The purchase of the original gaming computers company, Alienware in 2006 by Dell, left a hole in the customizable PC market for hardcore gamers. Dell took the brand mainstream, lowering the options for customization and alienating a niche market of hardware buyers. Enter Origin PCs, a new company that custom-builds PCs. Origin PCs is targeting […]
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Spike’s Video Game Awards 2009 will air live on December 12th, 2009 at 8PM and will show more than awards being handed out. Spike has promised a world premiere look at the upcoming Halo: Reach. Halo: Reach was announced at E3 as a prequel to the original Halo that will be coming out in Fall
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The recently announced Playstation Firmware update 3.10 will be availabe today, in time to celebrate the Playstation 3’s Third Anniversary. The firmware update will bring Facebook integration, updates to PSN cards, and better photo management. By linking Playstation Networks accounts with Facebook, users will have the option of letting their PS3 update their Facebook news
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In a quiet move which some call anti-user, Apple is seeking a patent for technology that would lock up devices until users demonstrate that they had viewed advertisements. Last year, Apple filed an application with the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office which was made public last month, that could change how consumers are able to
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Sony announced a firmware update 3.10 for the Playstation 3 that would include Facebook integration. By linking Playstation Networks accounts with Facebook, users will have the option of letting their PS3 update their Facebook news feed with trophy and Playstation Store activity. Additionally, developers will be able to set criteria in their titles to publish
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Call of Duty may have taken over the video game world, but now its zombies are taking over the iPhone. Call of Duty: World at War ZOMBIES is now available on iTunes for $9.99. The app for iPhone and iPod Touch features the original zombie map “Nacht der Untoten” where players fight fight hordes of
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Gearbox announced that Borderlands had “the fastest-selling original property video game launch of 2009.” Though it is not a Modern Warfare 2 by far, NPD puts sales figures at 418,000 for Xbox 360 and 113,000 for the Playstation 3. A PC Patch was released today addressing issues such as characters lost skill points, voicechat, server
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The 2010 Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment Conference (AIIDE) will host a Starcraft competition where players craft bots to compete against one another. There are no prizes except bragging rights, but the competition is free to enter. The final competition will be shown live at the conference with commentary and exhibition matches will also
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It was reported last month that Silent Hill: Shattered Memories was going to be delayed from its original November release date. The delay won’t be much for Wii users, who can expect to see the horror game hit shelves on December 8th. It’s uncertain when the PS2 and PSP version of the game will be
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Advanced Micro Devices’ (AMD) stock soars 22% today after reaching a settlement with rival Intel for $1.25 billion. Intel accounts for approximately 80% of the microprocessor market for PCs and servers. AMD and regulators have claimed that Intel has long been engaged in anti-competitive behavior with companies like Dell, providing them disincentives if they chose to
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