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How To: Skinning the Team Fortress 2 Characters

Posted by Pxl_Buzzard | August 27, 2008 .

If you’re anything like me, you get tired of the same old stuff in your games. Mods and custom maps help, but what about something that makes even the default maps get a whole new look to them? Custom skins, that’s what!
The picture to the left shows just one of many creative ideas flowing from [...]

Good Grief, it’s Team Roomba

Posted by Japanerd | August 26, 2008 .

A scout runs and jumps while inside the spawn, jamming himself in the door, and preventing it from opening. The rest of his team looks at him strangely, waiting for him to move. Then a pyro asks, “Is he glitched, or just being a douchebag?”. A medic answers, “I think it’s a little of column [...]

Welcome to Team Fortress 2 Week!

Posted by Pxl_Buzzard | August 25, 2008 .

Hey readers! Here at The Pxl Lab, we all share a love for Team Fortress 2, which in case you don’t know, is a totally awesome online multiplayer FPS created by Valve, the greatest developer of all time. Now that we have our facts straight, it’s time to get in-depth with the game. All week [...]

Desktop Tower Defense - The Best TD Game on the Web

Posted by ^DJ_Link^ | August 21, 2008 .

I discovered this little game while surfing the net today. Desktop Tower Defense is a flash game where you have to protect your desktop from invaders by spending money on attack turrets and building a maze for the invaders to go through. It’s strangely addictive and before you know it you just want to play [...]

Team Fortress 2 Week Coming to The Pxl Lab

Posted by Pxl_Buzzard | August 19, 2008 .

Before I tell you about TF2 week, I’d like to point out that this is THE 100th POST ON THE PXL LAB! I’d like to thank our wonderful guest bloggers Thomas, Japanerd, Genesis, and, new to The Pxl Lab guest list, DJ_Link. All of the writers have brought The Pxl Lab the unique feel that [...]

nVidia Power Pack Brings New Drivers and Physics to Gamers

Posted by Pxl_Buzzard | August 17, 2008 .

This week, nVidia released their first ever “Power Pack,” one of many planned to be released. This power pack comes with new drivers for the nVidia Geforce 8-series or newer, bringing nVidia PhysX to gamers around the world. Astute gamers will notice that Ageia is not developing PhysX anymore; this is because nVidia bought the [...]

DirectX August 2008 Update Released

Posted by Pxl_Buzzard | August 11, 2008 .

Microsoft put out the newest version of DirectX, the newest release since June 2008. DirectX, for those of you who don’t know, is what developers use to help power games on Windows-based computers. DirectX 10.1, which is the latest version on the market, allows things in-game like motion blur, god rays, and other sweet effects. [...]

Bubble Tanks 2 - Message in a Bubble

Posted by Japanerd | August 11, 2008 .

Bubble Tanks 2, sequel to the excellent Bubble Tanks, is an incredibly creative shooter. As the name implies, you play as a Bubble Tank in a bubble world flying around shooting other bubbles so as to absorb their bubbles to make your own bubble bigger and better. The game has a lot of bubbles, to [...]

PlayXpert Is Revolutionizing PC Gaming

Posted by Thomas | August 9, 2008 .

PlayXpert redefines gaming. How can I justify that statement? PlayXpert was designed for gaming, with gamers in mind. PlayXpert features screen overlay technology on the DirectX level, which creates a user interface that is semi-transparent over the game you are currently playing. This is similar to Xfire, but it comes with so much more. PlayXpert [...]

The Worst Game Ever Sold In Stores

Posted by Pxl_Buzzard | August 8, 2008 .

Some games were just never meant to be. Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing is one such game. Here is a quote from the game box:
You are able to race your modified Rig on one of 5 different tracks for the ultimate driving rush as you crush the competition and set a new track record!
The [...]

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