Gaming

By James Peckham If you don’t own a PlayStation camera and want to buy PlayStation VR, the perfect package is ready to pre-order now from a number of retailers. You can pre-order the package from $499, £349 or AU$550. from a number of stores including Amazon (all over the world), Game, GameStop, Big W and…

By James Peckham If you don’t own a PlayStation camera and want to buy PlayStation VR, the perfect package is ready to pre-order now from a number of retailers. You can pre-order the package from $499, £349 or AU$550. from a number of stores including Amazon (all over the world), Game, GameStop, Big W and…

By Farrha Khan Blizzard’s first animated short for Overwatch is the best way to get to know Winston, a moon-dwelling, primate scientist gorilla in its forthcoming first-person shooter. It also proves the game maker still has storytelling chops. Titled “Recall,” this is the first in a series of CGI animated shorts to be released in…

By Farrha Khan Blizzard’s first animated short for Overwatch is the best way to get to know Winston, a moon dwelling, primate scientist gorilla. It also proves the game maker still has some storytelling chops. Titled “Recall,” this is the first in a series of CGI animated shorts that will be released in the lead…

By Darren Allan Intel may be about to switch sides in the graphics world to hook up with AMD as part of a new licensing agreement. The chipmaker currently has a five-year deal with AMD’s archrival Nvidia that comes to a close at the end of 2017. Worth $1.5 billion (around £1 billion or AU$2…

By Nick Broughall For all the convenience of being able to buy any game you want and download it directly to your console, there aren’t a lot of options for you once you’ve finished the game. That could possibly change for Xbox One users though, with a survey appearing on Reddit over the weekend indicating…

By Hugh Langley and Michelle Fitzsimmons Introduction There’s always plenty of interesting stuff to see at GDC. There’s also some weird stuff – none more so than what you’ll find in Crtl.Alt.GDC, an area of the expo dedicated to showcasing the whacky and the wonderful. This is a place for unique thinking. A place for…

By David Nield Nintendo has a new and mysterious gaming console on the way, and the company really needs it to be a hit. A new image uncovered by a Dual Pixels source could well be the controller for the upcoming system. Take the leak with a pinch of salt for now but its credibility…

By Nick Pino “I’m old school. I like Superman. But there are new super heroes out there in the real world today, people like Palmer Luckey who are creating technology we never thought could exist.” That’s a humbling remark regardless of whose mouth it comes from. When it comes from Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, however,…

By Parker Wilhelm The rumor mill is a-churnin’, this time whispering plans from Sony to release an upgraded “PlayStation 4.5” that features better performance and 4K gaming support. Multiple sources told Kotaku about Sony’s intentions to release an upgraded PS4, citing an improved GPU in the hardware that will allow games and other applications to…

By Parker Wilhelm The rumor mill is a-churnin’, this time whispering plans from Sony to release an upgraded “PlayStation 4.5” that features better performance and 4K gaming support. Multiple sources told Kotaku about Sony’s intentions to release an upgraded PS4, citing an improved GPU in the hardware that will allow games and other applications to…

By Hugh Langley Earlier this month, Psyonix teased a new basketball mode for Rocket League, but didn’t reveal anything beyond a screenshot. Speaking to techradar at GDC 2016, Psyonix Design Director Corey Davis revealed that Hoops mode is set to arrive in April, but with a warning: it’ll be turning up the difficulty by a…

By Hugh Langley Earlier this month, Psyonix teased a new basketball mode for Rocket League, but didn’t reveal anything beyond a screenshot. Speaking to techradar at GDC 2016, Psyonix Design Director Corey Davis revealed that Hoops mode is set to arrive in April, but with a warning: it’ll be turning up the difficulty by a…

By Parker Wilhelm Hot off announcing the release window and price for PlayStation VR this week, Sony has also revealed a special launch bundle for those wanting to get the most out of its virtual reality venture. For $499/CAD$699, the launch bundle will combine the core PS VR kit – containing all the essential components…

By Parker Wilhelm Hot off announcing the release window and price for PlayStation VR this week, Sony has also revealed a special launch bundle for those wanting to get the most out of its virtual reality venture. For $499/CAD$699, the launch bundle will combine the core PS VR kit – containing all the essential components…