This article was published in the February 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Gaming laptops have come a long way, but can they really replace desktop rigs? For a long time, many PC gamers scoffed at the idea of gaming laptops. After all, how could you fit…
Rumor says that Valve already sold out of Controllers and Steam Links Earlier this month, Valve Software introduced an “early bird” program that offered purchase of Steam Machine hardware due to be released on October 16. The catch was that customers needed to pre-order the hardware as soon as possible, as the number of units…
Last week, a number of CAD files and documents were released indicating that Microsoft Research has fabricated a better lens than what’s used on the latest Oculus Rift model. The README file reports that with the new lens, the field-of-view is admittedly smaller than the “stock” Rift lens but the image is crisper than Oculus…
Top Deal: See that thing your PC over there? Yes, the part that’s occupying the optical drive bay. That’s your Blu-ray burner! In today’s cloud-centric environment, you can be forgiven for forgetting you had such a contraption, but now that you know it’s there, how about feeding it? We have just thing — it’s today’s…
Noisy GPUs Without buying a bundle package consisting of a CPU, motherboard, and graphics card, you’re not likely to find an AMD Radeon R9 Fury X graphics card in stock — it’s sold out at most places. That’s probably for the best anyway, as some have reported hearing coil whine and pump noise. WCCFTech said…
Noisy GPUs Without buying a bundle package consisting of a CPU, motherboard, and graphics card, you’re not likely to find an AMD Radeon R9 Fury X graphics card in stock — it’s sold out at most places. That’s probably for the best anyway, as some have reported hearing coil whine and pump noise. WCCFTech said…
Fixing a broken bat Having gone up against Gotham’s most ruthless thugs, who knew that mere bugs would ultimately present the biggest challenge for Batman? There were so many performance crippling issues in the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight that publisher Warner Bros. made the call to pull the title from Steam until developer…
A big blow for Google The ongoing dispute between Google and Oracle over Android and whether or not the mobile operating system infringes on copyrights of the Java platform will not be solved by the U.S. Supreme Court. Google tried going the Supreme Court route after an appeals court ruled in Oracle’s favor, but was…
Storage or processing power? The addition of a new Core i7 Surface Pro 3 model will have users asking themselves which they value more, local storage or raw computing power. That may not seem obvious when comparing the base clockspeed of two identically priced models, which we’ll clarify in a moment. First, a look at…
Hello everyone, we’re super excited to announce that Red Goddess: Inner World is coming to PS4 tomorrow, June 30th! We’re talking about a Metroidvania with an epic journey that features mystical-fantasy storytelling in a universe filled with symbolism. The atmosphere is conveyed through a unique art style and immersive gameplay, a brawling adventure game where…