VIDEO: Heavy Rain Creator's Early Cinematic Game, "Indigo Prophecy", Gets Remastered

If you Missed Out on the Cult Classic "Indigo Prophecy" ("Fahrenheit" in Europe), the 1st Stab at a Pseudo-Cinematic Game from Heavy Rain Developer, Quantic Dream, you've Now Got a Good Reason to Give it a Spin. A Revamped Version of the Title has just Landed on iOS and Steam (with Support for Windows, Mac and Linux) for $10, Sporting Better Graphics and No Censoring (Nudity and Sex Scenes were Cut from the Original US Import). While it's Not...

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"Quake Live" Having a Hard Time with Another DDoS Attack During Various Hours **UPDATES**

From Quake Live's Twitter Account, Comes the Message from id Software: https://twitter.com/quakelive/status/560943050483335168 "QL is experiencing a DDoS attack and may be down intermittently while we seek to address the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience." When we Have News about the Stablishing Network of Both Website and QL Game Servers and the Posterior Launch of the QuakeLive.exe, which Isn't Executable for the Moment, we Should...

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"DiRT 3" for OSX Arrives

"DiRT 3 Complete Edition" for OSX is Now Available, Allowing Mac Gamers to Get Behind the Wheel with the Latest Installment in CodeMasters' Rally Racing Series. Feral Interactive has Details on the Release, which, as the Name Implies, includes All the DLC already Released for the Game on Other Platforms. There May be Reason to Wait on this, however, as Word is the Version of the Game Coming Soon to Steam will Include Cross-Platform Multiplayer Support...

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Your Chance to Watch that Star Wars Trailer in Neon

You've Watched the "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Trailer a Few Times, Seen it Analyzed to Death, Maybe Witnessed it Recreated in Stop-Motion Breakfast Cereal Homage. Now, you Can Experience it All Over Again in Glorious '80s-Style Neon. The Format Takes a Little Time to Show its True Colors but, Once the Spaceships and that Light Saber Appear, you're Hot to Trot. Info Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKTMlGGhk2w#t=68 http://w...

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"Battlefield Hardline" Open Beta Next Week + Trailer

Electronic Arts Announces the Promised Open Beta Test of "Battlefield Hardline" will Run from February 3-8*, Offering All Interested Gamers Access to Visceral Games' Law Enforcement Shooter on Windows via Origin, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, XBox One and XBox 360. "There’s nothing more valuable to our team than the relationship we have with our community. Their passion feeds our passion and their feedback has definitely helped make Hardline...

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VIDEO: Google is Making Fake Human Skin, to Test its Cancer-Detecting Nanoparticles

Last October, Google Announced that, it was Working on Magnetic Nanoparticles that Would Seek Out Cancer Cells in the Bloodstream and Report Back to a Smart Wristband. Now, if this Didn't Sound Bizarre Enough, it Turns Out the Search Giant is also Using Synthetic Skin to Develop the Technology. When Google 1st Announced the Project they Didn't Discuss How the Nanoparticles would Relay their Findings. But, in a Video from The Atlantic, Employees...

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The Super Bowl Spot and New Poster for "Terminator Genisys"

Paramount Pictures has Released the Super Bowl Spot for the upcoming "Terminator Genisys" along with a Brand New Poster (Check Above) for the Sequel. When 'John Connor' (Jason Clarke), Leader of the Human Resistance, Sends 'Sgt. Kyle Reese' (Jai Courtney) Back to 1984 to Protect 'Sarah Connor' (Emilia Clarke) and Safeguard the Future, an Unexpected Turn of Events Creates a Fractured Timeline. Now, 'Sgt. Reese' Finds Himself in a New and Unfamiliar...

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"GHOST", a Critical Linux Security Hole, is Revealed

Researchers at Cloud Security Company, Qualys, Have Discovered a Major Security Hole, "GHOST" (CVE-2015-0235), in the Linux GNU C Library (glibc). This Vulnerability Enables Hackers to Remotely Take Control of Systems without Even Knowing any System IDs or Passwords. Qualys Alerted the Major Linux Distributors about the Security Hole Quickly and Most Have Now Released Patches for it. Josh Bressers, Manager of the Red Hat Product Security Team Said...

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"Metroid Prime Trilogy" is $10 on the Wii U Right Now, Go Buy it

"Metroid Prime Trilogy", which Includes the Acclaimed GameCube Originals Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, as well as, Wii Classic Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, is currently 50% Off. The Offer is Good Today until February 5 at 8:59 a.m. PT so, if you're Craving Spacey First-Person Action, Get on this Now. The Compilation was Originally Released on the Wii in 2009, but, it was Discontinued Less than 6 Months after Release so, the Game has...

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VIDEO: Drones Infected with Malware, Can Drop from the Sky or Be Hijacked for Surveillance

You’re Minding your Own Business, When Something in the Sky Snags your Attention. Is it a Bird or a Plane ? Nope, it’s a Drone Falling Out of the Sky because, it’s Infected with Malware. Yeppers, “you read that right”, Wrote Security Engineer, Rahul Sasi, regarding the Title of his Post Describing “Maldrone — the first backdoor for drones”. Although he Shows Off the Malware by Infecting a Parrot AR.Drone within Wireless Range, Making it “drop...

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"Vivaldi" - Opera Team Builds a Better Browser but, is There Room for it ?

Opera was One of the Original Internet Browser Companies and the Only One that is still Alive — and Independent — from that Era. Jon Von Tetzchner was a Co-Founder of Opera and his New Company, Vivaldi Technologies, has just Launched a Technical Preview of its New Browser. Von Tetzchner has Said that, the Purpose of Vivaldi is to Build a Browser for Sophisticated Users and to Bring Back the Community, which was a Key Differentiator for the Opera...

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VALVe Paid $57 Million to Users Who Make and Sell Content on Steam

Just How Lucrative Could it be to Create and Sell Virtual Items for Free Games like VALVe's Team Fortress 2 ? Very, it Turns Out. VALVe's Recently Announced that, since 2011, it's Paid Out over $57 Million to Folks Participating in its Steam Workshop Program -- the Service that Facilitates the Creation and Sale of User-Generated Items (Think: Virtual Hats). That Tally Encompasses some 1,500 Content Makers 3D Modeling Items for Counter-Strike: Global...

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Here's What Sony's "PlayStation Vue" TV Service is Like in Real Life

When Sony Unveiled its "PlayStation Vue" Streaming Service, it Painted a Rosy Picture of What you'll Get: Tons of Channels ! You'll Never Look at TV the Same Way Again ! But, What's it Like to Use in the Real World ? You Won't Have to Wait until the Formal Launch to Find Out, apparently. One Early User has Shared Impressions with GigaOM and the Early Signs suggest that, it Might just Beat Dish's Sling TV...in Certain Circumstances, anyway. The Interface...

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Bill Gates Doesn't Get Why We're Not Worried About Super Intelligent AI

Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking Have Brought Up the Potential Dangers of Super Intelligent AI Several Times Over the Past Few Years (Musk Even Donated $10 Million toward Cautious AI Research) but Now, Bill Gates is also Getting into the Mix. In his Reddit "AmA" Q&A Session Today, Gates Made it Clear that, he Agrees with Musk's Stance, which Basically Amounts to Being Very Careful about How we Approach the Rise of Intelligent Machines: "I am in...

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Samsung to Be the Main Processor Supplier for Apple's Next iPhone

South Korea's Samsung Electronics will be the Main Supplier of Processors Powering Apple's Next iPhone, Maeil Business Newspaper Reported on Monday, Citing Unidentified Sources in the Semiconductor Industry. Samsung will be Responsible for around 75% of the Chip Production for the Next iPhone, the South Korean Newspaper Said. The Newspaper Didn't Say How Much the Contract is Worth and What Other Company will be Supplying Apple. Samsung will Make...

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"The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" Gameplay Video + Previews

As Noted on The Witcher Website, the Other Day GOG.com had a Livestream Session Showing Off Gameplay from "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt", the upcoming RPG Sequel. The Recording of that Session is Now Available, Running a Little under 15 Minutes. Word is this Shows Off Segments from the Game Prologue and Skellige Islands. This was Accompanied by a Fan Q&A and the Answers from this are Summarized on GameInformer.com. CD Projekt RED also Recently...

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Microsoft Ships 6.6 Million XBox Consoles During Last Quarter

During Yesterday's Earnings Call, Microsoft Announced its XBox Sales for the Quarter Ending December 31, 2014. During this Span, the Company Shipped 6.6 Million Units across Both XBox One and XBox 360. When Compared with the 2.4 Million XBox Units Shipped in the Quarter Prior to that, Microsoft Showed Significant Improvements. This Most Recent Quarter includes the Holiday Season, the XBox One Price Cut and Aggressive Bundling. The Year Prior to...

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Chris Boyd: "The Malware Threat to Online Games is Growing"

Chris Boyd, Malware Intelligence Analyst at Malwarebytes, Reveals the Latest Tactics being Adopted by Cyber Criminals in their Attempts to Steal from Gamers,  Gaming Accounts, are One of the Hottest Targets for Black Hats as we Roll into 2015. Any Form of Financial Investment in Gaming – from Paid Memberships to Rare In-Game Items – Make Consumers a Prime Target for Hackers and Scammers. Even if they’re Locked Down Tight, Criminals Can still...

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Apple Announces April Ship Date for the "Apple Watch"

Today Apple Announced their Earnings and Sales for the Holiday Quarter of 2014. The Company Sold 74.5 Million iPhones and Had Strong Earnings which were Fueled by the Newly Released iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. While the Information about Apple's Financial Situation is Interesting for Investors and Analysts, it's Really of No Consequence to General Consumers. However, Apple CEO, Tim Cook, Made a Statement during Today's Earnings Call that, is of Great Significance...

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Unreal Engine 4 Arrives on Ouya

Unreal Developers, Take Note -- You Can Now Build Unreal Engine 4 Games for the Ouya Microconsole, Thanks to a New Branch of the UE4 Source Code. According to an Unreal Engine Blog Post, the New Branch is a Fork of Unreal Engine 4.6 Source Code that, Supports the Ouya SDK. That Means Unreal Engine Developers Can Now Access APIs for Ouya Controllers, Ouya In-App Purchases and the Like. If you're an Unreal Engine Subscriber Interested in Checking...

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"WRC 5" Announced + Reveal Trailer

The WRC Website Announces "WRC 5", Saying the 5th Installment in the FIA World Rally Championship Series will be Released this Fall for Windows and Current-Generation Consoles. A Reveal Trailer Shows Off Some Environments and here's Word (for the Record, Kylotonn is the Correct Spelling Out of the Two) : "After 4 episodes on the previous generation of consoles, WRC reaches a new step toward history. This year, Bigben Interactive and Kylotton...

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"PlanetSide 2" Sets FPS Record

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) Announces "PlanetSide 2" has Set a New Record for Most Players Online in a Single First-Person Shooter Battle. This Record was Previously Held by Browser-Based Shooter, Man vs. Machine, which Fell One Player Short of a 1000 Player Goal in 2012 and Word is that, "PlanetSide 2" has Now Surpassed that, by a Good Margin after 1,158 Players Participated in a Single Battle on One Server instance Over the Weekend. This Record...

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"Dying Light" Launch Trailer

Here's a Launch Trailer for "Dying Light", Techland's Zombie Game that will be Released Worldwide Tomorrow via Digital Distribution. Here's the Slightly Premature Word from the Description: "Dying Light is finally here ! Experience an all-new story of survival set in a city devastated by a mysterious infection. Play as Kyle Crane, an undercover operative sent to the quarantine zone with the mission to locate a high-ranking military officer gone...

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Sony Closing "Music Unlimited" in Favor of Spotify-Powered Service

Sony Today Revealed "PlayStation Music", a New Spotify-Powered Music Service Coming to PlayStation 3, 4 and "Xperia Smartphones and Tablets" this Spring. The Service will Outright Replace "Music Unlimited", the Service that Sony Previously Implemented across Devices, Powered by its Own Enormous Music Catalog. The News Marks the 1st Time Spotify has Come to any Game Console and is a Major Coup for Sony's PlayStation Group in the Battle for Major Home...

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Justice Department is Reportedly Spying on Millions of US Cars

While Law Enforcement has been Using License Plate Readers to Track Vehicles for a while, they Never Formed into a Unified Network. In Fact, the Department of Homeland Security Posted a 29-Page Document about a Vehicle-Tracking Network but, the Idea Didn't Go Any Further. Until Now, that is. The Justice Department has apparently Crafted a Nationwide Database to Track Vehicle Movement across States. While the Main Aim of License Plate Tracking is...

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"WeChat" Finally Arrives on the Desktop for Windows Users

"WeChat" has Finally Launched a Version of its Desktop Client for Windows PC Users, Nearly a Year after the Introduction of its Client for Macs. Just like the WhatsApp Web Client Launched Last Week, in Order to Get Up and Running with "WeChat" for PC, you’ll Need to Scan a QR Code from within the Mobile App. Once your Phone is Linked to your Computer, Messages will be Mirrored across Both Devices but, Alerts will Only Show on your Computer. For...

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"Facebook Lite" Uses Less Data for Developing Areas, Low-End Phones

Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has been Hard at Work Connecting the World with Not Only his Social Network but, with Basic Internet Access, too. In Another Step towards Doing so in Developing Areas, the Folks in Menlo Park are Rolling Out "Facebook Lite" : a Version of its Android App that's Meant to Use Less Data and Work Well regardless of Network Speeds. In Fact, it's Specifically Designed for Browsing on 2G Networks and in Locales Where Connectivity...

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Nintendo to Introduce Feature to Allow Streaming of Wii U Games to New 3DS ?

Hackers Have Found Out that, the New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL include a Video Decoder that Supports H264, which is the Same Video Format Used to Stream Wii U Content to the GamePad. Based on this, Some are Speculating that, Nintendo will Eventually Introduce a Feature that will Allow the New Handheld Devices to Stream Wii U Games. New 3DS XL will Launch in North America on February 13th. Info Source: http://playeressence.com/wil...

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Your PS Vita is About to Get Slightly Less Useful

If you Regularly Use the Maps and YouTube Apps on your PlayStation Vita, Please Raise a Hand. If you'd be Mightily Disappointed if those were to Disappear from the Portable Console, Keep your Hand Up and Someone will Bring you a Tissue. That's because, Unfortunately, Sony has Announced that Both Features will be Going the Way of All Things Very Shortly. Maps is Getting Erased from History with the March Software Update, which will, Naturally, also...

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YouTube Defaults to HTML5 on the Web

If you've been Hoping for YouTube to Drop the Notoriously Buggy Flash Video Format as its Default Player, well, Good News. Nearly 5 Years after the Streaming Giant Started Supporting the HTML5 Standard for its Videos, it's Finally Now its Player of Choice. That Means from Now on, YouTube will Use the HTML5 Format by Default in Most Modern Browsers -- that includes Chrome, IE 11, Safari 8 and Beta Versions of Firefox. Why the Wait ? Well, YouTube...

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WikiLeaks Furious at Google, for Keeping Government Data Request a Secret

Google is Catching Some Heat from WikiLeaks after the Company Revealed that, it Handed over Emails and Other Data on 3 WikiLeaks Employees to the US Government. Obviously, that in and of itself would be Enough to Ruffle the Feathers of the Activist Group. But, to Make Matters Worse, Mountain View Handed over the Data in the Spring of 2012. That's Right, Google Waited over 2 and a Half Years to Tell Wikileaks about the Government Request. The Warrants,...

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Study: Complaining on Twitter Correlates with Heart Disease Risks

This Past Week, a Study was Released by Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania that Found a Surprising Correlation When Studying 2 Kinds of Maps: those that Mapped the County-Level Frequency of Cardiac Disease and those that Mapped the Emotional State of an Area's Twitter Posts. In All, Researchers Sifted through over 826 Million Tweets, Made Available by Twitter's Research-Friendly "Garden Hose" Server Access, then Narrowed those Down to...

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"Dying Light" in VR is Terrifying but, Also Unfinished and Unpolished

"Dying Light" Played in Virtual Reality is a Glimpse into What the Future May Bring but, the Present Isn't Quite There Yet. It's One of the Few AAA Games that Supports the Oculus Rift — Alien Isolation is Another — so, there's Something Amazing in Being Able to Look Around such a Well-Constructed Environment. Being Inside a World Torn Apart by Zombies, Isn't for the Faint of Heart and in Virtual Reality you Can't Look Away. You Look Up and See...

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"Mission Impossible 5" Will Be Released this July

"Mission Impossible 5" just had its Release Date Moved Way Up. The Film will Now be Coming Out this Summer, on July 31, instead of on Christmas Day. The Hollywood Reporter Suggests that Paramount may Have Wanted to Shift its Release Date to Move "MI5" Away from the Next James Bond Film, which is Due Out on November 6, as well as, the New Star Wars, which Comes Out December 18th. "MI5" is also an Action Blockbuster, which is the Type of Picture that...

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VIDEO: This Apartment Built in Unreal Engine 4, is Nicer than Any I Will Ever Live In

If you'd Like to Visit a Fabulous, Exotic Locale Today, Look No Further than this Downloadable Pet Project — a Virtual Tour of an Apartment Built in Unreal Engine 4 — from CG Generalist and Level Designer, Dereau Benoit. "Unreal Paris" Isn't Interested in Exploring Crazy Worlds but, just a Single Home. The Video Crawls through a Lavish Apartment, Taking Time to Pay Attention to the Little Details: Towels on a Shelf, or Intricate Lamps along...

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Symantec Data Center Security Software, Has Security Holes

Security Bod, Stefan Viehböck, has Detailed Holes in Symantec's Data Center Security Platforms that, the Company Plugged this Past Week because, they Allowed Hackers to Gain Privilege Access to Management Servers. The Patches Fix Holes in the Management Server for Symantec Critical System Protection (SCSP) 5.2.9 and its Predecessor Data Center Security: Server Advanced (SDCS:SA) 6.0.x and 6.0 MP1. SEC Consult Researcher, Stefan Viehböck, Who Found...

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