Software & Gaming

Zombie Studios, the company that began the Spec Ops series of games oh so many years ago and made the more recently released Daylight, along with 30+ other titles, has announced its impending closure. Not through poor performance – though Daylight was not particularly well received – but because the …

Chairman Tom Wheeler of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has confirmed during a CES speech, that the voting on the open Internet order will go ahead on the 26th of February. He also all but confirmed that internet service providers (ISPs) will be reclassified as common carriers under Title II provisions in the Communications Act. This would …

Sitting at your desk is something that you probably do for a substantial portion of the day whether you work in an office, or play games at home. If this sounds like you, then you probably also have a nice chair that you find comfy to sit in for those long periods. What about …

Bungie's Christmas gift to Destiny players has finally arrived as gamers start to receive legendary weapons from an ‘unknown benefactor'. Those of you that want to grab your legendary will have to visit the post master at the tower, where you will find a package waiting for you. The legendary …

CD Projekt Red's latest game, The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt, is expected to be one of the most graphically intensive games to be released this year. What sort of hardware will PC gamers need to run such a game? Let's take a look… CD Projekt Red shared the system …

The PlayStation Network appears to be struggling once again as users have begun reporting connectivity issues, keeping some from being able to log in to the service. Sony confirmed that it was having trouble with heavy server load earlier this morning. Engineers are currently working on getting things running smoothly …

Amazon may have accidentally given away the ending to Rocksteady's final chapter in the Arkham series. This week, Amazon launched its listing for the Batman: Arkham Knight limited edition, one of the pictures attached to the listing showed a quote engraved on the bottom of the collectible Batman statue. Once …

Despite console gaming being given much more attention by the likes of Microsoft, its Xbox Platform, like Sony's and Nintendo's, has missed out on the majority of one of the world's biggest gaming phenomenons in recent years: the MOBA. However that may be set to change with the introduction of beta …

The Internet Archive is an amazing non-profit site, that is mainly known for providing snapshots of millions of websites, right back to 1996 with it's “Wayback Machine”. It also wants to archive as much of the worlds media as possible by adding films, music, speeches and software. Recently it has been adding …

Assassin's Creed: Unity's first DLC, titled ‘Dead Kings', is coming out next week, after being delayed from December following the game's awful launch, which saw the developers scurry to launch four patches on all platforms to try and fix the game. The Dead Kings DLC will be free for all …

League of Legends developer, Riot Games, is currently talking to North American internet providers to help set up a dedicated network for the game in order to reduce lag and improve online performance. The network should be up and running by the end of March. In a post on the …

Another day of CES, another day of new product announcements. Today Razer has officially revealed the Forge TV, an Android based mini console that will be capable of streaming games from your PC. Rumors of a Razer console of sorts have been floating around for a while and it looks …

The Unity engine is one of the most versatile out there at the moment, providing a solid back-bone for games big and small, on platforms from the PC to the tablet. However it isn't particularly well known for its artistic merits, at least when compared to some of the juggernauts …

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. late on Monday said that total life-to-date sales of its PlayStation 4 game consoles to end-users had hit 18.5 million units. Once again, Sony’s PS4 has proved itself the fastest-selling console in the history of video games. Shipments of Sony PlayStation 4 have already set multiple …

Ubisoft appears to be listening to its fans with a new survey, gathering feedback and suggestions for future Far Cry titles. The questionnaire was sent out to a few Far Cry 4 players over the last week or so and gives us a glimpse at the ideas Ubisoft is currently …

Gabe Newell has been turned in to a Dota 2 character, thanks to a new skin that turns the game's shop keeper in to a heroic version of Gaben himself. The skin isn't available just yet but you can upvote it on the Steam workshop in order to get it put …

Rumors surrounding Microsoft's business model for Windows 10 have been circulating since the operating system's announcement in October last year. New reports are claiming that those that own a genuine copy of Windows 8.1 will get to upgrade to Microsoft's latest work for free. Citing sources “close to the matter”, …

Sony's video game streaming service, PlayStation Now, is finally getting its long awaited subscription option over in the US. The subscription plan launches later this month with two different options. PS4 owners can choose a 1 month subscription plan at $19.99 or a three month one, which will set you …

One of the advantages of gaming on a PC – and not on either Microsoft or Sony's latest generation of consoles – is that the frame rate can often reach dizzying heights, well into the triple digits in some of the lower fidelity titles. Keeping track of that though often …

Microsoft Corp. is expected to showcase its Windows 10 operating system running on various consumer devices – such as smartphones or tablets – later this month, hence, the OS in its current form is ready to run on such gadgets. Apparently, if a publication from a web-site is to be …

It looks like Sega has removed Alien: Colonial Marines from the Steam store, along with the 2010 version of Alien Vs Predator, just a couple of months after the release of Alien: Isolation. Aliens: Colonial Marines launched back in 2013 and widely disappointed both fans and critics alike. Since then, …

Google has gone ahead and published a new Windows 8.1 vulnerability that allows low level users to gain administration privileges. The vulnerability was revealed this week but unfortunately, there is currently no fix from Microsoft. According to Google, the company gave Microsoft plenty of time to address the loophole, 90 …

A newly leaked image from what looks to be a Bungie meeting is doing the rounds on the Internet today, showing off what could be Destiny's DLC roadmap for 2015. According to the leak, we can expect to see one major on-disc expansion titled ‘Comet: Plague of Darkness'. Comet will …

2014 in gaming was a year that despite featuring some very exciting titles, was also filled with a lot disappointments. Many AAA titles fell flat on their face at launch and even more struggled to hit decent frame rates long after, and as if to top it all off, the PlayStation Network …

A Kickstarter campaign is aiming to raise over $20,000 to destroy a rare 20th Anniversary Edition PlayStation 4 console. Many of those lucky enough to get their hands on one of these consoles swiftly took to eBay to sell them for absurdly high prices but Charles Tiongson wants his PS4 …

It has long been rumored that The Elder Scrolls Online will go free to play eventually but that day may come sooner rather than later as Zenimax Online has removed one of the subscription options available for the MMO. Those looking to subscribe can now only choose between 30 day …

A group called H4LT has managed to leak the official Xbox One developer SDK, potentially opening the door for homebrew applications as well as giving unapproved developers the ability to create unofficial software for the system. The leak was announced via H4LT's Twitter account, the group also provided screenshots of …

EA Games has denied claims that some Origin users are discovering charges on their accounts that they had nothing to do with. However, it did encourage anyone that thinks they may be affected, to make sure that their account password is unique and long. This all stems from a number …

Christmas day was a frustrating one for many, as despite the new games they'd opened from Father Christmas, they were unable to play them online as both Xbox Live and the PlayStation network were down. Laying claim to the DDOS attack that caused it was a hacking group called Lizard Squad, …

Kim Dotcom may not be everyone's favourite ex-hacker, activist or gamer, but he does have a penchant for building something from ashes. His big move last year was the creation of MEGA, an encrypted file locker platform that was born from the ruins of his previous hit service, MegaUpload and …