Memories Of Doom, By John Romero & John Carmack

Memories Of Doom, By John Romero & John Carmack

Twenty years ago, on December 10, 1993, John Carmack, John Romero and the rest of the team at upstart id Software unleashed a game called Doom upon the world. Twenty years later, both men have written about their favorite memories of the game for you and all fans of Doom to read. Here they are, in their own words…

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No Man’s Sky trailer’s gaming universe is totally uniquely generated

In the trailer for No Man’s Sky, the developers at Hello Games have shown a game that’s about exploration of a fully procedurally generated set of environments. What this means is that the computer decided what to put where with only minimal input from the developers, this resulting in a universe – planets and outer […]

The 12 Best Games on PC

The 12 Best Games on PC

PC gamers have got a pretty great thing going. Interesting, experimental indie games? Yup. The shiniest, most visually impressive versions of big-budget games? Yeah, they get a lot of those, too.

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Maxthon launches latest iteration of its PC web browser in beta form

Maxthon has launched the latest beta version of its web browser aimed specifically at Windows PC users. The company says that the latest version of its browser improves performance for rendering web pages and managing downloads. The browser gets some of its promised speed from a branched version of the Blink rendering engine. Maxthon says […]

Acer Aspire Z3-600 AIO touch PC has an internal battery

Acer has trotted out a new all in one computer that is designed to sit on the desktop or counter and be carried with you on the go. That is a strange combination making the AIO computer something like a large tablet. Acer isn’t the first to do this, other computer makers like HP, Lenovo […]

IDC says PC shipments to fall by 10.1% in 2013

Research firm IDC has announced that it expects to see PC shipments decline by double digits in 2013. The exact percentage of decline that IDC is predicting for the PC market overall is 10.1%. That is a bit more than the firms previous prediction of 9.7% decline for the PC market overall. IDC notes that […]

SlashDeals Cyber Monday 2013: HP, Alienware, Lenovo, VIZIO and Dell

This Cyber Monday we’ve got a collection of SlashDeals for you from some of the sweeter brands in the industry, in all the right categories to boot! You’ll find several devices in Gaming, a couple of massive displays to connect with, and a set of some of the cooler PCs we’ve encountered over the past […]

Mionix Avior 7000 ambidextrous gaming mouse arrives highly ergonomically

Arriving in the most ambidextrous form possible, the Mionix Avior 7000 has shown itself in the market for the first time this week as a lefty or righty best-in-class gaming mouse for the whole world. This is the newest in a collection of gaming accessories made by the company to conform to the smoothest and […]

NORAD to track Santa this year via apps and PCs

Parents with kids looking forward to Santa coming on Christmas Eve have been keeping up with where Santa is each year with help from NORAD. NORAD is the North American Aerospace Defense Command that spends most of the year keeping an eye on the security of America. Each year at Christmas NORAD, switches to tracking […]

The Best Black Friday Deals

The Best Black Friday Deals

Welcome to our coverage of all the best Black Friday deals. Deals are continuing to pour in, and this post will be constantly updated right up to the point when our Cyber Monday guide goes live. These deals are all subject to change and subject to price-matches (especially online price matches), and we can tell you that there are lots of deals still embargoed or not yet announced.

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