As the week closes, we proudly announce the first issue of the Weekend Warrior of PC Gaming - an article dedicated to games and gaming on the birth platform of the most popular franchises to date. We'll be tackling the still-hots and what-nots of the week from the most-talked about mainstream games, as well as ushering in a little of the independent scene as well. But we'll also juggle around with the platform's latest technological advancements, plus the new drive to revitalize PC gaming. A hailstorm follows at the full story.

Gartner Inc., considered the PC industry's leading technological research and advisory company has just corrected EA DICE's Ben Cousins' approximations of the PC hardware install base - it's not just hundreds of millions. According to Gartner, there's already more than 1 billion PCs used all over the world, and if the hardware adoption rate continues, it will reach 2 billion by 2014. That's close to a third of the world's total population. Facts and more at the full story.