Blizzard has gone ahead and dropped the ban hammer, wiping out thousands of bot using World of Warcraft accounts in one swoop. Those found to be using the popular HonorBuddy system were faced with six month bans from the game. HonorBuddy was a popular bot system that claims to have …

Apple's re-branded Beats Music streaming service is still expected to be revealed next month at the World Wide Developers Conference, despite difficulty during negotiations. As the reveal gets closer, we have been learning even more information, pointing towards new features Apple may have cooked up. According to 9to5Mac, which has …

If you followed CES earlier this year then you may have come across Cyber Power's new line of Fang Trinity systems. At the time, the pre-built systems were voted ‘Best of CES' by several media outlets and now, they are finally ready to be shipped out. The first thing you …

Mozilla has launched Firefox version 38, bring digital rights management to the web browser for the first time. This change currently only affects Windows Vista or later users and has not yet been brought over to the Linux or Mac OS X versions of the browser. Mozilla has managed to …

It looks like Wildstar might be heading to Steam as a free to play MMO, if a recent Steam Database update is anything to go by. If you have been following any of the MMOs that launched last year, then you are probably aware of Wildstar's troubles. The subscription based …

It is no secret that many serious YouTube content creators are often frustrated with YouTube and how its Content ID system works. More often than not, completely legitimate videos are taken down over false DMCA claims and it can really mess with a channel and its standing on YouTube. One …

Payday developer, Overkill Studios, has had a Co-op based Walking Dead game in the works for a while now but so far we have only heard little bits of information here and there. However, it looks like we will finally get our first look at the title during E3. Overkill parent …

This week the rumor mill is churning out something a little different. Apparently, Apple might be interested in acquiring BlackBerry in an effort to gain even more traction in the enterprise market. These rumors have sent shares in BlackBerry soaring. The Canadian phone company has been struggling in the smartphone …

It seems that Ubisoft is eager to break in to the virtual reality space as it turns out that the publisher has several games in the pipeline for then virtual reality headsets launch later this year with Steam VR and early next year with the Oculus Rift. Ubisoft CEO spoke …

Today Microsoft officially revealed all of the different editions of Windows 10. This is common practice for Microsoft, the company has regularly launched ‘Home', ‘Pro' and ‘Enterprise' editions of its operating systems for years and Windows 10 won't be breaking tradition. Windows 10 Home is Microsoft's “consumer-focused” edition of the …

It seems that a few people were unhappy with the way Sony and UK retailer, GAME, handled the UK 20th Anniversary Edition PlayStation 4 contest. The promotion took place late last year and was designed in an attempt to reward ‘loyal fans' by giving them the one off chance to buy …

Visceral Games, the studio behind the Dead Space series, Battlefield Hardline and an unannounced Star Wars title, has been hit with a small number of layoffs. EA is working to ensure a smooth transition for the employees affected and they may be moved to other parts of the company. In …

Google has announced that it is bringing the Android One program to Europe, starting off with Turkey. The program, which aims to bring affordable smartphones to developing markets, is now available in seven countries. Devices launched under the program come with a near stock version of Android designed for low …

It looks like Verizon is set to buy out AOL for $4.4 billion, putting the company in control of all AOL businesses, including several news outlets such as The Huffington Post, Engadget, Tech Crunch along with AOL.com. Joystiq would have been included in the list but AOL chose to shut …

Ubisoft has revealed that one of its upcoming games, Tom Clancy's The Division, has been delayed once again. The title which was delayed until 2014 around this time last year. Now the game has been pushed back further, targeting a Q1 2016 release window. The Publisher's quarterly financial report revealed …

Ubisoft has officially announced this year's big Assassin's Creed title: Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, set in Victorian era London, featuring an all new fast-paced hand to hand combat system, a new protagonist known as Jacob Frye and new modes of transport, including carriages and trains. The announcement was made in a …

We have heard rumors about Google's plans for this year's Nexus device, which is apparently being made by Chinese manufacturer, Huawei. However, it looks like Google might be working with LG once again to build a true successor to the still popular Nexus 5. When Google launched the Nexus 6 …

Blizzard is giving European Hearthstone players two free card packs as an apology for connection issues that users faced last week. If you made your Hearthstone account before the third of May this year, you will be greeted with two classic card packs when you next log in. The Battle.net …

Some hackers have gone ahead and cooked up Breaking Bad themed ransomware, which is currently affected a few people over in Australia. The new malware, which encrypts a PC's images, videos and documents, was recently discovered by Symantec. The ransomware is named Trojan.Cryptolocker.S. Once a user is affected, their files …

Nvidia's cloud gaming service, GRID, is getting an upgrade today. Shield tablet owners taking part in the public beta for the streaming service will now be able to play the 50 title strong library of games at full 1080p and 60 frames per second. We tested the capabilities of GRID cloud gaming …

If you are one of the million people that pre-ordered The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt, then you will be happy to know that you can now pre-load the game ahead of its release date early next week. Pre-loading is now live on GOG and Steam, along with the Xbox …

Google has gone ahead and announced that it will be shutting down Map Maker for a little while. Map Maker allowed users to make edits to Google Maps, unfortunately for Google, it didn't have the resources to thoroughly review all edits before they went live. As you would imagine, some …

E3 is coming up and Bethesda is hosting its own press conference for the first time. That alone was enough to get people excited for the possibility of Fallout 4 but it seems that it might actually happen as someone out there has broken NDA by confirming the existence of …

MSI is looking to make its Twitch TV channel a bit more active with the launch of Pro Talk, a live stream talk show during which professional gamers, popular modders and prolific members of the overclocking community will be interviewed. The show is going to provide a platform for those …

It turns out that people do still pre-order games from time to time as CD Projekt Red has revealed that The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt has managed to surpass the 1,000,000 pre-order mark worldwide ahead of its release date on the 19th of May. The Witcher 3 is set …

A little while ago, Frontier Studios brought Elite: Dangerous over to Steam. At the time, there were no plans to give early adopters a chance to switch over to the Steam version but that seems to have changed. Now those who bought Elite: Dangerous through the official website, or those …

Well that didn't take long, it looks like there might be a Jailbreak on the way for the Apple Watch as one developer has already found a way to crack in to the operating system and run non-approved, third-party applications. The developer behind JailBreakMe, known online as ‘Comex', has posted …

Google has been updating the Play Store a fair amount recently. The latest update to the Android app store allows you to pre-register for certain apps. It works like a mailing list, those who register interest in an app will receive a notification on their device once it becomes available …

The first images and details of Samsung's upcoming tablet, the Galaxy Tab 2, have leaked online. Currently, the device is not expected to launch until June exactly one year after the launch of the original Samsung Galaxy Tab S. The first image shows a render of the device, it comes …

It looks like some people have managed to get their hands on The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt a couple of weeks early. Some stores have apparently sold the game early to a few people, resulting in Twitch streams and spoiler filled videos starting to pop up. The stores selling …