Nvidia GTX 780
It almost feels like we have been seeing the 600 series of cards from Nvidia for a few years now. At a year and two months we are a little past due to see a new generation of cards and today we can finally take the wraps off of NVidia’s latest card, the GTX 780. Rumors have been going around for a while on this launch so let’s just jump right into it and see what it’s all about and then how it performs. One thing is for sure, this will be the start of a lot of exciting cards, and 2013 is going to be a good year!
A year later: Transformer Prime
I’m going to come clean to you guys/girls. I have had tablets for the past 2-3 years and for the first few years, I really never put them to use. I found them to be cumbersome, slow, and there just wasn’t enough reason to use them. Frankly I could do it all on my phone just as well, with a smaller screen of course. About a year ago I had a Transformer Prime come in. With Nvidia’s Tegra 3 quad core CPU I was intrigued and the optional keyboard was icing on the cake. I decided to REALLY give it a try and see what I thought. A year later I want to talk a little about my experience.
Truly Ergonomic Mechanical Keyboard Model 207
When it comes to ergonomic keyboards there are only a few to pick from and, for the most part, all of those are rubber dome keyboards. Ergonomic mechanical keyboards are really limited to two different models, one being the Truly Ergonomic. Today we are going to take a look to see how it compares to everything I have tested to date. I expect an adjustment period just to its shape alone, but as a writer by trade I am very curious how it will affect me day to day. The gamer in me is just as curious on how it will perform in game as well. Let’s take a closer look.
Genius Ring Mouse 2
When it comes to pointers for the computer there are multiple solutions. Most of them come in the traditional flat on a mouse pad form, but occasionally a company comes up with an innovative way to control the pointer on our screen. Genius has developed a “ring mouse” and I have the pleasure of looking at their second version of this particular design in the Ring Mouse 2. I will look at the device’s versatility and functionality in this review and see how it stacks up not only as a pointer, but also as an alternative solution to our browsing needs.
Asus Maximus V Formula
Let’s be honest, Asus has a whole product line full of good motherboards. So much that it really takes a special motherboard to stand out from the crowd. There has been one specific board that has stuck with me for the past year and a half though, back from when I took a visit to the Asus office and they pulled it out to show me. That motherboard would be the Maximus V Formula. I’m sure you are wondering what made it stand out, especially considering all of the motherboards we have in the office, including boards like the Rampage IV. Well I only have a limited amount of space in the opening; you will have to peek inside our review to find out.
Welcome to Wednesday everyone, we have some big news for ya this week. The Steam app is now out of beta, the Midweek Madness game is a good one, Serious Sam 2 is now out, The Darkness II demo is out, I have had my cherry popped with DOTA 2 and a couple of news items at the end. It’s February, it’s cold, let get the heat going. Gaming News starts...NOW!
Midweek Madness
With all of the flak that Duke Nukem Forever took, pick this game up if you already haven’t. For $5 its worth your time to run through the game. Sure, it’s not the best game ever created but it is enjoyable and for five bucks, hard to beat. As always, the Midweek Madness sales end on Thursday’s at 7pm EST.
Serious Sam 2
As a regular Gaming News reader would know, Serious Sam is one of my favorite franchises. The games have always been about just having fun. The story, if any, is way at the back of the room for these games. This series is about throwing it back to the good old days of mowing down large groups of baddies. If you like guns and lots of them, check out the newest addition to the series. It can be picked up now for $9.99 on Steam.
The Darkness II
I am not going to lie here. I played the first The Darkness game and didn’t see what the big deal was with it. Sure, it did some interesting stuff but that’s when I was playing just on PS3. Thank goodness those days are over and I am PC and Android only now. The first item that I noticed after firing up the demo was the FOV. It is very narrow. Now i’m not one to puke during games or get sick or have any problems at all. But this game really needs the FOV help pill. Looking over on the forums for the game there are multiple people that stated this. With the standard dev reply of “we’ll look into it”. It kinda doesn’t put it’s best foot forward. Atleast let me change it in the menu, something, anything at this point. Regardless, The Darkness II drops on February 7th on Steam for $49.99.
DOTA 2
After sending out my survey for DOTA 2 as soon as it was released, I awaited my chance to get in. As months passed I lost hope. I really want to see what all of the fuss is about. Prayers answered, lol. With this latest installment into the DOTA series Valve is again, gonna have some players on it’s hand. With League of Legends and Heroes of Newerth out there and Free-to-Play its going to take some hard thinking on Valve’s part to pull people away from those other games. Lets get this out of the way, I am not a LoL fan and here’s why; players that play more, get more. You start out with an advantage the higher up you are. It would be the same thing as starting out with the “Nuke” in MW3. The game rewards players that invest hundreds of hours into it. Unlike HoN and DOTA where you all start out at the same level in each game. These games reward the best players, not the ones that invest the most time into them. Whatever you fancy may be you can’t deny the fact that all three games have a large following, tourneys, and prizes. The best part about all three is they are Free-to-Play. I am pretty sure that is why LoL has taken off like a mad person online.With DOTA 2 still being in beta I jumped on with the other LanOC Staff and readied myself for slaughter. One thing that I will say right off the bat, is, RUN, RUN like you stole something in these games. Don’t try to be the big man on campus, you will get trounced. Knowing this I tried to click as fast as my sausage link fingers could but, being a “Noob” I just wasn’t fast enough and was killed multiple times. I haven’t looked yet, but I hope there is somewhere in the game that shows me what items to buy and when. Should I buy something out of the gate? Or wait and save the gold for something down the road? Whatever it may be, the game is stupid fun when you are playing with friends, and that goes for most games. When your playing with people that you know they can offer advice when you need it and cheer for you when you do something good. Trust me, there wasn’t much cheering going on when I was playing. That is what gaming is all about though. Spending time with your friends doing something that all of you enjoy, together. DOTA 2, I will see you soon. Just take it a bit easier this time.
Left Field
If you haven’t noticed this thread please take a look at it for the most up-to-date sales that are going on that day on Steam. I try and post them up as early as I can but I do slip up some days. With over twenty nine thousand views, it looks like people are interested in seeing whats on sale.
Another thread that’s going on is the “Most recent purchases” thread. This is a great one to post up a pic of what you picked up recently. Don’t be shy either, some members have posted pic’s of milk that they bought at the grocery store. If you bought it, we want to see it.
Have you seen Wes’s reviews of the AMD 7970 and 7950? If not, take a look. The performance is there but they are a bit pricey. Weird to, AMD has been the cheaper of the two card makers for awhile now. Good to see AMD stepping their game up. With Kepler coming soon it shall be an interesting quarter or two for big red and big green.
That is all for this week LanOC. It’s going to get even busier than usual around here. If you would like to join us for some DOTA 2 action we have been playing on Tuesdays and Thursdays around 6pm. Let us know and we will reserve you a spot.
Until next week,
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