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BioWare Blog announces the open source release of Orbit, "a modern Java framework that makes it easier to build and maintain distributed, secure, and scalable online services." That's pretty self-expl...

A post on Polygon discusses a serious bug in Pillars of Eternity, though visiting the links they provide to the thread about the issue and Obsidian's reply bring up pages saying they are currently...

Denial wins Call of Duty Championship 2015. Halo 5: Guardians release date and new trailers released.

GfK Chart-Track is back with their U.K. sales charts, offering this list of the 30 bestselling PC games for the week ending March 28th. Pillars of Eternity makes its debut at number nine while...

More than half of Internet Explorer users face patch axe in 10 months. Thanks HARDOCP. Opting Out of AT&T's 'Gigapower' Snooping is Comically Expensive. Thanks Ant.

PS TV sales sky rocket following price drop. Microsoft reveals Halo 5- Guardians Xbox One release date with two new commercials. Thanks Ant. Twisted Metal PS4 not in development. Ultima IV...

A new official trailer from Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Siege shows off the new "operator" system in Ubisoft's upcoming continuation of the tactical shooter series. Word is: "Today, Ubisoft announced...

Here's a new trailer from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare showing more of the Exo Zombies infection from the Ascendance DLC that will come to the Xbox edition of the military shooter sequel tomorrow,...

The Roberts Space Industries website reveals that crowdfunding of Star Citizen has now passed the $77 million mark. GameSpot notes this includes a million dollars raised in a five-day period, and it...

Steam has word that DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round for Windows is unlocking in a few hours, offer a PC edition of this fighting game. Unfortunately this will be missing a few key features, as noted in...

GitHub battles largest DDoS in sites history, targeted at anti-censorship tools.

Zynga investors can sue FarmVille creator for alleged IPO fraud, judge says. Why Game Of Thrones Will Be The Most Pirated TV-Show, Again. Thanks HARDOCP.

Well this should be interesting... our Monday night co-op crew is going to take a crack at the Heroes of the Storm beta tonight. None of us has any real prior MOBA experience, and we're all old...

Club3D Radeon R9 285 royalQueen Graphics Card on pcGameware. G.Skill Ripjaws 4 DDR4-3200 16GB on Hardware Canucks. GIGABYTE GTX 960 G1 Gaming on Pure Overclock. GIGABYTE 480GB HyperX Predator M.2...

Dying Light on True PC Gaming. Second look. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number on Gaming Nexus. Talos Principle on Just Adventure.

Tennessee sues the FCC to stop city-run internet. Thanks HARDOCP. Police: Reported hostage situation in Clifton was hoax. Dark Web vendors offer up thousands of Uber logins starting at $1 each.

Netflix Wants to Make VPN Piracy Obsolete. Thanks HARDOCP.

Early adopter: Microsofts Windows 10 will support up to 8K displays. Thanks HARDOCP. Samsung To Allegedly Acquire AMD To Compete With Intel And Qualcomm Head On. Thanks HARDOCP. "It's Not My Job to...

Google Glass is far from dead. Being used right now to view HD-DVDs. Thanks Ant. Data Saver Extension for Chrome Saves Bandwidth. Thanks HARDOCP.

Brush Master on the App Store on iTunes.

How standby modes on game consoles suck up energy. Bruce Lee II - An all time favourite gets an impressive C64 sequel.

Atom Universe- a virtual reality Theme Park on PC and PS4 by Atom Republic Kickstarter. Playable demos now available for both Windows and PlayStation 4. Windows demo is here. The project is about...

Here's Valve's report of the 10 nine bestselling games on Steam last week: Grand Theft Auto V Cities: Skylines Pillars of Eternity Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Pillars of Eternity Arma 3 Alien:...

Pillars of Eternity on GameWatcher. Tales from the Borderlands: Atlas Mugged on Just Adventure. Worlds of Magic on SpaceSector.

YouTube's experimental 4K, 60 frames per second video will crush your computer. Very pretty slideshow. Thanks Ant.

Thanks Ant. The first Apple Watch apps have arrived, sort of. Crowdsourced maps turn democracy into an art form. You Should Play- Mr. Jump might just be the most difficult one-touch platformer on iOS....

RIDE's European Console Release Delayed Until April 10. Borderlands 2 brings splitscreen co-op to Xbox One, PS4.

Aesop Games Interview: Being Denied Media Coverage For A Sociopolitical Stance - One Angry Gamer. After a hit game, indie developers struggle to replicate success - The Verge. Thanks OS news via Ant....

World of Warcraft 6.1.2 Hotfixes: March 27.

VG247 has details on how owners of Dark Souls II will be able to upgrade to the upcoming Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin that repackages From Software's action/RPG with DirectX 11 support...

Steam News announces the release of Star Ruler 2, as Blind Mind Studios is bringing the 4Xy back:Massive scale 4X-RTS set in space. Control hundreds of planets, manipulate galactic politics, research...

Grand Theft Auto V for PC on Rockstar Games.

60 Seconds! - Steam Greenlight. Toejam and Earl- Back in the Groove by Humanature Studios Kickstarter. Funded. Thanks Task.

Apotheon on Steam. Save 50%. Bethesda Weekend Sale on The Humble Store. Fun!damentals on GOG.com. Save up to 75%. Get Spec Ops: The Line FREE when you buy a 2K game - Humble Mumble. Peripherals Sale...

Dota 2 Update - March 27th 2015. Prison Architect Alpha 31.

The Guild Wars 2 website has details on the new crafting mastery coming to Guild Wars 2 in the upcoming Heart of Thorns expansion for ArenaNet's MMORPG sequel. In addition, they outline plans for new...

Half-Life 2: Update is now available on Steam as a free modification for Half-Life 2, fixing a bunch of lingering bugs, adding a number of visual improvements, and a new optional commentary track to...

Valve announces the first round of tickets for the next edition of The International Dota 2 Championships which went on sale this morning sold out in six minutes. Those interested in attending still...

A post on reddit opens up the thread to those looking for technical support with Pillars of Eternity in addition to what's offered on their Obsidian's Technical Support forum for the just-released...

Divinity: Original Sin Dev Talks Boob-Plates, Sexism And Moral Outrage - One Angry Gamer.

EVGA & Intel's Pot o' Gold Gaming Event.

Controller Support for Mass Effect 1-2-3 PC - Indiegogo. Thanks Clever Caviar. Rise of the Tycoon - Steam Greenlight. Businesses MMORPG they call ROTT (which seems already taken). There's a playable...

Crayon Chronicles is now available on Steam, offering a Roguelike RPG with papercraft-style graphics. A look at the game is provided by this trailer and there are more details on the Outer Grid Games...

The Dirty Bomb website has word that the multiplayer shooter is back in beta, saying: "Dirty Bomb is back online. For Good. No more data wipes, no more major downtime," with this post offering more...

Valve has plans to offer "qualified" developers the HTC Vive Developer Edition for free ("at least initially") to help jumpstart the fledgling VR game market, reports Ars Technica. They say some Vive...

Milestone announces MotoGP15, a new installment in their motorcycle racing series coming this spring to Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 (thanks CarGamingBlog). The...

Steam now offers Early Access to Asteroids: Outpost, offering first crack at this survival shooter that shares a name, if not gameplay, with the arcade classic. As noted on Videogamer, this is the...

Guild of Dungeoneering Beta on True PC Gaming.

Parcel is now available for Early Access on Steam. Word is: "Frozenbyte is delighted to announce the co-publishing of fellow Finnish game developer Polar Bunny Ltd's atmospheric multi-character...

CapCom Unity announces the release of the Steamworks version of Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition. Here's the explanation: Good news! RE5's long-requested "Gold Edition" content is finally coming to PCs...