Gaming

By Brendan Griffiths The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset has been years in the making, but it’s finally in stores, eagerly awaiting your face. Online retailers are now selling the finished version, complete with all the required cables, a compatible Microsoft controller and the Oculus Rift headset itself. The deals listed on this page are…

By Emma Boyle When the When the Xbox One Scorpio is released in 2017, fans should expect to pay a price reflective of its status as a “premium console” according to Xbox boss, Phil Spencer. In an interview with NZGamer, Spencer discussed how Microsoft had designed the Xbox One S and Scorpio consoles in a…

By Jon Porter If you’re hoping that your brand, spanking new PlayStation VR will play nicely with other hi-tech equipment like wireless headphones and HDR TVs, then you could be in for a disappointment Sony earned a great deal of praise when it brought HDR to all existing PS4 consoles via a firmware update earlier…

By Emma Boyle Nintendo’s upcoming NX console might have an expected release date of March 2017, but we’re still to see or hear much in the way of solid facts surrounding the console. So far it’s been heavily implied that the NX will be a console/handheld hybrid and although Nintendo has yet to show us…

By Jon Porter Battlezone It’s no secret that despite both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive now being freely available, there’s still a relative scarcity of decent, lengthy games to play in virtual reality. Make no mistake, there are an increasing number of good VR games (in fact we’ve got a list of the best…

By Kevin Lee SteelSeries believes there’s a problem with today’s gaming headsets becoming heavy and bulky. Now going against the grain, the peripheral maker aims to reinvent itself with a new lineup of Arctis gaming headsets launching today. With Arctis, SteelSeries has ditched the done-to-death red on black color scheme and introduced a new design…

By Darren Allan HyperX has unleashed what it claims is the best budget gaming headset going in the form of the Cloud Stinger. The company reckons that the peripheral will make any casual gamer feel like a pro, boasting a high quality sound and an impressive level of comfort which comes for a price tag…

By Emma Boyle Pokemon Gone When it was first released in July of this year, Pokémon Go immediately captured the attention of the world. Not only did it beat the record for the most downloaded app in its first week, it racked up more daily users than Facebook and Twitter, and now it’s able to…

By Darren Allan Windows 10 has failed to gain any users in the last month according to the latest survey of Steam gamers – and indeed the OS has actually dropped very slightly in terms of market share. The results of Steam’s survey for September showed that while Windows 10 remained the most popular operating…

By David Nield According to a newly updated promotional page for the NES Classic Edition (also known as the Nintendo Classic Mini in the UK), retro gamers are going to get a choice of three display modes when they finally unpack the compact console. First there’s “Pixel Perfect”, where each pixel is rendered as a…

By Kate Gray No one has ever found the Triforce in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The easiest answer to this is probably the most true: there is no Triforce in Ocarina of Time. Yet people still persist, playing the game’s puzzle-solving songs in specific locations, attempting to play through the game without…

By TechRadar Deals The PS Vita is a brilliant handheld gaming console, certainly the most powerful and graphically impressive handheld ever. It can even be used to stream games from your PS4. Hardcore gamers with cash to spend should feel confident in snapping this monster up and fire up some of the big launch games…

By TechRadar Deals On this page you will find all of the best Wii U deals on standalone consoles and bundles. The Wii U might be unable to compete with the Xbox One and PS4 in raw power, but it’s a console packed with some unique features and good ideas. So if you don’t fancy…

By Ben Stinson Introduction Update: Forza Horizon 3 has newly topped our list of the best racing games you can play on PC. Continue on to find out why! Few genres manage to unite people from all walks of life like a good racing game. Whether your preference is for outlandish fun or intense realism,…

By Nick Pino When Amazon bought Twitch in 2014, there were many throughout the gaming community who thought it could spell the end of the fun-loving streaming website. But, despite those fears, little actually changed. That was until today, when Amazon and Twitch announced a new service called Twitch Prime that might feel oddly familiar…