Gaming

By Parker Wilhelm In a team-up that will make perfect sense to some and baffle the rest, Japanese virtual pop star Hatsune Miku is going on tour with Anamanaguchi, a band fronted by a hacked Nintendo Entertainment System. For those in the “baffled” category, Hatsune Miku is a digital persona created by Crypton Future Media…

By Nick Pino Square Enix is getting pretty good at stealthy game launches, especially on mobile devices. After launching revamped mobile versions of Final Fantasy IV, V, VI and VII with updated character sprites and similarly low levels of fanfare, the game maker has finally given the ninth installment of the series a fresh coat…

By Nick Pino Square Enix is getting pretty good at stealthy game launches, especially on mobile devices. After launching revamped mobile versions of Final Fantasy IV, V, VI and VII with updated character sprites and similarly low levels of fanfare, the game maker has finally given the ninth installment of the series a fresh coat…

By Hugh Langley Unexpectedly, Amazon has announced a free and open-source 3D engine for developers. It’s called Lumberyard, it’s a modified version of Crytek’s CryEngine – which should tell you that this is meant for AAA games – and can be used to develop for PS4, Xbox One and PC. Oh yeah, and the beta…

By Hugh Langley Unexpectedly, Amazon has announced a free and open-source 3D game engine for developers. It’s called Lumberyard, and it’s a modified version of Crytek’s CryEngine – that should tell you that this is meant for AAA games. The engine can create games for PS4, Xbox One and PC. Oh yeah, and the beta…

By Farrha Khan With just a week until the game is finally available, Capcom has launched a new full-length CG trailer for Street Fighter 5. Featuring the game’s full roster of characters available at launch, the 3-minute trailer drops a pretty heavy hint that we will likely see Evil Ryu turn up sometime in the…

By Farrha Khan With just a week until the game is finally available, Capcom has launched a new full-length CG trailer for Street Fighter 5. Featuring the game’s full roster of characters available at launch, the 3-minute trailer drops a pretty heavy hint that we will likely see Evil Ryu turn up sometime in the…

By Michelle Fitzsimmons One version of Firewatch, the hotly anticipated game from Campo Santo that’s already getting rave reviews, comes with the option for an insanely inventive physical souvenir. In the game, there’s a disposable camera you find in the woods. You can snap photos with it and, if you’re playing on PC, you can…

By Michelle Fitzsimmons One version of Firewatch, the hotly anticipated game that’s already getting rave reviews, comes with the option for an insanely inventive physical souvenir. In the game, there’s a disposable camera you find in the woods. You can snap in-game photos with it and, if you’re playing on PC, you can send your…

By Joe Osborne Let’s be real: whether a fresh feature within a tech product is considered a “gimmick” depends entirely on how it’s received. MSI’s latest spin on the gaming laptop, the MSI GT72S G Tobii with eye-tracking technology (seriously) may very well have a chance of finding legs. Available now on NewEgg and starting…

By Kane Fulton Another PC game has fallen foul to the console curse, with the latest title succumbing to parity arriving in the form of the Ubisoft’s The Division. It has emerged that the French developer purposefully reined in the game’s graphics to keep it on a level footing with the Xbox One and Playstation…

By Dave James Over the weekend one of the most eagerly anticipated backwards compatibility titles for Xbox One, Red Dead Redemption, was released onto Xbox Live. Sort of. The download link for Rockstar’s seminal 2010 Western appeared on the profiles of folk following the game (users can now tag any game for the console and…

By Kane Fulton You can now get your hands on a ticket to the biggest dedicated PC gaming event around for less. Tickets to the PC Gaming Weekender, which is set to take place at London’s stunning Old Truman Brewery on March 5 – 6, are now priced at £9.99 each. You can also pick…

By Nick Pino Nintendo unveiled a new The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD trailer in advance of the game’s March 4 release date. The minute-and-a-half footage shows Link in beautiful 1080p action, a resolution that the Hero of Time doesn’t see all that often, fighting baddies and taking an axe straight in his fairy…

By Kevin Lee Epic has been known for creating some incredibly gorgeous tech demos and now the gaming giant is jumping into the VR world with Unreal Engine 4. The programmers and developers at Epic haven’t just translated Unreal Engine 4 into a virtual reality experience, they’ve also converted it into a gaming building tool…