Software & Gaming

Would you be excited if you managed to get hold of an Xbox One today, over a month before the official release date? I would be and I'm not even planning to buy one. With that in mind, you can understand why the kid in this video is pretty excited …

In the wake of the GTA V release, if you still think there was a big splash surrounding the release of its predecessor GTA IV, back in 2008 (it was the reason I bought my 360), forget it, that game's got nothing on its younger brother. GTA V ladies and …

If you haven't been keeping up with the latest season of League of Legends championship series, you may have missed that over the weekend, a new team was crowned champions, netting not only the glory of being the best team in the world for (potentially) a brief moment, but a …

The latest SimCity game did not have a good launch. Or a good launch aftermath, or a good review from the original creator of the series, who described the lack of offline play as “inexcusable.” But this was all for our good, according to developer Maxis and publisher EA Games. …

We reported on Adobe's announced hack earlier today, where it was thought likely that nothing too serious had been done, but a few encrypted passwords might have been taken. Now we've had further word from Adobe that it's worse; much worse. The latest revelation, is that over 2.9 million customer …

The PS4 is coming out next month but thats not to say the Playstation 3 doesn't have life left in it, although it might not be as long as you think. Worldwide Studios president, Shuhei Yoshida, in an interview with Games Industry, said that while the PS3 won't get the 5 …

If you've been on the Internet for long, you've probably picked up on the proliferation of online advertising. It's how websites and content creators earn money, making it an integral part of the ecosystem, so it's no surprise that Instagram is planning to put ads in users' timeline. Much like …

This week we are running a little competition on our Facebook page – to win a STEAM game of your choice. All you have to do is join our funny Facebook comment thread over here and give a caption to the image. It means you can put all your spare …

Minimum and recommended specifications for games often initiate one of two feelings from PC gamers: either they're indifferent, or they're horrified. You either look at them and think, “is that it?” and move on with your day, content in the knowledge that your hard working gaming rig is going to …

With Microsoft announcing an end to its Games for Windows Live platform earlier this year, it threw the future of many supporting games into jeopardy. Because the service used an authentication system that required connectivity to play the game, without it, many of them wouldn't work. However, in Bioshock 2's …

Adobe Systems have admitted that their network has been breached and that customer details may have been lost. They say ‘the attackers may have obtained access to your Adobe ID and encrypted password.' They add ‘We currently have no indication that there has been unauthorized activity on your account. If …

2D blocky builder, Terraria, received its 1.2 patch yesterday, adding in a ton of new content including: 250 new items, 20 vanity sets, 10 new wings, new biomes, new tiles and 60 aesthetic changes. Despite the recent overhaul, lead developer, Redigit, is looking to the future after confirming he has …

If you thought the shutdown of drug marketplace the Silk Road was an indication that the US authorities remain on the ball despite their government technically shutting down due to a disagreement over the budget, think again. Thanks to employees not being able to do their job properly, SSL certifications …

There's been a lot of speculation over the past couple of months about why exactly Lavabit, the somewhat controversial, but always protected email service, shut down in August. There was certainly some links to Edward Snowden and there was speculation that it was to help the admins fight a US …

Augmented reality is a technology that doesn't get enough of a mention in the press, despite the fact that it's cool as all hell – just look at these Mario AR cards. Fortunately, some companies are already looking to take advantage of the technology, with Fractal Designs offering to show …

Yesterday images of the new Pokemon game were leaked on this user's Instagram account, showing off some in-game features and environments. After a few hours the news hit Nintendo HQ, the pictures were seen and the Nintendogs were released. The leaker, Kostdin Manolov, had to remove all of the images from his …

If you're a member of one of the world's top League of Legends pro teams, you'll have found yourself intrinsically linked to one of your favourite characters today, as Riot games has animated the real life players behind the teams, equipping them with the abilities and skills of some of …

Kim Dotcom is a busy man. He's been preparing for his impending extradition trial, playing gamers for charity, announcing a new name for his music service and starting his own political party. Now, on top of all that, he's also got plans for an encrypted email service. The announcement was …

Back in June the Valve Jira database was made accessible, revealing groups working on Source 2, Left 4 Dead 3 and Half-Life 3. History has repeated itself as last month the database was accessed once again, showing some interesting changes. The groups for Source 2, Half-Life 3 and Left 4 …

The Kinect has been a funny old bit of hardware. While it has its uses, like dance games, it's never really enamoured itself with a gaming public. Microsoft didn't do it much of a service either, by suggesting earlier this year, that with the Xbox One it would always be …

The online, tor-accessible drugs marketplace, Silk Road, looks to have been taken down by US federal authorities, with a notice posted up on the main page stating as such. Further reports also suggest that the notoriously anonymous admin of the site, Dread Pirates Roberts (DPR) has been identified and arrested …

City of Heroes, after enjoying a long life as one of the industry's longest running 3D MMOs, was shut down last year along with its developer, Paragon studios. A lot of people didn't want to see it go and the community tried very hard to keep the game alive, but …

This week we are running a little competition on our Facebook page – to win a STEAM game of your choice. All you have to do is join our funny Facebook comment thread over here and give a caption to the image. It means you can put all your spare …

Destiny, the long awaited game developed by ‘Halo' creators, Bungie and its partner in crime: Activision, just got it's first game-play trailer along with pre-order beta access details and box art. Destiny is an ambitious game with a persistent growing universe, which Bungie wants to expand over the next 10 …

As games become more aesthetically realistic and motion capture and improved animation techniques give us the ability to do more things in-game, should obeying the rules of war be something that game developers take into consideration when building these titles we so enjoy? The Red Cross seems to think so, …

CEO of Facebook game maker Zynga, Mark Pincus, has taken the interesting move to tell a group of investors at a Garage Geeks event in Tel Aviv, that he doesn't have a favourite game at the moment, because he's pretty much bored with gaming in general. What's would get him excited …

I do, I do! My wife will too, for sure. Granted it doesn't come down to much more than painting them red or green and sticking a M or L over the speaker port, but this is something Nintendo should have been doing for a long time. Announced yesterday as …

Are you an Xbox user that doesn't appreciate all the features that the Xbox Life platform has to offer? Well Microsoft is hoping to change that, by offering you a free weekend of Live Gold access and it's doing it around the world – though the rollout will be staggered …

A little while back we reported on Mighty No. 9 hitting $2.2 million on its Kickstarter campaign and would now come to current generation consoles. Since then, Mighty No. 9 has shot up to $3.5 million and as a result, it will come to next generation consoles as well as …

In a move that could rival Valve's recent spate of announcements for its ability to excite the gaming populace, the Steam developer has gone and done it: it's trademarked Half Life 3. Of course with a headline like that, we can expect most of the comments to this piece to …