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Alienware Alpha Available for Pre-Purchase, UI Detailed

By Catherine Cai published 12 August 14

The Alienware Alpha is now available for pre-purchase.

Nintendo's Mario Kart 8 Sells 1.2 Million in One Weekend

By Catherine Cai published 5 June 14

Mario Kart 8 is breathing new life into the Wii U.

Twitch E3 Schedule Shows Bevy of Unannounced Games

By Catherine Cai published 5 June 14

This E3 will have plenty of unannounced titles to check out.

Crytek's Homefront Sequel Revealed

By Catherine Cai published 4 June 14

Crytek peels back the covers on Homefront 2.

Unearthed Atari E.T. Cartridges Will be Up for Sale

By Catherine Cai published 4 June 14

You can buy a copy of E.T. now that it's been unearthed.

Watch Dogs Sells 4 Million in One Week

By Catherine Cai published 4 June 14

Ubisoft has another great franchise potential on its hands.

Dell Announces Inspiron 20 3000 Series All-in-One PC

By Catherine Cai published 3 June 14

Dell's Inspiron 20 3000 is a decent entry-level AIO PC.

Dell Announces Inspiron 11 3000 Series and Inspiron 13 7000

By Catherine Cai published 3 June 14

Dell's unveiled a new line of Inspiron 11 3000s and its bigger brother, the 13 7000.

Mortal Kombat X Confirmed with Trailer

By Catherine Cai published 2 June 14

Series creator Ed Boon has officially announced Mortal Kombat X.

Sony's PS4 Has Allegedly Sold 8 Million Units

By Catherine Cai published 2 June 14

Insiderp, the source that leaked the fact that the PS4 had sold 7 million units in March, is now reporting that the PS4 has sold 8 million units as of mid-May.

Sony to Unveil Project from Untested Studio Pixel Opus at E3

By Catherine Cai published 2 June 14

Sony, along with a new studio consisting of ex-students from NYU, will be revealing a new title at E3.

Microsoft Reveals E3 Schedule

By Catherine Cai published 2 June 14

Microsoft's E3 schedule caters plenty to the fans, no doubt to try to raise hype for the Xbox One.

Nintendo Working on YouTube Affiliate Program

By Catherine Cai published 29 May 14

Nintendo is taking steps to work with YouTubers with an affiliate program after coming under fire for content match ID claims.

Sony CEO Believes PS4 Will be More Profitable Than PS2

By Catherine Cai published 28 May 14

Sony CEO Kaz Hirai expressed confidence in PlayStation 4's ability to pull in revenue.

Amazon Offering Free Trials of Fire TV to Customers

By Catherine Cai published 27 May 14

Amazon is offering a pretty killer trial of Fire TV... to select customers.

Big Brother is Listening: Facebook Will Detect Movies, Music

By Catherine Cai published 24 May 14

Facebook will use a new audio fingerprinting tool to detect what movies, music, or TV shows you're watching or listening to.

InXile's Wasteland Sequel Coming August 2014

By Catherine Cai published 24 May 14

inXile Entertainment is finally ready to deliver Wasteland.

Blizzard Suing StarCraft 2 Hackers

By Catherine Cai published 23 May 14

Blizzard is suing StarCraft 2 hackers for illegal

Apple Pulls Weed Selling Game 'Weed Firm' from App Store

By Catherine Cai published 22 May 14

Apple has pulled the number one game "Weed Firm" from the app store.

Wolfenstein Released in Germany Without Nazi References

By Catherine Cai published 22 May 14

Wolfenstein will be releasing in Germany for the first time... without Nazis.

King Settles 'Candy Crush Saga' Trademark Disputes Amicably

By Catherine Cai published 23 April 14

According to Stoic and Albert Ransom, King's settled its trademark disputes with both of them.

Steam Stats: 36% of Registered Games Unplayed

By Catherine Cai published 21 April 14

Ars Technica compiled 172 Steam profiles-worth of data to make the call that 36 percent of registered games remain unplayed.

Google Fresh Out of Glass, Explorer Program Now Closed

By Catherine Cai published 18 April 14

Google's one-day sale of Glass was apparently a hit. The Explorer program is now closed.

CCP's World of Darkness MMO Cancelled

By Catherine Cai published 15 April 14

Sorry, World of Darkness fans, CCP has just announced that the MMO it was working on is now cancelled.

Twitch Implements Private Group Chats

By Catherine Cai published 11 April 14

Twitch invite-only group chats are now in beta.