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
macFF 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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FF2 Source TestThis is the first game to bear the word “Shining”, one of the most productive
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Why Console Gaming Fails.The only experience that I've had with professional gaming has always been with a controller in hand and look upon as a rebel from the curve because I..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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Force Unleashed Producer Haden Blackman Resigns from LucasArts Star Wars: The Force Unleashed executive producer and and writer Haden Blackman has resigned from LucasArts. Blackman announced that he is moving on after a 13 year career with the studio (via IGN). In a statement, Blackman thanked LucasArts and said that he's "really g... Read more.
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APB, Crackdown Developer Reveals New Social Experiment With APB having just been launched to the masses last month, developer Realtime Worlds has already revealed their next project, and it's an ambitious one: Project: MyWorld. As the project's website describes it, it's not exactly a traditional videogame. "Project: MyWorld... Read more.
New "Golems of Amgarrak" DLC Coming for Dragon Age: Origins While much of the focus may already have shifted toward BioWare's announcement of Dragon Age 2 (and all the seemingly Mass Effect-influenced changes being made to it), it turns out BioWare hasn't given up on Dragon Age: Origins yet, as they have a new piece of downloadab... Read more.
Medal of Honor Soundtrack Headlined by New Linkin Park Single Hope you like your modern military shooters with a healthy side of modern rock. EA has revealed that Grammy-winning recording artists Linkin Park are set to provide music for the Medal of Honor soundtrack. In addition, Linkin Park's next single, "The Catalyst," will be... Read more.
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Google Talking to Game Devs for Facebook Competitor Google is in talks with major online game developers as it ramps up development on what appears to be a Facebook-like social networking service. According to The Wall Street Journal, who spoke with "people familiar with the matter," the company is in discussions with Di... Read more.
Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year Edition Now Available from PopCap [Update] [Update: 5:50pm] In the comments, Shacknews reader aqtrans points us to the official PopCap Facebook page, where the company revealed all users who have already purchased Plants vs. Zombies on its official website will have their copy of the game upgraded to the GOTY edition... Read more.
Realtime Worlds Reveals Project: MyWorld Coming off of the release of APB, Realtime Worlds is throwing us a curveball with Project: MyWorld, a "3D social gaming experience" set in a recreation of the real world. The project is definitely a social experience with the trailer showing off Facebook-esque noti... Read more.
Worms Reloaded Gets Release Date on PC: August 26 The glorious return of a 2D Worms game to the PC is upon us! Worms Reloaded, announced back in February, will be released on August 26 for the PC through Valve's Steam platform. Worms! In 2D! On PC! The game is being developed by Team17 and includes "over 60 single-pla... Read more.
Shogun 2: Total War Trailer Shows 'Gameplay' Shogun 2: Total War's publisher Sega might be overly generous in describing this new trailer as "gameplay" but it certainly is a fine display of the strategy sequel's graphics. We had a gander at Shogun 2 during E3 2010, where developer The Creative Assembly explai... Read more.
Capcom First Quarter Profits Drop 90% Japanese developer and publisher Capcom has reported a staggering 90.4% drop in net income for its 2011 fiscal year's first quarter compared to the same period last year. 'Underperformer' Lost Planet 2 and "sluggish" sales beast Monster Hunter Tri. Capcom's net in... Read more.
Daily Filter: July 28, 2010 Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to o... Read more.
Field Report #2: StarCraft 2 and the RTS Genre A lot of times we play games not for preview or review, but just to have fun (Shocking, we know!). Field Report provides our first-hand experience with the latest games. Blizzard's StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty While I am going to eventually write a full review for StarCra... Read more.
Exclusive Lore Excerpts from Elemental: War of Magic Limited Edition World Guide Included with the limited edition of Stardock's Elemental: War of Magic is a lore book called the Hiergamenon World Guide. Shacknews has teamed up with Stardock to present some excerpts from that book over the next few days, starting with a look at the game's "Sovereign... Read more.
National Cheesecake Day Shortbread Eight is Enough DigiTimes reports Intel to announce next-generation desktop platform at CES 2011 X-bit labs: AMD readies new 6-core microprocessor for back-to-school season and source denies excessive power consumption of the first AMD Fusion processors MacRumors...Read more.
Review finds flaws in free Need for Speed MMO EA's free Need for Speed World racing MMO opened its roads to the public this week. The thinly veiled vehicle for paid downloadable content caps standard users at level 10, and you'll have to shell out $20 for the game's "Starter Pack" to progress any further.Read more.
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Radical gaming mouse ripples with adjustment options I've seen a lot of outlandish gaming mice over the years, but this one takes the cake. Ars Technica has a review of Mad Catz's R.A.T.7 gaming mouse, which looks like an extra from the last Transformers movie. Believe it or not, function...Read more.
Mercury Research: AMD outshipped Nvidia last quarter CNet News has posted some fresh GPU market share numbers from Mercury Research that suggest AMD managed to outship Nvidia in the second quarter of this year. For the graphics market as a whole, which includes integrated graphics, AMD reportedly had a 24.5% market share,...Read more.
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GPU value in the DirectX 11 age Join us for a new round of scatter plots, this time featuring the latest and greatest DirectX 11 graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia.Read more.
National Lasagna Day Shortbread Eight is Enough C|Net reports Nvidia warns of second-quarter revenue shortfall The Nvidia Blog: Take a look at the new Optimus interface Hardware-Infos has AMD Ontario performance - A first look (in German) Gigabyte on / off charge works with iPhone 4 TC Magazine...Read more.
Poll: Your next desktop motherboard form factor When I first started building PCs, the only motherboards worth considering were ATX models. Back then, you had to go full-size to get a reasonable array of integrated peripherals and BIOS-level tweaking and overclocking options. These days, however, enthusiast-worthy mo...Read more.
Early deal of the week: A 60GB SandForce drive for $135 after rebate We interrupt our normal schedule to bring you an early deal-of-the-week post with a today-only special. Newegg is currently selling OCZ's 60GB Vertex 2 solid-state drive at a sizeable discount: down from $185 to $155 shipped, or $135 after a mail-in rebate. To get the lo...Read more.