Rumours surrounding Google's next Nexus flagship smartphone have been circulating for some time now. Previously we have heard that both LG and Chinese phone maker, Huawei could be in the running, we then heard that LG may be working on a smaller Nexus while another company will work on a …
Read More »Fallout 4 PC mods will also be playable on PS4 eventually
Earlier this week at E3, Bethesda's Todd Howard appeared on Microsoft's stage to announce that PC mods for Fallout 4 would be playable on the Xbox One. At the time it seemed like the PS4 has been completely cut out of the equation but it seems that is not the …
Read More »Netatmo launches Watch Dogs style security camera with facial recognition
Smart home devices have been making their way to the market for some time now but there is always room for improvement. This week, Paris-based tech company, Netatmo, is launching a new smart home security camera that can recognize faces- Watch Dogs style. This is the first home security camera …
Read More »Gears of War: Ultimate Edition will also come to PC
Gears of War is heading back to the PC in the form of a remastered edition of the first game in the series, known as Gears of War: Ultimate Edition. The game was initially announced for the Xbox One with early leaks showing off some gameplay from a play test …
Read More »There’s a security issue with SwiftKey on several Galaxy S flagships
It turns out that Samsung's pre-installed version of SwiftKey for the Galaxy S6 has a security flaw, which is putting user data at risk of being snatched up. According to a US security firm, the issue also affects Samsung's last two flagship smartphones as well, meaning Galaxy S5 and Galaxy …
Read More »Microsoft is also partnering up with Valve for VR
Last week ahead of E3, Phil Spencer attended the Oculus Rift event to announce a partnership between the two companies. Every consumer Oculus Rift will ship with an Xbox One controller and will also benefit from native support within Windows 10. The Xbox is also going to benefit, with Xbox …
Read More »Shenmue 3 has already surpassed its Kickstarter goal
Shenmue 3 is a game fans of the series have been after for over a decade now but for whatever reason, it never came to be. However, the series is finally getting its revival with Shenmue 3 surpassing its Kickstarter goal in just a matter of hours after the initial …
Read More »AMD officially reveals R9 300-series and Fury GPUs
AMD has finally stopped teasing everyone and has announced its new graphics card lineup for 2015. The expected R7 and R9 300 series graphics cards made an appearance but AMD also has four Fiji powered graphics cards up its sleeve all with HBM memory on-board, which is more than we …
Read More »The Netflix website has been re-designed
Netflix has started rolling out a major redesign to its own website for PC users. Up until now, the Netflix streaming site has stuck to a similar user interface since its launch, which didn't offer a super efficient browsing experience for those using a PC with a mouse or trackpad. …
Read More »Razer has announced the new Razer Mamba gaming mouse
Back in 2012, Razer updated the Mamba, its wireless gaming mouse, which is still going strong today. However, that was three years ago and technology is constantly evolving, so today, Razer has revealed two forms of ‘the new Mamba', the most advanced gaming mouse possible today. At E3, Razer revealed a …
Read More »A sequel to South Park: The Stick of Truth is on the way
Last year, Obsidian's long-awaited South Park RPG launched to great reception from fans and critics alike. South Park: The Stick of Truth did a great job of capturing the look of the show and it was a great game to boot. Now Matt and Trey have joined back up with …
Read More »LastPass has been hacked, password changes advised
LastPass, a password management service designed to keep your many different passwords secure in one place, has been hacked, so the company is now advising users to go ahead and change all of their passwords. The hack apparently took place some time last week, though it wasn't revealed to users …
Read More »Final Fantasy 7 is finally getting a proper remake
Late last year at Sony's PlayStation Experience event, Square Enix got on stage to announce that Final Fantasy 7 would be coming to the PS4, plain old Final Fantasy 7. The crowd was not impressed, which was probably quite embarrassing for the company but now it looks like Square Enix has …
Read More »We finally have some Star Wars Battlefront gameplay
The day has finally come, EA has quit it with the cinematic trailers and the developer diaries, bringing us the first gameplay for Star Wars Battlefront. The first video shows off five minutes of PS4 multiplayer footage taking place on Hoth with 40 players in total in the match. The footage …
Read More »It looks like Razer went ahead and bought Ouya
Update: Last week, we got wind of rumours suggesting that Razer might be interested in buying out Ouya, the company behind the Kickstarted Android console that failed to garner commercial success. Now, it seems that Razer may have taken the plunge and quietly acquired the struggling device maker. At this present …
Read More »Fallout 4 PC mods will be playable on the Xbox One
Microsoft's E3 press conference has only been going for about half an hour but they really are killing it. Following the surprise announcement of backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 titles on the Xbox One, Bethesda's Todd Howard took to the stage to talk about Fallout 4. At that moment, many …
Read More »The Xbox One is going to get Xbox 360 backwards compatibility
When the new generation consoles launched back in 2013, both Microsoft and Sony seemingly forgot about backwards compatibility entirely. While we know that Sony is looking to tackle PS3 games with its streaming service, PlayStation Now, Microsoft has taken an arguably better approach, bringing native support for Xbox 360 titles …
Read More »Sony claims Snapdragon 810 is causing Xperia Z3+ heat issues
We have been hearing about the Snapdragon 810's heat issues for a while now. Samsung stopped using Qualcomm's chips in its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S6 due to heat issues. Thermal images of the HTC One M9 showed the chip running significantly hotter than the Snapdragon 805 but despite …
Read More »A Steam Greenlight dev had a bit of a meltdown
Now we've seen indie developers lash out at the gaming community before, Phil Fish has ‘quit' Twitter several times and cancelled Fez 2, other developers have censored criticism of their own games with DMCA takedown notices on YouTube and now the developer behind Dark Base 01 has decided to use …
Read More »Project Morpheus has over 30 games in the works
Sony's own virtual reality headset, Project Morpheus, is due out in the first half of 2016 so you can expect it to be one of the key talking points at Sony's E3 conference later today. However, we do have a few early details, such as the fact that the PlayStation …
Read More »Fallout 4 is coming out this year, gameplay features shown off
If you are based in the UK then chances are, you slept through the Bethesda E3 conference, which took place in the early hours of the morning, so now is a good time to catch up. As you were expecting, Fallout 4 was shown off in detail, with a huge …
Read More »Tesoro Lobera Spectrum Keyboard Review
Tesoro has been releasing so many RGB keyboards since the tail end of last year that it is hard to keep up. Today we are going to be looking at the Lobera Spectrum, which takes a different approach compared to the Excalibur keyboard we last tested. One of the things …
Read More »Sharkoon Rush ER1 Gaming Headset Review
Today we are going to be taking a look at another headset from Sharkoon, the RUSH ER1. With such market saturation in recent months can it compete with the other budget headsets we have tested this year? The Sharkoon RUSH ER1 headset uses an orange and white color scheme. Not …
Read More »Nokia had plans to launch a Smartwatch before Microsoft buyout
Nokia was one of the few third-party vendors heavily supporting Windows Phone before the Microsoft buyout in 2014, so it may not surprise you that the company was attempting to bring some of that Windows Phone charm to smartwatches before Microsoft cancelled the project. Nokia's smartwatch was called the ‘Moonraker' …
Read More »Valve announces Dota 2 Reborn, brings new engine and UI
Last night, Valve announced its next major update for Dota 2, known as Dota 2 Reborn. With it, the popular competitive game will get a new engine, likely Source 2 although Valve did not mention it by name, and there will be a new user interface with support for custom …
Read More »Xbox 360 emulation sure has come a long way
The last generation consoles are on their way out after being around for almost a decade and while you can still easily pick up an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 now, one day it won't be so easy, which is where emulation tends to come in. For years, many fake …
Read More »The PC is finally getting one of the ‘Tales of’ JRPGs
The Tales series is one of the long-running JRPG series that have gained popularity over the years since the 90's. While the series has mainly found its home on Sony platforms, including the every PlayStation console and both handhelds so far, it has dabbled with titles on Nintendo platforms, the …
Read More »Torchlight is heading to Android and iOS
Torchlight, the fairly high-rated action RPG for PC, is getting a mobile version for Android and iOS. The developer behind the new title in the series, Perfect World, revealed its plans today for Torchlight Mobile, a new RPG set in the same world as the first two Torchlight games. Just …
Read More »BlackBerry might make an Android device
BlackBerry is still kicking around somehow, though it isn't hanging on to much of the market at all. Now, the Canadian phone maker might go ahead and join the Android market, leaving BlackBerry OS behind in order to be more competitive in the Android and iOS dominated smartphone market. According …
Read More »The FTC is cracking down on Kickstarter scams
While crowd funding has done a fair amount of good for projects looking to get off the ground in recent years, we have also seen backers burned on several occasions by trusting scammers. In the past, we've seen several Kickstarter creators go back on promises and rip backers off all …
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