Gaming

By Henrietta Rowlatt Introduction The best concept art stems from the illuminated imaginations of Game Designers, who can bring a blank canvas to life with their ideas. Often concept art isn’t released until after a game is out as it would either color players’ perceptions of the game or simply be a massive spoiler. Some…

By Gary Marshall Computex Taipei started as a trade show back in 1981, and today it’s one of the world’s biggest; only February’s CeBIT event in Hanover is bigger. It’s important for the whole tech industry, with lots of new desktop, notebook and mobile devices unveiled, but it’s arguably most important for gamers and graphics…

By Joe Osborne, Kane Fulton and Kevin Lee It’s finally that time of year again: time to honor the long overdue resurgence of the ultimate gaming platform – the PC. Since last year’s inaugural PC Gaming Week, the desktop (and/or laptop) has all but skyrocketed to become the foremost place to play games. From high-end…

By Chris Thursten Introduction and a classless society This article was supplied to Techradar for PC Gaming Week by Edge magazine. Follow Edge on Twitter here. Click here for Edge subscription offers. The game’s scope could belong to an unlikely sounding Kickstarter pitch, so perhaps it’s little wonder that Sony Online Entertainment shuttered its Star…

By Hugh Langley “Slow down,” the farmer commands me, growing more aggravated. “You’re spoiling the potatoes”. On my dash computer “POTATOES ARE BRUISING!” starts flashing with such urgency you’d think the USS Voyager was in meltdown. If I go too fast the potatoes will fall off the back of the trailer; too slow and they’ll…

By Parker Wilhelm Eager Pokémon fans need be patient for just a few days, as series director and composer Junichi Masuda teased that more information on the upcoming Pokémon Sun & Moon will be unveiled next week. Posting to his personal Line blog, Masuda writes that fresh facts for the next entries in the long-running…

By Parker Wilhelm Putting the cart before the horse, preorder incentives and promotional banners have spoiled the official reveal for the upcoming entry in the Battlefield series – which, oddly enough, will be titled Battlefield 1. Pictures of retail signage posted on Reddit, as well as a premature posting on the Xbox Live Dashboard, leaked…

By Darren Allan Doom launches a week today, and if you were wondering what sort of PC you’ll need to be able to enjoy the demonic shooter, Bethesda has released the finalized details of the PC system requirements. You’ll need to be running a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or better, and the minimum hardware…

By Nick Pino Is it just me or does it seem like the build up before releasing a new game keeps getting longer? There’s teasers, then there’s trailer, then short gameplay clips, then another trailer, a video about pre-order bonuses, repeat ad nauseum. By the time you finally get your hands on the game you’ve…

By Hugh Langley Nintendo has announced exactly what it will be doing at E3 2016, and we’re going to be getting Zelda, followed by some Zelda, wrapped up nicely with a bit of Zelda. Apparently eschewing its usual Digital Event – and once again, a press conference – Nintendo will instead be hosting a live…

By Hugh Langley WARNING: the following piece contains spoilers of a relatively early section of the game. It doesn’t involve any major plot points, but if you want to go into Uncharted 4 completely fresh, come back and read it later. You can read our full review of the game here. As much as I’ve…

By Stephen Lambrechts Introduction and Story It’s funny to think about how far the Uncharted series has come since it hit the scene almost ten years ago. As production values soared and set pieces became more breathtaking with each instalment, the biggest thing that made Uncharted great has always remained constant: its characters. Ever since…

By Nick Pino Respawn Entertainment’s next game is going to be set in a galaxy far, far away from giant mechanical war machines. The developer behind the multiplayer-only mech-combat game Titanfall announced today on its blog that it’s partnering up with Lucasfilm and Electronic Arts to create a new Star Wars game set in the…

By Cameron Faulkner Bethesda has announced that its third chunk of DLC content for Fallout 4 will land on May 19 on the PS4, Xbox One and PC simultaneously. Far Harbor, the name of the add-on, is also the name of the new island off the coast of Maine and is said to be the…

By Dave Rudden Best Xbox One accessories With the Xbox One approaching its third birthday, Microsoft and its hardware partners have better realized what the console is (and isn’t). The Kinect is almost a dirty word, while controllers and storage solutions have been refined to fit what discerning Xbox gamers want. Whether you’re using your…