Get dirty in our 'Dirty Grandpa' Blu-ray giveaway

Ben Gourlay | Contests & Giveaways | Jun 5, 2016 7:59 PM CDT

To celebrate this week's release of 'Dirty Grandpa' on Blu-ray HD and DVD, we have ten Blu-ray copies to give away thanks to our friends at eOne Home Entertainment.

Jason Kelly (Zac Efron from 'Bad Neighbours') is one week away from marrying his boss's uber-controlling daughter, putting him on the fast track for a partnership at the law firm. But when the straight-laced Jason is tricked into driving his foul-mouthed grandfather, Dick (Robert De Niro: Joy), to Daytona for spring break, his pending nuptials are suddenly in jeopardy. Between riotous frat parties, bar fights and an epic night of karaoke, Dick is on a quest to live his life to the fullest and bring Jason along for the wildest journey of their lives.

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Abandoned 'Jurassic Park' TV show art reveals what could've been

Ben Gourlay | Celebrities & Entertainment | Jun 5, 2016 7:21 PM CDT

In 1993, audiences went dino-mad for 'Jurassic Park', so it's no surprise that soon after its release an animated version was being considered. Sure it probably would have been pretty crap, but kids would have eaten it up. Now thanks to some recently released artwork by conceptual artist William Stout, we've got our first look at what the show might have looked like.

Set to return key characters from the first 'Jurassic Park' film such as Dr's Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler, Ian Malcom, John Hammond, as well as youngsters Tim and Lex Murphy, it's not known what the show would have revolved around - but it's safe to assume that the characters would have returned to Isla Nublar, the exact same site as the dino-massacre... for some strange reason.

While Stout's artwork is dated 1993 (the same year the original hit theatres), no animated 'Jurassic Park' TV show ended up happening and we don't know why - and before this artwork surfaced, we had no idea it was even on the cards either. I guess we can console ourselves with the animated spin-off from Roland Emmerich's 'Godzilla', which actually was a thing in 1998.

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Disney's animated 'Zootopia' crosses $1b mark worldwide

Ben Gourlay | Celebrities & Entertainment | Jun 5, 2016 6:32 PM CDT

For many years it was the Pixar animation studio that was showing the Walt Disney company how to craft a contemporary animated film, but it seems the house that Walt built has had another creative second wind that's being rewarded at the international box office.

This weekend, the 2015 animated hit 'Zootopia' crossed the $1 billion mark in international box office grosses, becoming the fourth highest grossing film of all time and joining an illustrious group that includes 'Frozen', 'Toy Story 3' and... ahem, 'Minions'.

Disney's 2010 feature 'Tangled' ended a bad spell for the company, which continued with 'Wreck-It Ralph' the next year and culminated in the 'Frozen' behemoth. In comparison, Pixar's 2016 offering 'The Good Dinosaur' sank with just $331 million in revenue after poor word of mouth. Disney's next animated feature 'Moana' is set to hit in November.

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Is HTC planning internal development of additional Vive VR games?

Computex 2016 -- During our HTC Vive booth appointment at Computex, an HTC representative suggested that the company is planning internal development of their own virtual reality games.

HTC had a number of impressive VR experiences to show us in Taipei, and we'll have hands-on previews for you to check out in the next few days. One of those experiences was Front Defense, a WWII-era tower defense game that was technically developed by Fantahorn Studio. However, that studio is partially comprised of current HTC employees, and HTC has sponsored this particular team for the express purpose of creating VR content.

This business model seems reminiscent of what Oculus is doing with studios like Insomniac Games. Upcoming Rift titles like The Unspoken are funded by Oculus and exclusive to their platform. However, this prompted me to ask our appointment guide, HTC Corporate Communications Supervisor Jessica Tan, if HTC is planning to develop additional Vive games internally, and she answered in the affirmative.

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Halo coming to PC thanks to fan-made Installation 01

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Jun 5, 2016 11:55 AM CDT

A modern Halo is coming to PC after all, but Microsoft and 343 Industries have nothing to do with it. The project is instead being led by a dedicated team of Halo fans, and they now have a new clip of the latest build.

Halo coming to PC thanks to fan-made Installation 01

Introducing Installation 01, the ambitious project to bring a fully-fledged Halo game to the PC. The game is being developed by 30+ developers across the globe, who aim to incorporate "all the best from existing Halo games" into a single multiplayer sandbox. The free-to-play fan-made Halo shooter won't just have multiplayer, though; the team plans to bring singleplayer campaign, Firefight, and PVP action to the mix as well.

We covered Installation 01 back in November 2015, and the team has just released a brand new trailer (see above) along with a huge smattering of 3D renders (see below) to show us how far they've come in these past months. While the project is still in its pre-alpha stages, the developers hope to have a public build of Installation 01 available in 5-8 months.

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AZIO showed me the PC keyboard of my retro dreams at Computex

Jason Evangelho | Peripherals | Jun 5, 2016 11:41 AM CDT

Computex 2016 -- True story: I'm old enough that I learned how to type using a combination of classic typewriters and an Apple II Plus. So when AZIO showed me one of their upcoming keyboards during Computex, pangs of retro nostalgia flooded over me.

From the rounded keys to their chrome edges to the font choice, AZIO's latest just screams retro. Unfortunately, it's so early in the design process that the company doesn't yet have a marketing name for it, although interested keyboard warriors will be able to find it under its model number MK-OS-01 once it launches.

Aside from the model number, all we know at this point is that it will use Kailh Blue switches, should launch for less than $100 MSRP, and will grace our fingers in September.

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Ubisoft's most famous E3 graphics downgrades combined in a single clip

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Jun 5, 2016 9:56 AM CDT

With E3 2016 on the way, it's only right that we take a moment to remember just how deceptive E3 reveal footage can be--especially with Ubisoft's infamous graphical downgrades.

Ubisoft's most famous E3 graphics downgrades combined in a single clip

In little over a week, E3 2016 will be upon us, and that means tons of bullshots. What are bullshots, you might ask? It's the deceptive practice of selling a game based on an extremely high-fidelity trailer that is as close to the real game as Rick and Morty is to Back to the Future.

We're talking extreme high-grade graphics with tons of atmospheric effects and volumetric lighting that are absolutely missing on the final release. E3 is the prime event for bullshots as millions of gamers are watching, so publishers fire up the old false-advertising gameplay footage to sell us something that doesn't really exist.

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MSI unveils new high-bandwidth SLI bridges at Computex

Derek Strickland | Video Cards & GPUs | Jun 5, 2016 9:31 AM CDT

Computex 2016 - With EVGA debuting its stylish RGB-illuminated SLI bridges for NVIDIA's new Pascal-based video cards, MSI has followed suit with its own 2-way HB SLI bridge.

MSI unveils new high-bandwidth SLI bridges at Computex

Unlike its 4-way SLI bridges, MSI's new Pascal-based 2-way high-bandwith SLI bridges don't have fans on them, and are designed to accommodate multi-GPU setups by 2-way SLI-ing NVIDIA's new GeForce Series-10 video cards.

At MSI's booth, the 2-way SLI bridge is seen attached to two high-end MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Gaming Z 8G video cards, sporting an LED-lit dragon logo and a brushed chrome-and-silver style. High-bandwidth SLI bridges are encouraged for multi-GPU builds in order to hit optimum 4k 60Hz/120Hz and beyond.

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Teamgroup debuts new Xtreem DDR4 4266 MHz RAM modules

Derek Strickland | RAM | Jun 5, 2016 9:05 AM CDT

Computex 2016 - Teamgroup reveals its new performance-grade T-Force DDR4 RAM lineup at Computex, including the T-Force Xtreem 4266 MHz modules and stylish new T-Force Nighthawk DDR4-3200 sticks.

Teamgroup debuts new Xtreem DDR4 4266 MHz RAM modules

Teamgroup has broken the 4000MHz barrier with its new enthusiast-grade T-Force Xtreem modules. The new T-Force Xtreem DDR4 RAM module line hits blistering frequencies up to 4266 MHz, but only in the ASRock Z170 OC Formula motherboards. The T-Force Xtreem come in DDR4-4133 flavors with 1.35V power draw and CL 18 latency timings, and come in 4GB and 8GB sticks. Teamgroup also has DDR4-4000 (CL 17, 8GB, 1.35V), DDR4-3866 (CL16, 8GB, 1.35V) DDR4-3733, DDR4-3600, and DDR4-3466 Xtreem RAM modules. This line is available in 8GB (4GBx2) and 16GB (8GBx2) kits.

The hardware-maker also showed off the new LED-lit T-Force Nighthawk and entry-level T-Force Night Armor DDR4 RAM modules. The T-Force Nighthawk DDR4-3200 RAM sport LED illuminated heatspreaders with CL 16 latencies, 1.35V power draw, and come in 4GB and 8GB sticks. Next up are the T-Force Night Armor modules--these come in DDR4-2400 (CL14, 4GB and 8GB configurations, 1.2V power) and DDR4-2676 (CL15, 16GB configurations, 1.2V power) with a stylish new red and white heatspreaders.

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Colorful's custom motherboard sports built-in NVIDIA GTX 1070 GPU

Derek Strickland | Motherboards | Jun 5, 2016 5:02 AM CDT

Computex 2016 - Colorful showed off a very interesting motherboard at its booth in Taipei: a B150 chipset motherboard with a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GPU built into the PCB.

Colorful's custom motherboard sports built-in NVIDIA GTX 1070 GPU

Alongside its new iGame GeForce GTX 1080 video card, Colorful showed off a surprise reveal at its Computex booth: a custom B150 chipset motherboard that features an onboard GeForce GTX 1070 GPU. It looks like Colorful is making a console-smashing, ultra-performance mini-PC that's capable of VR support. This PCB fits neatly with Colorful's new partnership with Chinese ISP Shunwang Technology to provide VR-ready solutions to Chinese internet cafes. I think this new PCB would power a compact, high-performance VR-ready mini-PC for internet cafes as well as consumer living rooms.

The motherboard is custom and doesn't confirm to any ATX configurations. Colorful's custom motherboard slots up to an Intel Skylake i7-6700 in the LGA 1151 socket, with two SO-DIMM lanes that support up to 2133MHz DDR4 RAM. There's also two PCI expansion slots for SSDs or Wi-Fi chips.

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