http://www.bluesnews.com/news/atom.xml http://www.bluesnews.com/images/new/blue_button.gif Stephen Heaslip Up to the minute news on PC games, video games, computers, and related technologies. Copyright 2012, Stephen Heaslip. All rights reserved. 2012-02-13T14:32:28Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129934/gone-gold-mass-effect-3 BioWare's Casey Hudson tweets that development of Mass Effect 3 is complete: "After an awesome effort by our team, I'm proud to announce #MassEffect3 is officially GOLD! Many surprises await you -... Blue 2012-02-13T14:32:28Z 2012-02-13T14:32:28Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129933/anno-2070-content-update The Ubisoft Forums announce the first content update is now available for Anno 2070, the recently released strategy sequel (thanks Gamer's Hell). This "New Eden" package is focused on a persistent... Blue 2012-02-13T14:32:22Z 2012-02-13T14:32:22Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129932/here-comes-launchman-alpha-demo The Layabouts now offers an Alpha Demo of Here Comes Launchman for Windows and Linux, with an OS X demo of this puzzle/platformer in the works to follow "shortly." Blue 2012-02-13T14:32:14Z 2012-02-13T14:32:14Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129931/legend-of-grimrock-compatibility-test-results The Legend of Grimrock Blog announces the conclusion of a compatibility test for Almost Human's upcoming dungeon crawler. Word is they may run another such test before the game's full launch, and say... Blue 2012-02-13T14:32:09Z 2012-02-13T14:32:09Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129930/lego-star-wars-deal-renewed MCV has word that Lucas Licensing has renewed its deal with The LEGO Group for LEGO Star Wars, ensuring another decade of brixillated adaptations of the Star Wars franchise. Word is: "Under the... Blue 2012-02-13T14:32:04Z 2012-02-13T14:32:04Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129929/uk-charts GfK Chart-Track has the list of the 20 bestselling full-price PC entertainment titles for the week ending February 11th. The top spot is still occupied by Football Manager 2012, and a new entry at... Blue 2012-02-13T14:31:57Z 2012-02-13T14:31:57Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129928/new-defcon-multiwinia-linux-builds The Introversion Forums offer new Linux builds of DEFCON and Multiwinia, with Mark saying: "It's fair to say that we've neglected our linux fans for a little while now, but I'm hoping to change that."... Blue 2012-02-13T14:31:51Z 2012-02-13T14:31:51Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129927/ufo-alien-invasion-interview An interview on Gaming On Linux talks with Tamás Fehérvári and Martin Gerhardy about UFO: Alien Invasion, their upcoming Open Source counter-UFO strategy game. Thanks Ant via LinuxGames. Blue 2012-02-13T14:31:45Z 2012-02-13T14:31:45Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129926/new-gta4-icenhancer The Ice Website now offers version 2.0 of the iCEnhancer modification for the PC edition of Grand Theft Auto IV, offering further graphical improvements for the open-world action sequel. Word is the... Blue 2012-02-13T14:31:39Z 2012-02-13T14:31:39Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129925/square-enix-tms Siliconera has details on a couple of trademarks from Square Enix that should offer some hints at their future plans. They have TMed "774 Deaths," "Drakerider," and "Blood of Chaos," also noting they'... Blue 2012-02-13T14:31:33Z 2012-02-13T14:31:33Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129924/gatherings-competitions Middle East Film and Comic Con in Dubai. Blue 2012-02-13T14:31:28Z 2012-02-13T14:31:28Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129923/morning-mobilization MGS: Snake Eater demo dated for Thursday. SNL skit busts on Verizon, 4G & LTE: "An old person's nightmare". Strategy War on the iTunes App Store. Stone Age on the iTunes App Store. Construction... Blue 2012-02-13T14:31:22Z 2012-02-13T14:31:22Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129922/morning-metaverse Mozilla Thunderbird version 10.0.1 is now available. Here are the Release Notes. Thanks Frans. Blue 2012-02-13T14:31:18Z 2012-02-13T14:31:18Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129921/morning-tech-bits New Microsoft Office University product comes with tougher verification rules. Thanks HARDOCP. TMS9918A Retro Video Chip Reimplemented In FPGA, With VGA Out. Thanks Ant. Blue 2012-02-13T14:31:11Z 2012-02-13T14:31:11Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129920/morning-safety-dance Video games 'more creative than reading' for kids. As authoritative as articles saying the opposite. Online dating sites- Looking for love, finding violations of privacy. Thanks Ant via Slashdot.... Blue 2012-02-13T14:31:04Z 2012-02-13T14:31:04Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129919/morning-legal-briefs Apple launching sidelong attacks against Google with new lawsuits in US. Blue 2012-02-13T14:31:00Z 2012-02-13T14:31:00Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129918/game-reviews Crusader Kings II on Strategy Informer. Blue 2012-02-13T14:30:58Z 2012-02-13T14:30:58Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129917/hardware-reviews ASUS Maximus IV Extreme Motherboard on OCIA.net. ASUS Rampage IV Extreme BF3 Graphics Card on Vortez. Foxconn Quantum Force Quantumian-1 X79 Motherboard on Ninjalane. Lenovo ThinkPad T420 Laptop on... Blue 2012-02-13T14:30:51Z 2012-02-13T14:30:51Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129916/etc Educational Solar System project using UDK. Thanks Ant via reddit… Blue 2012-02-13T14:30:44Z 2012-02-13T14:30:44Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129915/out-of-the-blue It's Valentine's Day eve, so time is running out for those in relationships to make arrangements for dinner, candy, cards, flowers, alibis, etc. And for the single-types who might find the occasion... Blue 2012-02-13T14:30:41Z 2012-02-13T14:30:41Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129914/steam-downtime-updated Steam Downtime Announcements has word on Steam downtime (thanks Shok). Word is: "Our data center's uninterruptible power supplies experienced a power failure. The power is back on now and we're... Blue 2012-02-12T22:23:27Z 2012-02-12T22:23:27Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129913/gratuitous-tank-battles-diary-progress-report This trailer is a video developer diary for Gratuitous Tank Battles, the upcoming tower defense game from Positech games. The clip shows off some of the tools used to debug the game during... Blue 2012-02-12T22:12:19Z 2012-02-12T22:12:19Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129912/steam-top-10 Here's Valve's report on the 10 bestselling games on {steam) for the week: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Jagged Alliance: Back in Action Gotham City Imposters The Darkness... Blue 2012-02-12T22:12:13Z 2012-02-12T22:12:13Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129911/op-ed Cliffski's Blog - The kickstarter reality. But this is not *the* new publishing model, far from it. RPS noted that the developers ‘don’t have a publisher breathing down their necks’. Really? Maybe... Blue 2012-02-12T22:12:08Z 2012-02-12T22:12:08Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129910/sunday-previews XCOM- Enemy Unknown on Computer and Video Games. Blue 2012-02-12T22:12:01Z 2012-02-12T22:12:01Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129909/sunday-consolidation DICE still working on PS3 input lag issue. Blue 2012-02-12T22:11:56Z 2012-02-12T22:11:56Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129908/sunday-mobilization Southwest Airlines iPhone App Unencrypted, Vulnerable To Eavesdroppers. Blue 2012-02-12T22:11:52Z 2012-02-12T22:11:52Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129907/sunday-metaverse Mozilla Firefox version 10.0.1. Release notes. Thanks Frans. Valentine’s Day Google Doodles through the years. Blue 2012-02-12T22:11:47Z 2012-02-12T22:11:47Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129906/sunday-tech-bits Big Data’s Impact in the World. Thanks j.c.f. Scientists Print Cheap RFID Tags On Paper. Thanks HARDOCP. Kodak to stop making digital cameras. Thanks HARDOCP. NASA unplugs last mainframe. Eddy Cue... Blue 2012-02-12T22:11:41Z 2012-02-12T22:11:41Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129905/sunday-safety-dance How latest malware uses disguises to avoid detection. Thanks Acleacius. Electronic Security a Worry in an Age of Digital Espionage. Thanks Ant via DSLReports. Blue 2012-02-12T22:11:36Z 2012-02-12T22:11:36Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129904/game-reviews Bastion on eTeknix. Jagged Alliance: Back in Action on Hooked Gamers. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning on GameBanshee. Blue 2012-02-12T22:11:31Z 2012-02-12T22:11:31Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129903/hardware-reviews Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet on t-break. Scythe Mugen 3 Cooler on Technic3D. In German. Trendnet TPL-307E2K Powerline Adapter Kit on RBMODS. Blue 2012-02-12T22:11:27Z 2012-02-12T22:11:27Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129902/etc Thanks Ant. Mass Effect 3 Demo: The First 20 Minutes… Game Giveaway of the Day - Mechanism III (for Windows and Mac)… PCGamingWiki Launches. Thanks Acleacius… Matt Chat 136-... Blue 2012-02-12T22:11:22Z 2012-02-12T22:11:22Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129901/out-of-the-blue R.I.P.: Singer Whitney Houston dies at 48. Thanks Ant. Wasteful Links: Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez and Acleacius. Play: Luftrauser. Futurecade. Links: Building the Lego Super Star Destroyer. Thanks... Blue 2012-02-12T22:11:16Z 2012-02-12T22:11:16Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129900/new-frictional-game-tease A Next Frictional Game Website is online teasing the next game from the developer of Amnesia and other spooky games. It seems this may be connected to their latest survival/horror offering, as it... Blue 2012-02-11T17:57:45Z 2012-02-11T17:57:45Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129899/tribes-ascend-beta-key-giveaway Those interested in Tribes Ascend now have the opportunity to get a key to the ongoing closed beta test of Hi-Rez Studios' upcoming multiplayer shooter revival. All you need to do to earn a key is to... Blue 2012-02-11T17:57:40Z 2012-02-11T17:57:40Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129898/star-trek-game-next-year Paramount Pictures announces NAMCO BANDAI Games will co-publish and distribute their upcoming Star Trek game that ties in with the next Star Trek movie, saying it is expected in first quarter of 2013... Blue 2012-02-11T17:57:24Z 2012-02-11T17:57:24Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129897/wow-iron-man-challenge A post titled Till Death Do You Part on the World of Warcraft Website outlines the "Iron Man WoW Challenge III," a competition for hardcore World of Warcraft players to see how quickly they can reach... Blue 2012-02-11T17:57:15Z 2012-02-11T17:57:15Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129896/quoteworthy-tim-schafer-on-game-budgets "Surprised that game budgets are so high? Well, listen--people are expensive! And LIVING people? Forget about it." -- Double Fine's Tim Schaefer. Thanks Morris. Blue 2012-02-11T17:57:07Z 2012-02-11T17:57:07Z http://www.bluesnews.com/s/129895/new-mechwarrior-living-legends Mod DB now offers a new version 0.5.5 public beta of the MechWarrior: Living Legends modification for Crysis. Word is: "The release addresses a number of issues with the MWLL 0.5.4 release and... Blue 2012-02-11T17:56:56Z 2012-02-11T17:56:56Z