One of our most popular stories this year, involved Pornography streaming site owners, Youporn, announcing that it was looking to sponsor an esports team. Unfortunately for the many of you that got in touch, or professed your interest on our Facebook page, it looks like Youporn has found a team. …
Read More »Crytek sells Homefront dev, downsizes US prescence
Crytek has been in a spot of bother for some time now, with cashflow seeming to be a real problem. Last month we heard how developers had only been paid £700 a piece over the preceding 30 days and now it turns out that Crytek has sold its Homefront licence and …
Read More »BlackBerry to encrypt voice calls thanks to acquisition of Secusmart
Less than two weeks after Apple and IBM agreed to offer enterprise-tailored services with sophisticated security, BlackBerry, whose main customers are enterprises, governments and other organizations requiring advanced security, announced a plan to acquire Secusmart GmbH. The take-over enriches BlackBerry’s extensive security technologies with high-security voice and data encryption and …
Read More »4.6 million people played the Destiny beta
Activision has revealed that over 4.6 million people took part in the beta test for Destiny between the 17th and 27th of July. The beta was initially closed off as a pre-order incentive. However, Bungie later decided to open it up to all Xbox and Playstation owners on the 23rd …
Read More »League of Legends load times to drop by up 30 per cent
If you're one of the many people that's been enjoying the benefits of solid state drives for some time, then chances are you've come across the problem that while your gaming load times might be faster, your team mates and opponents have been holding you back. To help end the …
Read More »EA Access isn’t good value according to Sony
If you're a Playstation owner hoping to see EA's new subscription service arrive on the platform then you're going to be disappointed as Sony is claiming that EA Access doesn't deliver the value Playstation customers have come to expect. Sony officially passed on the service a company spokesperson told Game …
Read More »20 million people tuned in to the Dota 2 International Championships
Valve's fourth Dota 2 International tournament was a success it seems as viewer statistics have finally been released showing that more than 20 million people tuned in to watch the championships. The tournament's finale was shown on ESPN 2 as well as being shown on Twitch TV. According to Valve, …
Read More »Hey look, it’s a female character in AC: Unity
What do you know guys, just under two months since that whole kerfuffle with Ubisoft not including playable female characters in the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Unity, and here we have a new trailer showing an important female character: the templar, Elise. She's not playable, but she does have her own figurine. …
Read More »Amazon: lower prices of e-books benefit authors and publishers
Although electronic books are easier to make and sell than printed books, they sometimes cost similar or even the same amount of money as printed books. Lagardere SCA's Hachette Book Group, which is one of the top U.S. publishers, disagrees that e-books should be more affordable and wants to continue charging up …
Read More »Electronic Arts unveils $4.99/month subscription offering for Xbox One
Electronic Arts on Tuesday unveiled a new offering for Xbox One gamers. For $4.99 (£2.94, €3.72) a month, or for $29.99 (£17.68, €22.36) a year, subscribers in the U.S. will get access to a collection of EA’s most popular games. Initially the offering only works in the U.S., but eventually …
Read More »Borderlands update paves way for Steamworks
Borderlands is the latest title to be saved from the Gamespy shutdown as a new update removes the title's SecuROM DRM and paves the way for Steam Works integration. Right now Borderlands is a multiplayer-less game but co-op will soon be making a return for those who still play. The …
Read More »Hackers install Doom on an ATM
Cash machine's tend to be pretty dull but YouTube user, Aussie50 has found a way to spruce them up a bit by installing Doom on an ATM machine. The in-game actions are controlled by the buttons on the ATM via a keyboard emulating PCB. The video was originally shared by hackaday. …
Read More »AMD updates Raptr Gaming Evolve client
AMD is continuing its inroads into the gaming software scene, by updating its Raptr Gaming Evolve client with better streaming and recording functions. With the growth of companies like Twitch and Ustream, AMD wants to provide added functionality to these services through hardware acceleration. In the release, it talks up the …
Read More »ESPN’s DotA 2 viewer numbers were strong
Sports channel network, ESPN, has said it's looking into broadcasting more eSports tournaments in the future, after the viewer numbers for its coverage of the DotA 2 International 2014 were impressively strong, exceeding all expectations. Unfortunately we don't have hard numbers, but it's thought likely that ESPN will be pushing …
Read More »John Romero: I cannot see how VR is going to be popular
Many game developers, including John Carmack, believe that virtual reality is the next big thing for gaming since it will radically change the way people play. But John Romero, who co-developed multiple legendary titles, does not believe that VR gaming will become popular. Mr. Romero thinks that controlling VR games …
Read More »We’re finally going to see the ET landfill documentary
Looks like the Nerd got his movie finished just in time, as the documentary for Atari's downfall that also touches on what happened with that infamous ET landfill site is set for release soon. To whet our appetite, Microsoft has released a trailer for the film, which will ultimately be …
Read More »Less than 10 per cent of LoL tribunal cases end in pardon
League of Legends is the world's most popular game at the moment (if you disregard mobile and social titles) so it's understandable that it gets its fair share of what developer Riot Games calls, “toxic players.” To help combat these Riot has several initiatives set up, including the player moderated …
Read More »Middle Earth – Shadow of Mordor gets new story trailer
Middle Earth – Shadow of Mordor, or Assassin's Creed plus goblins, has a new trailer, this time showing us a little more of the game's story and setting. So far we know that as Talion, we're set to avenge the death of ourselves and our loved ones, but now we …
Read More »Sony PlayStation 4 to get Blu-ray 3D support ‘soon’
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe said that the PlayStation 4 video game console will “soon” be able to playback Blu-ray 3D movies. The move will automatically make the console one of the most popular BD-3D players, but will it help the standard to become more popular? “Coming soon: PS4 system software …
Read More »Bioware and EA tease mysterious new project
It looks like Bioware and EA are gearing up for a big game announcement as the two companies have begun promoting a new teaser trailer and website. The game is currently rumored to be titled “Shadow Realms”, the live action teaser shows a man running away from ‘something', we also get …
Read More »UK Politician wants in-game thieves to be prosecuted
Conservative MP, Mike Weatherley, has called for in-game thieves to be prosecuted like real criminals. The UK politician is a World of Warcraft player himself and understands that in-game items can be traded for substantial amounts of real world cash. As a result, he has called upon parliament to consider …
Read More »Bungie opens up the Destiny beta
You don't need to beg for beta codes anymore, Bungie has officially opened up the Destiny Beta to everyone on Xbox One, Xbox 360, Playstation 4 and Playstation 3. You can now head over to the PS Store or Xbox Live marketplace and download the beta and jump right in. …
Read More »China Telecom to sell Xbox One starting from September
China Telecom will exclusively sell Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One game console in China starting from September. The Xbox One will be the first gaming system to be released in mainland China since the government banned game console sales in 2000. The move may help Microsoft to greatly boost sales of …
Read More »Obsidian discusses Knights of the Old Republic 3 ‘every three to six months’
Will we ever see a revival of Knights of the Old Republic 3? Maybe not but Knights of the Old Republic II developer, Obsidian Entertainment, is keen to take on the project as it turns out that the studio does discuss the game on a fairly regular basis. While speaking to …
Read More »50,000 websites vulnerable thanks to shoddy WordPress plugin
Around 50,000 websites are currently vulnerable to malware and backdoor access thanks to a security hole found in a Word Press plugin, according to researcher, Daniel Cid. Security firm, Sucuri, says that new malware can infect any site that resides on the same server as a hacked Word Press site. The flawed plugin …
Read More »Sony settles in PSN hack case, will give out freebies
Three years ago, when the world was new and the PlayStation was three rather than four, the PSN went down for a whole month. Since then Sony has been fighting a class action lawsuit in the United States, battling claims that it give compensation for the downtime. It's now made an official …
Read More »Titanfall now has in-game currency
Respawn has just revealed in a blog post that in-game currency will be coming to Titanfall in the game's fifth update, which is due out on the 31st of July. These in-game credits will allow users to buy items on the black market such as Titan insignias and burn cards. …
Read More »EA wants to time Battlefront release with Star Wars episode VII
Many of us were disappointed to see a lack of progress on EA's upcoming Battlefront III at E3 but the company has confirmed that it's still aiming for a 2015 release in order to tie in with the release of Star Wars VII in December next year. EA Studios Executive …
Read More »Nobody wants Cameron’s porn filters
It seems like I'm not the only one that doesn't want David Cameron censoring the web with his China sponsored pornography filters, as when it comes to new users opting out of them, almost everyone is doing so. In fact, the numbers of people agreeing to the filters are in …
Read More »Battlefield Hardline delayed until 2015
Shortly after the game's beta ended, it has been announced that Battlefield Hardline will no longer launch this year. This game will now come out in early 2015 instead, giving Visceral Games and DICE more time to work on stability, story depth and “multiplayer innovation”. EA had already published a list …
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