Nintendo has filed a patent for a console that apparently has no optical drive. A Neogaf user by the name of Rosti spotted the patent. It shows a schematic of a console that “is not provided with an optical disk drive”, according to the filing’s abstract. The patent further shows games stored on a hard drive and mentions “high speed communications such as ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) or optical communication as a way to deliver game data. This could allow Nintendo to go for an all digital future and deliver games via a server distribution process.

Also of note is the fact that the filing does show a card reader included in the console for reading and writing from devices “such as an SD memory card”. Nintendo has been relatively quiet about it’s new NX console due to concerns that competitors would try and capitalize on it’s ideas. If the filing is for the upcoming NX, it could mark a significant departure from traditional game delivery methods for the Big N.

What do you think? Those comments aren’t going to write themselves!

I hope you’ve got some time on your hand Destiny fans, because this video is packed full of some 55 minutes dedicated to nothing but unveiling what’s ahead for Year Two of Destiny and it’s The Taken King update.

Bungie has been kind of cagey when it comes to giving details about their future plans for Destiny, but now it’s all going to come pouring out. Grab some popcorn, or hell, run some dailies, and check out everything you want to know about Destiny Year Two.

So here it is, let us know what you think in the comments below!

Modders often make an open-world game more fun with their little additions, even if some are a little… questionable in taste. Last week The Witcher 3 was given some official modding tools, but the ModKit CD Projekt provided is a bit limited.

While its predecessor The Witcher 2 had a robust selection of mod tools, so far The Witcher 3 only has those to make cosmetic changes. And unfortunately it seems as if they’re not going to be upgraded anymore:

@MeerMusik This is the mod support for the Wild Hunt. At this moment we are not planning to release anything else.

— Marcin Momot (@Marcin360) August 14, 2015

This is not to say that clever modders can’t still make more detailed mods for The Witcher 3, it’ll just be a lot more difficult to do and will almost certainly cut down on the amount released. That’s got to be disappointing for the fans who enjoyed that element of The Witcher 2.

A recent change to the EULA of the new Windows 10 OS has revealed that it is able to potentially detect pirated software on your computer.

The section of the EULA in question is section 7B which describes how Windows will investigate software to check out its version, and then download configuration changes or perhaps suggest that its time for an upgrade (and then restart itself…). However it seems that this could also include changes to the configuration that might stop identified software from working at all if the OS thinks they might be illegal.

“We may automatically check your version of the software and download software updates or configuration changes, including those that prevent you from accessing the Services, playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorised hardware peripheral devices.”

“Unauthorised hardware peripheral devices” is a bit less clear on what exactly it means, but it could very well be pointing towards modified controllers or imitation products that might not be as safe as the real device might be.

I just hope that the scan doesn’t catch any false positives, otherwise Microsoft might have some unhappy customers…

Civilization: Beyond Earth is due to have its first expansion release within a few months, and to that end Firaxis made the game free on Steam for the weekend. They’ve also implemented a demo that lets you try the game by playing up to 100 turns of a game. There’s also a sale on, with a special The collection bundle being available that includes the game, the DLC of premade planets and a pre-order of the expansion, Rising Tide.

Rising Tide isn’t due out until October 9th though, so there’s plenty of time to get familiar with the new features including new faction INTEGR who are German-based along with promises of more content to be revealed soon.

If you want to pre-order Rising Tides separately it’s currently selling for 10% off at £22.49, but I’d advice waiting. Civ games have a habit of not really hitting their stride until there’s been a few expansions and Beyond Earth was in my eyes okay but not brilliant. Here’s hoping Rising Tides makes it feel more like the game it’s meant to be.