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Sunday Safety Dance
Thanks Acleacius. Are Hackers Already Outsmarting New Chip Credit Cards? UC Berkeley system with data on students, workers, alumni hacked.
Sunday Tech Bits
Thanks Ant. IBM added and lost 70,000 people. Thanks Slashdot. Former Disney IT worker to Congress: How can you allow this?
Sunday Mobilization
Slashy Souls: a first look at Namco's new Dark Souls-inspired mobile game.
Gatherings & Competitions
Fired Dota 2 Commentator On Why Valve Dropped Him. "And I just needed to do something high-brow once, to appease my fans and loosen up the panel."
Sunday Crowdfunding Roundup
DownWind -- Steam Greenlight. "DownWind is a gaming experience that you dont want to miss. Soar higher and higher, and use the wind to your advantage, as the most unlikely hero; a small green leaf...
On Sale
Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition on Steam. Save 85%.
Fallout 4 Season Pass Tops Steam Top 10
Valve lists the following nine games as the 10 bestselling titles on Steam for last week. It probably bears repeating that the main reason the Fallout 4 Season Pass appears here is because it's been...
Saturday Mobilization
Apple to launch 9.7-inch iPad Pro, not Air 3; Smart Keyboard & Apple Pencil support likely. Thanks HARDOCP. Microsoft's plan to port Android apps to Windows is dead.
Gatherings & Competitions
Valve fires Dota2 commentator, Gabe Newell calls him "an ass." Heroes of the Storm North American Spring Regionals in Los Angeles this weekend.
Saturday Patches
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive » Release Notes for 2/26/2016.
Saturday Safety Dance
Most software already has a golden key backdoor: the system update. The Internet's routing security needs an urgent fix, but it'll require collaboration.
Saturday Tech Bits
Pentium? Core i5? Core i7? Making sense of Intels convoluted CPU lineup.
Saturday Metaverse
You can now read the entirety of sci-fi magazine If for free - Ars Technica.
Harmonix on PC Rhythm Gaming
There are Some Thoughts on PC Rhythm Gaming on the Harmonix Blog where the company's Community Interaction Manager explains why now "really is the perfect time for the rhythm game scene to burst onto...
Street Fighter V Rage Quit Punishment Coming
There's a fifth update on CapCom Unity covering issues with the release of Street Fighter V. Today they cover the oversight of failing to build in punishments for rage quitters as well as more on...
Gatherings & Competitions
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive MLG Columbus 2016 Qualifier. Rockstar Games: Rhino Hunt Week- Bonus GTA$, RP and Discounts in GTA Online (Feb 26 - Mar 3). StarCraft II WCS 2016 Winter Circuit...
Op Ed
Heavy Metal Gamer Video Blog- Street Fighter V - Unfinished Edition. NSFW. Thanks Ant.
Evening Consolidation
Cratering portable sales cant prop up Nintendos business anymore. The Power Glove reborn? Sony patent points to finger-tracking controller.
Master of Orion Collector's Edition Early Access
WG Labs announces the release of the Master of Orion Collector's Edition, though what this offers for now is early access to the 4X strategy game, and it will also include content exclusive to the...
Evening Crowdfunding Roundup
Paul Anthony Romero - The Piano Sonatas Album by Indie Designers Kickstarter. "Help us to release the first Heroes of Might and Magic piano sonata album & scorebook." Bring -Thank You For Playing-...
On Sale
Deep Silver Build Your Own Bundle on The Humble Store. The Red Solstice on Steam. Save 50%. Weekend Sale on GamesRepublic.com. Save up to 85%.
Evening Patches
SMITE PTS Patch Notes- Victory Lap - 3.3. Thanks PCGamesN. Zombasite version 0.922. Here are the patch notes.
Samorost 3 Next Month
Amanita Design announces a March 24th release date for the Windows and OS X editions of Samorost 3, a "loose" continuation of the point-and-click adventuring of the first two games in the series. You...
Evening Mobilization
New Pokémon Games Announced via Pokémon Direct.
Tigers on the Hunt Released
Matrix Games now features the release of Tigers on the Hunt, a World War II tactical wargame for PC that makes no excuses about being a hardcore game with a higher degree of complexity than many...
Morning Consolidation
The Church in the Darkness Coming to PS4. PlayStation Blogcast Episode 198: Plants vs. Paragon. Tiny Troopers Joint Ops Is Now Available For Xbox One. MagNets- Fully Charged Is Now Available For...
Morning Interviews
Silence - The Whispered World 2 PC Interview - GameWatcher. Presumably conducted in hushed tones.
Gatherings & Competitions
Dota 2 Shanghai Major suffers serious production issues, host James '2GD' Harding let go on day two. Cloud9 eSports Players To Share Their Expertise On NVIDIA Twitch Channel.
Morning Crowdfunding Roundup
City of the Shroud has received a Steam Greenlight. They also offer the latest episode of the story preview to backers of the original Kickstarter campaign.
WW1 Battlefield 5 in October? [Updated]
German Swiss e-tailer World of Games now has a listing for Battlefield 5, which, if accurate, reveals a World War I setting for the next installment in the military shooter series. They call it a "Me...
Ubisoft Fighting Hostile Takeover
The Globe and Mail reports that Ubisoft is in discussions with financiers in an attempt to fend off what's described as a hostile takeover by Vivendi, owners of a 15% stake in the company. Ubisoft...
Call of Cthulhu Next Year
Cyanide Studio and Focus Home Interactive offer some details, images, and a 2017 release window for Call of Cthulhu, basically the first news about this Lovecraft-inspired game since it was announced...
WW1 Battlefield 5 in October?
German e-tailer World of Games now has a listing for Battlefield 5, which, if accurate, reveals a World War I setting for the next installment in the military shooter series. They call it a "Mehrspie...
Evening Interviews
Making of XCOM 2 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun. "Firaxis Jake Solomon On What Went Right And Wrong With XCOM 2." Game developers tell us how they would make Half-Life 3 - PC Gamer.
On Sale
ARMA Sale on Steam. Save up to 80%. Iceberg Interactive 2 on Humble Weekly Bundle. League of Legends Champion and skin sale- 02.26 - 02.29.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Free MP Weekend
Steam News announces a free multiplayer weekend for Call of Duty: Black Ops III, allowing you to sample the military shooter sequel without even paying for virtual bullets:Try out the Multiplayer for...
Acaratus Early Access
Early access to Acaratus is now available on Steam, offering the first chance to play this award-winning turn-based RPG for Windows that features "randomized maps, highly customizable battle suits,...
Evening Consolidation
Resident Evil 4, 5, and 6 coming to consoles. DiRT Rally Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One.
New Ashes of the Singularity Beta & Benchmark
Stardock now offers beta 2 of Ashes of the Singularity, which is now available in early access on GOG.com and Steam. This includes an updated version of the game's integrated DirectX 12 benchmark,...
X Rebirth Expansion; Patch; Demo
EGOSOFT now offers the promised Home of Light for X Rebirth, calling this the largest expansion to date for the space combat game. This is accompanied by a free patch to update the base game to...
SUPERHOT Released
SUPERHOT Team announces the release of SUPERHOT, their time-warped first-person shooter that's so Hansel right now. The Windows, OS X, and Linux editions are now available through the SUPERHOT...
Morning Crowdfunding Roundup
Screeps -- Steam Greenlight. And Open Source Sandbox Strategy Game for Programmers - Indiegogo. "Screeps is a MMO sandbox strategy game for programmers, wherein the core mechanic is programming your...
Morning Patches
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive » Release Notes for 2-24-2016. Infinite Space III: Sea of Stars version 1.1.2 update released. Includes "an entirely new step-by-step tutorial that guides you...
Deponia Doomsday Next Week
Daedalic announces plans for Deponia Doomsday, saying those interested in a fourth installment in "the most successful German adventure series of all time" don't have long to wait, as it will be...
Dark Souls III Trailer
A new trailer from Dark Souls III shows off the "true colors of darkness" (which sounds a little like an ad for OLED televisions) of FromSoftware's action/RPG sequel. Word is: "Titled 'True Colors of...
New Radeon Crimson Drivers
New Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2 drivers are now available for AMD graphics cards under Windows, though these are not WHQL-certified (thanks Mashiki). Here are highlights: Radeon Software...
Alan Wake Returns TMed
NeoGAF shows that Remedy has registered a trademark for Alan Wake Returns, a strong suggestion of a new installment in the psychological survival/horror series. They also note that related domains...
New Heroes of the Storm Matchmaking Rules
Battle.net announces the recently revealed matchmaking changes are now live, in Heroes of the Storm, so QuickMatch players will be less likely to end up on teams with oddball compositions in the MOBA....
Goodgame Studios Unveils Action/RPG Plans
Goodgame Studios announces they've opened a new studio called The Fourth Floor to work on client-based games from this German developer that claims regional leadership in the realm of mobile and...
Morning Consolidation
New PS4 trailer highlights epic spring 2016 lineup. PS4 sales to hit 100 million, predicts research firm. PlayStation Plus free games for March 2016 revealed.
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