There has been a lot of drama surrounding Konami recently. First it appeared that the studio had fallen out with Hideo Kojima, removing his name from all Metal Gear Solid V branding. A few weeks later, the company purged the PT demo from the PlayStation store. Now Konami has confirmed …
Read More »Nvidia Game Ready driver launched for The Witcher 3
CD Projekt Red's latest masterpiece, The Witcher 3, finally launches at midnight here in the UK. If you are playing it on the PC, then now is a good time to update your GPU drivers, Nvidia has gone ahead and prepared a ‘Game Ready' driver for The Witcher 3. This …
Read More »US appeal court sides with Samsung in Apple lawsuit, will reduce fine
The Apple VS Samsung lawsuit still isn't over. Last year, a US court ruled in Apple's favor in a lawsuit over patents, ordering Samsung to pay $930 million in damages. Obviously the Korean device maker appealed the ruling and now, the US appeals court has sided with Samsung. The US …
Read More »Bethesda teases DOOM with new footage
It looks like we can expect DOOM to be shown off at Bethesda's E3 press conference next month, as the publisher has begun teasing the game with a little bit of new footage. So far, the new DOOM title has not been shown to the public, aside for a private …
Read More »Microsoft clarifies its stance on Windows 10 piracy
There has been quite a bit of confusion surrounding Microsoft's stance on piracy with Windows 10. Earlier this year reports suggested that Microsoft would be allowing pirates to upgrade to Windows 10 for free and many assumed that the license would be genuine and grant access to regular updates. However, …
Read More »Google working to fix Chrome high RAM usage
Chances are, if you use Google Chrome, you have noticed just how much RAM the browser tends to eat up. Well, Google's development team is also aware of this and is now working on a fix, which will hopefully make Chrome use up fewer resources. Currently Chrome creates a new …
Read More »Candy Crush to join Minesweeper and Solitaire in Windows 10
Windows has had a few pack-in games that have stood the test of time. Pretty much everyone knows about Minesweeper and Solitaire but now Microsoft is adding a new time waster to the ranks- Candy Crush Saga. The mobile game will come pre-installed with Windows 10. Candy Crush Saga is one …
Read More »Microsoft to have ‘greatest games lineup in Xbox history’ at E3
Ever since Microsoft's disastrous press conference at E3 2013, the company has been hard at work in an attempt to turn things around. E3 2014 went fairly well, with several interesting game announcements taking place but according to Phil Spencer, 2015's conference will have the “greatest games lineup in Xbox …
Read More »Iron Man themed Galaxy S6 Edge to be released
It looks like Samsung has teamed up with Marvel to launch a limited edition Iron Man themed Galaxy S6 Edge. Renders of the phone originally leaked a short while ago but everything seems to be official now. Samsung teased the limited edition phone on its Twitter account, noting that the …
Read More »The Oculus Rift has recommended system requirements
The consumer version of the Oculus Rift is on its way at the start of next year but Virtual Reality is going to be quite hard to drive. As a result, like with most games these days, the rift comes with a set of recommended PC specifications in order for …
Read More »Samsung’s ‘Clear View’ Galaxy S6 case is leaving scratches
Samsung may have found success with its latest Galaxy S6 flagship but its launch has not been without faults. The latest thing to go wrong is actually the company's ‘Clear View' phone cases, which appear to be creating scratches and scuffs on Galaxy S6 Edge handsets. The £40 case (yes …
Read More »Google’s self-driving cars will hit public roads this year
Google has announced that its self-driving car prototypes will be hitting the public streets this summer. The cars will be found driving around the roads of Mountain View, California, where Google's HQ is based. No exact dates have been announced but it should only be a few months away. The cars …
Read More »Divinity: Original Sin is getting an Enhanced Edition
Divinity: Original Sin is getting a free upgrade for PC owners in the form of an ‘enhanced edition', which will completely overhaul the existing game. Original Sin was branded as one of the best RPGs to launch last year so the free upgrade will be appreciated by many. The re-worked …
Read More »LG set to launch its first Windows Phone in years
LG has been avoiding the Windows Phone market for a while now but it looks like the hiatus is coming to an end as the company is set to launch its first Windows smartphone in five years. It's called the LG Lancet, featuring fairly low specifications. The phone will be …
Read More »The Apple Watch is an easy sell for thieves
These days, stealing somebody's iPhone and selling it off isn't an easy task, which is largely thanks to the Find My iPhone feature installed on the device. However, the Apple Watch is a different story as the highly sought after smart watch is surprisingly easy for thieves to sell off. …
Read More »Keylogger discovered in two GTA V mods
It looks like two mods for Grand Theft Auto V have malware rooted in them. If you have been using either the ‘No Clip' or the ‘Angry Planes' modifications, then you may want to remove them and run a virus scan as both were found to have keyloggers within them. The …
Read More »Microsoft remotely bricks leaker’s Xbox One console
It turns out that Microsoft not only has the power to ban you from Xbox Live permanently, but it can also turn your Xbox One console in to a useless brick, as the beta testers behind the Gears of War Remastered leak have found out. This week, videos showing off …
Read More »Gears of War Remastered footage leaks
It looks like there is some weight to the Gears of War Remastered rumours flying around at the moment as some video footage has leaked, apparently showing off the game. Gameplay videos were first found on XboxDVR, a site that collects videos recorded with the Xbox One’s in-built DVR feature. …
Read More »Japanese man arrested for selling hacked video game characters
A thirty year old Japanese man has been arrested for selling a hacked video game character. Akihide Yamamoto was caught selling cheats to online shooter, ‘Alliance of Valiant Arms', which is in violation of Japan's unfair competition prevention laws. According to Japanese newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun (Via: Kotaku), Yamamoto is said …
Read More »Blizzard bans World of Warcraft bot users
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 …
Read More »Apple Music streaming service to feature social network for artists
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 …
Read More »Cyber Power UK launches Fang Trinity PCs
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 …
Read More »Latest version of Firefox comes with DRM
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 …
Read More »Wildstar might land on Steam as F2P title
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 …
Read More »YouTuber attempts to sue Google over Content ID takedowns
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 …
Read More »Payday dev’s Walking Dead game will be at E3
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 …
Read More »Rumors point towards Apple buying BlackBerry
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 …
Read More »Ubisoft has several VR titles to launch next year
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 …
Read More »Microsoft has revealed all editions of Windows 10
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 …
Read More »The ASA wasn’t happy with Sony’s Anniversary PS4 contest
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 …
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