A PlayStation store leak has given validity to a leak over the past week on Reddit which showed the cover art of the new CoD game, titled; "Infinity warfare". Not only is this big news for CoD fans that our beloved Infinity Ward will be making the next game, but the game may also come with a HD remaster of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Modern Warfare was one of the most popular CoD games and is what launched the Franchise into every household in the world. The PlayStation store leak was the where the title reveal came from. November 4, 2016. Last night, the game’s name was displayed in the PS Store before being taken down. We're actually approaching the time of year when Activision announce the newest Call of Duty, so these leaks are more than likely true! How many of you would love to see Modern Warfare remastered?

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In a great sweeping initiative YouTube is starting to invest in more and more female creators. YouTube just announced two new programs which will see female content creators flourish in the world of YouTube. One program is appointing specially chosen creators as ambassadors for the Change Ambassadors position for the organization’s Sustainable Development Action campaign which attempts to promote gender equality. The second program plans to invest in over 50 videos through the new YouTube Spaces program, which aim to put women in front and behind of the camera. YouTube announced its first wave of Change Ambassadors as Ingrid Nilsen, Jackie Aina, Yuya,Taty Ferreira, Hayla Ghazal, Louise Pentland, and Chika Yoshida. These girls will be working with the U.N to campaign for equality and to push women content creators. An example of the work YouTube and the YouTube spaces program can be viewed below, and it's truly breathtaking stuff.

For years, even going back to the days of the original Xbox and the Playstation 2, Microsoft and Sony fans have often wanted to take each other on within online competition. Until now, we thought that this feature would be forever forgotten behind a veil of competition and rivalry. However Microsoft have announced a new big feature. That feature is cross-network play. Players across PC, Xbox One, and PS4 can finally expect to see this feature applied to upcoming, and even current online games. Developers creating games for Xbox one and Windows 10 will have first access to this feature, but Sony must agree to take part in the development for it to become a reality. One of the first titles which will use this cross-network system is the beloved Rocket League. With Microsoft hinting that there is an "open invitation for other networks to participate as well," meaning PS4 users may be able to compete against Xbox One and PC users. Developers can now get behind Microsoft and support cross-network play. This will most likely shape the way games are made, and played, in the future. Online multiplayer matchmaking would see a huge increase in server populations, possibly prolonging the life of certain games by several years. But which titles will allow cross play between PC’s? There are clear advantages to having a PC, most notably how accurate a keyboard and mouse can be compared to a gamepad, specifically in FPS games. There would also be a huge jump in graphical and performance quality, meaning real effort would be needed to balance cross-network play. What are your thoughts on this? Let us know.

Sony just dropped a bombshell on gamers with their new $399 virtual reality headset. The reaction was explosive with people claiming the price was far too high for what the headset is. People were also saying how this headset could be the one to dismantle Facebook’s Oculus and the HTC Vive from being the successful VR platforms. The Oculus Rift will ship on the 28th of March, however if you order now you won’t see your order until July. This wait is tiny when you consider the bugs and software patches which will improve the first shipping of the headset. The Oculus has a market advantage because it will be released first, and it has been in development for a long time because of its Kickstarter origins. Despite this, what the Oculus lacks is the extremely large consumer base. Only 13 million PC’s worldwide could support VR. This also means that 1 in 10 PC owners will potentially buy a VR headset this year. That, when considered, is a small consumer release. That’s a tiny fraction of the Apple Watches sold in 2015. Many industry analysts consider the sales of the Apple Watch to be a failure. To run the Rift smoothly you would need a powerful PC, and the Rift development team have also ruled out MAC being able to support this as Apple do not make good enough computers. The costs of buying a computer, (if it is pre-bought, self build PC’s are much cheaper) you’re looking at up to £1500. However, the PS4 headset will not only be cheaper, but also runs smoothly and effectively on the PS4 which would not require a £1000 PC to run. For the time being and for 2016 releases, the PS4 headset will be the best VR experience which is affordable for the average gamer.

A man responsible for one of the most popular YouTube prank channels “Trollstation” has been jailed for nine months. This is a result of scaring the public with multiple bomb hoaxes and staging mock burglaries. Danh Van Le has been jailed for filming members of the public reacting to various objects with mysterious ticking sounds, including a suitcase. The act had a young boy opening a suitcase and then running away. They claimed it was created to mock the arrest of Ahmed Mohamed, who was notably arrested for creating an alarm clock. A member of the public failed to find this funny, and called the police, resulting in the camera man receiving nine months for placing a hoax bomb with intent at the Inner London crown court. Some people would consider the sentence unfair, one example being that Jackie Chan was not arrested when he took part in a scene on the movie “The Foreigner”. However, panic caused by this was done in a controlled manner, with many warning and precautions of the scenes being taken place. Also, real live people were not affected by the scene. However, Trollstation’s actions effected real people in busy streets, and with the terrorist climate at the moment, one can understand why such harsh measures were taken again Danh Van Le. It isn’t about a small company and a big company doing things and one getting away with it. The situation is completely different, and at the end of the day, the charges brought against Danh were offences he did actually commit, whereas “The Foreigner” was in no breech of the law. What do you think?

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The long awaited sequel to the highly acclaimed Civilization 5 has been revealed today! You can watch the reveal trailer here RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2016 Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is the next entry in the award-winning Civilization franchise, which has sold in nearly 33 million units worldwide, including more than 8 million units of Civilization V. Originally created by legendary game designer Sid Meier, Civilization is a turn-based strategy game in which you attempt to build an empire to stand the test of time. Become Ruler of the World by establishing and leading a civilization from the Stone Age to the Information Age. Wage war, conduct diplomacy, advance your culture, and go head-to-head with history’s greatest leaders as you attempt to build the greatest civilization the world has ever known. Civilization VI offers new ways to engage with your world: cities now physically expand across the map, active research in technology and culture unlocks new potential, and competing leaders will pursue their own agendas based on their historical traits as you race for one of five ways to achieve victory in the game. FEATURES EXPANSIVE EMPIRES: See the marvels of your empire spread across the map like never before. Each city spans multiple tiles so you can custom build your cities to take full advantage of the local terrain. ACTIVE RESEARCH: Unlock boosts that speed your civilization’s progress through history. To advance more quickly, use your units to actively explore, develop your environment, and discover new cultures. DYNAMIC DIPLOMACY: Interactions with other civilizations change over the course of the game, from primitive first interactions where conflict is a fact of life, to late game alliances and negotiations. COMBINED ARMS: Expanding on the “one unit per tile” design, support units can now be embedded with other units, like anti-tank support with infantry, or a warrior with settlers. Similar units can also be combined to form powerful “Corps” units. ENHANCED MULTIPLAYER: In addition to traditional multiplayer modes, cooperate and compete with your friends in a wide variety of situations all designed to be easily completed in a single session. A CIV FOR ALL PLAYERS: Civilization VI provides veteran players new ways to build and tune their civilization for the greatest chance of success. New tutorial systems introduce new players to the underlying concepts so they can easily get started.

As we theorised last week with the leak, it's official, INFINITE WARFARE IS THE NEXT CALL OF DUTY INSTALMENT. The trailer has JUST dropped and the game looks incredible. The trailer was smashed onto YouTube via the official Call of Duty page The day of release is the 4th of November. The game is being developed by one of our all time favourites, Infinity Ward, who created the original games as well as Ghosts. A lot of people are going to be divided about the shown Single Player gameplay, but we think the space battles and general mechanics look AWESOME! The graphics are also pretty sweet. CEO of Activision stated - "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is a bold, new vision from the studio that created the original Call of Duty and Modern Warfare, and an adventure on an insanely epic scale that only Call of Duty could deliver. And Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered is one of the most beloved games of all-time, reborn for a new generation." This gives us a glaring hope for the next Call of Duty and we hope it can do what the previous CoD's missed.

It has been reported that YouTube are working on a paid subscription service (Something similar to HBO) where customers can pay monthly to have cable TV channels streamed directly to them. This means our predictions of YouTube taking over normal household TV's might soon become a reality as Online streaming is much cheaper than regular cable. The project which will be undertaken by YouTube is rumored to start as early as 2017 (Next year!) YouTube have rumored partnerships with all the major media companies, such as everyone under the Comcast umbrella (NBC, Viacom, Fox, and CBS) but the contracts are yet to be finalized. YouTube already has a premium payment service known as YouTube Red which allows viewers to watch without advertisements, but this new feature will bring the most popular and current TV shows to your PC or Laptop seamlessly. Who else is excited?

Battlefield 1 has just been announced for Xbox One, PS4 and PC. The game takes place within a divergent timeline of WW1, involving automatic and bolt weapons, clavary combat, tank combat, air combat, and special combat which we all love and crave for! The reveal trailer was completely mind-blowing and shows how a game doesn't have to be futuristic to be good! You can watch the still love steam here; https://www.twitch.tv/battlefield Stay tuned for more news and highlights.

Many of us are familiar with the "trolls" who tend to go around spamming and abusing the copyright claim system. People have had their worries about the system, as anyone can put in a copyright claim. Often these claims are never properly looked into and investigated and the channel loses all rights to the video immediately, with no chance to gain AdSense from the efforts and tend to sometimes lose the video all together. This system has been abused from day 1 and it seems like it took some of the biggest channels to be target for YouTube to take any action, whereas small channels have been suffering from this style of internet trolling or grief for years. A member of YouTube’s policy team released the following statement: "Recently, there's been a lot of discussion about the enforcement of our policies, from video takedowns to channel demonetization. We want you to know that we monitor video takedowns very closely, and while we haven't seen a big change in the overall rate of removals, it's true that we do make mistakes. For this, we're sorry and we strive to do better by you, our community,". "The good news is that the feedback you've raised in comments and videos on YouTube and beyond is having an impact. It's caused us to look closely at our policies and helped us identify areas where we can get better. It's led us to create a team dedicated to minimizing mistakes and improving the quality of our actions. And it's encouraged us to roll out some initiatives in the coming months that will help strengthen communications between creators and YouTube support. We'll also make improvements to increase transparency into the status of monetization claims. And of course, as we work to implement these improvements as quickly as we can, we'll continue to take your feedback seriously." A copyright claim can be filed by anybody. But it seems we may see progress with a policy team closely investigating new matters of copyright claims. Hopefully we will see reforms in the future which protect people from Trolls but also enforce the Copyright standards efficiently. YouTube policy teams have also promised more changes in the coming months.