Rutledge Daugette

Rutledge Daugette

CEO and Founder

About Rutledge Daugette

Rutledge Daugette is the Guides Editor & Founder of TechRaptor. Rutledge's degree in Game Programming ultimately led him to found the site in 2013, with the goal of creating a sustainable media outlet. 10 years later, he continues to manage the day-to-day of the site's infrastructure, development, hiring and more. He's also building SystemSpecs as a way to continue learning about different types of web publishing and server infrastructure.

Articles by Rutledge Daugette


Total Articles: 403


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BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea Part 1 Review

BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea Part 1 is the first part of a single-player stand-alone expansion for the original BioShock Infinite.

November 13, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Announced, Takes Us Back to Tolkien's World

In this news story from 2013, our very own Rutledge writes about the announcement of open-world action game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.

November 12, 2013 | 08:28 EST

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Galaxy on Fire 2 Review

Galaxy on Fire 2 aims to take the hyper-addictive gameplay of space trading and make it much more interesting, and much less of a grind.

October 23, 2013 | 09:00 EDT

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Still Using Google Checkout? Not for Much Longer!

In this story from 2013, our very own Rutledge looks at the shutting down of Google Checkout, which was eventually supplanted by Google Wallet.

October 17, 2013 | 09:00 EDT

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FTL: Faster Than Light Review - Captain Your Own Ship!

FTL: Faster Than Light is a sci-fi strategy title that lets you captain your own, deep-space-faring craft to explore the furthest stars.

October 14, 2013 | 09:00 EDT

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Crysis 3 Review - What Are You Willing to Sacrifice?

Crysis 3 is the capping-off of the long-running series that made gamers upgrade their rigs over and over again just to play it.

October 11, 2013 | 09:00 EDT

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Crysis 2 Review

Crysis 2 is the sequel to the game that changed the PC-gaming community forever by being pretty but a pain to run. So, as it turns out, is this one.

October 9, 2013 | 09:00 EDT

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Infinity Blade 3 Review - The End of an Epic Saga

Infinity Blade 3 is the final entry in the series that proudly bought hardcore gaming to the iOS platform across iPhones, iPads, and iPods.

October 3, 2013 | 09:00 EDT

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The Steam Family Sharing Beta Has Begun!

This story from 2013 is all about the Steam Family Sharing feature, which allows users to play games from other people's Steam libraries.

September 26, 2013 | 02:38 EDT

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Steam Universe Expansion! Steam Machines Details

In this story from 2013, we take a look at the announcement of the Steam Machine, the second of three major Steam-related announcements made by Valve.

September 25, 2013 | 02:02 EDT

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The Steam Universe Expansion! SteamOS Details

In this story from 2013, our writer takes a look at the announcement of SteamOS and what it would mean for PC gamers at the time.

September 23, 2013 | 02:10 EDT

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Infinity Blade 2 Review - Searching for the Worker

Infinity Blade 2 is a hack-and-slash game exclusive to iOS, and a sequel to the original Infinity Blade that brought hardcore gaming to the mobile market.

September 19, 2013 | 09:00 EDT

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Meet "Cortana", the Microsoft Virtual Assistant

This story from 2013 is about the introduction of Cortana, Microsoft's virtual assistant, and what it could mean for the company.

September 17, 2013 | 09:00 EDT

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Card Hunter Review - Tabletop Fun in Your Browser!

Card Hunter is a free-to-play tabletop-style game that has been described as a cross between D&D and Magic the Gathering.

September 13, 2013 | 08:18 EDT

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Steam Family Sharing Feature Announced

Steam has launched Family Sharing, letting you share your library with your family on authorized PCs. Here's how to do it!

September 11, 2013 | 08:33 EDT

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Udacity Aims to Help Students Through New Partnerships

This story from 2013 is all about the educational platform Udacity and the many courses that it offered to users even then.

September 11, 2013 | 09:00 EDT

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Halo: Spartan Assault Review

Halo: Spartan Assault is a twin-stick shooter take on the Halo franchise which aims to give it more of a pick-up-and-play arcade-y feel.

September 5, 2013 | 09:00 EDT

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Deadpool Review

Deadpool (2013) was the first game to attempt to bring the chaotic energy of Wade Wilson into the medium of video games so completely.

July 15, 2013 | 09:00 EDT

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Microsoft Unveils Windows 8.1 Preview - Available Now

This story from 2013 is all about the preview build of Windows 8.1 being released to the public, as well as some of the features it offered.

June 28, 2013 | 09:00 EDT

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Nintendo E3 2013 Recap

This story from 2013 constitutes a recap of the Nintendo E3 2013 presentation, complete with showings for Super Smash Bros, Bayonetta, and more.

June 13, 2013 | 02:39 EDT

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Ubisoft E3 2013 Recap

This story consists of a recap of the Ubisoft E3 2013 event, where we got to see reveals for games like The Crew, Tom Clancy's The Division, and more.

June 11, 2013 | 11:22 EDT

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Electronic Arts E3 2013 Recap

This story from 2013 is a recap of the Electronic Arts (otherwise known as EA) E3 presentation, with showings for Dragon Age, Mirror's Edge, and more.

June 11, 2013 | 08:41 EDT