VIDEO: GOG.com Has Been Revamped with New Features and Website Design

Besides Revealing a New Movie Service, Today GOG.com also Announced the Launch of a "Fresher, Better GOG.com". Here's Word on How the DRM-Free Game (and Movie) Marketplace is Evolving: "We wanted to give you more choice as to how you pay for things on GOG.com. Now it's up to you if you want to pay in US Dollars, or in the currency primarily used in your country, whether it's the Euro, Pounds Sterling, Australian Dollars, or Russian Roubles....

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"World of Speed" - "Dream Drive" Trailer

A New "Dream Drive" Trailer from "World of Speed", Shows Off the upcoming Racing Game, Featuring a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X and a Subaru Impreza WRX STi in Action. Word is, this is a Full-Throttle Race, though we've Never One of those that Driving towards Each Other and Stopping like the do in this Videoclip. The Official Word is: "Slightly Mad Studios and publisher My.com have released a brand-new trailer for their upcoming free-to-play...

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Almost 70% of IT Professionals Suffer Weekly Phishing Attacks

A New Survey Sponsored by HP's TippingPoint Network Security Arm Looks at the Main Information Security Concerns of Modern Enterprises. It Reveals that 70% of IT Professionals Have to Deal with Phishing Attacks at Least Once a Week, with Customer and Financial Data the Main Targets. The Survey also Finds that 7 Out of 10 Attacks Originating from Inside the Network Come from a Malware Infected Machine. "Organizations are increasingly challenged...

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"Lords of the Fallen" Trailers

This "World" Trailer from "Lords of the Fallen" Shows Off CI Games' "Brutal" Action / RPG that's Due in October for Windows, PlayStation 4 and XBox One. Word is: "Beyond the sterling next-gen visuals, the trailer also includes the lush orchestral musical accompaniment from composer Knut Haugen, the musician behind the acclaimed Age of Conan soundtrack". On that Topic, the Main Theme from the Soundtrack Can be Heard in this "OST" Trailer. Here's...

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NVIDIA Steam Streaming Support

The NVIDIA Blog Announces New Hardware Support for Steam In-Home Streaming Using NVIDIA Hardware. Here's How this Works: "VALVe and NVIDIA have just made game streaming better than ever. Last week, VALVe officially released support for hardware encoding on NVIDIA GeForce GPUs in the Steam client. Pair this support with one of our latest GeForce GTX GPUs and you can play remotely from your PC connected to any Steam-enabled system in your home at...

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New Announced Expansion for "Saint's Row IV" with Announce Trailer will Be Due in 2015

A New Standalone "Saints Row IV" Expansion Called, "Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell", Turns Out to be the PAX Prime Announcement Teased for Today, as Volition Reveals they are Teaming with High Voltage Software to Add More Sand to the Sandbox Game. Word is: "In Gat Out of Hell players take on the role of Johnny Gat as he is sent into hell via a nefarious spirit board incident and left to combat demons, the horrors of the underworld (including...

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"Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor" - "Meet Ratbag" Trailer

A New "Meet Ratbag" Trailer Introduces 'Ratbag', an NPC from "Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor", the upcoming Tolkienesque Adventure. Word is this isn't just any Uruk: "While Uruks are dynamically generated through the Nemesis System and unique to each player, Ratbag is a special Uruk who plays a critical role in the story as Talion goes on his journey to destroy Sauron’s army". Info Source for the New Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/wa...

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VIDEO: Oculus Rift Turns Rollercoaster Ride into a Virtual Shooter

Some Researchers Study Carbon Nanotubes -- and then there are these Guys. Thomas Wagner and his Students from Kaiserslautern University in Germany, Took an Oculus Rift Headset onto a Real Rollercoaster to Transform it, into a Virtual Experience. That's been Done before on the Sly but, the Group Teamed Up with Rollercoaster Builder Mack Rides and Created Several Apps for a Rift and Laptops. The VR "Ride" Apps were Synced to the Coaster's Motion...

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VIDEO: Home-Made Vibrating Gloves, Train Your Finger Muscles to Touch Type

You Know What Can Teach you Braille and Piano a Lot More Quickly than Traditional Means ? Vibrating Gloves, or Gloves with Haptic Feedback, if you will. In Fact, IEEE Spectrum Senior Editor, David Schneider, was so Intrigued by the Idea that, he Put Together his Own Version to Serve as a Haptic Touch-Typing Tutor for his 11-Year-Old Son. He Admits that, his Gloves (Made Using Transistors, $14 Worth of Vibration Motors Purchased from eBay and...

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"MSN Messenger" Will Finally, Definitely be Dead in October

Microsoft's 15-Year-Old MSN Messaging Service will Soon be a Part of Computer Lore. It has been Shut Down in Most Places for Over a Year but, Microsoft Kept it Running in China, Where it was still Quite Popular. However, with the Advent of Tencent's QQ, Line and Other Services, Redmond Recently Emailed Chinese Users (on their Hotmail Accounts, Naturally) that, the Service would Ride into the Sunset on October 31st. To Give you an Idea of How Old...

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US Researching Implants that'll Help Your Body and Mind Heal Itself

America's Mad Science Division is at it Again, this Time Imagining a Future Where your Body Won't Need (as Much) Medicine to Stay Healthy, Simply by Using the Resources it already has. Put Simply, a Person's Peripheral Nervous System Runs the Internal Organs and Summons the Troops to Fight Off Infections and Repair Injuries. DARPA's just Received $78.9 Million of Funding to Look into Harnessing this System to Develop a Miniscule Implant that'd Not...

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Google Stops Showing Who Wrote What in its Search Results

Google Authorship is No More. It has Lived for Only 3 Short Years, from the Time Mountain View Launched it in 2011, Displaying People's Faces alongside Anything they've Written on a Website Tied to their Google+ Accounts. Yes, it Stopped Showing Author's Profile Pics Back in June, because the Company Wanted to Unify Mobile and Desktop Experiences and Authorship Snippets Take Too Much Space on a Phone's Screen. But Now, it's Officially Dead, Dead,...

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263.35 Gbps of Traffic Aimed at One Sony Server During DDoS Attack

A Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attack Hit Sony Servers on Sunday and the Hacker Claiming Responsibility for it, Says that, One Server was Crippled by 263.35 Gbps of Junk Traffic. News Broke that a Hacker Collective Going Under the Name of Lizard Squad, Directed a Large DDoS Attack against Sony Online Entertainment and PLAYSTATION Network Services. However, it Appears that, the Group’s Contribution to the Incident was to Merely Take Credit...

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"MeetMe", Social Network Systems Breached

Hackers Managed to Gain Unauthorized Access to the Computer Systems of the "MeetMe" Social Network, Affecting an Undisclosed Number of Users. The Company Discovered that, the Intrusion Occurred between August 5 and 7, 2014 and that Information on a Number of Accounts had been Compromised. The Incident was Reported on August 15 but, it was Made Public at the Beginning of the Week, after Taking the Necessary Measures for Preventing such Events from...

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VIDEOS: Photorealism in "Unreal Engine 4" in Real-Time: A Sneak Peek at Next-Gen Games Graphics

If you were Wondering What Kind of Graphics we Can Expect from True Next-Gen Games on the XBox One, PS4 and PC, Feast your Eyes on the Photorealistic Visual Wizardry of French Artist, Koola. Do Not Adjust your Screen: All of the Images and Videos that you See in this Story were Generated in Real-Time Using Unreal Engine 4 (UE4), at Decent Frame Rates (~30-60fps) on a Mid-Range Gaming PC. Koola’s Work, which was 1st Shared on the Unreal...

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XBox One Now Offers Game Pre-Loading; Full-Game Demos on the Way

Microsoft Can’t Stop Releasing New Features for the XBox One. Hot Off the Heels of a Brand New System Update, News has Surfaced regarding 2 New Services Available for the XBox One: the Ability to Pre-Load Games before the Official Release and the Possibility of Time-Limited Demos of Full Games for Gold Members. Over on the XBox Store, a New Madden NFL 15 Pre-Order Page is Now on Display. If you Order the Game through this Page, you Can Download...

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"BitTorrent Sync" Lets You Share Folders on Your PC Using Web Links

Yes, Cloud Services like Dropbox Make it Easy to Share Folders through Public Directories and Links but, you still Have to Put those Folders in the Cloud in the First Place. Wouldn't you Rather Share them Straight from your PC ? BitTorrent Hopes to Make Things that Direct with its Big Sync 1.4 Update. Now, you Can Share Folders with Others just by Giving them Web Links; you Don't Have to Wait for the Files to Reach a Remote Server, or Rely on Sync's...

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8TB Hard Drives Have Arrived

We're Sorry to Break the Bad News but, that 5TB Hard Drive you Bought Last Week ? Yeah, it's Already Obsolete. Seagate has Started Shipping the First-Ever 8TB Desktop Hard Disk, Doubling the 4TB Capacities that Seemed Huge just a Couple of Years Ago. If it's Any Consolation, though, this Machinery Isn't Ready to Go Inside your Hot Gaming PC. Right Now, All those Terabytes are Destined for Data Centers Where Capacity Trumps Every Other Concern; Seagate...

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Imagination Technologies Will Give its "Raspberry Pi on Steroids" Away for Free

Grab Someone in the Street and Ask them about Imagination Technologies and they're More Likely to Run Away than Tell you that, it's the Company that Designs the Graphics Chips for Apple's Mobile Devices. The Company is More than just the Home of PowerVR, however and Bought MIPS in Order to Become a Direct Rival to ARM, its More Famous UK Chip-Design Neighbor. Now, the Company has Decided to Produce a Raspberry Pi-Style Development Board in the Hope...

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Amazon's Original Shows Will Stream in 4K, Starting this October

Earlier this Year, Amazon Said that, its 2014 Original Series Lineup would be Shot and eventually Streamed in 4K to Samsung UltraHD TVs and Now we Know When -- Sometime this October. It was Samsung that actually Revealed the Date, Saying it would Support Amazon's Prime Instant Video UHD Streaming on Most Samsung 4K TVs. There's No Word if Amazon's 4K Service will Hit Other Manufacturer's UltraHD Models but, Samsung Noted it has also Expanded 4K Content...

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"BioShock" Arrives on iOS with a Heavy Price Tag

It Took 2K Games a Little Longer than Originally Expected but, the Publisher has Finally Released its iOS Version of the Original "BioShock". The Mobile Version of the Popular Title is Compatible with Newer iPhones and iPads, which Means you're Out of Luck if you Have, Say, an Aging 4S Handset or an Older Tablet from Apple. Naturally, you Can Expect a Familiar Storyline so, be Ready to Shoot a Lot of Weird-Looking Creatures. For those of you Looking...

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Researchers Working on Nanobots that Directly Attack Tumors to Cure Cancer

For All the Advancements we've Made with Technology and Medicine, a Cure for Cancer still Eludes us. But, Maybe that's because we Haven't Enlisted Nanoparticles to Attack Tumors just Yet. New Research from the University of California's Davis Cancer Center, Spotted by PhysOrg, suggest that, Could be a Reality Sometime Soon. By Attaching a Tumor-Recognition Module to a Nanorobot, Doctors would be Able to Both Diagnose a Cancerous Growth and Inject...

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Harmonix's, "Chroma" Announce Trailer

In 2014, Harmonix Announced, "Chroma", a New Gameplay Experience that Looked to Completely Reimagine the Classic First-Person Shooter Formula, Infusing Fast-Paced PC Shooter Action with Music Gameplay. The Concept: Music is your Weapon, Sound is your Arsenal. Harmonix Tested an Early Version of this Exciting, Innovative Concept in a Private Closed Alpha and Received Feedback from Thousands of Players Who were Excited by this Groundbreaking...

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Canadian Cable Giants Launch a Netflix Rival

Canucks Don't Have Much Choice for Streaming Video Services. Netflix is the de Facto Pick and its Canadian Division's Selection (Historically Smaller than in the US) Isn't Going to Satisfy Everyone. However, Cable Giants, Rogers and Shaw, Think they Have a Better Option for Some Viewers -- they've just Unveiled, "Shomi", a Mostly TV-Focused Service that Might Have a Few Aces Up its Sleeve. The Offering Blends Automatic Recommendations with Handpicked...

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VIDEO: 'Cypher' Wins QuakeCon 2014 Yet Again, With Amazing Comebacks Against 'DaHanG'

Last Week was a Proud One for Titan, as Alexei 'Cypher' Yanushevsky Became the Winner of the QuakeCon 2014 Duel Masters Invitational. Having had a Shaky Start in the Group Stage, Beating Sergey 'Evil' Orekhov but Losing Out to Both Last Year’s Winner Shane 'Rapha' Hendrixson and 2012 Finalist Tim 'DaHanG' Fogarty, 'Cypher' Narrowly Advanced through to the 2nd Day Playoffs. Once there, however, Yanushevsky Took Down 4 Opponents in Quick Succession,...

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Apple Makes its Mobile Ads Bigger, Longer, More in Your Face

Next Time you're Playing a Favourite Game on your iPhone and iPad, a Huge Ad -- or Worse, a Minute-Long Video Roll -- Might Take Over the Screen. iAd Platform's Full-Screen Interstitial Banner and Pre-Roll Video Ads, which were 1st Announced Earlier this Year, are Now Available to Developers. The Full-Screen Ads Appear as Transitional Screens, Say, Whenever you Reach the End of a Game Level, while the Video Ads Come in 15, 30 and 60-Second Variants....

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JPMorgan and Other US Banks, Reportedly Hit by Cyberattack

A Bloomberg Report Claims that, JPMorgan Chase and "at Least" 4 More Banks in the US Have been Victims of a Virtual Attack from Hackers. The Data Gathered from the Breach Could Reportedly "be Used to Drain Accounts", according to 2 Bloomberg Sources Who Have been Briefed on the Situation by the US Government. At the Moment, it is Unknown which Other Banks were Affected by this but, the FBI has already Opened an Investigation and is Currently Working...

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VIDEO: Leap Motion's Next Sensor is Designed Specifically for VR

Virtual Reality has Made Huge Strides in Headgear Recently but, Developers are still Grappling with Control. How do we Interact with an Artificial World in a Natural Way ? There are Plenty of Devices to Answer this: Gamepads, the Sixense Stem System and Even Purpose-Built Game Controllers -- but, the Folks at Leap Motion Think they Have a Better Solution: just Use your Hands. Independent Developers Have been Strapping Leap's Motion Controller...

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Apple is Reportedly Unveiling its Wearable Device on September 9th

If you Ask Many Pundits When Apple will Unveil its Often-Rumored Wearable Device, Many of Them will Say October. However, we May Have to Revise those Expectations a Bit. Recode's Sources Now Claim that, Apple will Unveil the Gadget on September 9 -- you Know, the Same Day that Many Expect to See at Least One New iPhone. There's Little to Back the Claim at this Point Beyond the Site's Reputation for Accurate Leaks but, the Timing Makes Sense Given...

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NASA's Massive Space Launch System Rocket, is Slated for a 2018 Launch

Upstarts like SpaceX Might Get Most of the Attention but, Let's Not Forget that NASA -- you Know, the Folks Who actually Put 12 Guys on the Moon -- Isn't Done Pushing to Explore the Heavens just Yet. Case in Point: the Agency is Working on a Whopper of a Rocket Called (Unimaginatively Enough) the Space Launch System, that'll eventually Propel a Manned Orion Capsule in Mars' Direction and Officials just Green-Lit that Massive Booster for Development....

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VIDEO: IBM Lets Scientists Pay to Play with its Thinking Supercomputer

IBM's Watson Promises to Usher in a New Era of "Cognitive Computing" but, so Far, All the System has Demonstrated is a Knack for Game Shows. Now, however, IBM has Announced Watson Discovery Advisor, a Cloud-Based Service that'll Enable Researchers to Harness those Smarts to do More than Put Ken Jennings Out of a Job. Using the Platform, Scientists Can Ask Watson Natural-Language Questions, Sending the System to Scour Every Publicly Available...

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Microsoft Now Lets You Record Gameplay with XBox One SmartGlass

Microsoft has been Working Hard to Make "XBox One SmartGlass" More Useful and Appealing for Users and it's Doing a Great Job so Far. The Most Recent Update to the App, however, May just be its Best Yet. Most Notably, you Can Now Record XBox One Game Clips Directly from the SmartGlass Application, Making the Process Easier for Gamers Who, for Example, Have a Kinect-Less Console. In Addition to that, you Can Use the App to View your Profile's Activity...

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Neuroscience Proves Nobody Likes CGI

Cinema Screens are Huge, which is Odd, because the Eye Can Only Focus on a Small Portion of What's in Front of it at Any One Time. That's What Prompted the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to Team Up with Eye-Tracking Firm, Tobii and Neuroscientists from Birkbeck, University of London. The Trio Embarked upon a Project to Determine Where in the Movie People Concentrated their Gaze. Then, by Using Tobii's Hardware, were Able to Create a...

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"Quake Live" Makes Newbie-Friendly Changes in Latest Update; People Get Mad

In Advance of Quake Live's Debut on Steam, the Game has Undergone a Major Update that Changes Some Fairly Fundamental Aspects of Play. Players May Now Choose which Primary and Secondary Weapons they Spawn with, Visual Item Timers Have been Added and an Automated Form of Strafe-Jumping has been Implemented. The Changes are All Intended to Make the Game More Welcoming to Newcomers and as you Might Predict, Not Everyone is Happy about them. "Quake...

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Software Vulnerability Patching is Far Too Slow and Leaves Users at Risk

Security Holes and Vulnerabilities are to be Expected but, Not Enough is Being Done to Patch Holes Quickly Enough. This is the Conclusion of Heimdal Security Who Conducted Analysis of Software Vulnerabilities. The Security Firm Found that, while Security Problems are on the Increase, Companies are Failing to Keep Pace and Issues Remain Unaddressed for Too Long. It's Something that Hackers are Taking Advantage of and User Data is Being Left at Great...

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"EVE Online Hyperion" Launched + "Features" Trailer

CCP Announces the "Hyperion" Update is Now Live in EVE Online, Adding New Content to the Space-Based MMORPG. The Patch Notes Have Details on this, as well as, a Version 1.1 Patch that Followed to Fix a Couple of Issues. You Can Find More on this Feature Page and the Developer Blogs on this Page and this Video below, Offers a Look. Here's Word: "Hyperion brings other changes to EVE, including more ship and module balancing, improved UI...

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"Diablo 3" v2.1.0 Patch Update, Now Live

With Today's Maintenance Complete, Battle.net Announces that, the Long-Awaited Version 2.1.0 Patch for "Diablo 3" is Now Live, Bringing a Wide Range of Changes, as well as, New Features to the Action / RPG Sequel. That Post has the Complete Official Patch Notes and to Celebrate the Release, Blizzard also Announces an Additional Bonus for those Who Play the Windows and OS X Editions for the Coming Week: "Patch 2.1.0 is now live in the Americas! To...

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