tag:scoop.intel.com,2009:/cgi-bin/mt//feed/gaming 2009-11-23T18:53:04Z Movable Type 4.21-en 29 1 29 tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3621 2009-11-09T20:19:04Z 2009-11-09T20:34:01Z Todd Christ http://scoop.intel.com This was passed along to me on Twitter today, thought I’d share it with the Scoop audience. Awesome video showcasing how sand is turned into one of the worlds most innovative use of silicon - the Intel Core Processor!... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3620 2009-11-05T18:01:17Z 2009-11-06T11:49:09Z Michael Brito http://scoop.intel.com The plane ride to Dubai was interesting. I got to the airport about two and a half hours early, and had a connecting flight to Atlanta. The thing was, it was storming in Atlanta, and in order for me to... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3619 2009-11-05T17:32:09Z 2009-11-06T11:47:51Z Michael Brito http://scoop.intel.com We started off our team trip to Chengdu, China on a very high note.  Coming from New York, where the Counter-Strike division had just won the World Cyber Games USA national championship, confidence was high.  After winning the WCG title... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3577 2009-10-22T14:07:07Z 2009-10-22T14:06:36Z Todd Christ http://scoop.intel.com I’ve been dying to do this upgrade for a while, and I finally did the upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate! Yes, I said “upgrade”, mostly because I just wasn’t ready to do a full OS rebuild on my Core i7.... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3525 2009-10-08T15:20:56Z 2009-10-08T18:13:03Z Michael Brito http://scoop.intel.com At Intel, we know that our Rock Stars are unique; just ask Ajay Bhatt, co-inventor of the USB. You are unique too; and we want to know why you think you’re a rock star. Since we recently launched the “Extreme”... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3510 2009-10-05T16:08:31Z 2009-10-05T16:41:06Z Michael Brito http://scoop.intel.com Intel is celebrating the launch of the new family of Intel® Core™ i7 and Core™ i5 processors by challenging the world's best mod enthusiasts to rock the world in the Intel® Core™ i7 Custom Desktop Challenge. This  challenge rewards enthusiasts... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3437 2009-09-22T21:54:00Z 2009-09-25T05:13:54Z Todd Christ http://scoop.intel.com When people ask me for recommendations on buying (or building) a new PC, my first question is ‘How much do you want to spend’ - because like anything, you usually get what you pay for. Everyone who’s wanted Intel Core... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3393 2009-09-19T02:57:41Z 2009-09-19T03:49:46Z Michael Brito http://scoop.intel.com Top indie games according to whom? Glad you asked. Sid Meier, Will Wright, and a panel of esteemed judges helped select the winners of this year's Intel Level Up Game Demo Challenge - showcasing the world champs of indie games.... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3318 2009-09-08T20:37:58Z 2009-09-09T16:42:30Z Todd Christ http://scoop.intel.com If you've been waiting for the Core i5 Processor - then wait no longer! This CPU was just released and the reviews look pretty darned amazing! The newest Core i5 45nm chips give you multi-threaded performance for faster multi-tasking,... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3293 2009-09-03T05:07:44Z 2009-09-03T05:12:22Z Michael Brito http://scoop.intel.com The Penny Arcade Expo kicks off on Friday, and we couldn't be more excited. The show is expecting a sold-out crowd of 60,000+, and if the crowds at QuakeCon and BlizzCon are any example, there are sure to be thousands... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3291 2009-09-02T18:20:19Z 2009-09-02T18:24:30Z Todd Christ http://scoop.intel.com This video gives a whole new meaning to ‘durable computing’… and for those of you who don’t like math… 70C is 158F (that’s HOT!)... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3271 2009-08-26T16:30:09Z 2009-08-27T23:36:50Z Todd Christ http://scoop.intel.com Ok - I’ll be totally honest here… when I was first invited to goto Blizzcon - I hesitated. Why? Well, for one - I’m not a Warcraft player, I’ve seen Starcraft, and many of my friends have lost countless... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3260 2009-08-24T18:00:28Z 2009-08-24T18:08:32Z Todd Christ http://scoop.intel.com From my previous Blizzcon blogs, you know that World of Warcraft: Cataclysm and Diablo 3 have been previewed already - but many of you are die-hard Starcraft fans too! Whether you’re a Protoss, Terran or Zerg - this to be... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3262 2009-08-24T17:26:55Z 2009-08-24T18:43:00Z Regina Wu http://scoop.intel.com The busy gaming season is upon us, and I've found myself flying around the country and living out of a suitcase once again.  Thus far I have been to both Quakecon and Blizzcon, with PAX approaching soon.... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3259 2009-08-24T06:55:09Z 2009-08-24T07:15:33Z Michael Brito http://scoop.intel.com Day two was even more fun than day one.  Check out the video below:... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3258 2009-08-23T02:00:11Z 2009-08-23T02:40:01Z Todd Christ http://scoop.intel.com Diablo 3 is one of those long awaited games that is being demo’ed at Blizzcon 2009 and wow does it look great! On the first day, we got to see a short video of a new player class: The Monk!... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3255 2009-08-21T21:26:56Z 2009-08-21T23:46:50Z Michael Brito http://scoop.intel.com I have to say that this is much more than I expected; and despite the occasional Blood Elf and Night Elf walking around in full character, everything else seems to be somewhat normal. In fact, this place is so packed... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3246 2009-08-19T15:52:06Z 2009-08-19T16:03:46Z Michael Brito http://scoop.intel.com More than 6,000 passionate gamers showed up in force at QuakeCon 2009 this past week in Grapevine, Texas. In fact, after setting up the Intel booth the night before the event we peeked next door and were amazed to see... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3217 2009-08-14T21:00:39Z 2009-08-14T21:00:03Z Todd Christ http://scoop.intel.com Blizzcon - a massive event for the most Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) creator - BLIZZARD Entertainment! Yes - the software monstrosity that brings us games like StarCraft, Diablo, and World of Warcraft is having their annual Blizzcon... tag:scoop.intel.com,2009://27.3166 2009-07-30T21:33:43Z 2009-08-14T20:27:15Z Todd Christ http://scoop.intel.com I remember attending my first LAN Party back in the mid-90s - a small group of us; maybe 8 to 10 people at a friend's house. We played Quake 2 for about 10 hours... It wasn't so much the game-time...