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• Overwatch beta blasts back into action February 9Blizzard is bringing Overwatch's PC beta back next week, and announces a few changes.Feb 4, 2016 5:35 PM CST
• Logitech makes a classier looking mechanical gaming keyboardLogitech has released a new mechanical keybaord that's less loud and far more understated, the G810 Orion.Feb 4, 2016 5:03 PM CST
• Be wary of cheap USB Type-C cables, they can fry your hardwareA Google engineer warns consumers not to buy cheap USB Type-C cords as they can permanently damage your hardware.Feb 4, 2016 4:31 PM CST
• Halo 5 is getting a singlular $25 microtransaction for REQHalo 5 is getting a large microtransaction that has a tremendous amount of optional cosmetic items inside of high quality.Feb 4, 2016 4:02 PM CST
• Epic Games develops a VR game while in VR'You're editing VR in VR, so what you see is what users will experience. There's no question what your game looks like.'Feb 4, 2016 3:32 PM CST
• Chrome now warns you about websites with deceptive download linksChrome gets a little safer with Safe Browsing program expansion, warnings now in place for deceptive download ads.Feb 4, 2016 3:08 PM CST
• Updated AMD 16.1.1 driver released with Fallout 4 Crossfire fixAMD 16.1.1 hotfix driver released, resolves flickering issue seen when using Fallout 4 Crossfire profile.Feb 4, 2016 2:10 PM CST
• Wanna play The Last of Us within Grand Theft Auto V?Gaming inception. The Last of Us was just recreated, visually at least, inside of Grand Theft Auto V. And it looks convincing.Feb 4, 2016 1:03 PM CST
• Doom reboot release date revealed with grisly new campaign trailerDoom will unleash hellish fury onto the world in just a few months time.Feb 4, 2016 12:31 PM CST
• What happened to Asteroids: Outpost? Core gameplay is being revisited We spoke to Atari about what's going on with Asteroids: Outpost. It turns out that they're revisiting some core gameplay elements based on user feedback.Feb 4, 2016 12:06 PM CST
• Uncharted 4 themed PlayStation 4 bundle coming this AprilSony just unveiled their Limited Edition Uncharted 4: A Thiefs End PlayStation 4 bundle. Stare into Nathan Drake's eyes forever.Feb 4, 2016 11:01 AM CST
• Australian Government uses Facebook to track $2m AU of welfare fraudAustralian Government catches $3.7m AU of Welfare fraud through eBay and Facebook.Feb 4, 2016 10:34 AM CST
• Mac and Linux version of Batman: Arkham Knight has been cancelledBatman: Arkham Knight has been cancelled for Mac and Linux, the company said in a short statement.Feb 4, 2016 10:01 AM CST
• Modders fight to the death over Thermaltake's 'Modding Fighting' champThermaltake kicks off the '2016 Modding Fighting Championship', seeing modders enter a mod-off over the WP100 chassis.Feb 4, 2016 9:33 AM CST
• PSA: Need for Speed: Most Wanted free on Origin nowThe latest On the House game from EA on Origin is the 2012 rendition of Need for Speed: Most Wanted. Meaning it's free. Forever.Feb 4, 2016 9:00 AM CST
• Uber's pretentious post explains they brought bits and atoms togetherUber explains it's the first to bring the bit and the atom together in a pretentious new promotion. Oh, there's new logo too.Feb 4, 2016 8:32 AM CST
• Research reveals 57% of dark web is illicit materialResearchers have found that a majority of darknet websites actually do host illicit material, and the majority of that isn't actually porn though.Feb 4, 2016 8:01 AM CST
• As FineBros continues to be hammered, Mega64 announces own trademarkMega64 reacts to the Fine Bros react video controversy, announces incredible trademark of its own.Feb 4, 2016 7:31 AM CST
• EA wins 'best game demo of the year' award from MEGA64 for Star WarsMEGA64 brands Star Wars Battlefront as the best demo of 2015 - 'They gave you 90% of the game in the demo'Feb 4, 2016 6:29 AM CST
• Hitman's new 'World of Assassination' trailer releasedThe 'World of Assassination' trailer for the Hitman reboot has been released.Feb 4, 2016 4:27 AM CST
• Blizzard teases the return of the Overwatch beta for February 9The return of the Overwatch beta has been teased for February 9.Feb 4, 2016 2:19 AM CST
• Audio streaming service Deezer to come pre-loaded on Honor phonesHonor smartphones in Europe and other regions to come pre-loaded with Deezer audio streaming starting today.Feb 4, 2016 2:00 AM CST
• Rainbow Six: Siege's update 'Operation Black Ice' is out nowUbisoft releases the first big content update for Rainbow Six: Siege.Feb 4, 2016 1:40 AM CST
• YouTube Red's first original series 'Scare Pewdiepie' debuts Feb 10Scare Pewdiepie is YouTube Red's first original series, debuts on February 10.Feb 4, 2016 12:26 AM CST
• Crytek announces 'Earth Shaker' coop challenge for WarfaceCrytek's free-to-play FPS 'Warface' has its new 'Earth Shaker' coop challenge teased in a new trailer.Feb 3, 2016 11:30 PM CST
• Fitbit introduces Alta, a stylish new customisable activity trackerA new slimmer design hits the market alongside a range of customisable accessories.Feb 3, 2016 11:11 PM CST
• LG confirms its G5 announcement for February 21, alongside Galaxy S7LG will unveil its new G5 smartphone on February 21.Feb 3, 2016 10:19 PM CST
• The NSA wants to reorganize its divisions to better spy on youThe NSA wants to combine its intelligence gathering division, with its cyberdefense groups.Feb 3, 2016 8:29 PM CST
• OCZ Trion 150 SSD series starts at $50Toshiba, OCZ team up for Trion 150 budget SSD series.Feb 3, 2016 7:07 PM CST
• Kojima and Del Toro to host 'creative vision' session at DICE 2016Longtime friends and would-be collaborators Guillermo Del Toro and Hideo Kojima are meeting up for a special talk at DICE 2016.Feb 3, 2016 6:35 PM CST
• Google pulls Samsung's adblock app from Play StoreSamsung's Adblock Fast app pulled by Google for 'disrupting services'Feb 3, 2016 6:07 PM CST
• Universal dates 'Furious 9' and '10' films up until 2021!If you paid to see 'Furious 7' - you're responsible for this mess.Feb 3, 2016 5:35 PM CST
• Dell's Ubuntu XPS 13 'Developer Edition' getting close to launch Dell's next generation Skylake Dell XPS 13 with Ubuntu on board is almost available, which means discounts on the last generation Developer Edition.Feb 3, 2016 5:02 PM CST
• Are you still having fun in Destiny? Bungie wants to knowBungie is asking its playerbase if they're still having fun...but what is a Guardian with nothing to guard?Feb 3, 2016 4:33 PM CST
• Opera 35 adds tab muting, overhauls download managerNew Opera update for desktops and laptops adds juicy features, enhances customization.Feb 3, 2016 4:07 PM CST
• Cities Skylines: Snowfall expansion lets you freeze your denizensThe latest expansion to Cities: Skyline should add a whole lot of anguish for your town with snow and other frigid weather.Feb 3, 2016 3:04 PM CST
• Stanford's new lithium ion battery won't ever overheatStanford has created an ultra safe lithium ion battery that can't overheat.Feb 3, 2016 2:35 PM CST
• Dust 514 shutting it's servers down, working on new PC FPS projectDust 514 is shutting down in May after 3 very successful years of service. The development team is now focusing their efforts on a new PC FPS game.Feb 3, 2016 2:02 PM CST
• The Division has dynamic resolution scaling on Xbox OneThe Division's Xbox One flavor will drop resolution on-the-fly to ensure smooth 30 FPS.Feb 3, 2016 1:31 PM CST
• Hitman's PlayStation 4 exclusive content detailed, sort of excitingHitman is getting exclusive extra content for the PS4. Everyone who buys it will be able to enjoy.Feb 3, 2016 1:01 PM CST
• Windows 10 accounts for over 30% of Steam gamersWindows 10 is set to outpace Windows 7 as the preferred platform for Steam gamers.Feb 3, 2016 12:32 PM CST
• Final Fantasy XV could come to PC, references hidden in sites codeThere are several hints in the HTML of the Final Fantasy XV website that hint towards it coming to the PC.Feb 3, 2016 12:05 PM CST
• Android Marshmallow has finally been adopted by over 1% of devicesAndroid 6.0, Marshmallow, might be fluffy in name only, and has only a small 1.2% adoption rate after four months.Feb 3, 2016 10:54 AM CST
• ARK: Survival Evolved could come to PlayStation 4 early accessARK: Survival Evolved could make its way to PS4 early access, but Sony has to accommodate.Feb 3, 2016 10:27 AM CST
• Ubisoft's weird Far Cry Primal Xbox One bundle doesn't make senseUbisoft will give you a free WW1 adventure game with purchase of a stone age open-world FPS. Sounds normal to me.Feb 3, 2016 10:02 AM CST
• Deep Silver bringing seven more PS3 games to PlayStation NowDeep silver has just plopped seven more PS3 games into the growing catalog of PlayStation Now titles. Let's get retro.Feb 3, 2016 9:00 AM CST
• Logitech goes all in with eSports, partners with ESLLogitech signs on as an Official ESL partner for 2016, showing full commitment to eSports, further adding product sales at events.Feb 3, 2016 8:32 AM CST
• Nintendo's first mobile game coming in March, feature photo sharingNintendo is planning on releasing their first mobile game, Miitomo, coming in the middle of March.Feb 3, 2016 8:02 AM CST
• MSI partners with Cloud9, announcing another laptop division sponsorMSI's notebook division announces its sponsorship of Cloud9, marking over 12 gaming partnerships.Feb 3, 2016 7:31 AM CST
• BIOSTAR launches H110MD PRO Motherboard supporting 16GB DDR3L, GbE LANBIOSTAR continues to pump out motherboards, meet the mATX H110MD PRO, supporting 16GB of DDR3L-1600, GbE LAN and more.Feb 3, 2016 6:29 AM CST
• The future of NFL could be enjoyed through the HoloLens headsetThe NFL might see a HoloLens-powered experience in the future.Feb 3, 2016 4:17 AM CST
• AMD announces Wraith Cooler and new processors for quiet computingWhisper quiet performance is the goal with AMD announcing its LED illuminated Wraith cooler, new processors and an updated stock cooler.Feb 3, 2016 2:41 AM CST
• Microsoft acquires predictive keyboard maker SwiftKey for $250 millionSwiftKey acquired by Microsoft for a swift $250 million.Feb 3, 2016 2:18 AM CST
• Steven Spielberg teases he's working on a new project 'solely for VR'Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg is working on a new project 'solely for VR'Feb 3, 2016 1:33 AM CST
• Amazon to massively expand U.S. bricks and mortar storesThe world's biggest bookstore has their eye on physical stores.Feb 3, 2016 12:22 AM CST
• Yahoo's new 'aggressive strategic plan' slays 1700 jobs, 5 officesYahoo announces 1700 people being laid off, closing 5 offices down.Feb 3, 2016 12:20 AM CST
• Zenimax teases DX12 upgrade for Elder Scrolls OnlineZenimax says 'we are planning on a DX12 upgrade' for Elder Scrolls Online.Feb 2, 2016 10:29 PM CST
• Uncensored 'Deadpool' cut coming to Blu-rayThe already R-rated 'Deadpool' will get even more violent on home video.Feb 2, 2016 9:25 PM CST
• AMD's new Zeppelin CPU spotted, features 32 CPU coresAMD teases its new 32-threaded CPU, the Zeppelin.Feb 2, 2016 8:27 PM CST
• Dragon's Dogma mod fixes aspect ratio for multiple monitor setupsDragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen mod fixes aspect ratio issues for those not using 16:9.Feb 2, 2016 5:33 PM CST
• Tales of Symphonia is locked at 30 FPS, 720p on PCTales of Symphonia is a disaster of a port, reports indicate.Feb 2, 2016 4:25 PM CST
• AMD will talk about its new GPUOpen initiative at GDC 2016AMD's GPUOpen tools aim to even out the disparity between console and PC graphics, and we'll hear more at GDC 2016.Feb 2, 2016 3:31 PM CST
• BIOSTAR launches H170GT3 motherboard with legacy PS/2 portsBIOSTAR adds LEDs, AMD Crossfire and legacy PS/2 ports into its new Intel H170GT3 motherboard.Feb 2, 2016 2:31 PM CST
• New AMD Crimson drivers add CrossFire to Fallout 4, Tomb RaiderFallout 4 and Rise of the Tomb Raider finally get CrossFire support with AMD's new Crimson drivers.Feb 2, 2016 1:12 PM CST
• Another StarCraft II professional arrested, more match fixing claimsYet another StarCraft II Korean professional gamer has arrested for match fixing.Feb 2, 2016 12:29 PM CST
• Rocket League coming to Xbox One later this monthPsyonix reveals a mid-February release window for Rocket League's Xbox One port.Feb 2, 2016 11:15 AM CST
• LG's new Super Bowl ad for 4K OLED Signature TV features Liam NeesonLG teases their upcoming Signature range of 4K OLEDs in the full Super Bowl ad.Feb 2, 2016 10:20 AM CST
• Virtual reality is definitely on Nintendo's radarNintendo says it's 'looking into' virtual reality, but it might be a long time before we see another Virtual Boy.Feb 2, 2016 9:09 AM CST
• Windows 10 is now the second-most used OS in the worldWindows 10 overtakes XP and 8.1, is now the second most-used OS in the world.Feb 2, 2016 8:19 AM CST
• Lego: The Force Awakens accidentally leaked, releases in JuneEpisode VII is getting its own game after all, and it'll be tinged with classic LEGO humor and whimsy.Feb 2, 2016 7:37 AM CST
• Samsung could announce 'Gear 360' VR camera alongside Galaxy S7 revealSamsung rumored to reveal 'Gear 360' VR camera soon.Feb 2, 2016 6:25 AM CST
• Facebook announces WhatsApp now has 1 billion monthly usersFacebook announces there are over 1 billion monthly users on WhatsApp.Feb 2, 2016 4:16 AM CST
• The Division's Community Manager is aware of the cheating issuesThe Division team is aware of the current cheating issues.Feb 2, 2016 12:27 AM CST
• Canon's new 1D X Mark II shoots 4K 60FPS video, costs $5999Canon announces its new flagship camera, the 4K-capable 1D X Mark II.Feb 1, 2016 11:48 PM CST
• Serious Sam 4 will 'look more realistic', supports the Vulkan APIDid you know there's a new Serious Sam on the way?Feb 1, 2016 10:21 PM CST

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