Gaming

By Hugh Langley Deus Ex Deus Ex’s developers don’t like to describe the series as science fiction – they think the label makes it sound too farfetched. Instead, they use the term “futuristic anticipation”, and when Deus Ex’s biggest problem (or achievement, depending on how you look at it) is how its vision of the…

By Parker Wilhelm Still on the fence about the HTC Vive? For the $800 pricetag, we’d certainly give it some thought too – not to mention you may have to wait your turn as HTC powers through the market’s overwhelming request for the cutting-edge VR headset. Thankfully, the company announced today that select retailers will…

By Darren Allan If you’ve been having issues with the fan on your shiny new GeForce GTX 1080 Founder’s Edition – a gremlin which may have somewhat taken the shine off your freshly purchased card – then you’ll be pleased to hear a fix is expected to arrive later today. The problem in question is…

By Michelle Fitzsimmons One of the biggest game reveals of the year will take place in just over a week, but today we learned crucial details about the forthcoming FIFA 17, plus saw its tantalizing reveal trailer. Let’s get some important info out of the way: The FIFA 17 release date is September 27 for…

By Hugh Langley Horizon Zero Dawn, the open-world-robo-dinosaur-em-up from Guerrilla Games, will now ship early next year, it has been confirmed. The game was set to launch this year but has been pushed back to February 28, 2017 in North America and March 1 for those of you in Europe. The announcement came in a…

By Joe Osborne The Xbox summer update For a long time now, ‘Windows’ has not been the most recognizable name in PC gaming – that honor belongs to Valve’s Steam service, which just so happened to make its name on Windows. Microsoft wants to turn the tide back, and give the Xbox One a bunch…

By Brendan Griffiths The official price for 12 months of Xbox Live Gold membership is usually locked down at $59.99. You can save $20 on that fee today though by taking advantage of one of these great deals from both Microsoft’s online store and Amazon. Still got time left on your subscription? Not to worry,…

By Dom Reseigh-Lincoln After ten years of large body counts, forgettable villains and the occasional pithy quip, the world of Nathan Drake and the Uncharted series has finally drawn to a close – we won’t reveal just how it ends (although you should check out our review if you need any more convincing) – but…

By Dom Reseigh-Lincoln After ten years of large body counts, forgettable villains and the occasional pithy quip, the world of Nathan Drake and the Uncharted series has finally drawn to a close – we won’t reveal just how it ends (although you should check out our review if you need any more convincing) – but…

By Jon Porter Introduction and Nintendo E3 2016 is probably the single most important event for gamers all year long. It’s here we’ll get our first look at the big franchises that will keep our consoles and gaming rigs humming later in the year and, if we’re lucky, a sneak peek at next-gen hardware, too.…

By Parker Wilhelm Yeah, yeah, you probably knew Minecraft is huge – but do you know exactly how huge? It turns out the creative cube builder has sold more than 106,859,714 copies to date, according to Mojang, with 53,000 copies still being sold each day since the beginning of this year. Not only is the…

By Parker Wilhelm Yeah, yeah, you probably knew Minecraft is huge – but do you know exactly how huge? It turns out the creative cube builder has sold more than 106,859,714 copies to date, according to Mojang, with 53,000 copies still being sold each day since the beginning of this year. Not only is the…

By Lewis Leong Valve’s quirky Steam Controller has sold over half a million units, according to the company. The Steam Controller was released in November 2015 to accompany Valve’s Steam Machines, which are basically gaming PCs built for the living room. Valve had to rethink how a gamepad would work in a living room setting…

By Lewis Leong Valve’s quirky Steam Controller has sold over half a million units, according to the company. The Steam Controller was released in November 2015 to accompany Valve’s Steam Machines, which are basically gaming PCs built for the living room. Valve had to rethink how a gamepad would work in a living room setting…

By Parker Wilhelm After being all-but-official thanks to Instagram leaks, quarterly reports, and promotional Ray-Bans, Ubisoft has announced that Watch_Dogs 2 is happening and will appear at E3 2016 later this month. Ubisoft’s E3 press conference – and presumably our first look at the sequel to 2014’s cybercrime thriller – will stream live over YouTube,…