Today Whatsapp made a new web app available for its popular messaging client that will allow you to talk to your contacts from your desktop browser. While this currently only works in Google Chrome, support for other browsers is planned and should be available soon. Once your phone is linked to …
Read More »Windows 10 event: Cortana, Xbox and free upgrades
Microsoft kicked off its Windows 10 event this evening, giving us a look at new additions to the operating system, plans for PC gaming and even announcing free upgrades to the new version for those on Windows 8.1 and Windows 7. Just as the previous rumours suggested, those who own …
Read More »Battlefield Hardline to be released early on Xbox One via EA Access
EA Access will allow Xbox One owners to get early access to Battlefield Hardline when it launches in March this year. Those who subscribe to the EA Access service may even be able to get their hands on the game for free for a timed trial period, much like they …
Read More »The Elder Scrolls Online will no longer require a subscription from March
It has finally happened, the business model for The Elder Scrolls Online has been revised. The game will be re-launched on the PC and Mac on the 17th of March as The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited, requiring a one-time game purchase and then no subscription fee after. Those who …
Read More »Theme Hospital is now free on Origin
Chances are if you ever played the PC strategy, management classic, Theme Hospital when it was first released back in 1997, then you already re-purchased it sometime in the past few years on GoG. Still, if you haven't or you simply weren't aware of its existence before now, the seminal …
Read More »Facebook allows you to report fake news
Facebook will soon allow you to report fake news stories that appear in your news feed, so that others can be made aware that they are not in fact true. They have said that this will only affect news from pages that are deliberately trying to mislead readers and not satirical …
Read More »Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm Founder’s Pack gives early access
Blizzard have opened up access to its new “Hero Brawler”, Heroes of the Storm with paid access via the Founder's Pack, that is now available in the Battle.net store. Although when the final game is released, it will be a free to play title, the Founder's Pack does come with …
Read More »CS:GO eSports scene hit with new match fixing scandal
Towards the end of last year the Counter Strike: Global Offensive pro scene was hit with controversy following huge cheating allegations. Now things are riling up again after it was discovered that two teams fixed a match and then placed bets on the outcome in order to profit. The Counter-Strike …
Read More »Dark Souls patch removes region lock
The Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition PC port has finally had its region lock patched out in a new update on Steam. The most recent update was announced by a Dark Souls developer on the Steam Community page. In an update on the Steam page, a developer wrote: “A …
Read More »Borderlands 2 and pre-sequel coming to Xbox One and PS4
2K and Gearbox Software have announced Borderlands: The Handsome Collection for release on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The collection will contain Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel along with Borderlands 2 with all of the DLC included. The remastered titles will launch in the US on the 24th of March while …
Read More »Steam officially adds game streaming
If you thought Valve was going to lie down and let Twitch dominate the broadcast/streaming landscape while it just provided the games, well you'd be wrong. Starting today, Steam users can broadcast and stream games among their friends, meaning you can watch your buddy while they're playing, or they can …
Read More »US hacked North Korea way before Sony attack
Part of the reason the US was so confident in accusing North Korea of being behind last year's attack against Sony, was because it had been invading the nation's computers since 2010, in an attempt to map out the rogue-state's digital defences and capabilities. Not enough was discovered that it …
Read More »Nintendo is killing off Club Nintendo, to replace it in Q4
If you have any codes left to register with Club Nintendo to get yourself some freebies, now is the time to use them, as within the next eight months, Nintendo will be killing off the rewards program in its entirety, so it can be replaced with a brand new scheme. …
Read More »MEGA launches new smartphone apps, beta testing MegaChat
The MEGA encrypted file locker service is now looking to expand into more mobile marketplaces, by launching its new swathe of updated smartphone applications for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. On top of that though, the company founder Kim Dotcom has also announced an ongoing beta to use MegaChat, the …
Read More »LoL Nemesis mode just promotes game dodging
As the most popular free to play MOBA in the world, League of Legends has a lot at stake when it comes to developing new features. They don't all need to be winners, but they do need to offer an experience that's going to keep people coming back if they …
Read More »Sid Meier goes beyond space, to Starships
Sid Meier is apparently not happy with just going beyond earth and will soon be launching an all out assault on the stars, with 2K and Firaxis announcing their new game, Sid Meier's Starships. Taking to space with a new interstellar strategy game that is set in the same universe as Civilization: Beyond Earth, it should …
Read More »December was Wii U’s best month of sales ever
Asking anyone you know who's not a big gamer and chances are they still haven't heard of the Wii U. It's amazing to think that two years on from its release, Nintendo is still in that position, but hey, apparently that doesn't matter too much, as the Wii U is …
Read More »Yes, they’re still making new arcade games
Arcade cabinets have a special place in a lot of gamers hearts, whether they were around during the 80's boom and bust with some of the kings of the medium, or came into it in the 90's with epic Sega Rally tournaments among friends. Whatever their memories of the local …
Read More »The Order: 1866 goes gold with new trailer
PS4 exclusive, The Order: 1886, has gone gold and to celebrate, the developer Ready at Drawn, has released a new pre-order trailer to try and tempt you to put some money down on it before anyone has a play of it. As you might expect from the game being hyped …
Read More »Three day gaming binge kills Taiwanese man
After a 72-hour session playing combat games in a Taiwanese internet cafe, Mr Hsieh slumped down for what his neighbours thought was a nap. He never woke up. KitGuru takes a look at the details. Regular travellers normally have a system to deal with long haul flights. We know that …
Read More »What else could you do instead of beating your Steam library?
It is pretty common for Steam sale veterans to accumulate an ever growing backlog of titles that will unfortunately remain uncompleted for the weeks, months or maybe even years following the initial purchase. At one point in time you have probably thought about conquering your backlog, and now you can …
Read More »Microsoft cuts Xbox One price to $349 again, offers deals in the U.K.
Microsoft Corp. temporarily slashed price of its Xbox One game console to $349 in the U.S. for the holiday season. Earlier this month the price of the system returned to its normal levels only to be cut once again this week. While the company has not officially cut the recommended …
Read More »Rockstar offering free game with GTA V PC pre-orders
Despite a couple of delays and a really long wait for PC gamers, Rockstar still wants you to pre-order its 2013 hit game, Grand Theft Auto V. Following this week's delay announcement, the company has decided to offer up a free game to those who pre-order for the PC, in …
Read More »SOE offering H1Z1 refunds following Pay to Win changes
Sony Online Entertainment launched its long awaited survival game, H1Z1 on Steam Early Access last night, unfortunately, the game people ended up buying didn't turn out to be the one that was initially promised in the months leading up to launch. There has been plenty of evidence going around, showing …
Read More »Hatred given Adults Only rating by ESRB
Hatred has caused quite a stir since its initial announcement, there have been petitions to stop its development, it was removed and reinstated on Steam Greenlight but the development team is still keen to release the game. Although it may have trouble getting on to consoles as the ESRB ratings …
Read More »UK police have arrested second Lizard Squad member
The UK police have arrested a second member of online troll group, Lizard Squad, following the Christmas day DDOS attacks on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. An 18 year old was taken in to custody today after being linked directly to the attacks. The arrest was carried out by …
Read More »UK and US to stage hacking wargames
To live test digital defences in both the UK and the US, our national, salaried hackers are going to be going at one another in a series of online wargames, designed to mimic attacks from other nations' digital warriors. It will involve hacks against the financial sector, as well as …
Read More »Hotline Miami 2 dev urges Australian fans to pirate the game
Australia has a bit of a history of being sensitive about games. Until not too long ago, the maximum age rating it had for any game was 15, which meant if anything was considered inappropriate for someone in their mid-teens, the game wasn't going on sale. Despite the implementation of …
Read More »Majora’s Mask New 3DS XL has been selling out fast in the US
Yesterday, Nintendo announced the new 3DS XL for the US and UK markets alongside a brand new Majora's Mask themed edition. It turns out, people really really wanted the Zelda themed hand-held as it has pretty much sold out everywhere, just a day after pre-orders went live. Over at GameStop, …
Read More »Naughty Dog may backtrack on 60fps for Uncharted 4
Last year, Naughty Dog began heavily teasing Uncharted 4, with a big focus on 60 frames per second gameplay on the PlayStation 4. Unfortunately this year, some of that enthusiasm appears to be gone as Naughty Dog developer, and Director of Uncharted 4, Bruce Straley, has said that the frame …
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