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7 Ways To Stop Piracy Without DRM

1:30PM February 3, 2012 | Seamus Bellamy - MaximumPC

Piracy’s a fact of life. As a defence against having their intellectual properties swiped, cracked and traded online like so many baseball cards, a lot of companies have turned to Digital Rights Management, a move that seldom does more than temporarily slow pirates and enrage paying customers. Fortunately, there’s a growing number of non-DRM related options out there for developers and software vendors to explore that’ll stymy piracy while respect the rights of their paying users. Let’s give ‘em a try. More »


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Virgin Admits They’re Not The Best For Online Gaming

1:00AM October 20, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Virgin Media was told it can no longer run broadband ads claiming that their UK internet service is the best for online gaming. More »


PC

Why The Deathmatch Kings Left Deathmatch Out Of Rage

2:00AM October 11, 2011 | Brian Crecente

They invented the term, so why isn’t deathmatch available in Rage? The notion of players fighting against each other in a first-person shooter is so tied to the genre that it’s surprising when it isn’t included as a feature. More surprising though, is the idea that the people who may have coined the the term deathmatch would decide to not include it in their first major new shooter in decades. More »


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uTorrent Lets You Drag-And-Drop Videos To Consoles and Phones

6:00AM September 25, 2011 | Adam Dachis

The latest alpha version of uTorrent for Windows (sorry Mac users) has a great new feature: you can drag and drop media downloads onto your Xbox 360, PS3 or Android/iPhone mobile. Currently it won’t convert the files to a playable format, but that’s expected alongside the upcoming premium release of uTorrent Pro. More »


PC

Canadian Cable Giant Admits It Could Be ‘Inadvertently’ Throttling Games

2:00PM September 10, 2011 | Owen Good

In March, Canadian gamers were upset to learn that World of Warcraft traffic was being throttled by Rogers Cable and Telecom, the country’s largest broadband provider. Now the company has admitted that other games’ online traffic might trip its pipeline monitors and result in their throttling, which Rogers called “inadvertent.” Canadian gamers do not accept that answer. More »


In Real Life

Alyssa Bereznak Just Reminded Us That Women Can Be Predators Online Too

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1:00PM August 30, 2011 | Elly Hart

Alyssa Bereznak is making us females look bad. I’m ashamed on behalf of our sex that she said those bitchy things. In her article, she accuses a world champion of Magic: The Gathering of being a liar and a creep. In reality, her predatory and trollish behaviour makes her the creepy one. More »


PC

Warhammer Online: Wrath Of Heroes’ Bright Wizard Is One Hot Little Number

12:00PM August 27, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes mixes the player-versus-player combat of Warhammer Online with the champion system of games like DOTA to create a unique free-to-play competitive online experience. Meet Felicia. She’ll be your Bright Wizard today. More »


PC

Now Everyone Can Play The Pokémon Trading Card Game Online

3:20AM August 26, 2011 | Mike Fahey

For over a decade Pokémon fans have been facing-off against one another in fierce trading card based battles around the world. Today those battles go online, and anyone with a web browser can play. More »


PC

Modern Warfare 3 Gets Dedicated Servers On PC (That’s A Great Thing For Competitive Play)

8:00AM August 18, 2011 | Joel Johnson

You heard that right: Modern Warfare 3 will support dedicated servers on the PC, just like your daddy’s multiplayer shooters did. That’s the kind of stuff we like to see–and the kind of stuff you get when the king of pop shooters has a challenger to the throne. More »


Nintendo

Nintendo To Support Paid DLC On The 3DS

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10:30AM August 1, 2011 | Mark Serrels

It hasn’t been a great couple of weeks for Nintendo and, in particular, the 3DS. In an attempt to stem the tide of negativity Nintendo has reduced the price but, according to Andriasang, Nintendo is now looking to bring paid DLC to the 3DS and the upcoming Wii U. More »