Sony revealed its plans for Playstation Now at CES in January, the game streaming service will include rental streaming options but it seems Sony might be looking to experiment with rental download options too as an option for one day, seven day and 30 day rentals appeared on titles in …
Read More »Xbox One controllers are compatible with PC
A lot of PC gamers still like to use a controller from time to time and with the Xbox 360 controller being incredibly popular amongst gamers, many were disappointed when a rumour suggested that the Xbox One controller was going to be incompatible with the PC. Fortunately though, the rumours …
Read More »Google smartwatch details leak
Rumours have been pointing to Google creating its own Smartwatch for some time now, supposedly in conjunction with current Nexus maker LG, but like most devices coming out today, details have leaked before the announcement. This recent leak has come from none other than EvLeaks, a common name when it …
Read More »Creator of Super Smash Bros. shares his thoughts on the PS4
Masahiro Sakurai, creator of Super Smash Bros and Kirby has been pretty loyal to Nintendo throughout the years but with the Playstation 4's recent release in Japan, it's time for the veteran game designer to share his thoughts on Sony's latest console. Sakurai has jotted down his thoughts in his …
Read More »Net Dream Systems creates tech monitoring system
Net Dream Systems, an IT and audio-visual consultant, has created a technology management system that monitors all active technologies on board super yachts in real time and then predicts possible IT problems. Obviously right now, this technology is only relevant to rich super yacht owning individuals but that could change …
Read More »Watch Dogs dev didn’t want to do 2012 E3 reveal
Now that Watch Dogs is finally coming out, we are learning more about the game's development cycle and the trials the developers went through to get to this point. One of those trials was the 2012 E3 reveal which as it turns out, wasn't actually supposed to happen. According to …
Read More »Razer launches its new 14in Blade gaming laptop
Razer has just launched the second generation of the world's thinnest gaming laptop but now it also has the highest resolution of any gaming laptop, quadrupling the pixels from 1600×900 all the way up to 3200×1800. In total, the new 14 Inch Razer Blade sports 5.76 million pixels with a …
Read More »Nvidia launches new game bundles
Nvidia has launched its new GeForce game bundles, starting from today anyone who purchases select Nvidia branded desktop GPU's or GeForce powered notebooks will be able to redeem one of the two new offers. If you're about to purchase a a GTX Titan, 780 Ti, 780, 770, 760, 690, 680, 670, …
Read More »Titanfall launch botched by six hour Xbox Live outage
Titanfall has done well for itself, the new IP released to a swarm of good reviews and it looked like the launch would go off without a hitch, unfortunately Microsoft's Xbox Live service wasn't feeling up to the task yesterday as it went down for six hours, stopping many gamers …
Read More »Bethesda explains why TESO has a subscription fee
Over the last couple of years several MMO's have started off as a subscription based affair only to end up going free to play later down the road. Upon playing the beta, many gamers expect the same thing to happen to The Elder Scrolls Online, causing Bethesda Vice President, Pete …
Read More »Watch Dogs closed beta shows up on Xbox One marketplace
It looks like Ubisoft might be holding a closed beta test for Watch Dogs before its release on the 27th of May as according to Eurogamer, a closed beta listing for the game has been spotted by numerous sources on the Xbox One's Live marketplace. However, the beta listing was …
Read More »Twitch streaming finally lands on the Xbox One
Titanfall begins its staggered release across the world today and in order to capitalise on the hype, Microsoft has also scheduled the release of the Twitch streaming service to coincide with the release of its “game changing” exclusive. Now Xbox One owners will finally be able to stream directly to …
Read More »Telltale has released first details of its Borderlands game
Last year Telltale announced that in addition to The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us, the developer will be releasing two new games: Borderlands and Game of Thrones. Today the studio has finally released the first few details of its Borderlands game, giving us a good idea of what …
Read More »Mt. Gox database leaked, CEO issues spam warning
Hackers have claimed to have accessed and leaked the Mt. Gox database showing that there should be a 915k Bitcoin balance left in the exchange. The hackers also hit Mt. Gox CEO, Mark Karpeles' personal blog and Reddit account in an effort to investigate allegations of fraud after the exchange lost …
Read More »Games with Gold is ‘fundamentally different’ to PS+
SXSW was on this weekend and Microsoft Sudios Vice President, Phil Spencer, was in attendance speaking about Xbox's Games with Gold program that launched last year. During his speech, Spencer noted that Microsoft's program is supposed to be “fundamentally different” to PS+. Playstation + offers subscribers an instant library of …
Read More »Turtle Beach Atlas Titanfall headset coming to retail stores
Turtle Beach has announced that its Titanfall branded Atlas headsets will be hitting retail stores on the 14th of March, the same day the game releases in the UK. This will also be Turtle Beach's first headset with out of the box cross platform compatibility with the Xbox One, PC, …
Read More »Mario Kart 8 limited edition revealed
Yesterday Nintendo announced the Mario Kart 8 Limited Edition bundle, the announcement was made through a new video on the Nintendo UK YouTube channel which showcases exactly what is included in the £60 collectors edition. The main addition to the bundle is the spiny shell which will arrive on a …
Read More »There will be a ‘The Last of Us’ live-action movie
Over the years Hollywood has become increasingly interested in the world of video games with many major franchises being considered for theatrical release and now, The Last of Us is one of them. According to Deadline, Sony subsidiary, Screen Gems, will be creating the film while the game's Creative Director, Neil …
Read More »Watch Dogs finally has a release date
Watch Dogs is finally coming out after its unexpected and abrupt delay back in October last year. A leaked trailer suggests that Ubisoft is ready to promote pre-orders again while it's confirmed that the game will finally fall in to the hands of gamers on the 27th of May. Originally …
Read More »94% of T-mobile up-graders dump Blackberry
Blackberry is struggling at the moment, it went from being one of the most popular phone brands, thanks to its BBM service, to being on the verge of collapse- so you can imagine how company CEO, John Chen, reacted when T-Mobile started offering its US customers $200 off any other phone …
Read More »Twitch TV set to allow users to stream mobile games
Popular game streaming service, Twitch, is set to broaden its horizons as the company announced that it is releasing a mobile software development kit. The SDK will allow mobiles to not only live stream but to archive and capture as well, bringing the service to all current gaming platforms including …
Read More »Kaspersky: 900 hidden online resources are active on Tor daily
Kaspersky Labs has been closely monitoring the Tor network for some time now and believes that as more people and services make use of it, the cyber criminal element is growing. While the Tor infrastructure isn't remotely on the same scale as the conventional internet, Kaspersky's experts still managed to …
Read More »Uncharted Director may have been forced out of Naughty Dog
Uncharted series Creative Director and Writer, Amy Hennig, has unexpectedly left Naughty Dog, leaving the future of the next generation Uncharted game unknown. The latest game has been in development at the studio for some time now but we don't know what effect this recent departure will have on the …
Read More »Rocksteady announces Batman: Arkham Knight
Rocksteady is back with its third and final Arkham game, which will release this year for the PC, Playstation 4 and the Xbox One. The game was originally revealed in a GAME UK retail leak, which showed off the box art and title for the game, suggesting that a big …
Read More »HTC One KitKat update suspended in the UK
HTC began rolling out Android 4.4.2 to UK based HTC One owners last week but unfortunately, thanks to bugs in the update, the rollout has been temporarily suspended while the Taiwanese phone maker irons out the unforeseen issues. The company didn't tell us exactly why the update was pulled, instead …
Read More »Android beat Apple in tablet sales last year
Apple has been dominant in the Tablet market for some time now, ever since the iPad launched nothing else could quite beat it in terms of sales, until 2013. Android tablets collectively dethroned the iPad last year after seeing a massive 127 per cent boost in sales. Research firm, Gartner, has …
Read More »Xbox Live to come to Android and iOS?
Microsoft has Xbox Live features included in the Windows Phone OS, in-fact, you can even earn achievements for your account on some mobile games but now the company wants to make Xbox Live cross platform by bringing the functionality to Android and iOS devices. Some details of the plan were …
Read More »Dual-booting Windows Phone and Android handsets to come this year
Karbonn Mobiles, an Indian mobile phone manufacturer is set to release dual OS phones at some point this year, these devices will run both Windows Phone and Android with Microsoft's blessing according to Company Chairman, Sudhir Hasija, who told The Times of India that “Microsoft has eased the regulations and …
Read More »Kickstarter passes $1billion in pledges
Kickstarter has hit a pretty massive milestone today, the crowd funding site has passed $1billion in pledges across 5.7 million people from all seven continents. More than half of those pledges came from the last 12 months alone and in order to commemorate this, a page has been set up …
Read More »Steam users can now share games
Valve finally opened up Steam's family sharing feature to all users this weekend, gamers can now give up to five accounts access to their libraries on ten separate devices. However, it's not as simple as typing in a Steam username and giving them access, you will have to log on …
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