Gaming

By Nick Pino Twitch, the livestreaming platform that launched in 2011 and acquired by Amazon in 2014, has proven that even an old dog can learn new tricks. The company announced today at its first community convention held in San Francisco that it will soon allow users to directly upload videos to the site via…

By Nick Pino Twitch, the livestreaming platform that launched in 2011 and acquired by Amazon in 2014, has proven that even an old dog can learn new tricks. The company announced today at its first community convention held in San Francisco that it will soon allow users to directly upload videos to the site via…

By Farrha Khan EA has announced the Star Wars Battlefront beta is set to begin October 8, but will only last up until the end October 12. The beta, which is more of a technical test for game-maker DICE, will be available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and will be open to everyone.…

By Nick Pino If you’re a gamer, your mouse is your greatest tool. It’s the sword and shield in medieval RPGs, your SMG in first-person shooters and an extension of your brain in real-time strategy games. Making something so precise and responsive, while simultaneously staying comfortable and durable after years of use, can be a…

By Lily Prasuethsut During Oculus Connect 2, Brenden Iribe welcomed Peter Koo, SVP of Samsung Mobile to announce yet another new Samsung Gear VR. The device is 22% lighter and works with the new next-gen Samsung phones: Galaxy Note 5, S6 Edge+ S6 and S6 Edge. Touchpad is better and redesigned while the Oculus Home…

By Lily Prasuethsut Tomb Raider’s Microsoft marriage When it was first announced, Rise of the Tomb Raider was controversially touted as an Xbox One and Xbox 360 exclusive. However it was later clarified by studio Crystal Dynamics as a timed exclusive. That means PS4 and PC players will still get to shoot Lara’s bow and…

By David Nield YouTube sensation PewDiePie – 10 billion channel views, 39 million subscribers and counting – is launching his own mobile app in a bid to further extend his digital empire. Real name Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, PewDiePie has earned a fortune from his YouTube vlogs, which originally involved humorous video game walkthroughs and…

By Stephen Lambrechts Before Crossy Road and Flappy Bird there was Angry Birds – the extremely successful mobile game from Finnish developer Rovio that took the world by storm, eventually exhausting its brand into oblivion with excessive merchandising. Now, several years after its peak (beak?) and 15 Angry Birds games later, Sony Pictures and Rovio…

By Stephen Lambrechts Before Crossy Road and Flappy Bird there was Angry Birds – the extremely successful mobile game from Finnish developer Rovio that took the world by storm, eventually exhausting its brand into oblivion with excessive merchandising. Now, several years after its peak (beak?) and 15 Angry Birds games later, Sony Pictures and Rovio…

By Cameron Faulkner Introduction Xbox and Windows have traveled down separate paths for the last 14 years, and in that time the gaming console has managed to be a smash hit without the ever-popular Windows name hanging from its collar. At the same time, Windows has gone in its own direction, maturing into a slick,…

By Cameron Faulkner Windows is coming to Xbox, but why now? Xbox and Windows have traveled down separate paths for the last 14 years, and in that time the gaming console has managed to be a smash hit without the ever-popular Windows name hanging from its collar. At the same time, Windows has gone in…

By Kane Fulton I asked Unity Technologies CEO (and ex EA boss) John Riccitiello about the future of VR earlier this year. Naturally, he started talking about sex. “People aren’t put off by VR because they want to look silly,” he said. “You look silly having sex for God’s sake, but people still do it.”…

By Kane Fulton I asked Unity Technologies CEO (and ex EA boss) John Riccitiello about the future of VR earlier this year. Naturally, he started talking about sex. “People aren’t put off by VR because they want to look silly,” he said. “You look silly having sex for God’s sake, but people still do it.”…

By Kane Fulton Introduction The PC is either making a comeback or never went away in the first place, depending on who you ask. Whichever camp you’re in, a deluge of triple-A titles, virtual reality and (whisper it) decent console ports make picking the PC over the Xbox One or PS4 a no-brainer. Thanks to…

By Kane Fulton Introduction The PC is either making a comeback or never went away in the first place, depending on who you ask. Whichever camp you’re in, a deluge of triple-A titles, virtual reality and (whisper it) decent console ports make picking the PC over the Xbox One or PS4 a no-brainer. Thanks to…