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Article: GRID 2 Multiplayer Preview: Game Modes, RaceNet, and Rivals
After spending an hour with GRID 2's devs on a live stream (VOD online) yesterday, we have some new information pertaining to the upcoming racing game's multiplayer game modes, social features, "RaceNet," and gameplay interactions. We previously got a hands-on with the game at PAX East, discussed briefly in our "PAXCast" video...
Article: WildStar MMORPG Impressions, Paths, Player Housing
After announcing that Guild Wars 2 will not give rise to formal expansion releases, NCsoft’s next big step forward in North America will be WildStar, a sci-fi/fantasy MMORPG slightly inspired by NCsoft's traditional fantasy franchises. NCsoft and developer Carbine Studios have teased us about WildStar for almost two years, but are now just a few weeks from taking it into closed beta. Time to explore out why it's worth checking...
Article: A Brief Look at 'Contrast,' the Noir Platformer
Being a big fan of platformers—like the classic Rayman and Megaman series—I cannot help but have a 6th sense for the good ones. Instantly, while traversing the indie mega booth at PAX East, I was drawn to a quaint alcove housing what was my sleeper hit of the convention: Contrast. This indie-developed game combines out-of-the-box thinking and puzzle aspects with the pinpoint-precision of platforming.
Article: PNY XLR8 Modular Liquid Cooling for Video Cards - Create a Custom SLI CLC
The outlook for PC gaming is bright: The enthusiast market sector is steadily growing—as it tends to do leading into a new console generation—and our industry contacts are all in agreement. During meetings with nVidia, Intel, Corsair, and even AMD (who have a vested interest in the new PS4 and Xbox), we were told emphatically that they firmly believe hardware...
Article: Cooler Master: Demystifying the Mouse Pad - PAX East 2013
Mouse pads are almost always an afterthought when putting a PC together. There’s no lighting customization, sensitivity adjustments, or hotkey configuration like with other peripherals, so it’s likely we’ll just buy the cheapest one we find on Newegg or go with our mouse’s matching brand. This subject was originally brought-up in Steve's years-old Razer...
Article: Castle Story Interview / Progress Preview with Sauropod Studio - PAX East 2013
It's tough to follow-up our booming Star Citizen coverage, but if any game's got the grit to do it, it's Castle Story. Between our friends over at Sauropod and friends at Cloud Imperium Games, our coverage of successfully-crowdsourced games at PAX East feels pretty filled-out. Besides, our Castle Story FAQ was a big hit, so it made good sense to revisit the game and check up...
Article: Antec's 2013 Product Pipeline - PAX East 2013
It’s been a while since Antec put out a new series of products spanning their gaming and enthusiast-level lineups of chassis, power supplies, case fans, and CPU coolers. We came away from our CES coverage learning about the GX700 case, new renditions of the Eleven Hundred and P280 cases, and a new line of media products – portable speakers, headphones, stuff like that – but at PAX East, we were...
Article: NVidia GTX 650 Ti Boost to Compete vs. 7850 in Sub-$200 Market
A few days before all this PAX East craziness, we were able to join nVidia in a press conference about their new mid-range GPU; the news was under embargo until just now, but for all our mid-range and entry-level system builders, now's the time to listen up - your GPU selection may be impacted by the release.
Article: Chris Roberts Interview - Star Citizen Progress Update, PvP, Servers, and More
In suit of our technological analysis of Star Citizen's high-end hardware utilization, we regrouped with Chris Roberts at PAX East 2013 to briefly discuss overall progression, PvP, the node-based networking framework, and more.
Article: Kingston's Gaming Focus & New HyperX Beast Black PCB Memory - PAX East 2013
One of the most refreshing aspects of covering large gaming/hardware events is the face-to-face interaction with vendors, providing an opportunity to really understand a company's philosophy (discussed here). PAX East 2013 (which just ended - sad face) saw the return of Kingston Technology's oft-packed HyperX gaming booth. Flanked on two sides by crowds of attendees awaiting...
Article: No More Fat Fingers: MOGA Pro Mobile Controller Mount Preview – PAX East 2013
Last year gaming peripherals developer PowerA ventured into mobile gaming controllers with the Moga Mobile, a small, Android-compatible controller that acts as a gaming interface for smartphones and tablets. PowerA now has a more mainstream gaming controller on the horizon called the Moga Pro, now modeled after the Xbox 360’s...
Article: What is PAX Really Like? POV Montage / Write-up of the Show Floor
As mentioned in earlier-posted coverage of PAX East, the biggest demand from all of you in a recent poll we ran was to provide more on-site, POV coverage of conventions; it’s tough to really understand what these events are like without simply being here, and even then, we normally don’t really realize what’s transpired until just after the event concludes. They’re fast-paced, hectic weekends, and though shows like CES & PAX East are...
Article: Enermax Previews T40 & T60 Special Edition Coolers; Teases CLCs
A manufacturer of cases, power supplies, coolers, and case fans, Enermax has recently branched out into some new territory in the DIY build market. Enermax’s new landgrabs include fan-less (passive) power supplies, liquid cooling, and even a portable amplifier. We looked at some of their new offerings while at PAX East and were particularly intrigued by some of the features in the Ostrog GT & Hoplite c...
Article: Cooler Master Case Mods by Lee Harrington [Video] – PAX East 2013
Following Rosewill’s Throne Industrial case mod is tough, but if anyone can afford to have it done, it's Cooler Master. The company didn’t have anything brand new to show, but did have the same case mods on display as were shown when we visited them at CES. This time, however, we had a camera and mic available – here’s what Cooler Mater has to say about the case...
Article: PAXCast: On UE4’s Daylight, GRID 2 Impressions, and the Hardware Industry – PAX East 2013
One of the most-requested items of exploration from our readers has been to provide a better POV/on-site look at the conventions we attend. There’s good reason to demand such content, too: Along with many other sites, we spend much of our time producing content around specific interviews, booths, products, or announcements, none of which really provide a feel for the greater, zoomed-out look at the convention.
Article: Hands-On with Unreal Engine 4's First Playable Game: Daylight
PC gamers have seen the baby steps taken toward making a “next-gen” game for the past couple of years, and at PAX East 2013 they finally got to experience a hands-on preview of what’s to come. It’s creepy, it’s dark, and it’s definitely something to look forward to.
Article: Rosewill Throne Industrial Case Mod [Video] - PAX East 2013
Last year’s PAX East visit to Rosewill saw the excitement of a dual-PSU, dual-CPU Black Hawk Ultra system decked-out with a killer black-and-red custom paintjob; with the ante now officially upped, Rosewill has once again returned to the showfloor of PAX East, intent to reclaim the throne for most souped-up PC of the s...
Article: We'll be at PAX East 2013: Here's Why You Care
PAX East is here! Well, basically. Close enough. I'm counting the hours til I'm awoken rudely by several intentionally-obnoxious alarm clocks (it's 14 hours, by the way), at which point the team will regroup and embark on our journey to Boston for the show. The event runs from Friday to Sunday (March 22 - March 24) this weekend.
Article: Corsair News: Vengeance K70 Mechanical Keyboard, Custom Backlighting
In addition to Rosewill's custom-painted Throne case, PAX East 2013 will see the return of Corsair, one of the fastest-rising stars in the tech sector. Corsair has announced that its new Vengeance K70 keyboard (first teased at CES 2013) will be present at PAX East this weekend, apt to show-off its key-by-key LED backlighting.
Article: Rosewill Reveals PAX East '13 Throne Case Mod
We'll be at PAX East in less than 24 hours (yikes!) and, as always, will be apt to cover hardware companies to our fullest ability; one of the first vendors we're meeting with will be Rosewill, who've been teasing about their PAX East 2013 Throne case mod since CES (following-up with last year's beautifully-painted Thor V2). We'll have more photos/video of this system once we're...
