Gaming

By Stephen Lambrechts Curious about how PlayStation VR compares to the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift? Soon, you’ll be able to check it for yourself at a number of Westfield shopping centres around Australia. In order to secure some time with the PlayStation VR ahead of release, register your interest at the Try PSVR website…

By Stephen Lambrechts Yesterday, Eurogamer confirmed the existence of an updated ‘slim’ PS4 through leaked images and video of the unit. Now, a new video has revealed that the console won’t be the only item receiving the redesign treatment – it’ll also come with a slightly tweaked Dual Shock 4. Confirmed on Twitter by the…

By Dave Rudden Project Scorpio vs PlayStation Neo We may be over a year away from having Microsoft and Sony’s new console upgrades in our living rooms, but there’s been plenty of discussion from both sides about what Microsoft’s Project Scorpio and Sony’s PlayStation Neo will and won’t do. And while some pundits out there…

By Parker Wilhelm Sony is increasing the price of PlayStation Plus. The new rates for the premium gaming membership – which gives members special discounts, online play, and free games for the PS3, PS4, and PS Vita – begin September 22. The yearly cost of PS Plus will now be $59.99 USD/$69.99 CAD (formerly $49.99…

By Jon Porter Is No Man’s Sky pointless? No Man’s Sky is different than 99% of games out there. It’s not about racing to the end of the universe to kill a final boss or about finding the highest level gear. Ultimately, it’s a game which requires you to forget about the destination in order…

By Jake Tucker Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Review Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is a great game, but going into this review I want you to know, as an absolute, that it’s ultimately just a few short steps from greatness. I’ve been thinking about it pretty solidly for the past week since I’ve finished it, and…

By Jon Porter As well as being a display of a country’s sporting prowess, the Olympics also provide an opportunity for the host nation to show off its other cultural and historical achievements. With the Olympics making their way to Tokyo in four years’ time, it was Japan’s turn to take the stage at the…

By Jon Porter We might not be seeing an official reveal of the PlayStation Neo until its announcement on September 7, but we might have just gotten our first glimpse of a second piece of new PS4 hardware. The images come courtesy of a Gumtree auction listing in Manchester which has since been removed, but…

By Stephen Lambrechts Just in time for the arrival of Nvidia’s astonishing new mobile Pascal graphics cards, which the GPU maker claims offer levels of graphical performance that are indistinguishable from their desktop counterparts, Taiwanese hardware company MSI beat its competitors to the punch by being first to announce an incredibly comprehensive lineup of new…

By Max Slater-Robins and Kane Fulton Introduction Some games are born great and some games have greatness thrust upon them. Nowhere is this more true than in the simulator category, which is usually overlooked by people who are terrified to step outside of their Fifa-and-COD-shaped comfort zone. But that’s OK. For those of you who…

By Max Slater-Robins and Kane Fulton Introduction Some games are born great and others have greatness thrust upon them. Nowhere is this more true than in the simulator category, which is usually overlooked by people who are terrified to step outside of their Fifa-and-COD-shaped comfort zone. But that’s OK. For those of you who like…

By Dave Rudden PlayStation Neo Games Even though we likely won’t even touch PlayStation Neo hardware until late 2017, the weeks and months are sure to be packed with new information and imaginative prognostication on the virtual reality-focused 4K-compatible hardware. While we’ll enjoy diving into the specs and feature set as those details become available,…

By Nick Pino Best games of 2016 The amount of new games coming out each year is more than any one person can handle. Even if you didn’t have pesky “responsibilities” to tie you down, there’s just no way you can get through every single game that comes out in 12 months’ time. For the…

By Nick Pino Facebook as a gaming platform just leveled up. The service that once hosted ephemeral favorites as Farmville, Candy Crush and Bejeweled will now host games like Firewatch, Gone Home and Ori and the Blind Forest thanks to a recent partnership with game engine maker Unity. The two struck a deal earlier today…

By Nick Pino Facebook as a gaming platform just leveled up. The service that once hosted ephemeral favorites as Farmville, Candy Crush and Bejeweled will now host games like Firewatch, Gone Home and Ori and the Blind Forest thanks to a recent partnership with game engine maker Unity. The two struck a deal earlier today…