Software & Gaming

If you happen to be a fan of racing simulators, then you have probably been looking forward to Project Cars for a while. The game is finally coming out next month, so Slightly Mad Studios has announced the PC system requirements, along with the resolution and frame rates of the …

Microsoft just gave the Xbox One an official price cut in the UK earlier this week and now there is another bundle deal knocking around. You can currently grab an Xbox One bundled with a copy of The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt as part of Microsoft's deal with CD …

Grand Theft Auto V is now available for the PC, which obviously means mods are on the way. The new version of the game also comes with a first person view mode, unfortunately though, you can't actually adjust the field of view while using it. As you would expect, the …

After months of waiting and long after the game's release on tablets and PC, Hearthstone is finally available for smartphones. Blizzard's addictive card game opened up to Android and iOS smartphones last night, with a redesigned user interface to scale perfectly with screens of all sizes. The free to play …

Even though this generation's Mario Kart came with a lot of content right out of the box, Nintendo has taken cues from other contemporary developers and given it two DLC packs filled with extra tracks, karts and characters to play as. While the first came out late last year, with …

CyberLink, a leading developer of multimedia software, has introduced the industry’s first media player that can take advantage of hardware acceleration capabilities of ultra-high-definition video decoding found in the latest hardware, such as microprocessors and graphics processing units. The CyberLink PowerDVD 15 is the world’s first software player that supports …

Its time for the modders to get to work as Dying Light developer, Techland, has released the developer tools pack for the game, allowing the community to get started on custom content. The new tools are available through Steam, a map editor is also included. A trailer was also released …

Just a few weeks after the announcement of Rock Band's return on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, it has been announced that the Guitar Hero franchise will also be making a comeback for the new generation of consoles. Work on the game started two years ago and the end …

It has been a while since we've had a good example of micro-transactions done wrong in a triple A title. While easier fatalities is something people have wanted to see in Mortal Kombat for some time, I don't think anybody wanted to pay extra for them. Mortal Kombat X launched …

It looks like Xbox One owners are set to get early access to Star Wars Battlefront later this year thanks to the EA Access program. EA's subscription service is currently only available on the Xbox One and allows customers to get in to games five days earlier than on other …

Ransomware, perhaps the most malicious malware ever released doesn't target your bank details, or your office network. No, ransomware targets your work documents themselves and your personal photos, anything on your system that could be valuable, and encrypts them. It then demands payment by a certain date, or those files will …

When companies as big and as technologically proficient as Sony get hacked, like it was last year, many people wonder just how exactly that could happen. Surely it knows how to protect itself? Well of course certain parts of it do, but firms like Sony are enormous, with many thousands of …

Over a year and a half since its original release, Grand Theft Auto V has finally launched on the PC. It's brought with it a number of changes like improved visuals – even more so than the new-gen console update – and its own benchmarking tool for those that want to make …

Destiny's long-awaited second expansion, House of Wolves, finally has a release date along with an official prologue cinematic trailer. Bungie has also confirmed the list of content set to appear in the game's second expansion, which follows on from The Dark Below, that launched all of the way back in …

Over the course of 2015, Microsoft's latest console, the Xbox One, has really picked up some steam as far as sales are concerned. In an effort to keep things moving forward, Microsoft has decided to give the Xbox One another price cut here in the UK. The new official price …

You probably know by now that the biggest tech companies in the US are currently battling it out with the NSA over data encryption and what the US government should be allowed to access. Since back door access to customer data is clearly out of the question following the Snowden …

China has had a firm grasp on its country's internet for decades, with researchers in the 90's terming its mix of legislation and technological censorship, “The Great Firewall.” On a more aggressive front, it's maintained divisions of the military exclusively for hacking for years now but it may have recently given birth to …

Despite the fact that it features giant dragons, talking cats and matter cloning pickaxes, the Monster Hunter series of games is relatively serious. It's unforgiving for newer players, has a deep and complicated system of augmenting your character and requires you to literally cut parts from your fallen enemies to …

Grand Theft Auto V is just a few days away for PC gamers and while it is too soon to know for sure, so far, things are looking positive as far as the quality of the PC version goes. Earlier this week we got to pre-load the game and Rockstar …

At least two dedicated virtual reality headsets are heading to the market in late 2015 – early 2016 timeframe and a number of game developers are working on titles that will take advantage of these VR devices. However, many doubt that virtual reality technology in its current form will become …

Microsoft's effort to unify all of its devices under one operating system is starting to take shape. Windows 10 is now available on desktop and mobile devices in Technical Preview form and now all apps, regardless of specific platform, are being moved under one roof. In a blog post today, …

Google's in-house made Chrome OS laptop, the Chromebook Pixel 2, is coming to the UK this month. The new model was announced last month over in the US and is intended to get more developers on-board and working with the lesser used Chrome operating system. Chromebooks are generally cheaper, intended …

We already know that eSports are becoming an increasingly big deal, even here in the UK, which is evidenced by the fact that the League of Legends World Championships Quarterfinals will take place at the Wembley Arena in London this year. Riot just made its announcement for the League of …

If you happen to have bought The Elder Scrolls Online and feel the need to switch over to the Xbox One or PlayStation 4 version when that launches in June, then you might be able to transfer your account over and get a digital copy of the game at a …

EA’s technical director for the Frostbite engine, Johan Andersson, has expressed his hopes for the future EA games using the new engine. While it would be a bit of an aggressive move, Andersson would like to see Frostbite games requiring Windows 10 and DirectX 12 by the end of 2016. …

Grand Theft Auto V for the PC is almost upon us but one question still remains unanswered: Will the game run well on a wide range of hardware? We already know what the minimum and recommended specifications are but now Rockstar has got a bit more specific. Kevin Hoare, President …

It looks like Microsoft is renewing its interest in the Age of Empires series as it has announced that it will be working on a new expansion for Age of Empires II: HD Edition. Microsoft has brought in some outside help too. The team behind the fan-made Age of Empires …

One of the biggest revelations in tech in recent years, was that the United States' intelligence agency, the NSA, has spent a lot of time, money and energy recording and storing the digital communications of Americans and foreigners, regardless of criminal activity or intent. This was huge, but it turns …

If you have an N64, one game you want to own is Conker's Bad Fur Day (BFD). Not only because it's worth a lot of money these days, but because it's one of the best games on the system and came too late to be fully appreciated. Despite that greatness …

Prey 2 was announced all of the way back at E3 2011. Over the next few years, we heard multiple rumors, suggesting that the game was being passed from studio to studio and was officially cancelled in 2014. However, it turns out that development on the project actually ceased altogether …