Sep 01, 2009

videogaming247 Valve has released its latest hardware survey results, and the findings pretty much give you an idea of what sort of gaming rigs are being used around the globe.Looks like most people use DirectX 10 with the Nvidia Geforce 8800 graphics card, Windows XP, Realtek HD Audio output and Intel processors.Sounds vaguely familiar o (Read More)

Sep 02, 2009

Coolest Gadgets Do you wonder what people are always up to on your computer whenever you are not around? The USB Snoop Stick comes in handy then, as long as you leave it plugged in discreetly. We would say that this works best when you’re running a desktop (a notebook would be wayyyy to obvious), especially when this is a machine that is n (Read More)

Apr 15, 2009

Engadget Mysterious music man A.J. Gannon's put together this wild Rock Band guitar / Speak n' Spell hybrid for use on his upcoming album. Calling it the Speak n' Spellbinder, the letters are individually mapped to the buttons on the neck of the axe and it boasts tons of really insane effects. The result is something a little gratin (Read More)

Feb 13, 2009

Shacknews Games Continuing its tradition of weekend sales, Valve is now offering the PC version of Left 4 Dead for $24.99 via its digital distribution platform Steam, 50% off the usual price.Released this past November on PC and Xbox 360, Left 4 Dead packs four zombie-killing campaigns, playable in single-player or four-person coop (Read More)

Jan 04, 2009

Gizmodo We love HDTV and video games something fierce, but this news out of the U.K. is pretty rotten. Apparently, parents are allowing tots to watch so much TV that they're forgetting their own names. It sounds almost too terrible to be true, but research is starting to show that a large crop of humanity's future is becoming so ad (Read More)

Jan 02, 2009

Crunch Gear RemoteDroid allows you to use the touchscreen and keyboard of your G1 as inputs for your PC. I’m trying to think of a situation in which this would be handy and not just cool, but I can’t. Of course, that doesn’t change the fact that it’s totally awesome. Actually, it could be useful for a home theater PC setup, or for maki (Read More)

Jan 02, 2009

Shacknews Games Along with its list of the most-played consoles in 2008, research group The Nielsen Company has provided a list of the past year's most popular PC games in the US.Of the ten titles, none were released in 2008, and only 2 debuted in 2008. The list is based off data from January through October 2008, meaning that the impact o (Read More)

Jan 02, 2009

GamesRadar - PC Features You’ve spent the money for rebuilding the orphanage on videogames, and already you’re wanting more? Fair enough, though we defy you to remember all of 2009’s hot prospects with so much Fallout 3 in your brain. Here, because we love you, is a quick rundown of the ones that slipped off the radar yet still ha (Read More)

Dec 31, 2008

Shacknews Games 2008 is closing with a whimper of gaming news, rather than a bang--which makes it the perfect time to look ahead to next year. Last week we examined a good number of games hitting the PC platform in 2009. Today brings the second installment. As with the first list, most of the games are squarely inked on the 2009 calendar. (Read More)

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