Yesterday, Samsung announced a staggering 180 trillion won ($161bn/£124bn) investment towards component research and capital expenditures over the next three years. $22 billion of that pool will primarily be taken up by Samsung’s Electronics division, as the company bolsters its efforts in artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, electronic components for motor …
Read More »Snapchat source code was briefly shared on GitHub following iOS app update
A botched iOS app update has seen Snapchat’s source code uploaded to file sharing website GitHub, briefly leaving it open for anyone to download. Luckily, parent company Snap managed to get the leak removed thanks to a takedown request. The source code was uploaded to GitHub under a free account, …
Read More »Riot Games responds to exposé by promising “zero tolerance policy” against discrimination
It seems that toxicity isn’t just prevalent in League of Legends, but developer Riot Games itself as an exposé reveals a rise of discriminatory behaviour against women from within the studio. Riot has since responded to the report, apologising for its failure to “live up to its own values” while …
Read More »Update: IGN fires editor after plagiarising YouTuber’s Dead Cells review
Update (08/08/18): IGN found itself knee deep in controversy earlier this week after YouTuber Boomstick Gaming pointed out a number of similarities between his Dead Cells review and that of the publication’s Nintendo Editor Filip Miucin. After an internal investigation, IGN has parted ways with Miucin and is in contact …
Read More »FCC has been caught lying about last year’s DDoS attack amidst net neutrality debate
In the run up to the FCC’s vote that ultimately eliminated net neutrality, the regulator revealed that it had experienced a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that prevented users from commenting but conveniently left the rest of the site perfectly accessible. In what is likely no surprise to anyone, …
Read More »Google officially launches Android 9 Pie
Google has released its latest mobile operating system for Pixel handsets, dubbing the update Android 9 Pie.
Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has launched its ‘FIX PUBG’ campaign to quell bugs
If it’s not cheaters bringing PUBG players down, it’s a plethora of bugs according to the game’s community. It seems that developer PUBG Corp agrees with this assessment, pledging its latest efforts to improving Battlegrounds’ quality-of-life under a new campaign called “FIX PUBG.” “For the duration of the campaign, we’ll …
Read More »Ubisoft teases Rainbow Six Siege’s upcoming Operation Grim Sky
Operation Para Bellum is slowly but surely coming to a close, as Ubisoft has begun teasing details surrounding its next lot of content for Rainbow Six Siege. Titled Operation Grim Sky, this will be the first time in over a year that the developer has returned to a traditional seasonal …
Read More »Razer has turned to Kickstarter to fund its left-handed Naga Trinity mouse
While mouse manufacturers have finally been turning their attention to left-handed gamers in recent years with ambidextrous mice, these products often forgo many of the features that right-handed players get access to. Razer is hoping to turn the tide on this moving forward with its exclusively left-handed Naga Trinity gaming …
Read More »Samsung could make 1TB+ SSDs more affordable with industry’s first 4-bit consumer drives
Samsung is ramping up its efforts with solid state drives, beginning mass production of the industry’s first commercial 4-bit quad-level cell (QLC) 4TB SSD. Once this has flooded the market, Samsung promises that 1TB SSDs will become much more affordable as a result. Executive vice president of memory sales & …
Read More »TSMC reveals that it was attacked by a variant of the WannaCry virus
Chip supplier TSMC was hit by a virus over the weekend, temporarily shutting down operations and prompting concerns of shipment delays. It seems as though the firm has identified the virus to be related to WannaCry, malicious code formally associated with North Korea according to the US, the UK and …
Read More »Ninja Theory doubles its donation to charity after achieving 100,000 Hellblade sales on Xbox
Ninja Theory is no stranger to charity, beginning its efforts by partnering with UK mental health charity Rethink last October. This continued in April 2018, with the developer announced it would donate proceeds from Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice to Mental Health America, coinciding with sales milestones of its Xbox One release. …
Read More »Kolink unveils its budget-based Levante midi chassis
Following on from its Stronghold and Observatory cases, Kolink has introduced the Levante, once again designed with price to performance in mind. The Kolink Levante features a double tempered glass panel design, full mesh front, PSU shroud and four pre-installed RGB Fans, all for £72.95. While aesthetic is certainly an …
Read More »Compulsion Games sheds light on We Happy Few’s season pass
When publishing rights to We Happy Few were picked up by Gearbox and development shifted towards a more linear story-driven experience, it was revealed that plans for post-launch content were being laid out. Now, developer Compulsion Games has revealed the first of what’s to come, with three lots of DLC …
Read More »Google allegedly reveals Pixel 3 launch date via leaked advertisement
Google is seeing a variety of leaks ahead of its next major smartphone launch, with a potential release date seemingly coming from the firm itself. Both the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL will supposedly be announced on October 4th, pointing towards a mid-October release to the public. An advert …
Read More »TSMC warns partners of shipment delays as it recovers from computer virus
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) factories were forced to close down over the weekend after a computer virus crippled the company’s systems. As a major partner of Apple, Nvidia and Qualcomm among others, TSMC has warned that this could cause shipment delays which might impact this year’s iPhone and upcoming …
Read More »Pokémon Go to expand upon trading and add battling before the end of 2018
Pokémon Go released over two years ago, prompting hopes of an authentic Pokémon trainer experience through smartphones. This was made difficult, however, with staple features of the series notably missing. Developer Niantic has already introduced trading in an effort to change this, with hopes of implementing PvP battling before the …
Read More »Star Citizen prompts pay-to-win concerns after removing in-game currency cap
Developer Cloud Imperium Games has come under fire for its decision to remove the cap on the amount of in-game currency that players could accumulate in Star Citizen, with suggestions that the game is now pay-to-win. Although the amount of United Earth Credits (UEC) that players can purchase with real …
Read More »Ninja becomes the first Twitch streamer to breach 10 million followers
Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins has broken many records on Amazon’s streaming platform, Twitch, currently holding the record for most concurrent viewers at 667,000. The superstar streamer isn’t stopping there, however, as Mr Blevins has become the first Twitch user to reach 10 million followers. Ninja took to Twitter to share his …
Read More »Oversupply will cause NAND Flash prices to drop further throughout 2018, according to analysts
Last week, reports cropped up claiming that a DRAM oversupply is inbound, set to reduce the cost of components throughout the next year. It looks like the same can be said for the NAND Flash market, as analysts predict a 10 percent drop quarter on quarter throughout Q3 and Q4 …
Read More »Activision Blizzard considers mobile gaming a better growth opportunity than cloud gaming
Most video game companies have begun to invest in cloud gaming, with some believing that the technology will come to replace traditional consoles within the next two generations. Activision Blizzard disagrees, however, stating that there are issues with the current state of streaming technology that make mobile gaming a more …
Read More »Samsung leak confirms Galaxy Note 9 to be first 1TB smartphone via expandable storage
Samsung just hasn’t been able to keep a lid on it lately, giving fans their first look at the tentative Galaxy Watch just last month. Now, it seems to have slipped up on its New Zealand sites by leaking the as-of-yet-unannounced Galaxy Note 9, with its introduction video confirming the …
Read More »Activision forces Spyro Reignited Trilogy physical edition owners to download second and third games
Fans rejoiced when Activision announced that the original Spyro trilogy was next on its list to remake, enlisting the help of developer Toys for Bob. Sadly, it looks like a hitch during the development process has caused all but the first game to be unplayable on the Reignited Trilogy's physical …
Read More »Gunfire Games shows off its environmental puzzle design in Darksiders 3
Ahead of its launch later this year, developer Gunfire Games has given players a first look at what kind of world design and puzzles fans can expect in Darksiders 3. While inherently familiar for those returning to the series, the studio has taken the refreshing approach of ditching overbearing UI …
Read More »RED gains FCC approval for Hydrogen One smartphone
Back in May, RED announced that its Hydrogen One smartphone had been delayed due to a technical hitch, despite getting two US carriers under its belt. Despite lacking a narrowed window of release, it looks like the handset isn’t far off now that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given …
Read More »Elon Musk is bringing video games to Tesla cars, prompting interest from big-name developers
Moving on from his endeavours with flamethrowers, Elon Musk has since expressed interest in working with developers to eventually bring original video game content to Tesla vehicles. This has prompted quite the response from prominent figures in the industry, including Jackbox Games, PUBG and Razer. Tesla is launching Version 9.0 …
Read More »Facebook won’t be replacing its security chief following the departure Alex Stamos
Facebook hasn’t had the best year for security and privacy following the reveal of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, with founder Mark Zuckerberg often trying to talk his way out of a jam. Now, the platform’s security chief Alex Stamos will be leaving and it looks like Facebook won’t be replacing …
Read More »The author of fake Fortnite story has been caught before
Earlier this week, Daily Mirror author Matthew Barbour was exposed fabricating stories for the sake of generating a sensationalised headline, particularly targeting video games. Apparently Barbour’s history goes even deeper, as the writer has been caught red handed multiple times before. Following Bratt’s investigation into tabloid practices in 2015, medical …
Read More »YouTube set to diversify original content across Europe and Asia
YouTube has been struggling to get its paid original content off the ground since 2016, with stiff competition from other premium video services such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu. In an attempt to boost its paying subscribers, the folks over at YouTube will be targeting less saturate markets in the …
Read More »Leaked roadmaps suggest Intel will launch 9th generation processors in October
Earlier this week, readers got their first look at 3DMark benchmarks for what is believed to be the upcoming Intel Core-i9 9900K, showcasing an impressive TimeSpy score that beats AMD’s 8-core Ryzen 2700X. It looks like consumers won’t have too much longer to wait for the new processors, as a …
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