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Tens of Thousands of People Buying the Top 10 PC Games This Christmas Will Not Be Able to Use Them – Even worse, once they open the package, they can’t get their money back either.

For many people who get computer games this Christmas, the day won’t be so merry. Results from over 3.5 million user tests in the past two months show that 44.1% of the
time, the person’s computer doesn’t meet the publisher’s basic requirements to run the most popular computer games.

Beside the disappointment of not being able to run the game, there is
the shock that comes when a person tries to return the opened software and finds that most retailers do not accept returns of opened software
packages.

Fortunately, there is a solution. Plus, it is fast and it’s free. It is a special testing website called CanYouRunIt.com (http://www.CanYouRunIt.com) and it is a free service by System Requirements Lab, who developed the patent-pending technology behind the site.

“CanYouRunIt.com provides a simple, one-click solution,” said John
Hussey, president of Systems Requirements Lab. “Users simply select the
game they want to test, and hit the Can You Run It button. In less than 30
seconds a comprehensive report tells them if their computer can run it. If
not, it displays what is wrong and exactly what is needed so the user can
run the game.”

An amazingly large number of computers can’t run the most popular games
being offered. This is because the graphic demands for games have outpaced all but the most recent personal computers’ and graphic cards’
capabilities.

CanYouRunIt.com was created out of the same frustration many people are
about to experience this coming holiday season.

“Frankly, I was so mad, I was seeing red,” said Hussey. “I had just
bought a new computer and I thought I’d treat myself to a game. After
installing the game, it wouldn’t run. I spent two days on the phone with
tech support and finally found out my graphics card wasn’t correct. I
thought, ‘I’ve been in the software business since 1989, if I can’t figure
this out, how is anyone else supposed to?’ I decided to make sure this
never happened to anyone again.”

The result is the technology behind CanYouRunIt.com along with a pledge
to provide this service free to all web users.

Source:System Requirements Lab press release

[Editor's Note: Okay, so it isn't "mobile" news..... but you will be running around (mobile) if that "have-to-have-game" doesn't work on your PC. ~ Susan]

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