Gaming

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,…

By Hugh Langley By the end of 2017, all of the major games consoles might be offering virtual reality – yes, even Nintendo’s. According to Digitimes, which claims to have heard as much from its “upstream supply chain” sources, the Nintendo NX was pushed back into 2017 to incorporate a VR element (thanks, Nintendo Life).…

By Darren Allan Windows 10 has finally surpassed Windows 7, at least when it comes to PC gamers on Steam. Previously, Windows 10 64-bit had become the single most popular strain of OS, but now the total number of Windows 10 users (both 32-bit and 64-bit) has outstripped the total number of Windows 7 gamers…

By Dan Griliopoulos Page 1: The Super Best Friends Overwatch is a game of balance and imbalance.Though this team combat game draws on the classic tank-healer-DPS triad of MMOGs like World of Warcraft, the characters you actually play are wildly different – so different that every button you press changes function between characters. The same…

By David Nield Sorry brands: Mojang says you can no longer use hit game Minecraft to engage with your carefully targeted audiences. The new ruling applies to creating Minecraft mods or servers specifically to promote a product (like a replica of a restaurant for example). “That doesn’t feel right, or more importantly, fun,” explained Mojang…

By Hugh Langley Since the launch of the first Skylanders, the game’s developers have received countless pieces of art from fans with ideas for new characters. Over time it became clear that this was a sign of where the franchise should go next – and Skylanders Imaginators was born. As its name alludes to, Imaginators,…

By Stephen Lambrechts Each month, a new range of free downloadable games becomes available to PlayStation Plus subscribers, with titles across PS3, PS4 and PS Vita. As the free games are refreshed monthly, we’ve taken the liberty of keeping you updated on the titles that are being offered. Here are your free PlayStation Plus games…

By Stephen Lambrechts Just in time for the… err… third episode of its second season, the PlayStation Original series Powers has finally become available to stream for Australian PlayStation Plus members at no extra cost. The show, which is based on the hit comic book series of the same name by writer Brian Michael Bendis…

By Lewis Leong The Xbox One is already the cheapest its ever been, starting at $299. But today, Microsoft dropped the price on a ton of different bundles, making it a great time to buy a Special Edition Xbox One. The discounted bundles include both the regular black Xbox One console as well as the…

By Hugh Langley The official E3 2016 website is hinting that we might see some VR-related goodies at Microsoft’s Xbox showcase. That, or someone’s made a significant clerical error. With Sony’s PS VR already in the hands of developers and set to hit living rooms in October, speculation has been building around Microsoft’s plans to…

By Parker Wilhelm In what has to be the nerdiest thing on the silver screen behind Captain America: Civil War, Sony announced the return of the PlayStation E3 Experience, where it plans to air its E3 2016 press conference in select cinemas. Over 85 movie theaters in the US, Canada, and Latin America will livestream…

By Parker Wilhelm Lionhead Studios may have shut down, but a collectible card game will carry the torch for the Fable franchise. Fable Fortune, planned as the next entry in Lionhead’s fantasy universe before the studio’s sudden closure, is being revived via crowdfunding for the PC and Xbox One, IGN revealed Ex-Lionhead developers Craig Oman,…

By Jon Porter Introduction It’s official: Hideo Kojima’s widely reported world tour was a search for an engine and inspiration for his new game. The tour saw the Metal Gear Solid developer visit developers throughout the world, including studios owned by Sony, EA and Ubisoft. Kojima has yet to reveal what form his new game…

By Jon Porter Introduction It’s official: Hideo Kojima’s widely reported world tour was a search for an engine and inspiration for his new game. The tour saw the Metal Gear Solid developer visit developers throughout the world, including studios owned by Sony, EA and Ubisoft. Kojima has yet to reveal what form his new game…

By Brendan Griffiths Bank holiday weekends, mean bank holiday deals to us. This is a great time to highlight some great bargains for you gamers. We’ve managed to find significant discounts on some brand new releases and a few titles you may have missed in recent times – which makes finding that special deal all…