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Review Thermaltake A500 Aluminum Tempered Glass Edition Review

Thermaltake goes super-premium with its latest ATX case.

18-1-19 // 1:00p.m.

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Microsoft pulls back on Cortana efforts

Removes from Search, dodges hardware.

18-1-19 // 12:05p.m.

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Google snaps up Fossil smartwatch tech, staff

Only for a singular technology, though.

18-1-19 // 11:29a.m.

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Facebook accused of Portal astroturfing

'Neither coordinated nor directed,' says AR/VR VP.

18-1-19 // 11:14a.m.

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My Gaming Twitch

25-9-10 // 9:47a.m.

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Thoughts on Mafia 2's Rape Scene

30-8-10 // 10:14a.m.

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Thoughts on Cheating in Multiplayer Games

23-8-10 // 2:16p.m.

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Review AMD 880G Graphics Performance Review

We test AMD's latest 880G IGP graphics to see how it stacks up against the competition.

24-5-10 // 8:17a.m.

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Review Why Everything Is Trying To Be An RPG Now

Levelling up used to be just for RPGs, yet it's now the most ubiquitous mechanic since ‘Lives’.

12-4-10 // 12:46p.m.

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Crysis 2 writer: "MW2's story was bad"

Richard Morgan, the writer behind Crysis 2, has slammed Modern Warfare 2's story.

12-4-10 // 11:46a.m.

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Activision counter-sues Infinity Ward founders

Activision is suing the Infinity Ward founders who left the publisher last month after a royalty disagreement.

12-4-10 // 10:51a.m.

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GameCrush launches online dating for gamers

GameCrush has launched a new online dating service for gamers who want to play with the ladies.

24-3-10 // 11:04a.m.

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Review Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Video

Join Harry and Antony as they take great pleasure in talking you through some HD footage of the excellent Battlefield Bad Company 2 - all the while destroying as much of the scenery as possible.

11-3-10 // 10:12a.m.

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MW2 lawsuit reveals Activision's "unbridled greed"

The lawsuit between ex Infinity Ward founders and Activision has accused the publisher of quantity over quality.

8-3-10 // 12:44p.m.

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Ex-Infinity Ward heads sue Activision

Recently fired Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella are suing Activision for unpaid royalties.

4-3-10 // 12:24p.m.

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Infinity Ward boss fired by Activision?

Reports are creeping out which suggest that Infinity Ward heads Vince Zampella and Jason West have been fired by Activision.

2-3-10 // 11:24a.m.

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Review Dell Zino HD Review

Dell's Zino HD could only become cuter if it was adorned with Hello Kitty graphics... and given its interchangeable lids, that's still a possibility. With a very low power AMD CPU, Radeon HD 4330 graphics, Blu-Ray drive and a terabyte of storage: is this a killer media PC?

16-2-10 // 8:38a.m.

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BioShock 2 has no LAN or dedicated servers

2K Games has confirmed that BioShock 2 will have no dedicated server support, or LAN games.

28-1-10 // 12:01p.m.

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Gaming Podcast 9 - AvP, Heavy Rain and Hellgate

19-1-10 // 4:05p.m.

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I Noobtube

5-1-10 // 12:32p.m.

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Review 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?

23-12-09 // 8:34a.m.

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Modern Warfare 2 PC mod tools hinted at

Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling has hinted at possible mod tools for the PC version of Modern Warfare 2.

16-12-09 // 11:46a.m.

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Vote for your Game of the Year 2009

What was your game of the year? Modern Warfare 2? Assassin's Creed 2? Machinarium? We want to know, so check out our shortlist, relive the memories and then let us know by way of a vote. This year we even have a handful of prizes to give away to voters!

10-12-09 // 2:46p.m.

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Infinity Ward wields MW2 Steam-powered banhammer

IW spokesman Rob Bowling claims 2,500 Steam accounts have already been banned for cheating.

30-11-09 // 12:58p.m.

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Gaming 8 - Steamworks, Consolification and Scooters

30-11-09 // 10:33a.m.

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Valve doesn't care about Steamworks boycotts

Valve has responded to the boycott other digital distributors have announced on Steamworks games.

26-11-09 // 4:50p.m.

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Games criticised for portrayal of war crimes

Modern Warfare and Army of Two have been singled out by critics as games which showcase unacceptable war crimes.

24-11-09 // 11:14a.m.

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MW2 writer discusses airport level

Jesse Stern, Modern Warfare 2's scriptwriter, has talked about That Level.

20-11-09 // 11:06a.m.

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Call of Duty getting new developer?

Activision has hinted that the Call of Duty series may be getting a third developer outside of Treyarch and Infinity Ward.

19-11-09 // 11:55a.m.

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Gaming 7 - Modern Warfare 2 and getting into the industry

18-11-09 // 11:05a.m.

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Russian government recalls Modern Warfare 2

All Xbox 360 and PS3 copies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 have been recalled in Russia because of objections to the airport scene.

17-11-09 // 11:23a.m.

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Online monetisation for Call of Duty?

Activision has been hinting at subscription fees and micro-transactions for future Call of Duty games.

16-11-09 // 11:13a.m.

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Review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 PC Review

Modern Warfare 2 is here and it's bigger and more controversial than we thought possible. It's so huge in fact that Joe and Harry have teamed up to tackle it. Is the singleplayer more than endlessly respawning troops and is IWNet as bad as it sounds?

11-11-09 // 2:43p.m.

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