By Tim Hage on Feb 3rd, 2010 at 3:10PM
2K Games has bombarded us with awesome videos in preparation of Bioshock 2’s ever-nearing release. The first video is an unboxing of the special edition, which includes an announcement for an even more exclusive edition of the game. After that, we get to see a launch trailer with all of the cinematics and footage we could ask for. Follow the break for the videos.
By Craig Lloyd on Feb 2nd, 2010 at 9:34PM
Microsoft has come out with a release candidate version of Office 2010, which will only be available for a select group of testers. As of now, Microsoft has only released one build of Office 2010 to the public, which is the beta, so it could be that Microsoft is only giving the public one pre-final build before the final version releases, which isn’t surprising of Microsoft.
Office 2010 is still on track to release this June in 32- and 64-bit flavors and have the same system requirements as Office 2007.
via [CNET News]
By Craig Lloyd on Feb 1st, 2010 at 11:09PM
The popular, open source media player known as VLC is making a move towards using extensions when their 1.1 build releases. These extensions use a scripting language known as Lua, and can have many uses, like getting song lyrics and finding movie subtitles. As of right now, extension support is only available for nightly builds and the extension selection is extremely weak, with only one filling the list, but as time progresses, we should be hearing a lot more about this and see a growth in extensions.
You can find more info about trying out extensions here.
By Craig Lloyd on Feb 1st, 2010 at 8:11PM
According to NetMarketshare.com, Google Chrome is slowly stealing the limelight from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Mozilla’s Firefox. Chrome grew by 0.57-percent to claim 5.2-percent of the browser market share. On the other hand, IE fell by 0.51-percent and Firefox dropped 0.2-percent to end at 62.18- and 24.41-percent, respectively. Both Safari and Opera made little moves, changing by less than a tenth of a percent.
These are all just small changes, but it could be a spark that soon ignites a new browser war.
via [Mashable]
By Tim Hage on Feb 1st, 2010 at 2:57PM
For a while now, Microsoft has been trying to make their name in the gaming peripheral world with their Sidewinder series of mice and keyboards. For the most part, their story has always been “too little, too late” to make any kind of an impact on the gaming public. Well, Microsoft announced today a new keyboard that could change that. Their newest Sidewinder X4 keyboard features “the industry’s most advanced anti-ghosting technology.” While most gaming keyboards also feature anti-ghosting technologies, most still only offer up to 6-12 simultaneous key presses, whereas the new X4 will allow up to 24.
“The advanced technology takes anti-ghosting to the next level by allowing gamers to press up to 26 keys at once. Because each key is scanned independently by the keyboard hardware, each key press is correctly detected regardless of how many other keys are being pressed at the same time. The SideWinder X4 Keyboard excels where other keyboards fail, letting users execute key combinations and taking full advantage of their skill and speed.”
The X4 is planned for release this March in the US and is set for a $59.95 price tag. No details yet on international pricing or availability.
By Craig Lloyd on Jan 31st, 2010 at 7:05PM
This past week was Winter-Een-Mas, the holiday that celebrates gamers and where gamers celebrate the holiday. On top of that, we had month #2 of The Mamba Files and our end-of-the-month Retro Review. Not a bad week we’d have to say. Join us after the break for the full breakdown.
By Tim Hage on Jan 31st, 2010 at 12:33AM
Back in the early days of first-person shooters, it took a lot to peel me away from games like Goldeneye, Perfect Dark 64 and Wolfenstein 3D, but Nerf Arena Blast (NAB) was one of the few games that managed to do it. I decided it was time to install the 328MB, hard drive-eating, Unreal engine-based monstrosity.
By Craig Lloyd on Jan 30th, 2010 at 3:10PM
Good news for all the sports fan out there. Hulu just added the NFL Network to their TV catalog. Fox, ABC and NBC have joined together and added eight shows from the NFL Network channel, as well as highlights from past seasons for every NFL team. Check out all the cool new stuff by following the link below.
[Hulu]
By Craig Lloyd on Jan 30th, 2010 at 1:56PM
PC gaming is not even close to being long gone. Valve announced that Steam has over 25 million users now, which is up 25-percent from 2008. Their overall sales were up a whopping 205-percent in 2009, with over 1,000 games to choose from.
“With the introduction of each new platform feature released over the years — such as the Steam Community, Steam Cloud, and Steamworks — we’ve seen corresponding growth in account numbers, concurrent player numbers and developer support for the platform. As such, we plan to continue to expand and grow the platform to better serve the developers supporting the open platform and millions of gamers logging in each day.” — Gabe Newell, Steam CEO
This is quite an accomplishment for Valve and like Newell said, we look forward to Steam’s expansion.
via [VG247]
By Tim Hage on Jan 29th, 2010 at 4:26PM
That’s right, after all the waiting, GTA IV’s Xbox 360-exclusive DLC (The Lost and the Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony) is coming to PC. It’s safe to assume the DLC will be offered as a pack on DVD or individual downloads via digital purchase, but there’s no official word on how it will be distributed yet. It’ll be releasing March 30th, but we’re still waiting on the price tag. Stay tuned.