Test from new iPhone 4 Ios By: FtGamer on 07/14/10 Testing new version under ios 4. Apparently the old drop down bug is back again. Ping Me
Jquery Test By: FtGamer on 06/11/10 Testing of Jquery Ping Me
Dragon Age Expansion By: Gabriel.F on 02/11/10 What, after the DLCs, there's an expansion coming up? Bioware, that's awesome but, let me finish the Fallout 3 DLCs first, will ya? :D Ping Me
Lego to launch first MMO By: Tsunami on 01/15/10 Announced at CES 2010, Lego is launching their first MMO later this year. Target Demographic: 8 - 12 year olds. Signed up for beta happening in the next month or so. Can't wait! Ping Me
AMD 939 FX-60 By: Tsunami on 01/15/10 Hey, looking for an AMD 939 FX-60. Anyone? Bueller??? Yeah, I'm an old school gamer...cheap too... :) Ping Me
Intel announces Turbo feature By: Tsunami on 01/07/10 Just announced by Intel, the iSeries processors incorporate a new technology called their "Turbo" feature. The CPU dynamically changes the frequency based on the workload. Ping Me
Intel embedded processors By: Tsunami on 01/07/10 Intel announced today 12 new iSeries processors for the embedded market. There are over 200 different designs with ranging uses from digital signage, to facial recognition in ATM machines. Ping Me
CES 2010 Intel Announcement By: Tsunami on 01/07/10 Intel announced this morning the new i5/i7 series CPU's, with hyper-threading and turbo technology. i5 - dual core/2 virtual cores; i7 - quad core / 4 virtual cores Ping Me
Okay, but... By: Gabriel.F on 01/04/10 So it's cool that Mass Effect 2 and Bayonetta are coming very soon, but I'm really looking forward for Final Fantasy XIII and God of War III. Without mentioning the Blizzard games, of course... Ping Me
CES Bound WooHoo! By: FtGamer on 12/10/09 Ok so we have our tickets booked and have a few key meetings dialed in. Time to step out and knock on some doors to introduce your new publication. Let's hope we grab some cool vid/sound bytes. Ping Me
Test By: Nick.M on 11/20/09 Test Test Test, Site is up. gg Ping Me
AMD: Daemon Muzny By: FtGamer on 09/22/09 One of the best guys in the industry I know is Daemon Muzny of AMD.. He is a great Christian and a great guy. I have enjoyed working with him over the years.. Ping Me
Digital Bargains By: Gabriel.F on 09/10/09 For those interested in purchasing games digitally for the PC, the website Direct2Drive.com is offering a couple of games for $5 to celebrate their 5th anniversary. Ping Me
Flash Games By: Joel.R on 08/02/09 Why is it sometimes some flash games are amazingly addictive and free while $60 games can be terrible? It's crazy. Ping Me
PC Max Patch 102609T here are many RPGs that use a first-person perspective to deliver a solid, deep experience of la byrinth exploration, full of characters, quests and..Read More
PC Soft 10:58Ever gone to a mental institute? No? Ever play a Silent Hill game? Once your done you feel like you should belong in one. Here we have Silent Hill 2 w..Read More
PC Test Soft TechZombies are eventually going to attack and just completely destroy society as we know it. In today’s review we have a practice for killing zombies. ..Read More
PC Test Tech Soft 2Ever gone to a mental institute? No? Ever play a Silent Hill game? Once your done you feel like you should belong in one. Here we have Silent Hill 2 w..Read More
PC Test Tech Soft 3Ever gone to a mental institute? No? Ever play a Silent Hill game? Once your done you feel like you should belong in one. Here we have Silent Hill 2 w..Read More
Post Comment TestEver gone to a mental institute? No? Ever play a Silent Hill game? Once your done you feel like you should belong in one. Here we have Silent Hill 2 w..Read More
Mac Saf SourceThis is the first game to bear the word “Shining”, one of the most productive Sega franchises. However, this game isn’t a strategy RPG like Shin..Read More
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CF Zombieland10/31/2009
The boys are back to discuss things of a zombified nature. This week there's news of blu-ray, net flicks, and... oh no. Their fighting about zombieland. Let's hope they don't kill each. Good luck with this one.
The boys are back to discuss things of a zombified nature. This week there's news of blu-ray, net flicks, and... oh no. Their fighting about zombieland. Let's hope they don't kill each. Good luck with this one.
CF Return!10/16/2009
Chris and Joel return for the new season of Casual Fragtools 2.0. In this non tangible rant we find out about the new Resident Evil movie, a bunch of Wii news and Mario is dead. Also Stephen returns on set to s...
Chris and Joel return for the new season of Casual Fragtools 2.0. In this non tangible rant we find out about the new Resident Evil movie, a bunch of Wii news and Mario is dead. Also Stephen returns on set to shed some insults. Good times?
PC NG Test09/22/2009
Ever gone to a mental institute? No? Ever play a Silent Hill game? Once your done you feel like you should belong in one. Here we have Silent Hill 2 which is an intense journey into what terror truly is. Silent Hill is like going to the really fun psychf.
Ever gone to a mental institute? No? Ever play a Silent Hill game? Once your done you feel like you should belong in one. Here we have Silent Hill 2 which is an intense journey into what terror truly is. Silent...
PC Global Test09/18/2009
Ever gone to a mental institute? No? Ever play a Silent Hill game? Once your done you feel like you should belong in one. Here we have Silent Hill 2 which is an intense journey into what terror truly is. Silent Hill is like going to the really fun psychf.
Ever gone to a mental institute? No? Ever play a Silent Hill game? Once your done you feel like you should belong in one. Here we have Silent Hill 2 which is an intense journey into what terror truly is. Silent...
FragTools Lan Party 02/25/2010
Had a small gathering at the office with about 20-25 players... We were able shoot some GameForLife footage and meet some cool competitors.
Had a small gathering at the office with about 20-25 players... We were able shoot some GameForLife footage and meet some cool competitors.
youtube video01/27/2010
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Nin Global Test09/22/2009
Ever gone to a mental institute? No? Ever play a Silent Hill game? Once your done you feel like you should belong in one. Here we have Silent Hill 2 which is an intense journey into what terror truly is. Silent Hill is like going to the really fun psycht.
Ever gone to a mental institute? No? Ever play a Silent Hill game? Once your done you feel like you should belong in one. Here we have Silent Hill 2 which is an intense journey into what terror truly is. Silent...
XB NG Test09/22/2009
Ever gone to a mental institute? No? Ever play a Silent Hill game? Once your done you feel like you should belong in one. Here we have Silent Hill 2 which is an intense journey into what terror truly is. Silent Hill is like going to the really fun psychh.
Ever gone to a mental institute? No? Ever play a Silent Hill game? Once your done you feel like you should belong in one. Here we have Silent Hill 2 which is an intense journey into what terror truly is. Silent...
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Mass Effect 3 Demo Shows the Absurdity of Xbox Live Gold Downloading the upcoming February 14 Mass Effect 3 demo will upgrade the subscriptions of Xbox Live Silver members to Gold so that all players can sample the game's multiplayer before its release on March 6. <iframe width="624" height="347" src=&q... Read more.
Surprisingly Constructive Protest Planned for Half-Life 3 I love Half-Life, but somewhere around E3 2010 I resigned myself to the fact that Half-Life 3 won't see the light of day anytime soon. Steam, Portal, Left 4 Dead, Dota 2, Counter-Strike, as well as some projects we've probably never heard of seem to keep Valve busy (and... Read more.
OP-ED: THQ and Ignition Troubles Show That Gamer Taste Threatens the Industry This week was not kind to video game publishers. THQ announced plans for 240 lay-offs amidst the board of directors and CEO giving themselves a 50% paycut. Meanwhile, Disney bought a controlling stake in India-based UTV Ignition -- a publisher which went through its own... Read more.
Ubisoft Server Transition Stresses the Faults of DRM PC gamers have become accustomed to being treated less than ideally as a result of DRM schemes like those which force you to have an active Internet connection to play or only provide you with a limited number of installations before having to ask for more. Next week gam... Read more.
The Free-to-Play Shift Continues: Rift Now Free Up to Level 20 As if EverQuest dropping subscriptions wasn't enough of a sign that the subscription-based MMO business model will eventually be replaced by free-to-play, Trion Worlds has announced it will begin allowing players to experience a good chunk of Rift's early game content fo... Read more.
Zynga's Alleged Copycat Seems to be Lacking the Innovation it Preaches Although it was hardly the first time it had been accused of copying an existing game, accusations that Zynga had cribbed the design of Tiny Tower struck a more sensitive nerve than usual. Maybe that's because Tiny Tower is more beloved and well-known than, say, a game l... Read more.
Free-to-Play Everquest Highlights the Slow Death of Subscription MMOs Sony Online Entertainment announced today that the original Everquest would make the transition to a free-to-play system in March. Released in 1999, EQ was far from the first MMO, but the industry followed its model. It's hard to imagine World of Warcraft finding success... Read more.
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Alan Wake coming to PC February 16 Alan Wake is heading to PC starting on February 16, Remedy Entertainment has announced. The game will hit Steam first on February 16, and then come to other channels (like Origin) soon afterward. Boxed retail versions will be coming soon as well.The price on Steam (and presum... Read more.
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Weekend Confirmed 98 - Soul Calibur V, Neverdead, Star Wars The Old Republic Anticipation for Mass Effect 3 continues to mount but the game's new Facebook campaign doesn't score many points with Jeff and Garnett, or this week's guests Andrea and James Stevenson. That hasn't stopped Andrea from starting an epic fifth playthrough of the second game, tho... Read more.
Origin signs on seven more publishers EA's Origin distribution service has been busy signing on even more third-party publishers to distribute through the channel. The company has now announced an additional seven publishers, including Remedy Entertainment of Alan Wake fame. Remedy will be bringing the title to O... Read more.
Mass Effect 3 producer says to keep your save files If you were planning on ceremoniously destroying your hard drive after completing the Mass Effect trilogy, please reconsider. BioWare has reminded gamers to keep their save files after completing Mass Effect 1 and 2, so that data could be transferred into future titles. Altho... Read more.
Darksiders 2 coming in June Every cloud has a silver lining, as they say. If you were upset by the news of a Metro: Last Light delay from a THQ earnings report, take heart. The same report also confirmed Darksiders 2 will be coming in June.The report also confirms that June will see the release for PC,... Read more.
KISS Angry Birds is becoming a thing Gene Simmons and KISS are the poster children of the term "selling out." You need not look any further than KISS Hello Kitty, which apparently is a thing.Apparently, Simmons and company are eager to return to games. But don't expect a sequel to the Dreamcast-era game, KISS Ps... Read more.
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Deal of the week: SSDs, graphics, and displays If you checked our latest review, then you'll know why we're featuring Samsung's 830 Series solid-state drives in our deal post. Newegg offers 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB 830 Series variants for $109.99, $219.99, and $359.99, respectively. The drives may not be on sale right n...Read more.
Micron CEO killed in plane crash There's all kinds of industry news--exciting, provocative, shocking... boring. And then there's the kind of news that makes you wish things had played out differently.This morning, Micron CEO Steve Appleton died in a "small plane accident" ...Read more...Read more.
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Windows Phone 8, Windows 8 to have shared kernel We know that Windows 8 is taking a page out of Windows Phone 7's playbook by implementing the same Metro user interface. According to the latest reports around the web, Windows 8 will have even more in common with the next version of Windows Phone—but this time, Win...Read more.
Friday Shortbread Eight is Enough Wired: hp paid Intel $690 million to keep Itanium on life support AnandTech has AMD's 2012-2013 server roadmap: Abu Dhabi, Seoul & Delhi CPUs X-bit labs: AMD promises "full" Fusion of CPU and GPU in 2014 VR-Zone: Intel Core i7-3770K benchmarks leak...Read more.
Release roundup: Gaming gear and a monster laptop With Chinese New Year celebrations at an end, hardware makers in the Far East have started announcing fresh products again. This week, our inbox collected press releases from Cooler Master, Genius, Eurocom, and MSI. ...Read more...Read more.
Samsung's 830 Series solid-state drive Despite being a consumer electronics giant that makes everything from smartphones to home appliances, Samsung has always been something of a dark horse in the PC storage industry. For years, the company cranked out some of the finest desktop hard drives around, yet they...Read more.
AMD to go 'ambidextrous,' grow another ARM? Here at AMD's Financial Analyst Day, a procession of top AMD executives--from new CEO Rory Read to new CTO Mark Papermaster and new Sr. VP and GM Lisa Su--has used a metaphor about being "ambidextrous" when it comes to architectures, meaning CPU core instruction set arch...Read more.
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