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  1. Rob Williams

    A Quick Look at Mass Effect 3 - Leviathan

    BioWare's latest Mass Effect 3 DLC, Leviathan, plunges Commander Sheppard into a new story of intrigue and perilous danger. The first flushed-out DLC since the augmented ending, will this DLC deliver a story to bring further closer to the ending or will it tear apart the fragile balance between...
  2. Rob Williams

    Patently Backwards

    With the billion-dollar judgment day at hand, Brett finally pulls his editorial pen out in an examination of juries, educated decisions, and a rebuke of patent law's current direction and its chilling effect on future innovation. Read through Brett's look at what's wrong with our patent...
  3. Rob Williams

    Logitech's K310 Allows You to Sing -and- Type in the Rain

    As I sit here, watching the thunder and lightning outside, I can't help but yearn for a peripheral that would allow me to work outside in that glorious mess. But what's this? A waterproof keyboard from Logitech? Gasp! Time to find the rainboots! Read the rest of our post and then discuss...
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    NVIDIA Rolls Out GeForce 306.02 Beta Driver

    NVIDIA has today rolled out a fresh GeForce beta driver (306.02) that's well-worth checking out if you are playing any of the market's current hottest games or plan on jumping into Borderlands 2 once it hits. Helping to improve visual appeal of select games, NVIDIA has added official ambient...
  5. Rob Williams

    What Happens to Your Digital Goods When You Die?

    Here's an eye-opening question: what happens to your digital goods when you die? If you have a closet-full of CDs, baseball cards, computer equipment or whatever else one might put in a will, it can be successfully transferred over to someone else after you die. Your digital goods? Well as you...
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    Western Digital Red NAS Hard Drive Review

    With the release of its Red hard drives, WD hasn't only managed to scratch another color off its list, but it also gives NAS users a drive designed just for them. Beyond its NAS-specific features, Red proves to be one of the fastest drives on the market, and with its 3-year warranty, it's...
  7. Rob Williams

    Sleeping Dogs Review

    If you've been on the lookout for a gritty open-world gang-related crime game taking place in Hong Kong, you not only have very specific tastes, but you're also in luck. Sleeping Dogs follows in the footsteps of such games as GTA, but adds in enough originality to set itself apart. Does this...
  8. Rob Williams

    Microsoft Updates Company Logo

    Microsoft has had the same logo for the past 25 years, so with such an ambitious Windows 8 launch ahead of it, wouldn't it be a good idea to modernize it a little bit? Well, the company thought so, as it today rolled out a brand-new logo that looks nothing at all like the logo of old. Given...
  9. Rob Williams

    CrazyQuest for iOS - A Fun, Quirky Retro RPG Experience

    Finding a good mobile RPG that's actually worth its weight in megabytes is tough, but finding one that's completely free is even tougher. Enter CrazyQuest, a game inspired by old-school MUDs, MOOs, MUSHes and even D&D. It features rudimentary graphics, never takes itself seriously, but still...
  10. Rob Williams

    Nintendo Power Shutting Down

    If you happen to feel a bit ill today, and you also happen to be a console gamer from the 90s, it could be that a part of your childhood has now been interrupted: Nintendo Power is shutting down. That's right, the once go-to source for all things Nintendo is going to cease publishing after...
  11. Rob Williams

    The Rebirth of PC Gaming - Bring on the Modders!

    The importance of modding in PC gaming shouldn't be understated, but at the moment, it's not big business. For that reason many developers shun the idea of awarding its customers with robust modding tools. What could be done to change that, and better PC gaming as a whole? Let's explore the...
  12. Rob Williams

    Pity the Poor Jurors in the Apple vs. Samsung Case

    Think being called in for jury duty sucks? Well imagine the poor folks who've been pitted to judge the Apple vs. Samsung case. As has now been revealed, each juror will be receiving a 100-page instruction document (which I can imagine is some enlightening reading), and can then look forward to a...
  13. Rob Williams

    OnLive Closes its Doors... Then Re-opens Them As OnLive

    Within the realm of cloud gaming, OnLive has been around since the beginning. It might even be considered a "spearhead" by many for the technologies and goals it pushed forward. Despite that, the company hasn't seen the success of some of its competitors - namely Gaikai - even though it's been...
  14. Rob Williams

    Radiant Defense is Colorful, Difficult Mobile Tower Defense

    Whenever I peruse Google's Play store, I often see the same games over and over. But every so often, I get a quick glimpse at one I haven't seen before, and one that happens to be popular (which makes me question how I've never seen it before). One example is Radiant Defense, a game I discovered...
  15. Rob Williams

    Wacom Intuos5 touch Medium Tablet Review

    Wacom has long been considered by many to be the go-to brand for PC tablets, and it's been for good reason. With its recently-launched Intuos5 touch, Wacom proved us wrong - our favorite tablet could in fact get better. With this latest release, the company cashes in on the touch craze, and...
  16. Rob Williams

    GOG.com selling some sweet classics at 50% off

    GOG sales are often sweet, but half of the time there are games I'm just not that interested in. A promotion going on this weekend is the stark opposite... I could play any one of these games any day of the week. I'm talking Duke Nukem 3D, Blood 1 and 2, Unreal Tournament, Far Cry, Postal and...
  17. Rob Williams

    Case thrown out due to it hogging storage space

    Alright, I'm not sure how reliable this story is, but if true, it's jaw-dropping. "The federal government has more than 400,000 pages of evidence against fugitive Miami doctor Armando Angulo, taking up some two terabytes of digital space. On the surface, it sounds like a pretty solid case...
  18. Rob Williams

    Did EA just send me someone else's e-mail?

    Not that it'd surprise me, but it seems like EA sent me an e-mail that was meant to go to someone else. I checked the headers, and those come up clean. As the title in the image shows, it came through via Salesforce, which EA does use. So it appears someone e-mailed customer service about a game...
  19. Rob Williams

    Get your magic spells before it's too late!

    In an attempt to "clean up" its marketplace, eBay has decided to put a halt on the sales of magical items, such as spells, curses, hexes, conjuring, prayers, magic potions and so on and so on. Basically, if it sounds ridiculous to most people, it's not going to be sellable...
  20. Rob Williams

    GIGABYTE Force M9 ICE Wireless Mouse Review

    GIGABYTE is an industry giant, offering a countless number of products in multiple categories. The Force M9 ICE is one of its latest wireless mice, and endowed with "gaming mouse" styling, it seems to promise much. As you might have guessed, we put one through its paces to see just what it can...
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