Geoff Richards

Case mods at PDXLAN 5

Last weekend's PDXLAN 5 was the largest LAN on the US West Coast. Lots of custom cases, and some news about wood cases from Danger Den.

August 17, 2005 | 13:39

Xbox 360 price announced today?

Will Microsoft announce pricing for Xbox 360 at 9:30am EST today? What could the magic number be, and what will be included in the bundle? Sony won't take this lying down, slashing PS2 prices.

August 17, 2005 | 07:23

VIA girls in QuakeCon clean sweep

In the first ever official Ms Quakecon tournament, held as part of the 3-day marathon fragfest that is QuakeCon over the weekend, the VIA-sponsored Girlz 0f Destruction clan took out the first three placings to win a combined US$30,000 between them.

August 15, 2005 | 14:45

Battlefield 2: Reinforcements

Following last month's amazing US Army-themed Battlefield 2 mods, Butterkneter is back with two more: Middle East Coalition, and the People's Republic of China cases.

August 15, 2005 | 08:12

Orac³ for the win

Aussie enthusiast mag, Atomic, are holding a Hotbox of the Year competition to see which case mod is voted the best from the past 12 months. Our very own G-gnome made the finals - Orac³ for the win!

August 11, 2005 | 15:27

NVIDIA launch 7800 GT

As widely expected, today NVIDIA have unveiled the next card in the GeForce 7 series, the GeForce 7800 GT. Clocked at 400MHz / 1000MHz, is it capable of SLI, and has proved to be pretty quick.

August 11, 2005 | 14:09

NES gamepad mouse mod

Ryan McFarland has a habit of turning junkyard trash into useful stuff. His latest creation is the NES gamepad optical mouse mod.

August 10, 2005 | 14:28

SWAT 4 patch contains Adware

The latest patch for the tactical FPS game, SWAT 4, downloads advertising textures inserted into the game. Added realism or unwanted intrusion? You Decide.

August 10, 2005 | 09:48

Sony sue PSP exporter

In a move dumbfounding many, Sony are suing Hong Kong specialist exporter Lik-Sang.com for selling PSP handhelds to countries like the UK, where the official launch has been delayed by six months.

August 9, 2005 | 07:56

Lost Coast to feature commentary

Valve have revealed the "secret" content planned for Half Life 2: Lost Coast - a DVD-style Audio Commentary, revealing insights from the developers on various aspects of the game.

August 8, 2005 | 10:17

Fox announces Blu-ray titles

Twentieth Century Fox have announced they will support the Blu-ray high definition format. Films will include Alien, Die Hard and X-Men series, and TV shows like 24, The Simpsons and Family Guy will appear.

August 4, 2005 | 15:20

Mod: Dell laptop reborn

Gifted with a free, yet ancient, Dell notebook, regular reader Megaglowz went to town on it, upgrading the internals and experimenting with a bling paint job.

August 3, 2005 | 08:42

Xbox 360 price leaked

Trigger happy Walmart employees have hinted that Xbox 360 will launch at US$299.99, as widely expected. But what of UK pricing? And will Xbox 360 games cost more than Xbox titles?

August 3, 2005 | 05:15

Melting iMac Mod

Is your G5 iMac too hot to handle? One user was overheating after 40 minutes with CPU temps exceeding 76C / 170F. His solution ain't pretty, but worked a treat.

August 3, 2005 | 02:44

Leaked: Xbox 360 keyboard?

A spy shot leaked over the weekend has revealed a tiny keyboard accessory for the Xbox 360 controller; the Eye Toy rival webcam is also unmasked.

August 1, 2005 | 10:40

Cheap PS2 to spoil 360 launch

Sony are hatching plans to foil Microsoft's launch of Xbox 360 this November by slashing the price of the slim, second generation PlayStation 2 to as little as £60 / $100.

August 1, 2005 | 08:31

WiFi Lamp mod

In desperate need of a WiFi connection at their favourite coffee house, Rob Flickenger and his mates devises a cunning stealth mod, hiding an Access Point inside a lamp.

July 29, 2005 | 07:20

Blindness no obstacle for gamer

Challenge 17-year old Brice Mellon to a game of Soul Caliber 2 at your peril - he can beat you even with his back turned. But Brice isn't showboating - it doesn't matter which way he faces, because he is blind.

July 28, 2005 | 13:56

Web comics are big business

Penny Arcade fans surprised all, snapping up US$40,000 worth of merchandise in under half an hour when a new Limited Edition print went on sale on Think Geek. More swag is planned.

July 28, 2005 | 05:10

ASUS launch SilentCool Technology

Graphics giant ASUS have unveiled their newest zero-noise graphics cooling solution, dubbed SilentCool Technology, featuring a rotatable, heatpipe-fed copper radiator.

July 27, 2005 | 05:20

Numark iDJ iPod mixing console

Mix and fade up to 30,000 songs using the Numark iDJ mixing console for iPod. Up to 120GB of rocking tunes? Let me hear you SCREAM!

July 25, 2005 | 06:18

Day of Defeat: Source spied

Day of Defeat is being given a digital facelift with new models, textures, improved lighting and updated levels. We have two new screenshots, and news of Half-Life 2: Lost Coast.

July 25, 2005 | 05:15

First PS3 game shown - Gundam

Sony have finally blinked, demonstrating the first playable PS3 game, Mobile Suit Gundam, recently in Japan. Screenshots and video are available for download.

July 22, 2005 | 15:44