Alienware Alpha Steam Machine Photo Gallery
Dell has one of the first Steam Machines available and we have it in the office for testing. The Alienware Alpha is a small form-factor PC that runs SteamOS, Valve's own gaming-focused operating system.
The box is quite small, and packs pretty high-end components. Our version has an Intel Core i7, 8GB of RAM, and a custom Nvidia GPU that has the equivalent power of a GTX 860M. If you already have a gaming PC, check out the $50 Steam Link. It will allow you to stream your PC games to your TV over your home network.
We'll have a full review soon but in the meantime, check out the photo gallery of the Alienware Alpha below.
What You Need to Know About Steam Machines
After many delays, Valve’s attempt to infiltrate the living room is finally launching November 10th. Valve wants PC gamers to have the flexibility and convenience of console gaming and is releasing a slew of new products, including the Steam Machine (in partnership with companies like Alienware and Digital Storm), to make that happen. But what exactly is a Steam Machine?
Netflix Could Be Developing a Moon Knight Series
It is rumored that Marvel anti-hero Moon Knight could be coming to Netflix.
In the latest episode of Collider Heroes, Heroic Hollywood editor Umberto Gonzalez discussed the unannounced projects in the MCU. (You can see the portion of note at the 10:00 mark below)
"Moon Knight is not actually being developed for film," said Gonzalez. The "rumor is that Moon Knight is actually being developed for Netflix."
He continues, saying that Moon Knight's introduction could work the same way as how Marvel is "back-dooring" Punisher in Season 2 of Daredevil, indicating -- as many suspect -- Punisher could get his own series too. Right now, these rumors are unconfirmed.
Metal Gear 5 Opening Day Twice as Good as Avengers 2
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain earned twice as much in its first day on sale as Avengers: Age of Ultron did in the same time frame.
That's according to Adobe Digital Index’s new report on gaming trends (via Venturebeat), which reveals Kojima's final Metal Gear game pulled in an impressive $179 million globally compared to Avengers' $84 million global take.
What's even more interesting is the comparative budget sizes - while Metal Gear cost around $80 million to make, Age of Ultron sucked up a huge $250 million.
“The gaming industry is a lot bigger than most marketers realize,” said Tamara Gaffney, principal analyst and director at Adobe in the report. “These games get more social buzz on opening day than most movies do, and the revenue for one of the top games this year outdid the highest-grossing movie start
Comic Book Reviews for October 14, 2015
It's another huge week of comics as Marvel debuts #1s for several new series, DC delivers tons of Batman comics, and the other publishers continue to bring their A-game. See what we thought about this week's releases, then go be polite in the comments.
DC COMICS
Written by Scott Snyder | Drawn by Greg Capullo
Worlds: Watch League of Legends’ Championship on IGN
League of Legends' World Championship is underway, and you can watch and discuss the entire thing live on IGN. Catch elimination matches, Riot's PTL, and rebroadcasts on this page -- bookmark it and come back whenever you want to watch.
If you want to know when your favorite team is playing, check out the Worlds schedule.
Missed a series? Catch up with each week's events with our recaps.
Report: Fantastic Four Back at Marvel, New Film Coming 2020
A new rumour is claiming the film rights to the Fantastic Four are back with Marvel, with the studio now planning a new film for 2020 that'll see the quartet folded into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Den of Geek claims the move was made as part of the deal that will see Fox allowed to create two X-Men TV shows - Hellfire and Legion. Reportedly, in exchange for allowing Fox the TV rights to the franchise they've long desired, Marvel wanted to get something in return. Apparently, that something was the Fantastic Four film rights.
Black Desert Online Is Coming to North America and Europe
Black Desert Online is coming to North America and Europe.
Details are scarce at the moment, but we do know the Western version of the fantasy MMO will differ slightly from its Russian and Korean counterparts: Black Desert Online will not be free-to-play. Instead, the developers have opted to release it as a buy-to-play game, like Guild Wars 2.
To support the ongoing development and general maintenance, vanity and convenience items will be sold in-game for real world money.
Game balancing in the Western version will be tweaked, as will how players progress through the game. There’s no release date as of yet, but you can expect Black Desert Online at some point in early 2016.
Just Cause 3 Install Size Revealed on Xbox One
Just Cause 3 will apparently eat up 42.49GB worth of space on your Xbox One hard drive if you opt to download it.
That's thanks to a new listing on Xbox.com, which offers details about the game ahead of its release in December. Though we don't know how much room you'll need on PS4 and PC, it presumably won't be too different.
Seeing as Just Cause 3's 1,000 square kilometre map is set to be one of the biggest ever in gaming, it's not hugely surprising that you'll have to dedicate a hefty chunk of room to the Mediterranean playground.
1 Million People Have Backed Star Citizen
Star Citizen has reached 1 million crowdfunding backers, and is celebrating by offering them all access to the entire game.
"Starting today, we are eliminating ‘Alpha Access’ and the $5 module passes," says the announcement from Chris Roberts on the Star Citizen website. "Anyone who has pledged for a Star Citizen Package can now play today without worrying they won’t have access to some portion of the ‘Verse in the future. No Star Marine pass, no Alpha 2.0 pass… no additional payment needed for any module in the works, pre-release."
If you did get the Alpha Access package previously, you will be awarded with 10,000 UEC, and if you purchased the Arena Commander pass, you'll get 5,000 UEC.