November 19, 2010
The inside story on PC gaming’s greatest comeback—and a look at the game itself
Thrills, drama, a long grind, and a twist ending—these are the sorts of things you normally expect from a videogame. They are not what you expect from the story behind …
Tags: 2010, Brian Martel, Duke Nukem, Features, Forever, From the Magazine, George Broussard, interview, Randy Pitchford
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November 19, 2010
Company’s first headset makes good first impression
Now, the first thing you’re going to notice about the HS1 USB gaming headset is that it isn’t the best looking set out there. It’s bulky, the color choice is uninspired, and the odd decision to …
Tags: 2010, December 2010, From the Magazine, gaming, hardware, headphones, headset, reviews
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November 18, 2010
On the 25th anniversary of Windows, we examine the future of Microsoft’s flagship operating system
For what it’s worth, the first 25 years of our lives weren’t that smooth, either. So forgive us for favoring words like “commemorate” or “cont…
Tags: 2010, December 2010, Features, From the Magazine, future, windows, windows 8
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November 17, 2010
RAIDed SSDs and SLI for just over $4K
If you’ve always wondered just where Velocity Micro likes to slot itself in a world of $8,000 wonder rigs and $2,000 budget gaming machines, the Edge Z55 seems to nail it.
At $4,300, the Edge Z55 epitomizes Velo…
Tags: 2010, December 2010, edge, From the Magazine, hardware, reviews, rigs, Systems, velocity micro, Z55
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November 17, 2010
The HAF full-tower gets updated for 2010
The HAF X is the third case in Cooler Master’s High Air Flow lineup: The full-tower HAF 932 won our Kick Ass award in November 2008, and we continue to admire the mid-tower HAF 922 we first saw in October 2009…
Tags: 2010, Cases, Cooler Master, From the Magazine, HAF X, hardware, November 2010, reviews
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November 16, 2010
It’s Mafio-so-so
Mafia II’s got a script that’s probably as thick as four phonebooks, but the phrase we uttered most while playing the game was, “So close.” Over and over, it’s all we could think as we watched the game grasp at greatness, onl…
Tags: 2010, December 2010, From the Magazine, games, Mafia II, reviews, Software
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November 16, 2010
I don’t know about you, but Armageddon excited
As brands go, Prolimatech is a new one. The company has only been around since 2008, after all, and it offers a bare handful of products. But the company was founded by people who clearly know a lot about …
Tags: 2010, Air Cooling, Armageddon, From the Magazine, hardware, November 2010, Prolimatech, reviews
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November 15, 2010
Offers more protection than a pack of pit bulls
A part of us wishes Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 came bundled with its own aluminum foil deflector beanie, because it’s the only thing missing from what’s otherwise the ultimate package for parano…
Tags: 2010, 2011, anti virus, AV, From the Magazine, internet security, kaspersky, November 2010, reviews, Software, utilities
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