Tuesday, March 16, 2010

IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 16/03/2010



Gabe Newell speaks out against Ubisoft DRM
At the Game Developers Choice Awards last week, Valve's Gabe Newell chimed in with his thoughts on DRM, and more specifically, Ubisoft's unpopular new approach. Newell received this year's Pioneer Award in part for his work on the Steam content delivery service, which itself is protected...
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Ides of March Shortbread
Ides of March Pew Research Center: Readers prefer ad-supported news to pay walls C|Net: When malware strikes via bad ads on good sites PC market rebound will drive double-digit growth through 2014, according to IDC Dell sues 5 Asia tech firms, alleging LCD cartel U.S. to roll...
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GDC panel reveals in-game achievement statistics
In-game achievements seem to be popping up more and more often these days, not only in console titles, but also on the PC. Some achievements reward gamers for performing particularly impressive feats, others denote the discovery of hidden Easter eggs, and a surprising number give players virtual gold...
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The TR Podcast 60: OS X gaming, a six-core monster and the cake is a lie.... again
Join us for another episode of the TR Podcast as we roundup the latest graphics and gaming news, the fastest CPU on the market, AMD's new integrated graphics, and why adblocking hurts the websites you love.
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