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Doctor Lorenza Colzato of the Leiden University in The Netherlands says that playing first person shooters can improve short term memory capacity for gamers and increase their ability to register important information quickly.The research has seen two groups, one made up of gamers and another of people who do not share the hobby,...

Apple has seeded a new Mountain Lion beta to developers asking them to focus their testing efforts on core areas of the OS, including Wi-Fi, the Safari web browser, and Graphics Drivers.People enrolled with Apple’s annual developer program today received a new beta of OS X 10.8.4 (Build 12E40), the fourth planned incremental...

Groupon, the app that brings you the hottest deals for stuff to do, see, eat, and buy, has received a cool update which includes UI tweaks, expanded international accessibility, and performance improvements. The iPad installment, Groupon HD 1.6, now features a “carousel” that lets you swipe left and right across the deal categories....

Shadowrun Returns, the extremely successful Kickstarter project that amazed many gamers back in 2012, is now available for pre-order on the Steam digital distribution service, allowing customers to get it with a 10% discount. The Shadowrun universe may have started out as a tabletop role-playing game in the 1980s, but it received...

After almost 3 years of work, the successfully funded project Star Command is finally making its way onto App Store. According to War Balloon Games developer, the game should arrive on iOS platform on May 2. Those who have backed the project on Kickstarter will receive some bonuses via redeeming codes, but the game will not...

Green Heart Games is an indie developer that chose to use its most recent release, Game Dev Tycoon, to comment on the effects of piracy and try to educate those who get games via illegal means.When the new title was launched the team also seeded a torrent which included the same overall experience with one little twist: a message...

Nintendo's Wii U marketing effort has been a disaster, according to games industry analysts, but the Japanese company can turn things around by accurately showing off the new home console and by releasing plenty of new games for it. Nintendo released the...

Dina Eastwood, reality star and wife of Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood, checked herself into rehab for anxiety and depression last week. The other day, Clint stepped out without his wedding ring, fueling rumors that their marriage is on the rocks. These...

The following tutorial will teach Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) users how to upgrade their operating system to the brand-new Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) release. Ubuntu 13.04, also known as the Raring Ringtail, arrived on April 25, 2013 and is...

The 39 Steps, a revolutionary type of game that tries to combine literature, gaming and film into one experience, will launch on Steam for Linux.The developers from The Story Mechanics have gone to great lengths to replicate the environments of 1914's London,...

François Dupoux has announced a few hours ago, April 28, the immediate availability for download of the SystemRescueCd 3.5.1 Linux-based operating system for rescue and recovery tasks. SystemRescueCd 3.5.1 updated the standard Linux kernel package to the Long-Term-Supported...

The review department of Softpedia delivers long-form evaluations for four titles this week: Sacred Citadel, a fantasy series spin-off that does not quite succeed, Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine, a top down stealth action title with charming graphics, Dead...

Board game geeks and Android enthusiasts rejoice, as Thumbstar Games has just announced that a reproduction of Talisman fantasy adventure game is now available on Android platform. According to developers, Talisman Prologue HD is the prequel of the amazingly popular Talisman board game created by Games Workshop in the early...

Earlier this week, surgeons at the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU in Virginia performed a 14-hour long surgery and succeeded in separating a pair of conjoined twin girls. 6-month-old A'zhari and A'zhiah Jones currently find themselves in stable...

Mark Jacobs, the current leader of City State Entertainment, says that he looked at other MMOs, including the modern Guild Wars 2, when creating the new Camelot Unchained, in order to make sure that his title was unique on the market. He tells VG247 that he learned that only a niche experience can get a solid group of fans...

There was a time when the tabs could not stop speculating about Vince Vaughn’s love life but these days are long gone: married since 2010, he is now getting ready to become a father again. He’s also staying out of the spotlight unless he’s promoting something new. Vaughn returns this summer on the big screen opposite good...

One day after Dolphin Browser 9.4.0 made its way onto Google Play developers released a small update that corrects some issues found in the previous version. For those who update directly to version 9.4.1 from an earlier version, developers added a “new sharing experience,” which is supposed to be quicker and easier to use....

Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer has finally confirmed he’s one of the investors trying to bring NBA back to Seattle, explaining that buying the Sacramento Kings and moving them to the city is a huge opportunity. Ballmer was quoted as saying by CBC Sports that the A PLUS youth program held Seattle is the living proof that the...

Destiny Media Technologies has released Play MPE Player 2.0 for iPhone and iPod touch, an updated version of the company’s solution for accessing authorized MPE music files. The player app is free to download, but you can only reap its benefits by means of a Play MPE account. By using it, you can quickly stream and/or download...

FIFA 14 has just been officially announced by the development team at EA Sports, but there are already rumors that it will be launched on September 24 of this year and that a Vita version of the game is in the works. The date comes from a listing on Amazon, which has since been modified, and it makes sense given that the FIFA...

The team behind Dolphin Browser for Android devices has just released a major update that brings new features and improvements. Aside from the fact that it bumps Dolphin Browser to version 9.4.0, the latest update adds a new sharing experience, which is supposed to be quicker and easier to use. According to developers, the...

Ragnar Tornquist, the leader of the team at Red Thread that is currently working on Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey, says that his project was planned with Kickstarter in mind from the get to and the main reason for its success is the hard work of the team.He tells Gamasutra during the Digital Dragons festival in Poland...

Starting today, mobile phone users in the United States can pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S 4 smartphone on the network of Verizon Wireless, while having to pay $199.99 (153 Euro) for it, after a $50 mail-in rebate, following the signing of a two-year contract agreement with the carrier. The Android device is set to become...

As odd as it sounds, some corporations have only recently finished their fiscal years, which often don't coincide with calendar years. First we have looked at Logitech and now we have Western Digital. Western Digital's fiscal year 2013 ended on March...

Tech giant Microsoft is one of the companies that donated the biggest amount of money to President Barack Obama’s re-election committee, as the software maker contributed $2.1 million (€1.6 billion) to support the January inauguration. According to a report by Bloomberg citing Federal Election Commission filings, Microsoft...

The development team at the new Warner Bros. Montreal studio is not yet ready to offer more details on the new Batman: Arkham Origins video game and its rumored multiplayer modes but they are interesting in exploring how the past of the franchise will influence its feature.In a new video posted by GameInformer the team explores...

Starting today, T-Mobile customers can head over to the wireless carrier’s retail locations to purchase a new HTC One smartphone, as it has just been put up for sale for them. The handset is available for purchase at only $99 (76 Euro) with the signing of a two-year contract agreement, though it also includes $20 per month...

Eva Longoria’s new reality show, “Ready for Love,” was canceled by NBC for disappointing ratings (the final episode airs today), but word online is that she’s not exactly heartbroken over it because of certain happy developments in her personal life. ...

MusicTube for Windows 8 is one of the most popular YouTube apps available for adopters of Microsoft’s new operating system, providing users not only with an eye-candy interface, but also with several helpful features. A new update for the app is now available in the Store, bringing a new search algorithm that should basically...

Mark Pacini might be best known for leading development of the Metroid Prime series but he is currently working on Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, which he believes will capture some of the magic of the old series.The developer is quoted by Gamespot as saying that, “In my gut I feel like, yeah, it’s going to be cool. I’m excited...

Relic Entertainment has confirmed that it's going to release a new Steam version of Company of Heroes 1, plus its expansions, which feature a multiplayer mode tied to the Steamworks infrastructure, instead of the old Quazal one. Company of Heroes 2 is set to appear later this year but, until then, many fans are still playing...

Publisher UIG Entertainment announces that it will launch Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded on the PC, powered by Windows, Mac and Linux in June of this year, with an attached price tag of 14.99 British Pounds, which is about 22.99 dollars (18.99 Euro). The team also confirms that the original score of the game has been rewritten...

A.J. Clemente’s first-ever live broadcast with KFYRTV, an NBC affiliate in Burbank, also turned out to be his last after his first seconds on air saw him use profanity, unaware that the camera was on him. I also reported on the incident yesterday, with a video of the whole thing being available here. However, *please note that...

Chinese mobile phone maker ZTE is reportedly getting ready for the launch of a new tablet PC, one that might hit shelves with Google’s Android platform loaded on top right from the start. The new device is said to feature a 7-inch touchscreen display...

Splinter Cell: Blacklist has special Wii U GamePad features and these have just been detailed by a retailer, highlighting the many ways in which the game will make use of the GamePad's touchscreen and motion sensors. Splinter Cell: Blacklist is the next installment in the long running stealth series, and developer Ubisoft plans...

Gwyneth Paltrow is now promoting her second cookbook, “It’s All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great” and, in a new interview with The Telegraph, she talks about her late father, her philosophy in life, and how she doesn’t...

Guillaume de Fondaumiere, one of the producers working on the upcoming Beyond: Two Souls at Quantic Dream, believes that the video game industry is in crisis at the moment and that the decline of the market will not be easily reversed.He tells Eurogamer that, "Today we are seeing a crisis. We are seeing a market that is in decline…...

The development team at EA Sports is launching a new trailer for its upcoming NCAA 14 Football, designed to show off the new on-field vignettes that the game will introduce as well as offer a quick look at actual gameplay.The team says that the new commentary for NCAA 14 will introduce more information on key player performance...

Kubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) will be available on April 25, along with Ubuntu, Xubuntu, and Ubuntu GNOME. We have prepared a short preview of the upcoming distribution.Kubuntu 13.04 is based on KDE 4.10.2 and incorporates a huge number of improvements over...

Our review schedule was pretty full this week as we take a look at: Injustice: Gods Among Us, the fighting game from NetherRealm and Warner Bros.; Signal Ops, an interesting indie title that uses indirect control; Lords of Football, a sim that deliver a...

Peter Molyneux announces that it is adding a new set of options to its Curiosity title, allowing players to spend real world money in order to add layers of cubes to the game and make it harder to reach its center. Various amounts of new cubes will come with bigger price tags and the same option can also be used to destroy...

One recent study shows how, when it comes to squirrels, being a stressed-out mom during pregnancy does nothing to harm the baby. Quite the contrary: it encourages it to grow faster once it is born, despite its getting the same amount of food that baby squirrels born to calm mothers do. The researchers who studied this phenomenon...

From square one, Google built Chrome browser around strong concepts that would ensure the product’s success among all types of users. They designed it to be simple, more stable and faster than what competition had to offer and secure. Although in the...

A boat carrying over 60 passengers has sunk in Brazil on Friday, April 19, leaving at least 13 people dead and several others missing. K Pop Starz reports that the vessel capsized after being drawn by strong currents near the mouth of the Amazon river....

A new version of Dragon’s Blade DX for Windows 8 is now up for grabs from the Store, as the developers behind this project rolled out several new improvements for the game. According to the release notes, from now on, giants will no longer appear near Raguld’s Lair, while damage over time spells now cause initial damage when...

Office 365 is playing a key role in Microsoft’s long-term strategy, so it’s no wonder that the Redmond-based tech giant continues to aggressively promote its cloud-based productivity suite these days. This time, the company rolled out a new commercial that shows the collaboration features of the service, as the suite provides...

Earlier today, we saw HTC One, the latest flagship Android-based device from the Taiwanese mobile phone maker, listed on T-Mobile’s website, but it seems that more users can now grab the handset in the US. Starting today, the handset is available for purchase through retailers such as Best Buy, Radio Shack, Walmart, Target,...

Just days after releasing new Java updates to the public, Apple has issued a memo on its Support site acknowledging that the company had been forced to block Java in OS X yet again because of security concerns. The memo on Apple’s Support area states,...

Yahoo! has just released a new version of their email client for Android devices. Unfortunately, most of the changes included are aimed at Android tablet users. First of all, developers confirmed they have created a new layout for tablet users. A new starred folder for viewing important email has been added as well, along with...

FIFA 14 is now an official game and the team at the Canadian studio of EA Sports is explaining some of the biggest changes introduced via this year’s installment of the most popular football simulation.Protect the Ball has been created with Barcelona in mind, with gamers now able to use the player’s body in new ways to make...