Monday, October 12, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Rage3D) 13/10/2015

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GameStop's Steam Hardware Section
Gamespot has a short write up with a few pictures on Gamestop's new Steam Hardware section. What do you think, will this make any impact in retail stores or not? Let us know what you think in the forum.



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Following Valve's announcement this week that Steam hardware is getting its own...

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Skylake System Builder Sweepstakes!
Anybody looking to build a new gaming system or those that just enjoy entering sweepstakes and winning cool stuff are in luck as Tom's Hardware is doing a brand new shiny Skylake game build giveaway (US residents only). All you have to do is vote for your 3 favorite boutique system builds to enter...

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SimCity - the history of sim-city building games
For those of you that enjoy the city building genre of games ars technica has a write up on the history of, well basically SimCity as the list is quite narrow. Be sure to hit the link at the bottom to see where they've been and what you can look forward to.



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Cities are everywhere....

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CitizenCon 2015 with Chris Roberts
For those of you that are looking forward to Star Citizen's upcoming "module" Squadron 42, Chris Roberts has shown a walk through tour of an "Idris" at CitizenCon 2015. I think that's about as close as we're going to get of in-game footage at this time. Check out the youtube video posted by...

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Weekend PC Download Deals!
Shacknews has the fix for you pc game lovers that are looking for something to play this weekend. They have a comprehensive list of pc game deals going on this weekend across the Internet. Hit the link to check it out.



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Tales from the Borderlands is set to wrap up in 11 days. Game of...

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Forecasters' 2015 Black Friday Predictions
Those of you looking for some great deals this upcoming holiday season ZDNet has early forecaster's predictions on what's coming for Black Friday. I myself am looking for a budget gaming laptop, if there is such a thing! Check out the article to see what they predict for the upcoming holiday...

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Micron Purchases Controller Designer Tidal Systems
Billy over at Anandtech has the scoop on Micron purchasing controller designer Tidal Systems, Inc. Now that SSD drives have gone mainstream we might be seeing more of this in the future. Be sure to check out the article for more details.



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A year ago, several veterans of SSD controller...

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Best Wireless Routers for 2015
I was surfing the web this fine Saturday morning and came across a good router recommendation article on Techspot. They've done the research so you don't have too and came up with what they feel are the best Wireless routers for 2015. It sure looks like more antennas the better! :) Click on the...

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LogMeIn Acquires Password Management Software LastPass For $110 Million
I wonder if any of the other password security companies will be purchased.

With an increasing number of data breaches putting users’ personal information at risk, a company that helps online users better manage their account information with various websites and services, as well as help...

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Netflix, Windows 10 and Metered Network Connections
Those of you using Microsoft's latest operating system might want to take a look at an article Anandtech has posted on getting the most performance out of your mini-pc. On Windows 8.1 and earlier you can turn off certain settings like Windows updates to get the most performance but on Windows 10...

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Valve Makes SteamOS 2.0 the Official Distro
Good news for all you hardcore gamers trying to take a stand against the man (Microsoft :D ) or just like to tinker with different operating systems. Valve has stated SteamOS 2.0 will be the official supported version. No word if that will be the version available on steam machines yet. Why not I...

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MSI Radeon R9 380 Gaming 2G
It seems Real Hardware Reviews has taken the MSI Radeon R9 380 Gaming 2G video card out for a test drive. They test it with quite a few games. Click on the link below to see if its worth your hard earned dollars. Myself I'm not sure if 2GB of memory is going to be enough for 1080P gaming going...

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Xbox 360 Free Multiplayer Weekend
Those of you with an older Xbox 360 console are in for a treat this weekend as Microsoft is offering free online multiplayer. Time to get your serious couch potato game face on! :)



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Stock up on snacks, get comfy, and enjoy Free Multiplayer Weekend from October 9 - 11 on Xbox 360....

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Camera Phone Technology 101
Tom's Hardware has taken a look at camera phone technology and written up an article on what you new mobile guru's may like to know about looking for a mobile phone with a good camera. Be sure to hit the link below to read the full article.



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If you’re going to rely on your...

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Witcher 3 Patch 1.10
You Witcher 3 fans are in for a treat as patch 1.10 should be available today later for download. Patch 1.10 will be around 15GB on consoles and between 6-15GB on the PC platform.



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Patch 1.10 - pretty portentous as numbers go. And rightly so, because it's the largest collection of...

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