Gaming

By Cameron Faulkner Facebook’s dedicated, wire-free headset codenamed Project Santa Cruz will be in the hands of developers starting early next year. This headset was first shown off in 2016, but at Oculus Connect 4, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off a revised version of the headset, which will boast full inside-out tracking – meaning…

By Emma Boyle Based on its recent console re-release trend, we’re starting to think that gaming is simply a front for Nintendo and that the company has been working on a shrink ray for the past few years. The name for the Wii must have been inspired by something, after all. Now that we have…

By Emma Boyle Just like subscription-based TV services, there’s an increasing amount of choice when it comes to subscription-based gaming services. Sony and Microsoft have their own dedicated online services where games are there to sweeten the deal – PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live. However, they also have their own services dedicated purely to accessing…

By Emma Boyle It’s hard to believe, but this month marks one year since the release of PlayStation VR. Sony’s venture into the virtual reality market has proven to be one of the more successful ones, with the company reporting in June that more than one million units had been sold – far outstripping estimates…

By Abbas Jaffar Ali Star Wars fever is soaring high with the new trailer for Episode 8 landing in. If you fancy getting a bit of Jedi training before you head over to the cinemas at the end of the year, then head over to Etisalat and pre-order the Lenovo made Star Wars: Jedi Challenges…

By Stephen Lambrechts Previously known as Catch of the Day, the Australian retail website Catch will be celebrating its 11th birthday by hosting a 24-hour sale tomorrow (October 12) that will see a number of discounted and hard-to-acquire items on offer. The most sought-after item on that list? Why, that would be the SNES Classic…

By Leif Johnson Much as many customers feared in the wake of the NES Classic Mini shortage, the followup SNES Classic Edition sold out almost immediately following its release late last month. Fortunately, if you missed out, a new batch is already on the way to video game retailer GameStop. GameStop announced that stores across…

By Emma Boyle It’s not out until November 7, but there are already some decent bundles to be had for Microsoft’s Xbox One X. When it launches, the 4K console will be the most powerful on the market but at £449.99, it’s also going to be the most expensive. Fortunately, Currys PC World currently has…

By Emma Boyle Paris Games Week is fast approaching. Now in its eighth year, the show is scheduled to begin on November 1 before running through to November 5. This year, all eyes are on Sony and the pre-show conference that it’s announced as taking place on October 30 at 3pm GMT / 4pm CET…

By Gerald Lynch It’s only been on store shelves for a little over a week, but the SNES Mini has already been fully hacked, letting brave owners load up their miniature consoles with a suite of additional games. Now, before we go any further, it’s worth noting that the hack requires the use of ROMs,…

By Harry Domanski We’ve seen some truly excellent prices on Sony’s non-4K console, the original PS4, after the release of the PS4 Pro. You can save big on the original PS4 and the PS4 Slim alike, although the former is getting trickier to find and less appealing to buy. On this page, you’ll find deals…

By Harry Domanski If you’re looking for a 4K gaming system, then Sony has gotten the jump on Microsoft and released its PS4 Pro ahead of the Xbox One X. It’s an excellent system and definitely worth getting. On this page, you’ll find the best prices and deals on the PS4 Pro console and bundles,…

By Leif Johnson You might recall that the Xbox One X console was once known as “Project Scorpio” while in development, and Microsoft has paid homage to that legacy with a little surprise hidden inside each unit. Specifically, it’s a little drawing of Master Chief from Microsoft’s acclaimed Halo series riding a scorpion that’s etched…

By Dom Reseigh-Lincoln If you have even a passing interest in videogames, you’ll probably have heard about the biggest show in the gaming calendar. Every June, the best and brightest talents in the industry descend on a heat-baked Los Angeles to showcase their digital wares to the world. It’s where the big platform makers (Nintendo,…

By Emma Boyle Anyone who knows me even slightly will be unsurprised that the game I’ve been revisiting over the past couple of weeks is Pokémon Silver. As soon as Nintendo re-released Gold and Silver on its virtual store on September 22 I had my 3DS in hand, ready to jump back into Johto. Usually…