Original Xbox Games Potentially Emulated on Windows
Before we begin, the source of this post is a PC Gamer interview with Microsoft’s Phil Spencer, who leads the Xbox team. The tone seems to be relaxed and conversational,...
Read MorePosted by Scott Michaud | Jun 13, 2017 | General Tech | 6
Before we begin, the source of this post is a PC Gamer interview with Microsoft’s Phil Spencer, who leads the Xbox team. The tone seems to be relaxed and conversational,...
Read MorePosted by Scott Michaud | Jun 12, 2017 | General Tech | 2
As mentioned in the Alienware mechanical keyboard news, the brand is pushing back into gaming peripherals at this year’s E3 conference. This announcement is for their pair of RGB-lit gaming...
Read MorePosted by Scott Michaud | Jun 12, 2017 | Displays | 15
Also at the E3 event, Alienware launched a gaming monitor with two SKUs: one with G-Sync and one with FreeSync. Otherwise, these displays are apparently identical. They also apparently have lighting on…
Read MorePosted by Scott Michaud | Jun 12, 2017 | General Tech | 0
Alienware has announced a pair of mechanical keyboards at E3 this year. While the company has made gaming mice and keyboards before, its been...
Read MorePosted by Scott Michaud | Jun 12, 2017 | General Tech | 1
When the original Xbox launched, back in 2001, it was bundled with a massive controller in most regions, which was eventually nicknamed “Duke”. While some users loved this form factor, Microsoft decided…
Read MorePosted by Scott Michaud | Jun 8, 2017 | General Tech | 0
During our recent interview, the Khronos Group mentioned that one reason to merge into Vulkan was because, at first, the OpenCL working group wasn’t sure whether they wanted an explicit,...
Read MorePosted by Scott Michaud | Jun 7, 2017 | General Tech | 0
According to Phoronix, Alex Smith of Feral Interactive has just published a few changes to the open source Intel graphics driver, which allows their upcoming Dawn of War III port...
Read MorePosted by Scott Michaud | Jun 7, 2017 | General Tech | 1
GOG.com, formerly Good Old Games, because good old names, is having their summer sale. Discounts are advertised at up to 90%, and a copy of Rebel Galaxy will be gifted immediately…
Read MorePosted by Scott Michaud | Jun 7, 2017 | General Tech | 2
As of today, June 6th, Valve has closed their Greenlight program. New submissions will not be accepted and voting has been disabled. Next week, starting on June 13th, Valve will...
Read MorePosted by Scott Michaud | Jun 6, 2017 | Displays, Graphics Cards | 7
Dmitry Novoselov of Hardware Canucks saw an NVIDIA SDR vs HDR demo, presumably at Computex based on timing and the intro bumper, and noticed that the SDR monitor looked flat. According…
Read MorePosted by Scott Michaud | Jun 6, 2017 | General Tech | 0
Microsoft has just announced that they will be retiring several Skype apps in about a month’s time (July 1st). The affected platforms are Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 8.1, Messaging...
Read MorePosted by Scott Michaud | Jun 6, 2017 | General Tech | 2
The Verge is reporting on an allegedly leaked slide from Microsoft that announces a new edition of Windows 10 Pro. It is given the placeholder name “Windows 10 Pro for...
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