By Craig Lloyd on Jan 29th, 2010 at 1:34AM
User NatureTM from the Hacked Gadgets forum created an amazingly amazing clock from LEDs and a spinning hard drive. We won’t give you all the useless gibberish of how he did it, unless you’re into that kind of thing, for which you can easily click on the via link (after the break) and read all about it. To see a video of this cool clock in action, join us after the break.
By Tim Hage on Jan 28th, 2010 at 11:57AM
In a move that seems to be a growing trend, 2K Games has announced that there will be no LAN or Dedicated Servers for Bioshock 2. In their defense, it’s all down to development time constraints.
“We chose to spend the time we had creating a solid game foundation and unfortunately that did not include LAN play or dedicated servers.”
Then again, I still feel that Bioshock isn’t the kind of game that needs multiplayer anyway. Let’s hear your thoughts.
via [Big Download]
By Tim Hage on Jan 28th, 2010 at 11:54AM
For those of you that decided to pre-order Bad Company 2, the beta becomes available to you today and will run until February 25th. Unfortunately for the rest of us, pre-ordering is the only way we’ll get to play Bad Company 2 before its release on March 2. No demo is planned for PC.
via [Shack News]
By Tim Hage on Jan 28th, 2010 at 11:51AM
News has been pretty bare for the C&C series lately, but it seems they have a great reason for that. In partnership with Gamespot, the beta is available to all PC gamers. Follow the break for all the details on how you can secure your spot in the beta.
By Craig Lloyd on Jan 28th, 2010 at 10:49AM
It’s been only a few months since Windows 7 arrived, but we’re already seeing rumors and leaks of Windows 8. Former Microsoft employee Chris Green drew up a chart that detailed Microsoft’s roadmap for future products. He included these release dates:
One thing to keep in mind is that these are all RTM dates, not the dates when they’ll be available to the public.
via [Fudzilla]
By Tim Hage on Jan 28th, 2010 at 12:21AM
For this month’s Mamba Files, I decided to combine my Winter-Een-Mas gaming marathon with a Mamba battery life test. It was a tall order considering the fact that Razer claims the Mamba will last up to 14 hours of heated gaming, but I was up for the task.
By Tim Hage on Jan 27th, 2010 at 6:26PM
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising’s second PC patch has released today and it comes with a surprise. The ‘Overwatch’ DLC is packaged with the patch and comes to gamers at no charge. While the DLC has been available to Xbox 360 gamers since December, they also had to pay $5 to play it. Follow the break for the patch’s massive list of changes.
By Tim Hage on Jan 27th, 2010 at 12:56PM
Machinarium released a few months back in digital form, but it seems that developer Amanita Designs has been working towards a boxed retail release for the game. On March 5th, Machinarium will release in a physical medium, but that’s not all. The game will also include a massive 54-page “concept art document” (not sure if that indicates a digital file or a physical art book), a printed walkthrough, a Machinarium poster, and a soundtrack CD.
Currently the only pricing that has been released is the £19.99 price tag. It’s safe to assume that the US price will be $20-25.
By Tim Hage on Jan 27th, 2010 at 12:53PM
Razer has been on a roll with their product announcements these past few months and now Razer has unveiled a new mouse pad. The Vespula is a dual-sided (Speed and Control sides) hard-surface gaming mouse pad with a memory gel wrist rest. The Vespula is much like Razer’s older eXact Mat with many of the same features and design choices. I used to game with an eXact Mat, so I am very excited for this new model, not to mention the design and style of the mouse pad looks absolutely stunning.
The Vespula is shipping from Razer’s US/International and Europe stores now at a cost of $35 (or €35). Follow the break for more shots of the Vespula.
By Craig Lloyd on Jan 27th, 2010 at 12:23PM
You might be enjoying the free insertion fee on up to five listings per month, but you now have something more exciting to look forward to. eBay announced today that they will introduce free auction listings and reduced insertion fees on fixed-priced items in the United States. Starting price for auctions that are 99 cents or lower will be eligible for the free insertion fee. Then, when your item sells, you’ll pay a flat 9-percent final value fee. If the item doesn’t sell, you don’t pay anything.
For those power sellers out there, eBay has something for you as well. Insertion fees will be as low as 3 cents per listing for 30 days. For eBay Store subscribers, there are various subscription options depending on the size of your business. eBay says that a seller with 250 listings per month would save $80 a month or $960 a year in just insertion fees alone.
via [TechCrunch]