PC Gaming
Top Deal: PC builders are a special breed. While we all have our own separate interests and skill sets, but the one thing that connects us is our passion for building our own systems from scratch. Few things are more satisfying. Be that as it may, life sometimes gets in the way, and you might…
Prepare the caffeine drip Having trouble falling asleep at night? As luck would have it, GOG’s annual Insomnia Sale is underway, so if counting sheep isn’t working for you, stop fighting it and go beef up your game collection at reduced prices. If you’re new to this, the way it works is pretty simple. GOG…
Not so fuzzy math If you look at Valve’s most recent hardware and software audit for Steam (February 2016), you’ll see that Linux is represented by 0.91 percent of Steam gamers. That’s less than 1 percent, and considering that it was at 2 percent two years ago (March 2013), it would appear that Linux is…
Not the message Microsoft wants to send Twitter lit up with criticism and condemnation at Microsoft’s decision to hire female dancers in schoolgirl outfits for an Xbox party it hosted at the Game Developers Conference last week. It also drew stern remarks from Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who said the party did “not reflect the…
How to give your hard drive a checkup Longtime computer users have likely at one point or another experienced that sinking feeling after their trusty rig develops a new “click-click-click,” or a whirring sound. It certainly should raise the suspicion that it could be the last gasp of a failing hard drive. The problem is…
High end features in a mid-tier card Asus has a new graphics card that it’s hoping to drum up demand for by pitching it as a limited edition product. It’s full name is the Asus Echelon GTX 950 Limited Edition and it sports an arctic camouflage aesthetic that admittedly looks pretty nice. The question is,…
A treadmill for gaming, not exercise One of the limitations of VR is your physical space. Sure, there are sprawling worlds to explore, but your living room is only so big. A company called Virtuix aims to get around that with the Omni, a special treadmill that allows you to walk, run, jump, and generally…
Full VR body tracking Xsens has been working on 3D motion tracking technology for the past decade and a half. However, the bulk of its solutions up to this point have focused on athletics, 3D character animation, and industrial applications. With VR positioned to disrupt the consumer market, Xsens saw an opportunity to extend its…