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A playable demo for Tales of Berseria is now available, offering the chance to sample this action/RPG from BANDAI NAMCO. The demo for the Windows edition is on Steam where they also have this news...

Ubisoft announces plans to test For Honor in a closed beta for their melee combat game that will run from January 26-29. This will run on PC and consoles, and those interested in taking part can sign...

Yahoo to change name to Altaba once Verizon buys brand and operations. White House Report Slams Sneaky Fees in Telecom, Cable TV. Companies love money more than they hate "slams." How Chinese Super...

Oculus co-founder on the future of VR: its kind of looking like its mobile. Glu Announces Date of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Financial Results Release, Conference Call, and Webcast. Lara...

Sony announces glacier white PS4 Slim. Heres exactly what that Diablo 3 PS4 Pro patch did. Nintendo hid secret message for hackers within NES Mini. This Weeks Deals With Gold And Spotlight Sale.

Neo Geo Anthology- History & Complete Games Library by Geeks-Line Kickstarter. "Over 500 pages, every AES, MVS, CD, Hyper N.Geo and Pocket game cataloged, the history behind SNK and the Neo·Geo. A...

Elite Dangerous 2.2.03 - Update incoming. Thanks PCGamesN.

CapCom Unity announces a preorder bonus for Resident Evil 7 biohazard, saying this will come with a digital copy of Resident Evil: Retribution, the latest installment in the movie series based on...

Old school MMORPG Tibia announce it is celebrating its 20th anniversary. They offer this outline of the various festivities that will be involved in the event and this video celebrating the news....

The Aspyr Blog announces that Sid Meier's Civilization VI is coming to Linux, saying the penguin-powered port of the turn-based strategy game is coming soon. This is being handled like a full game...

Mass Effect: Andromeda Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One. Toby: The Secret Mine Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One. Hunters Legacy...

2017 Independent Games Festival announces Main Competition finalists. Hearthstone 2017 HCT Winter Championship Location Announced. Sim racing hits the big time with the $1 million Vegas eRace.

60 Seconds! on Steam. Save 50%. The Banner Saga 2 on Steam. Save 25%. League of Legends Champion and skin sale: 01.10 - 01.13. RWBY: Grimm Eclipse on Steam. Save 25%. Start 2017 with Savings on War...

Dota 2 Update - January 9th, 2017.

Blizzard announces that all the heroes in Heroes of the Storm will be free for all to play this weekend: 2016 was an incredible year for Heroes of the Storm. We introduced of tons of new Heroes,...

IGN has a statement from Microsoft confirming rumors that Scalebound is cancelled. This was a third-person action/RPG from PlatinumGames, and while most of the discussion of the game involved Xbox...

Rising Star Games announces a PC edition of Brut@l is expected on February 9th, offering a hack-and-slash dungeon crawler already available on PlayStation 4. This uses throwback ASCII graphics, but...

The AMD Drivers and Download Center now offers new version 16.12.2 Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition drivers for Windows. Here's word on what they do from the release notes: Radeon Software...

F.B.I. Arrests Volkswagen Executive on Conspiracy Charges in Emissions Scandal.

Google caps punch-yourself-in-the-face malicious charger hack.

The next version of Windows Update will let you opt out of new drivers. ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 router announced. Thanks Rhialto. How to Use a Raspberry Pi to Create a Video Game Emulator. Thanks nin....

Streaming topped all forms of US music consumption in 2016. Thanks HARDOCP. Martin Shkreli has been suspended from Twitter for targeted harassment of a reporter. Thanks nin. Disney announces new...

Fake History Alert: Sorry BBC, but Apple really did invent the iPhone.

Mafia 3 Got a PS4 Pro Upgrade and Nobody Noticed. THE LAST GUARDIAN (Honest Game Trailers).

Snow Moto Racing Freedom -- Steam Greenlight. "Experience the thrill of high speed in a winter wonder land. Ride in open vistas or in Snow Cross venues where control, reflexes and pure gut...

The top three remain unchanged on the GFK Chart-Track chart of the bestselling PC games in the U.K. for the week ending January 7th. They are Overwatch at three, The Sims 4 at two, and Football...

Here's a shout out to the chief of the engine room here at the BlueTower, as we wish a happy birthday to Frans! It's safe to say that it would not be possible for you to be reading these words...

ZDoom ceases development. Thanks Ant…

3DESIGN 3D Printing Pen on Technogog. Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS Keyboard on APH Networks and Technogog.

26-Way Intel-AMD CPU System Comparison With Ubuntu 16.10 + Linux 4.10 Kernel. Macs share falls to five-year low. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. AMD Details AM4 Chipsets and Upcoming Motherboards....

10 ways the iPhone changed everything. Thanks Ant. Verizon and AT&T quietly make wireless plan changes. Thanks HARDOCP.

Here's Valve's accounting of the 10 bestselling titles on Steam for last week: Grand Theft Auto V Counter-Strike: Global Offensive The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ ASTRONEER The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt...

The Steam Game and Player Statistics page currently shows the same number for current and peak users on steam, saying 14,291,973 players are on at the same time. Yesterday's peak was in the same...

"Nope." That is the answer provided by Aaryn Flynn on Twitter to the question about whether Mass Effect: Andromeda will have a season pass. There is a subsequent exchange where Flynn says "we'll talk...

How much can police find out from a murderers Echo? Bank robber reveals identity by using his debit card during crime. Wayne County, NY man tries to corner market on local newspaper when it...

Thanks Ant. NYC to Collect GPS Data on Car Service PassengersGood Intentions Gone Awry or Something Else? Thanks DSLReports. KillDisk Ransomware Now Targets Linux, Prevents Boot-Up, Has Faulty...

Samsung Proves Its Business Remains Sound Despite Note 7 Fiasco. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. OLED Vs. GLED: LG Display Dismisses Samsungs Quantum Dot-OLED Panel Comparison. Thanks HARDOCP. The CES of...

Thanks Ant. Arnold Schwarzenegger just called Donald Trump out for his petty, petty tweets. Children's Commissioner Calls For A New Digital Watchdog To Curb Bullying On Instagram. Thanks DSLReports....

T-Mobile eliminates cheaper postpaid plans, sells unlimited data only.

Hackers unlock NES Classic, upload new games via USB cable. PlayStation Blogcast 232: Adventures in VR.

Aim Hero on Christ Centered Gamer.

There's a new development roadmap on the Battleground Europe website detailing what's in the works for World War II Online: Battleground Europe, the MMOFPS game. They discuss plans for a 64-bit...

Tim Cook and other Apple execs miss out on bonus pay after disappointing 2016. ASUS VivoPC X- Core i5, GeForce GTX 1060, 512 GB SSD, 5-Liter Chassis, $799. HP Announces Omen X 35-Inch Curved Display...

WikiLeaks teases mass doxing wave of verified Twitter accounts. FTC Announces Internet of Things Challenge to Combat Security Vulnerabilities in Home Devices. Thanks HARDOCP. Twitch vs. Pure Chess...

Rocket League scores victory as best-selling game on PlayStation Store in 2016. The Drop: New PlayStation Games for 1-10-2017. This Week On Xbox: January 06, 2017.

Team-owned eSports org suspends CS-GO league after a majority of players bail. League of Legends Rising Season 2- Episode 7 - Worlds.

Besiege on Steam. Save 30%. Gang Beasts on Steam. Save 33%.

Dota 2 Update - January 5th, 2017. Dota 2 Update - January 6th, 2017. Heroes of the Storm Balance Update January 6, 2017.

LiquidSky announces enhancements to this cloud-based gaming service, including a new ad-supported free-to-play option that will roll out in March. The service allows you to install your own games,...

Square Enix now offers a bunch of free content for owners of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Those who chose to augment their experience by preordering the action/RPG sequel received this stuff already as...