Gaming

By Hugh Langley eSports Last year, eSports got a reality check. Speaking in an interview, pro Counter-Strike player Kory “Semphis” Friesen openly admitted that he and other players had taken the performance-enhancing drug Adderall during a tournament. “We were all on Adderall,” he said at the time. “I don’t even give a f**k. It was…

By Kane Fulton Introduction VR is going full throttle, and you may have already splurged on a VR headset with reckless abandon. But, the reality is that virtual reality has only just arrived, so there’s more chance that you’re hanging back to observe the proceedings before picking up a HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Gear VR…

By Henrietta Rowlatt Introduction They’re scourge of the internet, they’re troll. But as much as we all love to hate them, there’s a sneaking allure to the lives they lead. Trolls aren’t out for scores, adoration or friends – they’re in it for the laughs. So if you can’t beat them, join them. We’ll admit…

By SJ Azar From Vice City to San Andreas or Liberty City, the worlds of Grand Theft Auto have been immaculately re-created by Rockstar Games, letting us play out our urban fantasies in something very close to the real world landscapes we know and love. With the news that Rockstar Games nearly set one of…

By Kane Fulton Building a VR-ready PC on a budget requires carefully selecting compatible components that are powerful enough but don’t cost the earth. So what do you do when cost is an afterthought? Ian ‘8Pack’ Parry, one of the world’s top overclockers, set out to answer that question by building The Asteroid. The latest…

By Hugh Langley With the Oculus Rift now arriving on people’s doorsteps, it’s time to smash it apart. Or at least that’s what the folks at iFixit have done, revealing the secrets behind the Rift’s VR magic. As is the way with all iFixit jobs, this teardown isn’t just for the fun of it, but…

By Joe Osborne Today, Microsoft showed off what it’s been cooking up for Windows, about the about about about about Skype and bots here Stay tuned to this space through Build 2016 for the latest from Microsoft. Hey, it’s also VR Week on techradar! …read more Source:: techradar.com – Gaming

By Nick Pino Microsoft is bridging the gap between gamers and developers. Today, the Redmond-based company announced that every Xbox One retail console could be transformed into a development kit that can be used to make games and apps with a click of a button. It’s a feature Xbox Chief Phil Spencer promised when the…

By Nick Pino Microsoft is bridging the gap between gamers and developers. Today, the Redmond-based company announced that every Xbox One retail console could be transformed into a development kit that can be used to make games and apps with a click of a button. It’s a feature Xbox Chief Phil Spencer promised when the…

By Joe Osborne Today, Microsoft will show off what it’s been cooking up for Windows, Xbox and perhaps even HoloLens at its annual developer conference, Build 2016. While it’s largely aimed at the folks that make the apps you use every day, Microsoft will broadcast the conference’s two major keynotes straight from the Moscone Center…

By Gary Marshall Introduction Virtual Reality (VR) is the most hyped technology of 2016, and in the coming months we’ll see early adopters spending huge amounts of money on huge glasses to strap to their heads. But there’s more to VR than what you see. There’s how you move around, how you interact with objects…

By Gary Marshall Introduction Virtual Reality (VR) is the most hyped technology of 2016, and in the coming months we’ll see early adopters spending huge amounts of money on huge glasses to strap to their heads. But there’s more to VR than what you see. There’s how you move around, how you interact with objects…

By Darren Allan Corsair has revealed its new gaming mouse which is the most accurate the company has ever made. The Corsair M65 PRO RGB optical mouse boasts a resolution of 12,000 dpi, the highest resolution the company has ever achieved – although there are gaming mice out there which exceed this (Razer’s Diamondback mouse…

By Darren Murph I used to love video games. You’re looking at a guy who, on several occasions, feigned sickness to stay home from school and sink untold hours into Twisted Metal. I was a moderator for the (now-defunct) Heat.net online gaming portal, where I spent far too many evenings blasting away in Unreal. I…

By Darren Allan Razer has announced a new box of tricks for those who want a simple hardware solution for streaming their gaming sessions on the likes of Twitch or YouTube via their PC or games console. The Razer Ripsaw promises smooth streaming and will literally rip uncompressed gaming footage from your PC or console…