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- Quantum Break's new PC patch fixes lots, weighs a huge 27GB
Remedy's huge new patch for Quantum Break fixes heaps, will wreck your internet connection weighing in at 27GB.Apr 30, 2016 8:49 PM CDT - No Man's Sky VR would be a 'really good fit', says creator
The infinitely sprawling space sim No Man's Sky could be the 'killer app' that VR needs to become a mainstream hit.Apr 30, 2016 12:07 PM CDT - Guillermo del Toro teases Silent Hills successor
Guillermo Del Toro and Hideo Kojima could be working on a new Silent Hills spiritual successor after all.Apr 30, 2016 9:16 AM CDT - Leaked 1666: Amsterdam gameplay footage is darkly enchanting
Footage for the devilish 17th century open-world game 1666: Amsterdam has leaked.Apr 30, 2016 6:33 AM CDT - Doom's ultra nightmare mode is so hard id Software can't beat it
id Software's created a monster, and they can't even come close to slaying it.Apr 30, 2016 6:08 AM CDT - Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare officially trademarked by Activision
New trademarks erase any doubts about Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare being the next in the FPS franchise.Apr 30, 2016 5:50 AM CDT - Vivendi buys more Ubisoft shares, takeover rumors begin
Ubisoft buyout rumors begin, with Vivendi securing more shares in Ubisoft.Apr 30, 2016 5:24 AM CDT - San Jose's Cogswell College announces VR/AR certificate program
VR/AR begins going into college, with the San Jose's Cogswell College announcing a VR/AR program.Apr 30, 2016 3:12 AM CDT - Nintendo NX will launch with a 'full software lineup'
The NX will have a significant library of launch titles with consistent games releases throughout its long lifespan.Apr 30, 2016 1:23 AM CDT - Apple stock is tanking, with large investor pulling his money out
Apple stock is falling sharp, with the recent iPhone sales report not doing boding well with investors.Apr 30, 2016 1:11 AM CDT - PC gaming continues to make more money than consoles
PC gaming is dead!! No, no it's not.Apr 29, 2016 11:27 PM CDT - NVIDIA to unveil next-gen GeForce on the same day as Battlefield 5
NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce GTX 1080 to be unveiled on the same day as Battlefield 5.Apr 29, 2016 9:21 PM CDT - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided trailer details augmentations, and more
The latest trailer for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided explains augmentations, investigations, and much more.Apr 29, 2016 5:17 PM CDT - Apple Music update brings videos, family plan to Android
Apple Music gets some major features iOS users have been enjoying for months with new update.Apr 29, 2016 2:21 PM CDT - New Apple Music API means endless integration possibilities
Developers can now integrate Apple Music into apps, software in all kinds of ways thanks to new API.Apr 29, 2016 12:16 PM CDT - Windows 10 now blocks Google searches from Cortana
No more searching from non-Microsoft search engines, browsers when using Cortana.Apr 29, 2016 11:05 AM CDT - John Romero pauses Blackroom Kickstarter to finish gameplay demo
Blackroom's fundraiser put on hold so Romero and Carmack can make a new gameplay demo.Apr 29, 2016 10:35 AM CDT - BioWare sets up a goose cam, starts naming the geese Dragon Age names
BioWare in Edmonton has set up a Goose Cam, with classic BioWare music and Dragon Age inspired names, and you can help permanently name the goslings.Apr 29, 2016 10:05 AM CDT - Nintendo NX represents a 'new way of thinking' about console hardware
Nintendo's new NX will likely redefine our perception on games consoles.Apr 29, 2016 9:34 AM CDT - Battlefield 5's world premiere set for May 6
Battlefield 5 reportedly set in World War II era, with a reveal coming next week.Apr 29, 2016 9:19 AM CDT - Most VFX companies don't use GPUs for the final rendering of scenes
In an expose it was revealed that the majority of VFX companies do not actually use GPUs in their rendering farms, but only locally.Apr 29, 2016 9:07 AM CDT - Modern Warfare Remastered has 10 multiplayer maps, full campaign
Modern Warfare Remastered comes with 10 multiplayer maps and the full campaign, and will be included in an $80 pre-order bundle.Apr 29, 2016 8:18 AM CDT - Microsoft does the impossible, uses actual synthetic DNA to store data
Microsoft is teaming up with Twist Bioscience to create synthetic DNA as a storage platform.Apr 29, 2016 8:00 AM CDT - Valve partners with Bitpay, with Bitcoin support now on Steam
Steam now officially supports Bitcoin as a payment method.Apr 28, 2016 6:33 PM CDT - Intel no longer defines itself as a PC company, thinking more broadly
As PC market declines, Intel officially transforming itself from PC company to something broader.Apr 28, 2016 4:29 PM CDT - Weekly Giveaway: Win a ZOTAC SONIX PCIe 480GB SSD (Global Entry!)
Need a massive storage performance boost to your gaming PC? Look closer here.Apr 28, 2016 3:58 PM CDT - Facebook, Messenger, Instagram apps debut on Windows 10
Facebook brings three new apps to Windows 10, separates Facebook and Messenger.Apr 28, 2016 3:10 PM CDT - Fallout 4 Steam patch adds Survival difficulty, improves performance
Fallout 4's Survival mode goes public on Steam, performance improvements noted too.Apr 28, 2016 2:09 PM CDT - Complaints to FCC over data caps rose nearly tenfold in 2015
Internet data cap charges soar, and so do complaints to FCC.Apr 28, 2016 1:03 PM CDT - Zuckerberg says Facebook plans to 'lead the way' in VR with Oculus
Oculus will 'lead the way' with VR according to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.Apr 28, 2016 11:42 AM CDT - Xenoblade Chronicles now available on Wii U Virtual Console
Nintendo catches Wii U fans off guard by releasing a legendary JRPG on its backward compatible virtual console.Apr 28, 2016 10:42 AM CDT - BioWare dev teases new game, could be new IP or Dragon Age: Tactics
Is BioWare teasing Dragon Age: Tactics, or its new secret unannounced IP?Apr 28, 2016 9:40 AM CDT - Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare to include remastered Modern Warfare
Leaked photos show the box art of the next Call of Duty game, which indicates it comes with a remastered version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.Apr 28, 2016 9:11 AM CDT - Microsoft will unveil new Xbox hardware at E3 2016
Microsoft will show off its new mid-cycle Xbox One refresh at E3 2016, says renowned Windows blogger.Apr 28, 2016 8:32 AM CDT - New email privacy bill actually sailed unanimously through Congress
The Email Privacy Act was just passed in the US House of Representatives unanimously and requires a warrant for old emails.Apr 28, 2016 8:03 AM CDT - Minecraft is now available for the Gear VR
Gear VR owners can now enjoy Minecraft in VR.Apr 28, 2016 7:44 AM CDT - Second-generation Xbox One console reportedly in mass production
New evidence surfaces on Microsoft's upgraded Xbox One, this time suggesting that the console is already in mass production.Apr 28, 2016 7:32 AM CDT - Massive Galactic Civilizations III update makes Starbases better
The latest update for Galactic Civilizations III is quite the large one, with better Starbase automation among other additions.Apr 28, 2016 7:03 AM CDT - Microsoft unveils new Iron Man-themed Xbox One console
Microsoft reveals a Civil War-themed Xbox One console, complete with its own arc reactor.Apr 28, 2016 5:41 AM CDT - Samsung teases an all-in-one 'Holodeck' experience for the future
Remember the Holodeck from Star Trek? Yeah, that's something Samsung is working on.Apr 28, 2016 5:21 AM CDT - AMD positions itself in the mainstream market, wants to own VR
AMD says NVIDIA's next-gen Pascal GPU is 'a high-end part', wants to better compete in the mainstream and VR markets.Apr 28, 2016 3:33 AM CDT - Robert Downey Jr. could be open to 'Iron Man 4' after all
'They drove a dump truck full of money up to my house!'Apr 28, 2016 2:07 AM CDT - Uber, Google and more join to lobby government on self-driving cars
Google, Uber, Lyft, Volvo and more team up to form huge lobbying group for self-driving cars.Apr 28, 2016 12:23 AM CDT - Nintendo actually might be stopping Wii U production in 2018
Reports have emerged that suggest that Nintendo might cease production of the Wii U by March of 2018.Apr 27, 2016 7:16 PM CDT - Nioh, a PS4 Exclusive, lets you select better graphics, or framerate
An interesting feature was found in a demo for Nioh. The ability to choose between graphics or framerate via a setting in the settings menu.Apr 27, 2016 6:15 PM CDT - Ikea solar panels will be in all stores by the end of the year
Ikea 'Solar Shops' will expand globally before too long.Apr 27, 2016 1:35 PM CDT - Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing coming to mobile in autumn
Nintendo bringing Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing series' to mobile soon, will feature tie-ins to other titles.Apr 27, 2016 12:13 PM CDT - Dark Souls 3 Unsqueezed mod fixes resolution, HUD scaling issues
Dark Souls 3 mod is a godsend for anyone not using 16:9 resolution, fullscreen mode.Apr 27, 2016 11:11 AM CDT - Interview with the Devs; Uncovering the mysteries of Arcadian Atlas
We take some time to talk with the developers of Arcadian Atlas, an up and coming tactical RPG with that classic flair.Apr 27, 2016 11:03 AM CDT - Lightweight Facebook wrapper app Swipe gets design overhaul, more
Facebook replacement app gets even better with 3.0 update.Apr 27, 2016 10:04 AM CDT - Apple could be going in a completely different direction than thought
Apple might have started the convergence of mobile and desktop operating systems, but it seems that they've become a bit stagnant in that area as of late.Apr 27, 2016 10:03 AM CDT - Windows 10 hand-off feature shown in leaked screenshot of Redstone
Microsoft's hand-off feature, similar to OS Xs, might have been found in a new leaked screenshot from the Redstone build of Windows 10.Apr 27, 2016 8:51 AM CDT - The Division on PC can't be fixed without a 'complete code rewrite'
Ubisoft needs to take drastic measures to completely wipe out cheaters in The Division.Apr 27, 2016 8:30 AM CDT - Armored Warfare Panzer Showdown winners crowned after bloody battles
The culmination of an online competition in Armored Warfare has resulted in a clear winner. The Remnant faction has won seven days of premium.Apr 27, 2016 8:00 AM CDT - Oculus founder defends himself on Reddit after getting torn to pieces
Oculus founder Palmer Luckey defends internet trolls on Reddit over the Rift.Apr 27, 2016 5:25 AM CDT - New Call of Duty called 'Infinite Warfare', release date leaked
The next Call of Duty game will be called Infinite Warfare, and will release on November 4 according to leaked promos.Apr 27, 2016 4:34 AM CDT - HTC invests $100 million into its 'Vive X' accelerator platform
HTC invests into the future of VR with its 'accelerator program' - throwing $100 million into the mix.Apr 27, 2016 3:15 AM CDT - Zelda Wii U launches simultaneously on Wii U and NX in 2017
Nintendo delays the new Zelda so it can launch on Wii U and NX in 2017.Apr 27, 2016 2:56 AM CDT - Nintendo NX won't replace Wii U and 3DS, says Nintendo CEO
The Nintendo NX won't actively replace the Wii U and 3DS, but instead coexist with current hardware.Apr 27, 2016 2:35 AM CDT - Nintendo NX launches March 2017 globally
Nintendo reveals that the new NX console will launch globally in March 2017.Apr 27, 2016 2:10 AM CDT - BigScreen lets you host a LAN party in VR
BigScreen is a must-have for VR users, allowing you to host VR LAN parties, play games on huge screens, or simulate IMAX movie environments.Apr 27, 2016 2:02 AM CDT - Fallout 4 console mods coming in May, here's how they'll work
Fallout 4 mods are coming to Xbox One in May, PS4 in June, and Bethsoft reveals exactly how the console mod system will work.Apr 27, 2016 1:45 AM CDT - Uncharted 4's frame rate drops on PS4 'aren't noticeable'
Uncharted 4 is now out in the wild, leading to spoilers (bad) and pre-release performance analyses (good)Apr 27, 2016 1:08 AM CDT - Falcon Northwest joins the Oculus Ready PC Program
Oculus welcomes Falcon Northwest into its Oculus Ready PC Program.Apr 27, 2016 12:36 AM CDT - Borderlands movie being written by comedian with 'raw' sense of humor
The Borderlands movie is being penned by Aaaron Berg, a comedian known for his 'raw brand of humor'Apr 26, 2016 11:49 PM CDT - Crytek announces Film Engine, a new technology designed for film
Crytek's new foray into film is exciting, with Film Engine a 'new technology designed exclusively for film'Apr 26, 2016 10:26 PM CDT - Valve releases new SteamVR beta, Desktop Theater mode and more updated
Valve's new SteamVR beta arrives, Desktop Theater mode and more updated.Apr 26, 2016 8:37 PM CDT - Apple has its worst quarter in 13 years, with iPhone sales down
iPhone sales slump, causing Apple to experience its worst quarter in 13 years.Apr 26, 2016 6:40 PM CDT - Ikea now selling solar panels in UK
Ikea offering solar panels in select UK stores and online, will be available in all UK stores by end of summer.Apr 26, 2016 12:04 PM CDT - Hover Camera drone follows you around, can be folded
Startup's drone combines portability with 'follow me' functionality, among other features.Apr 26, 2016 10:33 AM CDT - Sandisk reveals new 15nm Z410 SSD lineup
Sandisk unveils its new ultra-durable, fast and power-efficient Z410 SSD lineup.Apr 26, 2016 9:09 AM CDT - New Game of Thrones episode pirated 1 million times in 12 hours
Game of Thrones tops piracy charts again with season 6 premiere.Apr 26, 2016 9:03 AM CDT - HTC's Vive VR headset is surprisingly easy to repair
Get up close and personal with HTC Vive's chip-laden innards to see what makes Valve's VR headset tick.Apr 26, 2016 8:48 AM CDT - New Call of Duty will be announced soon, reports indicate
The new Call of Duty game could be unveiled as soon as next week.Apr 26, 2016 7:55 AM CDT - 'Labyrinth' 30th Anniversary 4K, Blu-ray editions announced
The classic Jim Henson/ George Lucas production starring David Bowie set for celebratory disc re-releases.Apr 26, 2016 1:27 AM CDT - Facebook reportedly working on dedicated camera and live video apps
Facebook could enter the live video app business, reportedly working on its own dedicated camera app.Apr 26, 2016 12:36 AM CDT - AMD Radeon Pro Duo benchmarks tease 60% faster than Fury X at 4K
AMD's dual Fiji-based video card, the Radeon Pro Duo, is 60% faster than the Fury X at 4K.Apr 25, 2016 9:30 PM CDT - Amazon locking tech deals behind Prime-only paywalls
In an effort to push Prime onto its users, Amazon is making specific tech deals exclusive to Prime subscribers.Apr 25, 2016 9:04 PM CDT - Elder Scrolls Online DLC is returning to the Dark Brotherhood
The next Elder Scrolls Online DLC brings us back to the Dark Brotherhood and lets us help them overcome a strange new dark enemy.Apr 25, 2016 8:27 PM CDT - Assassin's Creed dev wins back macabre 1666: Amsterdam from Ubisoft
Ubisoft relinquishes control of the mysterious dark history game 1666: Amsterdam to original THQ creative director.Apr 25, 2016 8:05 PM CDT - Cyberpunk 2077 being built with drastically upgraded visual effects
CDPR lays the foundation for Cyberpunk 2077 by drastically upgrading its devtools and visual effects editor.Apr 25, 2016 7:02 PM CDT - Final 'X-Men: Apocalypse' trailer rains down devastation
The Apocalypse is set for just a few weeks time.Apr 25, 2016 6:38 PM CDT - Paragon Essentials Edition announced for PS4, get F2P for $60
Epic Games has announced the Paragon Essentials Edition, a $60 edition of a free-to-play game with many interesting extras to help boost your game.Apr 25, 2016 5:09 PM CDT - Driveclub VR has been rated by the ESRB, could be a PSVR launch title
Driveclub VR was just teased by the ESRB, and that might signal that it's coming relatively soon. Perhaps.Apr 25, 2016 4:00 PM CDT - Blackroom is the new shooter from Quake and Doom veteran John Romero
John Romero's new FPS project is called Blackroom and places a large focus on story-telling and classic shooter mechanics.Apr 25, 2016 2:54 PM CDT - Facing heavy streaming music competition, Rhapsody appoints first CEO
Rhapsody International abandons executive committee approach, seemingly in bid to better compete with Apple Music, Spotify.Apr 25, 2016 2:04 PM CDT - Exclusive PS4 HITMAN contracts get an action-packed trailer
The second season of HITMAN also has the first of six PlayStation 4 exclusive missions tracking down the Sarajevo Six, watch the first trailer.Apr 25, 2016 12:07 PM CDT - AMD looking to move to smaller HQ in Silicon Valley, sources say
AMD moving house as current property getting new owner, rumors indicate.Apr 25, 2016 11:08 AM CDT - Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch released, fixes hundreds of bugs
Unofficial Oblivion Patch, Unofficial Skyrim Patch team at it again with Fallout 4.Apr 25, 2016 9:59 AM CDT - Operation Dust Line, the next Rainbow Six Siege DLC pack gets a date
Rainbow Six Siege's next content drop, Operation Dust Line, is coming early in May with two new characters and hopefully at least one new map.Apr 25, 2016 9:02 AM CDT - Remedy is planning a big update for Quantum Break this week
Remedy Entertainment is excited that a new, large, patch for Quantum Break should become available at the end of the week with many different fixes.Apr 25, 2016 7:46 AM CDT - ARK: Survival Evolved mods will be pushed into the main game
Studio Wildcard is making user mods for ARK: Survival Evolved part of the main game.Apr 25, 2016 4:37 AM CDT - Outlast developer says 'they might do a VR' version of Outlast 2
Outlast 2 makes sense on VR, with developer Red Barrels teasing the horror game for the Oculus Rift.Apr 25, 2016 2:25 AM CDT - Acer's new Predator Z1 gaming monitors all rock NVIDIA G-Sync tech
Acer unveils three new Predator Z1 gaming displays, all with NVIDIA's G-Sync technology.Apr 25, 2016 12:44 AM CDT - Gears of War 4 season pass includes 24 maps, two releasing per month
Microsoft accidentally spills the beans about Gears of War 4's season pass DLC schedule.Apr 25, 2016 12:15 AM CDT - Gears of War 4 launches four days early for collector's edition buyers
Buying the $100 Gears of War 4 Ultimate Edition allows you to play the game four days ahead of everyone else.Apr 24, 2016 11:15 PM CDT - DOOM requires 45GB HDD space on the Xbox One
Your Xbox One HDD is DOOMED, it needs 45GB of HDD space to install DOOM.Apr 24, 2016 10:20 PM CDT - Logitech made a giant wall of 18,400 keyboard LEDs at PAX East
Logitech steals PAX East with a keyboard LED spectacle unlike any other.Apr 24, 2016 9:29 PM CDT - AMD Polaris 10 GPU 'performs close to' NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
AMD's next-gen Polaris 10 will perform 'close to' GTX 980 Ti, with 'extremely efficient and competitive design'Apr 24, 2016 8:27 PM CDT - ESL officially bans YouPorn's eSports team
ESL bans eSports teams that are sponsored by NSFW websites.Apr 24, 2016 6:53 PM CDT - What it's like to play Fallout 4 and never leave Sanctuary Hills
What's it like to play Fallout 4 and never leave Sanctuary Hills? One player finds out, but it turns him into a despot.Apr 24, 2016 12:47 PM CDT - Sandisk's new iXpand Flash Drive gives your iPhone way more storage
Need more storage for your iPhone? Sandisk can hook you up through its iXpand Flash Drive.Apr 24, 2016 6:33 AM CDT - Hitman GO VR is exclusive to the Oculus Rift and Gear VR
Hitman GO enters the virtual world, exclusive to the Oculus Rift and Gear VR.Apr 24, 2016 4:24 AM CDT - Mirror's Edge Catalyst looks SO much better on the PC at 4K
Mirror's Edge Catalyst running at 4K on the PC looks sublime.Apr 24, 2016 12:22 AM CDT - AMD Radeon Pro Duo official specs arrived, 1.5x performance of Titan X
The official specifications on the AMD Radeon Pro Duo are here, and boy, is it a BEAST!Apr 23, 2016 10:08 PM CDT - 300TB of data from the Large Hadron Collider released by CERN
CERN releases 300TB treasure trove of data from the Large Hadron Collider.Apr 23, 2016 8:28 PM CDT - The new DOOM is a 'slow generic console multiplayer shooter clone'
The new DOOM is a mess, but the problem is, I'm not surprised one bit - and that angers me.Apr 23, 2016 7:51 PM CDT - AMD's Project Quantum might return with Zen CPU, Vega GPU with HBM2
AMD's Project Quantum might return with insane Zen CPU/Vega GPU combo, powered with HBM2 technology.Apr 23, 2016 6:08 PM CDT - Oculus PC bundles shipping faster than early Rift pre-orders
Buying an Oculus Rift PC bundle skips you to the front of the line ahead of all early Rift adopters.Apr 23, 2016 1:53 PM CDT - Persona 5 release date listed for July 8 across PS4 and PC
Persona 5 is listed for a July 8, 2016 release on PC and PS4.Apr 23, 2016 10:35 AM CDT - Borderlands 3 confirmed, gets new writer and art director
It's official: Gearbox will start developing the next Borderlands once Battleborn is wrapped up.Apr 23, 2016 10:21 AM CDT - These new Witcher 3: Blood and Wine screens are absolutely enchanting
CD Projekt RED shows off a fresh batch of Blood and Wine screens while teasing a big reveal in May.Apr 23, 2016 9:00 AM CDT - Steam to start accepting bitcoin as valid payment option
PC gamers may soon be able to use bitcoin to buy Steam games.Apr 23, 2016 7:00 AM CDT - AMD stock rises 52%, biggest gainer and most active stock on NASDAQ
AMD becomes the biggest gainer and most active stock on NASDAQ, rises 52%Apr 23, 2016 6:54 AM CDT - Blizzard 'failed horrifically' with mysterious Project Titan MMO
Blizzard reveals why it cancelled the mysterious Project Titan MMO.Apr 23, 2016 4:15 AM CDT - AMD to 'regain GPU share in 2016' from NVIDIA with its Polaris cards
AMD's new Polaris GPUs will help the company 'regain GPU' market share from NVIDIA.Apr 23, 2016 12:52 AM CDT - iPhone 8 reportedly using a 7nm processor, includes wireless charging
Apple's next-gen iPhone 8 would reportedly feature wireless charging, 7nm processor.Apr 22, 2016 11:32 PM CDT - Horizon: Zero Dawn reportedly delayed into 2017
Guerrilla Games' stunning RPG could be pushed back into 2017 with PlayStation Neo support.Apr 22, 2016 11:03 PM CDT - AMD positions Polaris 10 for desktop, Polaris 11 for notebooks
AMD's next-gen Polaris 10 will be for desktop and high-end notebooks, while Polaris 11 is for notebook market.Apr 22, 2016 9:50 PM CDT - Our first look at the GP104 GPU, the GPU powering the GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 1080 becomes a little more real with the first picture of the Pascal-based GP104 GPU.Apr 22, 2016 7:34 PM CDT - DOOM's for PC was neglected in the beta, but won't be when released
id Software has clarified that the PC version will have a plethora of advanced graphics configuration settings at launch, and will not be framerate locked.Apr 22, 2016 6:05 PM CDT - Tekken 7 will have a tournament with a $30,000 prize pool
Tekken 7 is going to have a massive tournament across 16 cities with a final prize pool of $30,000. And it's open to anyone who can physically attend.Apr 22, 2016 5:02 PM CDT - AMD is vastly expanding their included, quiet CPU coolers
AMD has announced the availability of the Wraith CPU cooler bundled with more CPU's than ever before.Apr 22, 2016 4:08 PM CDT - New Office 2016 preview build lets you import AutoCAD files, and more
Microsoft's latest Insider Preview build of Office 2016 increases collaboration and improves AutoCAD compatibility in Visio.Apr 22, 2016 3:08 PM CDT - New Gears of War 4 multiplayer trailer is exceptionally bloody
Gears of War 4 gets a snazzy new Multiplayer-focused trailer that shows off a tremendous amount of gore while showing off the different maps and modes.Apr 22, 2016 1:04 PM CDT - Solar plane resumes flight around the world after 9-month delay
Solar Impulse 2 takes to the skies again, watch its journey around the world live.Apr 22, 2016 12:08 PM CDT - Amazon might be experimenting with a Prime-only paywall for games
Presumably Amazon is only selling certain games, through them, to Prime members. It seems to be another benefit of the membership.Apr 22, 2016 11:04 AM CDT - Paid Steam Workshop mods may return
Change in Steam Workshop spotted, paid mods may well return.Apr 22, 2016 9:16 AM CDT - Rocket League gets a free weekend with special discounts afterwards
Rocket League has entered a free weekend that's running until Sunday April 24th at 10AM PT, with a 40% discount on the game and 20% discount on DLC.Apr 22, 2016 8:00 AM CDT - Atlus teases Persona 5 reveal on May 5, could be release date
A mysterious new countdown timer hints that Persona 5's release date is incoming.Apr 22, 2016 6:57 AM CDT - Intel's next-gen Core i7-6950X pre-orders hit $2349 at NCIX
NCIX's pre-order pricing on the 20-thread Intel Core i7-6950X hits a huge $2349.99.Apr 22, 2016 6:18 AM CDT - Analyst: eSports industry to be pull $463 million in revenue this year
The eSports industry is worth close to $500 million this year, with the future insanely bright for gaming.Apr 22, 2016 4:50 AM CDT - New 'Independence Day: Resurgence' trailer beams down more destruction
Explosive latest trailer amps up the action.Apr 22, 2016 4:00 AM CDT - AMD's Radeon Pro Duo officially unboxed, the $1500 dual-GPU is slick
AMD's new Radeon Pro Duo gets unboxed, looks even better than it did in the previous images.Apr 22, 2016 3:12 AM CDT - Mirror's Edge Catalyst possibly running at 720p 60FPS on Xbox One
At only 720p on the Xbox One, Mirror's Edge Catalyst looks 'underwhelming' on Microsoft's console.Apr 22, 2016 1:15 AM CDT - Iron Man joins 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' cast
More characters weave in and out of the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe.Apr 22, 2016 1:01 AM CDT - AMD teases existence of next-gen Xbox console, and new PlayStation
AMD should be powering all three next-gen consoles, all out later this year.Apr 22, 2016 12:53 AM CDT - EA DICE delays Mirror's Edge Catalyst yet again, releases on June 7
Mirror's Edge Catalyst delayed yet again, with a new release date of June 7 in the US and June 9 in Europe.Apr 21, 2016 11:46 PM CDT - AMD's next-gen GPU spotted, powered by GCN 4.0 - but is it Vega 10?
Is this AMD's flagship Polaris GPU? If so, color be teased and frothing at the mouth.Apr 21, 2016 10:34 PM CDT - PlayStation Network accounts getting two-factor authentication
After years of insecure servers, Sony will fortify its PlayStation Network infrastructure with two-factor authentication.Apr 21, 2016 9:28 PM CDT - Nintendo's Miitomo app collects more data than Facebook
Nintendo's Miitomo smartphone game isn't even a month old yet and it's already collecting more data than Facebook.Apr 21, 2016 8:32 PM CDT - Tesla Model X owners locked out of cars due to glitch
Model X owner reports are disconcerting, Tesla says small number are affected.Apr 21, 2016 7:18 PM CDT - Sony's PlayStation Neo won't have exclusive games, shares PS4 library
Sony's new PS4 Neo will share the PS4's games library, so existing console owners don't have to worry about getting left behind.Apr 21, 2016 6:51 PM CDT - Mcdonalds is born in 'The Founder' first trailer
It's just business - super sized.Apr 21, 2016 6:51 PM CDT - Opera now features free, unlimited in-browser VPN
No need to pay for VPN anymore as Opera has you covered.Apr 21, 2016 5:06 PM CDT - These GTA V screenshots are absolutely amazing
A new gallery of screens proves Rockstar's GTA V is still one of the best-looking games on PC.Apr 21, 2016 4:44 PM CDT - Acer introduces new Predator 17X and G1 gaming laptop and desktop
Acer announced today the availability of a new, updated, Predator 17X laptop and Predator G1 gaming desktop with blazing fast internals.Apr 21, 2016 3:00 PM CDT - Tesoro reveals new low-profile GRAM Spectrum mechanical keyboards
Tesoro's new mechanical keyboard duo sports low-profile blue and red AGILE switches with a 3.5mm travel distance.Apr 21, 2016 1:50 PM CDT - Project Nova is CCP Games' next great FPS game set in the EVE universe
CCP Games just showed off a working version of Project Nova, their next generation free-to-play FPS using Unreal Engine 4 and for the PC.Apr 21, 2016 1:08 PM CDT - EVE: Valkyrie is getting cross-platform play between PS4 and PC
EVE: Valkyrie is going to be a cross-platform game that's playable on any VR platform across the PS4 and the PC. Everyone can kill everyone.Apr 21, 2016 12:03 PM CDT - Hitman goes to Sapienza for a small vacation, starting April 26th
Hitman season 2, taking us to the sunny vista of fictional Sapienza, will begin on April 26th with an new, much larger map with much to do.Apr 21, 2016 11:07 AM CDT - Communication in the game industry is almost the most vital thing ever
Communication really is one of the greatest commodities that a game developer can have, so why do so many still insist on not using it to their advantage?Apr 21, 2016 10:07 AM CDT - Remedy Entertainment already working on new game in wake of QB
It seems that Remedy Entertainment may be already working on their next great masterpiece, if these resumes are anything to go by.Apr 21, 2016 9:05 AM CDT - Intel Broadwell-E processors listed for pre-order ahead of schedule
Intel's newest high-performance Broadwell-E processors have been spotted for pre-order already well before their official launch.Apr 21, 2016 8:11 AM CDT - SEGA's official Mega Drive emulator has been announced for Steam
SEGA has announced that they're going to provide their own, official, solution to emulation of the Sega Mega Drive, which will be available on Steam.Apr 21, 2016 7:27 AM CDT - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 might not even require PCIe power connectors
The GM206-based successor probably won't need PCIe power thanks to its 16nm design.Apr 21, 2016 2:08 AM CDT - 'Deadpool' Blu-ray and 4K releases announced, detailed
The surprise box office success of 2016 comes home next month.Apr 21, 2016 1:09 AM CDT - Colorful's new iGame GTX 980 Ti KUDAN features insane power delivery
The new Colorful GTX 980 Ti iGame KUDAN is an insane GeForce GTX 980 Ti video card.Apr 21, 2016 12:40 AM CDT - 'Blade Runner' sequel shifts up its release date
A release date moves forwards, not backwards - for once.Apr 20, 2016 11:28 PM CDT - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 seen again, this time with disassembled shroud
NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce GTX 1080/GTX 1070 spotted again, this time with the cooling shroud removed.Apr 20, 2016 11:04 PM CDT - AMD's official 2016-2018 GPU roadmap released, Vega has HBM2 in 2017
AMD won't have HBM2 until Vega is released in 2017, while Navi teases 'NextGen Memory' for 2018.Apr 20, 2016 9:26 PM CDT - New No Man's Sky footage peels back the rim of the universe once again
New No Man's Sky gameplay footage peels back the rim of the universe to reveal the billions of stars within.Apr 20, 2016 7:47 PM CDT - The Solus Project is getting a massive, harrowing expansion pack
The Solus Project, a survival horror game with a unique story, has received its third expansion with a large, vertical environment to explore.Apr 20, 2016 4:08 PM CDT - Adobe still dependent on QuickTime, says no ETA on changes
Apple's retirement of QuickTime leaves Adobe users in the lurch, situation is being worked on.Apr 20, 2016 3:14 PM CDT - Interactive VR porn is coming to Las Vegas hotels
Sin City hotels aim to spice up their 'adult' services with VR porn.Apr 20, 2016 2:35 PM CDT - Skype's chat bots are now available to carry on conversations on Mac
If you're a user of OSX, then you can now partake in speaking with Microsoft's chatbots on Skype.Apr 20, 2016 2:08 PM CDT - PlayStation Neo games required to run at native 1080p minimum
Sony is done with sub-1080p games--native 1080p now required for all PlayStation Neo titles.Apr 20, 2016 1:35 PM CDT - Lian Li's latest product combines desk and case into one
Lian Li DK-04 combines desk and case into one slick product, standing desk option offered.Apr 20, 2016 1:05 PM CDT - Fallout 4's first Creation Kit mod hits, adds new quests and monsters
The first Fallout 4 Creation Kit mod has been released, and it's awesome.Apr 20, 2016 12:34 PM CDT - Mitsubishi admits it manipulated fuel efficiency tests
Japanese car maker in trouble again after fuel efficiency scandal uncovered.Apr 20, 2016 12:07 PM CDT - The PlayStation 3 isn't getting left out, gets a new update to 4.80
Sony has released a new update for the PlayStation 3 that focuses squarely on stability updates to the now aging OS and console.Apr 20, 2016 11:04 AM CDT - The Xbox 360 is being discontinued
Microsoft celebrates 10 years of Xbox 360 gaming by...announcing it's killing the console.Apr 20, 2016 10:24 AM CDT - Maingear's new 15-inch mobile workstation combines Xeons and Maxwell
Maingear has added a new 15-inch mobile workstation to their product line, the Maingear Pulse 15 Pro, designed for mobility in mind.Apr 20, 2016 10:06 AM CDT - Netflix says VPN ban uproar is 'inconsequential'
Netflix not worried about 40,000 signature petition opposing its VPN crackdown.Apr 20, 2016 10:03 AM CDT - Consoles have to adapt and evolve to keep up, says Oddworld dev
Consoles can no longer get away with shipping outdated tech; the cycle has to evolve if it wants to keep up.Apr 20, 2016 9:32 AM CDT - Sony is unsure if there will ever be a true PlayStation 5 in the works
Sony might not have any actual concrete plans for a PlayStation 5, instead they're going a different route entirely.Apr 20, 2016 9:08 AM CDT - Microsoft in unique position to disrupt Sony's console reign
Microsoft could take full advantage of Sony's missteps with the new PlayStation 4.5, but it has to fix UWP first.Apr 20, 2016 8:30 AM CDT - Peter Jackson thinks that AR is going to be a massive market one day
Peter Jackson likes Augmented Reality and sees it as being a much more exciting thing than the introduction of smartphones with numerous possibilities.Apr 20, 2016 8:02 AM CDT - Sony's new PlayStation Neo is pissing off lots of developers
Sony's new PlayStation 4.5 consoles forces a ton of extra work on developers, and they're not happy about it.Apr 20, 2016 7:47 AM CDT - Microsoft testing new Xbox prototypes with higher-end hardware
Microsoft plans to counter Sony's PlayStation 4.5 with a brand new higher-end Xbox console.Apr 20, 2016 6:02 AM CDT - Vizio teases new 80-inch 4K TV for just $4000, features HDR abilities
Vizio unveils its new M-Series and E-Series 4K TVs, with the 80-inch model costing just $4000.Apr 20, 2016 4:15 AM CDT - Intel does it, announces major restructuring, cutting 11% of its jobs
Intel announces major workforce restructuring, with 11% of its global workforce being sliced over the next year.Apr 20, 2016 3:00 AM CDT - Tesla's autopilot system saved someone from a severe accident
Tesla's autopilot system saves a driver from a possibly horrible accident.Apr 19, 2016 11:22 PM CDT - AMD playing the rebranding game again with Radeon M400 mobility range
AMD's upcoming Radeon M400 mobility range will reportedly be rebranded, except for high-end which will be Polaris.Apr 19, 2016 9:32 PM CDT - Mirror's Edge Catalyst PC requirements spotted, Ivy Bridge reins again
Mirror's Edge Catalyst's recommended PC specs have been revealed and they don't appear to be terribly extreme, with an AMD R9 280X or NVIDIA GTX 970 needed.Apr 19, 2016 3:53 PM CDT - More PS2 classics are coming to the PlayStation 4, can you guess what?
Sony has announced that the next game to be revived from the PS2 is Max Payne, potentially coming April 22nd.Apr 19, 2016 3:05 PM CDT - Apple quietly updates the new ultrathin Macbook, makes it viable again
Apple has quietly updated their minuscule 12-inch Macbook, swapping in Skylake processors and PCIe-based storage for an overall faster machine.Apr 19, 2016 2:09 PM CDT - Congress is finally investigating SS7 mobile network security flaw
An aging cellular protocol, SS7 has been found to be terribly insecure by a group of security researchers which has prompted a congressional inquest.Apr 19, 2016 1:05 PM CDT - Google wins 11-year court battle over book rights
Authors Guild loses multibillion dollar legal battle over Google Books.Apr 19, 2016 12:34 PM CDT - Netflix CEO not opposed to offline playback
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has an open mind when it comes to offline playback, may be implemented one day.Apr 19, 2016 11:23 AM CDT - Vizio's new 4K TVs start at $469, end at $3,999
Vizio's latest TVs are suited to any budget, HDR, Dolby Vision, SmartCast featured.Apr 19, 2016 10:07 AM CDT - John Romero is being a bigger tease about his upcoming FPS game
John Romero, of Quake and Doom fame, is definitely working on a new game and a few small, but key, details have surfaced.Apr 19, 2016 8:55 AM CDT - New Umbrella Corps map set in Antarctica shown off by Capcom
Capcom has released new screenshots showing off an Antarctic base for Umbrella Corps that was originally part of Resident Evil Code: Veronica.Apr 19, 2016 7:18 AM CDT - Blizzard announces World of Warcraft: Legion for August 30
Still playing World of Warcraft? Blizzard announces World of Warcraft: Legion for August 30.Apr 19, 2016 5:06 AM CDT - LaCie's new 12big Thunderbolt 3 storage packs up to 96TB of storage
Need 96TB of storage? The new LaCie 12big Thunderbolt 3 is your new BFF.Apr 19, 2016 2:45 AM CDT - Sony's new PS4 sports 4K upscaling, upgraded CPU, GPU and RAM
Sony's new PlayStation 4 upscales 1080p games to 4K, may be powered by AMD's new Polaris GPU.Apr 18, 2016 10:11 PM CDT - DJI unveils its new M600 hexacopter, with 6 separate 'smart' batteries
DJI unveils its new Matrice 600 drone, capable of handling the insane Red Epic camera in the air.Apr 18, 2016 9:28 PM CDT - Invest in our 'Silicon Valley: Season 2' Blu-ray giveaway
The hilarious latest season of the HBO comedy hit comes to Blu-ray, you can take one home for free!Apr 18, 2016 6:40 PM CDT - What if the PS4K is just a regular PS4 that supports 4K Blu-rays?
What if the PS4K's hype is off the mark, and the upcoming refresh is just a same-specced PS4 that supports UHD Blu-rays?Apr 18, 2016 6:00 PM CDT - Full steam ahead for 'Jurassic World' sequel, studio confirms director
The much anticipated follow up now in full development mode.Apr 18, 2016 5:46 PM CDT - Battlezone 98 Redux releases on Steam today, more Redux titles planned
Battlezone 98 Redux from Rebellion, an RTS/FPS hybrid, is now available on Steam with a corresponding 20% discount for early adopters.Apr 18, 2016 5:10 PM CDT - Netflix doesn't want to make exclusive VR content
VR isn't yet popular enough for Netflix to make VR exclusive content.Apr 18, 2016 4:33 PM CDT - SteamOS gains another great physics-based racing game, Vector 36
Vector 36, a physics-based racing game, has joined the ranks of nearly 1700 games that are compatible with SteamOS.Apr 18, 2016 4:04 PM CDT - Dark Souls 3's first DLC release is a long ways away
The first Dark Souls 3 DLC won't release until fall, according to Namco Bandai.Apr 18, 2016 3:35 PM CDT - Australia Post testing delivery drones
Australia Post first company to test deliver drones for commercial purposes, public trial expected later this year.Apr 18, 2016 3:07 PM CDT - Titanfall 2 listed for 2016 release
Titanfall 2 could release sometime this year, according to UK retailer GAME.Apr 18, 2016 2:31 PM CDT - GameStop is now a full-fledged game publisher
GameStop has announced that they're going to be entering the publishing business with four high powered developers already signed on.Apr 18, 2016 2:03 PM CDT - Mafia 3 release date rumored for October
Mafia 3's release windows has been outed by an industry insider, pointing at an October launch for 2K's new crime drama.Apr 18, 2016 1:30 PM CDT - Netflix US subscriber count double that of Comcast
Latest Comcast figures show 23 million subscribers, far fewer than Netflix.Apr 18, 2016 1:01 PM CDT - BioShock dev is making an interactive Twilight Zone movie
BioShock's Ken Levine is blending movies and games within the bizarre realm of The Twilight Zone.Apr 18, 2016 11:34 AM CDT - Seagate HDD sales well below expectations in third quarter
Seagate takes a big hit in HDD space in its latest quarter, SSDs and declining desktop markets.Apr 18, 2016 11:11 AM CDT - Feral Rites from Insomniac blends Zelda and God of War in VR
Insomniac Games has revealed that they're working on three new VR games, one of which is a third-person action-adventure called Feral Rites.Apr 18, 2016 10:13 AM CDT - Rocket League's v1.16 update to fine-tune those hitboxes
Rocket League patch v1.16 addresses some nascent hitbox issues where the size of the hitbox was not proportional to the actual vehicle.Apr 18, 2016 9:27 AM CDT - Counter-Strike 1.6 found playable on Android, which surprises no-one
An astute programmer has ported Counter-Strike 1.6 from the PC over to Android, and it's available for anyone to download.Apr 18, 2016 8:16 AM CDT - PSA: Two hours of maintenance on the PSN scheduled for next week
The PlayStation Network is going to undergo a small, two hour, maintenance period next Monday, which should last only that ascribed amount of time.Apr 18, 2016 7:08 AM CDT - Gears of War 4 runs at 30FPS in the campaign, 60FPS for multiplayer
30FPS for the campaign, 60FPS for multiplayer on the Xbox One for Gears of War 4.Apr 18, 2016 4:25 AM CDT - China's new Jia Jia robot can hold conversations with real humans
Lonely? Why not have a chat with China's latest realistic robot, Jia Jia.Apr 18, 2016 2:31 AM CDT - Apple aunctions one-of-a-kind iPad Pro to London's Design museum
Apple's auctioning off a one-of-a-kind iPad Pro, Smart Dover and Apple Pencil to London's Design museum.Apr 18, 2016 12:49 AM CDT - These early Destiny user interface prototypes are amazing
Here's what Destiny would look like if Bungie followed their early designs.Apr 17, 2016 10:00 PM CDT - Counter-Strike 1.6 playable on Android phones
Android owners can now get their counter-terrorism FPS fix on the go.Apr 17, 2016 8:32 PM CDT - New Xbox One components revealed ahead of FCC embargo
The new Xbox One's wireless card gets revealed, further substantiating that Microsoft will reveal a new Xbox refresh at E3.Apr 17, 2016 7:30 PM CDT - Hasselblad shoots for the moon with its new 100-megapixel camera
Hasselblad unveils its insane H6D camera, available in 50- and 100-megapixel versions.Apr 17, 2016 7:00 PM CDT - Dragonball GT looks absolutely incredible in Unreal Engine 4
A fan recreates the epic universe-shattering chaos that is Dragonball GT with the power of Unreal Engine 4.Apr 17, 2016 6:37 PM CDT - Be the hero in our 'Heroes Reborn' Blu-ray giveaway
Take home NBC's 'Heroes: Reborn' on us!Apr 17, 2016 6:36 PM CDT - Fallout 4: How to build gladiator arenas in Wasteland Workshop
We show you important tips on how to set up your own chaotic Fallout 4 gladiator arenas on PC.Apr 17, 2016 5:38 PM CDT - Fallout 4 tutorial: How to shrink yourself or become a giant
We show you how to become the size of a skyscraper or smaller than a mouse in Fallout 4.Apr 17, 2016 2:25 PM CDT - Intel reportedly preparing for thousands of fresh layoffs
Intel is reportedly preparing for a 'significant round' of job cuts.Apr 17, 2016 1:24 AM CDT - PlayStation VR will be showcased in retail stores starting in June
Sony will begin its retail push on the PlayStation VR starting in June.Apr 16, 2016 11:32 PM CDT - Canadian PM explains quantum computing to a reporter, like a boss
Do you know what quantum computing is? If you don't, you could always ask Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.Apr 16, 2016 9:35 PM CDT - DOOM has 'trademark id Tech texture streaming issue' on consoles
DOOM is a mess on consoles, running at 1600x1080 on the PS4 and only 1350x1080 on Xbox One.Apr 16, 2016 6:58 PM CDT - Verizon reportedly working on a next-gen set-top box with Intel tech
Verizon acquired technology from Intel, reportedly making a new set-top box.Apr 16, 2016 6:46 PM CDT - DOOM will have an unlocked frame rate on PC
id unlocks the frame rates on its latest Vulkan games engine, confirming DOOM's FPS will be uncapped.Apr 16, 2016 5:21 PM CDT - Nintendo's next-gen console rumored to use 14nm Polaris GPU from AMD
AMD's next-gen Polaris architecture rumored to be powering Nintendo's next-gen console.Apr 16, 2016 4:31 AM CDT - iPhone sales expected to experience their first-ever decline this year
Apple expected to experience their first year of declining iPhone sales, ever.Apr 16, 2016 1:22 AM CDT - Intel unveils its new Apollo Lake platform, built on 14nm technology
Intel's new 14nm-based Apollo Lake platform revealed, will make a great low-cost PC platform.Apr 15, 2016 11:14 PM CDT - Doom 3: Redux features overhauled graphics, FOV slider, and more
Doom 3 fan? Check out Doom 3: Redux, which has overhauled graphics, an FOV slider and more.Apr 15, 2016 9:29 PM CDT - Bill passed by the House to limit FCC's power with Net Neutrality
The US House of Representatives have passed a bill designed to limit the authority of the FCC to set broadband pricing, but it could be more then that.Apr 15, 2016 8:03 PM CDT - Microsoft starts warning users of upcoming OneDrive storage downgrades
Microsoft has begun to send out emails detailing when their free storage is going to be reduced.Apr 15, 2016 7:05 PM CDT - Dark Souls 3 patch incoming this Monday, doesn't fix the big issues
From Software is releasing a new patch for Dark Souls 3 on Monday, but it's only for small bugs and glitches not the major PC issues.Apr 15, 2016 6:16 PM CDT - Facebook changes turn news feed into quasi-news site
Facebook news feed changes give you easy access to sports and world news, among other topics.Apr 15, 2016 5:03 PM CDT - Rainbow Six Siege is having a free-to-play weekend, discounted price
Rainbow Six Siege is having a free-to-play weekend on the PC with full access to the game and transfer of progress if you decide to buy, at a discount.Apr 15, 2016 4:12 PM CDT - AMC drops texting during movies idea in response to feedback
AMC gives phone use during movies idea the axe just two days after suggesting it.Apr 15, 2016 3:15 PM CDT - Leaked Red Dead Redemption 2 map surfaces, reveals prequel timeline
It looks like Red Dead Redemption 2 is really happening, and Rockstar is planning a prequel rather than a sequel.Apr 15, 2016 2:56 PM CDT - Another Ghostbusters game coming out alongside the movie
A new Ghostbusters game is getting made by Activision and set to release in July. The new game is set in the universe and after the events of the new movie.Apr 15, 2016 1:01 PM CDT - Elite: Dangerous' Engineers expansion flying into beta next month
Elite: Dangerous' next expansion is entering a closed beta in the beginning of May, and will add a whole lot more fun things to do in the galaxy.Apr 15, 2016 11:14 AM CDT - Apple rumored to rename OS X to 'MacOS' in the coming months
OS X will soon be known as 'MacOS'Apr 15, 2016 10:28 AM CDT - Minecraft sells 10,000 copies a day
Minecraft has yet to be dethroned from its reign on the games industry, and continues to rake in huge profits for Microsoft.Apr 15, 2016 9:30 AM CDT - If Gears of War 4 fails, the future of the series could be jeopardized
The devs behind Gears of War say that the franchise will likely continue as long as Gears 4 doesn't fail miserably.Apr 15, 2016 8:34 AM CDT - GameStop exec says next-gen console launches could be 'imminent'
Next-gen console launches could be 'imminent' according to GameStop executive.Apr 15, 2016 8:06 AM CDT - Dark Souls 3 breaks records as franchise's fastest-selling PC port
In just three days, From Software's last chapter in the Souls franchise has raked in over half a million Steam sales.Apr 15, 2016 7:31 AM CDT - Oculus 'don't condone' software hacks, promises changes
Oculus is quick to squash software hacks that allow Rift exclusives to work on the competing HTC Vive headset.Apr 15, 2016 2:16 AM CDT - James Cameron changes 'Avatar' saga plans, 4 more on the way
But by the time they eventually come out, will anyone care?Apr 15, 2016 1:26 AM CDT - Mirror's Edge Catalyst closed beta kicks off on April 22
April 22 is when Faith will be seen again, in the Mirror's Edge Catalyst closed beta phase.Apr 15, 2016 12:54 AM CDT - NVIDIA's new hot fix driver supports the new open beta of DOOM
NVIDIA GeForce owner? Grab the new hot fix drivers for the DOOM open beta.Apr 14, 2016 11:13 PM CDT - AMD's next-gen Polaris 10 and Polaris 11 will be unveiled at Computex
AMD's next-gen Radeon R9 400 series will be unveiled during Computex in late May/early June.Apr 14, 2016 9:27 PM CDT - Google donates $20 million to help disabled people
Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities winners have been chosen, huge grants means technological developments to assist disabled are in the works.Apr 14, 2016 7:34 PM CDT - Japanese 'Godzilla' reboot reveals first trailer
Godzilla returns home to stomp Japan in new reboot.Apr 14, 2016 7:16 PM CDT - AMC may allow phone use in theaters
Movie theater chain AMC considering texting auditoriums to get millennials into seats.Apr 14, 2016 5:00 PM CDT - How to fix mod conflicts with Fallout 4's Wasteland Workshop DLC
Are you having trouble accessing Wasteland Workshop DLC content on your modded Fallout 4 game? Here's an easy fix.Apr 14, 2016 2:40 PM CDT - Throwback Thursday; reliving the horrors in Clive Barker's Undying
We took a look at Clive Barker's Undying, a historic masterpiece in FPS design, and end up enjoying the story more than we thought, despite the graphics.Apr 14, 2016 2:10 PM CDT - Homefront: The Revolution coming to SteamOS, after the Windows version
Homefront: The Revolution has been confirmed to be launching on OS X and Linux, though they've delayed that until after the initial release.Apr 14, 2016 1:04 PM CDT - DOOM's multiplayer armor unlockables are absolutely fabulous
DOOM's multiplayer offers a staggering amount of customization options and permutations to choose from.Apr 14, 2016 12:05 PM CDT - Lando has been confirmed for Star Wars: Battlefront Bespin expansion
Hello what have we here? Lando Calrissian has been confirmed as one of the new heroes coming to the next Bespin expansion for Star Wars: Battlefront.Apr 14, 2016 11:02 AM CDT - A new Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter gameplay trailer shows up
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter has a new trailer setting up the beginning of the game as well as a new release date that's been announced.Apr 14, 2016 10:03 AM CDT - Final Fantasy was already a dying brand in Japan, needed rescuing
Final Fantasy was, at one time, a dying brand that need saving in order for Final Fantasy XV to even be continued, which it seems that it might be.Apr 14, 2016 9:03 AM CDT - Final Fantasy IX now available on PC, one of the last to hold out
Final Fantasy IX, one of the great classics of the series, is now available on Steam for a discount, with visual upgrades and full Steam integration.Apr 14, 2016 8:00 AM CDT - Sony announces 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' for 2017
Spider-Man gets rebooted for 2017, with Sony announcing 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'Apr 14, 2016 3:29 AM CDT - Far Cry Primal v1.3 patch adds Survival Mode, 4K textures to PC, more
Far Cry Primal's new patch adds 4K textures for the PC, as well as Survival Mode.Apr 14, 2016 1:30 AM CDT - Some of the Oculus Rift exclusives are now running on the HTC Vive
HTC Vive is now playing Oculus Rift exclusives.Apr 13, 2016 11:30 PM CDT - Nintendo's NX console is faster than the PS4 'by a noticeable amount'
Nintendo's next-gen console is reportedly faster than a PS4 'by a noticeable amount'Apr 13, 2016 9:26 PM CDT - The new Radeon Pro Duo includes Fiji GPU, can be used on a keychain
Radeon Technologies Group's first video card is nearly here, the Radeon Pro Duo.Apr 13, 2016 6:51 PM CDT - AMD's Polaris 10 leaked screenshots show a 1050MHz core clock
New screenshots of AMD's Polaris 10 GPU have leaked that show the chips clock speed and device ID, but they may not be real, salt is required.Apr 13, 2016 6:04 PM CDT - Old-school Fallout dev joins Obsidian, is New Vegas 2 in the works?
Key Diablo 3 lead designer and old-school Fallout dev leaves Blizzard to join the ranks of Obsidian Entertainment.Apr 13, 2016 5:37 PM CDT - Microsoft finally delivers free Quantum Break pre-order codes
It's about time, Microsoft!Apr 13, 2016 4:41 PM CDT - Designer Danny Coster leaves Apple for GoPro
Longtime Apple industrial designer leaves company to become VP at GoPro.Apr 13, 2016 4:15 PM CDT - Witcher 3: Blood and Wine expansion may launch in June
According to accidental leaks, Blood and Wine could launch on June 7.Apr 13, 2016 2:34 PM CDT - Leaked Windows 10 Mobile screens show off some upcoming features
A new build of Windows 10 Mobile has been spotted with a few small improvements and changes, showing features we might be getting.Apr 13, 2016 2:03 PM CDT - Microsoft VP resigns to become President of Wizards of the Coast
Microsoft Vice President, OEM Technical Sales becomes President of Wizards of the Coast, should lead charge on new Magic the Gathering: Online client.Apr 13, 2016 1:37 PM CDT - Remedy promises to fix Quantum Break on PC, multi-GPU off the table
Remedy is working with AMD and NVIDIA to fix Quantum Break on PC, but admits multi-GPU support is permanently off the table.Apr 13, 2016 1:32 PM CDT - Microsoft's new FCC filings hint at new Xbox Slim model
Microsoft's new FCC filings indicate that an Xbox One variant is on the way, possibly a slimmer, thinner console model.Apr 13, 2016 1:03 PM CDT - Meizu PRO 6 is finally announced with 10-cores and 4GB of RAM
The Meizu PRO 6 has finally been announced with a 10-core MediaTek Helio X25 and the Mali-T880 with a 5.2-inch SAMOLED screen, coming this spring.Apr 13, 2016 12:22 PM CDT - Castle smashing alpha testing begins for Crowfall's Castle Siege mode
Crowfall, an upcoming PvP focused MMORPG, has just entered their second pre-alpha letting you destroy whole entire castles in-game.Apr 13, 2016 11:18 AM CDT - Microsoft's BSOD gets more sophisticated, now has QR codes
Microsoft is allegedly going to be adding QR codes to their BSOD's to help make it easier to ascertain what's wrong with your PC.Apr 13, 2016 10:04 AM CDT - Overwatch is getting another PC beta, new dates have been revealed
The next Overwatch PC beta is coming this weekend, but it's a hardware and network test that might have you.Apr 13, 2016 9:04 AM CDT - No Mans Sky is so massive, 99% of planets won't be visited by anyone
The creator of No Man's Sky said he's a bit saddened that most won't see 99.9% of infinite world's in the game.Apr 13, 2016 7:40 AM CDT - First Marvel 'Doctor Strange' trailer hits the web
Marvel's next franchise takes form.Apr 13, 2016 1:56 AM CDT - Armored Warfare bringing tanks of the future in the next update
A new update for Armored Warfare is inbound with futuristic battle tanks to help satiate your desire for destruction. Oh, and other stuff too.Apr 12, 2016 5:49 PM CDT - Former GTA 5 executive suing Take-Two for $150 million in royalties
Leslie Benzies, the former president of Rockstar North and producer of Grand Theft Auto, is suing Take-Two Interactive for unpaid royalties.Apr 12, 2016 4:30 PM CDT - Total War: Warhammer talks free DLC and content down the road
The future Total War: Warhammer DLC roadmap is looking mighty full of new content for the Warhammer fantasy fan in all of us.Apr 12, 2016 3:02 PM CDT - PS4 update 3.50 errors and bugs causing big issues for a lot of gamers
Sony's System Software Update 3.50 seems to have more surprises, bugs and glitches than usual, some small some horrible in nature.Apr 12, 2016 1:01 PM CDT - Apple pulls multiple Reddit apps from App Store, dislikes NSFW options
Apple pulls Reddit apps from App Store, doesn't approve of NSFW options.Apr 12, 2016 12:30 PM CDT - Dark Souls III launch trailer is pretty fearsome
Dark Souls III might have game breaking bugs at the moment, but we have a magnificent launch trailer to tide us over until they're fixed.Apr 12, 2016 11:04 AM CDT - HTC 10 features 5.2'' QHD display, 12MP UltraPixel 2 camera
HTC's new flagship phone revealed, includes impressive specs and welcome features.Apr 12, 2016 10:33 AM CDT - Mirage: Arcane Warfare has a brutal playable demo at PAX East
Torn Banner Studios will have a playable demo for their upcoming Unreal Engine 4 fantasy-multiplayer Mirage: Arcane Warfare at PAX East.Apr 12, 2016 9:59 AM CDT - Dark Souls 3 on PC is suffering from game-breaking crashing
As if Dark Souls 3 wasn't hard enough, users are now having to fight the game to actually play it.Apr 12, 2016 9:31 AM CDT - Everything you need to know about the DOOM open-beta coming soon
All the small details you'll need to get started with the open multiplayer beta for DOOM coming up at the end of the week.Apr 12, 2016 9:01 AM CDT - Early Oculus Rift pre-order shipments delayed up to June
Early Oculus Rift adopters could be waiting as long as June to get their VR headsets--that's a pretty far cry from March 28.Apr 12, 2016 8:32 AM CDT - ASRock updates BIOS of all X99 motherboards to support Broadwell-E
ASRock is on the case and has already released new BIOSs that support the upcoming Broadwell-E processors that are coming out very soon.Apr 12, 2016 8:03 AM CDT - Escape From Tarkov's in-game skill system might make you envious
Escape From Tarkov has a really unique and cool way that they're tackling the usual skill system, from how you learn them to how you eventually forget them.Apr 12, 2016 7:03 AM CDT - Remedy says 'bad hit on performance' if 1080p used in Quantum Break
Remedy begins damage control for Quantum Break, too bad they can't turn back time - man, I'm good.Apr 12, 2016 4:29 AM CDT - The first live VR surgery stream takes place on April 14
The first live VR stream of a surgery happens on April 14, thanks to a 360-degree camera on the operating table.Apr 12, 2016 2:16 AM CDT - 4.5G network to blast Singapore with 1Gbps speeds in 2017
Singapore will receive up to 1Gbps through 4.5G, starting next year.Apr 12, 2016 12:17 AM CDT - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 rumored to have GDDR5X, 50% faster than GDDR5
NVIDIA rumored to tap faster GDDR5X for its next-gen GeForce card, as well as GDDR5.Apr 11, 2016 9:35 PM CDT - 'Harry Potter' spin-off 'Fantastic Beasts' conjures up new trailer
Get ready to re-enter the Wizarding World.Apr 11, 2016 8:52 PM CDT - Square Enix has a massive lineup at PAX East this year, VR Hitman GO?
Square Enix has a tremendous amount of stuff happening at PAX East this year, and it's open to everyone. Including Hitman GO in VR.Apr 11, 2016 7:03 PM CDT - More new Windows 10 features exposed in official roadmap
More previously unannounced Windows 10 features have been revealed via a public roadmap. They speak to an integration of mobile and desktop.Apr 11, 2016 6:01 PM CDT - Sony wants you to remain seated while playing PlayStation VR
If you're thinking about buying a PlayStation VR, you'll want to sit down before you read this.Apr 11, 2016 5:35 PM CDT - Total War: Warhammer will be playable nearly in full at PAX East
Creative Assembly will make Total War: Warhammer available and playable at PAX East, in addition to hosting numerous contests and play sessions.Apr 11, 2016 5:06 PM CDT - Driverless Ford cars are better at night driving than humans
Ford self-driving night tests complete, video shows good results.Apr 11, 2016 4:14 PM CDT - Green Goblin's hoverboard is real, and it's called the Flyboard Air
Now you can channel Green Goblin's maniacal devil-may-care attitude and soar up to 10,000 feet at 93 MPH.Apr 11, 2016 3:32 PM CDT - Wordpress turning on HTTPS by default, giving away free certs
Wordpress.com has added automatic and free HTTPS activation to all custom domains under its tutelage.Apr 11, 2016 3:03 PM CDT - Check out 21 minutes of new No Man's Sky gameplay footage
A fresh gameplay session reveals tons of new No Man's Sky details, showing just how big the game really is.Apr 11, 2016 2:34 PM CDT - SteelSeries has a new minimalist keyboard designed for eSports
SteelSeries has introduced a new keyboard that challenges the lowest price segments to open up the market for more people to enjoy mechanical keyboards.Apr 11, 2016 2:03 PM CDT - It's Dark Souls 3 day! Here's when the game launches on Steam
Dark Souls 3 launches today on Steam, and here's when you can expect to die, die, and die again.Apr 11, 2016 12:43 PM CDT - Mozilla's next browser is built on Chrome technology, for now
Mozilla's next browser utilizes Chromium platform, although plan is to eventually use Gecko again.Apr 11, 2016 12:19 PM CDT - New Titanfall 2 teaser released, reveal coming in June
Respawn releases the first teaser footage for Titanfall 2, showing a very curious sword-wielding titan.Apr 11, 2016 11:30 AM CDT - Mass Effect: Andromeda will have huge bosses and sexy romance scenes
Expect to see epic boss fights and hot and heavy romance scenes in the next Mass Effect game.Apr 11, 2016 10:33 AM CDT - The newest update for Rust will randomize your gender
Rust brings female characters and now will randomly assign you a gender when you enter the game based off of your SteamID. Players are confused.Apr 11, 2016 10:08 AM CDT - The Division's daily missions have disappeared, coming back soon
The Division seems to have lost their daily Phoenix Credit challenge missions, though Ubisoft said the bug affecting them will be fixed in the April update.Apr 11, 2016 9:04 AM CDT - The feels are strong in the new Gears of War 4 trailer
The latest Gears of War 4 trailer pulls at the heartstrings while showing an intimate struggle against the tide of darkness.Apr 11, 2016 8:31 AM CDT - Codemasters recruits majority share of Evolution Studios developers
Codemasters has hired a lot of the old Evolution Studios crew to help increase their ability to create amazing games.Apr 11, 2016 8:07 AM CDT - Quantum Break is 'top-selling new Microsoft IP of this generation'
Despite its rather sordid state on PC, Microsoft's game-and-TV-show gambit has paid off: Quantum Break is a success.Apr 11, 2016 6:50 AM CDT - Batman v Superman VFX breakdown reveals insane use of green screen
Zack Snyder has trouble with his RGB spectrum, as seen in the VFX breakdown of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.Apr 11, 2016 1:18 AM CDT - PC version of Final Fantasy XV has technology not possible on consoles
The new Final Fantasy XV will be a technology showcase on PC, isn't possible on console because of hardware limitations.Apr 10, 2016 11:17 PM CDT - The new Doom open beta includes FOV slider for the PS4, and more
Doom looks to feature an FOV slider on the PS4, which is blowing my mind!!Apr 10, 2016 9:25 PM CDT - Awaken the Force in our 'Star Wars' Blu-ray giveaway, thanks to Disney
May the Force be with you in order to take home a copy for free!Apr 10, 2016 7:12 PM CDT - AMD's Radeon Pro Duo drops on April 26, dual-GPU goodness for $1500
AMD's dual-GPU arrives on April 26, with the Radeon Pro Duo retailing for $1500.Apr 10, 2016 6:38 PM CDT - Remedy admits it can't completely fix Quantum Break
Remedy confirms that many of Quantum Break's performance hiccups are baked into the game's engine and can't be fixed.Apr 9, 2016 5:49 PM CDT - MLB The Show 16 suffers from crippling server lag, Sony apologizes
Sony apologizes for their broken game with free DLC instead of refunds.Apr 9, 2016 4:40 PM CDT - Are broken PC ports Microsoft's new strategy to sell Xbox Ones?
Would Microsoft go so far as to sabotage its ailing new PC platform just to sell Xbox One consoles?Apr 9, 2016 3:46 PM CDT - PS4K would be a 'gigantic pain in the ass', says BioWare founder
The PS4K refresh could mean a lot of extra work for developers, and BioWare isn't too happy about this.Apr 9, 2016 2:35 PM CDT - NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce rumored to use GDDR5, not GDDR5X or HBM2
GDDR5 rumored to power the GP104-powered GeForce card, with an imminent announcement.Apr 8, 2016 8:28 PM CDT - Tesla rumored to reveal upgraded, more expensive Model S next week
Upgraded, more expensive Model S rumored for an unveiling next week by Tesla.Apr 8, 2016 8:19 PM CDT - John Carmack says he's 'just getting started' with VR
John Carmack says 'I'm just getting started' with VR during his BAFTA speed.Apr 8, 2016 5:31 PM CDT - Corsair extends warranty on some PSUs to a whopping 10 years
Corsair is extending their warranty on certain power supply lines from seven years to 10 due to their confidence in their build-quality.Apr 8, 2016 4:03 PM CDT - Quantum Break is a gigantic mess on the PC
Remedy have dug a hole with the PC version of Quantum Break, and now can't escape.Apr 8, 2016 3:35 PM CDT - NVIDIA to reveal next-gen GeForce 10K video cards in the coming weeks
NVIDIA will unveil its next-gen GeForce video cards in the next couple of weeks.Apr 8, 2016 3:26 PM CDT - Data show Netflix users are happier with original content
Original content being received very well by Netflix users, data shows.Apr 8, 2016 3:13 PM CDT - IBM and NVIDIA develop new OpenPOWER HPC server with Pascal P100
IBM, NVIDIA and Watson are all getting together to develop a new OpenPOWER HPC server with the Pascal based Tesla P100 and POWER8 CPU's.Apr 8, 2016 2:11 PM CDT - US military's new warship drives itself, hunts for enemy submarines
DARPA's latest approved creation is a $20 million self-driving warship, should prove vital in counter-warfare operations.Apr 8, 2016 12:12 PM CDT - Official No Man's Sky soundtrack is an instrumental masterpiece
The soundtrack for No Man's Sky will be releasing alongside the game, and will feature more than just the usual wonderful tracks.Apr 8, 2016 10:02 AM CDT - Tyan introduces 1U POWER8-based OpenPOWER server for HPC
Tyan is adding more IBM POWER8 based servers to their lineup to target niche-markets that have high memory requirements.Apr 8, 2016 9:04 AM CDT - PS4 Update 3.50 has way more new features than advertised
System Software Update 3.50 for the PlayStation 4 seems to have hidden functionality and features that hadn't been mentioned by Sony.Apr 8, 2016 8:03 AM CDT - Dark Souls 3 Twitter uses the Sad Affleck meme to promote the game
The Dark Souls 3 Sad Affleck meme is probably one of the most genius applications of marketing done by any gaming company. Ever.Apr 8, 2016 7:08 AM CDT - Cheating in The Division? Two strikes then you're permanently banned
Ubisoft has detailed some of the new anti-cheating measures that they're implementing in The Division with update 1.1 that's going live on April 12th.Apr 7, 2016 6:32 PM CDT - Gears of War 4 reveal coming in three days, supposed to be huge
The next big Gears of War 4: Ultimate Edition revelation is coming soon, within three days as of this writing, that should reveal some story content.Apr 7, 2016 5:23 PM CDT - All the BAFTA Game Award Winners are listed here, see who won what
The BAFTA awards had several great games show up and win, and of course the Best Game award for 2015 went to Fallout 4.Apr 7, 2016 3:57 PM CDT - Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps delayed until June, need to optimize
Capcom has announced that Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps has been delayed until the end of June so they have time to properly optimize it.Apr 7, 2016 3:24 PM CDT - Endless Legend Shifters expansion pack out today with deadlier winters
Endless Legend's latest expansion, Shifters, has arrived on Steam with a few new elements to keep the game very fresh.Apr 7, 2016 2:01 PM CDT - Leaked God of War 4 concept art shows off Norse mythology setting
Leaked concept art might just point towards a Norse setting for the next God of War game.Apr 7, 2016 1:15 PM CDT - Mechwarrior Online enters the eSprots world with $100K championship
Mechwarrior Online is getting even more competitive by entering the eSports world with a $100K prize pool to get people interested in playing.Apr 7, 2016 12:09 PM CDT - Fable Legends might not be dead, development could actually finish
Fable Legends might continue on despite being canceled as former employees of Lionhead Studios get together to form an indie studio, maybe.Apr 7, 2016 11:06 AM CDT - Deadly Chaos Warriors destroy the Empire in Total War: Warhammer
A new Total War: Warhammer gameplay video shows off some more of the brutal savage battles you'll encounter with the Chaos Warriors.Apr 7, 2016 10:15 AM CDT - GameStop brings HTC Vive VR demos to their store, gives everyone a try
HTC is partnering with Microsoft and GaemStop to have Vive VR demos available in their physical stores to let more people check out why VR is so big.Apr 7, 2016 9:03 AM CDT - Uncharted 5 could be a reality if a new developer takes it up
Uncharted 5 might be a possibility in the future, even if Nathan Drake's adventuring days are over.Apr 7, 2016 8:03 AM CDT - Butt Pose replacement revealed for Overwatch, pretty much the same
The new pose for Tracer in Blizzard's Overwatch has been revealed today, and it largely looks exactly the same.Apr 7, 2016 7:02 AM CDT - Fans go crazy for first 'Star Wars: Rogue One' trailer
The wait for the next 'Star Wars' film begins.Apr 7, 2016 6:55 AM CDT - Huawei reveals their new high-end phones, the P9 and P9 plus
Huawei unveiled their newest phones at an event at London, the P9 and P9 Plus, with uber high-end specs and a very cool Leica partnered camera.Apr 6, 2016 8:52 PM CDT - Lian Li PC-J60 is a case that helps you organize those pesky cables
Lian Li is launching a new line of cases starting with the J60, an easy to organize and very expansible case with a clean aesthetic.Apr 6, 2016 7:46 PM CDT - 'Star Wars' fan builds full scale AT-ST from 'Return of the Jedi'
One AT-ST survived the Battle of Endor and stands proudly in an anonymous fans backyard.Apr 6, 2016 6:36 PM CDT - DOOM getting an open beta next week for those that missed it
The DOOM multiplayer beta is being opened to a wider audience, everyone, starting next week.Apr 6, 2016 6:04 PM CDT - DOTA 2 getting an alluring VR capable spectator mode
Valve teased a VR spectator interface for DOTA 2 that just might make watching the game from afar very fun and interesting.Apr 6, 2016 5:02 PM CDT - Latest Windows 10 Preview build adds dark mode, tons of other features
New Windows 10 preview build includes dark mode, Cortana enhancements, 'Find my phone' feature, tons more.Apr 6, 2016 4:28 PM CDT - Bernie Sanders wishes Apple would manufacture locally, pay all taxes
Presidential candidate criticizes Apple for manufacturing practices, not paying its fair share of taxes.Apr 6, 2016 3:33 PM CDT - iPhone SE demand outstripping supply
iPhone SE performing unexpectedly well sales-wise, most stores out of stock.Apr 6, 2016 2:27 PM CDT - HBM2 is incredibly small when compared to GDDR5, and even HBM1
HBM2 is simply beautiful in person, even more so when compared to GDDR5 (and even HBM1)Apr 6, 2016 2:04 PM CDT - Overwatch finally gets a competitive mode, wanna know how it works?
Overwatch is getting competitive play and it seems to work quite well, like any other good matchmaking competitive game.Apr 6, 2016 1:03 PM CDT - Facebook Live expands with Group and Event support, invites, more
Facebook adds invites, global map, group support, and lots more to Live.Apr 6, 2016 12:28 PM CDT - Survey says iPhone users have better credit than other device users
Credit scores have been correlated with different activities based on a survey by WalletHub, with surprising results.Apr 6, 2016 11:03 AM CDT - Final Fantasy VII Remake will be a trilogy with 90 hours of gameplay
Square Enix reveals the new Final Fantasy 7 Remake will be made up of three full-sized games with 30 hours each, plus a bunch of other content.Apr 6, 2016 10:28 AM CDT - See the magic of VR without wearing an HTC Vive
With the help of a green screen, Valve allows us to see the magical world of VR without needing to wear a headset.Apr 6, 2016 9:50 AM CDT - Gears of War 4 release date officially revealed, beta test incoming
Microsoft will unleash the next Gears of War in October.Apr 6, 2016 8:38 AM CDT - Final Fantasy 15 has skill trees, dynamic dialogue, over 200 quests
Jump in to learn a ton of new info about Final Fantasy 15, including skill trees, combat, story elements, and much more!Apr 6, 2016 8:13 AM CDT - The Division's game-breaking backpack glitch gets fixed next week
Ubisoft promises to squash that pesky backpack bug that's locked thousands of players out of the game.Apr 6, 2016 7:23 AM CDT - New Mafia 3 screenshots showcase the Big Easy's vice-ridden streets
A fresh batch of pre-alpha Mafia 3 screens give us a nice preview of what the 1960's crime drama has to offer.Apr 6, 2016 5:30 AM CDT - Sony's PS4 to PC game streaming not compatible with Windows 7
The PS4's new v3.50 firmware is now out, but Windows 7 owners won't be able to play PS4 games on their PC.Apr 6, 2016 4:44 AM CDT - Paramount Pictures announce first 4K UltraHD Blu-ray titles
Paramount boldly go with two of their biggest catalogue titles.Apr 5, 2016 6:52 PM CDT - WhatsApp enables end-to-end encryption
WhatsApp now completely private, says CEO.Apr 5, 2016 5:04 PM CDT - AMD shipping 7th-gen Bristol Ridge APU's way ahead of schedule
AMD is releasing their 7th generation of APU's based on Excavator, Bristol Ridge, earlier than scheduled with HP being one of the first laptop makers.Apr 5, 2016 4:07 PM CDT - HP revives minimalist logo for premium laptops only
Spectre 13 will be first of many laptops to sport HP's radical new yet old logo.Apr 5, 2016 3:12 PM CDT - Gears of War 4 to have a filter for gore and explicit language
The head developer of Gears of War 4 at The Coalition talks about how difficult it actually is when looking at censoring a game.Apr 5, 2016 2:00 PM CDT - Apple stores switching to environmentally friendly bags
Apple retail outlets ditching drawstring plastic bags for 80 percent recycled paper ones.Apr 5, 2016 1:07 PM CDT - NVIDIA announces DGX-1, the world's first Deep Learning supercomputer
NVIDIA blows the world away, unveiling its DGX-1 supercomputer - packing 8x next-gen Pascal GPUs.Apr 5, 2016 12:42 PM CDT - NVIDIA unveils its Tesla P100 GPU, with 150 billion transistors, HBM2
NVIDIA goes hard, but doesn't go home by unveiling their new Tesla P100 at GTC 2016.Apr 5, 2016 12:25 PM CDT - Radeon 16.4.1 driver fixes DirectX 12 framerate capping issues
New Radeon drivers fix some issues, AMD offers workarounds for others.Apr 5, 2016 12:04 PM CDT - HP unveils VR content creating powerhouse, the new $4363 Z workstation
HP just announced the availability of their new Z line of workstations for creating VR content, starting at $4363 for up to 88 threads.Apr 5, 2016 11:08 AM CDT - Enter the Gungeon launch trailer shows off animated mayhem
Enter the Gungeon gets a delightful new launch trailer that shows you why rogue-like dungeon crawlers can be cute too.Apr 5, 2016 10:06 AM CDT - Armored Warfare getting a new massive Turkish Main Battle Tank
Armored Warfare is getting a new tank, a Turkish one that just entered mass-production in real life.Apr 5, 2016 9:01 AM CDT - Remodel your kitchens in VR with IKEA's new HTC Vive game
IKEA's new VR home furnishing sim requires some pretty hefty specs like a GeForce GTX 980 and 16GB of RAM. Ouch.Apr 5, 2016 8:29 AM CDT - PlayStation 4 Update 3.5 coming tomorrow, Remote Play getting better
The PlayStation 4 Update 3.5 is coming tomorrow and improves Remote Play capability and adds a host of new social things.Apr 5, 2016 7:59 AM CDT - NVIDIA's next-gen GPU will be a monster, will be unveiled at GTC 2016
We have the world exclusive preview on NVIDIA's next-gen video card.Apr 5, 2016 3:16 AM CDT - Amazon Payments global partner program means competition for PayPal
PayPal and Apple Pay getting some competition as Amazon Payments takes it to the next level.Apr 4, 2016 8:08 PM CDT - Original 'Ghostbusters' films come to 4K Blu-ray format
Who you gonna call? Your audio visual store to get a new 4K TV and 4K UltraHD Blu-ray player. Probably the bank too.Apr 4, 2016 7:49 PM CDT - Watch Square Enix answer your burning Final Fantasy 15 questions
Final Fantasy 15 game director Hajime Tabata reveals tons of new info about Final Fantasy 15 including moogles, loading screens.Apr 4, 2016 7:38 PM CDT - Nintendo NX rumored to support second-screen gaming, built on x86
The new batch of NX rumors are actually pretty believable.Apr 4, 2016 6:42 PM CDT - AMD's Bristol Ridge Geekbench scores secretly show up
AMD's Bristol Ridge makes an appearance on Geekbench with surprisingly good scores given the reported frequency. Excavator is almost mainstream.Apr 4, 2016 6:12 PM CDT - Giveaway: Win a $200 Amazon Gift Card, just answer some SSD questions
Answer a few SSD related questions and you could be the lucky winner of a $200 USD Amazon gift card!Apr 4, 2016 6:10 PM CDT - Nintendo NX will release in 2016, says analyst firm
Analysts project that Nintendo's new NX console will not only be revealed this year, but launch in 2016 too.Apr 4, 2016 5:30 PM CDT - Tesla Model 3 steering controls, system will 'feel like a spaceship'
Tesla Model 3 part two reveal is in the plans, will feature different steering controls and system, may be driverless.Apr 4, 2016 4:02 PM CDT - Microsoft's next-gen Xbox to be called Xbox NeXt?
A Microsoft employee might have outed the next-generation Xbox NeXt console.Apr 4, 2016 3:41 PM CDT - Xbox boss: there won't be a PlayStation 4.5-like upgrade for Xbox One
There won't be a PS4.5-like upgrade for the Xbox One, says Xbox boss Phil Spencer.Apr 4, 2016 2:40 PM CDT - MSI unveils its WT72 workstation notebook with the Quadro M5500
MSI's new WT72 workstation notebook packs NVIDIA's Quadro M5500 video card.Apr 4, 2016 12:59 PM CDT - NVIDIA's new Quadro M5500 8GB is for mobile VR workstation notebooks
NVIDIA unveils its new GM204-based Quadro M5500 8GB for VR ready mobile workstations.Apr 4, 2016 12:29 PM CDT - We talk to Mozilla about the future of WebGL, gaming in your browser
Mozilla talks to us about the future of gaming in the browser and the underlying open technologies they've developed.Apr 4, 2016 12:11 PM CDT - HP trolls Apple, says its new ultra-thin laptop will out-innovate
HP's upcoming ultra-thin laptop will reportedly out-innovate Apple.Apr 4, 2016 12:02 PM CDT - Star Wars HoloChess is coming to life with a real VR/AR game
HoloChess, from the once seen chess scene in Star Wars, is becoming a real game with the help of the original creator.Apr 4, 2016 11:09 AM CDT - Star Ocean 5 officially coming to the west at the end of June
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness has been confirmed for a western release at the end of June with a great collectors package.Apr 4, 2016 10:05 AM CDT - World of Warcraft player hits level cap with nothing but a dance mat
Rudeism plays games only with non-standard controllers, and has just reached the level-cap on World of Warcraft with only a dance mat.Apr 4, 2016 9:02 AM CDT - Curious what you can achieve in Quantum Break? Come take a look
Quantum Break's nearly full achievement list has been revealed and it's full of mostly normal activities, nothing special to achieve really.Apr 4, 2016 8:03 AM CDT - Dark Souls III has already been beaten in under two hours
An individual has handily beaten Dark Souls III in under two hours in a speed run that they've posted to YouTube.Apr 4, 2016 7:05 AM CDT - Intel's next-gen Core i7-6950X to feature 20 CPU threads at 3.5GHz
Intel teases its next-gen Core i7-6950X on its website, should feature 20 threads at 3.5GHz.Apr 4, 2016 3:31 AM CDT - New 'Independence Day: Resurgence' TV spot returns Dr. Okun
The aliens are celebrating in new footage from the sci-fi sequel.Apr 4, 2016 2:30 AM CDT - Start training for our 'Creed' Blu-ray giveaway, thanks to Roadshow
Go into the running to take home a copy of the smash hit film on us.Apr 3, 2016 8:28 PM CDT - 'Deadpool' becomes the highest grossing 'X-Men' film in history
Studio banks huge return on investment for a film that initially didn't want to make.Apr 3, 2016 6:44 PM CDT - NVIDIA to talk about next-gen VR/AR headsets at GTC 2016 next week
NVIDIA is making a big focus of VR at its upcoming GPU Technology Conference next week.Apr 2, 2016 6:31 PM CDT - HTC cancelling Vive orders over payment processing problems
HTC Vive orders being cancelled, with technical issues with payment processing systems and customers' banks.Apr 2, 2016 4:30 PM CDT - 56% of Steam users run an NVIDIA GeForce video card, 37% on Windows 10
Steam survey sees 37% of gamers using Windows 10, NVIDIA GeForce video cards used by 56% of gamers.Apr 2, 2016 2:25 PM CDT - Remedy 'were pushing' for the PC version of Quantum Break
Remedy says it was 'pushing for the PC version' of Quantum Break.Apr 2, 2016 12:42 PM CDT - NVIDIA reportedly ending GTX 980 Ti production, preparing for next-gen
The end of GM200 is reportedly here, with NVIDIA rumored to end GTX 980 Ti production as it prepares for Pascal.Apr 2, 2016 11:10 AM CDT - Late Oculus Rift shipments due to 'unexpected component shortages'
Oculus explains the interruption behind Rift shipments, and announces all orders made up until today will have free shipping.Apr 2, 2016 8:28 AM CDT - First-ever Mass Effect Andromeda gameplay footage leaked
It's finally here! Mass Effect: Andromeda gameplay footage makes its debut, showing off jetpacks, cutscenes, and more.Apr 1, 2016 10:57 PM CDT - Doom beta lacking key PC features
Doom beta not looking so hot on PC, user reports indicate.Apr 1, 2016 6:08 PM CDT - Star Citizen goes to the future(ama), announces Food Delivery career
Cloud Imperium Games has jokingly released a video highlighting a pizza delivery career, but it might end up an actual thing later on in the game.Apr 1, 2016 5:02 PM CDT - New Action Center will sync Win10 PC, Win10 mobile, and Android
Action Center getting some upgrades soon on PC and mobile, including synced notifications.Apr 1, 2016 4:27 PM CDT - Tesla Model 3 will launch next year, price set at $35,000
Tesla Model 3 aims to make electric cars mainstream, pre-orders have begun.Apr 1, 2016 3:04 PM CDT - Escape from Tarkov video shows off intricate weapon modding ability
The newest video for Escape from Tarkov shows off the myriad of options available just for weapon customization.Apr 1, 2016 2:05 PM CDT - The Final Fantasy 15 Platinum demo is extremely lacking
Here's why you're better of sticking with the Episode Duscae demo.Apr 1, 2016 12:49 PM CDT - The Division's first free expansion drops April 12, adds new endgame
The Division's first free expansion drops on April 12, adding the first Incursion titled 'Falcon Lost' and so much more.Apr 1, 2016 12:24 PM CDT - G.SKILL reveals 32GB DDR4 laptop memory clocked at 3000MHz
G.SKILL's latest DDR4 3000MHz RAM raises the bar for enthusiast-grade gaming laptops.Apr 1, 2016 11:34 AM CDT - More evidence of BioShock: The Collection surfaces, on ESRB this time
There's more evidence that BioShock will be getting a compilation of its own as seen on the ESRB's very own website. We may see an announcement soon.Apr 1, 2016 11:16 AM CDT - North Korea bans access to Facebook, YouTube and porn sites
Viewing major social media websites like Twitter or Facebook is now a punishable offense in North Korea.Apr 1, 2016 10:30 AM CDT - Vector Unit's Riptide GP: Renegade promises insane watercraft racing
Vector Unit just announced their next-generation version of Riptide GP: Renegade, which has a rebuilt engine and better mechanics.Apr 1, 2016 10:06 AM CDT - The biggest war in EVE: Online's history is brewing
EVE: Online players plan to dethrone the dominant Imperium coalition, thus sparking the biggest war in the game's history.Apr 1, 2016 9:32 AM CDT - Final Fantasy XV needs to sell 10 million to be a financial success
The director for Final Fantasy XV says that they need to sell a hefty 10 million in order to break even on the financial investment that's been made.Apr 1, 2016 9:05 AM CDT - Intel adds new PCIe SSD's to help speed up those slow Clouds
Intel has some new products to help ensure that cloud data centers are capable of running as quickly as possible, and have introduced their 3D NAND.Apr 1, 2016 8:01 AM CDT - Final Fantasy 15 on PC won't happen until console ports release
Final Fantasy 15 publisher says it'll 'definitely take a good, hard look at PC', but not until the console version is shipped.Apr 1, 2016 7:32 AM CDT - Unreal Engine 4.11 provides every VR headset with bug fixes, updates
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.11, with updates and bug fixes to the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR.Apr 1, 2016 6:25 AM CDT - The world's first cyborg Olympics will take place in Zurich in October
The cyborg Olympics, or Cybathlon, will take place in Zurish in October.Apr 1, 2016 4:21 AM CDT - Netflix's library of original content is growing roughly 185% per year
Netflix's original content creation continues to dominate, growing by 185% per year.Apr 1, 2016 2:13 AM CDT - Half-Life 3 announced, full VR support with the HTC Vive headset
Half-Life 3 announced, with full support for the HTC Vive headset.Apr 1, 2016 12:01 AM CDT
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