Google denies reports that Google+ is dying
Reports of Google+'s death were greatly exaggerated according to Google, claiming to the BBC they they're just getting started
This comes in response to a Forbes article "A Eulogy for Google Plus", a piece in Slate: "Google+ is dead," and the general opinion circulating that seems to be we got a Google+ account; but don't really use it anymore.
Facebook shaves a couple off the six degrees of separation
Facebook has been taking it's mission to take out previous well known concepts: friendship, privacy, personality, and many more. But what about the six degrees of separation? Well now that's wrong: it's not 4.74 across the globe.
EA Face Law Suit For Battlefield 1943 Omission. Should Warner Bros. Face Similar Treatment?
Today, a class action lawsuit was filed against EA by US law firm Edelson McGuire over its promise to consumers that Battlefield 1943 – EA DICE’s online multiplayer shooter – could be redeemed when purchasing Battlefield 3 on the PS3.
GameMaker Challenge at University of Lincoln
First year Games computing students at the University of Lincoln are taking part in a set of GameMaker Challenges: pitching them to make original games based around a key concept. Towards the end of last month, the theme given for the first challenge was 'one button games,' and a handful were as the cream out of a very impressive crop of titles created.
This week at The Broadway...
So you've finally stopped laughing since the all-night bad movie experience? We've got a 1920s boarding school with the classic 'haunted house' formula, and Johnny Depp returning once again into the persona of a Gonzo journalist, both of which you should really watch this week at the Broadway.
Socl: Microsoft's secret social network goes live, then disappears again
Microsoft let the social cat out of the bag tonight, publishing Socl.com to the web temporarily, then removing it promptly with this spash-screen. A creation of the FUSE research group, we managed to take a short look around, and managed to find a few key pointers to the service.
Game of the Week: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
It’s odd how the cogs of the game industry turn. After days, weeks and months ticking off the days to pass us over the drought of summer releases, this week sees us treated to two of the biggest, most anticipated releases of the year. With minutes seeming like seconds and hours like mere minutes in Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 thus far this week, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim promises to take whole days away from us completely with its mesmerising blend of high fantasy lore, deep role-playing mechanics and the natural beauty of its expansive world.
Infographic: Tech Germs
This week at the Broadway...
Showing you some of the best films this week that you probably have never heard of. Weekend love and an off exploration into fear. Let's get started.
Infographic of the day: Death and Gravestone symbolism
Stealth Bastard: the free retro stealth/laser/robot/shooter game
Bringing in the retro homage of pixellated platform gaming, Stealth Bastard is as treacherously well designed as it is visually enticing, and the pricetag isn't so bad either (it's free).
The Round-up: GTA V, Zombies and Government technology
A nice a varied week of goings on about nrm. So hows about we start from the top. The new GTA V trailer showed this week, and we trawled through every second to bring you a full analysis of every little detail about thegame that the ad reveals.
How Steve Jobs trolled the TV industry
From the Steve Jobs Biography: ‘I’d like to create an integrated television set that is completely easy to use,’ [Steve Jobs] told me. ‘It would be seamlessly synced with all of your devices and with iCloud.’ No longer would users have to fiddle with complex remotes for DVD players and cable channels. ‘It will have the simplest user interface you could imagine. I finally cracked it.’
Infographic of the day: The History of Digital Storage
Game of the Week: Uncharted 3
Videogames’ self-proclaimed “silly season” is finally here. The drought of game releases over the summer period has come to an end; nights are drawing in, the temperature is moving closer to zero, and the release calendar is stuffed to capacity. But where best to place your hard-earned cash? Distancing ourselves from hyperbolic hype speak and unreachable expectations, what should you really be investing your time into? Over the coming weeks, allow New Rising Media to round-up the week’s freshest, most tantalising new releases. As a plucky red, blue and white plumber once said: here we go!
More Google Easter eggs beyond the barrel roll
So we showed you what happens when you search for 'do a barrel roll' on Google. It's a good start; but what else is there in the field of search engine-related procrastination.
What some may know but most do not is the fact that this is one in a very long stream of quirky features that the absolute nerds up at Mountain view have incorporated. So, to lift the veil, here's a list of the best:
Infographic of the day: Will your tweets get you robbed?
Grand Theft Auto V Trailer analysis
"Why did I move here?" A male voice asks. "Guess it was the weather." The countdown is over. The Grand Theft Auto V trailer went live a few minutes ago, and it reveals a lot...through revealing next-to-nothing at all.