Gaming

By Hugh Langley Pokemon Go Pokémon Go hasn’t even been out for a week – and still hasn’t the the UK – but the reception has already been quite remarkable. Niantic says it has paused the global rollout so the servers can catch up to the demand, but there are a couple of workarounds if…

By Kane Fulton Introduction Short of strapping on a 2. GTA V Forget Trevor, Franklin and Michael – GTA V’s best character is one that never speaks but keeps you returning time after time. It is, of course, Los Santos – the game’s sprawling metropolis that acts as your personal playground. GTA V always had…

By Bob McCann Gaming on YouTube: Why and who to watch With YouTube gaming rapidly growing in size, there is more competition than ever to create the best content. It’s not just YouTube though, streaming service Twitch is also growing in popularity, allowing anyone to easily broadcast their gaming experience from a PC, PS4 or…

By Jon Porter Introduction Thanks to the release of the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift the age of VR has already begun, but there’s still a lot more to look forward to on the horizon. From the debut of console VR with the PlayStation VR to Razer’s open-source headset, there’s much more that we haven’t…

By Lewis Leong The ambitious space exploration game, No Man’s Sky, is finally done. No Man’s Sky has been in development for four years and had to deal with a delayed launch and legal battle over the game’s name. Sean Murray, the founder of development studio Hello Games, shared a picture on Twitter that showed…

By Jon Porter Microsoft has significantly reduced its Xbox Play Anywhere plans if a change to one of its blog posts is to be believed. The change concerns the upcoming games that will support the service, which allows users to buy a game once on either Xbox One or PC and then own it on…

By Darren Allan Usually, if you want to build a compact gaming PC, you’ll need to sacrifice something in the way of power for that portability – but not if Gigabyte has anything to do with it, as the company’s latest Nvidia graphics card offering is a GTX 1070 which is small enough to fit…

By Jon Porter It’s hard not to look at the declining sales of handheld consoles and the rise of mobile gaming and not think that the two might be related. However, the lack of buttons on modern smartphones makes them a pretty poor replacement for a dedicated handheld, especially when it comes to faster-paced action…

By Stephen Lambrechts Pokemon GO, Nintendo’s eagerly anticipated augmented reality game for iOS and Android devices, has finally launched on the App Store and Google Play Store, though only those with Australian and New Zealand accounts can access it at the moment. According to a tweet from Takashi Mochizuki, Tokyo tech reporter for The Wall…

By Nick Pino Gamers begged. Gamers pleaded. Gamers cast 148,578 votes on Xbox.com to make it happen. Now, over a year after Microsoft enabled backwards compatibility on Xbox One, Rockstar Games has announced that it’s bringing one of its most well-loved titles, Red Dead Redemption, to Microsoft’s powerhouse gaming system. Xbox 360 owners will be…

By Darren Allan Windows 10 continues to be very popular with gamers using Steam, with the latest figures showing a further acceleration in adoption. Last month, the total number of Windows 10 gamers (including both 32-bit and 64-bit versions) finally surpassed Windows 7 on Steam, and in Valve’s new figures for June, Microsoft’s most recent…

By Darren Allan Want to grab some Windows 10 games with serious price reductions? Then you’re in luck, because Microsoft is hosting its ‘Ultimate Game Sale’ on the Windows Store right now. And there are some big-name games which have been given the discount treatment, including Quantum Break, which has had 25% lopped off its…

By Hugh Langley Slightly later than expected, the Twitch app has come to the PlayStation Vita, Sony’s criminally under-supported handheld. You’ll be able to watch live and recorded streams for all your favourite games, and keep tabs on your favorite broadcasters. There’s also a dedicated section that highlights PlayStation streamers, but you won’t be able…

By Darren Allan If you’ve picked up one of AMD’s Radeon RX 480 graphics cards with 4GB of video memory, there’s a chance you could double that RAM with a relatively simple tweak. So what’s the story here? Apparently, some RX 480 models with 4GB actually have 8GB of memory on board in physical terms,…

By Stephen Lambrechts With eSports on the rise and more people turning to high-end gaming PCs, LG has unveiled a new range of high-end ultrawide and Ultra HD monitors tailored towards providing smooth and vivid gaming experience. LG’s 34-inch ultrawide monitors have 21:9 WQHD IPS displays capable of 3440×1440 resolutions, and are available in both…