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• US military's new warship drives itself, hunts for enemy submarinesDARPA'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 masterpieceThe 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 advertisedSystem 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 gameThe 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 bannedUbisoft 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 hugeThe 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 whatThe 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 optimizeCapcom 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 wintersEndless 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 settingLeaked 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 championshipMechwarrior 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 finishFable 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: WarhammerA 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 tryHTC 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 upUncharted 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 sameThe 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' trailerThe 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 plusHuawei 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 cablesLian 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 itThe 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 modeValve 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 featuresNew 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 taxesPresidential candidate criticizes Apple for manufacturing practices, not paying its fair share of taxes.Apr 6, 2016 3:33 PM CDT
• iPhone SE demand outstripping supplyiPhone 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 HBM1HBM2 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, moreFacebook 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 usersCredit 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 gameplaySquare 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 ViveWith 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 incomingMicrosoft 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 questsJump 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 weekUbisoft 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 streetsA 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 7The 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 titlesParamount boldly go with two of their biggest catalogue titles.Apr 5, 2016 6:52 PM CDT
• WhatsApp enables end-to-end encryptionWhatsApp now completely private, says CEO.Apr 5, 2016 5:04 PM CDT
• AMD shipping 7th-gen Bristol Ridge APU's way ahead of scheduleAMD 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 onlySpectre 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 languageThe 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 bagsApple 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 supercomputerNVIDIA 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, HBM2NVIDIA 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 issuesNew 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 workstationHP 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 mayhemEnter 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 TankArmored 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 gameIKEA'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 betterThe 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 2016We 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 PayPalPayPal 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 formatWho 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 questionsFinal 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 x86The new batch of NX rumors are actually pretty believable.Apr 4, 2016 6:42 PM CDT
• AMD's Bristol Ridge Geekbench scores secretly show upAMD'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 questionsAnswer 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 firmAnalysts 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 OneThere 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 M5500MSI'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 notebooksNVIDIA 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 browserMozilla 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-innovateHP'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 JuneStar 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 matRudeism 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 lookQuantum 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 hoursAn 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 3.5GHzIntel 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. OkunThe 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 RoadshowGo 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 historyStudio banks huge return on investment for a film that initially didn't want to make.Apr 3, 2016 6:44 PM CDT

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