Lightning Deals today, as they are all game-related. Also up on Amazon is pre-order Portal 2 for PS3 and 360 for $54.99 and get a $20 credit for a future game purchase. No love for the […]

That’s No Moon: AT&T to Acquire T-Moblie

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Mar 202011

That's No Moon: AT&T to Acquire T-Moblie

I was slightly shocked to see the news that AT&T is looking to acquire T-Mobile for $39 billion, but it does make sense. T-Mobile lags behind all others in the US and has been looking for a buyer for years now. AT&T has cash and wants to keep the pressure on Verizon. Both AT&T and T-Mobile use GSM, so it make sense from a tech standpoint too. Of course it will need to be approved by various government regulators before anything can happen, but I don’t see that being a problem. If AT&T acquires T-Mobile, where does that leave Sprint? […]

IE9: Not Your Father’s IE?

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Mar 192011

Something strange happened to me. First off, in a moment of insanity, I decided to do something rash. I installed IE9 to find out what all the hype was about. I had been hesitant to install it because of past experiences way back in the Windows 98/ME days, where a new version of Internet Explorer could take down your whole machine in minutes. Thankfully that did not happen this time with my Windows 7 machine. Second, and even more unexpected for me, I actually liked it. Let’s start with a little background on my web browsing preferences and biases. I’m a […]

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