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Valve Software on Wednesday introduced in-home streaming for video games, a new feature of Steam software distribution service. The technology will let users to stream games from a gaming PC to an HTPC [home theater PC], a laptop or even a tablet. Many people have multiple personal computers at home, …

nDreams, the developer behind the Oculus Rift demo Sky DIEving, has announced that at the E3 expo in a couple of weeks time, it will be showing off its first, full virtual reality title, compatible with both the Oculus Rift and Sony's Project Morpheus. It's even released a quick teaser …

Creators of the recent FPS sensation Titanfall, Respawn, are doing the shooter equivalent of an MMO server merger, by removing some of the game modes from the PC version's playlist. From now on, only those that use private matches or Variety mode will be able to play Capture the Flag …

3D Realms hasn't had the best of luck in the past few years. After releasing Prey back in 2006 to much acclaim, it's mostly stuck to mobile remakes of its classic Duke Nuke'm titles and of course there was that business with Duke Nuke'm Forever that took a long time …

Titanfall has been a huge success, selling plenty of Xbox Ones along with countless copies on the PC, but no modern AAA developer is going to sit on just the original sales of the game, there's dollars in the DLC, which is why there's an upcoming trio of expansions, the …

Synology describes its new DS414j as the successor to the DS413. It’s a 4-bay NAS device, aimed at home users and SOHO environments requiring up to 20TB of storage, and they put the emphasis on the ‘retro looking black chassis, dual core CPU … and USB 3.0 which combine to …

With the first generation of Pokemon fans well out of the original targeted age group for the series, it's not surprising that Nintendo and Game Freak would want to try and draw them back by harkening back to the past, instead of just pushing forward into the future. It's also …

Markus Persson, better known as Notch, the creator of Minecraft, recently shed some light on his ten year plan for his company, Mojang. Once the Interview came out a lot of people on the Internet misinterpreted something he said in the article, assuming that Notch meant that he will shut …

HGST, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Western Digital Corp., said this week that it would demonstrate a new open Ethernet drive architecture offering new flexibility and capabilities for developers and operators of OpenStack cloud software. The completely new storage hardware architecture will allow to expand datacenters easier than today. The open …

Samsung's Galaxy flagships have been defiantly plastic for years despite other manufacturers moving on to more premium designs like the metal body of the HTC One. However, it seems that the company is looking for change as it has replaced its Chief of Mobile Design, Chang Dong-hoon. Dong-hoon isn't losing a …

Now that Nokia Corp. got rid of its devices and services division which sold smartphones and mobile phones, it has three business units with which it needs to return to profitability and grow. While all three business units can potentially grow exponentially under certain conditions, the company clearly needs a …

Amazon Web Services, a service arm of Amazon and one of the world’s largest providers of cloud services, recently established silicon optimization engineering team (SOET) with the aim to create custom server platforms and microprocessors. The company has already begun to hire specialists to develop highly-tailored server platforms. Nowadays companies …

AMD's graphics API, Mantle, is entering a “new phase of its development cycle” by launching a private beta programme for game developers to test out the Mantle SDK. In support of the beta, AMD has launched a password protected web portal which will allow those who are allowed access to …

Hewlett-Packard and Foxconn Electronics, the world’s largest contract maker of electronics devices, on Wednesday signed a joint venture agreement under which the two companies would produce low-cost cloud-servers aimed at big online service providers. The machines will be tailored for individual customers. The changing needs of cloud computing require a …

SanDisk Corp. on Wednesday announced a new solid-state drive designed for enterprises that could change the way storage systems are built today. The new Optimus Max SSD boasts 4TB capacity, high reliability as well as leading-edge performance, the qualities that are crucial for large data-centers. Nowadays data-centers use multi-tier storage …

Synology, a company dedicated to creating high performance, reliable and cost effective NAS solutions has announced two new devices- the DS414j and EDS14. The former is a 4 bay NAS device aimed at home users who require up to 20TB of storage, while the latter is an all new device aimed …

Vince Zampella, co-founder of Infinity Ward and Respawn and brain child of Call of Duty and Titanfall, has announced that he's teaming up with slot machine veteran Larry Pacey, to offer advice and investment to a mobile developer close to their hearts, called Nuclear Division. As well as sounding like …

Even though it was just a few weeks ago that we reviewed the latest Action Camera from iSaw, the company has already put out a new firmware update, upgrading its features, fixing a few problems and improving power saving to keep it working for longer. One of the biggest feature …

New-generation video game consoles from Microsoft Corp. and Sony Corp. not only help AMD to offset declines of PC chips sales, but actually drive the company’s share on the market of x86 microprocessors. In the first quarter of 2014 AMD managed to gain share, whereas Intel Corp. lost some ground. …

The first major update for the Unreal Engine was rolled out yesterday, giving it official support for both Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PS4, meaning developers can get cracking on making UE4 games for both major consoles. Unfortunately for Nintendo though, there's no sign of Wii U support to be …

Turtle Rock, the developer behind the original Left 4 Dead and now my most anticipated game of the year, Evolve, has released a trailer for the monster hunting, human bashing game, showing the perspectives of every player and giving you a real idea of what it's like to play it. …

When the news that Gamespy was shutting down hit the net, there were mixed reactions. Younger games no doubt asked, “what?” older ones asked “why?” and others were just surprised it was still around, but one thing that nobody was happy about was the long list of games that was …

Often the easiest way to introduce more traditional board gamers or non-gamers to more in-depth tabletop experiences like RPGs, is through “lite” versions, like Heroquest, or Castle Ravenloft, but these games can still be overly complicated for younger players, with a lot of options and counters to keep track of. …

If you've been keeping a track of game trailers and teases for the past few months, chances are you've stumbled across Evolve, an upcoming game from Left 4 Dead developer Turtle Rock, featuring rampaging alien monsters, treacherous local wildlife and hardened, veteran hunters with an impressive arsenal of varied weaponry. …

When Sony announced its upcoming PC and PS4 zombie apocalypse, survival MMO, H1Z1, many people understandably drew comparisons with DayZ. Far from unaware of the similarities and inspiration drawn from the iconic game, Sony's president John Smedley praised Dean Hall's creation, but suggested that his company's title would be very …

Advanced Micro Devices this week demonstrated its next-generation AMD Opteron X-series accelerated processing unit code-named “Berlin” running Fedora Linux operating system. The new APU is projected to significantly boost performance of servers running APUs and bring heterogeneous system architecture (HSA) capabilities to servers. AMD Opteron X-series “Berlin” APU in many …

Toshiba Corp. this week unveiled the industry’s first 15.6” laptop with ultra-high-definition display that has earned Technicolor colour certification. The laptop is designed for both creative professionals as well as multimedia enthusiasts who want to enjoy video, photos and applications in resolution never available before on laptops. The new Toshiba …

Candy Crush might be the name we all associate with that game our aunts play, and abuse of the trademark system, but China doesn't know the wonders of its Candy Swipe rip-off gameplay just yet. However that's about to change, as King has now teamed up with publishing giant Tencent …

Twitch might have solidified itself as a solid way for pro-gamers to make money, by simply streaming their practice sessions, but the service itself is looking to diversify its income beyond advertising. It's now begun selling games and is looking to help fund future projects. Indie title Nuclear Throne is …

Two of the biggest cooperative, class based shooters to come out this year are undoubtedly Turtle Rock Studios' Evolve and Epic Games' Fortnite. While we don't know everything about each game yet, information is starting to trickle out about both and it seems one common thread they share, is that …