Gaming

By Stephen Lambrechts Rumours of a more powerful PS4 have been circling the internet for over a month now, and while not everyone is happy about it, many are eagerly anticipating it, having already gotten used to nicknames such as PS4.5 and PS4K. Though Sony has yet to announce an updated PS4, a new report…

By Nick Pino Star Fox Zero is getting an animated short to accompany its release later this week, Nintendo announced today. And while that might recall dreams (or, rather, nightmares) of the Super Mario Show days, the Big N’s latest venture into animation actually looks promising. Star Fox: The Battle Begins is a collaboration between…

By Kevin Parrish Co-op gaming on the couch or over the coax Sometimes, solo play just isn’t all that fun, and there are times we simply want human companionship to create goofy memories, or to get past difficult puzzles and tough bosses, in our games. That’s where co-op games come in: you can gather up…

By Darren Allan Remember the homebrew tweak that popped up late last week allowing HTC Vive owners to play Oculus Rift games? The bad news is that Oculus has come out and called it a hack, and announced that it’s living on borrowed time. Ars Technica first spotted the LibreVR plugin called Revive, which acts…

By Nick Pino Feral Rites and The Unspoken Insomniac is a good example of a company that’s not afraid to explore unfamiliar territory, just look at the way games like Spyro the Dragon and Ratchet & Clank pioneered new paths on Sony’s early PlayStation systems. And while it still wants to be a core part…

By Dom Reseigh-Lincoln Long, long ago, in a console generation far, far away there was a little box of magic that went by the name of Nintendo 64. It was a steadfast commitment to the past with its adorable chunky cartridges, and a powerful stride into the future thanks to 64-bits of oomph and the…

By Dave James Being a PC gamer can be a seriously expensive hobby, but if you keep your eyes open, your ears to the ground and your browser pointed towards techradar you’ll be able to track down the best game deals around. This week sees Green Man Gaming going gaga over game deals, and is…

By Hugh Langley The map for Rockstar’s upcoming Red Dead Redemption 2 has leaked online, and been confirmed by our own independent source. The map was posted to NeoGaf by someone claiming to have received it from a source, before hastily pulling it down. But this being the internet, the map had already been immortalised,…

By Nick Pino The way children learn is always changing. In the ’80s and ’90s teachers brought videos into the classroom or used short, simple games like Oregon Trail or Number Munchers to teach basic math and history. The next generation of students, however, will have something better: Minecraft. Microsoft announced today that Minecraft: Education…

By Nick Pino The way children learn is always changing. In the ’80s and ’90s teachers brought videos into the classroom or used short, simple games like Oregon Trail or Number Munchers to teach basic math and history. The next generation of students, however, will have something better: Minecraft. Microsoft announced today that Minecraft: Education…

By Hugh Langley and Nick Pino Gears of War 4 The Gears of War franchise has been in a odd spot ever since it left the hands of Epic Games and creator Cliff Bleszinski. Since the gaming icon’s departure in 2012, the franchise changed from a brutally methodical cover-based shooter to something more akin to…

By Hugh Langley Gears of War 4 will be the first game in the world to use Triton, a sound technology that accurately maps sound in 3D spaces. Triton is a proprietary piece of software created by Microsoft Research, and it’s essentially dynamic reverb; elements about your environment are taken into consideration in order to…

By Hugh Langley and Nick Pino Gears of War 4 The Gears of War franchise has been in a odd spot ever since it left the hands of Epic Games and creator Cliff Bleszinski. Since the gaming icon’s departure in 2012, the franchise changed from a brutally methodical cover-based shooter to something more akin to…

By Hugh Langley Gears of War 4 will be the first game in the world to use Triton, a sound technology that accurately maps sound in 3D spaces. Triton is a proprietary piece of software created by Microsoft Research, and it’s essentially dynamic reverb; elements about your environment are taken into consideration in order to…

By Darren Allan If you’re an early adopter of the HTC Vive, you might be disappointed that you can’t play any Oculus Rift games on your headset, particularly seeing as the reverse isn’t true and Oculus users are free to enjoy some SteamVR goodies. But this rather unfair seeming picture has now changed thanks to…