Gaming

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You’ll soon be able to buy Microsoft’s games on Steam

By Darren Allan Microsoft is obviously keen to push its own Windows Store as hard as possible, but when it comes to games, the company is planning to put future titles on Steam. This is according to Phil Spencer, head of Xbox at Microsoft (and more broadly seen as head of gaming within the company),…

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Nintendo: The NX will be about games, not power

By Hugh Langley Nintendo is remaining incredibly coy on the details for its next console, the NX, despite having announced it will launch in March 2017. But in a new interview with Bloomberg Nintendo America President Reggie File-Aime has made reference to the new system, in a respondse to a question about how it will…

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Try PlayStation VR for yourself starting tomorrow

By Lewis Leong Still don’t know if PlayStation VR is for you? Starting tomorrow, you can get hands on with it in stores, though there are legitimate reasons you might not want one. More than 30 Best Buy and GameStop locations in the US will have demo stations for PlayStation VR ready to go tomorrow.…

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E3 2016: Resident Evil 7 channels old-school scares with new VR technology

By Alessandro Fillari Like many, I was shocked to see the announcement of a brand new Resident Evil game at Sony’s E3 2016 Press Conference. The series, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, has a very passionate fan base, and seeing its new announcement caused quite the commotion. Though the series is now known for…

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You can now choose which drive to install Windows Store apps

By Darren Allan Microsoft has changed the way large games and apps are installed from the Windows Store, so users can now select which drive they wish to use rather than being stuck with the default. This is a pretty basic feature that should have been in there from the start, to be honest, but…

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eSports is killing it online, but can it find a home on TV?

By Jon Porter Thanks to a partnership between Sky, ITV and Ginx TV, the UK now has its first ever eSports channel showing 24 hours of content every day. Ginx eSports TV is not quite the first eSports channel to grace British television ever, but it’s the first to do so without going offline for…

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E3 2016: E3 2016 just deemed VR the future of gaming – whether you like it or not

By Joe Osborne VR at E3 “Virtual reality is the future of gaming.” Surely, you’ve heard this statement before from some game or hardware company’s press conference or seen it on an ad. But, with E3 2016‘s major reveals out of the way, I have to break it to you: It is the truth. And,…

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E3 2016: E3 2016 just deemed VR the future of gaming – whether you like it or not

By Joe Osborne VR at E3 “Virtual reality is the future of gaming.” Surely, you’ve heard this statement before from some game or hardware company’s press conference or seen it on an ad. But, with E3 2016‘s major reveals out of the way, I have to break it to you: It is the truth. And,…

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E3 2016: Microsoft says its Xbox One S can upscale games to 4K

By Nick Pino During a morning session of the Xbox Platform update, a generally innocuous meeting that happens at every E3 to give journalists a look at the updates coming to Xbox over the next year, Jeff Henshaw, Group Program Manager at Xbox, dropped a bomb: You won’t need to wait for Project Scorpio to…

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E3 2016: Microsoft says its Xbox One S can upscale games to 4K

By Nick Pino During a morning session of the Xbox Platform update, a generally innocuous meeting that happens at every E3 to give journalists a look at the updates coming to Xbox over the next year, Jeff Henshaw, Group Program Manager at Xbox, dropped a bomb: You won’t need to wait for Project Scorpio to…

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This Pokémon Go wearable is the next best thing to a real Pokéball

By Lewis Leong Pokémon Go, the mobile game that will let you catch Pokémon in the real world, isn’t launching until next month but that hasn’t stopped Nintendo from announcing a wearable for the game. The Pokémon Go Plus wearable will cost $35 and will alert players when Pokémon are nearby. The wearable will blink…

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This Pokémon Go wearable is the next best thing to a real Pokéball

By Lewis Leong Pokémon Go, the mobile game that will let you catch Pokémon in the real world, isn’t launching until next month but that hasn’t stopped Nintendo from announcing a wearable for the game. The Pokémon Go Plus wearable will cost $35 and will alert players when Pokémon are nearby. The wearable will blink…

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TechRadar Deals: E3 2016: The best game preorders and Xbox One S deals

By Brendan Griffiths Introduction UPDATE: We’ve added a few extra games since yesterday and updated the Xbox One S deals with the latest prices, including options for our US readers. E3 2016 has been packed with some awesome games this year, so we’ve tracked down the cheapest deals for a large selection of the most…

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E3 2016: Project Scorpio: everything we know about Microsoft’s 4K-ready Xbox

By Lewis Leong Project Scorpio It’s only been three years since the Xbox One launched in 2013 but Microsoft is already teasing its next generation console. Forget about the incremental update that is the Xbox One S, dubbed Project Scorpio, Microsoft’s true successor to the Xbox One will be “the most powerful console ever built,”…

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Opinion: Why did Nintendo just spend five hours showing us what could be shown in five minutes?

By Jon Porter Let me make something clear right off the bat. I love The Legend of Zelda, and I couldn’t be more excited about its new Wii U entry, Breath of the Wild. It looks like a solid addition to the series which balances maintaining its traditional feel while bringing in some significant, and…

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