Games
Students buy a PC, get a free Xbox 360 from Microsoft
- Fri, 18 May 2012
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Starting May 20, Microsoft will offer students purchasing a PC of $699 or more a free 4GB Xbox 360, presumably to aid in their studies.
Microsoft offered a similar deal last summer, and apparently it was successful enough to warrant a return.
With Windows 8 just around the corner, it may seem wise to wait to buy a new PC, but a free $200 gaming console is a particularly delicious carrot to dangle in front of college-aged teens and adults.
The deal...
7 Days in Gaming: Amazing Alex shows angry bird to Diablo 3 servers
- Fri, 18 May 2012
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For the umpteenth week in a row, 7DiG comes piling into your Friday reading list like a large plodding asteroid before splitting into annoying speedy chunks as it comes under fire from a thrilling news round-up.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we live in interesting times; you might be wondering why every game seems to have a number on the end but before you utter the phrase 'creatively moribund' we'd like to start with amazing news…
Valve's remote Steam download feature leaves beta, gets official
- Thu, 17 May 2012
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Now you can download games on Steam no matter where you are so that they're ready and raring to play when you get home, as Valve's remote Steam download service has left beta.
You'll have to leave Steam running on your PC or Mac while you're elsewhere to allow you to log in to Steam either online or via mobile and set downloads running but you probably do that anyway, right?
You bring the body, I'll bring the steam
This will be handy for when new...
Interview: Cloud gaming: fast to play, faster to start
- Wed, 16 May 2012
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Cloud gaming: fast to play, faster to start
The GeForce Grid that's powered by Nvidia's new Kepler GPU is powerful enough to let you play the latest games on a TV – without a console – or to use professional compositing software from a tablet.
Does that mean you'll never need to buy a graphics card again? Not quite, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang told TechRadar.
"There are still power users that require so much performance; because their work...
Rovio announces Amazing Alex as Angry Birds follow-up
- Sat, 12 May 2012
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Rovio could probably keep launching Angry Birds updates forever and live handsomely off the proceeds.
However, determined not to rely on the golden goose (pig) to keep laying (stealing) the eggs, the company has announced a successor.
The new title is called Amazing Alex, will launch in two-months time and will be based upon the Casey's Contraption game, recently acquired by the Finnish developer.
Casey's Contraption, which you can see in the video...
Nintendo handhelds get price cut on May 20
- Fri, 11 May 2012
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A new report claims gaming giant Nintendo may finally feel the pressure to compete against smartphones and tablets, and will offer deep discounts on its handheld gaming devices later this month.
If you're in the market for a Nintendo handheld gaming device, you may want to wait until Sunday, May 20.
That's when the company will slash prices by as much as $50 on its struggling hardware, according to published reports.
Nintendo is feeling the heat...
Retailers face jail time over under-age games sales
- Fri, 11 May 2012
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Retailers who sell age-rated video games to under-age children will face prison sentences, as part of new EU regulations, about to become UK law.
The Video Standards Council will now apply ratings to games in the UK, following specifications set out by the pan-European Pegi authority.
The VSC will also be in charge of ensuring shops stick to the new regulations, with criminal sanctions now available.
Previously the ratings system had been operated...
7 Days in Gaming: Subs, rolls and the sad delay to Bioshock Infinity
- Fri, 11 May 2012
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7DiG is stuck in a meeting today – which is annoying for two reasons: one, we want to be barrel rolling through a window taking out baddies in bullet time in Max Payne 3 and two, we're having to write the column in our lunchbreak.
Not that food is on our mind, but fortunately there's no end of exciting news acting as the bread around the disappointment meat of finding out that Bioshock Infinite will not be making its debut until 2013.
On the...
Competition: WIN! A Lynx customised Xbox controller
- Wed, 09 May 2012
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We all know Lynx is a brand famous for giving guys the edge in the mating game and having its finger on the pulse. Now it has put its finger on the trigger, quite literally.
Lynx has teamed up with world-famous graffiti artist and recent Coldplay collaborator, Paris, to offer one lucky TechRadar.com reader a unique customised Xbox controller.
A piece of art as well as a fully functioning controller, Paris has deployed his hallmark street...
Microsoft launches $99 subscription-based Xbox 360
- Tue, 08 May 2012
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Want a cheaper alternative to the Xbox 360? Well, today is your lucky day. Microsoft officially launched its subsidized low-cost Xbox 360 bundle for $99, but you may want to read the fine print before you buy.
The $99 bundle was rumored to come out just last week, including a 4GB Xbox 360 system, Kinect sensor, and two years of Xbox Live Gold membership.
To offset the low cost, Microsoft is asking buyers to sign a two-year contract with a $15...