This week, a Pastebin post containing hundreds of Spotify account credentials popped up online, leading many to believe that the music streaming service had fallen victim to some kind of hack. Information released included usernames, passwords, emails amongst other details but no payment information was leaked. However, it seems that …
Read More »Blizzard responds to Nostalrius private vanilla server closure
Earlier this month, Blizzard sent a cease and desist letter to the operators of Nostalrius, a private vanilla World of Warcraft sever played on by hundreds of thousands of players. This also sparked a petition to get Blizzard to stop ignoring fans calling for legacy servers. It took a couple …
Read More »Facebook to take on Snapchat with in-development camera app
Ever since Snapchat turned down Facebook's $3 billion acquisition offer in mid-2013, the social network has been hankering for its own share of the Snapchat pie. Evidently it's now decided that: if you can't join them, beat them, as Facebook is said to be working on a photo sharing app …
Read More »Remedy to address Quantum Break issues this week
While Quantum Break was a decent enough Sci-Fi shooter on the Xbox One, the game's PC version was definitely not up to par. However, Remedy is hoping to fix some of the most pressing issues with the PC version of the game later this week with a new patch and …
Read More »ESL has banned YouPorn’s sponsored eSports team from tournaments
Many of you will remember that last year, the site YouPorn began seeking an eSports team to sponsor and thus, Team YP was born. Unfortunately, not everyone is looking favourably on porn companies getting involved in eSports. More specifically, ESL, one of the biggest eSports tournament organisations around seems to …
Read More »Watch your head, Jason’s going to crush it in new Friday 13th trailer
The upcoming Friday The 13th, The Game feels like a long time in the making. The series was at its peak in the '80s and '90s and yet it's taken until 2016 for a game that can replicate the premise of the series well enough, to appear. The developers aren't …
Read More »Blizzard ‘failed horrifically’ on Titan says Overwatch director
Back in 2014, Blizzard officially announced that it was pulling the plug on its next generation MMO known as Titan. The game was stuck in various stages of development for seven years but eventually, the whole game was scrapped and the team working on it went on to create Overwatch …
Read More »Eight arrested in connection to StarCraft II match fixing scandal
While eSports is still growing here in the UK, over in Korea it is taken quite seriously with many tournaments taking place in huge stadiums and players hitting celebrity status. However, as always there are those looking to game the system to make a profit, as eight people have been arrested in …
Read More »AMD talks ‘three design wins’, hints at new consoles
Right now, AMD hardware can be found in the Xbox One, PS4 and Wii U. However, the company could see more than $1.5 billion in revenue over the next few years thanks to “three design wins” from the company's console-focussed chip making business, coinciding with rumours that Nintendo, Sony and …
Read More »Witcher 3 dev teases with more Blood and Wine screenshots
The last couple of weeks have been packed with rumours surrounding The Witcher 3's next expansion, Blood and Wine. The game was tipped to launch at the end of May but then apparently pushed back to June, according to current reports and now, CD Projekt Red is teasing the game …
Read More »Amazon starts locking some video games behind Prime paywall
This morning, Amazon UK customers suddenly found themselves unable to purchase certain video game titles without having a Prime subscription. A few games have now been added to Amazon's “Prime-Exclusive Items” list, meaning unless you fork out the £79.99 per year subscription fee, you will need to go elsewhere to …
Read More »Eve: Valkyrie will be cross platform on Rift, Vive and PSVR
While Eve: Valkyrie did launch as an Oculus Rift exclusive, the flagship VR title will be heading to other platforms later this year as the development team have announced that not only will the game be coming to the HTC Vive at some point in 2016, but the game will …
Read More »Microsoft testing ‘variety’ of new Xbox prototypes
While we know that at least Sony and Nintendo will be facing off soon with the PS4 NEO and the Nintendo NX, we haven't heard much about Microsoft's plans. However, according to reports, a “variety” of new Xbox prototypes are currently being tested, some of which do have upgraded internal …
Read More »Ubisoft has fixed The Division’s Incursion loot glitch problem
Last week saw the release of The Division's first free DLC, adding in a new end-game activity to the game that could be played for the best loot in the game. However, players quickly discovered a glitch with the mission that allowed them to beat it with ease and obtain …
Read More »Dark Souls III players are getting banned on PC with no explanation
It seems that there might be some issues with From Software's anti-cheat system for Dark Souls III on the PC at the moment as according to numerous reports across the web, perfectly legitimate players are finding themselves banned. This is something that has happened before with a Souls game and …
Read More »Bretonnians charge into Total War: Warhammer multiplayer
Creative Assembly has been teasing another playable race for its Total War: Warhammer title for a while now. While there are many races people would like to see, Bretonnia seemed like an obvious choice, because of the cross over with the Empire models, and it looks like we weren't wrong. …
Read More »1080p resolution to be mandatory on PS4 Neo
At this point, it seems like Sony isn't even trying to keep its new PlayStation a secret anymore. Earlier this week, the exact specifications of the upcoming PS4 Neo came to light and now just a few days later, more information surrounding Sony's policies have come to light. For starters, …
Read More »Microsoft officially discontinues the Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is ten years old at this point and while it has served many over the years, it can't stay around forever. Today, Microsoft officially announced that it is discontinuing the Xbox 360, so once the existing hardware stock runs out, there won't be any more left to buy. …
Read More »Mirror’s Edge Catalyst PC requirements announced
DICE is returning to the Mirror's Edge series this year with an entirely new, open-world approach to the series. The game's closed beta is set to kick off shortly, with the full release scheduled for next month so EA has gone ahead and released the PC system requirements for those …
Read More »The Overwatch closed beta ends next week
Blizzard is finally on the final steps on the road to the launch of Overwatch. The game was announced way back in 2014 and since then, quite a few people have had a chance to see the game for themselves thanks to the lengthy closed beta, which finally ends next …
Read More »Dark Souls 1 multiplayer has been taken offline and nobody knows why
While a lot of attention has shifted over to Dark Souls III in recent weeks, plenty of people have still noticed that Dark Souls: Prepare to Die edition has been taken offline recently. The original Dark Souls is still played and loved by many but the game has been stuck …
Read More »Bill Gates clarifies privacy stance: no one is an ‘absolutist’
Bill Gates drew some condemnation when he voiced support for the FBI's desire to break into the iPhone of the San Bernardino attacker. However he has now clarified his position, saying nobody is in just one camp when it comes to privacy vs. security and that if the government ever …
Read More »PS4.5/PS4K codenamed NEO, exact specs leaked, said to arrive in October
It looks like this year's E3 could be quite interesting as not only are we expecting to hear a bit about the Nintendo NX but it is looking more and more likely that Sony will be announcing a more powerful PlayStation 4, with an improved GPU, CPU and higher memory …
Read More »EA misspeak suggests Xbox One still not sold 20 million
It's been clear for a while now, that by the numbers, the PS4 has proved to be the most popular console this generation. In-fact, it might be far and beyond the most popular, as numbers leaked by EA suggest that the PS4 might have sold almost double that of the …
Read More »World of Warcraft’s next expansion has a release date
Blizzard has just announced that it will be launching World of Warcraft's sixth expansion, Legion, on the 30th of August, just over a year after its initial announcement and unveiling at Gamescom. The expansion will raise the existing level cap from 100 to 110 and feature new artefact weapons for …
Read More »Ubisoft to ‘punish’ The Division players using a popular exploit
Last week, Ubisoft introduced quite a few additions to The Division, including new gear sets and an extra-hard end-game activity known as an Incursion. It didn't take long for players to discover an exploit in the Incursion, allowing many to cheese their way to better loot fairly quickly- something that Ubisoft …
Read More »GameFront is shutting down after close to 20 years
In recent months it seems like Defy Media is cleaning house a bit when it comes to gaming sites. The first casualty was GameTrailers, which was put out of action back in February and now GameFront is also set to close its doors this month after close to two decades online. …
Read More »The Doom open beta will go on for a little longer
If you didn't manage to get your fill of the Doom open beta over the weekend then you still have some time to play as Bethesda has announced that it is extending it for an extra day. The Doom open beta, which contains two play modes, two maps, a handful …
Read More »Huge Skyrim mod brings new life to the cities
The modding community has a long history with Skyrim at this point with a ton of mods available to tweak and change every aspect of the game. However, there are still massive, impressive mods coming out to this day, the latest of which is Holds: The City Overhaul, which has …
Read More »The Ark: Survival Evolved lawsuit has been settled
Earlier this year, it looked like the studio behind the early access hit game, Ark: Survival Evolved, could be in quite a bit of trouble, as a lawsuit was launched at them over a non-compete contract clause regarding one of the key team members behind the game. A studio known …
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