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Diablo III Mod Darkens and Sharpens Graphics: Now All We Need is the Game

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Our bodies have been ready for Diablo III the second we got tired of Diablo II…, but it looks like we’ll have to wait a little more – (probably) February 2012 more – before we can return to our kill-loot-kill cycle once again. Making the wait harder is this

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November 24th, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

Microsoft’s Mobile Mouse 3500 Artist Edition Says Bye-Bye To Boring-Looking Mice

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I’m all for turning my workstation into a funner, more comfortable place to work in. Anything that adds color or flair to my desk receives a warm welcome. When Microsoft’s Mobile Mouse 3500 Artist Edition mice that are slated to arrive next month makes its way to my table, it will…

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May 17th, 2011 by: Hazel Chua

Unreal Engine 3 Samaritan Demo Lives Up to its Name

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…no not so much the samaritan part – the UNREAL ENGINE part. Honest to god, the graphics in this newly released real-time demo footage running on Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3 is the best looking bit of game engine footage I’ve ever laid eyes on.…

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March 9th, 2011 by: Technabob

Mass Effect 2.1: PS3 Version of Mass Effect 2 Made Using Mass Effect 3 Engine

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How’s that for search engine optimization eh? I should get a Guinness World Record for the most number of Mass Effects in a title. But on to the great news! The PS3 version of Mass Effect 2… has gone gold, i.e. it’s been sent to be pressed into discs

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December 17th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

3dmark 11 Will Crush Your Lousy Graphic Card

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The guys at Futuremark just took wraps off the latest version of their 3DMark benchmarking suite, and it’s guaranteed to put your graphic chipset through the most aggressive set of tests it’s ever been tasked with.

The new version of the software is designed to exercise the latest in DirectX…

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May 24th, 2010 by: Technabob

Crysis 2 Screenshots: Finally, a Reason to Upgrade Your Gaming Rig

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Time to update that worn out question gamers: Will your PC play Crysis… 2? A couple of screenshots have appeared in the Crymod forums and although the poster didn’t explicitly say that the pics showcase in-game graphics, I think that a game famous for its visuals can only be topped…

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March 5th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 Version Inferior to PS3 Version? [Rumor]

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As we previously mentioned, a Final Fantasy XIII touring bus patrolled around some areas of the United States, allowing people to test both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the upcoming Square Enix RPG. An article at Sankaku Complex says that the publicity stunt generated both good and bad…

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February 2nd, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

God of War 3′S Huge Bosses: Kwhere’S Kratos

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The video gaming part of the internet is abuzz right now with God of War III’s… insanely giant creatures and/or environments. And if you’re a fan of the series, you’re probably pretty envious of people like Nick Chester of Destructoid, who were lucky enough to be allowed to play the

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January 19th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Microsia Makes Molecular Music

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Here’s a cool little PC program for creating ambient electronic music. And it sure looks purty while it’s doing it.

The setting for Andreas Illiger’s Microsia is inside of a virtual “plant cell” of a leaf. As you move your cursor around, you touch “cellular particles” which will be used…

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October 3rd, 2009 by: Technabob

Moving Pictures: Motionportrait Technology Can Make a Moving Cg Face From a Single Picture

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Japan-based MotionPortrait Inc. has developed a way of making a three-dimensional image of a person’s face based only on a single headshot. What’s really impressive about MotionPortrait technology is that the CG face moves and can make all sorts of expressions in a fairly realistic manner. And remember, that’s just…

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June 3rd, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

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