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November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

Gabe Newell talks dual core

The creator of Half Life 2 has been talking about how difficult it is to write software that uses multi-core technology, as seen in next-gen processors.

August 9, 2005 | 09:51

Sony sue PSP exporter

In a move dumbfounding many, Sony are suing Hong Kong specialist exporter Lik-Sang.com for selling PSP handhelds to countries like the UK, where the official launch has been delayed by six months.

August 9, 2005 | 07:56

Club 3D launch RageXtreme video cards

Following on from today's Radeon X800 GT announcement, Club 3D announce their X800 RX video card - a slightly more upmarket Radeon X800 GT.

August 8, 2005 | 16:52

WGA successfully infiltrated by Penguinista!

From the Forums: bit-tech Linux man finds that Wine is A-OK by WGA

August 8, 2005 | 13:09

Redmond: Vista Virus? What Vista Virus?

Researchers: It's behind you! Redmond: Oh no it isn't! Researchers: Oh yes it is! Repeat as neccesary...

August 8, 2005 | 12:33

Modfest 2005 at i25

CustomPC magazine is holding its Modfest 2005 competition at the Multiplay i25 LAN at the end of August. Get your modded case down there and win some kit!

August 8, 2005 | 11:19

FEAR - First thoughts and Benchmarks

Checked out the single-player demo of F.E.A.R. ? We've been playing it all weekend - have a read of our thoughts on the single player experience, and our first benchmarks. We test the game on a range of cards from a 5900XT up to a 7800GTX.

August 8, 2005 | 10:51

Lost Coast to feature commentary

Valve have revealed the "secret" content planned for Half Life 2: Lost Coast - a DVD-style Audio Commentary, revealing insights from the developers on various aspects of the game.

August 8, 2005 | 10:17

Fatal1ty by GoTall

Master engraver, Micke Gustafsson, returns with a Fatal1ty-themed project that features a unique twist: colour engraving. Follow his work from the cradle to the (en)grave...

August 5, 2005 | 14:54

New Vista opens up for Hackers

Beta 1's out in the wild, and already the Hackers have been beavering away in the oily bits...

August 5, 2005 | 14:05

Playstation 3 to support OSX?

According to a posting on the Sony UK website, the Playstation 3 will support Apple's OSX.

August 5, 2005 | 10:30

Segway gets a practical use

A US company has discovered that tourists and Segways make a pretty good combination. Why not cruise with some wheels?

August 5, 2005 | 07:52

MSI launches motherboard with DTS audio

MSI's new dual-core enabled motherboard claims to be able to do all sorts of shenanigans with DTS. We're interested.

August 5, 2005 | 07:23

Splinter Cell:Chaos Theory with SM2.0

Ubisoft Montreal, the makers of the excellent Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, have release patch 1.04 - bringing a Shader Model 2.0 path to the game for ATI's current hardware. There are some surprises inside, read on to see what we discovered...

August 5, 2005 | 00:00

Is The Fox selling out?

Firefox goes pro, with a for-profit corporation announced to back up the goals of the existing foundation. Great progress, or a sell out?

August 4, 2005 | 23:09

Fox announces Blu-ray titles

Twentieth Century Fox have announced they will support the Blu-ray high definition format. Films will include Alien, Die Hard and X-Men series, and TV shows like 24, The Simpsons and Family Guy will appear.

August 4, 2005 | 15:20

iTunes in the Land of the Rising Sun

iTunes is turning Japanese, I think iTunes is turning Japanese, I really think so...

August 4, 2005 | 13:20

Gigabyte Aurora Case & WC kit

Gigabyte isn't a name you'd usually associate with case. However, their first entry into the market is a stunner. Sporting three 120mm fan mounts and a separate, dedicated watercooling kit, should this be your next purchase?

August 4, 2005 | 08:33

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory gets SM2.0

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory finally gets support for Shader Model 2.0 - ATI fans can now rejoice with image quality that is likely to be more comparable with what is possible on NVIDIA hardware in this title.

August 4, 2005 | 08:20

Are you ready for the F.E.A.R.?

F.E.A.R - are you ready for it? VU Games announce the beta and also the system requirements

August 3, 2005 | 12:58

Windows Vista - First Impressions

Microsoft have just released Beta 1 of Windows Vista to developers. Sporting a new revision of Internet Explorer as well as improved file handling and graphical effects, we take a little look at what's on the the 'horizon'.

August 3, 2005 | 09:06

Mod: Dell laptop reborn

Gifted with a free, yet ancient, Dell notebook, regular reader Megaglowz went to town on it, upgrading the internals and experimenting with a bling paint job.

August 3, 2005 | 08:42

Intel to leave entry-level chipset arena

Sources inside Taiwan motherboard manufacturers have revealed that Intel are to phase out i865 and i915 chipsets and leave the entry-level chipset arena.

August 3, 2005 | 07:50