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The long-awaited Windows 8.1 update seems to have brought with it more than just a Start menu. There are claims on Reddit that the OS update has also introduced some unwelcome mouse lag, with titles such as Deus Ex Human Revolution, STALKER and Valve games among those that are affected. …

HMV’s now-controversial iOS app will likely be gone by the end of the day. Hilco founder Paul McGowan has confirmed on Twitter that Apple has set the retailer a deadline of 6pm today (Monday October 21st) to remove the app’s ability to download music files and have them added the …

The delays of Watch Dogs and DriveClub have had an unfortunate consequence for a handful of gamers in the US. Kotaku reports that consumers who pre-ordered with the PS4 and Watch Dogs bundle or PS4 and DriveClub bundle with Target have not just seen their games cancelled – they’ve also …

GTA-style MMO upgrading to the same engine as Gears of War 3

It’s almost hard to believe that we’re rapidly approaching two decades since PlayStation burst onto the scene. And in a stirring (for us old gamers out there) video Sony has wonderfully tapped into all of that nostalgia to show has times have changed since the debut of the first PlayStation …

Recruitment spree continues with search for engine programmers

The supposedly ‘budget’ debutant in Apple’s iPhone line-up is apparently not selling as well as was hoped. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has lowered orders for the device from its Asian manufacturing partners, while a handful of telecoms providers have admitted to lukewarm enthusiasm for the 5C from …

Things are becoming pretty heated in the graphics card market (and we’re not just talking about the rumoured temperatures for the R9 290X). Nvidia has sprung its own surprise after AMD’s prolonged period in the spotlight by unveiling the GTX 780Ti which will sit between the GTX 780 GTX Titan …

Speculation suggests Red Dead sequel in the works following hints from Rockstar employee CV

Develop takes a look at Geomerics’ and ARM’s drive for console-quality mobile graphics