Gaming

By Steve Boxer For the most part, driving games have fallen into two broad camps: simulators and arcade-style racers. But Microsoft’s flagship racing franchise, Forza Motorsport, has always sought to appeal to gamers on both sides of that divide. That’s particularly true of Forza Motorsport 7, which boasts many of the world’s finest circuits and…

By Gerald Lynch We’ve already had the NES Mini and the SNES Mini… are you not entertained? Can your lust for retro revivalism never be sated? Of course not, and so, if Nintendo loves money as much as the next business, then it’ll probably be carefully considering making an Nintendo 64 Classic Mini very soon.…

By Emma Boyle Dubbed the “biggest publicly-voted video game awards ceremony on the planet”, the Golden Joystick Awards are back for their 35th year. If you’re a fan of gaming, these awards are your best chance at ensuring the titles you’ve loved most over this past year get the recognition you know they deserve. There…

By Emma Boyle Go into the app store today and you might be in for a spooky but not unpleasant surprise – there’s an official Stranger Things game lurking there. Given that the second series of the TV show is coming to Netflix on October 27, the timing is apt and considering it’s free and…

By Emma Boyle There’s a Star Wars Battlefront been drawn between two Star Wars Battlefronts – just ahead of the launch of the open beta for EA’s upcoming Star Wars Battlefront 2, Disney has restored multiplayer support to the 2005 Star Wars Battlefront 2. Created by Pandemic, the 2005 version of Star Wars Battlefront 2…

By Gerald Lynch It’s another Star Wars-heavy Christmas approaching, with the next Skywalker Saga sequel, The Last Jedi, set to hit cinemas before Christmas, and Star Wars Battlefront 2 heading to PS4, PC and Xbox One in November. If you want to get your gaming fix from a galaxy far, far away early (and with…

By Abbas Jaffar Ali Despite making you face the horrors of a nuclear holocaust head-on, fully immersed, Fallout 4 VR is one of the most hotly-anticipated virtual reality games on the way before the end of the year. And now, as an HTC Vive exclusive, it’s just got even easier to get for VR newcomers.…

By Darren Allan Some new research questioning esports viewers on their hobby has produced some interesting responses, including the fact that there was a split decision among fans when it comes to whether esports should be considered as an actual sport. The survey by Nielsen – the renowned research firm’s first statistical dive into esports…

By Gerald Lynch Despite making you face the horrors of a nuclear holocaust head-on, fully immersed, Fallout 4 VR is one of the most hotly-anticipated virtual reality games on the way before the end of the year. And now, as an HTC Vive exclusive, it’s just got even easier to get for VR newcomers. Purchase…

By Emma Boyle Fighting games haven’t really ever gone out of fashion – just look at how well Street Fighter 5, Tekken 7, Injustice 2 and Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite have performed recently for proof of that. However, for all their success not one of them has felt quite as timeless as Super Smash Bros.…

By Emma Boyle Sony has announced that there’s a brand new PlayStation VR headset in the works and that it’ll feature some small changes that should make the device more convenient to use. Rather than an overhaul of the platform, this seems to be a small, incremental upgrade that will bring a new design that…

By Dom Reseigh-Lincoln FIFA has sat atop the football sim mountain for what seems like an age, but the gap between itself and the ever-improving PES has been rapidly shortening every year as Konami’s entry continues to double down on the pure, clinical fluidity of its on-field mechanics. Modern FIFA still has plenty going for…

By Jon Porter Sony has introduced a new PlayStation-branded Credit Card in the US which will offer reward points on PlayStation store purchases as well as discounts on a variety of PlayStation subscriptions. You’ll get Sony Reward points on any purchases you make on the card. These are tripled if you use the card to…

By Leif Johnson You’ve heard of the SNES Classic Edition; now get ready for the C64 Mini. The diminutive game console from Retro Games follows in Nintendo’s footsteps by offering an oh-so-appropriate 64 games from the Commodore 64 home computer that thrived in the 1980s. As someone who actually owned a Commodore 64 (and still…

By Leif Johnson So let’s say you’ve managed to get your hands on one of the highly coveted new SNES Classic Mini systems. First, good for you! But let’s also say you decide that traditional wired controller is a little too true to the original SNES experience for your decidedly modern tastes. The good news…