Twitch Boss Calls the End of Games Consoles

The PlayStation 4 and XBox One are Likely to be the Last Dedicated Games Consoles as we Know them, according to the Boss of Twitch.tv. Speaking to the Guardian at the Changing Media Summit in London, Emmett Shear Predicted that, the Long Life Cycles of the Machines is at Odds with the Rest of the Consumer Technology Industry. “The problem is, the seven-year upgrade lifecycle doesn’t work in the face of the two-year upgrade cycles for every other...

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Streaming Music Drowns Out CD Sales in US for the 1st Time

Prophesies that Streaming Music is the Future -- Whether as a Threat or an Aspiration -- are Starting to Come True. Revenue Generated by Streaming Music Last Year Overtook that from CDs, the Format that Once Floated the Industry's Sales to its High-Water Mark in the Late '90s. According to Data on Music Sales from the Recording Industry Association of America, Sales in the US from Streaming Music were $1.87 Billion in 2014, the RIAA Said, while...

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New ATI / AMD v15.3 Beta Drivers for Windows

AMD Support Now Offers New Catalyst v15.3 Beta Drivers for Windows. These include New and Update Crossfire Profiles and Other Changes, along with Single-GPU Freesync Support, as they Say: "AMD Freesync technology support is now available for single GPU configurations. For more information on how Freesync works, FAQ's and what products are currently supported, please visit the Freesync Technology Page". Info Sources: http://support.amd.com/e...

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How GPUs Help the U.S. Army Build Better Blast-Proof Vehicles

Among the Greatest Concerns for Soldiers in Conflict Areas: Hidden Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and the Harrowing Risks they Pose. It’s the Mission of CertaSIM, a Northern California Startup, to Help Protect them, Said its Founder, Wayne Mindle, Who Spoke at our Recent GPU Technology Conference. CertaSIM Uses GPU Technology to Develop Simulation Programs that Help Design Blast-Proof Vehicles, such as Humvees and Joint Light Tactical Vehicles...

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VALVe's "HTC Vive" Free for Developers

VALVe has Plans to Offer "Qualified" Developers the HTC Vive Developer Edition for Free ("at Least Initially") to Help Jumpstart the Fledgling VR Game Market, Reports Ars Technica. They Say Some Vive Developer Editions Have already Gone Out and VALVe's Doug Lombardi Tells them, they will Provide an Online Application for "all interested developers, big or small", which they Hope to Have Online by Next Week. This is a Stark Contrast to How Oculus...

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At Least 700,000 Routers Given to Customers by ISPs are Vulnerable to Hacking

More than 700,000 ADSL Routers Provided to Customers by ISPs Around the World, Contain Serious Flaws that Allow Remote Hackers to Take Control of them. Most of the Routers Have a “Directory Traversal” Flaw in a Firmware Component Called, webproc.cgi, that Allows Hackers to Extract Sensitive Configuration Data, including Administrative Credentials. The Flaw Isn’t New and has been Reported by Multiple Researchers since 2011 in Various Router Models....

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Facebook Developing Solar Drones to Deliver Global Web Access

There are an Estimated 5 Billion People Worldwide Who Lack Reliable Internet Access but, Facebook is Reportedly "Ready to Spend Billions" in Order to Change that. The Menlo Park-Based Company has Recently Announced Plans to Deliver Global Connectivity on the Backs of Enormous, Solar-Powered UAV, Dubbed 'Project Aquila'. The Plan is still Very Much in its Initial Planning Stages but, Facebook Appears to be Dedicated to Making it a Reality. Facebook...

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"Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition" Available on Steam

Capcom Unity Announced the Release of the Steamworks Version of "Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition". Here's the Explanation: "Good news ! RE5's long-requested "Gold Edition" content is finally coming to PCs as part of the game's conversion to Steamworks. And by "finally coming", I mean it's out now ! If you already own regular RE5 through either Steam or a boxed retail Games For Windows Live, you can acquire a free Steamworks copy and then purchase...

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"Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty" Comes to XBox One

So, the News that Some of you Have been Waiting for, is here ! We Know Some of you Have been Anxiously Awaiting Release News for the XBox One Version of "Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty", Well, Wait No More, Details below ! We were Extremely Delighted to be Told on Wednesday of this Week that, we Got a 1st Time Approval with Zero Issues during the Microsoft XBox One Submission Process ! Oddworld Inhabitants, Inc. are Delighted to Announce that "Oddworld:...

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"Twitch.tv" Breach

GamesBeat has Word that, Twitch, is Warning Users they May Have Suffered a Security Breach, at least through Email (you Wouldn't Want to Post Anything like that on your Website). They Have Reproduced the Warning Twitch is Sending to Users they Believe were Impacted by this: "We are writing to let you know that there may have been unauthorized access to some of your Twitch user account information, including possibly your Twitch username and associated...

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YouTube Readying Launch of eSports and Game Streaming Service

Last Year, Rumors Swirled of YouTube's apparent Intent to Purchase Game Streaming Service, Twitch, for a Reported $1 Billion USD. But Later in 2014, Amazon would eventually Acquire, Twitch, with Some Reporting the Deal with YouTube Fell through Over "Antitrust" Issues. Now, it Seems YouTube is Ready to Forge its Own Path, Leveraging its Superpower as an Online Video Website to Begin Dedicated Streaming of eSports and Other Gaming Content. Clearly,...

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"Lightbinder" Class Shown in Video for "SkyForge"

Here's a New Trailer Showing Off the 'Lightbinder' Class in "SkyForge", Obsidian's upcoming MMORPG. Here's Word: "Lightbinders are wise and brave warriors that wield the power of light to both destroy their enemies and aid their allies by shielding them in combat. Versatile allies, a Lightbinder provides any party with a serious advantage. With the abilities to blast foes with light, as well as shield an entire group from damage, Lightbinders...

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"Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare" - "Ascendance" DLC 2 Gameplay Trailer

Gameplay Footage from the Ascendance DLC Pack for "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare", is on Display in this New Trailer, which also includes Some Live Action. The Pack is Debuting on XBox LIVE on March 31 and will Follow for Windows and PLAYSTATION Network at Some Point After. Word is: "Ascendance includes four Multiplayer maps, the OHM Multiplayer hybrid weapon and weapon variant, a new Exo Grapple playlist, as well as Exo Zombies Infection,...

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Music Group Wants ISPs to Spy on Customers to Stop Piracy

In a Response to the Draft Code Tabled to Deal with the Australian Online-Piracy Problem, Some of the World's Largest Music Publishers Have Presented a Set of Draconian Measures. ISPs Shouldn't Only Use Technology to Spy on their Own Customers but also, to Proactively Block Access to Infringing Content and Websites. Following Intense Pressure from the Australian Government, ISPs were Warned that, they had to Come Up with a Solution to Online Piracy...

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"F1 2015" Coming in June

CodeMasters Announces "F1 2015" will Launch in June for Windows, PlayStation 4 and XBox One, Offering the Official VideoGame of the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship, Noting this Year's Installment in the Series Comes Much Earlier in the Season than Past Versions. There's a New Update on the Game on the CodeMasters Blog with More on the Game along with Work-in-Progress Screenshots. Here's a Bit on the Game: "F1 2015 is set to take gamers...

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"EVE: Valkyrie" Gameplay Trailer

A New Trailer from the EVE Fanfest, Offers a Look at Gameplay from "EVE: Valkyrie", CCP's upcoming VR-Focused Multiplayer Shooter Spin-Off of EVE Online. The Official Word Goes as this: "This EVE: Valkyrie gameplay trailer puts you in the cockpit of a heavily-armed starfighter in the most realistic zero-G shooter available on any platform. Experience intense team-based dogfights, immersive VR gaming technology and the dark sci-fi setting...

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"Half-Life 2: Update" Mod Released on Steam

"Half-Life 2: Update" is Now Available on Steam as a Free Modification for Half-Life 2, Fixing a Bunch of Lingering Bugs, Adding a Number of Visual Improvements and a New Optional Commentary Track to the First-Person Shooter. Here's the Official Word: "2004's Half-Life 2 was a landmark for PC gaming and the First Person Shooter, setting the standard for immersion, animation and physics-based play for years. Meticulously developed by Half-Life...

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A Teen Opinion on Why Teens are Abandoning Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg is No Longer the Coolest Kid in School, Sitting in the Back of the Classroom with his Hoodie on. Last Year, the Facebook CEO Cum, Michael Cera Lookalike, Told Investors “coolness is done for us". Teens are Leaving Facebook in Droves for New Friends like Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter, with Some Analysts Estimating at a Rate of a Million a Year. It Might Seem Like No Big Deal to a Service that Boasts over 1 Billion Users and Counting...

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DNS Enhancement Catches Malware Websites by Understanding Sneaky Domain Names

A Researcher at OpenDNS Security Labs, has Developed a New Way to Automatically Detect and Block Sites Used to Distribute Malware almost Instantaneously without Having to Scan them. The Approach, Initially Developed by Researcher, Jeremiah O'Connor, Uses Natural Language Processing and Other Analytics, to Detect Malicious Domains before they Can Attack by Spotting Host Names that are Designed as Camouflage. Called, 'NLPRank', it Spots DNS Requests...

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DirectX 12: 900% FPS Increase Over DirectX 11 Claimed

Some Interesting Performance Claims are Surfacing surrounding Microsoft's upcoming DirectX 12. One such Report Comes in a Tweet from Brad Wardell Showing over a 900% Improvement over DirectX 11 on an Unreleased GPU, Playing an Unspecified Game. The Stardock Boss Says: "Did a test of DirectX 11 vs. DirectX 12 on an unreleased GPU with an 8core CPU. DX11: 13fps, DX12: 120fps. Lighting and lens effects". Info Sources: https://twitter.com/dragi...

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Intel Security Launches New Critical Infrastructure Security Platform

Intel Security (Formerly, McAfee) has Announced a Security Platform Designed to Protect Both New and Legacy Infrastructure within the Electric Power Grid. Dubbed, Intel Security Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), the Solution was Developed in Collaboration with the Department of Energy-Funded Discovery Across Texas Smart Grid Project, including Deployment at Texas Tech University and is a Joint Project of Intel Security and Wind River. Intel...

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Google Wants to Rank Websites Based on Facts, Not Links

The Internet is Stuffed with Garbage. Anti-Vaccination Websites Make the Front Page of Google and Fact-Free "News" Stories Spread like Wildfire. Google has Devised a Fix – Rank Websites according to their Truthfulness. Google's Search Engine currently Uses the Number of Incoming Links to a Web Page as a Proxy for Quality, Determining Where it Appears in Search Results. So, Pages that Many Other Websites Link to, are Ranked Higher. This System has...

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Here’s Why a PS4 Demo Can Hurt a Developer, Explains Industry Veteran + "Minutes" Launch Trailer

In an Interview with PlayStation Universe, Industry Veteran, Former CodeMaster’s Developer and Founder of Red Phantom Studios, Richard Ogden, Explained Why there Isn’t Always a PS4 Demo on the PLAYSTATION Store Prior to a Game’s Release. Richard’s Most Recent Project is the PS4 and PS Vita Game, 'Minutes', which Didn’t Have a PS4 Demo on the Store. We Asked Richard, Why he Made that Decision. “It’s an issue of proportion of demo content to...

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Greg Zeschuk Returns to Games

GamesIndustry.biz has Word that, BioWare Co-Founder, Dr. Greg Zeschuk, is Returning to VideoGame Development Following a Brief Retirement that Began in 2012. This is Not, however, Terribly Relevant to PC Gamers, or Even Adults, as the Report Says Zeschuk is Now Chairman of Biba, a Developer of Mobile Augmented Reality Apps that, Work with Playground Equipment. "Biba's mobile games designed for outdoor play are just a breath of fresh air", Says Zeschuk....

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Facebook in Your Face: Why Social VR Apps Aren’t a Surprise

You Didn't Think Facebook Spent $2 Billion on Virtual Reality Company, Oculus, just to Dip its Feet into the Next Unproven Frontier in VideoGames, did you ? No, the Massive Company has Reconfirmed that, it is Interested in Bringing its Core Social Networking Apps to VR in the Future, to Let Users Share 360° Virtual Views of What they're Doing, for example. At the Code/Media Conference in California Last Night, Facebook Chief Product Officer, Chris...

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VIDEO: "Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power" Announced

Frozenbyte Announces, "Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power", Saying the Next Installment in their Platformer Series is Due for Release for Windows tin 2015. The "Trine 3" Website is Online, Offering the Game's Announcement Trailer but, Details are Pretty Scant at the Moment. What they Say for Now is: "The Three Heroes embark on a new adventure through an enchanting fairytale world full of wonders, puzzles, dangerous foes and strange magic - coming...

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Dropbox SDK Vulnerability, Puts Billions of Office Files at Risk

A Flaw in the Dropbox SDK for Android could Potentially Put Large Numbers of MS Office Files Stored in the Cloud at Risk. IBM's X-Force Application Security Research Team has Discovered a Severe Vulnerability in Dropbox's Software Development Kit (SDK) Used by Android App Developers to Connect to Dropbox so, Users Can Tap into their Files via an App. The Biggest App that Uses the Dropbox SDK is Microsoft Office Mobile, which is Reckoned to Host...

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"Wolfenstein: The Old Blood" Gameplay Footage

The Bethesda Blog Offers 2 New Trailers with PAX East Gameplay Walkthroughs for "Wolfenstein: The Old Blood". The Official Word Goes: "Last week Pete Hines and I had the pleasure of debuting Wolfenstein: The Old Blood — live in Boston from the Twitch.TV main stage. We had a great time showing off the content and as you’ll see, it was a pretty good idea that I input a debug code for a little extra 'health insurance.' Wolfenstein: The Old...

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