diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index a0d29676..c6ca874d 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "Jed": "SlexAxton/Jed#^1.1.1",
     "jed-gettext-parser": "^1.0.0",
     "marked": "^0.3.2",
-    "lodash": "^4.3.0"
+    "lodash": "^4.3.0",
+    "octokat": "^0.4.18"
   }
 }
diff --git a/resources/l10n/template.pot b/resources/l10n/template.pot
index 7de9956c..b431339c 100644
--- a/resources/l10n/template.pot
+++ b/resources/l10n/template.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: LOOT 0.10.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://github.com/loot/loot/issues\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-10-15 12:29+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-02 23:09+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Loading plugin contents..."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/gui/query/sort_plugins_query.h:68
+#: src/gui/query/sort_plugins_query.h:70
 msgid "Sorting load order..."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -652,60 +652,56 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "None of the supported games were detected."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/backend/game/game.cpp:61
-msgid "Invalid game ID supplied."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: src/backend/game/game.cpp:68
+#: src/backend/game/game.cpp:64
 msgid "Game path could not be detected."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/backend/game/game.cpp:78
+#: src/backend/game/game.cpp:74
 msgid "Could not create LOOT folder for game. Details:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:49
-msgid "Unsupported game ID supplied."
+#: src/backend/game/game_cache.cpp:119
+msgid "You have not sorted your load order this session."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:54
+#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:46
 msgid "Game path is not initialised."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:88
+#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:82
 msgid ""
 "libloadorder failed to create a game handle. Details could not be fetched."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:91
+#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:85
 msgid "libloadorder failed to create a game handle. Details:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:109
+#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:103
 msgid ""
 "libloadorder failed to check if a plugin is active. Details could not be "
 "fetched."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:112
+#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:106
 msgid "libloadorder failed to check if a plugin is active. Details:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:134
+#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:128
 msgid ""
 "libloadorder failed to get the load order. Details could not be fetched."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:137
+#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:131
 msgid "libloadorder failed to get the load order. Details:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:160
+#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:154
 msgid ""
 "libloadorder failed to set the load order. Details could not be fetched."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:163
+#: src/backend/game/load_order_handler.cpp:157
 msgid "libloadorder failed to set the load order. Details:"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -728,7 +724,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Unable to open \"%1%\" for CRC calculation."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/backend/helpers/helpers.cpp:122 src/backend/helpers/helpers.cpp:125
+#: src/backend/helpers/helpers.cpp:103 src/backend/helpers/helpers.cpp:106
 msgid "Failed to open file in its default application."
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/src/gui/html/index.html b/src/gui/html/index.html
index 70f9c3d7..5e3090be 100644
--- a/src/gui/html/index.html
+++ b/src/gui/html/index.html
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@
   <script src="../../../bower_components/Jed/jed.js"></script>
   <script src="../../../bower_components/jed-gettext-parser/jedGettextParser.js"></script>
   <script src="../../../bower_components/lodash/dist/lodash.core.min.js"></script>
+  <script src="../../../bower_components/octokat/dist/octokat.js"></script>
   <script src="js/dialog.js"></script>
   <script src="js/dom.js"></script>
   <script src="js/events.js"></script>
@@ -461,6 +462,7 @@
   <script src="js/filters.js"></script>
   <script src="js/state.js"></script>
   <script src="js/translator.js"></script>
+  <script src="js/updateExists.js"></script>
   <script src="js/initialise.js"></script>
   <script>
     'use strict';
diff --git a/src/gui/html/js/dom.js b/src/gui/html/js/dom.js
index 815671ed..ef458408 100644
--- a/src/gui/html/js/dom.js
+++ b/src/gui/html/js/dom.js
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
     return item;
   }
 
-  function createMessageItem(message) {
+  function createMessageItem(type, content) {
     const li = document.createElement('li');
-    li.className = 'error';
+    li.className = type;
     /* Use the Marked library for Markdown formatting support. */
-    li.innerHTML = marked(message);
+    li.innerHTML = marked(content);
 
     return li;
   }
@@ -166,15 +166,26 @@
       forceSelectDefaultValue(messageLangSelect);
     }
 
+    static appendGeneralMessages(messages) {
+      if (!messages) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const generalMessagesList = document.getElementById('summary').getElementsByTagName('ul')[0];
+      messages.forEach((message) => {
+        generalMessagesList.appendChild(createMessageItem(message.type, message.content));
+      });
+    }
+
     static listInitErrors(errorMessages) {
       if (!errorMessages) {
         return;
       }
-      const generalMessagesList = document.getElementById('summary').getElementsByTagName('ul')[0];
 
-      errorMessages.forEach((message) => {
-        generalMessagesList.appendChild(createMessageItem(message));
-      });
+      DOM.appendGeneralMessages(errorMessages.map((element) => ({
+        type: 'error',
+        content: element,
+      })));
 
       document.getElementById('filterTotalMessageNo').textContent = errorMessages.length;
       document.getElementById('totalMessageNo').textContent = errorMessages.length;
diff --git a/src/gui/html/js/initialise.js b/src/gui/html/js/initialise.js
index b600b542..3e16fa6a 100644
--- a/src/gui/html/js/initialise.js
+++ b/src/gui/html/js/initialise.js
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
                                     root.loot.translateStaticText,
                                     root.loot.Plugin,
                                     root.loot.query,
-                                    root.loot.Translator);
+                                    root.loot.Translator,
+                                    root.loot.updateExists);
   }
 }(this, (Dialog,
          dom,
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@
          translateStaticText,
          Plugin,
          query,
-         Translator) => {
+         Translator,
+         updateExists) => {
   function setupEventHandlers() {
     /* Set up handlers for filters. */
     document.getElementById('hideVersionNumbers').addEventListener('change', onSidebarFilterToggle);
@@ -235,6 +237,19 @@
         dom.openDialog('firstRun');
       }
     })
+    .then(() => loot.query('getVersion'))
+    .then(JSON.parse)
+    .then((version) => updateExists(version.release, version.build))
+    .then((isUpdateAvailable) => {
+      if (!isUpdateAvailable) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      dom.appendGeneralMessages([{
+        type: 'warn',
+        content: loot.l10n.translate('A [new release](%s) of LOOT is available.', 'https://github.com/loot/loot/releases/latest'),
+      }]);
+    })
     .catch(handlePromiseError);
   };
 }));
diff --git a/src/gui/html/js/updateExists.js b/src/gui/html/js/updateExists.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ac41eab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/html/js/updateExists.js
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+'use strict';
+(function exportModule(root, factory) {
+  if (typeof define === 'function' && define.amd) {
+    // AMD. Register as an anonymous module.
+    define(['bower_components/octokat/dist/octokat.js'], factory);
+  } else {
+    // Browser globals
+    root.loot = root.loot || {};
+    root.loot.updateExists = factory(root.Octokat);
+  }
+}(this, (Octokat) => {
+  const versionRegex = /^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)$/;
+
+  function compare(lhs, rhs) {
+    if (!versionRegex.test(lhs) || !versionRegex.test(rhs)) {
+      throw new Error(`versions to compare are of unexpected format: ${lhs}, ${rhs}`);
+    }
+
+    const lhsNumbers = lhs.split('.');
+    const rhsNumbers = rhs.split('.');
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < lhsNumbers.length; i += 1) {
+      const lhsNumber = Number(lhsNumbers[i]);
+      const rhsNumber = Number(rhsNumbers[i]);
+
+      if (lhsNumber < rhsNumber) {
+        return -1;
+      }
+
+      if (rhsNumber < lhsNumber) {
+        return 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  return (currentVersion, currentBuild) => {
+    if (currentVersion === undefined || currentBuild === undefined) {
+      return Promise.reject(new Error('Invalid arguments, both version and build must be given'));
+    }
+
+    const repo = (new Octokat()).repos('loot', 'loot');
+
+    return repo.releases.latest.fetch().then((latestRelease) => {
+      const comparison = compare(currentVersion, latestRelease.tagName);
+      if (comparison === -1) {
+        return true;
+      } else if (comparison === 1) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      return repo.tags.fetch().then((tags) => {
+        const tag = tags.find((element) => element.name === latestRelease.tagName);
+
+        return !tag.commit.sha.startsWith(currentBuild);
+      });
+    });
+  };
+}));
diff --git a/src/gui/loot_handler.cpp b/src/gui/loot_handler.cpp
index e58c6315..862549b5 100644
--- a/src/gui/loot_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/loot_handler.cpp
@@ -239,8 +239,10 @@ CefRequestHandler::ReturnValue LootHandler::OnBeforeResourceLoad(CefRefPtr<CefBr
                                                                  CefRefPtr<CefFrame> frame,
                                                                  CefRefPtr<CefRequest> request,
                                                                  CefRefPtr<CefRequestCallback> callback) {
-  if (boost::starts_with(request->GetURL().ToString(), "http"))
+  if (boost::starts_with(request->GetURL().ToString(), "https://fonts.googleapis.com")) {
+    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(warning) << "Blocking load of resource at " << request->GetURL().ToString();
     return RV_CANCEL;
+  }
 
   return RV_CONTINUE;
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/gui/html/js/mock_octokat.js b/src/tests/gui/html/js/mock_octokat.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c160f367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/gui/html/js/mock_octokat.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+'use strict';
+
+/* Mock the octokat methods used. */
+function Octokat() {
+  this.repos = function(owner, repo) {
+    return {
+      releases: {
+        latest: {
+          fetch() {
+            return Promise.resolve({
+              tagName: '0.9.2',
+            });
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      tags: {
+        fetch() {
+          return Promise.resolve([{
+            name: '0.9.2',
+            commit: {
+              sha: '6b58f92a5d41f5d7f149a1263dac78687a065ff5',
+            },
+          }, {
+            name: '0.9.1',
+            commit: {
+              sha: 'dc24e10a4774903ede4e94165e7d6fa806466e4a',
+            },
+          }, {
+            name: '0.9.0',
+            commit: {
+              sha: '44a0d8505d5402dd24cf0fda9540da9557866c80',
+            },
+          }]);
+        },
+      },
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/gui/html/js/test.html b/src/tests/gui/html/js/test.html
index 55169a1f..9f7a3115 100644
--- a/src/tests/gui/html/js/test.html
+++ b/src/tests/gui/html/js/test.html
@@ -13,18 +13,21 @@
 
 <script>mocha.setup('bdd')</script>
 <script src="mock_dom.js"></script>
+<script src="mock_octokat.js"></script>
 <script src="../../../../gui/html/js/filters.js"></script>
 <script src="../../../../gui/html/js/plugin.js"></script>
 <script src="../../../../gui/html/js/game.js"></script>
 <script src="../../../../gui/html/js/query.js"></script>
 <script src="../../../../gui/html/js/state.js"></script>
 <script src="../../../../gui/html/js/translator.js"></script>
+<script src="../../../../gui/html/js/updateExists.js"></script>
 <script src="test_filters.js"></script>
 <script src="test_game.js"></script>
 <script src="test_plugin.js"></script>
 <script src="test_query.js"></script>
 <script src="test_state.js"></script>
 <script src="test_translator.js"></script>
+<script src="test_updateExists.js"></script>
 <script>
   onload = function(){
     mocha.checkLeaks();
diff --git a/src/tests/gui/html/js/test_updateExists.js b/src/tests/gui/html/js/test_updateExists.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de6ebce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/gui/html/js/test_updateExists.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('updateExists()', () => {
+  it('should reject if no arguments are passed', () => {
+    return loot.updateExists().should.be.rejected();
+  });
+
+  it('should reject if one argument is passed', () => {
+    return loot.updateExists('1.0.0').should.be.rejected();
+  });
+
+  it('should reject if passed a version number has less than three parts', () => {
+    return loot.updateExists('1.0', 'deadbeef').should.be.rejected();
+  });
+
+  it('should reject if passed a version number has more than three parts', () => {
+    return loot.updateExists('1.0.0.0', 'deadbeef').should.be.rejected();
+  });
+
+  it('should reject if the version number given contains non-digit, non-period characters', () => {
+    return loot.updateExists('1.0a.0', 'deadbeef').should.be.rejected();
+  });
+
+  it('should resolve to true if the given version is less than the latest version', () => {
+    return loot.updateExists('0.9.1', 'deadbeef').should.be.fulfilledWith(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should resolve to false if the given version is greater than the latest version', () => {
+    return loot.updateExists('0.10.0', 'deadbeef').should.be.fulfilledWith(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should resolve to true if the given version equals the latest version but the short build SHAs are unequal', () => {
+    return loot.updateExists('0.9.2', 'deadbeef').should.be.fulfilledWith(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should resolve to false if the given version equals the latest version and the short build SHAs are equal', () => {
+    return loot.updateExists('0.9.2', '6b58f92').should.be.fulfilledWith(false);
+  });
+});