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iBUYPOWER Erebus GT Gaming System Review
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 With the Erebus GT, iBUYPOWER set out to make a slightly smaller and less expensive line of systems to complement its Erebus custom gaming series, which is now renamed the Erebus XL series. There are actually three Erebus GTs in the new line, with configurations based on the AMD FX platform starting as low as $899, but the one iBUYPOWER sent us to test is an overclocked Intel Sandy Bridge-based version, Radeon HD 7970 graphics that costs $2499 (as configured).
Yes, that’s a lot of moola, but as you’ll see, you get a lot of bang for those bucks...
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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 (XBOX 360) Game Review @ HardwareHeaven.com
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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 (XBOX 360) Game Review @ HardwareHeaven.com Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 is upon us and as well as featuring The Masters, which takes place next month, the latest entry in the franchise also makes heavy use of Kinect functionality on Xbox 360 (for those who have it). The addition of motion controls doesn`t guarantee a good experience though so today we find out if a game which should be well suited to Kinect actually succeeds in improving over the traditional pad gameplay."
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Thrustmaster T500RS @ LanOC Reviews
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Today we are going to look at the Thrustmaster T500RS. This is one of the highest quality racing wheel/pedal setups on the market. Thrustmaster is known for building some of the most complex peripherals in the industry. From the wheels, joysticks to the insane flight controls for the A-10C Warthog game there is something for every gamer. With its build construction, paddle shifter, button layout and pedal arrangement all being tested out using some of the most demanding driving games, see if it?s up to par with what you expect."
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Wing Commander: Darkest Dawn is Fabulous Fan-Made Goodness
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Last week, we previewed the launch of Wing Commander Saga: Darkest Dawn, the fan-built companion to Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger that's been in the making for the past ten years. We were excited for its launch. But now that the game is available, how'd the team do?
Let us illustrate it thusly. The game dropped on Thursday, we started playing Friday, and as of this writing (Sunday afternoon), our weekend chore list is still gathering dust on the fridge...
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Reader Submission: PC Gaming on the Go with Kainy (Android)
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Are you annoyed with having your 18 hour WOW sessions get interrupted since you
have to go to school or to work? Worry not, the fine developer known as
Jean-Sebastien Royer has your solution. That is if you’re willing to drop
$5.04. This is a remote desktop app that’s made to do one thing and one thing
only, play PC games. At this moment the app does have its bugs and if you go
into your purchase knowing that, then I think you’ll be fine. Even at this
stage it’s an impressive app with a whole laundry list of features and is
highly customizable. Hopefully that will get enough initial support to
allow/motivate the developer to improve on the app and correct the issues people
are having, like not truly supporting tablets and other small issues like that.
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Ridge Racer Unbounded (XBOX 360) Review @ HardwareHeaven.com
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Ridge Racer Unbounded (XBOX 360) Review @ HardwareHeaven.com Ridge Racer has appeared on a wide range of formats over the years from the original on Arcade to the more recent on 3DS, PlayStation Vita and even mobile phones. With Ridge Racer Unbounded we are back to the home environment with a version for PS3, another for Xbox 360 and the PC gets some love too. Set in the fictional city of Shatter Bay we must drift, boost and speed our way through numerous races with destruction of environments and opponents a very important game aspect as is course creation and sharing."
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Gaming Friday: Getting to Level 20 in Realm of the Mad God @ ThinkComputers.org
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Just a few weeks ago we talked about Realm of the Mad God, the ?co-op fantasy mmo shooter? from Wild Shadow Studios. Even since then a lot of us here at ThinkComputers have been playing the game. I myself have unlocked all of the character classes, had many level 20 characters, explored many of the dungeons and even defeated Oryx a few times. Even though I?ve had some awesome characters with great gear I ended up dying and when you die in the game you are permanently dead. This is a real bummer, but it does keep the game interested. When you start a new character the first thing you want to do is get back up to level 20 so in this Gaming Friday I will be going over some of the easiest way to reach level 20."
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CAPCOM Digital Collection (XBOX 360) Game Review @ HardwareHeaven.com
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CAPCOM Digital Collection (XBOX 360) Game Review @ HardwareHeaven.com Capcom have been one of the big supporters of downloadable classics with games such as Street Fighter 3 Online Edition making their way to the home consoles. Now they are taking eight titles of varying styles and combining them on one disc, calling it the Capcom Digital Collection. Fancy a bit of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo: HD Remix followed by Flock, or 1942 Joint Strike followed by Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 for a value price... look no further."
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Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai (PC) Game Review @ HardwareHeaven.com
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Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai (PC) Game Review @ HardwareHeaven.com It`s not often we review an expansion pack but we make an exception when the new content is a standalone game which offers a largely different experience to the original. This is the case with Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai which is set during the 19th Century and explores the conflict between the Japanese Imperial throne and the last Shogunate."
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Crusader Kings II Review @ Techgage
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Politics, intrigue, assassination and plotting. Going to war against infidels and pleasing the Pope. Claiming land from your neighbors and getting rid of inconvenient family members. That`s good old Middle Ages, for you. Read through Mario`s review of Crusader Kings II and please, please, do not attempt at home the things he`s done."
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Mass Effect 3 GPU & CPU Performance Test
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As you've undoubtedly heard, the third installment of BioWare's Mass Effect trilogy hit shelves last Tuesday. Being one of the year's most anticipated launches, it's no surprise to see it with an aggregate review score of over 90.
We've benchmarked Mass Effect 3 across three different resolutions with two dozen GPU configurations -- including AMD's new Radeon HD 7000 series. We'll also see how the performance scales when overclocking an eight-core FX-8150, along with benching a handful of other Intel and AMD processors.
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XBOX720 and PS4 Consoles Revive PC Gaming @ Benchmark Reviews
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Electronic video games became a trillion dollar industry once they made the leap from quarter-gobbling cabinets to console and later PC. Home entertainment turned into a business dominated by the desktop PC platform for decades, but once seventh-generation Sony PlayStation and Microsoft XBOX gaming consoles debuted the market share quickly dimenished. Now many years later, modern mobile devices such as SmartPhones and UltraBooks are poised to grab the market away from what little remains of the competition. As fate would have it, PC gaming could be revived as a direct result of updated gaming console platforms such as the XBOX 720 and PlayStation 4."
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CeBIT 2012 - ROCCAT live demo Power-Grid
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Choosing to reveal their products to invited partners, ROCCAT, just like last year at CeBIT 2011 did not disappoint. One of the significant products they were keen to showcase was Power-Grid - a unique software suite that allows the user to monitor and control their computer via a smartphone. ROCCAT's CEO René Korte kindly introduced Power-Grid, giving us an overview of its features in an exclusive video interview below!
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All Zombies Must Die! (PC) Game Review @ HardwareHeaven.com
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All Zombies Must Die! (PC) Game Review @ HardwareHeaven.com All Zombies Must Die! is developed by Doublesix and Published by Square Enix. It is an arcade style RPG shooter with a self-consciously thin plot and a light hearted take on the zombie apocalypse scenario, this is a game focused on fun rather than story telling. Released this coming week the PC version is downloadable through Steam and comes with numerous fixes and improvements based on feedback from the console version."
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Logitech G105: Made For Call of Duty Gaming Keyboard Review
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Switching over to the keyboard we are about to be looking at should really be like changing the color of my T-shirt. By this I mean the feel of the keys, the layout and the keyboards functionality are all something I am fully aware of and used to using. This is not to say they are exactly the same, as there are distinct differences between this new sample and the G110 I have been wearing out over the past year with all of these reviews. With most samples there is a bit of a learning curve to get used to the product, or learn the nuances of the software, but since I have used Logitech products of all sorts over the years, the software side is nothing new to me either. Today we are going to be looking at the G105: Made for Call of Duty gaming keyboard. This means that you of course are getting all the basic functionality that the G105 offers as well as having a few cool additions. With my G110 the LED coloration is limited to red, blue and various shades of purple to illuminate the keys. With the COD MW3 version, everything is glowing green to resemble night vision technology, helping to immerse you into the gameplay. There are also two sets of grey keys to help guide your fingers in the dark to the WASD and arrow keys."
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Uncharted: Golden Abyss (U:GA) PlayStation Vita Review
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The other disappointing aspect of the game is that it is generally set in only one type of environment. Given the wide variety we`ve seen in previous games such as the second and third PS3 games, to go backwards like that is again disappointing. Clearly the PlayStation Vita system has to have some concessions made for it and the fact we are even considering it close to a PS3 level game is a feather in its cap, but with that comparison, some down sides appear. It`s definitely closer to Uncharted 1 rather than 2 and 3 in this respect. However with that said the game is stunning to say the least. It is probably the most beautiful portable game we have seen to date. Obviously with the power of the new system behind it that wasn`t going to be hard, but the environments are as intricately detailed and structured as its bigger brother which is quite an achievement for a handheld game. The game also includes full voice acting and sound effects which come out loud and clear from the PlayStation Vita system and is of a quality that the PS3 games have including strong voice work from Nolan North."
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