Gaming

By Parker Wilhelm Bethesda announced today that the launch of Fallout 4 was a rousing success, with approximately 12 million copies shipped around the globe, amounting to over $750 million in sales, (which comes out to around £493m and AU$1.05b.) “Major retailers have informed Bethesda of the tremendous consumer interest in Fallout 4, with some…

By Mr Biffo Introduction What you are about to read has been written by Mr Biffo, the creative force behind the 90s Teletext videogames magazine Digitiser. He now runs the show at digitiser2000.com. Fallout 4 gives us one way the world could end – in a nuclear conflict, one that turns the world into a…

By Mr Biffo Introduction What you are about to read has been written by Mr Biffo, the creative force behind the 90s Teletext videogames magazine Digitiser. He now runs the show at digitiser2000.com. Fallout 4 gives us one way the world could end – in a nuclear conflict, one that turns the world into a…

By TechRadar Deals We’ve teamed up with UK retailer Zavvi to offer Techradar readers the exclusive chance to save £50 on a new Xbox One console, with a copy of FIFA 16 thrown in for good measure. Using the code TRDXBOX at the checkout, you can grab a new Xbox One 500GB with a copy…

By Parker Wilhelm Introduction The New Xbox Experience update for Xbox One has turned Microsoft’s console into something almost entirely different to the original console that launched in 2013. In addition to a new UI powered by Windows 10 and a revamped media hub, the big draw of the Xbox One’s latest update is that…

By Parker Wilhelm Introduction The New Xbox Experience update for Xbox One has turned Microsoft’s console into something almost entirely different than the original console that launched in 2013. In addition to a new UI powered by Windows 10 and a revamped media hub, the big draw of the Xbox One’s latest update is that…

By Nick Pino Best backwards-compatible games The Xbox One has done something no console has ever done before: it gained the ability to play older games after a year of not being able to, without releasing new hardware. Until now, backwards compatibility was binary – consoles either came with it or they didn’t. Thanks to…

By Farrha Khan Nintendo has announced a new character, Cloud Strife, for its fighting title, Super Smash Bros, and the news has everyone freaking out. “Grab your ridiculously oversized sword! Cloud from Final Fantasy VII is coming to #SmashBros as a playable fighter!” Nintendo America tweeted as it simultaneously revealed the news during its Direct…

By Nick Pino After 20 years, Nintendo has plans to re-release the original Pokémon games in all their nostalgia-inducing glory. The company announced during its Nintendo Direct that it would bring Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow to the Nintendo 3DS eShop on February 27, 2016, exactly two decades after their initial North American launch. If…

By Michelle Fitzsimmons If you have a Nintendo nut on your gift list, listen up: The House of Mario has teased a few choice Wii U and 3DS deals to look forward to this holiday season. The most enticing bundle revealed during its Direct broadcast today is a Super Smash Bros. and Splatoon for Wii…

By Farrha Khan While a whole new Zelda game has yet to get a name or launch date (though we do know it is happening), Nintendo has announced The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD remake is real and ready to launch on the Wii U early next year. “Ready to roll with Midna again?…

By Parker Wilhelm Xbox One backwards compatibility The Xbox One has undergone so many changes and updates that it seems almost irreconcilable with the console that launched two years ago. But it’s actually quite surprising how we got here, given Microsoft’s early Xbox 180s. Microsoft once pitched the console as an online-only system that might…

By James O’Malley Introduction Xbox One gamers have something to be smug about this week: Rise of the Tomb Raider hits the shelves exclusively on Microsoft’s console (though we expect it will be coming to the PS4 when Microsoft’s brown envelope to Square Enix is emptied of money). The game is a sequel to the…

By Hugh Langley The new Xbox One update is dropping today, and it’s a biggy. While we’ll be getting an improved dashboard and faster navigation, backwards compatibility is easily the biggest new feature, making it possible to play 104 Xbox 360 games on the One console – and with more to be added each month.…

By Hugh Langley Starting today, Xbox One owners will be getting the biggest update to the console since it launched two years ago. The ‘New Xbox One Experience’ is built on Windows 10 and brings a new user interface and a handful of added features. It also kills off a pretty big feature, which we’ll…