Gaming

By Kate Gray It was this week, exactly a decade ago, that Activision Blizzard bought King, the studio behind Candy Crush. At the time, we didn’t know what it meant. We made jokes – hot takes, as we called them back then – about how an Activision exec had probably left their iPad in the…

By Richard Cobbett Introduction Closed Betas are so frustrating, especially the ones I’m not in. It’s not that I particularly mind not having access to Overwatch, Blizzard’s upcoming mix of MOBA and FPS, so much as seeing so many people on my Friends list who do. It’s pure childish jealousy, of course, but here’s the…

By Parker Wilhelm Legendary Pictures released the official first trailer for the upcoming film Warcraft. Based on the best-selling game franchise, the trailer has debuted as to open this year’s Blizzcon in Anaheim, California. The film’s director, Duncan Jones, along with members of the cast were on stage to present the trailer. Jone’s past credits…

By Parker Wilhelm Hot off the heels of Call of Duty: Black Ops III making its worldwide debut today, the company behind the franchise announced the newly created Activision Blizzard Studios, a new branch of development that will bring the publisher’s video game franchises to the world of television and film. The first project confirmed…

By TechRadar Deals There hasn’t been a more hotly anticipated game since Grant Theft Auto V. Fallout 4 is the final triple-A game of 2015 and it looks like it could be the best of the lot. The game will launch on PS4, Xbox One and PC on November 10, putting it in a small,…

By TechRadar Deals There hasn’t been a more hotly anticipated game since Grant Theft Auto V. Fallout 4 is the final triple-A game of 2015 and it looks like it could be the best of the lot. The game will launch on PS4, Xbox One and PC on November 10, putting it in a small,…

By Kane Fulton With 1 million games downloaded every day, French publisher Gameloft is one of the planet’s biggest smartphone videogame developers. If you’ve ever whipped out your handset to take a look at the latest titles in the iOS App Store or Google Play Store, the chances are you’ll have come across Gameloft’s Call…

By Kane Fulton With 1 million games downloaded every day, French publisher Gameloft is one of the planet’s biggest smartphone videogame developers. If you’ve ever whipped out your handset to take a look at the latest titles in the iOS App Store or Google Play Store, the chances are you’ll have come across Gameloft’s Call…

By Hugh Langley and Lily Prasuethsut There are few games more anticipated than Fallout 4 right now, but it’s close. Oh boy, it’s close. We also know quite a lot about the game, as Bethesda has divulged plenty of footage and information already, including several videos. Like its predecessors, Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas,…

By Hugh Langley In case the never-ending stream of merchandise and tie-ins weren’t enough of a hint, we should probably tell you that there’s a game called Fallout 4 coming out – and a lot of people are quite excited about it. Bethesda has been careful to not reveal too much of the storyline of…

By Hugh Langley In case the never-ending stream of merchandise and tie-ins weren’t enough of a hint, we should probably tell you that there’s a game called Fallout 4 coming out – and a lot of people are quite excited about it. Bethesda has been careful to not reveal too much of the storyline of…

By Hugh Langley Right now, if you want to watch Sky TV on your Xbox One you can either stream some of the content through the Now TV app or switch completely to your Sky box (assuming you have one) – but that’s soon to change. Microsoft has confirmed to us that a Sky TV…

By Hugh Langley Right now, if you want to watch Sky TV on your Xbox One you can either stream some of the content through the Now TV app or switch completely to your Sky box (assuming you have one) – but that’s soon to change. Microsoft has confirmed to us that a Sky TV…

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 The World of Warcraft movie – AKA Warcraft – isn’t out until next year, but as the first trailer is unleashed, the…

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 The World of Warcraft movie – AKA Warcraft – isn’t out until next year, but as the first trailer is unleashed, the…