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NaturalMotion's Morpheme Engine To Power Bodycount FPS

Thu, 07/08/2010 - 10:07

NaturalMotion, the game technology company behind the euphoria engine, revealed that Codemasters Studios Guildford is using morpheme to animate its 20

Intel Extreme Masters Fifth Season Scheduled

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 23:03

The fifth season of the Intel Extreme Masters, the global league of video game champions, will have its opening Global Challenge event at the China Di

THQ Kicks Off THQ Partners Program

Thu, 05/27/2010 - 16:38

THQ announced the launch of THQ Partners, providing select developers and publishers access to THQ's global retail and online publishing network.

Zynga Partners With 7-Eleven To Bring FaceBook Games To Ice Cream

Tue, 05/25/2010 - 13:59

In one of the broadest product promotions in its history, 7-Eleven partnered with Zynga to offer FarmVille-, Mafia Wars- and YoVille-branded ite

Bethesda Opens New Offices In Germany And France

Fri, 04/30/2010 - 10:38

Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced the expansion of its global operations, opening offices in Frankfurt, Germany and Paris,

Indian Company Acquires Half Of Codemasters

Wed, 04/07/2010 - 08:58

Codemasters, a leading British developer and publisher of world-class video games, has announced that Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd.

Netflix Coming To Wii In Spring

Wed, 01/13/2010 - 06:00

Nintendo of America and Netflix today announced an agreement that will allow Netflix members who are also owners of Nintendo's Wii home console to ins

Youtube Games May Be On The Way

Thu, 12/31/2009 - 06:00

When you hear the word "youtube", you don't think of a "Web-Based System for Generation of Interactive Games Based on Digital Videos", but this may ch

Firefox 3.5 Is Surpassing I.E. 7 Market Share

Mon, 12/21/2009 - 06:00

With millions of copies downloaded in its first few days of availability, Firefox 3.5 is no doubt one of the most popular pieces of software.According

Google CEO Admits Divulging User Info

Thu, 12/10/2009 - 06:00

With its number 1 search engine, instant chat client, email service, advertising service, and many other products and services, Google have access to

Assassin's Creed II Players Will Have Access To Uplay Beta

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 06:00

Ubisoft announced today that players of Assassin's Creed II on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 will be able to use the in-game interface to connect directl

Unreal Development Kit Reached 50000 Downloads In First Week

Thu, 11/12/2009 - 06:00

Epic Games announced that the Unreal Development Kit (UDK), a free software release that provides uncompromised access to the award-winning Unreal Eng

Most UK Game Developers Don't Feel Threatened By Piracy

Wed, 11/11/2009 - 06:00

TIGA, the trade association representing the UK games industry, today released the results of a snap survey on piracy.The TIGA Piracy Survey compiles

Unreal Development Kit Is Now Free

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 06:00

Epic Games announced the launch of the Unreal Development Kit (UDK), a free edition of Unreal Engine 3 that provides community access to the award-win

Study: File Sharers Are The Biggest Music Spenders

Wed, 11/04/2009 - 06:00

Despite the fact that independent musicians and small labels are largely thriving, the major label music industry sales has been deteriorating for a w

Nokia Will Phase Out N-Gage in 2010

Fri, 10/30/2009 - 05:00

In a questions and answers post on the official N-Gage weblog, Nokia made it clear it will phase out the mobile gaming platform in 2010.N-Gage games c

Microsoft: Trojans Favor US PCs And Worms Prefer China

Mon, 10/19/2009 - 05:00

Now that Microsoft Security Essentials is generally available to consumers in 19 countries, Microsoft've had a chance to go over the data, and there a

Firefox 3.6 Will Detect Computer Orientation And Movement

Tue, 10/13/2009 - 05:00

It seems that Mozilla is still capable of surprising us with new features in its popular Firefox browser.One feature that's been revealed for the upco

Get Rid Of Internet Explorer 6 And Feed The Hungry

Tue, 09/01/2009 - 05:00

More than 17 million children in the U.S.

Google Testing New Caffeine Search Engine

Fri, 08/14/2009 - 05:00

Google recently introduced a new search technology that may potentially change the means in which web pages are ranked in search results.

DSi Gets Facebook Integration

Tue, 08/04/2009 - 05:00

Starting today, Nintendo DSi owners have even more ways to share their experiences with friends and family.

Google Unveils Google Chrome Operating System

Wed, 07/08/2009 - 05:00

Launched nine months ago, more than 30 million years already use the Google Chrome browser regularly.

Windows 7 Pricing And Launch Details Officially Unveiled

Sat, 06/27/2009 - 05:00

Microsoft officially confirmed that on October 22nd, Windows 7 will be available in the following 14 languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, German, Fr

Stardock's Wardell Recommends Switching To Windows 7 As Soon As Possible

Thu, 06/18/2009 - 05:00

Despite being the only operating system to support DirectX 10, gamers and developers haven't embraced it Windows Vista yet.Brad Wardell of PC-focused

Microsoft Touch Pack For Windows 7 Unveiled

Fri, 05/29/2009 - 05:00

Microsoft first introduced multi-touch in Microsoft Surface.

Dell: Windows 7 Is Much More Expensive Than Vista

Fri, 05/22/2009 - 05:00

Speaking to CNET News, Darrel Ward, director of product management for Dell's business client product group, expressed his opinion that Windows 7 will

Braid Now Available For Mac

Wed, 05/20/2009 - 05:00

Hothead Games proudly announced today the release of the Mac version of Jonathan Blow's Braid on the Greenhouse indie digital distribution platform.

Acer Leaks Windows 7 Release Date

Sun, 05/03/2009 - 05:00

Speaking to ZDNet and then to Pocket-lint, Acer directors (unintentionally) revealed Windows 7 release date; twice.Speaking about the company's new li

The Pirate Bay Operators Convicted, Will Appeal

Sat, 04/18/2009 - 05:00

The operators of The Pirate Bay, one of the most popular file sharing sites, have been found guilty of copyright law violations by a Swedish court.Fre

Microsoft Job Listing Reveals Halo's Expansion To Mobile

Tue, 04/14/2009 - 05:00

A job listing at CareerBuilder.com revealed that Microsoft is planning to extend the Halo universe to mobile phones."We're looking to blend console, w

Microsoft To Shut Down Encarta For Good

Tue, 03/31/2009 - 05:00

Microsoft announced officially that on October 31, 2009, MSN Encarta Web sites worldwide will be discontinued, with the exception of Encarta Japan, wh

Pwn2Own Hacker: Mac Is Less Protected But Safer Than PC

Fri, 03/27/2009 - 05:00

Pwn2Own is a respectable annual hacking competition that is designed to reveal hidden security flaws within modern web browsers and operating systems.

iPhone OS 3.0 To Add Cut Copy And Paste. Finally

Wed, 03/18/2009 - 05:00

Apple previewed its iPhone OS 3.0 software and announced the immediate availability of a beta software release to registered developers.The iPhone OS

Beta Testers Help Microsoft Fix 2000 Windows 7 Bugs

Mon, 03/02/2009 - 06:00

In less than 2 months since Microsoft released the beta version of its upcoming Windows 7 to the public, Microsoft received more than 500,000 feedback

Microsoft To Lay Off 5000 Employees

Thu, 01/22/2009 - 06:00

Citing the decline of the global economy as the main reason, Microsoft Confirmed that it will lay off 5000 employees over the next 18 months.In spite

YouTube Now Available On Playstation 3 And Wii

Sun, 01/18/2009 - 06:00

Have you ever wanted to just sit on your couch and watch YouTube on your TV?

What Does 256 CPUs Look Like In Task Manager?

Sun, 01/11/2009 - 06:00

An Intel employee posted a screenshot of the Windows task manager showing 256 cores running on Windows Server 2008 R2.Windows Server 2008 R2 uses the

Nvidia To Release Upgradable Laptop GPU Drivers Directly

Thu, 12/18/2008 - 06:00

Users with notebooks equipped with NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs) now have the added flexibility of downloading upgradeable graphics drivers

Google Chrome Clears Off Beta Stage

Sat, 12/13/2008 - 06:00

In just 100 days, Google Chrome browser reached more than 10 million active users around the world (on all seven continents, no less) and released 14

iPhone Gets Copy And Paste Through A Website

Fri, 12/12/2008 - 06:00

For some reason or another, Apple still refuses to allow iPhone and iPhone 3G users the basic ability to copy and paste.Apple even went as far as bann

Apple: We Don't Lie, But Only Fools Should Believe Us

Thu, 12/04/2008 - 06:00

In their 9 pages, 32 points official court defense, Apple explained that their advertisements don't lie, and that you'd be an idiot to believe them.Th

Internet Explorer 8 Delayed To 2009

Tue, 11/25/2008 - 06:00

The latest update on Microsoft's IE Blog revealed that Internet Explorer 8 has been pushed back to 2009."We will release one more public update of IE8

USB 3.0 Specs Finalized, Dubbed SuperSpeed USB

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 06:00

The USB 3.0 Promoter Group today announced the completion of the USB 3.0 specification, the technical map for device manufacturers to deliver SuperSpe

Microsoft Launches Silverlight 2

Wed, 10/15/2008 - 05:00

Microsoft announced the availability of Silverlight 2, one of the industry's most comprehensive and powerful solutions for the creation and delivery o

Google Starts In-game Advertisement Business

Thu, 10/09/2008 - 05:00

Every week, over 25% of Internet users worldwide play online games, which amounts to over 200 million people.

Microsoft And Attorney general Fight Scareware Software

Wed, 10/01/2008 - 05:00

Attorney General Rob McKenna along with Microsoft announced today that they charging forward with new lawsuits targeting scareware purveyors."The Atto

AMD Launches AMD Fusion

Sun, 09/21/2008 - 05:00

AMD today launched a new corporate brand campaign under a new tagline, The Future is Fusion.The campaign is intended to focus on how the unique AMD co

Spore Originates On iPhone

Sat, 09/06/2008 - 05:00

EA Mobile today announced that Spore Origins, an original game for the iPhone and iPod touch, will be available later this month.The game takes full a

Google Launches Chrome Web Browser

Wed, 09/03/2008 - 05:00

Google today launched Google Chrome, a new open source browser intended to create a better web experience for users around the world.Available in beta

iPhone TV Ad Deemed Misleading

Thu, 08/28/2008 - 05:00

The British Advertising Standards Authority ruled that a new Apple iPhone TV advertisement misled consumers, and hence should never be aired again.The

British Computer Games Degrees Are A Sham (?)

Tue, 08/26/2008 - 05:00

A report on the Daily Mail suggests that British universities' game development courses are a sham.According to the report, of more than 80 computer g

15 Months Imprisonment And USD 415900 Restitution For Game Piracy

Mon, 08/25/2008 - 05:00

Kifah Maswadi, age 24, of Oakland, Florida, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay US$415,900 in restitution for selling videoga

Intel and Yahoo to Bring The Internet To Television

Fri, 08/22/2008 - 05:00

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Olympic Ceremony Hit By BSOD

Tue, 08/12/2008 - 05:00

The Beijing Olympics opening ceremony which featured 14,000 performers depicting 5000 years of Chinese history ended up by depicting a little piece of

OpenGL 3.0 Released. Game Developers Disappointed

Tue, 08/12/2008 - 05:00

After long wait, OpenGL 3.0 has finally been released today.The official Khronos Group press release cites "strong industry support to bring significa

Microsoft Licenses Havok Development Suite

Fri, 08/08/2008 - 05:00

Havok announced that it has signed a perpetual licensing agreement with Microsoft Game Studios in which Havok’s core Physics, Animation and Beha

Band Leaks Track to BitTorrent, Blames Pirates

Sat, 08/02/2008 - 05:00

When BuckCherry found out that their latest single was leaked on BitTorrent, they didn't try to cover this up, or take the file down.

Google Indexes 1 Trillion Unique Web Pages

Mon, 07/28/2008 - 05:00

The first Google index in 1998 already had 26 million pages, and by 2000 the Google index reached the one billion mark.

Create Your Own MSN Messenger Character

Wed, 07/23/2008 - 05:00

Microsoft launched a new website for MSN Messenger users where they can create their own custom emoticons and characters."Is your rubber duck looking

Windows 3.11 Finally Dead

Thu, 07/10/2008 - 05:00

Microsoft announced that effective November 1st, 2008, OEM's will no longer be able to license Windows for Workgroups 3.11 in the embedded channel.Now

GBP31,500 phone bill For Downloading Prison Break

Mon, 07/07/2008 - 05:00

After returning home from a short holiday in Portugal, Ian Dobsyn, a 34-year-old IT worker from Salford, was shocked to receive a phone bill of £

Fiji Island Upset About Upcoming Windows Name

Sat, 06/28/2008 - 05:00

Microsoft announced that the next version of Windows Media Center will be called Windows Fiji, but it seems that the South Pacific Island nation isn't

Intel Turns Its Back On Windows Vista

Sat, 06/28/2008 - 05:00

The relation between Microsoft and Intel has been so strong that the term "Wintel" was coined in the late 1980s to describe it.

Firefox Download Day Is Here

Tue, 06/17/2008 - 05:00

Just a friendly reminder that today is Firefox 3 Download Day.For 24 hours, all Firefox 3 downloads will be counted by Guinness World Records in an at

Firefox 3 Release Date Announced

Sun, 06/15/2008 - 05:00

Mozilla has finally announced the official launch date of their much anticipated web browser, Firefox 3.Firefox 3 will launch officially on June 17, 2

Download Firefox 3 And Set A World Record

Thu, 05/29/2008 - 05:00

The good folks at SpreadFirefox.com are working trying to get Firefox 3 to set the Guinness World Record for the most downloaded software in 24 hours.

Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 Released

Tue, 05/20/2008 - 05:00

The first Firefox 3 Release Candidate is now available for download.This milestone includes new features as well as dramatic improvements to performan

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Released To Manufacturers

Tue, 04/22/2008 - 05:00

Microsoft confirmed that Windows XP Service Pack 3 has been released to manufacturers yesterday and that it should be available for home users through

Microsoft: Windows Vista Is A Work In Progress

Fri, 04/18/2008 - 05:00

"Windows Vista: A work in progress", was the opening words of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's speech to the company's Most Valuable Professionals confer

FTC Investigating EA's Anti Competitive Behavior

Thu, 04/17/2008 - 05:00

Electronic Arts today announced that it received a second request for information from the U.S.

Study: Trailers Better Than Demos For Games' Sales

Tue, 04/15/2008 - 05:00

A new marketing study found out that demos might be hurting games' sales.The study, conducted by Gregory Short and Geoffery Zatkin, heads of the Elect

Microsoft Unveils Windows mobile 6.1

Wed, 04/02/2008 - 05:00

Microsoft today unveiled the newest version of Internet Explorer Mobile, which adds desktop-grade Web browsing to Windows Mobile phones.

Firefox 3 Is Finally 'Ready For The Masses'

Sat, 03/22/2008 - 05:00

Speaking with Reuters, Mozilla Corp Vice President of Engineering Mike Schroepfer revealed that Firefox 3 has finally "ready for the masses to use".Un

Next iPhone Firmware Already Cracked

Wed, 03/12/2008 - 05:00

Word in the street is that an iPhone hacking team has already cracked iPhone's firmware 2.0 which is yet to be released.The cracking team, "iPhone Dev

Internet Explorer 8 Public Beta 1 Released

Sat, 03/08/2008 - 06:00

Microsoft has released the first public beta of Internet Explorer 8.According to Microsoft, Internet Explorer 8 is the most standards-compliant versio

Spore Confirmed For iPhone

Fri, 03/07/2008 - 06:00

Several months past the iPhone's launch, Apple has finally released its Software Development Kit (SDK) and, while doing so, revealed a pleasant surpri

Microsoft Lists Programs Incompatible With Vista SP1

Sat, 02/23/2008 - 06:00

Microsoft has released a list of programs that won't work with Windows Vista Service Pack 1."Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista is an important update f

Windows XP Service Pack 3 RC2 Available Now

Fri, 02/22/2008 - 06:00

As of now, Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 is now available from the Microsoft Download Center to users running PCs with XP SP2 installe

Windows Vista Service Pack 1: Mixed Results

Fri, 02/15/2008 - 06:00

Now that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 has made its way to testers, it's finally time to see if it delivers what the OS users have been waiting for.Whi

Vista Service Pack 1 Timetable Revealed

Sat, 02/09/2008 - 06:00

On his blog, Biplab Paul, a Technical Consultant at Microsoft revealed the final Vista Service Pack 1 release schedule:When will SP1 be shipped?- Mile

Microsoft: Using vLite May Disable Windows Update

Mon, 02/04/2008 - 06:00

Derived by their belief that Windows Vista is bloated, a lot of users turned to a utility called vLite which removes unnecessary components from Micro

Microsoft Working On Next-Gen Shopping Cart

Tue, 01/15/2008 - 06:00

MediaCart, Microsoft and Wakefern announced today, at the National Retail Federation's 97th Annual Convention & Expo, their plans to for a "next-g

Windows Mobile 7 Secrets Leaked

Mon, 01/07/2008 - 06:00

Software journalist, Nathan Weinberg put his hand on an internal Microsoft document detailing Windows Mobile 7 designs and ideas.The following are dir

Microsoft Reveals Internet Explorer 8 Details

Fri, 12/28/2007 - 06:00

It took Microsoft five years after Internet Explorer 6 to release Internet Explorer 7 but you won't have to wait that long for the next version of its

Mozilla Announces Weave

Sun, 12/23/2007 - 06:00

Mozilla labs announced today that they are working on "blending of the desktop and the Web through deeper integration of the browser with online servi

Another Delay For The New N-Gage

Fri, 12/21/2007 - 06:00

Originally scheduled for release in November, 2007 and then delayed to "sometime in 2007", Nokia's reworked N-Gage service has been delayed again."We

Windows Vista SP1 Overhauls WGA

Wed, 12/05/2007 - 06:00

According to Microsoft, Windows Vista piracy rate is already less than half of Window XP's, but this is still not enough for the Redmond giant.The fir

XP SP3 Boosts Performance. Vista SP1 Doesn't

Sun, 11/25/2007 - 06:00

With both Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 nearing completion and already delivered to select experts, it is about time we s

Movie Producer Thanks Pirates

Sun, 11/18/2007 - 06:00

Most producers won't do it, but Eric D.

Nvidia Unveils Enthusiast System Architecture

Tue, 11/06/2007 - 06:00

PC industry luminaries, including NVIDIA, Dell, HP, Alienware, Falcon Northwest, CoolerMaster, Thermaltake and others, today announced details of a ne

The Pirate Bay Working On New P2P Protocol

Thu, 11/01/2007 - 05:00

The Pirate Bay is one of the most famous BitTorrent trackers, but they are currently working on a new protocol to replace it.The new protocol, still i

Firefox Hits Mobile In 2008

Fri, 10/12/2007 - 05:00

Mozilla revealed their plans for a mobile version of their popular Firefox web browser.The following excerpts from Mozilla's Schrep's blog summarizes

Microsoft Extends Windows XP Sales Availability

Sat, 09/29/2007 - 05:00

Microsoft is extending availability of Windows XP editions among OEM and retail channels for an additional five months to June 30, 2008.

Microsoft Releases DreamScene

Wed, 09/26/2007 - 05:00

Back in July, Window Vista Ultimate Team revealed their plans to ship the remaining promised Ultimate Extras (DreamScene and the remaining Language Pa

Hackers Slam Major Anti-Piracy Firm

Fri, 09/21/2007 - 05:00

A week ago, hacking group called MDD (MediaDefender-Defenders) leaked 6621 internal MediaDefender emails.MediaDefender is a security firm that works w

Vista's Hidden Guardian Dispatched - Update

Wed, 09/12/2007 - 05:00

Update:Microsoft has confirmed this story originated from a reporter who "received inaccurate information".Original Story:"Good afternoon, as of this

Microsoft Releases Windows Live Suite Beta

Fri, 09/07/2007 - 05:00

Microsoft released beta versions of a new generation of Windows Live software designed for your Windows PC that makes it easier than ever to get conne

First Official Vista SP1 Details

Thu, 08/30/2007 - 05:00

Most PC enthusiasts are waiting for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to enhance Microsoft's latest Operating System before they jump onto the Vista bandwa

Software Unlocks iPhone AT&T Exclusivity

Sat, 08/25/2007 - 05:00

Since its launch in June 2007, several methods have been devised to allow it to work on other networks than AT&T, but all of them were too complic

Pre-Beta XP SP3 and Vista SP1 Released

Wed, 08/08/2007 - 05:00

Microsoft has finally released pre-beta versions of Windows XP service pack 3 and Windows Vista service pack 1 to a select group of testers.Windows Vi

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