Phone it in Fridays

"Phone it in Fridays" is going to be a reoccurring feature of this blog, the title is as such because I'm probably going to be playing games as I type it up.

Heh, it beat out "Brutally Honest Wednesday" so it has that going for it.

PlayStation:

What you need to know today is if you have a PS Plus subscription the March free game is (rumored) to be Dead Nation, so if you or someone you know was on the edge about buying it, give it a miss to see if the rumor pans out.

                                                        img credit:Skitzee's Gaming Rig (megagames.com)
PC:

What you need to know today on the PC side of things is all three of the Crysis games are on sale through Origin for $50. Remember these games were system breakers when released and the game play is still super fun.

There you have it. That's all I care about today. Have fun gaming.

image credit: venture beat Nvidia



PC gaming just got a major win today, Nvidia has not only raised the bar but has lowered the power requirements on it's newest round of graphics cards. This is great news for gamers on a budget. The new cards run fast and run colder, meaning they can be smaller without the need for large fans. This is such an advantage because usually it takes a long while for the newer cards to make it to laptops and bargain PCs. With this change in efficiency, the card won't consume as much power, leading to a decrease in overall PSU requirements.

This makes your PC more green, you won't spend as much on that electric bill for more processing power. Obviously this is a win all the way around. Gamers have a need for power, and this delivers the power without the extreme cost we've seen in the past, these new chipsets are being offered for anywhere in the ballpark of $100-200. So crazy considering the last round of chipsets clocked in at anywhere from $350-1000 depending on how bleeding edge you had to be.

The beta is open! Are you ready to play Titanfall?  If you're lucky you might get chosen. Register here. You can't get picked if you don't sign up, so why not give it a go? There aren't that many spots left in the beta, although it's open at time of posting I can't promise it will still be when you read it so hurry up and jump in.

About this blog

Tech plays an active role in our lives. For gamers it is a way of life. This blog will be updated with breaking news with regards to PlayStation and PC tech. Sony, Microsoft and the like. For example what's going down with Sony selling the Vaio laptop division, selling it off or what? Whats the newest tech with regards to gaming. Have you heard about Oculus Rift or Sony's version of virtual reality? Stick with me and I'll keep you up to date. I'll have links to all sorts of news sites to set you straight.

I'm a Sr. enrolled at IU South Bend going for an informatics degree. The connection here is my minor is creative writing and that interest is why I'm typing this to you now. I've been gaming since I was very young, built my first PC desktop at 12, my first console was Sony's PS2 and I've been a PC/PlayStation fanboy ever since. I'm not an expert by any means but I like to keep up to date with everything gaming related. Games I've been involved with over my gaming career vary by a wide margin. I own every Metal Gear Solid game (yes even the PSP one sadly enough) and I've been involved with WoW (quit at WotLK), Runescape (started during early rs1 quit before rs3), SW:TOR (valor 85) and Aion to a lesser extent. Most resent game is beta testing ESO. Love Steam and to a lesser extent Origin (have to have it for BF4). Best title I've played in a extremely long time is Naughty Dog's game for PS3 called "The Last of Us" if you don't own this game go buy it. If someone told you this game wasn't good, tell them to go back to candy crush or castle crashers. Don't have a PS3? Go buy one for this game, it's that good. Now you have a good example on what games I like, hang on, lets see how far the rabbit hole goes.