AMD Radeon 6970 & 6950 Review

AMD continues to spread the holiday cheer with another release in their Radeon HD 6000 series. They released the 6870 and 6580 at the end of October (falling between the two Thanksgiving holidays in the US and Canada), and they are now releasing the 6970 and 6950 in time for Christmas.

The 6900 cards continue in the 6800 tradition, in that they are an evolutionary step beyond the previous generation (the 5800 series) and the 6800's themselves. This direction allows AMD to continue their trend of impressive performance at a very competitive price.

AMD Releases Catalyst 10.12 Driver Update

The 10.12 version of the Catlyst Driver suite brings a number of improvements. The most noticeable is an overhauled (and much improved, IMHO) interface. The big Eyefinity update is the inclusion of support of 5x1-Portrait support.

Catalyst Control Center 10.12 Video Overview

AMD has just released Catalyst Control Center 10.12, which includes a totally revamped (and much improved) interface. I've gone through and created a video that does a quick comparison to the old CCC, and then a walk-though of both the Basic and Advanced interface options. YouTube video link.

New Year's YouTube Caption Contest

We are running a contest where you can win copies of Borderlands (or the DLC), the Deus Ex Collection (prep for Human Revolution by playing the first two) or 1500 Turbine Points. To win, you have to have the highest rated comment on each respective video on January 1st. Hit this forum thread for more details.

Cellfactor: Psychokinetic Wars

CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars is a Sci Fi first-person shooter. The player can choose between three classes, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. The Guardian is specialized in guns and the Bishop is better at using telekinetic superpowers while the Black-op is balanced in both. Some of the powers are telekinesis, teleportation and generating energy shields.

Emergency 2012

Known as 911: First Responders in North America, Emergency 4 boasts several improvements in user-friendliness compared to previous titles.

Sail Simulator 2010

Aka Sail Simulator 5.
SS5 is all about hoisting the sails and taming the wind. Setup weather conditions, current direction and wave profiles, and hop aboard 6 types of sloops, yachts and whatnots. Roam freely around 4 environments, test your skills on a match course, or setup a LAN or online multiplayer regatta.

Bloody Good Time

Bloody Good Time is a first person shooter developed by Outerlight and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows and Xbox Live Arcade. It was released on 28 October 2010.

The game is a spiritual sequel to The Ship, Outerlight's debut title, with similar but improved gameplay and graphics.[1] It features four various game modes (hunt, elimination, revenge and deathmatch). Up to eight players can play in online matches. There is also an arcade mode which allows the player to play against the AI bots. The title uses Valve's Source engine.