One of the strangest phenomenons to come out of the growth of online game streaming and let's plays, has been the popularisation of speedrunning. Using hidden exploits, precise movements and an endless well of persistence, players have blown through some of history's most iconic and often difficult games in minutes, rather …
Read More »Don’t Starve Together gets Giants and new characters for free!
Don't Starve Together, the long requested and long denied standalone multiplayer expansion to the original Don't Starve, has just received a bunch of free content updates. After many months of tinkering, developer Klei Entertainment has added all of the additional features from the original game's expansion, Reign of Giants, bringing …
Read More »Nokia may return to smartphone market
Nokia Corp. is plotting its return to the market of smartphones and tablets, a media report suggests. This time, however, the company will not manufacture its handsets itself, but will develop devices that will be made and distributed by other companies. In accordance with its agreement with Microsoft, Nokia does …
Read More »Nvidia to launch GeForce GTX 980 Ti next month, GeForce GTX 980 Metal in the works
Nvidia Corp. has reportedly reconsidered its plans concerning its rumoured add-in cards powered by the GM200 graphics processing unit. The higher-end GeForce GTX 980 Ti is now expected to be released as early as in the middle of May. In addition, the GPU developer is working on something called GeForce …
Read More »Intel to release ‘Broadwell’ CPUs with unlocked multiplier in mid-May
Intel Corp. plans to release its long-awaited Core i5 and Core i7 “Broadwell” microprocessors with unlocked multiplier for desktops in the middle of May, according to a slide from the company’s presentation. While the chips will “officially” support overclocking, they may not necessarily get popular among enthusiasts. Intel intends to …
Read More »Killing Floor 2 is now out on Steam Early Access
Update: Killing Floor 2 is now available on Steam Early Access. Right now, the game includes three levels; Burning Paris, Outpost and a re-worked version of the Biotics Lab from the original Killing Floor game. There are four perks, 27 weapons, 11 Zeds and seven playable characters as well. The game …
Read More »Heroes of the Storm now has a release date
Blizzard's take on the MOBA formula has been maturing during a lengthy closed beta phase over the last year or so but soon the game will open up to everyone. Blizzard has announced that Heroes of the Storm will enter open beta on the 19th of May. The game will …
Read More »Rockstar finally comments on potential Social Club hack
Grand Theft Auto V has been out for a week now on the PC but it hasn't been without issues. Last week it was reported that Rockstar's Social Club service, which is the hub for GTA V and its multiplayer, may have been hacked with many claiming that their accounts …
Read More »The Witcher 3 goes gold, set for worldwide release on May 19
The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt has officially gone gold, meaning that development has officially wrapped up on the main game and now all there is left to do is wait until launch day, when the game will unlock worldwide on the 19th of May. Right now, those that have …
Read More »Google set to launch biggest Android Wear update yet
The Apple Watch has launched and according to early estimates, it is already enjoying high sales, with Apple reportedly bringing in around $2 billion in revenue already from the watch. So how is Google going to remain competitive in the wearable market? Well its first step is to launch a …
Read More »Footage of cancelled Alan Wake 2 project released
Remedy Studios, the team behind the original Alan Wake and Microsoft’s upcoming exclusive IP, Quantum Break, has revealed 13 minutes of gameplay footage of a prototype version of Alan Wake 2. The video was recorded back in 2010 and the project was cancelled or shelved quite some time ago. The …
Read More »PayPal wants biometric solutions to ‘kill the password’
PayPal has recently discussed a number of biometric security solutions that could well be used in order to slowly kill off the traditional password. While we are used to the idea of fingerprint sensors and the possibility of iris scanners in the future, PayPal has a couple of strange ideas. …
Read More »HBO cracks down on Now subscribers outside the US
HBO is cutting off those who are paying for the on-demand HBO Now service from outside of the US with a VPN. The network has sent emails to people around the world, who were found to be using tools to watch Game of Thrones from countries like Canada, Germany, Australia …
Read More »Cosplay in space, ISS astronaut goes full Trekkie
Even though life aboard the International Space Station is full of scientific experiments and tests which push the boundaries of human endeavour in the great black beyond, it's worth remembering that the people up there aren't so different from us. Chris Hadfield showed us that back in 2013 when he …
Read More »Digital security expert banned from flight for tweet
Tweets have been getting people in trouble for a while now, whether they were intended as jokes, or legitimate statements, but often it's because of perceived ‘offence.' Not in this instance however, where digital security expert and founder of One World Labs, Chris Roberts, was barred from a United Airlines …
Read More »Kerbal Space Program will hit 1.0 in just six days
Planet Kerbin was thrown into disarray at the start of April, when it was announced that Kerbal Space Program was entering the experimental phase for its official, 1.0 release. While many predicted that it would be weeks or months until that phase of testing was over, it turned out to …
Read More »TSMC: We will start risk production of 7nm chips in 2017
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. remains optimistic about its abilities to make chips using thinner process technologies going forward. Last week the company said that it would start risk production of integrated circuits using its 7nm process technology in 2017. Mass production of commercial 7nm products will likely begin in 2018, …
Read More »Apple already made £2 billion from Watch sales
Even though the Apple Watch came relatively late to the wearable scene compared to many of its competitors it's looking set to become one of Apple's biggest product launches ever, by making the company over £2 billion in just its first two weeks of being on sale. So far the Cupertino …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China, has a lovely launch trailer
Even though graphics don't make a game, I'm a real sucker for a beautiful art style. So while the aesthetics of the new Assassin's Creed game, Chronicles: China, aren't quite the high definition sandbox of its predecessors, it does have a unique look to it and the trailer, with its …
Read More »Intel to strengthen its mini desktop PC platforms – report
Although sales of personal computers in general are declining nowadays, demand for inexpensive mini desktop PCs remains strong. As a result, Intel Corp. intends to strengthen its platforms for such systems, a media report claims. Among other things, the world’s No. 1 microprocessor supplier intends to improve performance of small …
Read More »Next-gen AMD Opteron chips to feature up to 32 cores
Advanced Micro Devices currently commands less than two per cent of the world’s server CPU market, but next year it plans to start recapturing its share from Intel Corp. with new Opteron microprocessors based on “Zen” micro-architecture. According to a media report, AMD’s next-gen server chips offer unprecedented amount of …
Read More »Seagate readies 2.5-inch HDD with over 2TB capacity
Seagate Technology late last week revealed plans to introduce a 2.5” hard disk drive with over 2TB capacity. The company did not reveal any additional technical details about the product, but said that it would be released in the next couple of quarters. “Our 2TB 2.5-inch [hard disk] drive still …
Read More »ARM CPU roadmap revealed: Ares, Prometheus, Ananke and Mercury in development
ARM Holdings is developing a broad family of general-purpose processing cores that will be made using 10nm and 16nm process technologies, according to a roadmap that was revealed earlier this month. Just like today, the upcoming cores from ARM will address different segments of the market. Earlier this year ARM …
Read More »Twitter adds optional feature to allow DMs from anyone
Twitter is introducing a new feature that will allow non-followers to send direct messages to accounts. Fortunately, the system is optional and won't be forced on anyone, as right now, two Twitter users must be following each other in order to send direct messages. The feature also comes with a …
Read More »Curse Voice wants to protect you from ‘Swatters’
Curse Voice, an upcoming VOIP solution for gamers, wants to help protect you from having an armed SWAT team sent to your door. ‘Swatting' is a dangerous prank and it has become more prevalent recently, with big streamers having their homes raided live on Twitch for no good reason. The …
Read More »Minecraft patch fixes persistent server crashing bug
Mojang has finally patched out a two-year old security bug that would allow people with the know-how to crash Minecraft servers by forcing them out of memory or causing them to freeze. The patch came in response to a blog post written by coder, Ammar Asker. The coder outlined a …
Read More »Pirate Bay co-founder denied an NES for his prison cell
Pirate Bay co-founder and former operator, Fredrik Neij, was arrested and put in prison just last year for copyright infringement. Inititally, he had hoped to kill some time making his way through some classic Nintendo games, but the prison has denied his request for an NES. While the prison usually …
Read More »Samsung is no longer putting its name on the Galaxy S6 in Japan
Samsung seems to be trying something new over in Japan with its latest batch of flagship devices. Neither the Galaxy S6 or the Galaxy S6 Edge will feature any Samsung branding on the device, on the back where you would normally expect to see the company name, it will instead …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront will be a multiplayer only game
Star Wars Battlefront finally has its first cinematic trailer and the first details about the game are officially available. Aside from the fact that the game will feature hero characters, including Darth Vader and Boba Fett, we now know that the game won't feature a dedicated single-player campaign mode. DICE …
Read More »Sony has announced the Xperia Z4 for Japan
The Sony Xperia Z4 has been rumored for some time, with previous leaks pointing towards the specifications of the device. Now, the company has finally announced the handset, although so far it is only set to hit stores in Japan. The phone is set to release “later this summer” although …
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