Rated: 100% (8 votes)
Loading ...Episode 18 - GTX 280 and a possible game of the year
Alex Watson
The CPC podcast is now a legal adult with its 18th episode; it features Clive on the hosting mic for the first time, and he’s joined by Orestis, Phil and games reviewer extraordinaire, Dan Emery. The team look back at the GeForce GTX 280 launch, and discuss the top 10 games, including awesome new launches Race Drive GRID and Mass Effect. With Editor Alex away, the team also struggle with what words they’re allowed to say, and what are too controversial to be broadcast. There’s also the guess the game music competition, with copies of City of Heroes and Villains to be won.
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Rated: 100% (6 votes)
Loading ...Episode 17 - Autumn graphics war, Windows 7 and Conan
Alex Watson
We have returned, finally, with another Episode of the CPC podcast. Phil and new CPC recruit Orestis join Alex to dicuss the upcoming Autumn graphics war between new GeForce and Radeon cards, plus our first thoughts on Windows 7, the successor to Vista. We also discuss the top 10 games, including Assassin’s Creed and Age of Conan. As a bonus, there’s an interview with the director of Age of Conan, too.
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Rated: 96% (20 votes)
Loading ...Episode 16 - HD-DVD is dead and GeForce 9 is here
Alex Watson
Issue 55 of Custom PC is out in the shops now and we’re back with another podcast. HD-DVD is dead but does that mean Blu-Ray has won? The team also debate the launch of the GeForce 9-series with the 9600 GT, what makes a good game, and Boffin News is back with the news that boffins are at work inventing super intense lasers.
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Rated: 92.73% (11 votes)
Loading ...Episode 15 - The PCs vs Consoles special
Alex Watson
Issue 54 of Custom PC is out in the shops now, and the cover feature pits PCs against consoles in a battle to see how the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii compare when it comes to gaming. This special edition of the CPC podcast is intended as a companion piece to the magazine, and sees Alex, Clive and games maestro Phil debating the pros and cons of gaming on the three consoles and the PC itself.
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Rated: 83.64% (11 votes)
Loading ...Episode 14 - Skulltrail, Blackbirds and mad monkey boffins
Alex Watson
The CPC podcast is back for 2008. The panel takes a look ahead to 2008, including Skulltrail from Intel and the HP Blackbird. Chris introduces Boffin news -a look at the best mad, bad science stories on the web - and the team add plenty of puns to the top 10 games chart, as well as discussing whether remakes of games are a good or bad idea.
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Rated: 96.67% (18 votes)
Loading ...Episode 13A - Another try at Spider, 3D screens and Crysis
Alex Watson
Our 13th episode genuinely was unlucky. Seems there was a problem for iTunes users - this is a repost to correct it. This episode sees AMD trying to fight back with its Spider platform - new Radeon graphics cards, new chipsets and finally, Phenom. But are some of the legs wonky? The team discusses this along with our recent experience of 3D monitors from Zalman. The games chart features Crysis and we debate whether it’s the game of the year.
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Rated: 96% (10 votes)
Loading ...Episode 13 - Spider, 3D screens and Crysis
Alex Watson
Our 13th episode sees AMD trying to fight back with its Spider platform - new Radeon graphics cards, new chipsets and finally, Phenom. But are some of the legs wonky? The team discusses this along with our recent experience of 3D monitors from Zalman. The games chart features Crysis and we debate whether it’s the game of the year.
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Rated: 98.57% (14 votes)
Loading ...Episode 12 - 88GT, eeePC and tons of game demos
Alex Watson
In this episode the panel discusses the new Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT, the tiny, super portable Asus eeePC and the deluge of new PC game demos that has resulted in a games chart that is only 10 per cent Sims. All this and Clive comes up with a new slogan for Intel.
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Rated: 83.64% (11 votes)
Loading ...Episode 11 - CPC is 50 and Intel vs AMD heats up
Alex Watson
We’re back! In our eleventh podcast the panel look back over four years and fifty issues of Custom PC. The big news this time round centres on Intel and AMD. Intel has bought Havok and AMD has announced triple-core CPUs; we mull that over and Ben reports live from IDF. The top 10 games chart and the competition return as well.
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Rated: 96% (15 votes)
Loading ...Episode 10 - Gaming special: i31, LAN gaming and Crysis
Alex Watson
The CPC podcast is 10 and we’ve got a gaming special to celebrate. Alex, James, Clive and Chris have Crysis to discuss, along with immersive gaming, the i31 LAN party and the launch of the Omega Sektor. The top 10 games chart and the competition return as well.
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