SMPS chip to blame The Raspberry Pi 2 credit card-sized computer that went on sale a week back has been a talking point ever since. Initially, it was all about its many improvements over the first-gen Pi and the fact that it will eventually be to run a free version of Windows 10. Now, however,…
Current version of Project Spartan is said to be only marginally better than IE11 in HTML5 compliance When it officially unveiled the Project Spartan (codename) browser last month, Microsoft said it would not be part of “our first few Insider builds.” It is hard to say how much longer we might have to wait for…
The new low-level API easily outperforms DX11 in Star Swarm benchmark The latest preview build of Windows 10 includes DirectX 12 and supports a new graphics driver model in the form of Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 2.0. Lest you take the new graphic driver architecture lightly, know that this is the most significant WDDM…
Hello, friends! Let’s take a look back at the biggest PlayStation news of the past week. A few personal highlights: Sid played Dark Souls II on PS4. I’m jealous. We unboxed the super-slick Collector’s Edition for The Order: 1886. Oh yeah, and here’s the honest-to-goodness first 18 minutes of Bloodborne, thanks to our pals at…
Flying a ship through space must be a fun, right? How about when you add a seemingly endless storm of asteroids, aliens, world-ending robots, and also a resupply ship that can kill you? That’s right, Stardust is back, and it’s gotten a boost with Super Stardust Ultra on PS4. The well-loved, high-score chasing shooter Super…
Learn how to wring every last bit of performance out of your video card Overclocking a graphics card used to be more trouble than it was worth, but things have changed. EVGA Precision X and MSI Afterburner are just two of the most popular choices for software overclocking. AMD even bundles its own overclocking solution—AMD…
Hello! On today’s show, we speak with the Game Director of The Order: 1886, as well as gush about the upcoming, asymmetrical multiplayer shooter Evolve. Oh, and a brief examination of Sid’s thoughts on retirement. Come on in, and enjoy the show! Subscribe via iTunes or RSS, or download here Stuff We Talked About The…
Top Deal: Still getting by with Windows XP? Congratulations, you made it all the way to the end. Now if you’re ready for something newer, check out today’s top deal for Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit for $80 with free shipping (normally $100 – use coupon code: [EMCANAS36]). We don’t know if it’s…
Fatshark is proud to announce Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide, a game we’ve been working hard on for the past two years. We’ve been wanting to make a Warhammer game since a group of us at Fatshark started playing Warhammer Fantasy Battle together in our spare time back in 2004. At the time, we lacked…
Treating users like idiots never works I’ve written about the demise of Windows RT on more than one occasion over the course of the last couple of weeks, and in the comments section of both articles, there’s mention of Microsoft Bob. Prior to those incidents, it had been a long time since I’ve seen anyone…