Android has been given a fair bit of stick recently for being very malware friendly. While the competition, including Steve Ballmer, are clearly rather subjective a recent report from F-Secure has a lot more credibility. Their most recent report for Q3 2012 reveals that there were 51,000 instances of malware, compared …
Read More »‘Journey’ leading Spike Video Game Awards nominees
The downloadable game ‘Journey' is leading the pack of nominees for this year's Spike Video Game Awards. The Playstation 3 game has received many accolades since it was released and it has been nominated in several categories including those for graphics, independent game, game of the year and original score. …
Read More »Every Wii U will need an external hard drive
Now that we know Nintendo's basic Wii U save data allocation, user profiles and system data, will all add up to over 4GB, it's looking like even those with the Premium console will need an external hard drive if they want to download more than a couple of games. Of …
Read More »Cryengine SDK 3.4.3 is now freely available
The last version of Crytek's Cryengine that was freely available was 3.4.0, which was released back in April. Since then the company has made a lot of changes to its game creation tools, but none of them have been usable by those without a paid license. Now though, it's updated …
Read More »New GTA V trailer now available
The new trailer for GTA V has been released, showing a lot. I won't spoil or discuss any of it before you've had a chance to watch this one, as it's a good one: [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzue74y7A84′] So for those skipping ahead a little, from here on in, there's SPOILERS, understand? This …
Read More »Skype exploit lets you steal anyone’s account
Update: Skype has now disabled the password reset link, though there is another one that's supposedly active. Original Story: A new exploit for VOIP software client, Skype, has been discovered that has the potential to allow anyone to steal anyone else's account, if they have the person's login email. Fortunately …
Read More »Steve Wozniak and Danny Trejo to star in iOS game
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is set to star in a new iOS game alongside Danny Trejo called “Danny Trejo’s Vengeance: Woz with a Coz.” The game seems simple enough, both real life personalities will team up to fight bad guys in a city. The game is 8 bit and due …
Read More »Windows 8 gaming – no faster than Windows 7
Windows 8 hasn't received the welcome that Microsoft would have hoped, even though sales seem quite good so far. We have been hearing that Windows 8 is a great operating system for gaming however so far it doesn't seem to have brought any radical improvements. Our friends over at Hardware.info …
Read More »Peter Molyneux asking for donations for Curiosity’s sake
Peter Molyneux, the man behind many a hit god sim and recently the cube tapping experiment, “Curiosity,” has asked the general public for donations to help push the iOS title into a state where it's playable in the fashion that it was designed. For the past several days, players of …
Read More »DirectX 11.1 will be Windows 8 exclusive
A Microsoft spokesperson has made it very clear, that while we might have seen backwards compatibility for DirectX 11 – allowing for Vista support – DirectX 11.1 would be exclusive to Windows 8 only. “DirectX 11.1 is part of Windows 8, just like DirectX 11 was part of Windows 7. …
Read More »Do you use an antivirus client or just Windows Defender?
I admit it, I don't like taking risks. I always use an antivirus package on my Windows systems and my friend says that I am unnecessarily ‘slowing down my system' because with safe surfing there is actually no need to install one. If you have installed Windows 8 you may …
Read More »GTA 5 unveiling tells us a lot
GTA 5 had its big debut yesterday, with a lot of new information coming out in the latest issue of Game Informer. Dan Houser, one of the co-founders of the GTA series, Dan Houser, explained that the new game would involve heists, multiple playable characters and that each of them …
Read More »Videogame sales drop in October by 25%
The American gaming market isn't looking too healthy, as software sales have dropped by a whopping 25% in October compared to the same month a year before. Data from the NPD Group was released late on Thursday which highlights the concerning drop. Hardware sales are also said to have dropped …
Read More »Razer responds to Naga mouse DRM problems
You might think that when you spend over £50 on a mouse, that you'll be getting something a bit special. It usually gives you extra features like more buttons, higher build quality and often some impressive backend software to play with. Not in the case of Razer Naga owners, who …
Read More »EA adding Twitch streaming to Origin
In an update that is due for release next week, EA has announced that it will be adding Twitch streaming to its Origin games platform, allowing players to easily share their in-game footage live, with viewers around the world. Apparently it'll be a relatively simply thing to activate too. All …
Read More »No Halo 4 on PC
Halo 4 will not be coming to the PC platform, Microsoft has confirmed, stating that it was designed from the ground up as an Xbox 360 title and that's where it would stay. “Halo 4 was designed specifically for Xbox 360, and while we’re always exploring new ways to expand …
Read More »Microsoft to release Xbox Surface: 7 inch gaming tablet
The Verge have published an article yesterday which say that multiple sources close to them have confirmed that Microsoft are planning to release a 7 inch gaming tablet. The Xbox Surface 7 inch tablet information was leaked back in June and it is likely to include an ARM processor and …
Read More »Microsoft offering incentives to game developers for Windows 8 support
In the form of a competition, Microsoft is offering incentives to developers that submit their Windows 8 supporting game for judging. If selected, the titles will receive a professional trailer, developer mentoring and a month's worth of marketing. Those submitted for judging will be graded on originality, audio, visuals and …
Read More »Final version of Opera 12.10 for desktop released
Today’s web surfers aren’t content just to visit websites to look at cute cat and puppy pictures. Sure, few can resist surfing for cute cat pictures and constantly checking out the latest news, but sometimes plain old browsing isn’t enough. You want more relevant content, faster, and preferably without having …
Read More »PCs already more powerful than Xbox 720, PS4 says developer
Despite many developers moving away from the PC platform in the past few years due to claims of high piracy rates cutting into profits, some believe it's the only place for their games. Star Citizen developer Chris Roberts, has said that his game will be a PC exclusive, because contemporary …
Read More »Playstation 3 may go on sale in China
For a Westerner it may seem bizarre, but unless you get hold of a grey market import, Consoles are banned from sale in China, since 2000. Sony however may be about to make a landmark move. A report on TechInAsia has highlighted that Sony have received approval for the China …
Read More »Hacker defaces NBC and Lady Gaga websites
A hacker who calls himself ‘pyknic' has taken credit for defacing some websites belonging to NBC as well as a Lady Gaga website. People who visited the sites yesterday were presented with a message which referenced the failed assassination against King James I of England and King James VI of …
Read More »In Russia, cyber crime is cheap
Whether you're looking to hire a hacker for an hour, or have someone spammed, maybe you want a botnet of your very own, or a trojan that lets you take over a particular computer? All of this can be had for at most, a few hundred pounds – all you …
Read More »Valve plans to greelight another 10 games by end of month
Despite having given the greenlight thumbs up to over 30 games already, Valve has announced that due to the pace of voting on the crowd platform at the moment, it expects to see another 10 ready for Steam addition by the end of the month. On top of this announcement, …
Read More »Microsoft sued over ’tiles’ in Windows 8 OS
Microsoft are being sued over the Tiles that feature as part of the Windows 8 operating system. These ‘Live Tiles' are little animated blocks which have been designed primarily for the tablet audience. These tiles have features in Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows Phone 8. The interface actually goes …
Read More »343 Industries hits out at Xbox sexism
Two of the developers from 343 Industries, the company behind the upcoming Halo 4, have commented on the level of sexism that occurs regularly on the Xbox Live platform, in what seems like simultaneous personal rejection of the practice, as well as a way of distancing the developer's products from it. …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto 5: to be biggest in series
Kitguru Gaming has been releasing information on the upcoming GTA5 as we get it, but the announcement yesterday points out that fans are in for a treat. The game, which is now penciled in to arrive next Spring is said to be groundbreaking. Rockstar issued an announcement yesterday saying that …
Read More »Will Furby be the big kids tech-gift for Xmas?
While ‘wee-tee-kah-wah-tee' won't mean a great deal to most of you, over 40 million people across the world have a fair chance of knowing that it means, “Sing me a song”. To put that number in perspective, it's around the same as the number of people on the planet who …
Read More »Microsoft sold 4 million Windows 8 upgrades, says Ballmer
Current CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, has announced that over four million Windows 8 upgrades have been sold already. His follow up statement said that the interest in the new operating system had been “stunning.” This announcement was made at Microsoft's Build Developer's conference at the company's main campus in …
Read More »Increased Hacker Interest in SQL Injection Attacks
Imperva, Inc. today released its October Hacker Intelligence Initiative report, “Monitoring Hacker Forums,” its second annual analysis of a large hacker forum containing roughly 250,000 members. Imperva has detected a black market for social network fraud. In addition, about one third of discussions in the hacker forum focused on training …
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