Gaming mods are like fan-fiction: painstakingly crafted alternate stories, features and transformations born out of sheer love for the source material. In some cases they breed entirely new games in themselves, such is their sheer amazingness. Here are the best ones we’ve seen… Read more
The internet is a minefield. Every turn online is a possible pitfall in terms of your reputation and your general way of life. What’s worse is that many of the more friendly and innocuous-seeming services are often the worst; there are multiple ways to ruin yourself on the web. Here are the worst… Read more
It’s here. Netflix UK has launched, positioning itself as the only real subscription movie service to challenge Lovefilm thus far. The launch sees the movie streamer land on a myriad web-enabled devices as of today. Read more
Fallout 3 developer Bethesda has been locked in a lawsuit with Interplay, who made the original game and published the second, for some time now, but it looks as though the end of the court action is in sight with exciting results. Read more
Heard of Steam? You should have. Not only is the online PC and Mac gaming store a very carefully maintained and updated service run by Half-Life creator Valve, it’s also just pulled off a complete masterclass in customer care and rewards that its console counterparts seriously need to take note of. Read more
SeeSaw, the on demand online catch-up TV service that streams content through your browser, is going premium from tomorrow. It’ll be available for 99p until the end of the year, and after that, will be £2.99 per month. This goes along with the news that SeeSaw will be introducing Ad Selector, which allows you to pick what type of adverts you’re shown when watching content through SeeSaw. With a premium account you’ll be able to turn off the commercial messages and ads altogether, meaning this is the only online service where you can watch ad-less 4oD and Demand Five.
Out 25 November | 99p-£2.99 pcm | SeeSaw.com
Best Buy is opening the digital doors of its online store in the UK tomorrow, for UK techheads to get their hands on Best Buy gadgets online. It also includes a “TechXpert” platform, where gadget geeks can post their own product reviews, and earn the chance to be a Best Buy product tester. Delivery costs start at zero, and there’s also the option to reserve and pick up in store.
Open 4 November | BestBuy.co.uk
