A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… TT Games began one of the most epic journeys of all time with the first LEGO Star Wars game in 2005. Now, 11 years later, we’re finally able to reveal that we’ve been working on LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens! LEGO Star Wars: The…
Hi, I’m Paul Coleman. I’m the Chief Games Designer on Dirt Rally and I’m also a rally co driver when I’m not making games. Dirt Rally is a labor of love for me and the development team — and our passionate community has been very vocal in their requests for us to bring the game…
How different storage media affects in-game performance One of the biggest questions when choosing your storage setup is what kind of device you want to use to store and run your games. While 1TB SSDs have fallen to about $300 as of early 2016, this may still be too pricey for those looking for large…
The 90s was a great decade. It introduced us to The X-Files, the Internet, polygon-based first-person shooters, and the dedicated GPU. The 90s also saw the dramatic transformation of Microsoft’s Windows platform, taking the DOS-heavy operating system and painting it with a slick interface and a new Start Menu. Enter Windows 95, the beginning of…
Top Deal: So, you’re off to visit the in-laws for an extended stay. That can be a good thing or a really bad thing, depending on whether or not you get along with them. If not, the easy solution is to bring along a gaming laptop and excuse yourself to the guest bedroom for “work”…
Low cost Windows laptops Acer is one of Google’s major partners in the Chromebook movement that’s seen some success in the education market, but that won’t stop Acer from trying to sell low-cost Windows laptops to the same audience. If you need evidence of this, then consider the company’s forthcoming TravelMate B117. Available in two…
Getting attached to detachables Well look at what we have here, another quarter of declining tablet shipments while detachable 2-in-1 devices reached an all-time high, according to data released by International Data Corporation (IDC). This is notable on a number of levels. First, long time Maximum PC readers might remember a time when analysts were…
Number three or number two? The first month of the new year is in the books and with it comes a new ranking for Windows 10, now either the second or third most popular operating system in the world, according to updated data by Net Applications. If you count Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 as…
By popular demand, Vote to Play is back and the voting begins on February 9th! The candidates include Action Henk!, Assault Android Cactus, and Broforce. The game that secures the most votes will be added to the March monthly games lineup for PlayStation Plus members. Action Henk! Publisher Curve Digital and developer RageSquid have put…
Unnamed sources have told the Financial Times that Apple has created a large team of experts to develop virtual and augmented reality devices. This team consists of employees poached from other companies as well as staff from recent acquisitions. This team has been working on prototypes for the past several months, sources say. As the…