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AT&T et al. fight against higher upload speeds in $20-billion FCC program. Wi-Fi Alliance Announces Wi-Fi 6E Moniker for 802.11ax in the 6 GHz Spectrum. YouTube decides its easier to treat all...

Tweets from Masahiro Ito have word from the Silent Hill Art Director that he is working on a mysterious new title. Besides his hopes that this will not be cancelled, that's about all he has to say on...

NVIDIA gets a headstart on the CES festivities with the announcement of the ASUS ROG Swift 360 monitor, a new G-SYNC monitor with a 360Hz refresh rate. This is aimed at esports, where the lightning...

GOG.com Weekly Sale: Games for cozy winter evenings up to 90% off.

Mafia 2 gets a 2020 graphics overhaul mod that is available for download.

BioShock revisited: unpicking the complex, messy legacy of 2K's knockout franchise - TechRadar. Thanks VGC. Matt Chat 437: Colin McComb on Classic Dungeons & Dragons Campaigns.

MarketWatch - PC gaming is in a decline and deserves to be. Thanks RedEye9. "The reason is that the gaming industry has become far more focused on generating large profits than creating good...

Season 10 of League of Legends starts this week. Mitch Robinson Twitch stream, 24-hour charity stream for bushfire appeal, Lions wingman raises $15,000.

"Silent Hill" Art Director Masahiro Ito Announces A New Video Game.

The new year's first list of last week's bestselling titles on Steam looks like a monster week for Monster Hunter World. Here's what happened spanning the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020: The...

Steam Daily Deal - Planetary Annihilation- TITANS, 75% Off. Steam Daily Deal - Deadliest Catch- The Game, 25% Off. Steam Daily Deal - Beasts of Bermuda, 30% Off. Steam Daily Deal - G2 Fighter - á...

Vice City Remastered is a must-have mod for Grand Theft Auto 5, available for download right now.

Fortnite Winterfest is ending soon so don't forget to open up your presents 🎁. Rocket League Frosty Fest is ending on Monday. Make sure to get everything on your list from the Event Store! ...

The PS5s SSD could spell doom for next-gen PC game ports. Wait, what? Thanks Simon.

Its the network, stupid: study offers fresh insight into why were so divided. Disney+ Rep Explains Rotating Film Slate. Thanks Ant. The Witcher: 10 Things They Got Wrong About Jaskier In The...

Samsung sheds light on its 'artificial human' project. Das Keyboard's notification service leaves IFTTT on January 10th. Vizio's 4K TV lineup adds OLED and a new voice remote for 2020. Vizios new...

'Serious cyber-attack' on Austria's foreign ministry. Travelex scrubs UK homepage, kills services, knackers other sites amid 'software virus' infection. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.

A legal memorandum from Crytek asks the courts for a voluntary dismissal of the lawsuit against Cloud Imperium Games they filed two years ago (thanks RiSC1911 on Reddit via Eurogamer). Their...

A thread on the Lutris Forums has some users reporting they're now banned from playing Battlefield V via DXVK (thanks Slashdot via Ant). Lutris is a game manager for Linux-based systems and DXVK is a...

Steam now offers a playable demo for Wanking Simulator, the upcoming action/adventure game that is now overdue from its announced Q3 2019 release (thanks DSOGaming). As the name suggests, this is a...

How to update an Xbox One controller in 3 different ways. Thanks Neutronbeam.

Wi-Fi 6E defined- Up to 6GHz to compliment 5G. Thanks Neutronbeam. Samsungs next flagship Galaxy phone will probably be announced February 11. The cheapest phone in the world is a $9 watch.

Thanks Neutronbeam. 'Completely unsustainable'- How streaming and other data demands take a toll on the environment. Hmmm. Thanks LinkedIn. The streaming wars to come. Getting to the bottom of the...

Thanks Neutronbeam. What PC gamers can expect from CES 2020 next week. Intel Releases the Horse Ridge Chip for Quantum Computing. This wireless power startup says it can charge your phone using only...

Company shuts down because of ransomware, leaves 300 without jobs just before holidays. Thanks Neutronbeam. This startup just raised $7 million, including Google, to authenticate people based on...

XSEED Games announces Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls will come to Windows on January 15th on the Humble Store and Steam. They offer this Launch Date Announcement Trailer and the following details:...

The RUNE II Website announces that Ragnarok Game LLC has taken possession of the source code to the Viking adventure sequel (thanks GamesIndustry.biz). This will provide the publisher with the...

Steam Daily Deal - Gunsmith, 33% Off. Steam Daily Deal - UBERMOSH-OMEGA, 30% Off.

Dota 2 Update - January 3rd, 2020. This mod allows you to change the FOV in Control, works in both DX11 and DX12. Check out this Witcher mod that features a performance of 'Toss a Coin to your...

True Sight The International 2019 - Dota 2.

The PlayStation 5 will be compatible with PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4 catalogues, claims report. This Week on Xbox- January 3, 2020.

Lenovos 2020 ThinkPad X1 Carbon & Yoga- Wi-Fi 6, New Keyboard, & Security Features. Samsung Brings Galaxy to More People: Introducing Galaxy S10 Lite and Note10 Lite.

Google is discontinuing its print replica subscriptions for magazines.

A video from LunchHouse Software shows off a puzzle game called Exposure being developed by LunchHouse Software (thanks Rock Paper Shotgun). This shows off some base mechanics from a game that...

A tweet from Roxanne has word on some details found in the recently leaked demo for Final Fantasy VII Remake that suggest an unannounced PC version of the RPG remake is also on the way (thanks Reddit...

GamesIndustry.biz has some analysis of video game sales in the U.K. for 2019. They say the drop in physical sales more than offset the increase in digital sales, resulting in the first year when the...

Weekend Sale: challenging games up to 90% off - GOG.com. Surprise! Disco Elysium is 20% off this weekend - GOG.com.

We Happy Few - The Cost of Joy Documentary. Thanks MCV/Develop.

Available Today with Xbox Game Pass for Console: Grand Theft Auto V. Next Week on Xbox: New Games for January 8 to 10.

Chrome OS has stalled out. Samsung says it made over half of all the 5G phones sold in 2019. Microsoft releases Office Insider Build 19123100 for Insiders on iOS, here is whats new. Thanks...

Thanks Neutronbeam. Chrome to show error codes, similar to Windows BSOD screens. Not that this will ever come up or anything. Dell Cinema Guide will let you search for streaming content from 200...

A free weekend is now underway on Steam for GRID, offering the chance to test-drive Codemasters' racing game for three games without even having to pay for gas. Here's word on the game, which is also...

A tweet from Yuri Horii announces (in Japanese) that work is underway on Dragon Quest XII, a new installment in the JRPG series. IGN has a translation from BlackKite by way of JapaneseNintendo, which...

There's a profile of Respawn boss Vince Zampella on the Los Angeles Times, discussing what's going on at the studio (thanks Gamasutra). They start with a bit on Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond and...

Steam Daily Deal - Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts, 20% Off. Steam Weekend Deal - STAR WARS Jedi- Fallen Order, 17% Off. Steam Daily Deal - GRID + GRID Autosport Bundle, 82% Off.

How Bethesda Quickly Fell From Grace In One Year. If Portal 2 was a Rhythm Game. Thanks Ant. Microsoft Flight Simulator: Let it snow! Thanks PCGamesN.

GamesIndustry.biz - Tackling online abuse in the games industry is "not optional." "For anyone working in the games industry, witnessing friends and colleagues become victims of targeted online...

Xbox Free Play Days DiRT Rally 2.0. Final Fantasy VII Remake demo has leaked, is packed with teases, spoilers. Bayonetta Director Calls Out The Nintendo Switch's Crappy Menu. Thanks Neutronbeam.

Dell will soon let you interact with your iPhone apps from your PC. Kew Labs debuts $105 wireless phone charger you can hide under furniture. Blue magnesium alloy laptops: Premium price, plastic...

SuperData Research now offers a games data and market research 2019 year in review, recapping their findings for last year. This is a free download for anyone who hands over their email information...