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BioShock Infinite Review: The Perfect Sequel?

BioShock Infinite Review: The Perfect Sequel?
  • Posted March 26, 2013, 2:06 PM by Evan Narcisse | Filed in TechSpot, Gaming With Video
  • BioShock Infinite isn't just a worthy sequel to a much-loved predecessor. It also manages to be about America - touching on its past, present and possibilities — in a way that makes it a must.

    You haven't been to a place like this before. The fictional floating city where Infinite is set is all clockwork platforms and brass gears, its many sections populated with hucksters, strivers, lovers and schoolchildren. One minute, you're walking past a sheer drop, the next a park swings down into the open space.

Interview with 'Ravaged' indie developer, 2Dawn Games

Interview with
  • Posted September 6, 2012, 3:04 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in TechSpot, Gaming With Video
  • Currently in beta, Ravaged is the brainchild of Boris Ustaev and his crew at 2Dawn Games, who have spent the last few years toiling away on a fast-paced post-apocalyptic multiplayer shooter with a strong focus on skills, teamwork, vehicular combat and most importantly, fun. In other words, it's everything the folks at 2Dawn have wanted in a modern PC shooter, but have been unable to find.

    We recently had a chance to chat with 2Dawn about its upcoming title, its experience with Kickstarter and what it's like developing a PC game as an independent studio.

Final Combat: China's Team Fortress 2 clone

Final Combat: China
  • Posted March 28, 2012, 7:30 AM by Eric Jou | Filed in Gaming
  • Whenever I visit an internet cafe in China, be it Shanghai, Beijing or wherever, it always surprises me how many of the games available are MMO's or bad rip-offs of western games. Normally I would scroll past the Chinese fare…

Current Hard Reset players get free upgrade to Extended Edition

Current Hard Reset players get free upgrade to Extended Edition
  • Posted March 19, 2012, 5:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming With Video
  • Flying Wild Hog has confirmed that Hard Reset's upcoming expansion content will be free for those who already purchased the game. The company's release plans aren't entirely clear, but from what we understand, the title received a retail launch last week under the name...

Killing Floor sells over a million copies, discounted by 85%

Killing Floor sells over a million copies, discounted by 85%
  • Posted February 15, 2012, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Software
  • Celebrating its millionth sale, Tripwire Interactive has greatly discounted its post-apocalyptic first-person shooter, Killing Floor. The PC/Mac game is available for $2.99 (85% off) on Steam, while $4.78 gets you the base install along with six downloadable content packs (each…

Syndicate reboot getting co-op demo, original coming to GOG

Syndicate reboot getting co-op demo, original coming to GOG
  • Posted January 17, 2012, 5:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming With Video
  • Due in a completed form next month, Starbreeze and EA are preparing to serve a healthy appetizer of its futuristic, espionage-filled first-person shooter with a lengthy four-player co-op demo. The Syndicate preview will allow you and three of your buddies…

Battlefield 3 players to get hefty 2GB patch tomorrow

Battlefield 3 players to get hefty 2GB patch tomorrow
  • Posted December 5, 2011, 3:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Software
  • Come this time tomorrow, PC gamers will be able to traverse Battlefield 3's virtual warzones without sunglasses. DICE is preparing a weighty 2GB patch that addresses a host of issues, including an adjustment to the blinding tactical flashlights. According to…

CoD: Modern Warfare 3 Tested, Benchmarked

CoD: Modern Warfare 3 Tested, Benchmarked
  • Posted November 11, 2011, 12:39 AM by Steven Walton | Filed in TechSpot, Gaming
  • As you've undoubtedly heard, Modern Warfare 3 launched this week and, well, what can we say? The game has reportedly sold a record 9.3 million copies in a single day.

    In terms of graphical fidelity though, Infinity Ward's latest effort is about as visually appealing as its 2009 predecessor. No, I don't stutter. Unfortunately, the company has focused on optimizing the game for consoles while ignoring PC development for the last five years. If you're itching to see how your DirectX 10 or 11 GPU handles a DX9 engine, then maybe MW3 has something to offer you.

Ubisoft announces Rainbow 6 Patriots, coming in 2013

Ubisoft announces Rainbow 6 Patriots, coming in 2013
  • Posted November 3, 2011, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming
  • The next title in the popular Rainbow 6 series will be called Rainbow Six Patriots. But don’t get too excited just yet – the Tom Clancy-inspired first-person shooter isn’t set for release until sometime in 2013, marking a five-year wait…

Battlefield 3 Beta GPU & CPU Performance

Battlefield 3 Beta GPU & CPU Performance
  • Posted October 4, 2011, 3:16 AM by Steven Walton | Filed in TechSpot, Gaming Breaking News
  • We love that Battlefield 3 is using the PC as the lead platform rather than a console. When played on the PC the game will handle 40 more players and will take advantage DirectX 11 and 64-bit processors.

    DICE recommends a quad-core CPU be used along with 4GB of system memory. As for the graphics card a GeForce GTX 560 or Radeon HD 6950 is suggested, meaning that gamers will want to spend around $200 on a modern graphics card to appreciate Battlefield 3. Today we'll take a peak at what's required to play Battlefield 3 as we check out how the beta performs.

Hard Reset Benchmarked: Graphics & CPU Tested

Hard Reset Benchmarked: Graphics & CPU Tested
  • Posted September 15, 2011, 1:06 AM by Steven Walton | Filed in TechSpot, Gaming
  • Newcomer 'Flying Wild Hog' has been secretly working on an early Christmas present for PC gamers, the game is called Hard Reset. Some of you may have already heard of it, as a 1GB playable demo was released last week out of nowhere.

    Hard Reset is incredibly fun to play, moreover the game looks impressive, featuring quality graphics, despite it's a DX9 only title. Let’s move on to see how we tested the game.

EA announces reboot of cyberpunk classic, Syndicate

EA announces reboot of cyberpunk classic, Syndicate
  • Posted September 12, 2011, 7:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming
  • Following months of speculation, EA has finally come clean about its upcoming reboot to the cyberpunk classic, Syndicate. Originally launched in 1993 as an real-time tactical game, the title is being repackaged as a sci-fi first-person shooter and will land…

Bethesda reveals Rage's modest system requirements

Bethesda reveals Rage
  • Posted September 8, 2011, 6:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming With Video
  • With Rage set to ship in less than a month, Bethesda has published the title's minimum and recommended system specifications -- both of which seem relatively modest. Folks should have no trouble skating by on a dated rig as the…

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Performance Test

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Performance Test
  • Posted August 29, 2011, 6:26 AM by Steven Walton | Filed in TechSpot, Gaming Breaking News With Video
  • After many years of waiting the third installment of the Deus Ex series has finally arrived, and most important of all, the game appears to be every bit as good as its predecessors.

    In other good news, Deus Ex: Human Revolution could very well be a game capable of fully utilizing the power and features of today’s high-end graphics cards. Such games have become increasingly rare and with the exception of just a select few, most of the games we have run performance tests on this year have been shameful console ports that would struggle to max out a tablet PC.

Counter-Strike comeback set for early 2012

Counter-Strike comeback set for early 2012
  • Posted August 15, 2011, 8:30 AM by Julio Franco | Filed in Gaming
  • It’s been a long while since Valve launched the remake of the original Counter-Strike using the Source engine in 2004. Then last Friday, out of nowhere, the prolific game publisher unveiled Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, a new team-based action shooter being…

Crysis 2 DirectX 11 patch is out, comparison inside

Crysis 2 DirectX 11 patch is out, comparison inside
  • Posted June 27, 2011, 4:52 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming
  • Update: As expected the Crysis 2 "DX11 Ultra Upgrade" patch and the high-resolution texture pack are now available for download. The update introduces DirectX 11 support as well as graphical improvements to both DX11 and DX9 versions of the game.…

Happy Birthday: Quake turns 15 today

Happy Birthday: Quake turns 15 today
  • Posted June 22, 2011, 5:29 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Gaming
  • Quake, a first-person shooter (FPS) video game that many consider a classic now, was released by id Software on June 22, 1996. Today, the game is thus 15 years old.

FPS video game recreates mission to kill Osama bin Laden

FPS video game recreates mission to kill Osama bin Laden
  • Posted May 8, 2011, 1:53 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Gaming With Video
  • Developer Kuma Games has released an update to its first-person-shooter Kuma War 2, which is a series of playable recreations of real events in the War on Terror. It's arguably the most important one of them all: gamers can now…

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