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Morning Tech Bits
Doom on Raspberry Pi (bare metal assembly). Doesn't look quite as authentic as they say. Thanks Doomworld via Ant.
Morning Mobilization
Safari isnt the problem, but the lack of browser choice in iOS is. Thanks OS news via Ant. Apple's new iPhone rumored to feature 4K-capable, 12-megapixel camera. How many iPhones does it take to...
Morning Consolidation
Sony Reveals First Flight Crowdfunding Platform for Employees, Might Be Used for Video Game. PlayStation Now turned my awful Samsung Smart TV into a fun gaming system.
Star Citizen Executive Producer Departs [Updated]
The LinkedIn profile of Alex Mayberry now lists Cloud Imperium Games as a previous employer, leading to speculation that he's no longer the Executive Producer on Star Citizen, though his current...
Gatherings & Competitions
At the Mountains of Madness - Steam Greenlight. "...a Indie Lovecraftian PC game based in the novel by H.P. Lovecraft, currently under development." Redemption: Eternal Quest - Steam Greenlight. "......
CONSORTIUM: The Tower Prophecy Trailer
Interdimensional Games offers a new gameplay teaser trailer from CONSORTIUM: The Tower Prophecy with a look at the Unreal Engine 4 graphics of this upcoming first-person shooter sequel. CONSORTIUM...
Morning Previews
Interstellar Rift on GameWatcher. Video.
U.K. Sales Charts
The Sims 4 slips back into the top spot on the GFK Chart-Track top 30 chart of the bestselling PC games in the U.K. for the week ending July 4th. Last week's number one FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward...
Star Citizen Executive Producer Departs?
The LinkedIn profile of Alex Mayberry now lists Cloud Imperium Games as a previous employer, leading to speculation that he's no longer the Executive Producer on Star Citizen, though his current...
Sunday Metaverse
Why you might not want to upgrade to iTunes 12.2. Thanks Ant. They actually made this terrible software worse?
Sunday Mobilization
iOS 8.4 nixes Home Sharing for music, at least for now.
Sunday Consolidation
Fabled CD-playing, SNES-compatible Play Station prototype found in a box.
Sunday Interviews
Todd Howard Explains How Skyrims Bugs Should Improve Fallout 4s Wasteland. Matt Chat 298- Richard Bartle on Female MUDders. Thanks Ant.
Gatherings & Competitions
Minecraft convention breaks record for largest video game event.
Sunday Patches
Team Fortress 2 update released.
Steam Top 10
Valve reveals the following were the bestselling games on Steam for last week: ARK: Survival Evolved Grand Theft Auto V Counter-Strike: Global Offensive The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Terraria The Elder...
FINAL FANTASY XIV OS X Pulled, Refunds Offered
The FINAL FANTASY XIV website announces that Square Enix has pulled the OS X edition of FINAL FANTASY XIV from distribution due to performance issues, kicking off the post by offering refunds to...
Gatherings & Competitions
Retrospective Team Fortress 2 Tournament. No Hand Outs: Tempo Storms Plan to Dominate Heroes of the Storm in 2015.
Saturday Patches
Team Fortress 2 Update Released. Team Fortress 2 Update Released. World of Warcraft Patch 6.2 Hotfixes - July 1. Thanks Ant.
On Sale
DRM Freedom Sale on The Humble Store. Dust: An Elysian Tail on Steam. Save 80%. Road Redemption on Steam. Save 60%. Weekend Promo- Come Out and Play! ● GOG.com.
Op Ed
Derek Smart - Interstellar Citizens. "Previously, in Oct 2012, Chris Roberts of Wing Commander fame, having left the industry back in the 90s for Hollywood, announced Star Citizen via Kickstarter....
Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 DLC
Steam now offers new Trader Pack DLC for Car Mechanic Simulator 2015, adding new cars, parts, and tuning options to the grease monkey sim. Here's word on the contents: New package of cars, parts and...
Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta Announced
Mojang announces a "whole new version of Minecraft they are calling Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta (though they'll probably drop the beta part at some point), an update for the sandbox mining...
Fractured Space Content Update
A new patch is now live on Steam for Fractured Space, the Early Access team-based space combat game. This post the detail on all the new content this adds, and this one has details on a subsequent...
Minecraft: Story Mode Trailer
Here's a new trailer from Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series, the upcoming episodic adventure spin-off of the Minecraft series (thanks GameInformer). Here's word on the clip, which...
Saturday Legal Briefs
FBI investigating 11 attacks on San Francisco-area Internet lines. Thanks HARDOCP.
Saturday Safety Dance
How much does security software slow down your PC?
Saturday Tech Bits
Before WIRED, There Was the Eccentric Mondo 2000. Before that, nothing. Thanks El Destiny.
Saturday Metaverse
Mozilla Firefox version 39.0. Thanks Frans. Mozilla Firefox version 38.1.0. Thanks Frans.
Saturday Mobilization
Buy a Windows Phone from Microsoft, get Nokia headphones for free. PS Vita 'still a great platform to play games on,' says Sony. The week in iPhone 6S rumors- Same body, faster LTE, still 16GB....
Saturday Interviews
Metal Gear Solid 5 microtransactions added to 'make it easier for players to progress'.
NOTGTAV (Really) Released
NotGTAV is now available on Steam for 75% off its already low price, making it under a buck. This is a parody title with hand-drawn graphics, and it has been net with a very positive response from...
AntharioN This Month
Orphic Software announces a July 15th release date for AntharioN, their old school, turn-based, party-based CRPG. Here's the appealing elevator pitch: "Ever wonder what the frankenbaby of Baldurs...
Sword Coast Legends Videos
Two new videos are available from yesterday's livestream of Sword Coast Legends, n-Space's upcoming RPG. They offer a Campaign Creation Extended E3 Edition video, described like so: "An exclusive...
Steamship Ahoy - Vector Thrust
Iceberg Interactive announces the release of Vector Thrust on Steam, as the aerial combat game is lifting off out of early access. Here's word on how the process helped refine the game: "Developer...
Independent Patches
Gratuitous Space Battles 2 gets its campaign Heroes of the Storm Hotfix Patch Notes -- July 2, 2015. Infinite Space III- Sea of Stars Early Access update - 7/3/2015. Team Fortress 2 Update Released....
Tales of Symphonia for PC Announced
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America announces Tales of Symphonia (or more typically, TALES OF SYMPHONIA) is coming to Windows via Steam, offering a chance to play the remake of the 2003 installment in...
Batman Console DLC This Month
WBIE and DC Entertainment announce the Batgirl: A Matter of Family DLC will be released on July 14th for the console editions of Batman: Arkham Knight, the latest installment in the action/adventure...
Heroes of the Storm Map Hack Allegations
A thread on reddit offers replays and videos of gameplay from Heroes of the Storm that are being taken by many as proof that some sort of map hack cheat is available in Blizzard's MOBA to give...
Independent Crowdfunding Roundup
Megasphere gets the Steam Greenlight. More details on this procedural action platformer on this page. Thanks Chris.
F1 2015 Features Trailer
Here's a new trailer from Codemasters for F1 2015, showing off the features in the new installment in the Formula One racing series. All they have to say about this is: "F1 2015 puts you in the heart...
Act of Aggression Beta Access with Pre-Purchases
Steam News announces that pre-purchases are now being accepted for Act of Aggression, the upcoming real-time strategy game from Eugen Systems. Such an advance commitment involves risk, so they are...
Skyforge Open Beta This Month
Having previously announced that open beta testing of Skyforge would begin this summer, Obsidian now reveals July 16th as when this will commence, though owners of a founder's pack for the sci-fi...
Scrolls Gold Bonus
Mojang announces a double gold weekend is underway for Scrolls, their recently updated and condemned virtual card game: With the release of all those lovely new scrolls in Echoes, and the imminence...
Anna's Quest Begins
Daedalic Entertainment announces the worldwide release of Anna's Quest, a new adventure game for Windows, OS X, and Linux. This is offered through GOG.com and Steam, with each site offering a 10%...
Stronghold Crusader 2: Free and Paid DLC Released
Two new DLC packs are now available for Stronghold Crusader 2 on Steam, one a free map pack, and the other a premium pack called The Templar & The Duke launched with a 33% discount. This trailer...
Steamship Ahoy - Legends of Eisenwald
Aterdux Entertainment announces the release of Legends of Eisenwald on Steam, a medieval adventure game that carries a 15% launch discount. They celebrate the news with a new gameplay trailer as well...
Team Fortress 2 Gun Metal Update
A new version of Team Fortress 2 is now automatically available through Steam, and the Team Fortress 2 blog has the complete patch notes for what they're calling the Gun Metal update for the teamplay...
Swords Coast Legends Stream Today
A livestream is planned today on Twitch for Swords Coast Legends, offering an extended look at the E3 presentation for n-Space's upcoming Dungeons & Dragons RPG. Things get underway at 3:00 pm EDT...
World of Warships Open Beta
Wargaming announces that open beta testing is now underway for World of Warships, their naval combat MMOG. There are three websites serving this up, depending on your territory: North America, Europe,...
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