King, makers of the smash mobile hit Candy Crush Saga, isn't very popular at the moment, whether you consider its recent trademark trolling actions, or simply the fact that yesterday it went through a public offering of its stock for the first time and it didn't go very well at …

Hoping there's a bit more blood in that gum chewing stone, 3D Realms is contesting the idea that Gearbox, when swooping in and ‘saving' development of Duke Nukem Forever, acquired the rights to the name and franchise. That means as well, that it plans to continue developing Duke Nukem Survivor …

I know guys. I know. I'm mad too. I'm sad, disappointed, even betrayed, but these are all things I'm feeling and I bet you are too. We're having an emotional reaction to two companies worth multiple billions of dollars doing a business deal and though I can't help but wish …

Riot has been trialling its Team Builder system since early March and already its considered a success, as it's rolling it out as a permanent queue option for League of Legends. Announcing this news with a new trailer, Riot breaks down some of the best parts of the new matchmaking …

The parent company of Riot games and one of the largest mass media organisations in the world, Tencent, is expanding further into the gaming scene, by buying up a 28 per cent stake in South Korea's CJ Games, for $500 million (£302 million). The share acquisition will also transfer control of …

Facebook has bought-out Oculus VR, there's no getting around it. Whether like Notch, you're mad and want nothing to do with it any more, or if you're one of the few who see the added financial backing from the social networking giant as a great leg up for virtual reality, …

It's fair to say that the news about Facebook buying out Oculus, makers of the Rift virtual reality headset, hasn't been great. Kickstarter backers are mad that they kicked in to a tech startup only to watch its creators become mega-millionaires off of their investments, open source proponents are worried …

Project Spark, currently in open beta, gives ‘players' the ability to craft whole game worlds with its developer like ability set and it's already offering up some impressive experiences, with people developing whole other games like Tetris and Minecraft within it. But now Linkin Park has shown an affinity for …

Whether media lobbies and studios were going after individuals, or entire sites full of uploaders and downloaders, the one key piece of evidence that they could use to prove you were the nefarious individual that downloaded that copy of the Hurtlocker, was an IP address. As far as courts were …

Internet entrepreneur and polarizing figure, Kim Dotcom, has announced that his latest file locker company, Mega, is going to be floated on the New Zealand stock exchange through a reverse takeover of already listed shell company, TRS Investments – though he will still need TRS shareholder approval. According to the …

One visit to the KitGuru Facebook page will tell you two things: these guys are good at caption competitions and that they hate EA. KitGuru readers aren't the only ones either, as EA didn't win Worst Company in America award two years in a row for nothing, but that streak …

Razer has always been known for pushing the boundaries of peripherals, by gunning for high end optical and laser sensors and coating their creations in beautifully soft rubber, but when it comes to reinventing the wheel that is the desktop, nobody wants to help it out. But somebody should, because …

Maker Studios is one of Youtube's biggest networks of collaborators and video makers, featuring names like PewDiePie, Epic Rap Battles of History and Kassem G, but now it could get even larger, as Disney has agreed to purchase it for a whopping $500 (£303) million. That may not be all …

Anti-piracy adverts have always been a bit of a laughing stock, whether it was that giant, sweating blacksmith or the comically awful links in “you wouldn't steal a car,” but sometimes they're bad for other reasons, like being totally hypocritical. That's the situation the Business Software Alliance finds itself in today, as its …

While film-going is obviously still a very popular pastime for people, with ever increasing ticket prices, continued fleecing for food and drink and the massive improvement in home entertainment over the past few years, it feels like the experience is dying. The general thinking is that it either needs to …

Good morning Diablo players. How are you doing? Tired? If not you must have an iron will for gaming, that or like our hospitalised, teenage pal you consumed far too many energy drinks and are still going. Either way though, with the 100 per cent experience buff coming to an …

With Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's extradition trial finally looks like it's going to take place in a couple of months' time, there's been talk in New Zealand of whether or not justice minister Judith Collins should step in and block the extradition. However in a poll of New Zealand citizens, …

14 year old teenager Henrik Dahl was playing Call of Duty with some friends at his school's LAN party, when all of a sudden he collapsed, passed out and slipped into a coma. Reaching the hospital, he was found to be suffering with kidney failure and though he soon came …

Kim Dotcom has been battling his extradition since January 2012. While the trial has yet to take place, having been put off several times (and now set for July this year) he's spent a lot of time and energy merely trying to get a look at the evidence arraigned against …

After six months of investigation, in a joint effort between local police forces, the FBI and Riot games, a 21 year old Australian man has been charged with hacking into online MOBA League of Legends and selling player data to other nefarious individuals. Shane Duffy purportedly stole player IP addresses …

Adam Orth is a man that should know a thing or two about aggressive, online mob tactics. Why? Because he's the man that sent out the Xbox One #Dealwithit tweet last year when gamers reacted negatively to the console's always on design. This led to him receiving thousands upon thousands …

Cliffski, no not Cliffy B, Cliffski, Cliff Harris, developer of Gratuitous Space Battles, the Democracy series and Redshirt among others, has taken the bold stance of attacking the practice of revolving Steam Sales and Humble Bundles, suggesting that it's creating a dangerous climate where games and developers are undervalued and …

Ever wondered how much of a company is its brand? Beyond the customer service, the experience, even the products themselves, brands sell. Just look at some of the most iconic companies in the world, they all have a brand that separates them from everything else. It's a style, an image …

Google has been pretty active in combating piracy on Youtube for some time now and even threw a massive finger to a lot of its hardest working contributors when it introduced the completely uncaring Content ID system which allowed trolls to strip ownership and revenue from videos with a single …

Titanfall is obviously a success. Obviously. Which is why it's no suprise that reports are circulating that EA has already secured the publishing rights to the sequel and it's going to be multi-platform. That means it'll be breaking free of its current Microsoft chains and show up on the PS4 …

Despite David Cameron getting his way on recent ISP level filtering, British politicians are looking to tighten the law and controls even more, demanding that every site featuring “harmful adult content,” implement an age verification system or face blocking in a similar style to sites involved in piracy. This comes …

It seems like British game developers are never going to get the support they've long been promised by the British government, as once again a budget has been produced for the coming year, George Osbourne has held up that fruity little red briefcase and made almost no mention of tax …

If you're an indie developer that always wanted to build a game using the prettiest engines in the world, but could never afford it, then today's your lucky day. Both Epic Games and Crytek have announced that they're making their respective engines available to anyone for a low monthly fee. …

The desktop is dead, that's something you'd think was pretty much cemented. Not for everyone of course, like those in corporate offices and certainly not for gamers – they need the space for those monstrous GPUs – but for the average consumer? Definitely. Just look at the climate we're in …

As if in a counter attack to Sony's announcement of it's own Virtual Reality headset, Oculus has today debuted the Oculus Rift Devkit 2, the second developer version of its VR technology. It's upgraded, refreshed and tweaked to offer an all round superior experience to the original and brings us …