Gaming

By John McCann Streaming next-gen consoles to mobile devices is awesome, letting you roam around your home playing Fallout 4 – but for some reason Microsoft hasn’t given us that functionality on smartphones. Xbox One owners can already stream to Windows 10 tablets and PCs using the Xbox app, but unlike Sony’s PS4 Remote Play,…

By Richard Cobbett Introduction There’s been something of a trend in games over the last few years, usually referred to as ‘daddification’. In short, not simply games about fathers, but games rooted in fatherly fears and concerns – by which I mean of course looking after a younger, typically female character, such as Clementine from…

By David Nield The new Nintendo Account service – designed to identify gamers across all the company’s various platforms – has The new Nintendo Account service – designed to identify gamers across all the company’s various platforms – has begun rolling out in Japan. It replaces the old Nintendo Network ID scheme, and users can…

By David Nield The new Nintendo Account service – designed to identify gamers across all the company’s various platforms – has begun rolling out in Japan. It replaces the old Nintendo Network ID scheme, and users can either transfer their accounts or sign up for brand new ones. The service is going to allow gamers…

By Parker Wilhelm Geoff Keighley announced today via Twitter that there will be a special announcement by Oculus VR co-founder Palmer Luckey during The Game Awards, scheduled to air Thursday, December 3 at 9pm EST. As to what the announcement could be, Palmer tweeted that it won’t have to do with opening preorders for their…

By Parker Wilhelm We’re in for some Oculus news later this week. Could it be the Oculus Rift release date? Its price? Unfortunately, we’ll just have to wait and see. Geoff Keighley, a video game journalist and presenter, announced via Twitter that a “special announcement” by Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey is going down during The…

By Parker Wilhelm We’re in for some Oculus news later this week. Could it be the Oculus Rift release date? Its price? Unfortunately, we’ll just have to wait and see. Geoff Keighley, a video game journalist and presenter, announced via Twitter that a “special announcement” by Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey is going down during The…

By Nick Pino Star Wars The Force Awakens is only 17 days away. In two and a half week’s time, you’ll know the fate of the galaxy post-Palpatine and how successful Luke has been in bringing balance to the Force. But until we get the full details in theaters on December 17 and 18, the…

By Nick Pino Star Wars The Force Awakens is only 17 days away. In two and a half week’s time, you’ll know the fate of the galaxy post-Palpatine and how successful Luke has been in bringing balance to the Force. But until we get the full details in theaters on December 17 and 18, the…

By TechRadar Deals While Cyber Monday is the smaller of the two deal days at the end of November, it’s known for often having better deals. Retailers have stock they need to shift, so while we see new product discounts on Cyber Monday, we also see further reductions on already discounted goods. Here are the…

By TechRadar Deals Last year, the PS4 was one of the most popular items on Cyber Monday and that looks like repeating again this year. With Christmas just around the corner, many of you are looking for PS4 consoles and bundles either for yourselves or for family members and Black Friday and Cyber Monday certainly…

By Hugh Langley Some of you folks are having a lot of fun crafting and modding the hell out of Fallout 4. Today we bring you the latest of many customisations to impress us, a tribute to Andy Weir’s novel (and later Ridley Scott’s movie) The Martian. Reddit user PeculiarThomas has built a replica of…

By TechRadar Deals Last year, the PS4 was one of the most popular items on Cyber Monday and that looks like repeating again this year. With Christmas just around the corner, many of you are looking for PS4 consoles and bundles either for yourselves or for family members and Black Friday and Cyber Monday certainly…

By TechRadar Deals Xbox One Cyber Monday in the US bring console bundles the price drop that you need to start enjoying Microsoft’s video game system, and it happens right before the holidays. That means you’ll see unheard of discounts or free game pack-ins today, so if you’ve been waiting for an Xbox One sale,…

By Kate Gray What do Fez, Gone Home and Super Meat Boy all have in common? No, it’s not that their main characters are all platform-leaping meatfreaks, although that does seem to be the way video games are going these days. It’s that they all had physical releases, to the surprise of everyone. After various…