Tatiora

Tatiora

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Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Image c/o Jakud Porzyck/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Yesterday, I woke up to the surprising news that Microsoft was planning to buy Activision Blizzard. This acquisition will, according to Microsoft, grant them access to hundreds of millions of gamers and position it as "the world's third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencen

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Reply to My Last News Post for WinCustomize.... in WinCustomize News Stardock Forums

Late to the party, and of course you and I have spoken individually, but if I'm not out here giving you public accolades then what the heck is wrong with me? Because you deserve them, and much more. I will miss you and your guidance. Since I got to Stardock back in 2015 you and I have worked closely together and you spent so much time patiently guiding me and showing me the ropes around here. I am so lucky to have had that. I am so proud of you and thrilled for you. I

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Wholesome: Starlink's self-heating satellite dishes are attracting cats in Life, the Universe and Everything Stardock Forums

I love how absolutely and utterly ridiculous cats are. The old cat meme "if it fits, I sits," rings true almost 100% of the time. I know that my own cat will wiggle her way into positions that my body starts aching just at the mere thought of. All this is to say that I take great delight in seeing what kinds of shenanigans animals get up to when left to their own devices, which is the case here. I found an article while browsing on Gizmodo about Starlink's Internet satellite d

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Reply to The Evolution of Video Game Graphics in Stardock Blog Stardock Forums

[quote who="PhoenixRising1" reply="1" id="3829327"] I think Mario Bros. ability to still be played today showcases that not all game genres need the best graphics possible. In my opinion, I think every game genre runs better on a certain level of graphics. I will list off some games to illustrate. [/quote] I very much agree! While pretty graphics are a pull toward a game and can go a long way toward creating a complete package, fundamentally the enjoyable gameplay h

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New Year PC Clean-Up using Pages in Fences 4 in Stardock Blog Stardock Forums

While I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions for myself, it’s hard not to feel the pull of “new year, new me!” every time we finish our midnight celebrations. More often than not, this is accompanied by an urge to clean and purge certain areas of my home in an effort to feel like I’m starting fresh. This desire often extends to my personal computer as well, since I spend large amounts of time on it for my various hobbies and w

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Select Samsung TVs will come equipped for cloud gaming in 2022 in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

CES 2022 starts today, but we've already heard some major announcements from some big players in the tech game earlier this week. Samsung, for example, debuted its new TVs, and some of them will let you play games from the cloud, no console required! The platforms they've integrated into their televisions so far are Google Stadia, Nvidia GeForce Now, and Utomik. According to Samsung, "select" 2022 TV models will give you direct access to GeForce Now, Stadia, and Utomik cloud gaming se

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Tutorials in Video Games: Love 'em or hate 'em? in Stardock Blog Stardock Forums

When it comes to teaching a person how to play a video game, there have been two extremes over time that have been prevalent in gaming: “too much hand-holding”, and “throw you to the wolves and see how many times you get shredded alive.” Earlier video games - long before gaming became a mainstream hobby for millions of people - typically skewed toward the latter category. Old school NES game

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This joy from our childhood may have a better return on investment than gold in Life, the Universe and Everything Stardock Forums

When you think about objects that you can invest in for hopefully high returns, you tend to think of things like gold, jewelry, art, antiques, and so on. A new study from the economists at the Higher School of Economics in Russia recently released a study that presents a new and unique lucrative alternative: Lego sets. Throughout the course of their study, th

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The Evolution of Video Game Graphics in Stardock Blog Stardock Forums

As a general rule, most everyone thinks of Pong as the first actual video game (it isn’t technically , but it was the first one commercially available).We’ve come a long, long way since then - both visually and technically. I have grown up on video games, starting back in the 1980’s with Nintendo’s Su

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A "mysterious hut" has been spotted on the far side of the Moon in Life, the Universe and Everything Stardock Forums

A cube-shaped object has been spotted by scientists working on China's Chang'e 4 mission on the far side of the Moon. Pictured below, you can see the object standing out against the blackness of space, practically begging in the Yutu 2 rover to come over and examine it. While the object is probably something like a displaced boulder, scientists want to

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Open World Exploration in Games in Stardock Blog Stardock Forums

I love open exploration. This fact is actually relatively newfound information for me. I have always enjoyed RPGs and the “exploration” they offer - by that, I always meant whatever new world tidbit or experience I had as I progressed through a linear storyline. But as open world exploration started to permeate several different game genres, I found m

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Start11 is Now on Steam in Start News Stardock Forums

Take complete control of your Start menu on Windows 10 or 11 with Start11 - Now on Steam Get it now [video]https://youtu.be/aOOBoyDZqKw[/video] <span class="TextRun SCXW9541315

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