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November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

GAME Over: the end of GAME and Gamestation?

Joe Martin discusses the possible bankruptcy of UK retail giants Game and GameStation.

March 1, 2012 | 08:29

What Video Games Can Learn from Board Games

'Board games invite, but video games only permit,' say the experts.

January 4, 2012 | 13:03

Football Manager and the Fun of Failure

The predictions thrown up by Football Manager 2005 may not be accurate, but they are fun.

March 14, 2011 | 07:36

bit-tech plays Space Alert

Can this complex board game give us our gaming fix over Christmas?

December 27, 2010 | 09:45

The Best Gaming Moments of 2010

What were our favourite gaming stories of 2010? Find out now!

December 26, 2010 | 10:13

The History of Survival Horror Games

Jon Wilcox charts the history of survival horror games, from Alan Wake to Silent Hill.

June 10, 2010 | 08:50

Why Aren't Games Better?

John asks if the constant push for polygons stops developers from improving games in other ways.

May 17, 2010 | 10:33

Kingston LoVo: Power saving 1.25V DDR3 RAM

In an extension of our recent investigation into energy efficiency, Kingston dropped in some of its latest LoVo DDR3 memory that can run at just 1.2-1.25V. How much power does it save and is it a significant difference? We check to find out.

March 18, 2010 | 11:12

How Games Tell Stories

Games tell stories - but do they work as well as films and novels? How should narrative work in a game? And exactly how awful was Phantasmagoria? Valve's Chet Faliszek, Mirror's Edge's Rhianna Pratchett, Braid's Jonathon Blow and others offer their thoughts.

March 12, 2010 | 09:10

Inside AMD's new 890GX and SB850 chipset

AMDs newest chipset boasts integrated DX10.1 graphics with many HTPC features, native SATA 6Gbps support, and plenty of PCI-Express lanes - but might be missing the ability to unlock extra cores on certain Phenoms.

March 2, 2010 | 10:23

The bit-tech Cheesecake Supertest 2

It's cheesecake time and Richard, Clive, Harry, Alex and Joe sit down to munch through six of the nearest cheesecakes they could find. Who will throw up first and which will be crowned the winner? Find out in this transcription of our second annual Cheesecake Supertest!

December 25, 2009 | 09:07

Top 10 Games of The Year 2009

It's that time of year when we take a look back on 2009 and decide what the best games of were. And by 'we' we actually mean 'you', since the results were entirely user-voted this year. What did bit-tech and Custom PC readers think was the best game this year?

December 23, 2009 | 08:34

Is Console Gaming Dying?

We love to obsess over whether PC gaming is dying, but now it's time to look at the other side and examine if console gaming is really as secure as publishers would have us believe. With casual gaming and the credit crunch on the rise, what does the future hold?

December 14, 2009 | 08:06

How Far Has PC Gaming Come?

Joe wipes the cynicism from his eyes and takes an appreciative look at how far games have come in the last twenty years from a gameplay and storytelling point of view. With publishers always shouting about next-gen graphics, it's easy to forget what games are capable of.

October 19, 2009 | 09:38

ATI Radeon HD 5870 Architecture Analysis

Cypress, the GPU behind the Radeon HD 5870, is the world's first DirectX 11 compliant graphics processor and it's also the world's fastest single GPU graphics card. We go in depth to examine the architecture behind Cypress and draw comparisons to generations passed.

September 30, 2009 | 17:58

The Ten Best Gaming Moves... Ever!

We’ve all seen the countdowns of the finest characters, weapons and foes in gaming, but what about the killer moves that make you wince at your screen? Phil Hartup picks out the gaming world’s ten most breathtaking moves, from killer punches to veritable superpowers.

September 30, 2009 | 09:16

Remembering the Sega Dreamcast

This month marks ten years since the Dreamcast was first released in Europe, so we look back at the technology behind Sega's last console and some of the best games for it too. This is way more than an excuse to play old games, honest!

September 29, 2009 | 09:05

Is PC Gaming Dying?

As the number of delays and cancellations for PC games continue to rise, Joe dares to ask the dreaded question: is it over for PC gaming? Do piracy and poor sales mean PC gaming is really dying or is the platform just changing into something better?

September 1, 2009 | 10:58

What nanotech research would you like to know about?

August 26, 2009 | 08:14

Top 10 Games Based On Movies

Games licensed from films get a bad rap and it's mostly well deserved, but there are some games which actually do a lot to expand on a movie without spoiling a franchise. No, we're not just talking about GoldenEye 64 either - check out all these other ones we've thought of!

August 5, 2009 | 10:56

ATCS 840 by Coolmiester

His clean cut, super car inspired mods are always a big hit on our forums and Coolmiester's ATCS 840 is no exception. The red Ardent paint scheme commonly found on the Lotus Elise combined with lots of chrome fittings are the cherry on the cake.

June 8, 2009 | 10:52

Atomwood by Chris Cook

Atom + Wood is not a spam email for erectile dysfunction, it is in fact a fantastically delicate little box to house an mini-ITX Atom board, housed within a scratch built box crafted out of several different woods for contrasting effect. Click for cuteness and modding excellence within!

May 20, 2009 | 12:22

30 PC Games to Play Before You Die

If you only had a month to live, what would you do? Well, you'd endeavour to complete one computer game every single day before you copped it, obviously. Luckily, we've got you covered for that eventuality with our list of the top 30 PC games before you die.

April 20, 2009 | 10:46

MSI MPG Velox 100R Chassis Review

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