The OnePlus Two is on the way this year and so far, we actually know quite a bit about it. We know that it is likely going to feature a more premium design and will end up being a bit more expensive. We also know that the new smartphone won't run …
Read More »New Evolve hunters and Behemoth now available
Evolve has been out for around six or seven weeks now and in that time, the player base has dwindled a bit, according to the Steam statistics. However, Turtle Rock is looking to pick up the slack with four new hunters and a new monster, which are now available. Obviously …
Read More »Destiny gameplay designer moves to Bethesda
Destiny has been out for a while now. It has sold enough copies and has enough regular players to be considered a success and a new expansion is expected to release very soon. However, Bungie’s senior gameplay designer for the game has just left for Bethesda. Josh Hamrick, senior gameplay …
Read More »Google’s new HDMI dongle puts Chrome OS on your TV
It looks like Google is making another push for Chrome OS with its new HDMI dongle, which will bring the operating system to your TV screen. The new Chrome device is called the Chromebit and contains all of the hardware necessary to run Chrome OS. The tiny little HDMI stick …
Read More »Microsoft announces Surface 3 tablet
Microsoft has announced the Surface 3 tablet, which it claims to be the thinnest, lightest and most cost-effective model to date. The new tablet apparently takes all of the good bits from the Surface Pro 3, which launched last year, and puts them in a cheaper package. The Surface 3 …
Read More »Ubisoft has a trilogy of side-scrolling Assassin’s Creed games on the way
Ubisoft has announced Assassin’s Creed Chronicles, a new three-part series of smaller, downloadable 2.5D side scrolling games. The first part of the series takes place in China and will release on the 21st of April. This follows some of Ubisoft’s other 2.5D titles, like Valiant Hearts, Child of Light and …
Read More »Apple is hiring a bunch of battery experts for iOS
It appears that Apple is looking to bolster battery life on its iOS devices, according to some new job listings. The company is currently seeking battery engineers along with software power systems experts to work on iOS specifically. The job listings were originally spotted by AppleInsider, official job titles include …
Read More »HTC One M9 Plus images leak
The HTC One M9 Plus is expected to launch next week on the 8th of April, we have had out first look at the possible spec sheet and now we have a better look at the device thanks to some leaked product renders. The images come from Upleaks. As we …
Read More »Dying Light is getting super charged abilities for April Fools’ Day
If you still happen to have Dying Light installed, then you might want to hop on for a bit tomorrow as Techland is going to be adding in super-charged player abilities as part of April Fools ’ Day. The modifier will only last 24 hours and the game will return …
Read More »Dragon Age DLC hits PlayStation in May
Just a few days ago, Bioware surprised us all with new single player content for Dragon Age Inquisition, the DLC known as ‘Jaws of Hakkon’ is now available for the Xbox One and PC but PlayStation and Xbox 360 owners will get their chance to play it in May, it …
Read More »New leak points towards Snapdragon 815 specs
Qualcomm’s next flagship smartphone chip, the Snapdragon 815, is on the way according to new leaks. The Snapdragon 815 will reportedly be an eight core chip with four Cortex-A72 processor cores and four Cortex-A53 processor cores. This information all comes from GizmoChina, which has had a string of leaks recently. …
Read More »Apple now accepts old Android devices for trade-in
Apple is now accepting old Android devices in its stores, in exchange for credit towards an iPhone purchase. The new trade-in program starts today, aside from Android devices; Apple also accepts BlackBerry devices and Windows Phones. The trade-in scheme rolls out in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France and Italy, …
Read More »Halo 5 Guardians now has a release date
Microsoft's big Xbox One exclusive, Halo 5 Guardians, now has a release date, which was revealed in two new live action trailers. Each trailer goes on the idea that Master Chief is now a traitor and the UNSC's Spartan Locke has been given the task of tracking him down. Halo …
Read More »Spotify comes to the PS4 and PS3 today
PlayStation Music Unlimited is officially dead and has now been taken over by Spotify on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Over the last six months, Sony has been working with Spotify to build its debut console app. The console app will be available to free Spotify users as well …
Read More »Apple looking to sweeten the deal for Apple Watch Edition Buyers
Apple is looking to sweeten the deal for those well off enough to purchase one of the gold Apple Watch Edition models. According to a new report, Apple plans to give those willing to part with their $10,000 a premium level of customer service, including being able to cut in …
Read More »You probably want to skip the Dead or Alive 5 PC port
Dead or Alive 5 launches for the PC today following a month-long delay but it seems that very little effort has been put into it as it is missing several important, standard features. For a start, there is no support for Steam cloud saves or Steam Achievements. However, what is …
Read More »We have some Heroes of the Storm beta keys for you
Blizzard's take on the MOBA formula, Heroes of the Storm, has been in closed beta for a little while now but things have been opening up to include more players recently. Thanks to a couple of generous readers, we have some beta keys to share with our audience. In order …
Read More »Dota 2 ‘The International’ tickets sold out in six minutes
Update: Tickets for this year's Dota 2 tournament, ‘The International', went on sale yesterday with the event set to kick off in August. However, unless you were quick, your chance to go may have already come and gone as the initial batch of tickets sold out in just six minutes. The …
Read More »Court Orders ISPs to disconnect pirates
An Irish court has ruled in favour of several large record labels, forcing Ireland based Internet Service Provider, UPC, to introduce a three strike rule, that will disconnect repeat offenders when it comes to copyright infringement and illegal downloads. The case originally kicked off half a year ago when the …
Read More »The next Hearthstone expansion is out next week
Hearthstone’s next adventure expansion, Blackrock Mountain, is coming out next week, Blizzard has confirmed. The new Adventure will bring 31 new cards to the game, adding on to the previous 120 new cards that came with the Goblins and Gnomes expansion a few months back. It will be available on …
Read More »New Star Wars timeline shows when Battlefront takes place
Star Wars Battlefront was announced all of the way back in 2013, since then Disney has made a lot of changes to the official Star Wars canon, throwing a lot of it out of the window. Now we have our first look at the new official time-line of Star Wars …
Read More »These GTA V PC screenshots sure are impressive
Grand Theft Auto V is still coming to the PC, although it is arriving a lot later than expected. However, Rockstar is hoping to tempt the enthusiasts out there with these stunning looking screenshots of the game and by the looks of it, the team is making good use of …
Read More »Valve to offer certain developers free SteamVR dev kits
Gabe Newell recently said in an interview that if Valve creates something useful, it will be given away for free. Now the company is making good on that and will be giving certain developers free dev kits for the HTC Vive SteamVR headset, which will launch to consumers later this …
Read More »HTC to launch its own Android tablet next month
HTC is rumoured to be planning to launch its own 8.9 inch Android tablet on the 8th of April, if true, the announcement will likely take place at the same time as the HTC One M9 Plus, which we got a peek at just a few days ago thanks to …
Read More »Dota 2 ‘The International’ tickets go on sale today
One of, if not the biggest eSports event of the year, Dota 2’s ‘The International’ is swiftly approaching and tickets go on sale today. The annual, Valve-backed event is now running in to its 5th year and will kick off in a few months’ time. Last year’s tournament took place …
Read More »Amazon now offers unlimited cloud storage
Amazon has announced its new subscription tiers for its online storage service, ‘Cloud Drive’, with one of the options offering up unlimited storage. Those with Amazon Prime or owners of an Amazon Fire device will already have access to unlimited photo storage, but now two extra tiers are available to …
Read More »OnePlus talks more on the OnePlus Two
The follow-up to the very popular OnePlus One smartphone, the OnePlus Two, is expected to launch later this year but so far, OnePlus hasn't given away much. However, the company has finally revealed a few details about its upcoming flagship. Yesterday during a Reddit AMA, two OnePlus workers, David Sanmartin …
Read More »Infinite Crisis will be coming to Steam this month
Update: Infinite Crisis has officially exited open beta and launched on Steam. The DC themed MOBA is now available to download and install via the Steam store, HERE. It is a free to play game, using the character rotation model, meaning that you can outright buy a particular character, or …
Read More »Samsung to make an iris-scanner for tablets
Samsung is apparently working on a tablet that will feature an iris-scanner, bringing more biometric reading systems to smart devices. The technology is actually being built by the team that originally made Siri, Apple’s digital assistant for iOS. SRI International, the company that initially came up with Siri, is now …
Read More »EA explains why one person got locked out of Battlefield Hardline
Earlier this week, a games blogger was locked out of Battlefield Hardline on Origin after benchmarking a number of graphics cards. At the time, people pointed the finger at some form of ‘ghastly DRM’. People were convinced that Battlefield Hardline contained some form of DRM, that would lock you out …
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