Using Twitter for Game info

Ever wanted up to the minute updates on games and gaming news? Never fear! Twitter is here!
(well it's been here but now you'll know who to follow)

There are quite a few people, websites and developers to follow, so I've got a (very) short list of people to follow that will keep you up to date on anything and everything game related.

List:
Cheap gamer  (@videogamedeals) Because I'm a college student and saving money is cool.
Kotaku (@Kotaku) No list about video game news is complete without Kotaku.
Polygon (@Polygon) Pretty much the same as Kotaku, no list is complete without it.
Massively (@massively) Daily news on MMO's news and updates.
IGN (@IGN) Must have, a go to site, for news, cheats updates and guides, if you have a question about a glitch or stuck on a part go here.

Last (not really just the last of my list)


GameTrailers (@GameTrailers) Coverage for all your upcoming game news.

This is a VERY brief overview on who you should be following on Twitter...

It's time to update XP

 

 image: http://www.unl.edu

 If you're still running the famous Windows XP (Home or professional) you should seriously consider upgrading to windows 7 or 8.

"But why?" 

---Well, Microsoft has announced they are stopping support for the 12 year old operating system. 

What does this mean for you? Come April 8th there will be no updates to fix patches from hacks and any other problems.

"But I love XP, I don't want to move to a new version of Windows" 

--- Sorry, Microsoft has supported XP longer than any other software company supports a program that I know of and of course they want to make money off of the estimated 400+ million computers still running XP. 

"What should I do?"

--- If your computer has the requirements to run Windows 7 then pick up a copy from a university bookstore, it's pretty cheap (~$25) compared to picking it up at your local computer store (~$70-150).

If your computer CAN'T run a newer version of Windows, then do your best to lock it down. By that I mean, unhook it from the internet. If you must be online ditch Internet Explorer in favor of FireFox or Google Chrome. Install all updates that you can from Microsoft up until April 8th. Be safe.

Phone it in Fridays - Watch Dogs and HBO Go

What you need to know Today.

Watch dogs has a confirmed release date of May 27 (PC, PS3, PS4, 360, Xbox One) If you don't know anything about Watch dogs then have a trailer:

There is a ton of hype surrounding this game, and it looks a be a good hacking (computers not people) and shooting open world game. Keep in mind this is rated pegi 18 so it may not be suitable for younger audiences.

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The only other thing I cared about this week has to do with SONY, HBO and oddly enough Comcast. This week Sony launched an App called HBO Go for PS3 (coming "soon" for ps4). Interestingly enough this was supposed to be like a Netflix App for people with a HBO subscription. Sounds pretty great right? Due to a bit of bad juju apparently Comcast has decided to be a bit of a thorn in Sony's/HBO's side (to put it mildly). As of now if you have Comcast the App will not work.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say Comcast is channeling their inner thug, putting the squeeze on Sony/HBO for a nice piece of the pie.

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