Tag Archives: pc gaming

New gaming keyboard: Lycosa

October 4, 2007 – 3:02 pm

I’ve been looking for a new keyboard for my new gaming computer. The old Saitek has served me well, but it is reaching retirement. I tried the Razer Tarantula, but the one I bought was a return and had bad keys. I tried the Ideazone keyboards, but they just did not feel right.
I just [...]

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New gaming PC: Liberator

September 24, 2007 – 10:59 pm

My gaming PC is up and running like a champ. In the end, I chose more cores over higher clock speed and went with the quad core Q6600 . Windows Vista Home Premium 64 is actually running well - just a matter of getting the latest beta nVidia drivers installed. I’ll have to try Creative’s [...]

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Kill Herr Doktor!

September 21, 2007 – 5:16 pm

If you play Team Fortress 2 or engage in any PVP in other games, you’ve wanted to say this….
(Click comic for larger, easier to read version)

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Intel buys Havok

September 18, 2007 – 4:50 pm

I don’t know how I missed this last Friday. Now that Intel owns Havok - and therefore the Havok engine - and they are supplying the chips for Macs, will we see more Havok-based games making it to the Mac? Blizzard bought a license - do they get a $100 gift certificate to the Apple [...]

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More cores or more speed?

September 15, 2007 – 10:11 pm

AMD’s Phenom is still not out, and with World in Conflict, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, Team Fortress 2, and a slew of other games coming, it’s time to build a new PC. I am debating on buying the Intel Q6600 Quad Core, the Core 2 Duo E6850, or saving a [...]

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FASA no more

September 14, 2007 – 2:02 pm

The desktop unit was disbanded long ago, but the interactive (electronic gaming) side was still an active development unit. No more - earlier this week FASA Studio shut down.
I’ll miss the old days of Mechwarrior, where it actually took some game skill to win.
The announcement after the jump.

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