Gaming

By Dom Reseigh-Lincoln Why does DC do so well in videogames, but drop the ball every other time on the silver screen? That’s the question the top brass at DC are still asking themselves with the three poorly received films that proceeded the surprisingly successful Wonder Woman in their DC Extended Universe. Why does an…

By Emma Boyle We’ve known since February that Middle Earth: Shadow of War is coming and from what we’ve seen so far it looks like it’s going to be a stunning game. As a launch title for Microsoft’s upcoming Project Scorpio and a hotly anticipated sequel in its own right, we imagine we’ll see a…

By Emma Boyle Our appetite for Apple products could be making it hard for Nintendo to ramp up production of the new Nintendo Switch console according to a recent report from the Wall Street Journal. Though Apple and Nintendo don’t actually directly compete, companies across the tech industry are facing a shortage of the components…

By Jon Porter As far as online multiplayer games go, Star Trek Bridge Crew is about as cooperative as they come. The game sees you play as a team of four crew members piloting one of the franchises’ starships. One player is the helm officer, tasked with steering the ship, and another is the tactical…

By Harry Domanski The Republic of Gaming (ROG) line by Asus has shown off its mammoth of a monitor, the ROG Swift PG35VQ, for the first time at this year’s Computex convention in Taipei. With a massive 35-inch curved, UWQHD display (that’s Ultrawide Quad HD, or 3440 x 1440, for those playing at home), the…

By Steve Boxer In the modern era of console gaming, gaming headsets have become essential items. Nowadays, most of the biggest games around include at least an element of co-operative or competitive online play. If you’re keen to play any game which involves teaming up remotely with others, then it’s quite simple: you’ll need to…

By Emma Boyle Most video games suffer from high expectations. Massive build ups, the weight of previous successful installments, fan’s demands and realistically limited possibilities all come together in a perfect storm of eventual disappointment for someone. Even if that someone isn’t you, you’re almost guaranteed to hear or read about it. Though I understand…

By Joel Burgess MSI’s slimmer, lighter and quieter Stealth Pro range of gaming laptops have always offered high end performance in an extremely portable package, but the 2017 GS63VR that was unveiled today at Computex has managed to shrink the chassis to just 17.7mm despite packing a 6GB Nvidia GTX 1070 GPU. This slim package…

By Harry Domanski With sleek angles on the outside and advanced cooling to keep the hotted-up insides in check, the latest line of MSI’s ‘Raider’ gaming laptops is likely going to bring some power and prettiness to the table, hopefully without blowing the budget. The GE63VR and GE73VR will be sporting some brand new tech,…

By Harry Domanski Gigabyte has confirmed the launch of two new high-end gaming laptops in its Aorus range at this year’s Computex convention, the X9 and X5 MD, as well as showing off the updated version of its X7 DT and X5 machines. Gigabyte already boasts an impressive array of laptops, but its Aorus line…

By Joel Burgess We were a little surprised when Gigabyte announced it’s ultra compact Aero 15 gaming laptop a month ahead of Computex this year, but after seeing the impressive range of revamped performance gaming laptops, it makes sense to have launched it a little early. In addition to putting forward the latest iteration of…

By David Nield Kudos to you if you’ve managed to get your hands on a Nintendo Switch since it launched in March, because demand has been high and supply has been short for the portable console so far. Now Nintendo is reportedly going to do something about it. The gaming company has increased its order…

By Jon Porter There are some games that explode upon release, have praised heaped upon them by every publication under the sun, and then proceed to disappear from everyone’s memory within six months. Far Cry 2 was not one of those games. Not because it stuck around, but because nobody really liked it in the…

By Darren Allan HTC Vive owners who have previously looked with seething jealousy at Oculus Rift players enjoying a spot of seriously slick shooter action in Superhot VR need seethe no more – because the game has now arrived on Steam and the Vive. Regarded by many as a flagship title showing how to do…

By Jon Porter Beam is dead, long live ‘Mixer’ – the new name for Microsoft’s live-streaming service to rival the likes of Twitch and YouTube gaming. According to the company, the new name marks the next generation of the service, but for many it will feel like a sign that the service has been struggling…