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Bethesda has announced at its pre-E3 show that it is currently developing versions of both DOOM and Fallout 4 for virtual reality. The plan is to first bring them to the HTC Vive, with support for other headsets like the Oculus Rift further down the line. The way the two …

Despite efforts made by HBO to crack down on potential leaks of the new episodes of its flagship medieval fantasy show, Game of Thrones, they just keep on spouting. Once again the latest episode of the show appeared online before it was available through legitimate channels. In recent years along …

We recently teamed up with Silverstone to offer three qualified readers the chance to review some of its finest cases, power supplies and coolers. All you had to do was explain why you were the right candidate for the job; why you, with your hardware experience and writing chops, might …

Sometimes when you watch a film you can feel real empathy for what characters are going through, seeing them struggle with the trials and tribulations of their lives. That's something that's quite strong in the first short film ever written by an A.I. algorithm, but more so because the characters …

Seemingly confirming rumours of a new Xbox One with more power and a reduced footprint, promotional images showing off just that have appeared online days before Microsoft's briefing at E3. They show a smaller, whiter Xbox One, which we're told contains a 2TB hard drive and will be capable of …

When it comes to online store listings, mistakes happen pretty much all of the time and people tend to be pretty quick to jump on them. This week, Fallout 4 was mistakenly listed as a free download on the Xbox One and while those that downloaded it won't get to …

Apple made its first step into the Android app world with Apple Music last year, bringing its new Spotify competitor to the rival mobile platform. Now, it looks like Apple might be expanding even more of its services to Android, as reports this week are saying that iMessage may end …

Last year at E3, Microsoft announced that it would be partnering with Total War studio, Creative Assembly, to create  a sequel to Halo Wars, a Halo-based RTS that started out on the Xbox 360 back in 2009. While we haven't heard much about Halo Wars 2 since, apparently there will …

It looks like we may already have an idea of what to expect from Microsoft's upcoming Surface Pro 5 tablet as new information came to light this week, pointing out some specifications for the upcoming Windows tablet. Upgrades coming include an Ultra HD display, a new Intel Kaby Lake CPU and …

Thieves dressed in Apple Store staff t-shirts have managed to steal $66,000 worth of iPhones from two separate retail stores in New York. One theft saw 67 iPhones worth around $50,000 disappear from a single store, while a second Apple Store found itself missing 19 iPhones worth around $16,000. The …

Over the last few weeks, there have been plenty of interesting rumours surrounding Microsoft and its future plans for Xbox One and PC. There is talk of all future Xbox exclusives also running on Windows 10 and with the recent reveal of Halo 5: Forge for PC, there has been …

When it comes to team-based games like Overwatch, there will always be times where your match-made squad of strangers doesn't quite ‘gel'. However, even if your team is outclassed, Blizzard doesn't want players to just ditch matches the second things go bad, which is why a penalty has now been introduced …

In the build up to E3 next week, one of the biggest rumours for Sony's conference has been the announcement of the PS4.5/PS4K/PS4 Neo/whatever name it gets next. However, today we got surprise confirmation that the console exists from Sony itself, confirming that it will be more powerful and support …

At this point, many of you will have read the reviews for the GTX 1070 and some of you may also be planning on picking one up. If you’re aiming to grab one on day one, then you will want to be quick as stock is expected to sell out …

Remember back in April when Space X prepared and launched an inflatable habitat to the International Space Station (ISS)? Well it's now firmly attached and orbiting Earth in the inky blackness of space while entirely inflated. It's quite roomy in there and NASA has released some images of its interior …

In an effort to prevent torrent sites from being one of the most popular destinations for those looking to watch games of the European Cup 2016, Sony Pictures Networks has been pre-warning the sites not to share the games. It's even threatening legal action if the site owners ignore it. …

Along with its continual efforts to reduce the cost of rocket launches in a meaningful way, Space X has also previously discussed the possibility of making high-speed, wireless internet available to all. However it's now having to defend its reserved part of the spectrum from those who would use it …

Although we're more likely to be driven around by our cars than drive them ourselves in the years to come, perhaps we will occasionally take over when they take to the air. That's the future Google founder Larry Page is banking on and banking on big. In the last few …

Although Quantum Break might have failed to really deliver a game/TV show hybrid product, that doesn't mean the mediums can't be blended in some ways. Take the way Blizzard has been introducing characters for its games in recent years, something it's continuing to do so for upcoming WoW expansion, Legion. …

Back when Nvidia first announced the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070, we began hearing reports that there would no longer be support for 3-way or 4-way SLI. However, once the review embargo lifted, we learned that Nvidia had plans to introduce an ‘enthusiast key' which would unlock the ability to …

HTC today announced that it would be launching the HTC Vive Business Edition, offering the same hardware as the consumer version but with a dedicated support line and the option to buy units in bulk, for $1200 rather than the usual $799 price. The timing of this makes sense, as HTC …

For many years, Mac buyers have been used to the name ‘OS X' but this year, it looks like Apple might be planning to change things up a bit with a re-brand for its desktop operating system for the first time in 17 years. The future re-brand was first spotted …

If you are looking to boost your DRM-free game library, then you might want to keep an eye on GOG over the next little while as the store's summer sale kicked off yesterday, with new bundles and daily ‘highlight' deals, which for today include 50 percent off the Witcher 3 …

While most critics have been in full agreement that DOOM's campaign is fantastic, the multiplayer hasn't impressed quite as many people. However, id Software will be making some changes and adding new features over the next few months to keep players coming back, including new custom game settings, private matches …

Apple's App Store has been a major trend setter when it comes to how we all access and consume software over the past decade, but it isn't quite the front-runner it once was. To try and change that, Apple has revamped it, with a few major features aimed at courting …

Much like when being asked how much they smoke, many people are guilty of overselling just how well they take care of their teeth, especially when talking to the dentist. That won't be possible with the new Philips smart toothbrush though, which tracks just how good you are at cleaning …

The forum for the world's most popular torrent client, Utorrent, has been hacked, leading to the possiblity of the 388,000 registered members' passwords being revealed. The administrators have released this notice as a warning that passwords have been compromised and should be changed, especially if they are re-used anywhere else. HaveIBeenPwnd is …

Following the recent shut down of the Nostalrius vanilla World of Warcraft fan-run server, Blizzard was pretty adamant that it wouldn't open up its own, official version. However it may be that the publishing giant is changing its mind, as a meeting with Nostalrius admins went particularly well. Nostalrius was …

While many of us have been expecting AMD's new Zen architecture CPUs to launch during the second half of this year, with some rumours pointing towards an October launch, a new report this week citing industry sources claims that due to “serious inventory issues” we may not see Zen until …

G.Skill hosted the 5th annual OC World Record stage at Computex this year and it seems that the event was quite the success as 12 records were broken across eight different benchmarks over the course of the week. For RAM, overclocker ‘Splave' managed to get some of G.Skill's own to …