“It doesn’t have the programs I like to run.” This is one of the most commonly-uttered phrases when asking someone why they don’t use Linux. In some ways, I’m in the same boat. I need to be able to use Photoshop, Lightroom and Premiere on my primary desktop. However, those are the only three pieces of software I need for everyday work and...
In the years that I’ve been going to different LAN events, big and small, I’ve seen my fair share of screens. People will come in with dinky 15 inch monitors, and I’ll silently laugh at them on the inside as I bask in the glory that is my 23 inch flat screen. However, even that good sized 23 inch monitor is just dwarfed by what some students at MIT have...
Up until now the travel version of the hit PC game Minecraft has been a bit bland. You can jump into the game and explore mines to your heart’s content, but aside from that there hasn’t been too much going on. There’s the occasional deep fall down a mineshaft, or the bustling of wind through the overhanging trees, but nothing really to bat an eyelash...
Diablo III is one of those games that fans have been waiting many years for. However, there is another sequel in the same genre that is getting plenty of people excited. I’m talking about Torchlight II. The first game rekindled fond memories of the Diablo franchise, with newer graphics and a low price tag. If you haven’t had a chance to play it,...
If there was ever any doubt that Blizzard wasn’t going to do an official midnight release launch event for Diablo III, doubt no longer! Blizzard has announced that it will be hosting midnight launch events in 11 different countries all over the world, from Asia, to Europe, and of course from the GameStop in Irvine, California, where Blizzard is...
If you’re a PC gamer, then it’s most likely that you’re also a fan of Steam. Valve introduced this service to help distribute games digitally to PC gamers everywhere, and it remains one of the top-performing services available today. If you’ve kept up with Steam, then you’ll have been aware that during most weekends the platform holds a free weekend...