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• Steam sets a new concurrent user record at 12 million usersSteam just broke another record with over 12 million concurrent users worldwide enjoying Steam at any one time.Jan 3, 2016 2:57 PM CST
• Drunk Twitch streamer abuses her cat, gets banned and investigatedA Twitch streamer abused her animals on stream for the world to see. This left her account banned and her under investigation by PETA.Jan 3, 2016 1:49 PM CST
• Disney CEO confirms more 'Indiana Jones' films on the wayBut with Ford turning 74 years old this year, they'll want to get a move on.Jan 2, 2016 8:46 PM CST
• Windows 95 can boot up on a Nintendo 3DS handheldHackers get the yesteryear Windows 95 OS running on a New 3DS XL handheld.Jan 2, 2016 8:32 PM CST
• Star Citizen developer reiterates its commitment to VRRSI will be 'refocusing efforts' on VR support for Star Citizen.Jan 2, 2016 7:31 PM CST
• Faith looks 'more mature' in Mirror's Edge CatalystIn Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Faith looks 'more mature' than in the first game.Jan 2, 2016 6:15 AM CST
• Xbox One with AMD's next-gen Polaris architecture teasedMicrosoft's refreshed Xbox One console could sport AMD's next-gen Polaris architecture.Jan 2, 2016 12:16 AM CST
• Oculus Rift touch controllers delayed to second half of 2016Oculus' VR-ready Touch controllers won't be ready to launch alongside the Rift headset.Jan 1, 2016 10:33 PM CST
• US Marine Corps put robotic mule project on backburnerUnited States Marine Corps put Boston Dynamics, DARPA project on backburner, no more robotic mules anytime soon.Jan 1, 2016 8:16 PM CST
• Final Fantasy 15 confirmed for 2016 launchAfter almost 10 years of waiting, Final Fantasy XV will finally ship out in 2016.Jan 1, 2016 6:31 PM CST
• George Lucas apologises for likening Disney to 'white slavers''Star Wars' creator backs down on bizarre analogy.Jan 1, 2016 4:30 PM CST
• Xbox One Elite controllers out of stock until March 2016The Xbox One Elite controller will be a rarity until Microsoft ships new stock in March 2016.Jan 1, 2016 3:53 PM CST
• Shallow Space getting new ships and maps, more stuff to blow up soonShallow Space is coming along quite nicely, with new ships and new maps for those playing the Early Access version.Jan 1, 2016 8:26 AM CST
• Valve's Chet Faliszek says VR will resurge high-end PC sales in 2016Valve writer projects more high-end PCs in homes next year, courtesy of VR.Dec 31, 2015 7:57 PM CST
• Samsung's new bio-processor tracks your health in 5 different waysSamsung's new bio-metrics processor just might be a winner for those looking for keeping tabs on their health.Dec 31, 2015 7:05 PM CST
• George Lucas didn't like 'Retro' 'Force Awakens''Star Wars' creator dismisses latest film and new owner Disney in explosive interview.Dec 31, 2015 6:21 PM CST
• Huawei revenue grows 35% in 2015, smartphone sales gaining on SamsungHuawei revenue climbs to $60.1 billion, a quarter of the way to overtaking Samsung as the Android phone king.Dec 31, 2015 4:02 PM CST
• Final Fantasy IX coming to PC and mobile in 2016Final Fantasy IX is coming to PC and to mobile devices running iOS and Android sometime in 2016. Hopefully we'll hear more news soon.Dec 31, 2015 3:07 PM CST
• Drunk driving Facebook video helped find a drunk driverJust don't drink and drive. And especially don't film yourself drinking and driving if you plan on throwing caution to the wind. Be safe tonight.Dec 31, 2015 2:05 PM CST
• Hackers play Pokemon and run Linux on jailbroken PlayaStation 4A new exploit transforms Sony's PS4 into a PC, opening the doors to new homebrew software creations.Dec 31, 2015 1:12 PM CST
• VR needs PC's to be 7 times more powerful, says NVIDIAa.Dec 31, 2015 12:10 PM CST
• Microsoft the latest to notify users of state-sponsored hacksMicrosoft is now one of the few companies that'll inform its users if they're affected by any state-sponsored hacking.Dec 31, 2015 11:01 AM CST
• [Rumor] AMD's next generation architecture is called Polaris?AMD's next generation architecture might be named Polaris, if the new leaks are to be believed.Dec 31, 2015 10:34 AM CST
• Oculus announces every Rift will include VR platformer Lucky's TaleVR platformer Lucky's Tale will be bundled with each Oculus Rift VR headset.Dec 31, 2015 8:21 AM CST
• HTC and Valve get real about VR, with the Vive passing through the FCCThe HTC Vive has passed through the FCC, is all systems go for its April 2016 launch.Dec 30, 2015 11:21 PM CST
• 'Mad Max: Fury Road' comes to 4K Blu-ray in first wave of WB titlesWarner Bros the latest studio to announce titles for upcoming 4K Blu-ray format.Dec 30, 2015 11:10 PM CST
• Paramount, CBS sue producer of 'Star Trek' fan film'Star Trek' rights holders set phasers to 'lawyer'Dec 30, 2015 10:42 PM CST
• Steam's Christmas shenanigans affected 34,000 users, Valve saysValve delivers official statements on the Christmas outage, assuring gamers that no credit card info has been leaked.Dec 30, 2015 8:09 PM CST
• January's PlayStation Plus games revealed, a few good choicesJanuary's PlayStation Plus game lineup includes just a few good looking titles, Medal of Honor Warfighter and more.Dec 30, 2015 5:03 PM CST
• iBuyPower reveals futuristic Revolt 2 gaming desktopiBuyPower revolts against the norm with its new sleek and angular powerhouse gaming desktop.Dec 30, 2015 4:12 PM CST
• Could this be art for Platinum's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game?Platinum Games is making a Turtles game? What the shell!Dec 30, 2015 2:08 PM CST
• Duke Nukem kicked off of GoG, but he'll be back with more bubblegumDuke Nukem is taking a small vacation from GoG.com as they negotiate for the right to sell the games with the new rights holder, Gearbox Software.Dec 30, 2015 12:06 PM CST
• Samsung thinks SmartTV's are unsafe, makes security solution: GAIASamsung is getting serious about security when it comes to their connected things, and have introduced a security platform for their SmartTV's.Dec 30, 2015 11:06 AM CST
• The iPhone 7 might get an OLED screen, might be a flexible screen tooApple is supposedly in talks with Samsung and LG over the use of OLED technology in their next phone. And it might be a more flexible phone.Dec 30, 2015 9:07 AM CST
• ARK: Survival Evolved sees 'Jurassic' number of players on Xbox OneARK: Survival Evolved has seen an absolutely massive amount of players on the Xbox One already in only two weeks time.Dec 30, 2015 8:02 AM CST
• Halo Reach has terrible framerates on Xbox One, Master Chief is angryHalo: Reach runs horribly on the Xbox One now that it's available as a backwards compatible game. The Master Chief is angered and an invasion is imminent.Dec 30, 2015 7:03 AM CST
• Samsung reportedly working on a 12-inch Windows 10-powered slateMicrosoft might get some competition from Samsung against its Surface Pro 4.Dec 30, 2015 5:17 AM CST
• New images of the Batcave from Batman v Superman emergeBen Affleck's Batcave from Batman v Superman detailed in new images.Dec 30, 2015 1:39 AM CST
• Thecus announces ThecusOS 7.0 Beta, with a refreshed UI and moreThecus releases ThecusOS 7.0 Beta, unveiling a new 'modernized, translucent design', and more.Dec 29, 2015 9:49 PM CST
• Oculus Rift Consumer Beta (ECV7) tested, receives nothing but praiseSome very lucky person has tested out the Consumer Beta (ECV7) of the Oculus Rift, walking away from it with nothing but a smile.Dec 29, 2015 9:30 PM CST
• Japanese researchers develop touchable hologramsJapanese researchers develop holograms you can touch thanks to the power of Kinect and ultrasound technology.Dec 29, 2015 8:31 PM CST
• AVG Chrome extension had a huge security hole, patched just in timeAVG just patched a huge security hole that they found in their Chrome add-on before it could become blown out of proportion and used nefariously.Dec 29, 2015 6:32 PM CST
• Lightning Returns patch adds support for 4K, offline modeLightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII now supports numerous extra high resolutions including 4K, can be booted in Offline Mode.Dec 29, 2015 5:47 PM CST
• Windows 10 gains in popularity, 200 million installs, 29.9% of SteamWindows 10 is gaining a lot of traction in a short amount of time, having been installed on more than 200 million PC's and with over 28% of Steam users.Dec 29, 2015 4:57 PM CST
• Intel buys a smaller rival for $16.7 billion, enters the FPGA businessIntel just spent $16.7 billion to acquire Altera, an FPGA maker, so that they can enter into new markets and further bolster their IP.Dec 29, 2015 3:11 PM CST
• End of OneDrive unlimited storage rushed to do damage controlMicrosoft says it rushed its end of unlimited OneDrive storage announcement to avoid negative press.Dec 29, 2015 2:05 PM CST
• Far Cry Primal going to be brutally violent, feature mutilationFar Cry Primal will feature brutally violent scenes, intense sexuality and more. The synopsis is rather revealing.Dec 29, 2015 11:07 AM CST
• Plextor's M8Pe M.2 SSD has the need for speed, looks to matchPlextor is coming out with their M8Pe, a blisteringly fast SSD with NVMe and all the fixings to make it faster than we probably need!Dec 29, 2015 10:12 AM CST
• Pre-installed malware on Raspberry Pi? They were asked to at leastThe Raspberry Pi Foundation was approached to pre-install malware on their devices, but thankfully said no thanks to that!Dec 29, 2015 9:14 AM CST
• Interstellar was the most pirated movie of 2015Interstellar was pirated over 46 million times throughout the year, making it the most pirated movie of 2015.Dec 29, 2015 8:18 AM CST
• Compulsive gamers have 'hyper connectivity' between brain networksBrain scans of compulsive young gamers reveal crazy amounts of 'hyperconnected' brain activity.Dec 29, 2015 6:18 AM CST
• Christopher Nolan's next movie will take place during World War IIThe director of The Dark Knight Trilogy will direct a movie that takes place in World War II next.Dec 29, 2015 4:23 AM CST
• Google's next-gen Google Glass eyepiece slides through the FCCWe get our best look at the new Enterprise Edition of Google Glass, thanks to a new FCC filing.Dec 29, 2015 2:05 AM CST
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance teased with SVOGI effects, looks incredibleKingdom Come: Deliverance shown off with impressive SVOGI feature, powered by CRYENGINE.Dec 28, 2015 11:04 PM CST
• Raven's Cry dev: 'anything above 30FPS does not matter' The developer of Vendetta - Curse of Raven's Cry says 'anything above 30FPS does not matter for the gaming experience'Dec 28, 2015 8:35 PM CST
• It's possible to beat Fallout 4 without killing, but game breaksSomeone went out of their way to beat Fallout 4 without killing a single person. This goes against the very premise of the game.Dec 28, 2015 7:32 PM CST
• Mass Effect Andromeda may be delayed into 2017 following dev departureEarly signs point to a possible delay for BioWare's new Mass Effect: Andromeda RPG.Dec 28, 2015 6:35 PM CST
• Real-life laser-based Lightsaber is as dangerous as it sounds, brightSomeone went and built a 7W laser they're calling a lightsaber. While not that, it is a very powerful laser capable of cutting and setting things on fire.Dec 28, 2015 6:05 PM CST
• This fan-made Millennium Falcon is the envy of all Star Wars Lego setsA dedicated Star Wars fan spent a whole year making this epic Millennium Falcon Lego set.Dec 28, 2015 5:33 PM CST
• New York City starts installing free gigabit Wi-Fi hubsCity officials have started to roll out the first of some 7,500 free gigabit Wi-Fi hubs in New York City.Dec 28, 2015 4:46 PM CST
• BlackBerry Priv price slashed by 38% in Canada, more regions to followBlackBerry Priv gets price slashed in Canada, now $249.99 CAD with two-year contract.Dec 28, 2015 3:33 PM CST
• ArcaSpace creates first real-life hoverboard, on sale for $20,000ArcaSpace is responsible for an authentic hoverboard, but it's the size of a coffee table and a bit expensive.Dec 28, 2015 1:43 PM CST
• Samsung's new ultrabooks are tiny, powered by SkylakeSamsung's new ultrabooks weigh as little as 1.9lbs, measure as little as 0.5'' thick.Dec 28, 2015 12:38 PM CST
• Brutal Doom performance massively improved in v20b, benchmark showsBrutal Doom mod to get huge performance optimizations come December 31, video shows.Dec 28, 2015 11:32 AM CST
• Rocket League reaches a massive 9 million players worldwideRocket League has surpassed expectations by quite a bit, with over 9 million registered players across both platforms. Not too shabby really!Dec 28, 2015 9:14 AM CST
• Surface Phone sort of mentionedby Microsoft Chief of MarketingThe Surface Phone is a real possibility from Microsoft, though perhaps not on the immediate horizon. The Chief Marketing Officer has left unsaid a lot.Dec 28, 2015 8:12 AM CST
• The first image from the Assassin's Creed movie has been releasedWe get our first glimpse of Michael Fassbender in the upcoming Assassin's Creed movie.Dec 28, 2015 4:10 AM CST
• The Force Awakens becomes the fastest movie to hit $1 billion The fastest movie to reach $1 billion at the box office is now Star Wars: The Force Awakens.Dec 28, 2015 2:10 AM CST
• North Korea's version of Linux watermarks files on USB sticks and moreNorth Korea's own Linux distribution, Red Star OS, is just as closed off as the country itself.Dec 28, 2015 12:05 AM CST
• Boy opens PS4 on XMAS, finds a block of wood with a dick on it insteadWhat would you do if you opened your PS4 on Christmas to only find a block of wood with a dick drawn on it instead?Dec 27, 2015 10:32 PM CST
• Steam's best selling games of 2015? CS:GO, GTA V and Fallout 4CS:GO sold 5.6 million copies throughout 2015, becomes the best selling game on Steam.Dec 27, 2015 10:03 PM CST
• Astronaut calls wrong number from the ISS, apologizes on TwitterEven astronauts sometimes call a wrong number, despite not having the best cell reception available in space.Dec 27, 2015 7:09 PM CST
• Devil May Cry Xbox One holiday bundle coming December 29thDevil May Cry is coming to the Xbox One on the 29th, but it'll first be part of a bundle with more DLC than you can shake a stick at.Dec 27, 2015 5:06 PM CST
• Teens in the EU will need parental consent to register on social mediaTeens under 16 in the EU might soon need to have their parents consent before they can legally sign-up for even social media.Dec 27, 2015 3:03 PM CST
• HTC Vive could reach 'hundreds of millions' of customers with new dealHTC hopes to see its Vive headset in a market with 'hundreds of millions' of Internet cafe users in China.Dec 27, 2015 1:27 PM CST

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