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Google OnHub reviewGoogles smart home Trojan horse is a $200 leap of faith.

In-Flight Wi-Fi Prices Jump as Demand Surges. Gouging air travelers? Inconceivable! Thanks HARDOCP. Puzzle Football: Quest of the Gridiron on the App Store on iTunes.

New Xbox One Elite Bundle and Lunar White Wireless Controller Offer Fans the Ultimate Gaming Experience.

The Virtual Reality of John Carmack - D Magazine. Thanks GL1zdA.

The GeForce Website now offers new "game ready" version 355.82 WHQL-certified Windows drivers for NVIDIA graphics cards. There are a couple of games in particular these are ready for, as they say...

A Steam Community Announcement has word that "the sun sets on Moonrise," as Undead Labs says that the response to the Early Access and early mobile versions of Moonrise has lead them to decide not to...

The Deus Ex blog announces a February release date for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, their upcoming action/RPG sequel. Word is: "Were thrilled to announce Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will launch February...

Steam now offers Early Access to WARSHIFT, a space game created by a lone developer that combines action, RTS, and RPG gameplay. Here's a trailer offering a look at how this works, and here's a brief...

DSL routers contain hard-coded -XXXXairocon- credentials. Thanks DSLReports via Ant. Intel Security to Showcase Cloud Security Solutions at VMworld. Thanks HARDOCP.

These are the 10 bestselling items on Steam for last week according to Valve, which includes a piece of hardware this time around: METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN Counter-Strike: Global...

Interview with Tim Wicksteed (Developer of Big Pharma) - Cliffski's Blog. Minecraft founder feels isolated, unhappy - Business Insider. Notch's ennui. Thanks HARDOCP.

Sid Meier's Pirates! on Steam. Save 80%.

EA announces details on Trespasser, the final planned DLC for Dragon Age: Inquisition, saying this is their first attempt at such an "epilogue," which "marks the end of our time with the Inquisition."...

A letter from the President on GuildWars2.com announces Guild Wars 2 is now free for everyone, as they hope to show introduce more players to their MMORPG before the upcoming release of the Heart of...

This announcement reveals plans for Atlas Reactor, an upcoming simultaneous turn-based multiplayer tactics game from RIFT creator Trion Worlds. The post is dated a couple of weeks ago, but it looks...

Roberts Space Industries announces the release of alpha version 1.2 of Star Citizen to backers of the space simulation, offering first crack at what's called the game's social module (thanks...

Gearbox Software now offers a video covering their Inside Gearbox Software panel at PAX Prime 2015. Here's their summary, including word on signups to participate in closed testing of Battleborn,...

British cops arrest six in connection with Lizard Squad Christmas attacks on Xbox, PSN. But can they be protected from Smed?

Guild Wars 2 website now offers a release date for the Heart of Thorns expansion for Guild Wars 2, revealing an October 23rd is when to expect ArenaNet's MMORPG expansion. They also offer a recent...

Windows 10 automatically sends parents detailed dossier of their children's internet history and computer use. Thanks DSLReports. Company in shambles, marriages ruined. My work here is done, says...

Op-Ed: Lexmarks war against a man who recycles toner cartridges - Ars Technica. From mic drops to manspreading- an Oxford Dictionaries update. See, we're totally relevant! Thanks HARDOCP.

Pentagon teams up with Apple, Boeing to develop wearable tech. Thanks HARDOCP. United in-flight Wi-Fi reportedly blocks Ars Technica and New York Times. The big two. Uber hires hackers who remotely...

Xbox One Getting Another $150 Controller, This One From Razer. This War Of Mine Coming To Consoles, Includes New Kid-Focused Content. Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Mortal Kombat X canceled. Fatality!...

Battle.net announces that Season 4 is now live in Diablo III. Here's word on this time-limited challenge in Blizzard's action/RPG sequel: Diablo III Season 4 is now live in all gameplay regions! To...

Treyarch announces that the recently launched Call of Duty: Black Ops III beta is now open to all on Windows and Xbox One as it heads into its final weekend. They also announce some tweaks to the...

Hasbro Teams up with Indiegogo to Launch Crowdfunding Gaming Challenge.

Double Fine Productions announces HeadLander is their next game, a "retro-futuristic" action/adventure platformer (thanks PC Gamer). The HeadLander website is online with an announce trailer, and the...

WG Labs announces details about a Collector's Edition of Master of Orion, their upcoming 4X strategy expansion. This will include all three of the original games in the series, Early Access, an...

The LawBreakers website now offers a new trailer with the first look at gameplay from LawBreakers, the recently revealed multiplayer shooter from Cliff Bleszinski's Boss Key Studios. Word is: "Watch...

Lionsgate is planning "a tent-pole feature film" based on Borderlands, Gearbox Software's first-person shooter franchise. The studio has concentrated on young adult titles the past few years, and has...

Paradox Interactive offers this new trailer from Cities: Skylines - After Dark that they are showing at PAX Prime to promote their upcoming urban-planning expansion, and they are also holding a panel...

Here's the PAX Prime 2015 trailer from Sword Coast Legends, n-Space's Dungeons & Dragons RPG that's on display this weekend at the show. Those attending PAX are encouraged to visit the Wizards of the...

The XCOM website announces a delay to XCOM 2, saying the this is now expected on February 5th. Firaxis' sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown was announced with a November release window, but now they admit...

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Dean Hall: We're not seeking to make a game that heaps of people will play - GamesIndustry.biz.

Prison Architect Alpha 36. Team Fortress 2 Update Released.

The Team Fortress blog announces only one week remains for those interested in buying a pass to the Gun Mettle campaign for Team Fortress 2, which still offers access to all past contracts as well as...

Developer Motiga announces closed beta testing is getting underway for Gigantic, their not miniature MOBA shooter for Windows 10 and Xbox One. Testing will be on weekends to start with, and will...

Those surprised that the HTC (RE) Vive VR headset being made in partnership with Valve was announced for release this year will be less surprised to learn that HTC has now revealed the VR headsets...

Gamechanger is now running a "put a hit on cancer" promotion, offering a free copy of Hitman: Absolution for anyone who donates at least one dollar to help fight pediatric cancer. They are also on...

Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson announces the release of Age Of Empires: Castle Siege for Windows 10, a disappointment expecting such revelations from Windows 10's Major Healey. Here's word on the new...

Cliffski's Blog announces the full release of Big Pharma, offering no side effect warnings whatsoever for this strategy sim from Twice Circled. Here's word:So its that day! The lab management/strategy...

5 Lives Studios warns to get out your satellite umbrella, as they have launched Satellite Reign, a spiritual successor to Syndicate created by this developer formed from the ashes of SEGA Australia....

Though it was just announced a few days ago, Devolver Digital now announces September 24th is the release date for Fistful of Gun, the upcoming top-down western shooter from developer Farmergnome....

This video is a new developer diary for Just Cause 3, where the developers at Avalanche Studios discuss the next installment in their over-the-top action series. They also note this will be another...

Calvino Noir is now available on Steam. offering the Windows and OS X editions of this noir stealth platformer that's also now available for PS4 and iOS. A new release trailer shows off the game's...

NVIDIA now offers a new GeForce Hotfix driver 355.80 for users with SLI rigs (thanks PC Gamer). Word is: "Excessive virtual memory consumption for SLI configurations running Windows 10."

Indie developer Psyonix announces plans for OS X and SteamOS editions of Rocket League, saying these ports of the motorized sports game should arrive by the end of this year. "We're extremely excited...

There's more free gameplay to be found on Steam this weekend, as Steam News announces this is also a free weekend for Mount & Blade: Warband and its expansions. Here's word:Play Mount & Blade:...

Steam News announces a free weekend is underway for the entire Company of Heroes franchise, coinciding with a sale on the World War II real-time strategy series. Here's the deal: In celebration of...