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Gamertell Review: Polk Audio’s HitMaster gaming stage monitor
Polk Audio wants to help add even more realism to your grand at-home jam illusion with its HitMaster stage monitor (those boxy speakers you see in front of each musician on stage at live performances or being smashed by archive footage of The Who). Does the HitMaster succeed? Click through to find out…
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Sony releases PoxNora on Facebook
Sony has released a Facebook version of the browser-based PC, Mac and Linux game PoxNora. Unfortunately, the free play portion is rather limited, unless you decide to spend real money on runes or a subscription.
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Gamertell Review: RE: Alistair for PC, Mac, Linux
RE: Alistair is surprisingly good, and not only as a free game, but as a visual novel and dating sim in general! It’s short, and there are only a few characters to interact with, but all four characters are quite interesting and the premise is great.
Gamertell Interview: Polk Audio’s Mark Suskind talks about the HitMaster monitor
Gamertell recently spoke with Mark Suskind, Polk Audio’s Vice President of Product Line Management about the company’s new HitMaster stage style audio monitor. The HitMaster is being marketed as a gaming accessory that will add an extra element of realism to music games including Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Essentially… Continue Reading »
Casual Friday: Update for February 27 - March 5, 2010
This week’s update is huge. HUGE. There are eight new casual games out this week and the best part is, only half are hidden object games! Okay, Eden’s Quest: The Hunt for Akua (PC) is technically part hidden object and should boost the count to five hidden object games and… Continue Reading »
Find love and revenge in RE: Alistair
Free games are always great, so let’s start the week out right with RE: Alistair! Sake-bento, tooaya and Thee Forsaken One have come together to create a brand new visual novel for PC, Mac and Linux owners. It’s free, so there’s no reason not to give it a try. If… Continue Reading »
Crowdsourcing game Photocity aids in development of awesome 3D photo tech
A group of researchers in the US have developed a process that can create a 3D representation of an object using a group of regular photographs. The system, developed by computer scientists from the University of Washington and Cornell University, can take a collection of 2D photographs and find certain… Continue Reading »
PC, Mac and Linux gamers should prepare for their Dark Descent
FROM APPLETELL - Fricitional Games is offering gamers their first look at actual in-game footage from their brand new horror game, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, due August 2010.
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Casual Friday: Update for February 13 - 19, 2010
Wow! There are a lot of new games out this week! And quite a bit of variety too! True, there’s the multitude of hidden object games that seem to endlessly appear each week. (They must be really easy to make.) But there are also some really intriguing games from other… Continue Reading »
Fast Finger Keyboards have ASAP, BRB and LOL keys
I don’t like to encourage text message speak, but if you rely on it to get through your daily emails and instant messages, you may want to pick up the Fast Finger keyboard that’s one of the highlights of New York’s 2010 Toy Fair. You can even buy one right… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: The Flower Shop for PC, Mac and Linux
Hard work builds character, an adage that is part of the crux of Winter Wolves’ latest game, The Flower Shop. In this visual novel, slash dating simulation, slash farming simulation, players must help a young man who’s floundering in his own life. He’s sent to the country, and it’s up… Continue Reading »
Casual Friday: Update for January 30 - February 5, 2010
Happy Friday everyone! It’s been another slightly slow week, but there’ve been a few notable casual games released that will hopefully brighten your day and weekend! If you want to prepare for Valentine’s Day, which already next Sunday, then check out Winter Wolves’ latest visual novel slash dating simulation slash… Continue Reading »
CES 2010: CyWee Group’s CyWee Z 3D wireless motion game controller for PC, Mac
Hidden among the many booths of big-name gadgets, electronics and myriad gear at CES 2010 there will also be plenty of lesser-known game-related products. CyWee Group, for example, will be there demonstrating its WiiMote-like game controller that works with PCs running Windows and Mac OS. And it doubles as a… Continue Reading »
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