Software & Gaming

A U.S. judge has ruled that Take Two Interactive is not liable for copyright infringement because the NBA 2K series of games reproduces tattoos licensed by individual artists. Although the court did say that the artist representatives could pursue actual damages, they said that statutory compensation was out of the question. …

Microsoft announced two new Xbox consoles at E3 this year, one of them being the Xbox One S, a smaller, slimmer version of the standard Xbox One with support for 4K TV and HDR content. However, there was an additional feature Microsoft isn’t advertising with the One S, it comes …

Blizzard has had a strict zero-tolerance policy for Overwatch cheaters since day one. However, there are always going to be some that try to cheat anyway and this week, Blizzard had a major ban wave for Overwatch players using Triggerbot and it seems quite a few of those affected don’t …

The battery status and longevity check built into HTML5 to allow web providers to display low-power versions of their sites to those without much battery left, has been hijacked by tracking APIs to keep an eye on web users. Using battery status and estimated time left as unique identifiers, they …

Update: Niantic Labs, the developer of app mega-hit, Pokémon Go, has released a statement to the community, ending a long silence to comment on why it removed the three step tracking system from the game. In typical Niantic fashion, it's not very candid, but it does at least give fans …

Pokémon Go players haven't been particularly happy with developer Niantic, for some time now. Initially its game had server lag, then a tracking bug and now since the developer pulled the ability to track local Pokémon altogether, many players have stopped playing and requested refunds, citing that the game isn't …

On Saturday morning, Microsoft's free year-long upgrade offer for Windows 10 officially ended. We were expecting this to mean that from now on, those looking to upgrade will need to pay the £99/£179 license fee depending on whether they wanted the Home or Pro edition. However, it looks like Microsoft has …

Back at the start of June, A Russian developer known as FrontWire announced that it would be remaking and finishing the cancelled Star Wars: Battlefront 3 project and bringing it to Steam under the title ‘Galaxy In Turmoil'. While this did lead to an initial rush of excitement amongst series …

Uber is a company that has made many enemies in its short lived life as a ride-hailing firm, but it's also seen competitors spring up. However of all the territories where competitions is fierce, it could be that in Africa Uber faces its greatest threat of being the less popular service. …

It looks like someone was able to grab a retail copy of No Man's Sky a few weeks ahead of time and as you might imagine, this was quickly followed up by gameplay videos, showing off the game. This has obviously been disappointing for Hello Games founder, Sean Murray, who …

We have heard before that Marvel is shooting for quality from any future game releases, so when Activision announced that it would be releasing remasters of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 1 and 2 on PC and current gen consoles, people got pretty excited. Unfortunately, in typical Activision fashion, the remasters launched …

With the launch of Radeon Software Crimson Edition, AMD embarked on a mission to deliver monthly driver updates to Radeon GPU users and this week, we got our July update. Radeon Software version 16.7.3 brings along a nice list of fixes and a sizeable performance boost in Rise of the …

While Origin may not have been a welcome download for many back when it first launched, EA has improved the service significantly over time and now, the only thing really holding it back is the design, which has remained the same since launch. However, change is coming and right now, …

While Sony has been struggling in other areas recently, the company has been able to rely on its PlayStation division for profit, which is now responsible for 58 percent of Sony’s operating income. Besides that, the PS4 has now passed another milestone with 43.5 million consoles shipped. This is according …

With the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift VR headsets now having a few months under their belts to settle down in the wild, there's a lot of new VR content to enjoy. Valve wants to help those who've fallen out of love with VR, or just gotten into it, with …

Windows 10 is approaching the end of its first year out in the wild and so far, over 350 million people have made the upgrade. To mark the occasion, Microsoft is planning a big Anniversary Update, which will come out on the 2nd of August. While it will bring plenty …

It has been a long time coming but at E3 this year, Bethesda finally announced its return to the Prey franchise. However, instead of a continuation of the story in the first game, Arkane Studios is putting together its own take on the IP, with a brand new game that …

With The International 2016 kicking off in just a few days' time, Valve has released its promised virtual reality spectator mode for DotA 2. That means if you have a VR headset you can watch the action with others, with an interactive, zoomable map and giant display complete with commentary and …

Prepare yourselves guys, once again video games are being used as a scapegoat for real-world violence, this time in Germany. Following the recent shooting in Munich, German TV channel, ProSieben, has announced that it will not be televising any more Esports matches, including the planned ELEAGUE CS:GO coverage this week. …

Earlier today, Epic Games head Tim Sweeney made headlines once again by continuing to bash Microsoft's new Universal Windows Platform initiative. This time, Sweeney claimed Microsoft might make Steam worse over time to try and push studios to use UWP more. Now, Microsoft has issued a comment of its own, …

It looks like LastPass is facing a security issue as a dangerous zero-day bug has been found, which can apparently completely compromise user accounts according to reports this week. Right now, millions of users trust LastPass as a safe tool to store and generate secure passwords, but password vaults could …

If you still happen to be playing Rainbow Six: Siege, then soon you will have a new map and two new operators to look forward to. Operation Skull Rain is the latest DLC for Ubisoft's shooter and it will take players to Brazil. The new map is called Favela, which …

Blizzard is continuing to take in player feedback and address Overwatch's hero balance. This time around, there is a patch coming to address the game's newest hero, Ana, but there will also be some additional changes to McCree, who had already been tweaked in a previous patch a few weeks …

As popular as Pokémon Go has been in the past few weeks since its release, that's not translating to a massive influx of cash for Nintendo. While we know it only takes home a licensing fee and a small cut of the profits, it was expected to have more impact …

Late last year we took a look at the Vertagear SL4000 gaming chair and while we were impressed by its comfort, we did run into some quality control issues with the build. Vertagear has since taken feedback from its early chairs on board and now, it has moved on to …

Nintendo's next generation console may blend the future with the past, as a number of rumours are now suggesting that it will support cartridges for games. That tie to the past won't mean you're tied to your living room though, as the NX is also said to be a portable console …

We are approaching the 29th of July, which will mark exactly one year since the launch of Windows 10 and Microsoft's increasingly invasive campaign to get Windows 7 and 8.1 users to upgrade. If you really don't want to upgrade, then the good news is that in 72 hours, you …

Earlier this year, Microsoft reclaimed one million inactive Xbox Live gamertags and put them back into the wild for current Xbox players to claim. Now going forward if you want to keep your Xbox Live gamertag you need to sign in once every five years, or your account will expire. …

CD Projekt Red’s content updates for The Witcher 3 have officially wrapped up and while we are getting a Game of the Year Edition next month, we won’t be getting the ‘Enhanced Edition’ that a few series fans had hoped for. However, one modder has taken things into their own …

Microsoft made its biggest push for PC gaming in years at E3 2016, with one of the bigger announcements being that Gears of War 4 will be coming to the platform alongside the Xbox One release later this year. Since then, the team behind the game have spoken out a …