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A teaser trailer for Unforgiven VR shows off a little of this wild west virtual reality shooter in the works for HTC Vive headsets. Publisher Talking About Media says to expect this to launch next...

The Repopulation website announces the sale of The Repopulation by Above and Beyond Technologies, saying new owner Idea Fabrik plans to relaunch the MMORPG at some point in this quarter (thanks...

Apple vs. Samsung Lawsuit Over iPhone Design Officially Reopened. Thanks HARDOCP. Carmen Ortiz, the prosecutor who hounded Aaron Swartz, is retiring. Student Hacker Faces 10 Years in Prison For...

NRAM set to spark a 'holy war' among memory technologies. Thanks HARDOCP. Updated Debian 8: 8.7 released. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. Tesla reveals how much using its Supercharger network will cost....

Thanks Ant. Command & Conquer Renegade X Patch 5.281 Available Now. Doom 3 BFG: UltimateHD v2.0 and Update v2.0.3. Risen3D version 2.2.31. Thanks Doomworld. World War II Online: Battlefield Europe...

15 Apple TV games you should absolutely play. Thanks Ant.

Misfit Phase proves hybrid smartwatches could replace basic activity trackers.

Frank Klepacki Interview from Arcade Attack - Command & Conquer News. Thanks Ant.

Valve lists the following 10 titles as the bestsellers on Steam last week: Grand Theft Auto V Counter-Strike: Global Offensive The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ ASTRONEER The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt -...

The Titanfall 2 Blog has details on Live Fire, an upcoming content update for Titanfall 2 (thanks Polygon). They say this is coming "soon," and it will offer a new Live Fire game mode along with free...

Drone biz Lily Robotics takes $34m in pre-orders, ships nothing, shuts down, gets sued by San Francisco DA. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. Promising compsci student sold key-logger, infects 16,000...

US Marines seek more than a few good men (3,000 men and women, actually) for cyber-war. How America Can Beat Russia in Cyber War, Despite Trump. Reported backdoor in WhatsApp is in fact a feature,...

Titanfall's card battling spin-off has been cancelled.

Hands-on with Nintendo Switch- Jack of all trades, master of some.

Classic Offensive -- Steam Greenlight. "Classic Offensive is a free modification for Global Offensive, aiming to recreate the 1.6 vibe while keeping best of both games." Thanks PCGamesN.

League of Legends Champion and skin sale- 01.17 - 01.20. Planetbase on Steam. Save 35%.

Dota 2 Update - January 13th, 2017. Starbound 1.2.2 [UNSTABLE].

A post on the Wizards of the Coast Corporate website indicates that a proper digital version of Magic: The Gathering is in the cards (thanks Polygon via PCGamesN). Company president Chris Cocks says,...

Heroes Brawl of the Week, Jan 13, 2017- Punisher Arena…

Killing net neutrality at FCC is not a slam dunk, departing chair says.

A critical flaw (possibly a deliberate backdoor) allows for decryption of Whatsapp messages. RIG Grabs 35% of Exploit Kit Market in December. Powerful "Spora" Ransomware Lets Victims Pay for...

Virginia Broadband Deployment Act would kill municipal broadband deployment. DirecTV Loses 18 Channels in Yet Another Carriage Fee Fight.

The Drop- New PlayStation Games for 1-17-2017. PlayStation Blogcast 233- Seven Bridges Rohde. This Week On Xbox- January 13, 2017. Pit People Is Now Available In Xbox Game Preview.

Frozenbyte announces Has-Been Heroes, which they describe as "a game of strategy and action with a roguelike twist." This is coming in March for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch, and...

A tweet from Heroes of the Storm looks like a reveal of an upcoming hero coming to Blizzard's MOBA. There is text saying, "I've spent long enough in the shadows, so watch your back." The image...

A post by Microsoft's Major Nelson has an update from Mike Ybarra, Head of Platform Engineering for Xbox, who outlines a bunch of features coming to Xbox One and Windows 10. This includes a...

The elusive Palm OS 5.5 Garnet emulator for Windows/Linux. Music's Weird Cassette-Tape Revival Is Paying Off. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. Congress will consider proposal to raise H-1B minimum wage to $1...

EU tosses Europe's cookies... popups. Thanks Ant. Trump revives attack on intel community in early morning Twitter burst.

Nintendo Switch to launch March 3 for $300. Nintendo Switch has 32 GB storage, 720p touchscreen. Nintendo Switch goes region-free. Pricing For Nintendo Switch Controllers And Peripherals Revealed....

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive » Atlanta 2017 Tournament Items. StarCraft II Afreeca Starleague Season 2 Finals- Survival Guide.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive » Release Notes for 1-12-2017.

A new action gameplay trailer shows off more of Vikings - Wolves of Midgard, an upcoming action/RPG based on Norse mythology. This is coming to Windows, OS X, and Linux, and preorders are underway on...

On the heels of posting the PC requirements for Conan Exiles, Funcom now offers details on server controls and mod support in the upcoming open-world survival game set in the Hyborian Age. In...

PVP Live reports that over 10,000 Overwatch players in Korea have picked up bans for cheating in the multiplayer shooter. Not content to unfairly outplay their opponents using its rampant aimbots,...

Sony closes Guerrilla Cambridge video games studio. Dirt Rally Adding PSVR Support.

Dota 2 Update - January 11th, 2017. Dota 2 Update - January 12th, 2017. Dota 2 Update #2 - January 12th, 2017.

2K announces they've managed to wrestle WWE 2K17 onto PCs, as a Windows version of the sports sim is coming on February 7th. There are details about the various editions and a season pass on this...

A Steam Community Announcement points the way to a new Conan Exiles development update discussing the creatures in the upcoming survival game. Word is: "The Exiled Lands are filled with a variety of...

StarCraft II: Announcing Rock the Cabinet 2017- Co-op Edition.

Throne of Lies â™” The Online Game of Lies & Deceit by Imperium42 Game Studio Kickstarter. "The 3D online-multiplayer social deduction game of mischief and betrayal, inspired by medieval...

The Humble Store: Surprise Attack Winter Sale. League of Legends Champion and skin sale- 01.13 - 01.16. Tropico 5 on Steam. Save 75%. Watch_Dogs 2 on Steam. Save 33%. Venture Forth on IndieGameStand....

Celebrating the launch of their Surprise Attack Winter Sale, the Humble Store now offers DiRT Showdown for free. This is a limited-time offer, so you have about 40 hours to score a key to permanently...

Verizon boosts top FiOS speeds to 750Mbps, has multi-gigabit in works. Bitcoin slides as China's central bank launches checks on exchanges. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. Opera showcases future of the...

Thanks Ant. Regulators criticize banks for lending Uber $1.15 billion. Thanks Slashdot. Apple AirPods Topped Wireless Headphone Sales Charts for the Holidays. Thanks Slashdot. HTC shatters...

Xbox Division Head Phil Spencer Unsure if Scorpio Will be Shown Before E3; "Great Progress" on the Console. Thanks HARDOCP. Sign Up For the Next PS4 System Software Beta. Dirt Rally getting a...

Searching For Half-Life 3 - GameInformer.com. Interview with an anonymous alleged insider covers familiar ground (it's their second go at this in under a week), and throws more cold water on hopes....

DONTNOD ELEVEN invites everyone to register for closed beta testing of BATTLECREW Space Pirates, their upcoming 2.5D multiplayer shooter. They are accepting signups from North American and European...

WB Games UK tweets the first trailer from LEGO CITY Undercover, the brixillated adventure game that's coming to PCs and other consoles after a Wii debut. The clip is accompanied by the following...

Focus Home Interactive offers a new trailer from Styx: Shards of Darkness, showing off the "art of stealth" in the stealth sequel that's coming in March. Come sail away with this description of the...

Publisher Techland Publishing and developer inXile Entertainment announce that Torment: Tides of Numenera is now officially gold, and on track for its planned release on February 28th. They celebrate...