London (England) - Racing series Colin McRae, known for its attention to realistic vehicle damage, is heading to the Playstation 3 this fall with Colin McRae: Dirt. The latest entry in the franchise, which is named after the 25-time tournament champion S Read more
Two separate studies, one in Germany and the other in the United Kingdom, have concluded that playing racing video games promotes risky driving behaviour, particularly among men Read more
Electronic Arts has announced the fifth edition of its popular racing and destruction game, Burnout. The game will be made for the Xbox 360 and the upcoming PlayStation 3 consoles. EA promises less menu jumping and more destruction, even boasting that gamers can literally, "rip their cars in half". Read more
A 12-year-old boy was treated for second-degree burns after a PSP burnt a hole in his pocket, ironically with the game "Burnout" inside. Read more
The XPC SX58H7 brings Shuttle Form Factor to Core i7. Can a system this small support the highest-end processors and graphics cards? We pack the diminutive box full of hardware and run it through our test suite. Read more
Samsung’s new 256 GB flash SSD is a screamer, while Solidata created a questionable RAID-based SSD that runs incredibly hot. Check out one example of what a new SSD should be and another example of what not to buy in this increasingly competitive market. Read more
Sure, you can buy a quad-core CPU... but do you need one? Software has come a long way to support multi-threading since the first multi-core CPUs were released, but how much better are four CPU cores than one, two, or three? Read more
Mainstream graphics cards are usually one degree more exciting than integrated graphics. But ATI's Radeon HD 4770 serves up RV770-class performance for $109 (and employs an energy-saving 40nm process, to boot). We run the card through its paces. Read more