Gaming

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 Henrietta Rowlatt Introduction Who doesn’t love the undead? Not literally, of course. Not only do they grumble “Urrggh…brains!” while shuffling at you like a hungover person in slippers, they’re hugely satisfying to dismantle using just about any weapon in existence. Yes: even a giant spoon. Zombies in VR are an even more exciting proposition…

By Henrietta Rowlatt Introduction Who doesn’t love the undead? Not literally, of course. Not only do they grumble “Urrggh…brains!” while shuffling at you like a hungover person in slippers, they’re hugely satisfying to dismantle using just about any weapon in existence. Yes: even a giant spoon. Zombies in VR are an even more exciting proposition…

By Seth Macy Best VR Laptops If you want to explore virtual worlds in their highest fidelity, but don’t have room for a PC, you’re going to need a powerful laptop. This is the year of VR. Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and now PlayStation VR are all scheduled to release in 2016 (with the former…

By Seth Macy Best VR Laptops If you want to explore virtual worlds in their highest fidelity, but don’t have room for a PC, you’re going to need a powerful laptop. This is the year of VR. Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and now PlayStation VR are all scheduled to release in 2016 (with the former…

By Hugh Langley These are changing times for Nintendo, a company forging some interesting new paths while holding onto a rich legacy. These new paths include theme parks, toys, an upcoming new console in the Nintendo NX, and yes, finally, smartphone apps. Its first app, Miitomo, will be rolling out of Japan and to the…

By Darren Allan The third season of Killer Instinct has been unleashed, and the beat-’em-up is arriving on the PC for the first time, with the system requirements having just been revealed. In case you weren’t aware, the first thing you should know is that the fighting game is a Windows 10 affair, so you’ll…

By Nick Pino Not only is the PS4 4K hardware refresh happening, but according to a new report, it could be on store shelves for the holidays. Sony is indeed planning on selling a new higher-end version of the PS4, sources familiar with the situation told The Wall Street Journal, and that version will be…

By Joe Osborne In an interview with Japanese newspaper Nikkei, Sony EVP of product and software design Masayasu Ito hinted that the firm is considering PlayStation VR (PSVR) compatibility with PCs. So, if you haven’t been comparing Sony’s virtual reality (VR) headset against the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on account of it being bound…

By Joe Osborne In an interview with Japanese newspaper Nikkei, Sony EVP of product and software design Masayasu Ito hinted that the firm is considering PlayStation VR (PSVR) compatibility with PCs. So, if you haven’t been comparing Sony’s virtual reality (VR) headset against the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on account of it being bound…

By Hugh Langley Swathes of game developers are toying with virtual reality right now, and it’s not just first-person shooters and space simulators that lend themselves to the medium – even the Rocket League developers have thought about it. Psyonix Design Director Corey Davis told techradar that the team had a neat idea of how…

By Hugh Langley Swathes of game developers are toying with virtual reality right now, and it’s not just first-person shooters and space simulators that lend themselves to the medium – even the Rocket League developers have thought about it. Psyonix Design Director Corey Davis told techradar that the team had a neat idea of how…

By Duncan Geere What do you do when a friend puts on a virtual reality headset? Perhaps it’s not a situation you’ve encountered – most commercial VR kits, like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Playstation VR, aren’t yet on the market. But I have, and I can tell you – it’s a bit awkward.…

By Duncan Geere What do you do when a friend puts on a virtual reality headset? Perhaps it’s not a situation you’ve encountered – most commercial VR kits, like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Playstation VR, aren’t yet on the market. But I have, and I can tell you – it’s a bit awkward.…

By Hugh Langley This week, Oculus Rift pre-orders start shipping out to consumers (some have already arrived, in fact), but while Oculus might still be the poster child for the second coming of virtual reality, it’s not the only choice. From PlayStation VR to the HTC Vive to Google Cardboard, we’ve been following the development…