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• Unusual ads coming to Facebook Messenger, according to leakCompany ads will be sent to you in message form via Facebook soon, leak shows.Feb 19, 2016 10:04 PM CST
• Consumer Product Safety Commission declares current hoverboards unsafeFollowing $2 million worth of damages and the deaths of two dogs, the CPSC has declared hoverboards unsafe.Feb 19, 2016 8:05 PM CST
• Quantum Break has gone gold, time to celebrate the Xbone/PC unityQuantum Break has gone gold.Feb 19, 2016 6:08 PM CST
• Master of Orion reboot gets a huge star studded voice castThe full voice cast for Master of Orion has been revealed and it contains a lot of great talent.Feb 19, 2016 5:02 PM CST
• Warner Bros. developing 'Astro Boy' live action filmFlying high in the sky... again.Feb 19, 2016 4:07 PM CST
• Galactic Civilizations III goes rogue with the Mercenaries ExpansionStardock just released the first full expansion pack t o Galactic Civilizations III, Mercenaries, giving plenty more content.Feb 19, 2016 3:54 PM CST
• Interviewing the developers, Roller Coaster Tycoon editionWe talk with one of the producers for Roller Coaster Tycoon World about the direction the game is taking and where it'll go in the future.Feb 19, 2016 3:00 PM CST
• Roller Coast Tycoon is getting a mature VR experience in the futureRoller Coaster Tycoon is coming soon and will eventually incorporate a very mature and well done VR experience.Feb 19, 2016 2:03 PM CST
• Assassin's Creed might not return to its annual release cycleUbisoft's new quality over quantity approach may forestall annual Assassin's Creed launches.Feb 19, 2016 1:33 PM CST
• 2016 DICE award winner announced, some surprising resultsThe 19th annual DICE awards were last night with Fallout 4 winning the overall Game of the Year award and many other surprising results as well.Feb 19, 2016 1:03 PM CST
• Kojima's new PS4 game is 'big and extremely edgy'Hideo Kojima teases a few details on his first game and says he feels 'extremely free' about the project.Feb 19, 2016 12:33 PM CST
• Team Fortress 2 is getting competitive matchmaking very soonTeam Fortress 2 is finally getting the competitive matchmaking that it deserves, nay, needs to be relevant today. Beta testing begins soon.Feb 19, 2016 12:05 PM CST
• Gaming is only limited by the 'bastards with money', says Del ToroGuillermo Del Toro reunites with Hideo Kojima and shares some wise words on the games industry.Feb 19, 2016 11:31 AM CST
• Sega giving away Binary Domain, Streets of Rage II and Condemned on PCMore SEGA games are being discounted today as well as several games being absolutely free. Get in and download the free games while it lasts.Feb 19, 2016 11:00 AM CST
• SilverStone offers USB 3.1 Type-C adapters for Ethernet and HDMIUSB 3.1 Type-C adapters are growing in number. Here are SIlverStone's HDMI and Gigabit Ethernet options.Feb 19, 2016 10:34 AM CST
• Home Bluetooth audio gets fancy with the birch wood Get Up Stand UpBirch wood, a minimalistic design, woofers and tweeters are just the beginning of this fancy Bluetooth speaker.Feb 19, 2016 9:33 AM CST
• Hitman is getting real-time, live content, and here's how it worksHitman is going to have some live events that transcend the usual community interaction.Feb 19, 2016 9:16 AM CST
• Boombox and projector in one - it even connects to your smartphoneThis boombox and projector all-in-one can last 8 hours on battery and connects to Chromecast.Feb 19, 2016 8:32 AM CST
• Microsoft is making a Hololens app to explore the Milky Way galaxyGalaxy Explorer is a secret new Hololens project that'll let you explore the Milky Way galaxy in all its glory, right in the comfort of your own home.Feb 19, 2016 8:16 AM CST
• Bethesda is working on three new 'big and crazy' projects'They're different than anything we've done before.'Feb 19, 2016 8:03 AM CST
• BIOSTAR goes RGB mad, introducing LED control strips and softwareBIOSTAR introduces a scheme to help users streamline motherboard and chassis RGB lighting.Feb 19, 2016 7:31 AM CST
• Tesoro announces new Ascalon H7L 6400 DPI gaming mouseTesoro reveals a new infrared optical gaming mouse with RGB colors and 6400 DPI.Feb 19, 2016 7:03 AM CST
• This tiny 11-liter case can hold a full video card and a 240mm AIOThis sub-11 liter SFF chassis can fit a 240mm AIO water cooler and full-sized video card.Feb 19, 2016 6:29 AM CST
• Need for Speed requires 6GB RAM, 30GB HDD space for 720p at 30FPSThe new Need for Speed requires 6GB of RAM, 30GB HDD space and DX11-class GPU.Feb 19, 2016 4:32 AM CST
• Seagate's new 2TB HDD is fastest, slimmest drive at just 7mmSeagate announces its new 2TB HDD, is the fastest and thinnest in its category.Feb 19, 2016 3:36 AM CST
• With 9000+ employees, Ubisoft wants to dominate open world gamesUbisoft wants to create 'great new IPS', and 'take advantage of open world growth' with its 9000+ employees.Feb 19, 2016 2:29 AM CST
• Volvo's self-driving car will feature two NVIDIA Pascal GPUs in 2017Volvo's new self-driving car will pack 2x Pascal-based GPUs from NVIDIA, arrives in 2017.Feb 19, 2016 1:43 AM CST
• League of Legends 2016 World Championship, this fall in the USRiot Games announces League of Legends 2016 World Championships will kick off in the US this fall.Feb 19, 2016 12:08 AM CST
• Physician uses VR headset to map patient's brain during surgeryVR continues to expand into different markets, with a physician using one during brain surgery.Feb 18, 2016 10:53 PM CST
• Fandango acquires both Rotten Tomatoes and FlixsterFandango acquires Rotten Tomatoes and Flixster from Warner Bros. Entertainment.Feb 18, 2016 9:25 PM CST
• Google CEO sides with Apple on encryption debateGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai publicly supports Apple's stance on public's right to data encryption.Feb 18, 2016 7:00 PM CST
• AMD wants to 'spice things up' at GDC, could tease PolarisAMD teases it wants to 'spice things up at bit' at GDC, which means we might see Polaris.Feb 18, 2016 6:07 PM CST
• Why the Freedom 251 smartphone is so cheapBreaks and marketing decisions are why India's new $4 smartphone is so cheap, company says.Feb 18, 2016 6:05 PM CST
• Doom creator, John Romero, is working on an unnamed new FPS gameJohn Romero is definitely working on something new, though he was rather coy with any details. Hopefully more information will come soon.Feb 18, 2016 5:02 PM CST
• A Legend of Luca trailer shows us why VR sword-fighting is awesomeA VR game lets you take on the role of Link in a Legend of Zelda inspired sword-fighting, dungeon-crawling FPS game.Feb 18, 2016 4:09 PM CST
• Area 51 airspace breached by ballsy drone pilotHD drone footage reveals some of the world's most restricted airspace.Feb 18, 2016 4:03 PM CST
• Witness the 'Gods of Egypt' by winning a double movie passSee the clash of the gods on the big screen - on us!Feb 18, 2016 3:17 PM CST
• Xbox February update live on PC now, Xbox One update coming tomorrowThe February update to the Xbox App and the Xbox One are here today and tomorrow respectively bring about some new social features to play with.Feb 18, 2016 3:05 PM CST
• ArmA 3 Eden update is now live, a significantly better editorThe Eden update for ArmA 3 is finally here with the new Eden scenario editor and quite a few under the hood changes to the engine.Feb 18, 2016 2:04 PM CST
• Just Cause 3 is getting a Sky Fortress content packSquare Enix has delivered the details on their season pass content packs that're coming out soon. The first of which introduces us to a new wing suit.Feb 18, 2016 1:02 PM CST
• These high-tech shoes charge your phone as you walkResearchers bring a whole new meaning to the phrase 'power walk' with shoes that charge your devices with every step.Feb 18, 2016 12:32 PM CST
• Epic's Paragon MOBA gets new chaotic gameplay trailerA new batch of heroes show off their bombastic powers in this fresh slice of Paragon footage.Feb 18, 2016 11:33 AM CST
• Opera 37 almost finished, comes with a few good surprises tooOpera is getting upgraded soon with version 37.0 sitting in beta and a few surprises holding out until the final release. What could those surprises be?Feb 18, 2016 11:07 AM CST
• AMD to power 360 degree VR news broadcasts and documentariesAMD and the Associated Press bring a new dimension to news broadcasts with virtual reality and 360 degree video.Feb 18, 2016 10:30 AM CST
• 26k WordPress sites attacked with a clever layer 7 DDoS attackMassive layer 7 DDoS attack effected 26,000 different WordPress websites, leveraging the pingback feature with nearly 20,000 HTTPS requests per second.Feb 18, 2016 10:01 AM CST
• Fallout 4's season pass dominate's Steam's top sellers listGamers are eager to lock in Fallout 4 DLC access before the pass hikes up to $50.Feb 18, 2016 9:32 AM CST
• Surface Pro 4 and Book update finally fixes the power-drain problemsMicrosoft released a huge amount of updates that should solve a lot of the latent issues with the newest Surface line of devices.Feb 18, 2016 9:02 AM CST
• Multiplayer only version of Call of Duty: Black Ops III now on SteamActivision has released a multiplayer only version of Call of Duty: Black Ops III for less money that also has a lot less features.Feb 18, 2016 8:19 AM CST
• NVIDIA secures Tomb Raider and other Square Enix games for GeForce NowNVIDIA's GeForce Now game streaming service secures Tomb Raider, and a slew of other Square Enix games.Feb 18, 2016 8:01 AM CST
• Classic styling is back with the Lian Li PC-7N chassisLian Li announces its 'classic design' PC-7N chassis.Feb 18, 2016 6:29 AM CST
• NVIDIA announces its The Division game bundle with GeForce cardsThe Division will be bundled with a number of NVIDIA GeForce video cards.Feb 18, 2016 5:46 AM CST
• Valve wants to make hardware 'more like software'Valve has been trying to make its hardware 'more like software'Feb 18, 2016 4:29 AM CST
• Warren Spector, the creator of Deus Ex, is working on System Shock 3The creator of the original Deus Ex is working on System Shock 3 - aw, yeah!Feb 18, 2016 3:31 AM CST
• Epic Games donates another $100,000 in educational grantsEpic Games launches its second round of Unreal Dev Grants, provides another $100,000.Feb 18, 2016 1:49 AM CST
• NVIDIA reports record quarterly revenue and record full-year revenueNVIDIA pulls in a record $1.4 billion last quarter, and $5.01 billion revenue for 2015.Feb 18, 2016 12:29 AM CST
• Oculus Rift gaming PCs can be pre-ordered, pricing begins at $1499Pre-order your new Oculus Rift PC, starting at $1499.Feb 17, 2016 11:17 PM CST
• NVIDIA has 100 million GeForce gamers, has high hopes for VR gamingThere are over 100 million GeForce gamers in the world, says NVIDIA.Feb 17, 2016 9:08 PM CST
• The Division DLC has month-long timed exclusivity on Xbox OneSo much for wanting to 'bring gamers together', eh Microsoft?Feb 17, 2016 8:35 PM CST
• Gmailify brings Gmail spam protection and more to Yahoo, Outlook emailGmailify lets you link your Yahoo, Hotmail, or Outlook account to Gmail, complete with spam protection and other features.Feb 17, 2016 8:05 PM CST
• Super Bowl 50 sets record for most data transferred at sporting eventFans at Super Bowl 50 shatter data usage at sporting event records.Feb 17, 2016 7:05 PM CST
• Mobile GPU's catching up to consoles, more powerful than PS4 in 2017ARM and Imagination Technologies are set to make mobile GPU's faster and more efficient than current consoles by 2017.Feb 17, 2016 6:02 PM CST
• Toshiba launches its first 1TB M.2 SSD with 15nm NAND flashToshiba reveals its new SG5 consumer SSD lineup, including a double-sided 1TB M.2 drive with 15nm TLC NAND flash memory.Feb 17, 2016 5:33 PM CST
• Indian company launches world's cheapest smartphone, just $4Ringing Bells launches $4 smartphone in India, specs not too bad at all.Feb 17, 2016 5:03 PM CST
• WWE 2K16 definitely coming to PC, all DLC included for freeWWE 2K16 is finally coming to the PC with all the DLC for free after a very successful run on the various consoles. Now it's the PC's turn to shine.Feb 17, 2016 4:03 PM CST
• FBI orders Apple to build iPhone backdoor, Cook explains why it won'tApple pens open letter to customers regarding encryption, explains why it opposes government order so aggressively.Feb 17, 2016 3:04 PM CST
• Leap Motion's Orion is hand tracking for the future of VR and ARLeap Motion just announced the release of a new hand tracking device with far better accuracy.Feb 17, 2016 2:04 PM CST
• The Simpsons are airing their first-ever live animated segmentThe Simpsons are hosting a live, animated portion of an episode in May where Homer will talk in real-time, and be animated.Feb 17, 2016 1:00 PM CST
• W3C launching new open authentication standard for the InternetThe W3C is starting an open standard of authentication across the Internet for logging into websites and other services.Feb 17, 2016 12:02 PM CST
• New Kanye West album 'pirated 500,000 times' in short timeframeKanye West's new album has been pirated 500,000 times already, users upset over Tidal exclusivity deal.Feb 17, 2016 11:35 AM CST
• NVIDIA's flagship Pascal performance leaked in academic slidesNVIDIA's Pascal performance has been spotted in an academic paper, with the author being close to the company and his information likely correct.Feb 17, 2016 11:02 AM CST
• Call to Arms reaches Beta status with 73% positive user reviewsCall to Arms hits beta on Steam Early Access amidst some positive user reviews.Feb 17, 2016 10:34 AM CST
• SEGA Classic Bundle is completely free on Steam right nowSEGA's classic bundle is free on Steam right now, with six very fun and quintessential old school games to play. Completely free.Feb 17, 2016 10:02 AM CST
• Martin Shkreli has $15m of Bitcoin scammed over Kanye album promisePharmaceutical boss Martin Shkreli has been scammed $15m over promised Kanye West album release.Feb 17, 2016 9:33 AM CST
• Pre-register and reserve your new Nintendo account name for MiitomoNintendo is letting you preregister and reserve your account name for their new My Nintendo Account in anticipation of the full launch of the service.Feb 17, 2016 8:50 AM CST
• Anonymous claims hacker released 17.8GB of files from Turkey policeAn Anonymous hacker has reportedly stolen and re-uploaded 17.8GB of Turkish Police data.Feb 17, 2016 8:32 AM CST

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