Steam Daily Deal - Orwell- Ignorance is Strength, 20% Off. League of Legends Champion and skin sale- 05.08 - 05.11.

This post on Steam unveils plans to return Codename: Savage to PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS with the new name Sanhok. They say this will officially launch within a couple of months, but that they...

Ubisoft announces details on Operation Para Bellum, the major update of Season 2 of Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Siege Year Three. They promise a fuller reveal later this month, and in the meantime...

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 listing on Steam no longer offers the option to buy the theme park sequel. GameInformer reports that this is backlash from Atari over the lawsuit by Frontier Developments over...

Blizzard News reminds everyone that the first batch of BlizzCon 2018 Main Event tickets go on sale Wednesday night. They also announce that tickets go on sale a week from Thursday for the BlizzCon...

Spy agency NSA triples collection of U.S. phone records: official report. Thanks [H]ardOCP. Chinese spies linked to decade-long hacking campaign. Sophisticated Android malware tracks all your phone...

Kyle Bennett suggests blowback from NVIDIA GPP story may eventually put an end to [H]ardOCP. Thanks Phil. Oculus shows off 140-degree FOV Rift prototype that has moving displays. Samsung Posts...

EW.com has word that an Avengers: Infinity War crossover is coming to the battle royale mode in Fortnite, offering a mashup of the hit game and the hit movie. For a limited time beginning tomorrow,...

If Fortnite Were a Website, It Would Rival Reddit and Amazon. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. Warner Sells 75% of Its Spotify Shares. Firefox is adding ads, because only insults are free. Google I/O 2018-...

Kopin starts selling $500 Solos smart glasses for joggers and cyclists. Fitbit activates female health tracking on the Versa and Ionic. Apple performing in-store iPhone X replacements for...

Steam Daily Deal - Hyper Light Drifter, 60% Off. Weekly Sale: This may interest you - Up to 90% off - GOG.com.

Brutal Half-Life - beta 2. Thanks DSOGaming. Next Day: Survival -- UPDATE 1.1. SoulWorker -- Discover new SoulWorker Jin and the Golden Citadel. Squad Alpha 11. Thanks PC Gamer. They Are Billions --...

GOG.com announces a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the release of Jazz Jackrabbit 2, the platformer sequel released by Epic Games (then Epic MegaGames) on this day in 1998, just a couple of...

Police face recognition misidentified 2,300 as potential criminals.

Copyright Infringement in Tencents Red Alert Online. Thanks Ant. UK watchdog orders Cambridge Analytica to hand over American's personal data. YouTube pulls hundreds of videos over essay cheating...

Knox County website brought down just as polls closed. Thanks Ant. Massachusetts school district pays $10,000 in bitcoin ransom to computer hackers.

Canada facing brain drain as young tech talent leaves for Silicon Valley. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

John Woo's Manhunt now on Netflix. Thanks Acleacius.

Developer: "There is absolutely no adoption for the Windows Store." Thanks [H]ardOCP via RedEye9.

Undefeated in their last 14 matches, Boston's Overwatch team is on fire.

Here's the new list of last week's bestselling games on Steam. Remember, this is for entertainment purposes only. Please, no wagering: PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Total War Saga: Thrones of...

A new video about Quake Champions talks with id Software technical director John Dean about plans to add bots to Quake Champions (thanks PCGamesN). John discusses what these will add to the...

I actually put a little cinco in our Cinco de Mayo last night when we went out to dinner where I ordered a margarita. We weren't at a Mexican place, so maybe it was appropriate that it seemed like I...

'Eve Online' turns 15 today, and its history is epic…

Ballistix Tactical Tracer 2666 MHz DDR4 RAM on TechPowerUp. Creative Metallix Plus Portable Water-resistant Bluetooth Speaker on Mad Shrimps.

Cities should think twice before taking Amazon's advice.

Jeff Bezos intervened to help Amazon customer find stolen dog. Thanks Neutronbeam.

Man mauled to death by bear while taking selfie with it. Thanks Ant.

PCMag.com - 6 Reasons PC Gaming Is Better Than Console Gaming. Thanks Neutronbeam. "Yes, this headline is clickbaity, but the SEO gods demand it, and there is some truth in it."

Call of Duty: WW2 Weekly Community Update. "Triple Double on HQ 24/7. Weve got 2XP, 2WeaponXP, and 2Division XP live now on the HQ 24/7 playlist until the end of the Blitzkrieg event at 10AM PDT on...

May the Force be with you! - Humble Trove. "Subscribe to Humble Monthly for just $12 to get ongoing access to Star Wars X-Wing vs TIE Fighter - Balance of Power Campaigns, STAR WARS Rebellion,...

Steam offers April Hardware & Software Survey Results along with an explanation of the error behind results from last year that indicated Windows 7 was regaining market share at the expense of...

IGN reports some comments on Activision's plans for the PC edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 from a recent earnings call. Activision Blizzard president and COO Coddy Johnson talked with investors...

AT&T explains why it blocked Cloudflare DNS: It was just an accident. Thanks RedEye9. Development of Vine successor, V2, postponed indefinitely.

Waymo self-driving car involved in Arizona crash but wasn't at fault, police say.

This Week On Xbox- May 04, 2018.

BlizzCon 2018 Reminder: Tickets to the Main Event On Sale Wednesday.

The Humble Store: Star Wars May the 4th Sale. Star Wars Franchise Sale on Steam. Steam Daily Deal - Kingdom- New Lands, 75% Off. GOG.com Weekend Sale: Interplay 35th Anniversary, up to -66%.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive » Release Notes for 5-4-2018. World of Warcraft Hotfixes: May 4.

Slitherine announces Aggressors: Ancient Rome, a turn-based 4X strategy game set in the ancient world coming in Q3 of this year. Those interested in this sort of thing may want to head over to this...

The Official NVIDIA Blog announces they are "pulling the plug" on their controversial GeForce Partner Program, saying they are instead "leaning into" their GeForce branding (thanks Verno). The GPP...

Minecraft is dropping support for old-gen consoles. Bounce Rescue! Is Now Available For Xbox One. City Of Brass Is Now Available For Xbox One. Drive On Moscow Is Now Available For Xbox One. Aqua...

Devoid of Shadows Big Update! = Big Sale.

Developers astragon Entertainment and stillalive studios announce a release date change for Bus Simulator 18, which is now expected on June 13th, which is a week earlier than originally planned. They...

The Rust Website announces the launch of the Compound Update for the survival game. This adds a safe zone as well as scuba diving to the mix for those seeking thrills or seeking to avoid them. This...

Steam News announces a free weekend is underway for XCOM 2 on Steam, offering the chance to sample this strategy sequel for Windows, macOS, and Linux. There is competition in this space this weekend,...

Developer Cyanide Studio and publisher Focus Home Interactive announce Pro Cycling Manager 2018 for Windows and Tour de France 2018 for consoles, the saying the next installments in these bicycle...

An update from PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS offers up a Weapon Balance Feedback Survey to gauge the reaction to changes in the recent patch 12. Here's word: Weve made some significant changes with...

NVIDIA now offers a new GeForce Hotfix Driver Version 397.55 to address issues on GTX 1060 cards caused by the most recent official driver release (thanks DSOGaming). Here's word: This is GeForce Hot...

MoviePass Rival Sinemia Unveils New Subscription Pricing Plans. Lyft puts 30 self-driving cars to work in Las Vegas.