Hundreds of FUT 18 players get ratings boost
EA Sports is boosting the ratings of hundreds of FIFA Ultimate Team players according to their real life form. The Ratings Refresh, as EA Sports calls it, adds updated ratings for new basic player items…
Australian government loses majority after embarrassing by-election defeat
Australia’s ruling coalition suffered a “catastrophic” loss in a crucial by-election on Saturday that has left prime minister Scott Morrison without a parliamentary majority. In a stunning result that looms as the worst swing against…
Newcomer Shadow offers GTX 1080 gaming power via the cloud
Is this the answer to the current graphics card shortage and the sky-high cost of RAM? Or perhaps a genuine alternative to the way we own and upgrade our gaming PC hardware? Today, after a…
PS4 Pro and Xbox One X processors compared at the silicon level
We knew the spec many months before its launch and gained insights on its core design from its system architect, but only now can we see the physical layout of PlayStation 4 Pro’s central processor.…
Chinese surveillance grows stronger with technology that can recognise people from how they walk
Chinese cities are rolling out a new “gait recognition” software that identifies people using their silhouettes and how they walk, even if their faces are obscured, in the latest tightening of the country’s security. Developed…
Hellblade coming out very soon on Xbox One, and enhanced for X
Ninja Theory’s critically acclaimed action game and study of psychosis, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, is heading to Xbox. It had only previously been available on PC and PS4. And there isn’t long to wait: Hellblade will…
British Isil brides and their children languish in legal limbo in Syrian camps
The youngest of Nasima Begum’s four children clutches his mother’s abaya as they queue for their weekly food parcel in a camp in northern Syria. At six years old, he has little memory of the comfortable…
Shark kills man in third attack in two months off idyllic Whitsunday Islands in Australia
A man died after he was attacked by a shark during a sailing holiday off Australia’s tropical northeast coast on Monday, police said, the third attack in the popular tourist region in the last two months. Daniel…
FreeSync display support tested on Xbox One X
It’s potentially a revolution in the console space – just as it has been for PC gamers. Variable refresh technology is a big win for improving the game experience, lessening judder and removing screen-tearing. It’s…
US midterm results and maps: Find out how each state voted and what losing the House means for Donald Trump
The Democrats have secured a majority in the House of Representatives in a blow to Donald Trump, but the Republicans have held the Senate with voter turnout surging. The Democrats have surpassed the 218 seats required for a…