Software & Gaming

Nintendo has had some issues with homebrew exploits on the 3DS recently. Two games have had to be removed from the eShop due to exploits that allowed them to run custom software. A short while back, Nintendo also had to update its 3DS web browser, after it was discovered that …

Update: CD Projekt Red has begun rolling out the final free DLC for The Witcher: Wild Hunt. Those who have already beat the game once can now start a ‘New Game+' playthrough, bumping up the difficulty and allowing players to try out a completely new character build and skill set. …

Microsoft recently updated its EULA for Windows 10, noting that the operating system can seek out and potentially disable any pirated software, like games, running on your PC. The new clause in question is found under section 7b of the EULA, which says that Microsoft may check your software at …

The Witcher 3 has had some basic mod support since it first launched. Creators were able to dig around the files and make tweaks to quite a bit of the game. CD Projekt Red wanted to make this easier, so it launched ‘ModKit' last week, so creators could replace models …

Kaspersky anti-virus is being accused by several former employees of attempting to have competitor anti-virus software flag up false-positives that would discredit the programs and potentially even damage the systems of users. According to those same sources, which have remained anonymous for obvious reasons, this was to improve Kaspersky's standing, …

Konami almost had something great on its hands last year when Kojima and film director, Guillermo Del Toro teamed up for PT on the PlayStation 4. The short game was later revealed to be a demo for a new Silent Hills game, which was later cancelled after Kojima and Konami …

Last month, the future of Dead Island 2 was brought in to question after Deep Silver parted ways with the project's developer, Yager. Deep Silver at the time said that it would be finding a new developer for the project, rather than outright cancelling it. Now in an interesting turn, …

Star Wars Battlefront is heading our way at the end of the year but EA still has plenty to reveal before the game launches. This week, EA and DICE detailed the latest game mode for Battlefront, known as Supremacy, a large-scale combat mode where teams need to gain control of …

Windows 10 is out, bringing with it a brand new Xbox app with Xbox to PC streaming functionality built in. In all, the program works well, though performance will vary from connection to connection. However, recently some savvy Redditors have discovered a hidden higher quality option for streaming. The difference …

Google has gone ahead and launched a second patch for the Stagefright bug in Android, which had the potential to affect hundreds of millions of Android devices. Google's first attempt to fix the bug apparently failed to do so, but thanks to security firm, Exodus Intelligence, everything should now be …

ARK: Survival Evolved released just a couple of months ago and it has already gone on to be one of the biggest games of the year. Last month, the team behind Ark teamed up with Epic Games to launch new modding tools for the Unreal Engine 4 based game and …

A little while back, Epic Games had its forums hacked, revealing user emails and personal account information. Now we are starting to see that stolen information put to use as Epic Games is warning people that it is “experiencing a phishing attack” and that you probably shouldn't trust any emails that …

The Witcher 3 has been out for a while now and a few mods have been made for the game, though modders previously had to find their own way around. CD Projekt Red is hoping to make things a little easier and pave the way for more mods today with the …

Two heads are better than one, or so the old saying goes. The point is that when great minds think alike, they can achieve more than their respective parts ever could. Unfortunately though, as much as team-based superhero movies would have us believe, that doesn't scale up linearly. In fact, …

King, much like many other companies that went before it, is really struggling to come up with a viable replacement for its flagship game, Candy Crush Saga. Despite the game's continued huge popularity, it is no longer the juggernaut it once was and people are moving on at an ever increasing …

Phil Spencer, corporate vice president of Microsoft Corp. and the head of Microsoft Game Studios, said in an interview that the company is not trying to bring virtual reality games to its Xbox One game console because Windows is a better platform for VR while the technology is still at …

Dying Light launched at the start of this year and quickly amassed praise from critics and fans. Now we are a few months on, the game has full mod support and is looking to bring players back in to the story with a new expansion, ‘The Following', which will release …

Update 2: Fallout Shelter is now officially out on Android. If you head over to the Google Play Store you should be able to download and install it. Or you can just hit this link, HERE. The Fallout themed game has been out on iOS for a few months now …

It turns out that we aren't the only ones assuming that every government out there is looking at our private communications; even high-ranking United States politicians don't feel safe from hackers and foreign actors. In a TV interview, current U.S. secretary of state and one-time presidential candidate, John Kerry, admitted …

If there's one tenet  of mainstream game development, it's that you want to have as many people playing your title as possible, as it gives it more sales, more longevity and makes it more memorable for more people. That's not the tack that Dutch game developer Vogelsap is taking with its …

Sony did in-fact sell off its VAIO PC brand some time ago but the company is still responsible for supporting older devices sold under its ownership. This appears to be creating a bit of an issue for those looking to upgrade to Windows 10, as Sony is currently warning VAIO …

Treyarch is back this year with Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 and the fan favourite series is about to open up for beta access this month. The multiplayer beta kicks off on the 19th of August for PS4 players and opens up to PC and Xbox One players later …

Earlier this year, Capcom launched Resident Evil HD, which quickly went on to become the company's fastest selling digital title ever. Following its positive reception, people were also asking Capcom to bring us a Resident Evil 2 HD release, which has now been approved. Developer, Yoshiaki Hirabyashi, who lead the …

Fans have been asking Blizzard for a ‘Warcraft 4' for years now, however the developer's RTS efforts have been wrapped up in StarCraft 2 for some time now.  However, according to StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void Producer, Tim Morten, Blizzard will continue returning to the Warcraft RTS series once …

Ahead of the launch of Divinity Original Sin: Enhanced Edition on the PC and new generation consoles, Larian Studios has gone ahead and announced Divinity Original Sin 2, the sequel to the first game and described as the studio's most ambitious RPG ever. Just like the original game, the sequel …

As much as there is plenty going for virtual reality at the moment, there are many key experiences that the communities of fans have been clamouring for since the Oculus Rift DK1 was first unveiled: a fly through of a fridge, focused on garlic cheese spread isn't one of them. …

Presidential candidate Hilary Clinton has been under fire from government agencies and the public, for her use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state to the Obama administration. Since official emails are technically the property of government, the lack of oversight and the potential for …

Blizzard has, for many years, enjoyed a steady income from World of Warcraft, with its millions of monthly subscribers netting it tens of millions of dollars a month since it was released back in the mid ‘oos. However with subscriber numbers dwindling to their lowest since the game's early days, …

Smach Zero, a portable gaming device that runs Steam OS and is based on an x86 system-on-chip, will hit the market next year and will cost like an inexpensive desktop PC. The portable console, which is widely known as “Steamboy” will be a rather unique device that will not be …

A few days back, we reported on Rockstar's manual banning of the creators of FiveM, a mod that created a multiplayer mode separate to Rockstar's official one. The mod was sort of like Multi Theft Auto, allowing for custom servers. Since the mod only messed around with the game's single …