Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last week then you know that EA’s latest game SimCity has had more than it’s fair share of problems. Because of the always-on requirement for the game the few servers available were quickly overloaded and people started dropping left and right. Truly it’s been a nightmare scenario, where...
When Tomb Raider was released last week for PS3, Xbox 360, and the PC it quickly became apparent that the PC version was having some issues. Thanks to some issues with NVIDIA graphics drivers the game tended to crash a lot. Of course, that issue was small potatoes compared to SimCity’s problems, but it was still a problem, one that Crystal Dynamics...
There’s been a bit of a disturbing trend in the last few years. Games from big companies are having their single player forced online, all because games are “too sophisticated” and are so closely integrated with online multiplayer that offline single player is no longer an option. Unfortunately for gamers everywhere this leads into problems,...
With all the problems EA has been having with SimCity this past week, it’s pretty obvious that the launch has been a bit of a disaster. Long server wait times, and even drops from the game have made what is honestly a good game nigh unplayable. What can EA do to fix this problem? Most companies would probably stick their heads in the sand and say that...
The Ouya is a console unlike any one that’s come out before. Unlike most consoles that are created by a giant company with heavily restricted guidelines that the developers must follow, the Ouya instead was designed to be as open as possible for anybody and everybody to develop and play. It’s really quite amazing, if you sit down and think about...
While having a functioning mouse may be priority number one for PC gamers, owning one that can keep up with you is definitely number two. Are you into MMOs and need macro buttons all over the place? How about a FPS gamer in need of DPI changes on the fly? The mouse we choose can help or hinder us, which means we need to pick the right gear.
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