Ah, adventurers! Welcome! I am Morak, the only wizard powerful enough to have summoned the Gauntlet. I have seen the likes of you many times. For decades I have held the Gauntlet, watching bones of fools past turn into dust. Let’s see if you stay alive any longer than those that came before. You’re not…
This article was published in the July 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Why augmented reality technology is more than just virtual reality’s kid brother Read the tech and games press, and the buzz is all about virtual reality. Valve revealed its long-hidden VR product Vive, built…
Some tips and tricks to make your experience with Windows 10 easier Now that Windows 10 is out and making its way to eager customers who have waited patiently for the new OS, we thought it would be a good time to post a few tricks and tips. These include changing the platform’s look, turning…
Intel announced on Monday that the company is bringing its server-focused Xeon processors to notebooks. These mobile chips will be based on Intel’s sixth-generation “Skylake” architecture, which is the same architecture found in Intel’s desktop processors launched last week. The first in the new Xeon family for mobile will be the Xeon Processor E3-1500M Product…
This overclocker’s plaything is for the enthusiast with deep pockets and a craving for performance When we get a big budget to build a system, we tend to turn giddy with anticipation. It’s like Christmas for us. There are few machines that we get to build that top the specs of our Turbo build, save…
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A PC walks into a bar… As part of a new research project, Microsoft is developing an algorithm that would help editors of The New Yorker Magazine cherry pick the funniest cartoon captions from several thousand submissions. Or in other words, a computer that appreciates comedy. According to Bloomberg, it’s typical for New Yorker’s 71-year-old…
Welcome back to PlayStation Underground, our online show about video games! Today, we’re playing the brutal, top-down shooter Helldivers on PS4. Can a pair of highly-trained, well-equipped experts guide Justin and I through the ravages of a bug-infested planet and escape alive? Helldivers is available now to download on PS4, PS3, and PS Vita. For…
Faster than a GeForce GTX 750 Ti Rumor has it Nvidia is planning to launch a new mid-range graphics card sometime this month, the GeForce GTX 950. It will mainly serve as a replacement for the GeForce GTX 750 Ti, which can be found for as little as $90 after mail-in-rebate, or $110 without (some…
Every time we start developing a new game, we remember a powerful experience that we had with video games in our childhood and try capture it and make it part of our game. In the case of Curses ‘N Chaos, it’s about going to an arcade with a friend and joining forces to face that…