Neowin News Feed for: Offensive

Forget dislike; Facebook is testing a 'Downvote' button to moderate comments

Usama Jawad — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 14:22:01 +0000

It appears that Facebook is testing a "Downvote" button which allows users to mark questionable comments as misleading, offensive, or off-topic. However, it is only intended for comment moderation. Read more...

Indiegala gets into hot water for promoting video game sale with offensive meme

Usama Jawad — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 09:30:01 +0000

Online game store Indiegala has come under a lot of fire recently for posting a potentially offensive meme to promote a sale, a marketing fiasco against which even the game's developer has complained. Read more...

Google apologizes for homophobic slurs in its translator

Andy Weir — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:46:01 +0000

Google has apologized after tens of thousands of users signed a petition complaining that the company's translator software was spitting out offensive and inappropriate terms to describe gay people. Read more...

YouTube considers changing comment system

Paul Ferson — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 06:58:46 +0000

A Q&A session during the Google I/O conference indicates that Google are paying attention to comments posted on YouTube, and could be contemplating changing the commenting system to crack down. Read more...

Microsoft finds a way to create something more offensive than tweet choir

Brad Sams — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 03:25:34 +0000

If you remember the Tweet choir that Microsoft brought to CES that left many in dismay about what the company was thinking, Microsoft managed to puzzle audiences once again a Norwegian dev conference Read more...

Blogs Now Infested With Offensive Content

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:28:32 +0000

The Internet's blog sites have become overgrown with a variety of unpleasant content, including porn, offensive language, hate posting, and malware, a new threat analysis has suggested. According to Scansafe's Monthly Global Threat Report for... Read more...

Dutch campaign maintains anti-p2p offensive

Steven Parker — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:41:02 +0000

Dutch anti-p2p campaigners have forced another filesharing website offline, bringing the total number of p2p sites that they have closed down in the past 15 months to 131. BREIN, a coalition of authors, artists and... Read more...

Call of Duty: United Offensive Linux dedicated server v1.41e

Fri, 08 Oct 2004 20:48:22 +0000

Icculus has issued another updated dedicated Linux server for Call of Duty: United Offensive, the new World War II first-person shooter expansion pack by Gray Matter Studios. As before, the distribution requires the Call of... Read more...

Call of Duty: United Offensive tools

Fri, 01 Oct 2004 22:15:53 +0000

The map & mod tools for Call of Duty: United Offensive are now available, offering prospective mod authors the ability to create and modify new content for the recently first-person shooter expansion by Gray Matter... Read more...

Call of Duty: United Offensive Linux dedicated server v1.41

Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:16:55 +0000

Activision sends along the first dedicated Linux server release for Call of Duty: United Offensive, the new World War II first-person shooter expansion pack by Gray Matter Studios. This release of the Linux server binaries... Read more...

Call of Duty: United Offensive single-player demo

Thu, 16 Sep 2004 20:46:30 +0000

Activision sends along the single-player demo for Call of Duty: United Offensive, allowing you to sample the newly released World War II first-person shooter expansion by Gray Matter Studios. This standalone demo offers the intro... Read more...

Call of Duty: United Offensive Ships

Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:59:05 +0000

Guess what, WWII shooter fans? Time for a little excitement. Activision today sent Call of Duty: United Offensive off to retail stores, finally unleashing a second dose of one of last year's best PC action... Read more...

Call of Duty: United Offensive movies

Tue, 14 Sep 2004 02:41:18 +0000

Activision sends along two new movie trailers for Call of Duty: United Offensive, again illustrating the imminent World War II first-person shooter expansion by Gray Matter Studio. The first clip depicts a variety of scenes... Read more...

Call Of Duty: United Offensive Is Gold

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 19:54:11 +0000

The cinematic intensity of the Call of Duty brand reaches unprecedented heights in Call of Duty: United Offensive by delivering more action than ever before. This robust expansion pack features a total of 13 all-new... Read more...

Call of Duty: United Offensive movie

Mon, 30 Aug 2004 05:30:43 +0000

There is a new movie trailer for Call of Duty: United Offensive, revealing more of the imminent World War II first-person shooter expansion by Gray Matter Studios. This clip sports half a minute of action-packed... Read more...

Call of Duty: United Offensive screenshots

Thu, 29 Jul 2004 14:27:10 +0000

A new set of screenshots for Call of Duty: United Offensive, the World War II tactical shooter expansion pack that is nearing completion at Gray Matter Studios, is now available for download in regular and... Read more...

Call of Duty: United Offensive screenshots

Wed, 28 Jul 2004 01:31:41 +0000

New screenshots for Call of Duty: United Offensive, the World War II tactical shooter expansion pack being created at Gray Matter Studios, are now available for download in medium and high resolutions. If you want,... Read more...

Call of Duty: United Offensive

Tue, 27 Jul 2004 18:05:41 +0000

With last year's Call of Duty, Activision and developer Infinity Ward proved that there's room for more explosive World War II-themed action franchises on the PC than just Medal of Honor. Now an expansion pack... Read more...

HP feared MS open source patent offensive

Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:28:36 +0000

A memo sent two years ago by Gary Campbell expressed concerns that Microsoft would use its patents to shut down open source. Gary didn't waste any time in warning open source projects like Samba, Wine,... Read more...

Call of Duty: United Offensive Hands-On Preview

Sun, 16 May 2004 10:32:32 +0000

Activision came on strong this year, offering a hefty lineup for the E3 show. One of the first titles we got to see this year was Call of Duty: United Offensive. From what we could... Read more...

First Look: Call of Duty: United Offensive

Sun, 11 Apr 2004 09:12:25 +0000

Two weeks after word first leaked of its existence, Call of Duty: United Offensive has been officially announced. Activision unwrapped the expansion pack to its Ã¼ber-popular WWII shooter call of Duty, which will have over... Read more...

United Offensive for Call of Duty

Marcel Klum — Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:49:44 +0000

Gray Matter Studios is currently working on a three-campaign expansion pack for the World War II shooter Call of Duty. According to a report in the latest issue of PC Gamer magazine, Gray... Read more...

Sun Going on Offensive Against Microsoft with Java

Sat, 14 Jun 2003 10:11:18 +0000

Network-computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc. SUNW.O is going on the offense against archrival Microsoft Corp MSFT.O by building its Java software as a consumer brand, Sun chairman and chief executive Scott McNealy said on Friday.... Read more...

Microsoft losing market grip as rivals go on the offensive

Tom Warren — Tue, 20 May 2003 03:08:33 +0000

AFTER years at the cutting edge of technology, Microsoft seems in danger of falling off the pace. According to Nomura analyst Richard Windsor, in the short-term Microsoft is going to have difficulty... Read more...