Cities: Skylines released earlier this week and the new city builder quickly garnered praise. Now the mods are starting to pop up, one of which completely recreates the city of Los Santos from Grand Theft Auto V. The city was rebuilt thanks to the efforts of Steam user, Grockefeller. The …
Read More »YouTube now supports 360-degree videos
Google has just added support for 360 degree videos to YouTube, making the world's biggest video sharing site much more useful to those with a virtual reality headset. The feature was originally supposed to launch some time in late January but after a small delay, it has finally arrived. There …
Read More »Crytek wants to develop virtual reality games
Crytek, the studio behind Crysis, the original Far Cry and the CryEngine, is looking to start developing for virtual reality, hoping to one day deliver a “fully-fleshed VR experience”. The developer is currently experimenting with virtual reality and has some future plans in place. During an interview with Gamespot, Crytek …
Read More »Cortana may also be coming to Android and iOS
The Windows 10 digital assistant, Cortana, may end up landing on iOS and Android following the official launch of Microsoft's latest operating system, which will attempt to unify its devices and form a better ecosystem. Bringing Cortana to other mobile operating systems would git in well with the company's new devices …
Read More »Titanfall 2 is on the way
Let's face it, we pretty much already knew that there would be a sequel to Titanfall, although Respawn Entertainment had yet to officially confirm it. Now we have confirmation that Titanfall 2 is on the way, as a multi-platform title, thanks to Respawn CEO, Vince Zampella. Speaking with IGN, Zampella …
Read More »Apple’s App Store downtime may have cost £17 million
Apple’s App Store went down for quite a while yesterday. During this time, customers couldn't make purchases through any of Apple’s digital store fronts, no books, no apps, no music, nothing. As you can imagine, for a company as large as Apple, the longer your service is down, the more …
Read More »Star Citizen to be 100GB in size on release
It looks like Star Citizen could end up taking a decent amount of space on your hard drive or SSD as Robert Space Industries has revealed that the client could end up being at least 100GB in size. It doesn’t end there though; patches are likely to range from between …
Read More »The BBC is making a series based on Rockstar and Grand Theft Auto
The BBC has revealed that it is making a TV series based on the founders of Rockstar, the Houser brothers, and the creation of Grand Theft Auto. The program is part of an effort to get the UK more interesting in programming and technology overall. There isn't much else known …
Read More »Apple patent hints at flexible displays for future iPhones
Apple might be planning a new smartphone with a flexible display following the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, according to a recent patent filing, which was revealed earlier this week. Patently Apple was the first to discover the recent patent, which describes a ‘mini flexible edge display’, which …
Read More »Uncharted 4 delayed until 2016
Sony's big 2015 system seller, Uncharted 4, has been pushed back until Spring 2016, the directors of the game have announced. Naughty Dog initially revealed Uncharted 4 last year and has even shown a little bit of gameplay. However, it turns out that the game is becoming more ambitious than …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV mod support coming soon
The MMO variant of Final Fantasy could soon be receiving mod support, along with Final Fantasy XV cross-over content, according to the game's director and producer, Naoki Yoshida. The development team has listened to the player base calling for mod support and is now working on it. Speaking with GameSpot …
Read More »Android 5.1 has started rolling out to Nexus devices
Google has officially started rolling out its latest Android update, Android 5.1, to Nexus devices. The update was previously available on selected Android One smartphones, with several changes and enhancements to the operating system. Google revealed its update notes on the Android Blog (Via 9to5Google). There is now support for …
Read More »Dead Space developer wants to return to the series
Visceral Games apparently wants to revisit the Dead Space series and work on a new game. Right now, the company is focused on launching Battlefield Hardline but at some point in the future, the studio may return to the series that kicked everything off. Speaking with GamesTM (Via Gamespot), Visceral Games …
Read More »iOS 8.2 adds non-removable Apple Watch app
Apple has begun rolling out the iOS 8.2 update in preparation for the launch of the Apple Watch next month. In order to set the stage for the new wearable, Apple has packed in a new Apple Watch app, that like most of the stock iOS apps, can't be removed. …
Read More »Minecraft could be banned in Turkey
Last month it was reported that the Turkish ministry has begun investigating Minecraft, deeming it as potentially ‘too violent'. The results of the investigation have now been revealed and it turns out that the Turkish Social Policies Ministry does want Minecraft banned. Turkish sites, Hürriyet Daily News and LeaderGamer (Via …
Read More »Nvidia to offer up a free copy of The Witcher 3 with select GPUs
Nvidia has teamed up with CD Projekt Red to bundle in a free copy of The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt with select graphics cards or Nvidia powered notebooks. The final game in the trilogy is also set to land on Nvidia's cloud gaming service, The GRID, so Shield owners …
Read More »15 million people have pre-ordered the Samsung Galaxy S6
The Samsung Galaxy S6 is apparently breaking records already as 15 million people have pre-ordered the latest flagship device, according to new reports. An additional five million have gone for the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, featuring a display with curves on both sides. This news came from an executive from …
Read More »Battlefield Hardline console resolutions confirmed
Battlefield Hardline comes out in a couple of weeks on all current generation platforms. Visceral Games is hoping to have a better launch in order to make up for the mess that was Battlefield 4 although one thing hasn't been discussed just yet, what resolution and frame rate will the …
Read More »Apple announces new 12 inch Macbook with Retina display
Apple has officially announced the 12 inch Macbook Air with Retina display, proving some of the key early rumors true. The new Macbook is the lightest of the lot, weighing in at just 2lb and measuring in at just 13.1mm at its thickest point. As previously speculated, the new Macbook …
Read More »The Samsung Galaxy S6 battery practically won’t be user removable
Samsung's latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S6, has a revamped design, ditching the plastic used on past models in favor of metal and glass. There are some upsides to this, including the premium look and feel. However, there are some downsides, such as the lack of ability to swap out …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto Online Heists update will take up 4.8GB space
The long-awaited Grand Theft Auto Online: Heists update is finally arriving this month on consoles and will apparently take up just under 5GB of hard drive space according to Xbox One owners. The new mode doesn't launch until tomorrow but some managed to grab screenshots of the update prematurely rolling …
Read More »Valve talks Half-Life VR and why it might not happen
There has been a lot of exciting Valve news over the last week or so, the company just started demoing its own virtual reality headset, it showed off a new Portal technical demonstration running on the Source 2 engine and HTC managed to end up teasing a new Half-Life game …
Read More »No, Microsoft does not want PC gamers to pay for Xbox Live
Microsoft has announced plans to bring plenty of its Xbox Live features over to the PC with Windows 10. While console gamers have to pay for many of these features, like multiplayer gaming, Microsoft does not expect the PC crowd to do the same thing. Microsoft has no plans to …
Read More »Google might be working on a VR version of Android
Android may soon be hitting virtual reality headsets as Google has apparently tasked a group of engineers with developing a version of the operating system that can power virtual reality applications. The team currently consists of ‘tens of engineers', according to the Wall Street Journal report. The report cites two …
Read More »Apple wants to make it easier for schools to use iPads
The current system used to download and install apps on iOS doesn't really work well with schools. IT admins are currently needed to generate and manage hundreds of separate. unique Apple IDs in order to use iPads in schools for educational purposes. However, Apple is looking to change its current …
Read More »20GB patch brings justice system to ESO
The Elder Scrolls Online just received its biggest patch yet, measuring in at 20GB. Patch six prepares the game for its upcoming change in business model and also adds in a few new systems, including the long-awaited Justice system. The gameplay has been rebalanced to the extent that all skill …
Read More »Three scammers charged with stealing 1 billion email addresses
The Department of Justice over in the US has announced charges against three individuals over the theft of more than 1 billion email addresses over a three-year period. According to the indictment, Vietnamese citizen, Viet Quoc Nguyan, broke in to eight different email providers, harvesting a ton of personal information. …
Read More »A cheaper version of the HTC One M9 could be in the works
HTC has only just announced its latest flagship device, the HTC One M9, but it looks like a cheaper version could already be on the way according to new reports. This isn't an unusual move for HTC as it did launch a plastic version of last year's flagship, the HTC …
Read More »Infinite Crisis will be coming to Steam this month
DC Comics themed MOBA title, Infinite Crisis, will be launching on Steam this month on the 26th of March, Warner Bros Studios has officially announced. The game has been sitting in open beta for around a year now but was not previously available on the most popular PC platform. The …
Read More »12 Inch Macbook Air Retina could ship in Q2
Apple's long rumored Retina display 12-inch Macbook Air could finally arrive during the second quarter. Apparently manufacturers are currently gearing up to ship Apple's latest laptop, although large quantities won't be available until some time between April and June, according to sources speaking with The Wall Street Journal. The Macbook …
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