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Steam for Linux Client Now Available to Download

Posted 02/14/2013 at 12:45pm | by Paul Lilly

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To celebrate the release of Steam for Linux, over 50 titles are now 50-75 percent off.

After lots of talk and months of beta testing, a Steam client for Linux is now available, Valve announced today. Could this be the beginning of a new era in gaming? It's far too early to know for sure, though Valve's Gabe Newell has let it be known in no uncertain terms that he's not happy with the direction Microsoft has taken its Windows platform, which ultimately led to Valve fast-tracking its Steam client for Linux.

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Warner Confirms New Batman Arkham Game for 2013

Posted 02/12/2013 at 10:12am | by Paul Lilly

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Rumor has it the third Batman Arkham game will be a prequel to Arkham Asylum.

Warner Brothers has yet to officially announce a third installment to its popular (and fun) Batman "Arkham" franchise, though parent company Time Warner did let the bat out of the bag during a conference call with investors, in which the primary topic was the company's fourth quarter earnings. Outside of a short statement, little is known about the upcoming title.

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Gabe Newell: Apple Poses a Bigger Threat to Steam Box Than Microsoft

Posted 02/01/2013 at 2:01pm | by Paul Lilly

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Valve's Newell believes Apple could roll over the console guys, if it really wanted to.

In this week's edition of "Gabe Newell Said What?," the co-founder and managing director of Valve waxed insightful on the hurdles set before the much anticipated Steam Box, the biggest of which might be trying to overcome Apple's presence in the living room. As you're likely aware, Newell once famously called the release of Windows 8 a "catastrophe for everyone in the PC space," and that it would cause top-tier OEMs to exit the market. That's part of the reason why Valve is forging ahead with a so-called Steam Box in the first place, but it's not Microsoft (or Sony) that poses the biggest threat.

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3DMark for Windows 8 Scheduled to Launch February 4

Posted 02/01/2013 at 12:16pm | by Paul Lilly

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There will be four different versions of 3DMark, one each for Windows, Windows RT, Android, and iOS.

Futuremark is nearly finished putting the finishing touches on its new 3DMark benchmark for Windows, which it plans to release on Monday, February 4. It will be one of four different versions, as Futuremark is planning to launch 3DMark builds for Windows (including Windows 8), Windows RT (for ARM-based systems), Android, and iOS. Releases dates for the other three versions are not yet known at this time.

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Madden NFL 13 Predicts Ravens Over 49ers in Super Bowl

Posted 01/30/2013 at 12:53pm | by Paul Lilly

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EA's Madden NFL franchise has correctly picked the Super Bowl winner seven out of the past nine times.

We don't buy into the notion that video games lead to violence, but saying the Baltimore Ravens will beat the San Francisco 49ers in the the Super Bowl? Well, in Silicon Valley, those are fighting words. Be that as it may, EA's Madden NFL 13 game, powered by an Xbox 360 console, predicted the Ravens will emerge victorious over the 49ers in a thrilling 27-24 contest, proving that they were a team of destiny.

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Logitech Loses Interest in Console Peripherals, Reaffirms Commitment to PC Products

Posted 01/28/2013 at 10:14am | by Paul Lilly

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Gaming peripheral maker Logitech will cease manufacturing console products by the end of 2013.

Logitech has seen better quarters than its most recent one, in which sales were $615 million, down 14 percent from $715 million one year prior. The company posted an operating loss of $180 million, in part based on a non-cash goodwill impairment charge estimated to be $211 million, but also because it's just not selling as many peripherals. In an attempt to turn things around, Logitech said it's discontinuing "non-strategic products," including speaker docks and console gaming peripherals.

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Nvidia GeForce Experience Beta Now Available to the Public

Posted 01/24/2013 at 3:04pm | by Paul Lilly

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GeForce Experience hits open beta status and adds support for new games.

Nvidia on Thursday announced that its GeForce Experience beta program is now open to anyone and everyone who wants to kick its tires, so long as you're driving a supported graphics card (and no, AMD cards are not supported). It initially launched as a closed beta back in December 2012, and since that time, over 40,000 gamers downloaded the app. Nvidia said it's been using the feedback it's received over the past month to make improvements.

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Amazon's European Websites Tease Grand Theft Auto 5 for PC

Posted 01/22/2013 at 11:11am | by Paul Lilly

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Why is Rockstar Games being so coy about a version of Grand Theft Auto V for PCs?

Oh Rockstar Games, why must you be so secretive? Rockstar Games has yet to announce or confirm that the next installment of its popular Grand Theft Auto franchise -- Grand Theft Auto V -- will ship to PC, even though every previous title in the series has. Don't worry yourself silly over it, not only does history provide a strong case for GTA V shipping to PC, but pre-order pages on several Amazon portals in Europe may have let the cat out of the bag.

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Missouri Representative Wants to Tax Violent Games Like, Uh, Guitar Hero

Posted 01/17/2013 at 11:42am | by Paul Lilly

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A proposed law in Missouri would tax games rated T for Teen and up.

Do you own a pair of soft mittens? Put them on if you do, otherwise go grab an oven mitt before reading further. We'll wait. All set? The reason we had you do that is because we don't want you to hurt yourself with the inevitable facepalm that's about to follow. You see, Missouri State Representative Diane Franklin (R) has proposed a sales tax on violent video games that would apply to any title rated T for Teen and up by the ESRB, our sister site PCGamer.com reports.

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Super Skyrim Bros. Mod Update Adds New Content

Posted 01/09/2013 at 11:50am | by Paul Lilly

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Super Skyrim Bros. mod now has Warp Zones, new weapons, and more.

You can log hundreds or even thousands of hours in Skyrim and never once run into a Goomba King or stumble upon a Warp Zone. That kind of awesome is only available in Super Skyrim Bros., a funky fresh mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The developer of the mod, "clintmich," reached out to Maximum PC to let us know he just finished work on an update that adds new bosses, new enemies, and whole lot more.

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To celebrate the release of Steam for Linux, over 50 titles are now 50-75 percent off.

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