We’re back with another free multiplayer weekend in time for the launch of Street Fighter V — the latest chapter of the legendary fighting franchise and a console exclusive on PS4. Starting this Friday, you’ll be able to access the online multiplayer modes in any PS4 game without a PlayStation Plus subscription. This is also…
Last September we put a call out to PS4 owners to test out our next system software update and since we’re getting close to the release of our next update for PS4, we wanted to do it again! Starting today you can sign up to be a beta tester and get a sneak peek at…
Stuff to build stuff One of the great things about working at Maximum PC is that I’m always building things. And by things, I mean PCs. Like many people, I enjoy working with my hands and doing projects myself, as long as I have the appropriate hardware and tools at my disposal. I have a…
Top Deal: Flash drives are convenient, but when you need to take multiple terabytes of data with you, a portable hard drive is the ticket. They’re capacious, cost effective, and some of them even look pretty good. For example, check out today’s top deal for a Seagate 4TB Expansion Portable External Hard Drive USB 3.0…
Vulkan has landed Remember AMD’s proprietary Mantle API? It died an unceremonious death a year ago, but large bits and pieces of it were picked up by The Khronos Group, a non-profit industry consortium that promotes and develops open standard APIs. Those pieces formed the foundation of Vulkan, which itself is the next iteration of…
Fill her up! Some lucky motorists in Toledo, Ohio were able to purchase gas for less than 20 cents per gallon over the weekend due to a computer glitch. Most of the motorists who benefited paid around 17 cents to 19 cents per gallon of gas, though in some instances, the price dropped all the…
Three-headed monster It’s been just over a year since Sony spun off its Vaio PC brand to a Japanese investment firm so that it could focus on its mobile business. At the time, it wasn’t clear what the future would look like for Vaio, though as it turns out it could be a key piece…
Hey everyone! Street Fighter V is here, and we wanted to make sure that everyone starts off on the right foot. With a bit of patience, practice and discipline you’ll be well on your way to becoming an online warrior! Here are a few tips to get folks started, from our friends Mike Ross and…
Last week, The Pirate Bay introduced a new “service” that allows visitors to stream movie and TV show torrents in a web browser, eliminating the need to install a standalone third-party BitTorrent client. This is made possible by the Torrents-Time browser plugin, the maker of which insists that its software doesn’t break any laws because…
Since the game’s November release, we’ve been blown away by your support of Fallout 4. You’ve been an instrumental part of making the game our most successful title ever. The stories, streams, images, and experiences that you’ve created… and we’re excited to see what you do next as we begin to release even more content…