PC gaming saviour Valve is launching an odd card collection and swapsie system it calls Steam Trading Cards, designed to encourage gamers to play older titles to earn virtual cards to collect and eventually trade for in-game items. Read More >>
Featured comment by soothsayer36:
"the eula has not been tested in court and would likely fail and come on who the hell reads 10 pages of legal stuff when they want to play a game .. an..." More »
A fan-made Minecraft mod Minecrift has added Oculus Rift support to block-building world sim Minecraft, letting players immerse themselves in the adult LEGO simulator like never before. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jademalo:
"Haha, I made that topic on MTBS3D!
I honestly didn't think anything would come of it, but the result has been absolutely amazing. I can't wait for ..." More »
An incredibly clever bit of anti-piracy work has been implemented by the maker of Game Dev Tycoon, with the developer releasing its own cracked version to the file-sharing web sites -- complete with game-breaking piracy elements that make playing it increasingly futile. Read More >>
The bonkers video embedded above shows one possible future for video games, in which the speed of your armoured space marine is tied in to how fast you are at running. It's the amazing 3D-PC-gaming-system Oculus Rift teamed with a 360-degree treadmill. It's killing pretend people made into a healthy leisure activity. Read More >>
Featured comment by TankBoyBen:
"haha yeah well its called bloody frustrating in my world, i wanna get involved, shit like this could/should be the gym of the future....or the beginni..." More »
Charging your phone can be a right slow, pain in the arse, especially if it's a power hog. Wall chargers are always best, but when you just don't have one to hand, there's a free app that promises to pump more power out of your computer's USB port to charge your phone as quickly as a wall wart. Read More >>
Featured comment by sg1969:
"Android users:
you're better off just rooting your device and installing a custom kernel. Pretty much all custom kernels have the "force fast charge"..." More »
If you have a PC with Windows 8 but miss Windows 7, there's no need to downgrade. Following a few simple steps, you can make Microsoft's current operating system look and feel almost identical to its predecessor. Here's how to bring back the Start menu and the attractive aero glass theme how to hide other Windows 8 elements like the Charms menu. Read More >>
Featured comment by ugh1979:
"Here's my W8 desktop using the above windows transparency/blur,
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/5015/desktophjj.jpg
...includes a much nicer..." More »
The maker of the Xi3 Piston supposed "Steam Box" PC games machine has clarified its relationship with Valve, after the game publisher denied having anything to do with the mini PC hardware startup. Read More >>
Ever wished you were someone that you're not? Yeah, we get that feeling all the time -- and today we're powering up our PCs and doing something about it with a couple of cheap 'n' cheerful simulation games. Read More >>
Either Amazon knows something we don't or it's talking utter rubbish. It's not officially been announced by Rockstar, of course, but it's not actually been denied its existence either -- Amazon's just listed GTA Vfor PC in both the UK and France. Read More >>
Featured comment by Frypot:
"Can't say I've really touched upon modding GTA some of the things I have seen from general browsing looks really cool though. Just hope the new GTA if..." More »
Featured comment by Triplexbee:
"The thing they are not showing here is the power supply.
This bothers me a little as I can see that being bigger than the box itself." More »
Windows 8 can take some getting used to. While the desktop app works very much like Windows 7, there are plenty of new shortcuts, options, and tricks built into the operating system. Think you know how to use it like a pro? Here are a few Windows 8 features that you probably haven't found yet. Read More >>
Are YOU dreaming of a white Christmas? Just like the ones you used to know? Where treetops moisten and children, erm, doisten. Or something. You know how it goes... Read More >>
Official description: "The Zalman CNPS FX100-Cube is fanless and noiseless CPU cooler, which does not draw dust or generate vibration due to its passive operation." Unofficial description: LOOK AT THIS FREAKING MONSTER HEATSINK! Read More >>
Featured comment by PetrolAholic:
"You make a fair point, the heat still needs to go somewhere and will need to be vented somehow. We looked at having water cooled in the office here a ..." More »
If you prefer your warfare with a little more leg cramp, why not grab yourself the new Mag II from All Interactive Entertainment? You'll still be able to make the baddies pay dearly -- but this time standing up like a real trooper. Read More >>
Would you wear this to play games? Would you wear this if it cost, say, £149 and came with a free copy of Half-Life 3 in the box? Oh yes, excited now, eh? It could happen too, in some distant future, as this bonkers headset is one of PC publisher Valve's long-rumoured pieces of hardware. Read More >>
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