Don't let the Minecraft OpenGL Error 1281 on Windows PC ruin your gaming experience. Use these workarounds to fix the problem quickly.

But here's the best bit: Using these new OpenGL optimizations, the OpenGL version of L4D2 on Windows is now faster than the DirectX version.

In a scary twist that reinforces Valve's distaste of Windows 8, it turns out that the Source engine -- the 3D engine that powers Half Life 2, Left 4 Dead, and Dota 2 -- runs faster on Ubuntu 12.04 ...