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Crytek dials back Ryse QTE hints

Microsoft's Xbox one reveal wasn't the most celebrated event around, even if there were a few head turning moments. Much of the focus was on the DRM, daily activation, potential privacy concerns, and all the other issues we talked about for weeks after. However with regards to the games themselves, …

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Half of UK afraid to be without a mobile phone

A study of mobile phone use has highlighted that more than half of the UK population claim to suffer from ‘Nomophobia' – the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. This includes having no signal, running out of battery or losing sight of your phone. The term Nomophobia is …

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Talking about censorship in Finland can get you censored

Don't talk about censorship, don't talk about child pornography or the problems with current laws relating to it – especially not in Finland. It's much better to pretend none of it exists, because if you don't, you could find yourself on the same block list as paedophiles. At least that's …

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Google looking to break into car industry

According to a few unnamed sources over at Jessicalessin, Google is fed up with traditional car manufacturers not wanting to get onboard with its self-driving vehicle scheme and is now pushing to get its own development deal and design the cars itself – much in the same way that it …

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GTA V plot points leaked, Sony apologises

*Just to clarify, I don't know any spoilers and therefore this news piece doesn't contain any.* Sony has apologised to Rockstar and fans of the Grand Theft Auto series, since the preload for the upcoming game, downloaded from the European PlayStation store, allowed for the extraction of certain audio files, …

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Canon adds Wifi capable models to PowerShot range

Canon have updated their PowerShot camera range by adding wireless connectivity to some of their models. The G16, S120 and SX510 HS get wi-fi connectivity and some updates from the previous models. Canon PowerShot SX510 HS The new SX510 uses the DIGIC 4 image processor. It has a 12 megapixel …

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Microsoft ‘need to lead and not follow’

We reported at the weekend that Microsoft shares soared when it was announced that Steve Ballmer would be retiring … such is the lack of confidence in his leadership ability. Microsoft are now searching for a shortlist of possible candidates under the control of chairman and founder Bill Gates. According …

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MOBAs dominate during i49

We've talked a lot about Multiplay's i49 festival over the past few days. Whether it's zombies, new hardware from MSI, OCUK's hardware delivery or the fact that I forgot my laptop, there's been a lot on. Of course though, if you aren't just one of the visitors and actually brought …

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Club3D shows off upcoming custom GPU back plates at i49

Club3D, the AMD graphics card partner that has been looking to get even more competitive on its GPU pricing with the 13Series of cut-price graphics cards, was at i49 this weekend with the Kitguru team, showing off not only those simple boxed cards, but a new bit of in-case bling …

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Zombies, massages and going retro at i49

It's not all about the latest and greatest hardware, or the big tournaments at events like Multiplay's Insomnia  49 gaming festival, sometimes it's about the smaller ones; and sometimes, it's about the stranger ones. Everyone knows that gaming can be a strenuous activity. Hunched over the screen for hours on …

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Chillblast saves Jon’s bacon at i49

“We need someone Jon. Someone that can cover events like a professional, a true journalist. Can you be that man?” “Yes I can Zardon. Yes I can.” This is the (paraphrased) conversation that took place just a week ago, in the build up to Multiplay's i49 epic LAN, gaming festival. …

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Microsoft shares skyrocket on news of Ballmer’s retirement

Steve Ballmer has been an unusual choice for a CEO, especially a company as large as Microsoft. While Steve Jobs was known for his ‘zen-like' presentations, the Ballmer approach has always been much more ‘in your face'. His famous screaming and dancing presentation earned him the nickname of ‘Monkey Boy'. …

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Bank holiday SSD sale at Aria

If you saw our story on the first UK stock of 1TB Samsung 840 EVO SATA III SSDs and thought to yourself, “those are way too expensive!” even if they are approaching 50p per gigabyte, then don't fret, as Aria has your back once again. This weekend, which is a …

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Gigabyte launch Intel H81 Series motherboards

Earlier today Gigabyte announced its latest range of 8 series motherboards based on the Intel H81 Chipset in both ATX and Micro-ATX form factors. These motherboards are set to arrive fully loaded with All Solid Caps, Low RDS(on) MOSFETs and Gigabyte's DualBIOS™. The Gigabyte H81-D3. More surprising is the news …

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HD Final Fantasy X | X2 looks a lot cleaner

If (like my brother) you're a big fan of the Blitz Ball mini-gaming Final Fantasy X, then you'll be pleased to hear that the remastered HD version is coming on apace and looks very clean compared to the original. The music and sound has seen some real improvement too. Have …

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