Gaming

By Darren Allan Microsoft has snaffled up MinecraftEdu, a modded version of the famous sandbox building game designed specifically for use in the classroom, and will be re-launching it under the name Minecraft Education Edition at some point this summer. MinecraftEdu is the brainchild of education software developer TeacherGaming, and offers various features to help…

By Darren Allan AOC has produced a new monitor for gamers, and it’s a big one indeed, with the C3583FQ rocking a 35-inch curved display. Its maker notes that the desktop-hogger has a more pronounced curve than most PC monitors, which supposedly makes for a more immersive gaming experience – particularly when you’re sat up…

By Dave James Starting today Electronic Arts is giving any Xbox One owner with an Xbox Live Gold subscription unlimited access to its limited EA Access Vault of games. EA is calling the short, five-day run between January 19 and January 24, EA Access Free Play Days. During this time gamers are able to download…

By Dave James Starting today Electronic Arts is giving any Xbox One owner with an Xbox Live Gold subscription unlimited access to its limited EA Access Vault of games. EA is calling the short, five-day run between January 19 and January 24, EA Access Free Play Days. During this time gamers are able to download…

By Darren Allan Some new details have spilled regarding Ubisoft’s The Division, the Tom Clancy game set in a virus-devastated New York, courtesy of a video which was uploaded to YouTube. The clip was posted by a PC player with early access to the beta, and was spotted by a NeoGAF forum member, although the…

By Kate Gray Apparently – and excuse me as I adjust my Grumpy Old Man hat – you can now play video games as part of a school curriculum. Sure, that school is in Norway, where they are progressive and cooler than actual snow (of which they have plenty), but It’s a sign that the…

By Kate Gray Apparently – and excuse me as I adjust my Grumpy Old Man hat – you can now play video games as part of a school curriculum. Sure, that school is in Norway, where they are progressive and cooler than actual snow (of which they have plenty), but It’s a sign that the…

By Nick Pino The Xbox One just can’t catch a break it seems. Xbox Chief Phil Spencer wrote a tweet Friday afternoon saying that background music or, more specifically playing your own music without Snapping Groove Music, “won’t be [possible] before summer sorry to say.” The current solution is, putting it politely, an inelegant one,…

By Nick Pino The Xbox One just can’t catch a break it seems. Xbox chief Phil Spencer wrote a tweet Friday afternoon saying that background music or, more specifically, playing your own music without Snapping Groove Music, “won’t be [possible] before summer sorry to say.” The current solution is, putting it politely, an inelegant one,…

By Parker Wilhelm While it’s not thaaat game, Valve’s seminal Half-Life series is getting an officially-licensed sequel in the form of a fan-made game titled Prospekt. Created for Steam Greenlight solely by 25-year-old Richard Seabrook, Prospekt isn’t just a standalone story set in Valve’s sci-fi universe, but is also a direct continuation to Half-Life: Opposing…

By Parker Wilhelm While it’s not thaaat game, Valve’s seminal Half-Life series is getting an officially licensed sequel in the form of a fan-made game titled Prospekt. Created for Steam Greenlight solely by 25-year-old Richard Seabrook, Prospekt isn’t just a standalone story set in Valve’s sci-fi universe, but is also a direct continuation to Half-Life:…

By Hugh Langley Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has revealed the company’s strategy for the year, and as we expected, it’s going to be huge. Dr. Serkan Toto, CEO & Founder of Tokyo-based Kantan Games Inc, has translated a transcript from recently appointed Nintendo president, in which we’re told to expect apps featuring Nintendo’s famous characters…

By Hugh Langley Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has revealed the company’s strategy for the year, and as we expected, it’s going to be huge. Dr. Serkan Toto, CEO & Founder of Tokyo-based Kantan Games Inc, has translated a transcript from recently appointed Nintendo president, in which we’re told to expect apps featuring Nintendo’s famous characters…

By Hugh Langley The end of days There’s so much going on in Ubisoft’s The Division that it’s difficult to know where to begin, so let’s start with the premise: the end of days. In 2001 the US government did a simulation of a viral outbreak on American soil. The results showed that the country’s…

By Hugh Langley The end of days There’s so much going on in Ubisoft’s The Division that it’s difficult to know where to begin, so let’s start with the premise: the end of days. In 2001 the US government ran a simulation of a viral outbreak on American soil. The results showed that the country’s…