Software & Gaming

The head of the Japanese division of Xbox has resigned following the console's poor sales in the country. Microsoft was expecting a struggle in Japan but so far, Xbox One sales have been worse than last generation's Xbox 360 sales, in-fact, last week only 776 consoles were sold in the …

If there's one thing that Nintendo has that the other big console makers don't, it's a very strong history of portable gaming titles. Sure Sony has its PSP and Vita back catalogues, but neither can hardly compare to the sheer volume of games that have been released on the various …

Microsoft Corp. plans to hold a special event for mass media where it will discuss consumer features of Windows 10 operating system in detail. The press event is rumoured to be held in late January. The world’s largest software maker formally announced its next Windows 10 operating system in late …

Rumor has it that a new Metal Gear Online will be revealed next week at the Video Games Awards Show. According to the show's producer and presenter, Geoff Keighley, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima will star at the show set for next Friday on the 5th of September. This isn't …

UK retailer, GAME, is set to launch special console bundles for Black Friday, including an Xbox One with four games and a Wii U with Super Smash Bros, Super Mario U and an Amiibo. There are strong rumors of a Playstation 4 bundle as well, although that one has yet …

Earlier this week it was revealed that Sony Pictures Entertainment had its internal network hijacked by a group known as GOP. The hack left a message on employee computers, demanding that its undisclosed requests be met, otherwise it would leak top secret information. Following this, several Sony controlled Twitter accounts …

Microsoft has some good news for the audiophiles of the world, Windows 10 will have native support for FLAC audio files. The primary advantage of a FLAC file over something like an MP3 is that the Free Lossless Audio Codec doesn't lose any data in compression, resulting in higher sound …

When Turtle Rock let the world have its first real taste of its upcoming asymmetrical, multiplayer shooter/stomper, Evolve, it was pretty well received, but quite a number of people said it became dull after a few games due to limitations in maps and game modes. Since that big alpha though, …

Ubisoft late on Wednesday issued a statement admitting major issues with its Assassin’s Creed Unity video game. The company apologised for shipping a title full of bugs and performance issues. As a remedy, Ubisoft will provide an expansion pack for the title free to everyone as well as a free …

Rambus and Cisco this week announced that the former’s Cryptography Research division has licensed select security-related technologies to Cisco Systems. The agreement allows the latter to integrate certain security technologies into Cisco products to provide protection against unauthorized access and mitigate security threats. Given the fact that it is unknown …

Rumors have been floating around recently suggesting that Microsoft, Sony and other large tech companies had been hacked after an only group claimed to have leaked the usernames and passwords of 1473 Windows Live accounts and 2131 PlayStation Network accounts. However, these rumors have turned out to be false. The …

Sony Computer Entertainment America has managed to come to a settlement with the FTC following allegations of false advertisement during the Playstation Vita's launch campaign. As part of the agreement, Sony is set to offer partial refunds of up to $50 to customers who purchased a Vita handheld before the …

Last month it was announced that the original Dark Souls game would be switching from Microsoft's Games for Windows Live servers to the much preferred Steam platform. Bandai Namco originally planned for the move to take place before the end of November but has since pushed the migration back until …

Ubisoft is finally getting around to fixing up the bulk of Assassin Creed Unity's issues this week, including the game's broken multiplayer, animations and AI alongside specific frame rate issues. The third patch is said to be the biggest yet and will be hitting the PC, Xbox One and PS4 at different …

Tonight we are running a little competition on our Facebook page – to win a STEAM game of your choice. All you have to do is join our silly Facebook comment thread and place a funny/entertaining caption to this image from Far Cry 4 (on PC!). We announce the winner …

Valve has changed the rules for trading Steam gifts, which will supposedly put a stop or at least hurt businesses attempting to swiftly re-sell game keys as gifts. All new games purchased as a gift will be stored in the buyer's inventory for 30 days before it can sold or …

Namco Bandai has revealed that From Software's latest game in the ‘Souls series', Dark Souls II, will be re-releasing next year with all of the DLC and an updated DirectX 11 graphics engine for the PS4, Xbox One, PC and interestingly enough, the last generation consoles as well, although the …

Activision is currently issuing copyright strikes on Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare YouTube videos that show off in-game glitches, cheats and hacks. This information came from an internal email that the network Machinima sent to its partners, warning against uploading these sort of videos. “Activision is being particularly vigilant about …

Sony Pictures has reportedly lost control of its desktop PCs, phone lines and a large portion of data following an attack from a hacker or possibly a group of hackers known as #GOP. The group is demanding some kind of ransom but information on specific requests is unfortunately not available currently. …

You hear about white hat hackers getting corporate gigs all the time. They perform some kind of impressive security breach, finding some flaw in something important and bam, if they aren't thrown in jail for it, they're suddenly working at Google, or one of its contemporaries. The same happens in the …

Are you looking for someone that has a background in breaking webcam security? Perhaps a penchant for highlighting security flaws in major corporate software in the public eye? Then consider hiring on the man responsible for the recent webcam hacking scandal, as he's added a job listing to his site, …

With Dreamhack Winter 2014 coming up this weekend, tensions were already running high for professional Counter Strike: Global Offensive players, but now things have been cranked up to 11. Some of the world's top professionals at the game, have been caught using third party aimbots and other cheating tools, prompting …

Alienware has started shipments of its Alpha system, which was once supposed to become the first Steam Machine. The Alienware Alpha small form-factor PC gaming console is designed as an ultimate gaming solution for the living room. The system’s price starts at $549. Alienware Alpha is based on dual-core /quad-core …

That title up there might seem a little redundant, since of course the fourth monster in Evolve is going to be huge, the two we've seen so far have been. However there's a specific reason I mention this one in particular being big, as the silhouetted image Turtle Rock has …

Fans of the recently released Halo Master Chief Collection are still struggling with game breaking bugs, multiplayer connectivity issues, achievements not being recognised and all sorts of other problems, that still haven't been fixed, despite the game having been released almost two weeks ago. While we might be coming a …

Recently we learned of a Russian website which had streaming links to thousands of web-cameras from around the world, showing everything from children sleeping in their cribs, to shop-fronts and office CCTV. While the site was quickly taken down, its creator has now given an interview where he claims to …

CIV games are pretty self explanatory when you've played at least one of them before. You have your cities, your armies, your workers and you make your way through the tech tree, warring on the battlefield, culturally, religiously and try to take as much territory as possible. That's, not exactly …

Qualcomm Technologies this week introduced its next-generation 4G/LTE multimode solution for mobile devices, such as smartphones and media tablets. The new Goby 9*45 modem is the world’s first 4G/LTE-Advanced Category 10 cellular modem that supports download speeds of up to 450Mb/s. The solution will be integrated into mobile and other …

EA and Respawn Entertainment have announced that Titanfall will be re-released at the end of this year, packing in all of the DLC that came with the season pass. Titanfall Deluxe Edition will be coming to the PC and Xbox One for $40 and $50 respectively. The three DLC packs …

Multiplay's Insomnia event is the biggest LAN in the UK and it runs three times a year. Now in its 53rd iteration, it is bigger and better than ever. As it kicks off, we get 1-on-1 with founder and CEO Craig Fletcher to look at where it is now and …