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Apple voices more concerns for Investigatory Powers Bill

Apple has once again raised concerns about the British government's plans to introduce the Investigatory Powers Bill, waiting until the final moments of the public consultation to submit its eight page brief on its problems with the snooping act. It joins a number of consumer groups and other tech firms …

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be quiet! Advent Calendar giveaways are in full swing

Every year a lot of companies – ourselves included – give away some great prizes to loyal fans around the Christmas period, and be quiet! is one of the most altruistic of the bunch. Once again it's launched its advent calendar initiative, giving away great gear every week. This week it's …

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Hideo Kojima sends message out to loyal fans

Yesterday was Hideo Kojima's final day at Konami after just over three decades working for the publisher. The famed game creator is now free to do his own thing and has already announced that he is forming a new ‘Kojima Productions' studio and will be partnering up with Sony for …

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Crytek has another VR game in the works: The Climb

Crytek's announcement that it was turning its Return to Dinosaur Island prototype demo into a full-game, virtual reality experience for the PS4 and perhaps other platforms later on was exciting news, but it's not the developer's only VR production that's in the works. It's also working on a game that …

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Destiny now sells overpriced level boosters

Destiny fans have grown wary of Bungie in recent months, thanks to the introduction of micro-transactions and the change of business model following the launch of The Taken King expansion. While these extra purchases started out as packs of ‘Silver' to buy social or cosmetic items, it has now evolved …

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Microsoft apologises over Surface issues

Since the launch of both the Surface Book and the Surface Pro 4 tablet, Microsoft has received plenty of complaints from customers over a mix of both minor and major issues. Most have been fixed, but still, Microsoft has decided to apologise to early adopters of the two new Windows …

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System Shock 3 has been officially announced

A week after the initial tease launched, OtherSide Entertainment has officially announced that it has begun development on System Shock 3. The timer on the teaser site has now expired, showing off the game's title along with an image of SHODAN, the AI antagonist, along with an audio file that …

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Valve has patched the CS:GO R8 Revolver

This week, Valve really shook up the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive community with a new gun, the R8 Revolver. The gun was swiftly discovered to be insanely powerful and accurate, with massive base damage and the ability for one shot kills. Now after much feedback, Valve has patched the gun to …

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Star Wars 1313 might not be dead yet

Star Wars 1313 was a game with a lot of promise and potential surrounding it, particularly since it was set to be one of the few games to centre around a bounty hunter, rather than the on-going Jedi VS Sith battle. Unfortunately, when Disney bought the Star Wars franchise, LucasArts …

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77,000 Steam accounts hacked every month

If you thought Valve was being dramatic in its implementation of three-day-waits for loss-making item trades on Steam, think again. In a long-form blog explaining just why it pushed for two factor authentication and new protective measures for trades between Steam accounts, Valve revealed that as many as 77,000 people …

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U.S. state official admits hacking and online stalking women

A former member of the United States' State Department working at the embassy in London, has pleaded guilty to attempting to extort hundreds of women to send him sexually explicit images. He used data and pictures he copied from various email and social networking accounts, after phishing login details from …

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