Tag: Microsoft

PS4 update 1.70 introduces SHAREfactory, going live on April 30

Heads-up: PS4 firmware update 1.70, inc. SHAREfactory and HDCP Off, goes live on 30th April. More soon! — PlayStation Europe (@PlayStationEU) April 25, 2014 PlayStation Europe announced today on Twitter that PS4 update 1.70 will be going live on the 30th of April. They didn’t say if it will be arriving to North America on ...

Categories: NEWS, Playstation 4

Tags: Console Wars, Microsoft, PlayStation Europe, PS4 update, PS4 update 1.70, SHAREfactory, sony, Xbox One

Top Summer Games to be released – Watch Dogs, Destiny and more

Summer always comes with good news and light for passionate gamers. Many reviewers and bloggers have been impatiently waiting for the new release dates for the newest video games. There is a great variety of opinions in regards to the best video games of the year, but why shouldn’t we also have a top of ...

Categories: ARTICLES, PC, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Tags: Bethesda, Bungie, Destiny, Mario Kart 8, Microsoft, PC, PS3, PS4, Transistor, Watch Dogs, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Long expected Start Button for Windows 8 comes out in August

The Build developer conference at the beginning of April was quite a surprising one, some might say. At first, Windows 8 has given lots of headaches because of the lack of classic elements users were used to. Like the Start button, which not only disappeared, but it reappeared using the annoying interface of a mobile ...

Categories: Tech

Tags: Android, iOS, Microsoft, Mobile, Start button, Update, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1

Nokia will soon be renamed to Microsoft Mobile Oy

Last September Microsoft announced its plans of acquiring the Nokia Corporation. We’ve found out earlier that the deal also comes with a name change for the Finnish company according to a letter discovered recently by Nokiapoweruser. The letter states that the Nokia Corporation/Nokia Oy (Ltd) will become Microsoft Mobile Oy once the deal has been ...

Categories: Tech

Tags: Microsoft, Microsoft Mobile Oy, Nokia, Nokia Corporation

Halo 5 may not feature the series’ legendary soundtrack

Shocking news greeted game soundtrack lovers today, as legendary Halo theme composer Marty O’Donnell has been laid off from Bungie. Bungie had been involved with the development of the Halo series for a considerable time, and while it’s currently working on a different project (the highly anticipated Destiny), it seems to have given up on ...

Categories: NEWS, PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Tags: Bungie, Halo, Halo 5, Lay-Off, Marty O'Donnell, Microsoft, Soundtrack

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8.1 is now available

Microsoft has finally released Windows Phone 8.1 to developers. The update designed to help developers get to grips with Microsoft’s updated mobile OS, can be downloaded by registered Windows Phone developers on their devices starting today. The 8.1 is a significant update to Windows Phone 8, with new features like the Cortana digital assistant, available ...

Categories: Tech

Tags: Cortana, developers, Lumia 630, Lumia 635, Lumia 930, Microsoft, smartphones, Update, Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 8.1

Support for Windows XP ends today

Support for Windows XP operating system ends today, this means that there will be no more official security updates and bug fixes for the operating system from Microsoft. Security firms said anyone else using the 13-year-old software would be at increased risk of infection and compromise by cyber-thieves. The UK government negotiated extended support contracts for ...

Categories: Tech

Tags: cyber-thieves, Malware, Microsoft, PC, security patch, support, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows XP, zero-day

Xbox One or PS4? Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory might help you decide

If you’re still in doubt about which next-gen console to buy don’t worry, The Big Bang Theory might help you out. During the latest episode of the popular TV series, main protagonist Sheldon Cooper is faced with the very same dilemma many console-war adepts have been debating over. The Indecision Amalgamation is the name of ...

Categories: ARTICLES, NEWS, Playstation 4, Tech, Xbox One

Tags: Console War, Microsoft, PS4, Sheldon Cooper, sony, The Big Bang Theory, Xbox One

Early Xbox 360 Titanfall copies are being sold by retailers

It appears that some people got their hands on some Titanfall Xbox 360 copies from retailers a few days before release. They won’t get to enjoy it much though as the servers will only be online when the game actually launches. However this does mean that players who like looking at menus will surely have ...

Categories: ARTICLES, NEWS, TRENDING GAME NEWS, Xbox 360

Tags: Early Copies, Microsoft, Release Date, Respawn Entertainment, Retailers, Sci-Fi, Shooter, Titanfall, Xbox 360