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You'll want a HDMI 2.1 compatible TV with support for a few key features in order to get the best out of the PS5

PS5 TV Requirements Cause Confusion, 'Ready for PS5' TVs Not Quite Ready

Posted by: Sean F, 15:44 AEST, Sat August 8, 2020

Don't get fooled by "Ready for PS5" labelling if you want a TV to get the best out of Sony's upcoming console ... More


Do you game? Find out why a VPN may be for you!

VPN for Gaming: Why You Need It and How to Pick the Best One (Guest Article)

Posted by: NordVPN, 15:08 AEDT, Wed January 29, 2020

Find out why gamers need a VPN, and which one to choose ... More


All the happenings in 2019 summed up in our end of year roundup

2019 News Roundup - The Year in Review

Posted by: Sean F, 11:27 AEDT, Wed January 1, 2020

Check out our roundup of all the news that made the headlines in 2019 ... More



News Icon Weekly News Roundup for the week ending October 13, 2019

posted by: Sean F, 21:05 AEDT, Sun October 13, 2019

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending October 13, 2019

News Icon New PS5 Details: 4K Blu-ray Support, New DualShock Features, Hardware Ray-Tracing

posted by: Sean F, 17:09 AEDT, Fri October 11, 2019

Sony's new console will be officially called the PS5, and will be arriving with some nifty new features

News Icon Weekly News Roundup for the week ending June 16, 2019

posted by: Sean F, 17:51 AEST, Sun June 16, 2019

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending June 16, 2019

News Icon Project Scarlett: New Xbox Console Details Revealed, Coming "Holidays 2020"

posted by: Sean F, 12:49 AEST, Tue June 11, 2019

Microsoft reveals first details about its upcoming game console, which is very very similar to Sony's upcoming PS5

News Icon Weekly News Roundup for the week ending April 21, 2019

posted by: Sean F, 16:44 AEST, Sun April 21, 2019

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending April 21, 2019

News Icon PlayStation 5: 8K, PS4 Backwards Compatibility and a Solid State Drive

posted by: Sean F, 15:21 AEST, Fri April 19, 2019

The first details revealed about Sony's upcoming console, which promises to be a beast of a machine

News Icon Another Denuvo Protected 'AAA' Game Cracked Day After Release

posted by: Sean F, 05:04 AEDT, Sat December 8, 2018

Denuvo fails to protect another major game title

News Icon Weekly News Roundup for the week ending December 2, 2018

posted by: Sean F, 10:21 AEDT, Sun December 2, 2018

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending December 2, 2018

News Icon 4K UHD Mainstream Adoption Reaching Critical Mass, New Report

posted by: Sean F, 02:11 AEDT, Sun December 2, 2018

4K is becoming the new HD, as uptake of TVs, standalone players and content making huge strides

News Icon Scammers May Be Abusing Google 'DRM' Takedowns To Promote Malicious Sites

posted by: Sean F, 07:10 AEDT, Sat December 1, 2018

Scammers have been removing piracy URLs to allow malicious links to rise in Google's search results

News Icon Weekly News Roundup for the week ending November 11, 2018

posted by: Sean F, 11:00 AEDT, Sun November 11, 2018

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending November 11, 2018

News Icon AAA Games Not Using Anti-Piracy System Incurring Huge Losses, Claims Denuvo

posted by: Sean F, 04:50 AEDT, Sun November 11, 2018

Denuvo defends the need for controversial anti-piracy tech

News Icon Weekly News Roundup for the week ending October 28, 2018

posted by: Sean F, 06:50 AEDT, Sun October 28, 2018

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending October 28, 2018

News Icon New Hope for Abandoned Online Games: Copyright Office Adds Exemption

posted by: Sean F, 07:53 AEDT, Sat October 27, 2018

US Copyright Office agrees to exemption that will help the preservation of abandoned online games

News Icon Weekly News Roundup for the week ending October 21, 2018

posted by: Sean F, 10:19 AEDT, Sun October 21, 2018

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending October 21, 2018

News Icon GTA Developer Goes After Cheat Makers

posted by: Sean F, 05:57 AEDT, Sun October 21, 2018

GTA cheat makers subject to home searches, equipment seizures and have had their assets frozen

News Icon Netflix Use Now 15% of Global Downstream Traffic

posted by: Sean F, 15:23 AEST, Fri October 5, 2018

Netflix dominates downstream, and now upstream traffic, globally

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (September 30, 2018)

posted by: Sean F, 16:59 AEST, Sun September 30, 2018

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending September 30, 2018

News Icon CBS Orders 'All Stop' to Fan Made USS Enterprise Virtual Tour

posted by: Sean F, 18:01 AEST, Sat September 29, 2018

Fan effort to recreate the entire USS Enterprise-D using the Unreal Engine shut down by CBS

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (September 23, 2018)

posted by: Sean F, 21:30 AEST, Sun September 23, 2018

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending September 23, 2018

News Icon Games Protected by Latest Version of Denuvo Cracked yet Again

posted by: Sean F, 17:29 AEST, Sat September 22, 2018

Games protected by the latest version of Denuvo cracked again

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (September 2, 2018)

posted by: Sean F, 21:51 AEST, Sun September 2, 2018

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending September 2, 2018

News Icon GOG Launches 'FCK DRM' to Promote DRM-Free Movement

posted by: Sean F, 19:00 AEST, Sat September 1, 2018

GOG says 'FCK DRM' to promote the benefits of DRM-free

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (August 19, 2018)

posted by: Sean F, 20:54 AEST, Sun August 19, 2018

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending August 19, 2018

News Icon GOG: Game Streaming Is Just Like DRM

posted by: Sean F, 17:22 AEST, Sat August 18, 2018

GOG talks about game streaming, and the reluctance of big publishers in embracing the DRM-free movement

News Icon Australia's Piracy Site Blockade Shows Unexpected Results

posted by: Sean F, 18:04 AEST, Thu August 16, 2018

Pirate site blocking has decreased the piracy rate, but the amount of pirated downloads has increased

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (August 12, 2018)

posted by: Sean F, 17:44 AEST, Sun August 12, 2018

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending August 12, 2018

News Icon More ROM Sites to Close Following Nintendo's Recent Crackdown

posted by: Sean F, 16:03 AEST, Sat August 11, 2018

A chilling effect following Nintendo's recent lawsuit has forced a major ROM site to stop offering ROM downloads

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (July 15, 2018)

posted by: Sean F, 21:13 AEST, Sun July 15, 2018

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending July 15, 2018

News Icon Latest Xbox One Updates Adds Dolby Vision Support

posted by: Sean F, 16:41 AEST, Sat July 14, 2018

Dolby Vision support is coming to the Xbox One

News Icon Latest Denuvo Protection for 'Injustice 2' Cracked

posted by: Sean F, 14:52 AEST, Fri July 13, 2018

Prolific game cracker Voksi is at it again, cracking the latest "most bloated" version of Denuvo

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (July 8, 2018)

posted by: Sean F, 16:00 AEST, Sun July 8, 2018

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending July 8, 2018

News Icon Report: Google Working on Its Own Gaming Platform, Codenamed Yeti

posted by: Sean F, 11:48 AEST, Thu July 5, 2018

Google is testing the waters to see if developers might support a new streaming based gaming platform

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (July 1, 2018)

posted by: Sean F, 21:51 AEST, Sun July 1, 2018

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending July 1, 2018

News Icon Nintendo Implements Anti-Piracy Kill 'Switch', While Switch Piracy Can Brick Console

posted by: Sean F, 17:05 AEST, Sat June 30, 2018

Nintend and pirates go to battle, while piracy code may contain a nasty surprise

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (March 25, 2018)

posted by: Sean F, 15:01 AEDT, Mon March 26, 2018

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending March 25, 2018

News Icon Game Cracker Joins Forces with Game Developers to Promote 'Serious Sam' Game

posted by: Sean F, 15:32 AEDT, Wed March 21, 2018

Game cracker offers to help game developer to promote struggling game

News Icon Final Fantasy XV Epic DRM Stuff Up May Allow Denuvo Performance Benchmarking

posted by: Sean F, 16:58 AEDT, Fri March 9, 2018

Square Enix's huge mistakes allows full game to be played without Denuvo, and may finally allow measurement of Denuvo's performance hit

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (February 25, 2018)

posted by: Sean F, 18:33 AEDT, Sun February 25, 2018

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending February 25, 2018

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (February 11, 2018)

posted by: Sean F, 16:57 AEDT, Sun February 11, 2018

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending February 11, 2018

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (January 28, 2018)

posted by: Sean F, 12:27 AEDT, Mon January 29, 2018

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending January 28, 2018

News Icon Latest Version of Denuvo Used by 'Sonic Forces' Bypassed

posted by: Sean F, 11:47 AEDT, Sun January 28, 2018

Denuvo's latest efforts foiled again by crackers

News Icon The Nintendo Switch Won Christmas, PS4 Last

posted by: Sean F, 17:21 AEDT, Sat January 27, 2018

The Nintendo Switch has beaten the Xbox One and PS4 in sales during the crucial holiday sales period in the US

News Icon Blockchain Technology Could Render DRM Obsolete

posted by: Sean F, 21:09 AEDT, Wed January 24, 2018

Blockchain technology could be used as an alternative to DRM, that would enable digital game resale, but could also draw the ire of game publishers

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (January 14, 2018)

posted by: Sean F, 17:52 AEDT, Sun January 14, 2018

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending January 14, 2018

News Icon 2017 in Review: PS4 Still in Sales Lead, but Switch Catching Up

posted by: Sean F, 15:15 AEDT, Sat January 13, 2018

PS4 becomes top 10 selling console of all time, but the Switch may catch up to it eventually

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (December 3, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 00:08 AEDT, Mon December 4, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending December 3, 2017

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (November 12, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 23:09 AEDT, Sun November 12, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending November 12, 2017

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (November 5, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 16:55 AEDT, Sun November 5, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending November 5, 2017

News Icon Switch to Outsell Wii U By Next March, Says Nintendo

posted by: Sean F, 17:13 AEDT, Sat November 4, 2017

Nintendo announce profit upgrade thanks to the surging popularity of the Switch

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (October 22, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 20:10 AEDT, Sun October 22, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending October 22, 2017

News Icon More Denuvo Protected Games Broken Within 24 Hours

posted by: Sean F, 15:29 AEDT, Sat October 21, 2017

Denuvo faces more setbacks, as more games are cracked in record time

News Icon Denuvo Protected Game Cracked in A Matter of Hours

posted by: Sean F, 15:31 AEDT, Sat October 7, 2017

The effectiveness of Denuvo called into question again as hit game cracked in only a few hours after release

News Icon First Pirated PS4 Games Hits the Scene, but You Can't Play It, Most Likely

posted by: Sean F, 15:46 AEDT, Thu October 5, 2017

There are now pirated PS4 games you can download, but most likely, you won't be able to play them

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (September 24, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 18:07 AEST, Sun September 24, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending September 24, 2017

News Icon Nintendo Switch Outsells PS4, Xbox One in August

posted by: Sean F, 19:57 AEST, Thu September 21, 2017

The Nintendo Switch is proving to be a real threat to the dominance of the PS4

News Icon Game Developer Offers Free Version To Prevent Piracy

posted by: Sean F, 16:21 AEST, Wed September 20, 2017

Game developers chooses to fight fire with fire, or rather, free with free

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (July 30, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 13:56 AEST, Sun July 30, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending July 30, 2017

News Icon Nintendo Switch: 4.7 Million Units Sold In First Four Month

posted by: Sean F, 15:03 AEST, Thu July 27, 2017

The Nintendo Switch off to the good start according to new sales figures released by the Japanese gaming company

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (July 23, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 15:30 AEST, Sun July 23, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending July 23, 2017

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (July 2, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 19:57 AEST, Sun July 2, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending July 2, 2017

News Icon Indie Developers Gives Away Free Game Keys on Torrent Site

posted by: Sean F, 17:12 AEST, Sat July 1, 2017

Game developer offers olive branch to pirates because he used to pirate games too when he couldn't afford them

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (June 18, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 16:47 AEST, Sun June 18, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending June 18, 2017

News Icon No Longer Scorpio, Xbox One X Fits Immense Power in a Small Package

posted by: Sean F, 15:06 AEST, Mon June 12, 2017

The Xbox One X loses its Scorpio moniker but gains a new, mini design and a (relatively) high price

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (June 11, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 19:48 AEST, Sun June 11, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending June 11, 2017

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (June 4, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 16:20 AEST, Sun June 4, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending June 4, 2017

News Icon Denuvo's Latest Efforts a Performance 'Abomination' Say Cracker

posted by: Sean F, 16:21 AEST, Sat June 3, 2017

Latest version of Denuvo making hundreds of thousands of protection calls, potentially causing performance problems - but still gets cracked in record time

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (May 21, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 17:11 AEST, Sun May 21, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending May 21, 2017

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (April 23, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 17:11 AEST, Sun April 23, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending April 23, 2017

News Icon Meet the New King: Nintendo Switch Outsells PS4, Xbox One in March NPD

posted by: Sean F, 15:09 AEST, Fri April 21, 2017

Nintendo Switch off to a great start, while the Xbox One languishes in third place

News Icon Denuvo v4, Only Recently Released, Cracked Already

posted by: Sean F, 19:36 AEST, Tue April 18, 2017

Not great news for Denuvo, but game publishers will still be able to protect their games for a while

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (April 9, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 16:01 AEST, Sun April 9, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending April 9, 2017

News Icon Microsoft Unveil Xbox One 'Scorpio' Specs, Most Powerful Game Console in History

posted by: Sean F, 17:50 AEST, Fri April 7, 2017

Big upgrades to CPU, GPU will see the Scorpio become the most powerful console in history, capable of playing games at 4K/60FPS

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (March 26, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 20:49 AEDT, Sun March 26, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending March 26, 2017

News Icon PS4 Has Almost Double the Market Share of Xbox One

posted by: Sean F, 17:42 AEDT, Thu March 23, 2017

Sony has huge lead over Microsoft in this generation's console wars

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (February 12, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 13:45 AEDT, Sun February 12, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending February 12, 2017

News Icon Game Protection Company Denuvo Fails to Protect Their Own Website

posted by: Sean F, 15:32 AEDT, Fri February 10, 2017

Denuvo helps protect games but failed to offer even basic protection for their own website

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (February 5, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 16:47 AEDT, Sun February 5, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending February 5, 2017

News Icon Denuvo Game DRM On Shaky Ground, Defeated By Zombie Horde

posted by: Sean F, 17:17 AEDT, Wed February 1, 2017

Denuvo protected game 'Resident Evil 7' gets cracked in record time - is the end nigh for this much vaunted anti-piracy system?

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (January 22, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 17:06 AEDT, Sun January 22, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending January 22, 2017

News Icon GDC Survey: Game Developers Not Enthused About PS4 Pro, Scorpio

posted by: Sean F, 12:44 AEDT, Thu January 19, 2017

Game developers don't know what to make of Sony and Microsoft's mid-cycle console updates

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (January 15, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 20:42 AEDT, Sun January 15, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending January 15, 2017

News Icon Nintendo Switch: Price, Release Date Revealed To Mixed Reactions

posted by: Sean F, 20:02 AEDT, Sat January 14, 2017

Official Nintendo Switch event gives us a lot more information about the new console

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (January 8, 2017)

posted by: Sean F, 18:14 AEDT, Sun January 8, 2017

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending January 8, 2017

News Icon UK: Digital Overtakes Physical, Video Game Spending Rising

posted by: Sean F, 17:44 AEDT, Sat January 7, 2017

The home entertainment industry in the UK record growth across all sectors, largely fueled by new revenue from digital formats

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (December 18, 2016)

posted by: Sean F, 13:52 AEDT, Sun December 18, 2016

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending December 18, 2016

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (November 20, 2016)

posted by: Sean F, 16:09 AEDT, Sun November 20, 2016

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending November 20, 2016

News Icon PS4 Pro Firmware Update Causes Copy Protection Headaches for Gamers

posted by: Sean F, 16:26 AEDT, Sat November 19, 2016

DRM raises its ugly head about as PS4 Pro's HDMI copy protection bugs out thanks to new firmware

News Icon Xbox One Still on Top in October despite PS4 Slim Intro

posted by: Sean F, 14:54 AEDT, Fri November 18, 2016

Xbox One wins October's NPD report, retains spot as the top selling console in the U.S. for the month

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (November 13, 2016)

posted by: Sean F, 20:12 AEDT, Sun November 13, 2016

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending November 13, 2016

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (November 6, 2016)

posted by: Sean F, 15:20 AEDT, Sun November 6, 2016

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending November 6, 2016

News Icon Report: Nintendo Ending Wii U Production

posted by: Sean F, 16:05 AEDT, Thu November 3, 2016

The last Wii U consoles may have already been made

News Icon Xbox One S To Receive Ultra HD Blu-ray Next-Gen Audio Upgrades in 2017

posted by: Sean F, 16:58 AEDT, Sun October 30, 2016

Xbox One to get bitstream audio and Dolby Atmos support, coming to both games and Ultra HD Blu-ray playback on the Xbox One S

News Icon Weekly News Roundup (October 23, 2016)

posted by: Sean F, 17:26 AEDT, Sun October 23, 2016

Weekly News Roundup for the week ending October 23, 2016

News Icon Denuvo Confident of Winning 'Cat and Mouse' Game against Pirates

posted by: Sean F, 10:34 AEDT, Sun October 23, 2016

PC gaming anti-piracy solution Denuvo has faced some recent setbacks, but the company behind it is still confident they can win the fight against pirates

News Icon 'DRM doesn't work and makes our games worse', says Game Devs

posted by: Sean F, 15:32 AEDT, Sat October 22, 2016

Developers behind the PC game 'Shadow Warrior 2' refuses to use DRM because it doesn't work and wastes resources that would otherwise go into making the game better

News Icon Nintendo NX Unveiled: Nintendo Hopes Gamers Will 'Switch' to New Console

posted by: Sean F, 17:46 AEDT, Fri October 21, 2016

Nintendo's new console is called the Switch, and it will further blur the lines between home and portable gaming

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