Gaming

By Emma Boyle How often do wear hear the phrases ‘I’ve changed’ and ‘this time things will be different’ in a relationship in which we feel we’ve been wronged? Well, EA apparently means it with its announcement that while it’ll be bringing microtransactions back to Star Wars Battlefront 2, they’ll be for cosmetic items only.…

By Emma Boyle Football Manager will make its debut on Nintendo Switch today, publisher Sega has confirmed. Called Football Manager Touch 2018, this version is reminiscent of the tablet edition of the game in terms of features, though the 3D Match Engine from the mainline series is included too (a first for home consoles). Thanks…

By Emma Boyle It’s been a dark and empty day or so for Fortnite fans, with the game having been taken offline for emergency maintenance in the early hours of April 12, with no word on when it would be back. Well, now you can stop sitting in front of your blank TV screen, desperately…

By Emma Boyle,Truls Steinung Tro det eller ei, men denne måneden er det 10 år siden siden Grand Theft Auto 4 kom ut. Men i stedet for å feire, kommer Rockstar til å fjerne en god del av musikken fra spillet. Det er Kotaku som melder at et ukjent antall lisensavtaler for låter på spillets…

By Mark Knapp Unlike the virtual reality of the ‘90s, virtual reality (VR) this time around is hitting its stride. The Oculus Rift is one of the top platforms for an immersive, high-quality VR experience. Though VR requires a pricey headset and an even pricier computer, one of the most important factors is having the…

By James Peckham Under hans första offentliga framträdande sedan han avgick från att driva Playstation globalt avslöjade Andrew House sina egna förutsägelser för framtiden för gaming på GamesBeat-konferensen den här veckan. Han talade från scenen om alternativen för nästa generations konsoller, men han delade inte några detaljer om vad exakt han förväntar sig kommer att…

By Emma Boyle John Hanke, vd för Niantic som skapade Pokemon Go, har sagt att förstärkt verklighet (augmented reality eller AR på engelska) har en lovande framtid som går bortom endast det visuella och att spel är det rätta mediet för att experimentera med det. Under GamesBeat Summit i Kalifornien (via VentureBeat) förklarade Hanke sin…

By Nick Pino The Nintendo Switch is the company’s least traditional console since, well, ever. It’s not a home console per se, but it’s more powerful than any handheld we’ve yet to see. It has classics like Mario, Zelda and Metroid, sure, but it also provides its youngest fans with zany DIY cardboard playsets that…

By Joe Osborne If you’ve yet to dive into the gaming phenomenon that is PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), then this new piece of ransomware will make sure that happens. Ransomware, or malware that holds your files hostage under encryption until you meet its demands, generally just wants some of your money. However, this piece of ransomware…

By Emma Boyle When it was first announced in 2003, Sony’s PSP was a revelation in a handheld market dominated by Nintendo. Intended to be a home console in your pocket, it was powerful and a success. Unfortunately, it was also a touch heavy, rather expensive and just didn’t quite manage to live up to…

By Emma Boyle John Hanke, CEO of Pokemon Go creator Niantic, has said that augmented reality has a broad future that goes beyond the visual and that games are the right medium for experimenting with it. During the GamesBeat Summit in California (via VentureBeat), Hanke explained his vision for AR using an Arthur C Clarke…

By Darren Allan A new Warcraft 3 patch (version 1.29) has landed, and it’s a big one which does something impressive on the visual front, updating the veteran game with support for widescreen monitors. So yes, we now have native support for widescreen displays. Previously you could force the game into 16:9 ratio (widescreen), but…

By James Peckham At his first public appearance since stepping down from running PlayStation around the globe, Andrew House revealed his own predictions for the future of gaming while at the GamesBeat conference this week. He spoke on stage about the options for next generation consoles, but he didn’t share any exact details on what…

By Stephen Lambrechts It’s been many, many years since Kratos exacted bloody vengeance on the Gods of Olympus for tricking him into murdering his own family, and he’s changed in quite a dramatic way. When we catch up with him in 2018’s God of War, SIE Santa Monica Studio’s simultaneous continuation and reset of the…

By Emma Boyle,Trine Ravnsted Tro det eller ej – denne måned markerer 10-året for udgivelsen af Grand Theft Auto 4. Men i stedet for at fejre det, så fjerner Rockstar en masse sange fra spillet. Kotaku har meddelt, at en håndfuld 10 års-licensaftaler for sange i spillets lydspor udløber den 26. april, hvilket betyder, at…