Affordable gaming on the go You probably don’t associate HP’s Pavilion PC line with gaming. In fact, outside of the HP Omen, HP doesn’t dabble all that much in the gaming sector, though it’s looking to change that with the introduction of a new Pavilion laptop built specifically for gamers. The HP Pavilion Gaming is…
Hey everyone, we’d like to introduce the upcoming sci-fi roguelike Cryptark on PS4, the new game from the team at AlienTrap Games. Previously, we brought you the action-packed Capsized and the mythical Greek adventure Apotheon, which enjoyed a great deal of success as part of the Playstation Plus February 2015 lineup. Cryptark is a high-speed…
Being assigned to a Goosebumps game, I was excited to dive back into the world of horror. I was also thrilled when WayForward proposed the game be a first-person point and click, similar to MacVenture classic Shadowgate. Despite it not being billed as a horror game, Shadowgate was one of the very first games I…
Guitar Hero Live launches on PS4 in just two short weeks! Rhythm game aficionados, myself included, have fond memories of their repeated attempts (and, hopefully, eventual victories) to conquer the series’ most difficult songs: Jordan in Rock Band 2, Through the Fire and Flames in Guitar Hero 3, and so on. Naturally, when given the…
Technolust: Things we really want In the world of tech, new products are always being introduced. As entrenched as we are in the gadget-sphere, there’s a never ending chase of the next greatest thing. Introducing Technolust, a weekly column where the staff tells you, on a personal level, what they’re currently coveting. It could be…
Clash of the 13-inch titans It’s been interesting to watch the evolution of Microsoft’s Surface line. Just over two years ago, Microsoft took a massive $900 million charge on unsold Surface RT inventory, and for a moment, it seemed like Acer might have been right when it warned the Redmond outfit against competing in the…
In September, Maximum PC’s Alex Campbell and PC Gamer’s Wes Fenlon went down to Los Angeles to attend Oculus Connect 2. They got to try a bunch of demos and chat with developers at the event, which is mainly geared toward developers. Alex and Wes tried out the Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Touch while…
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Prepare your PC The beta period for Star Wars: Battlefront is about ready to get underway. In just two days, Electronic Arts will launch the title in beta form, and in anticipation of that, the publisher revealed what the game’s minimum and recommended system requirements are. Here’s a look at the bare minimum you’ll need…
A better Windows Phone Little by little, we’re seeing Microsoft flesh out its Windows 10 strategy. A key component of that is executing on mobile, and from what we’ve seen of Microsoft’s newly announced Lumia 950 and 950 XL devices, the company is on the right track. The Lumia 950 and 950 XL are the…