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The newNvidia GeForce GTX 970 and 980 graphics cardsare selling out across the UK. Several gaming system builders have told PCR they are seeing stock shortages for the cards due to popular demand. Chillblast buyer Ben Miles said: "Sales of the new cards are indeed strong, and we are expecting …
Read More »Hack the Code and contribute to an open-source Android app
Intel Developer Blog: A new app on Google Play designed for programmers
Read More »Disney Infinity 2.0 hits PC
Disney Infinity 2.0 is now available to play on Windows PC, with Disney Interactive offering a free application supporting the toy and game title. The base client is available now as a free download via Disney’s official site for the game. It includes demos for Spider-Man, The Avengers, Guardians of …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes dated for Steam
The PC port of Konami’s Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will be released before the end of the year. Specifically, the game will arrive on Steam on December 18th. The PC SKU will offer 4K graphics as well as an increase in simultaneous light sources, the number of models …
Read More »Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity pushed back to 2015
Pillars of Eternity, the crowdfunded RPG by Obsidian Entertainment, is going to miss its 2014 release date. This isn’t the first time that the game has been pushed back. When it was first Kickstarted – under the name Project Eternity – Pillars of Eternity was set for an April 2014 …
Read More »Paid-for Steam curator recommendations need to be declared
Steam users must be open about paid-for recommendations according to the store’s updated terms and conditions. These have been updated for Steam curators. Now they read: If you’ve accepted money or other compensation for making a product review or for posting a recommendation, you must disclose this fact in your …
Read More »Could you make the killer app for the Internet of Things?
Intel Developer Blog: Get started with the IoT through Intel's Developer Kit
Read More »Total War: Attila heading to PC in 2015
There’s a new entry coming to Creative Assembly’s Total War series early next year. As the name suggests, Total War: Attila sees Attila the Hun taking it to the fading Roman Empire. Features such as family and skill tress have been re-introduced to expand upon the established real-time turn-based strategy …
Read More »Wasteland 2 reaches $1.5m in sales in four days
Wasteland 2 has generated $1.5m in sales just four days out from release, developer inXile Entertainment has announced. "We are ecstatic that the style of game we love so much has been embraced so well," company founder Brain Fargo said. The studio originally ran a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised …
Read More »Razer opens beta for Synapse data tracking feature
Razer has released an open beta for new data tracking functionality in its Synapse software. Razer Synapse: Stats and Heatmaps allows users to collect data in order to track and share their mouse and keyboard stats, as well as recording how gaming devices interact with their games. Some of the …
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