Author Archive for Chris Scott Barr
There have been rumors floating around that we’ll be able to see both Yoda and Darth Vader in the same version of Soul Calibur IV. Unfortunately the director of the game, Katsutoshi Sasaki officially stated that “we don’t have any plans for that.” How interesting, since we have footage of the two Force-wielders going at [...]
We told you earlier in the week that the 60GB Xbox 360 was showing up on retailer shelves, despite the actual release date being sometime in August. Well it seems that those reports aren’t quite right.
We already know that companies like MadCatz is going to be crafting special “Pro” instruments for Rock Band, but what about Guitar Hero: World Tour? Sure, the instruments are going to be compatible, but surely we’ll be seeing some branded “Pro” Guitar Hero drums and guitars, right? Yes, of course we will, and they’ll be [...]
Blizzard is one of those companies that has a very firm policy on releasing new products. Namely, they release them “when it’s done”, rather than setting a release date many months in advance. However, they have broken form and revealed when they are planning to release the latest WoW expansion.
I’ve been known to dabble in the art of overclocking from time to time. I wouldn’t describe myself as a “hardcore” overclocker though. You know the types, the ones that are dumping liquid nitrogen on their CPU so they can squeeze out every last drop of speed. Well a group of such people recently managed [...]
How many of you still game on your Xbox? No, I’m not talking about your 360, but that old clunky box with the giant controllers. Well those of you that haven’t upgraded to a current-gen console are in luck, as EA has just announced that they will be bringing Madden NFL 09 to the original [...]
Back when Mass Effect was announced for the PC, people were excited because they would be getting the expansion pack “Bring Down the Sky” for free. Unfortunately when the game shipped, said content was nowhere to be found. Well Bioware has finally made good on their word.
Keeping your CPU cool during those long gaming sessions is essential. There are any number of ways to accomplish this, though the most traditional method is with a heatsink/fan combination. While this new V1 cooler sticks to the traditional method, it looks anything but ordinary.
Since it was announced earlier in the month that the beta keys were being emailed out for Wrath of the Lich King, I’ve been pretty much checking my email non-stop. Well last night I finally saw the email I was looking for. That’s right, we can now bring you firsthand details of the beta.
Can your PC run Crysis? If you keep your hardware up to date, then it’s possible that you can run it fairly well at the lowest, or possibly even medium settings. However, when the game first came out, almost no one was able to even able to crank it up to High at a decent [...]
