Gaming

By Kane Fulton Introduction IFA is probably the most eclectic electronics show on Earth. You’re just as likely to find yourself in home appliance Hell surrounded by kettles, George Foreman grills and washing machines as you are the latest face-melting PC gaming goodies. Despite spotting some mighty fine electronic whisks out in Berlin, the sheer…

By Kane Fulton Introduction IFA is probably the most eclectic electronics show on Earth. You’re just as likely to find yourself in home appliance Hell surrounded by kettles, George Foreman grills and washing machines as you are the latest face-melting PC gaming goodies. Despite spotting some mighty fine electronic whisks out in Berlin, the sheer…

By Stephen Lambrechts Though we may never see an actual Grand Theft Auto movie materialise in our lifetimes, a TV movie about the rise of the GTA franchise, and its publisher Rockstar Games, is almost upon us. Based on the book Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto by David Kushner, The Gamechangers stars…

By Stephen Lambrechts Though we may never see an actual Grand Theft Auto movie materialise in our lifetimes, a TV movie about the rise of the GTA franchise, and its publisher Rockstar Games, is almost upon us. Based on the book Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto by David Kushner, The Gamechangers stars…

By Chuong Nguyen Along with refreshing its consumer desktops and laptops with Intel’s new sixth generation Skylake processors, Lenovo is also giving its gaming systems a boost. Lenovo’s game-centric PCs are branded under the IdeaCentre Y Series, and the gaming laptops fall under the IdeaPad Y Series. In addition to upgrading its hardware, Lenovo is…

By Chuong Nguyen Along with refreshing its consumer desktops and laptops with Intel’s new sixth generation Skylake processors, Lenovo is also giving its gaming systems a boost. Lenovo’s game-centric PCs are branded under the IdeaCentre Y Series, and the gaming laptops fall under the IdeaPad Y Series. In addition to upgrading its hardware, Lenovo is…

By SJ Azar You might have imagined that 2D gaming has had its day in a world of VR, but artist Chris Bischoff’s isometric Fallout designs have convinced us that there’s life in the old dog(meat) yet. Whilst promoting new isometric game, Stasis, Bischoff acknowledged the influence of Fallout by releasing re-imagined the post-nuclear landscape…

By Guy Cocker Release date, consoles and characters Update: Star Wars Battlefront will get a technical beta on PS4 and Xbox One in early October. The beta will feature the Walker Assault on Hoth map from The Empire Strikes Back and will support matches of up to 40 players. Also part of the beta will…

By Nick Pino It’s official: Sony’s PS4 will be the first console to support Twitch’s all-new game streaming rival, YouTube Gaming, as soon as software 3.0 (codenamed: Kenshin) comes out. Sony made the announcement on the PlayStation Blog Tuesday afternoon in a post that details what features users can look forward to in the next…

By Dave Rudden A packed PAX Because major names like Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo dominate E3, GamesCom and the Tokyo Game Show, many smaller firms set their sights on the fan-first PAX event to get big news in front of as many eyes as possible. The news at PAX runs the gamut from eccentric DLC…

By Farrha Khan With the Mad Max game released this week, Steam will also give users the option to stream all the Mad Max movies, including this year’s big release, Mad Max: Fury Road. Steam has so far only carried indie film titles, and before the Mad Max films, Indie Game: The Movie was one…

By Guy Cocker Release date, story and performance Update: A new gorgeous, action packed trailer has been released for Halo 5: Guardians. It’s specifically the opening cinematic showing Spartan Locke and the rest of Fireteam Osiris, including Nathan Fillion, heading out on a mission. For fans of Mass Effect (and practically every video game out…

By Dave James The new Xbox One Elite wireless controller isn’t the only new gamepad Microsoft is bringing out this year, it’s also set to drop the Lunar White wireless controller too. Rocking the same updated functions as the new standard controller – namely that 3.5mm headphone jack in the front and upgraded bumper buttons…

By Hugh Langley Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain has finally arrived, but the road to launch has been a slightly strange one. Following some odd behaviour between the game’s publisher Konami and its creator Hideo Kojima, the box art for The Phantom Pain was altered, stripping it of the tag that originally read…

By David Nield Sony has decided to pull the plug on its PlayStation Mobile platform after nearly three years. Support for Android devices was put on the backburner in August as Android Lollipop was appearing, so the news isn’t a huge surprise. PlayStation Mobile is a central hub for classic games and indie releases, games…