As the debate rages on whether the UK should spend upwards of £31 billion on a replacement for its current fleet of Trident-equipped nuclear submarines, ex-Defence Secretary Desmond Browne, has warned that any future solution would be vulnerable to attack by hackers, if certain “weak spots,” were not protected. It …
Read More »Overkill apologises over recent Payday 2 updates
These last few weeks haven't been great for Overkill Studios. The team decided to silently put microtransactions in to the game, which caused a lot of uproar amongst players. Then things got worse when additional bonuses were added to the new microtransaction system, which caused the game's Steam Forum mods …
Read More »Valve to remove flash and daily deals from future sales
One of the hallmarks of PC gaming over the years has been the Steam sales. Over time, Valve has increased the amount of sales that take place and has even experimented with things like mini-games, flash sales and ‘Encore' weekends. However, this year's Autumn and Winter sale will change a …
Read More »Sony is working on PS2 emulation for PS4
Microsoft surprised us all at E3 this year with the announcement that it had managed to get backwards compatibility working for Xbox 360 games on the Xbox One. This was a great step for the company, especially since Sony had seemingly abandoned backwards compatibility in favour of starting up a …
Read More »What was your first Xbox 360 experience?
You may not have realised it since the European launch was a little later, but the Xbox 360 officially turned 10 years old this weekend just gone. 22nd November 2005 saw Microsoft's second ever living-room gaming system come to life in the hands of excited gamers all over the U.S. …
Read More »How much would you want to switch phone OS?
It's probably no surprise to most of you that there is some measure of loyalty among iOS and Android users, with a good number of either camp not willing to switch to the other, even if someone paid them to do it. In a new study Apple owners proved the …
Read More »U.S. technology group rejects calls for encryption weakening
One of the less surprising outcomes of the Paris Attacks last week, was governments and intelligence agencies around the world citing it as a prime example of why they need more resources and better access to civilian communications and browsing histories. While in the U.K. the government has discussed bringing …
Read More »Total War: Warhammer showcase introduces Night Goblins
I have a bit of a soft spot for Goblins. They get a bad rap in most fantasy universes, but at least in the world of Warhammer they tend to be quite comical. Night Goblins however are a little different: they're crazy even by Goblin standards, but they do embody …
Read More »Warner Bros has given up on multi-GPU support for Arkham Knight
It looks like the Arkham Knight PC saga is finally over, though it looks like the game was too broken to get all of the features it promised working properly. While Arkham Knight has been available to buy on Steam once again for a few weeks now, we were still …
Read More »Overwatch is having a big beta stress test this weekend
Overwatch has been out for a few weeks now, though only a limited number of people have regular access to the beta. However, if you have been waiting to get hands on with the game yourself, then you may get a chance this weekend as Blizzard will be holding its …
Read More »Telegram messaging app shuts down ISIS broadcast channels
The Telegram encrypted messaging application, that allows for the dissemination of text, photos and video to thousands of those subscribed to certain channels, has started blocking and deleting ones found to have links to the so-called Islamic State. So far we're told that 78 channels, in as many as 12 different …
Read More »Rocket League’s upcoming Wasteland is a bigger, shallower map
Rocket League's success is undeniable. For a game that almost came out of nowhere, it's done well to maintain much of its popularity since its release back in July, but some have clamoured for more varied gameplay. The Wasteland map, coming free alongside the new Chaos Run DLC, may just …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege is getting an open beta next week
Rainbow Six Siege is coming out in about two weeks time, but that doesn't mean that the studio is completely done just yet, as there will be another beta test taking place next week to ensure all of the servers are up to scratch for launch and possible seek out …
Read More »Deus Ex: Mankind Divided just got pushed back to August 2016
This year, Square Enix and Eidos Montreal finally unveiled Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, a direct sequel to 2011's Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The game was supposed to release on the 23rd of February next year and a now cancelled pre-order scheme even offered five days early access to the title. …
Read More »Green Man Gaming now shows where its game keys come from
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding grey market key sellers over the last couple of years and slowly, publishers have been trying to clamp down on the practise. One of the more reputable key sellers, Green Man Gaming, was accused of grey market practises this week, so in …
Read More »Crytek’s Dinosaur Island VR game is free on Steam now
Earlier this year, Crytek impressed us all with its Dinosaur VR demo. Now, you can play it for yourself, as the studio has released Back to Dinosaur Island for free on Steam. The game has been built from the ground up to take advantage of the Oculus Rift, so you …
Read More »Fallout 4 PC game performance analysis
Fallout 4 has been out in the wild for one week now and we have been hearing a lot about the PC port. We already took a quick look at it on launch day, using a GTX 980Ti to analyse the port and seek out any issues. Now, we have …
Read More »Anonymous knocks out thousands of ISIS Twitter accounts
In the wake of the Paris attacks last week, Hacktivist movement Anonymous recently announced its intention to go after so-called Islamist State militants and recruiters on Twitter. So far it seems to be having some real success, with claims of more than 5,500 pro-ISIS Twitter accounts taken down, and a …
Read More »DotA 2 pro breaks scrimmage bro code – kicked out of Cloud9
In traditional sports, there's an unspoken rule that what goes on in the gym, stays in the gym. The same goes for professional Esports teams, especially when it comes to friendly scrimmages among them. So it's perhaps no surprise that Cloud9 DotA 2 player, Ravi “Ritsu” Kodippili has been kicked out for …
Read More »AMD is giving away Star Wars: Battlefront with R9 Fury GPUs
AMD has announced that it will be giving away copies of Star Wars: Battlefront on the PC with purchases of Radeon R9 Fury graphics cards. The latest shooter from EA and DICE launches this week, just in time for the new Star Wars movie. The game features plenty of game …
Read More »Pillars of Eternity: The White March expansion ends in January
Obsidian Entertainment's crowd-funded classic RPG, Pillars of Eternity, got its first expansion earlier this year known as ‘The White March: Part 1'. That has been out for a little while now so those who played it are probably wondering when they'll be able to get their hands on Part 2. …
Read More »Paris attacks prompt intelligence criticism of Snowden, encryption
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Whenever a tragedy on the scale of the Paris attacks last week occurs, the finger pointing and blame placing usually follows along shortly after. In the wake of the tragedy investigating authorities have found evidence that the attackers used encrypted messaging channels …
Read More »Dungeons and Dragons kit lets you role play in virtual reality
You would think that with the advent of virtual reality, gamers around the world will embrace the third dimension of gaming, stepping into fantasy worlds to battle enemies, level up and have adventures with one another; and they will. But as the social side of VR starts to ramp up, …
Read More »Here is what the Star Wars Battlefront Season Pass will get you
We live in an age where season passes are the norm but quite a few of them offer very little for the cost, like the one for Batman Arkham Knight. However, some of them bring a bit more to the table. EA is about to have its biggest game launch of …
Read More »Games Workshop set to bring back classic spin-off titles
Although Games Workshop has suffered through a lot of criticism for various aspects of its business over the years, one of the more vocal complaints is that it never seemed to realise what it had. Along with not appreciating what video games could do for its various tabletop franchises, it …
Read More »Cameron may fast-track surveillance bill after Paris attacks
“Never let a good crisis go to waste,” is a saying most often attributed to Winston Churchill, but he was far from the first person in a position of political power to consider this motto; he won't be the last either. David Cameron has announced that following the attacks in …
Read More »Star Fox Zero looks to have visual boost in new gameplay footage
As much as Star Fox Zero got a lot of fans excited when it was shown off at E3 earlier this year, some were concerned that it didn't really deliver in the aesthetics department. Obviously it was a cut above previous releases in the franchise, but not up to the …
Read More »Cyberpower launches Syber range of Steam Machines
With the launch of the XBox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3, console gaming entered a golden era. At launch, the graphics were comparable with desktop PCs and the improved revenue streams associated with console games, attracted plenty of titles to choose exclusive launches with one or other platform. Unfortunately, the …
Read More »Microsoft has plans to prevent Xbox Live DDOS this Christmas
In December last year, a group of people launched a large-scale DDOS attack on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. Different people involved had different opinions on why the attack went ahead, but the disappointing fact is that both services were down over the holidays, preventing many from enjoying their …
Read More »Major League Baseball planning legal action over Fallout 4 mod
Fallout 4 has only been out for a few days but mods are already starting to appear online, which is great to see, particularly after the success of Skyrim modding. Unfortunately for one modder, his creation has landed him in the legal sights of MLB (Major League Baseball) after putting a …
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