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Fans of the ?Elder Scrolls? have been harboring excitement for the upcoming ?Skyrim? downloadable content. However, attention has recently shifted to the massive multiplayer online release ?Elder Scrolls Online,? which was confirmed on May 3rd and will be developed by Zenimax Studios.

Ever since the launch of the iPhone 4S in 2011, Siri has been an integral part of the Apple consumer experience. But while many experienced Users pretty much know what Siri can and cannot do, one group of researchers has decided to really put her capabilities to the test.

Although ?Black Ops 2? may be hogging the spotlight when it comes to the ?Call of Duty? franchise, Activision hasn?t forgotten about ?Modern Warfare? fans. A new multiplayer mode has just been announced for ?Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3? that will be included in the second DLC collection released later this month.

The long-running ?Halo? franchise is more than just a widely-successful first person shooter; it has been a flagship title of Microsoft?s Xbox system for over a decade. And just as the gaming console has evolved since its inception, so has the action-shooter game formerly owned by Bungie Studios. The Official Xbox 360 Magazine UK (OXM) notes that Xbox Live developed alongside ?Halo 2,? and the case may be the same for ?Halo 4? and the next-generation console.

Best Buy has dropped the price on Hewlett-Packard's Folio ultrabook down to its lowest ever, just $798. The lightweight laptop, which is similar in design to Apple's MacBook Air, got its new low price on Wednesday as rumors of a $799 MacBook Air continue to grow.

Mark Zuckerberg?s appearance in the kickoff to Facebook?s IPO roadshow this week was generally seen as a success, except for one tiny detail: Some Wall Street veterans thought that Zuckerberg?s attire -- his trademark hoodie and jeans -- was an abomination.

?Dead Space 3,? the follow-up to Electronic Arts action adventure horror, may include drop-in drop-out co-op, reports IGN. Players will have the option of slaying aliens alongside a male character with a ?gnarly scar? on his face, his own engineering RIG, and ?glowing red eyes peering from his helmet.?

AOL is shopping TechCrunch, Engadget, Joystiq and other properties of AOL Tech according to a recent PandoDaily report.

The passionate fans of 'Mass Effect 3' that have been tirelessly campaigning for a new ending may have something new to fuel their reflections on the controversial conclusion. A feature-length documentary has just launched to explore the ending theories behind the final segment in BioWare's space-adventure RPG.

BioShock Infinite, which was supposed to have a release date set for this October, will now be delayed until February 2013. But gamers shouldn?t be too disappointed, as the pushed-back launch only means that fans will get an even better game.

Draw Something, the popular doodling app that was recently bought by Zynga as part of a $200 million deal in March, appears to be losing its mojo: Recent data from Appdata shows that Draw Something players are leaving in droves.

The release date for LightBox Interactive?s ?Starhawk? is finally here, but the surprise isn?t over for gamers. LightBox Interactive announced that all future downloadable content maps will be free.

Hackers claiming allegiance to the online hacktivist organization collectively called Anonymous, have reportedly hacked into Twitter Inc's servers and stolen the login information of over 55,000 Twitter accounts. Read on to find out how to check if your account has been hacked.

The ?Assassin?s Creed? franchise is more than just a sandbox-style video game; it?s a piece of historical fiction. Ubisoft plans to uphold and further the themes of history present throughout the series, tackling the American Revolution with its third installment.

Blizzard Entertainment released an animated short titled Diablo III: Wrath on Tuesday, May 8 in order to provide back-story and build hype for the upcoming title in the popular role playing game (RPG) franchise. Watch the video here.

Sony has announced that a white version of the PlayStation Vita will launch in Japan on June 28th. It will sell at the same price as the original black base model and is sold in Wi-Fi only or 3G versions, reported CNet.

?Robopocalypse? author Daniel Wilson explains how to surivive a robot apocalypse in an animated YouTube video.

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg reportedly spoke to a group of New York investors to explain his vision for Facebook's long-term growth strategy during the kickoff to the company's IPO Roadshow. Zuckerberg also explained his company's purchase of Instagram, which could be worth more than $1 billion.

Treyarch recently announced their next venture into the ?Call of Duty? franchise, confirming rumors that the game will be a sequel to their 2010 title. ?Black Ops 2? is slated for a November 2012 release, and fans are gearing up for the Los Angeles-based Cold War shooter. However, Activision could be facing some legal troubles over the new game?s setting.

Online hacktivists Anonymous responded to a trailer for the upcoming videogame Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 which portrays it as the enemy of the USA, with a YouTube video threatening game-maker Activision.

The world of ?Skyrim? will make its way to the to the Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) realm, which Bethesda Softworks officially announced on Thursday, May 3rd. Known as ?Elder Scrolls Online,? the company has referred to it as the ?best MMO ever made.?

Ubisoft's next installment in the 'Assassin's Creed' franchise won't be released until Oct. 30th, but the company is beginning to entice fans with some hidden gameplay footage. A one-minute trailer for 'Assassin?s Creed 3' was released on May 7th, and if enough gamers 'Like' a post on the game's official Facebook page, the entire trailer will be unveiled.

Fans aren?t the only ones gearing up for the ?Mass Effect 3? downloadable content set to launch this summer. ?Mass Effect? voice actors are returning to the studio and being recorded for the new package of epilogue scenes, as the game?s producer Mike Gamble confirmed on Twitter.

In the wake of raising $70 million in a Series D round of funding, the popular cloud-based note-taking service Evernote has announced that it has acquired Cocoa Box Design, the publisher of popular iPad handwriting app Penultimate.

A list of potential titles for Nintendo?s upcoming Wii U console has leaked from Blockbuster UK?s internal point of sale system, according to IGN. The list features alleged photos of 25 titles, and was originally discovered by GoNintendo.

While Apple has left the details of the iPhone 5, the iPhone 6, the iPhone 4G, or whatever you want to call it, to much of the imagination, iPhone insiders have gotten access to some of the most valued particulars of the mysterious phone -- its size. Apple insider iLounge is reporting that the Cupertino, Calif., based company is abandoning the long-rumored teardrop-shaped iPhone 5 in favor of another glass-bodied design.

Ever wonder what it would be like to interact with a 3D hologram like the ones that appear in Star Wars? A team of researchers at Queen's University in Toronto is working on creating a way to project 3D holograms for video chat using a Micosoft Kinect.

Screenshots from upcoming MMORPG Elder Scrolls Online set in the world of Skyrim leaked online on Friday, one day after the game was officially announced. The multiplayer online game will come out on Mac and PC computers in 2013. Check out the screenshots and concept art here.

Zynga recently began featuring popular brands and brand-related words as choices in Draw Something. Users have been willing drawing brand-related words in Draw Something.