Fractal Define R4 Unboxing & Review

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Fractal Define R4 Unboxing & Review

May 10, 2013 /
If you’re building a PC, chances are good that if you’re going to make a mistake, the selection you will make a mistake on is the case. Sure, you might like for it to look like a spaceship, but you might not be so keen on it sounding like one. Looks aren’t everything, and while colored LEDs, windowed panels, and LCD screens all look cool, at the end of the day all you should want in a case is the three C’s of cases: Cooling, Conditioning, and Convenience. How does Fractal Design’s Define R4 stack ...

Fractal Define R4 Unboxing & Review

Which will be Better: Xbox 720 or PS4?

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Which will be Better: Xbox 720 or PS4?

April 21, 2013 /
Despite console developers repeatedly assuring consumers that the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 would last for a ten year lifespan, it appears that some analysts were correct in predicting that 2013, not 2015/2016, would be the year of the next-gen video game console. Sony has already announced the next iteration of the Playstation, and Microsoft is expected to do the same for the Xbox soon. Come E3 in June, we can anticipate a lot of next-gen content set to culminate in commercial releases this holiday ...

Which will be Better: Xbox 720 or PS4?

YouTube Tape Mode – Nostalgia, Web 2.0-Style

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YouTube Tape Mode – Nostalgia, Web 2.0-Style

April 15, 2013 /
It would appear that the digital realm has gotten bit by the nostalgia bug as of late. Coverage is hot for Ubisoft’s upcoming 80’s sci-fi shooter, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Square Enix can’t seem to stop re-releasing the Final Fantasy games of yesteryear, and now Google has joined in as well with a special effect for YouTube that you won’t want to miss. At least you won’t if you’ve been around a few years. Sound mysterious? Let’s take a look. Google is well known for its sense of humor. From ...

YouTube Tape Mode – Nostalgia, Web 2.0-Style

Top Tools: Transferring an OS Installation DVD to USB

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Top Tools: Transferring an OS Installation DVD to USB

April 07, 2013 /
With an increasing number of PC users no longer finding an optical drive necessary, it has become common to offload tasks normally given to writable CDs and DVDs to more flexible and portable devices like USB flash drives or SD cards. However, there is one operation that still almost universally relies on some form of optical storage: installing an operating system. With so many tools out there available to (attempt to) carry out the task of transloading OS installation files to portable media, how is one ...

Top Tools: Transferring an OS Installation DVD to USB

Edge of Twilight – Athyr Above Review (iOS)

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Edge of Twilight – Athyr Above Review (iOS)

April 02, 2013 /
Steampunk is one of those wonderfully odd genres that we just don’t see enough of. For those who aren’t aware, it basically takes modern-age technology and sticks it in an old-age context, operating in the form of steam powered machinery. The genre works especially nicely for games because, well, who doesn’t want to swing around a weapon like an Axegun? And with Edge of Twilight – Athyr Above, developer FuzzyEyes brings the genre to iOS and embarks upon a new series set to release on both mobile ...

Edge of Twilight – Athyr Above Review (iOS)

Trials Evolution Gold Review (PC)

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Trials Evolution Gold Review (PC)

March 18, 2013 /
If you’ve never played one of several games in the trial bike racing genre, you’re seriously missing out. It’s one of those simple concepts that’s as addictive as it is fun to play. Trials is a current-gen series of such games most well known for Trials: Evolution on the Xbox 360, but now RedLynx and Ubisoft are bringing both this and Trials: HD to the PC as a single package dubbed Trials Evolution Gold. But with so many lackluster console-to-PC ports on the market, can Trials beat the ultimate ...

Trials Evolution Gold Review (PC)