| Saints Row IV Modders Create First-Person Mode Posted: 05 Oct 2013 12:54 PM PDT  Get to know your prey up close and personal
Is third-person too formal for you when it comes to Saints Row IV? Do you need to get up close and personal when blowing away your enemies with your dubstep gun? We've got the perfect solution for you: it's a first-person mod for PC players that allows you to see Steelport in all its wretched glory through brand new eyes. Volition hasn't yet released official Saints Row IV mod tools, but a team of prodigious modders (via PCGamer) were quick to release their own vision of how the game would play as a first-person adventure. You can grab it yourself at the group's official page, but be forewarned that there are bugs still to be ironed out. Things might still be a little wonky, but hey, that's to be expected. It's a small price to pay for a mode that completely changes up the look and feel of the game. And you can finally get a good look at the sweet tattoos on your arm. If only there were a mod to drench Steelport in sunlight once more. Get to it, modders! |
| Microsoft Recycling Outlook, Live, and Hotmail Accounts Posted: 05 Oct 2013 12:32 PM PDT  Purged email accounts are being recycled after 360-day timespan
If you've got a long-dormant Hotmail, Live, or Outlook.com account, you might consider checking in every so often. Microsoft is recycling old and unused accounts and if you've let yours languish for a while, you might have lost yours too. According to reports via PCWorld, Microsoft has been enacting a policy they've had in place for years. In fact, the Microsoft Services Agreement itself mentions that you should log in at a minimum of every 270 days, to "keep the Microsoft branded services portion of the services active," or else your data may be deleted, with your access revoked. The agreement does not mention the recycling of usernames, but the company has said that this is actually part of their policy. After your account goes inactive, it's set up for deletion. Then, after 360 days, it's made available again. This is causing some alarm amongst users concerned for breaches of their privacy, which is of course understandable -- but it appears the practice is just now being brought to life. It's in stark contrast to companies like Google, who upon deletion of email addresses will not allow that username to be put into circulation once more. Are you an Outlook, Hotmail, or Live user? What do you think about these practices? |
| DRAM Prices Skyrocketing After Hynix Fabrication Plant Fire Posted: 05 Oct 2013 09:50 AM PDT  Prices likely won't return to normal until next year
DRAM prices are on the rise after a Hynix fabrication plant fire in Wuxi, China. After a September 4th blaze that raged on for nearly two hours, the plant was left ravaged, filled with damaged equipment and problems that have caused DRAM prices to inflate up to 35 percent. According to a report via PCWorld from investment bank PiperJaffray, it doesn't look like they'll be back to normal until sometime next year. Hynix is poised to bolster its operations in Waxi in order to get back to their normal DRAM production schedule by November, but for now they plan to produce DRAM in an M12 fabrication plant in Korea to make up for the shortage. Looks like if you're in the market for DRAM, you might be paying a little more than you expected for a while. |
| Steam and Amazon Weekend Deals: Borderlands 2 and Crysis 3 Posted: 05 Oct 2013 07:30 AM PDT  Looking for something new to play over the weekend?
It's a great weekend for PC gamers, with Steam and Amazon deals on some of the hottest titles around. Both distributors are running promotions including Borderlands 2 for $14.99 (50% off) and Crysis 3 for $14.99. If you've held off on picking up either title for a while, now is your chance. 
Steam is also offering XCOM: Enemy Unknown for $9.99 (75% off), Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition for $5.00 (75% off), and Civilization V for $14.99 (50% off.) Grab Dead Space 3 for $14.99 (75% off) as well at Amazon Digital. Looks like $14.99 will go a long way when it comes to gaming value this weekend. |
