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Skyrim on PS3: Took an arrow to the knee
07 Feb 2012 by Bryant Sombke
For the past few of months, there have been widespread reports of horrendous lag and framerate drops with the PS3 version of Skyrim. After about 60 hours and a save file over 6 megabytes in size, the game degenerates into an almost unplayable state. The game runs infinitely better on PC and Xbox 360. Or so the story goes…
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Valve Releases Steam Mobile App for Android and iOS
06 Feb 2012 by Kevin Schulte
Steam, Valve’s powerhouse digital distribution service for PC and Mac, is finally making its way to mobile devices. Don’t get too excited yet, though, they aren’t selling any mobile specific games. Instead, the Steam mobile app acts as a much-needed mobile portal for the multitude of services Steam offers. Getting logged in is as simple as you’d expect, and Steam mobile eve...
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An Introduction to Flight Simulators Part 1: Getting Started
12 Jan 2012 by Kevin Schulte
My mission is simple: Fly over the enemy’s fortifications and snap some reconnaissance photos. Resistance should be light, and I’m one of a three-man flight group. Fly there, fly back, land in time for breakfast. Easy, right? As my Spad XIII lifts off from the makeshift runway, Earth’s features slowly blending together beneath me as I gain altitude, I relish in the flight. This i...
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A Programmer’s Dilemma: Choosing between Qt and .NET
27 Dec 2011 by Brian Nelson / 2 Comments
I’ve been a programmer for a long time, but admittedly, most of my efforts have been devoted to web-based projects (PHP, ASP) and command line desktop programs with a very limited audience. Recently, I’ve decided to swallow my pride and accept that I need to learn to make desktop apps that…don’t suck. Where do I start? I’m fortunate to have a group of software enginee...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Build a Gaming PC Edition
19 Dec 2011 by Kevin Ivanca
This year I decided to use my holiday wish-list to build an entire desktop PC. I mean, as long as a majority of the parts needed to build a high performance machine are gifted to me over the holidays, in the end all of them can be combined for the common goal of playing Skyrim for 100+ hours with the maximum refresh rate and graphics settings. So from one PC gamer to another, here are a few essent...
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Giveaway: Win 1 free month of PlayStation Plus
14 Dec 2011 by Bryant Sombke / 5 Comments
After I was banned from the PlayStation Network and forced to create a new account, Sony made it clear that they still appreciate me as a customer. What does that mean for you? It means I have two one-month trials of PlayStation Plus to give away. I’ve covered PlayStation Plus before, and while I’m not wild about it myself, everything tastes better when it’s free. PlayStation Plus offers fr...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Gamer’s Edition
12 Dec 2011 by Kevin Schulte / 13 Comments
Temperatures are slowly creeping towards sub-zero. Radio stations and malls everywhere are switching on the holiday music. Pine trees and other decorations are going up all over the world. And once again millions of people are procrastinating on their holiday shopping. Lucky for you, gamers are an easy bunch to buy gifts for. Skip the throngs of mad shoppers and harried store clerks and order ever...
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Why I’m Not Excited About Modern Warfare 3
07 Nov 2011 by Craig Lloyd
The most anticipated video game of all time (so they say every single year) will be released unto the public tonight at the strike of midnight. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is developer Infinity Ward’s latest title to hit the consoles and PCs of gamers around the world. Millions of these gamers will be waiting in line at midnight to be among the first to play the game. Contrary to past re...
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Four Android Apps to Get You in the Halloween Spirit
28 Oct 2011 by Brian Nelson / 2 Comments
Halloween is sneaking up quickly, and you need to get mentally prepared for the occasion — and I don’t mean going to Target to admire the vast array of candy. Start honing your Halloween spirit with these four Android apps that are sure to leave you entertained, if not ready for some ghost-busting on the 31st. Zombie Booth Curious how you’d look as a flesh-craving member of the w...
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Use a Gamepad for Any PC Game with Xpadder
20 Oct 2011 by Brian Nelson
I play a lot of video games on my Xbox 360, but occasionally I’ll switch things up and buy something to enjoy on my PC. Recently I picked up both Fallout 3 and New Vegas on sale, but I was disappointed to find they didn’t support my Logitech F310 USB gamepad. This isn’t a big issue for people who prefer keyboard and mouse for first-person shooters, but I’ve spent so much ti...
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