Software & Gaming

Twitter has filed a lawsuit against the US government, alleging that its First Amendment rights to free speech are being violated by rules that prevent the company from disclosing the amount of national security requests it receives. Twitter is currently able to publish the amount of national security letters and …

The highly anticipated Xbox One, PS4 and PC port of Grand Theft Auto V will require 50GB of hard drive space to install, according to an early Playstation Network listing. Apparently, the game will also feature support for the Playstation Move. The PSN listing for the digital version of the …

When Microsoft announced the Halo Master Chief Collection at E3 earlier this year, it made every effort to hammer home the fact that all of the games would run at 1080p, 60 frames per second. However, it turns out that the development team has been running in to issues with …

A lot of games were initially scheduled to be launching in October and while that number is still relatively high, with all of the AAA delays we've been informed of in recent months, it's a little less cramped than it once was. Double Fine is no doubt pleased with that, …

If you're a big console gamer but haven't yet upgraded to the latest generation, be it PS4 or Xbox One, then Activision is hoping to tempt you in to doing so, by offering a free upgrade to the new version of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Buy any copy of …

At present Microsoft Corp. only sells applications with Metro-style “modern” interface in its Windows Store, possibly to ensure that all the apps it sells are optimized for both PCs and tablets. However, starting next year the company will change alter its policy and will start sales of apps that do …

Sales of Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One game console remain weak in Japan, but it seems like in China the company manages to sell considerably more systems. In just one week of availability the company sold 100 thousand Xbox One consoles in the contry. Zhang Dazhong, a vice-president of Shanghai Media …

If you were a fan of the original Knights of the Old Republic game, then chances are you've been hoping that Bioware will one day revisit Revan and put him in another game. While we aren't getting Knights of the Old Republic 3, we are getting a Revan themed expansion pack …

Since we now live in a world dominated by digital distribution, especially in the case of music and games, it's great to see many different developers and publishers releasing their games worldwide at the same time, so everyone can enjoy them together no matter where they live. However Nintendo doesn't …

Tetsuya Nomura finally stepped down from Final Fantasy XV and began working on Kingdom Hearts III last month and the director has already made a crucial change to the game's development. Kingdom Hearts III will no longer be using the Square Enix ‘Luminous' engine, the game will now be made …

Today sees the worldwide release of Alien: Isolation, potentially the best Alien (not Alien vs Predator mind you) game ever released. It's reviewed well, with most highlighting the xenomorph's lifelike hunting as being a real scare generator, even if some of the game does feel a bit padded. Still, for …

EA and Visceral Games have confirmed that Battlefield Hardline will come with nine new maps and seven game modes at launch early next year. However, five of those game modes will be brand new to the Battlefield franchise, although this will come at the expense of some other notable game …

Steam Sales tend to bring mixed emotions to the gaming community. Some, get excited by the prospect of cheap games, others clutch their wallets in fear of what they might not be able to stop themselves from doing and others still, see them as something that's undermining the industry. Whatever …

Remember Microsoft's Ilumiroom project? It was a technology that used a projector to make your gaming room the entire screen, rather than just the main display you were using. It was an interesting concept, albeit a little unnecessary seeming, considering whatever was being projected was hard to make out and …

Microsoft Corp.’s Office productivity suite is, without any doubts, the most popular set of applications ever developed. Nonetheless, at present the suite lacks something here and there, which is why it cannot be called ideal. Bill Gates, a co-founder of Microsoft, claims that he actually wants to make Office dramatically …

Streaming music is cheaper than buying all the tracks that you would like to hear. Modern streaming services charge from $7 to $10 per month, which may not be a lot for music fans, but which keeps a lot of people away from them. Apple wants to change that and …

Microsoft Corp. has announced that its next-generation Windows 10 operating system will ship with DirectX 12 application programming interface (API). Keeping in mind that the OS is designed for all types of devices and DX12 is a corner stone for Microsoft’s ecosystem-related strategy, the news is hardly surprising. This week Microsoft …

A little while back it was announced that both Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes would be coming to the PC on Valve's Steam platform. While MGS V won't be coming out for a while, Ground Zeroes may be coming to the PC …

Obisidian's upcoming crowd funded PC RPG, Pillars of Eternity, has been delayed for a few months so that the developer can incorporate beta feedback. The title was originally supposed to release by the end of this year, the new release window is ‘early 2015'. Posting on the Pillars of Eternity …

Dying Light is really hoping that you haven't had enough of shooting at zombies just yet, but in case you have, then perhaps you'll enjoy playing as one. In the latest trailer for the game, developer Techland shows off the new “Be the Zombie,” mode, that has you taking on …

DayZ has been out on the PC for some time now, it originated as a mod for Arma II and then turned in to a standalone title as one of the best selling Early Access games on Steam to date. However, earlier this year, the game was announced for the …

Microsoft's Windows 10 Technical Preview became available to download last night and we've already seen some of you guys install it, but as with most OS previews, this one has an expiry date, enthusiasts will be able to use the preview up until mid April next year, which is around …

Kevin Smith is a bit of a polarising director, but whether you like his films and brand of comedy, or not, doesn't matter really, as the man has been able to see many of his childhood dreams come true. Some of those have involved making movies and with others, he's …

Microsoft officially announced Windows 10 last night but the Technical Preview of the operating system is already available to download for those who want to test out an early build before its official release late next year. The Windows 10 Technical Preview has been designed for enthusiasts, developers and enterprise …

A modder has managed to get the GameCube controller working with the 3DS handheld for use with the upcoming Super Smash Bros game. The GameCube pad appears to be a favorite amongst Smash Bros fans and Nintendo is capitalizing on that by releasing a Wii U adapter for the controller, …

For the next couple of days we are running a little competition on our Facebook page – to win one of two copies of Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor. All you have to do is join our silly Facebook comment thread and place a funny/entertaining caption to this image. It …

Chances are that if you're a Halo fan then you're aware that Steven Spielberg is working on a full fledged Halo TV series while Ridley Scott is producing a smaller five episode mini-series introducing us to Agent Locke, who will be a major character in Halo 5, which is due …

DICE made a mess of the Battlefield franchise after the disastrous launch of Battlefield 4 and unfortunately for Visceral Games, this has led to concerns regarding Battlefield Hardline's launch. However, the studio is reassuring gamers that the title “will work” at launch and that it won't make the same mistakes …

Over the last week or so, leading up to the release of Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, we heard that Warner Bros was being funny about handing out PC review codes for the game and then we later found out that the graphics settings asked for 6GB of VRAM for …

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the US, has charged four individuals with hacking into gaming companies like Microsoft, Epic Games and Zombie Studios, as well as the US army, and stealing trade secrets about unreleased software, financial information and other confidential data. The quartet of young men involved …