We have been hearing about the codenamed PS4 Neo since as far back as March of this year but today, Sony made the console official. The original PS4 will now be repackaged and sold as a cheaper slim model, meanwhile, the PS4 Pro will enter the scene, offering a twice …
Read More »EU rules in Sony’s favour in pre-installed OS laptop lawsuit
Around eight years ago, a man named Vincent Deroo-Blanquart set out to buy a Sony laptop in France for €549. Like most laptops, it came with Windows pre-installed, something that he wasn't planning on using, so he contacted Sony to see if he could get a refund for the software. …
Read More »The NX hasn’t been unveiled yet, but Nintendo is giving one away
Nintendo confirmed that it was working on a new console, codenamed ‘NX', some time ago and while the console is rumoured to be arriving before the end of March next year, so far, Nintendo has remained tight-lipped, giving us no further official details on the console. However, just because we …
Read More »Updated: Cloud Imperium denies Squadron 42 delay
Update: Despite many publications (ourselves included) publishing yesterday that the single player component of Star Citizen, Squadron 42, has been delayed, developer Cloud Imperium has denied these claims. While it wouldn't be drawn on when the campaign would be unveiled, it did say that no delay had been stated by …
Read More »Nitro Concepts E200 Race Chair Review
Back in June, we took a look at the Epic Real Leather gaming chair from noblechairs. While we deemed it worthy of an award, it comes with a hefty £450 price tag. What if you want a decent, racer-style chair without breaking the bank? Priced at £167.99, that is where the …
Read More »New 22 Cans game appears without hype or promises
Peter Molyneux's 22 Cans has debuted a new game on iOS, called The Trail: A Frontier Journey and for once, it's been launched without the old Bullfrog alumnus hyping it with excited interviews and promises. That is likely to be of benefit, but this does leave us not knowing much …
Read More »PS4 Slim teardown gives closer look at shrunk hardware
The PlayStation 4 Slim leaked a few weeks ago now and despite the mountain of evidence, there are still those who don't beleive that the leaked console is real. Some think its 3D-printed, others think it is possibly an early prototype rather than the final product. However, another peice of …
Read More »Ark dev responds to Early Access paid expansion concerns
Late last week, Studio Wildcard, the team behind Early Access hit, ‘Ark: Survival Evolved', launched their first paid expansion for the game. This didn't go down too well with quite a few people, who objected to the idea of a game receiving a full expansion before the base game is …
Read More »Dolphin Emulator now supports entire GameCube library
Many of you will have likely heard of the Dolphin Emulator before, it is an open-source effort that emulates both Wii and GameCube titles. It has taken a while but this week, a major milestone was hit and now, the entire GameCube library is playable with the Dolphin Emulator, so …
Read More »Playing Pokémon Go in Russian church saw streamer arrested
While Western Youtubers might be upset about copyright and the monetisation of the streaming site, things can be far worse in other parts of the world. A Russian Youtuber has been arrested and charged for recording himself playing Pokémon Go in church. 21 year old Ruslan Sokolovsky released a Youtube video back …
Read More »200+ sentenced since new revenge porn laws introduced
During the 2015-2016 year ending in March, a total of 206 people were prosecuted utilising new ‘revenge porn' laws introduced at the start of last year. This comes out of a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) report, which looks at many aspects of sexual offences against men and women. A big reason for …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption might finally come to PC in re-release
Red Dead Redemption was undoubtedly one of the best games to come out of the last generation of consoles but unfortunately, it never quite made it to PC. However, the rumour mill this week is claiming that PC gamers may finally get their chance, as Rockstar is apparently planning a …
Read More »Telltale’s The Walking Dead returns in November
If you have been waiting to see what's next for Clementine in Telltale's The Walking Dead series then look no further as it was announced at PAX West this weekend that season 3 will be starting in November. The new season even has a fancy new subtitle ‘A New Frontier', which …
Read More »Gearbox is re-releasing Duke Nukem 3D
Update: The countdown is over and Gearbox has officially lifted the lid on the Duke Nukem announcement it has been teasing all week. As predicted, in order to celebrate the game's 20th anniversary, Duke Nukem 3D is getting a re-release. It was previously speculated that we may see the game …
Read More »Apple will be cleaning up the App Store this month
iOS have been around for many years now and during that time, plenty of developers have helped contribute to the App Store library, which now sits at over two million apps. However, not all of these apps get continual support, some may have been abandoned years ago, so Apple is going …
Read More »Overwatch’s second competitive season has kicked off
The second season of Overwatch's competitive mode has kicked off a little earlier than expected on the PC. Initially, the second season was due to start on the 6th of September but it looks like Blizzard managed to get ahead of schedule, so it got a surprise launch today instead. …
Read More »Shadow Warrior 2 gets a PC release date and new trailer
Shadow Warrior 2 is arriving sooner than you might think as a brand new trailer for the game dropped today, revealing a 13th of October release date. Since PC has been the lead platform for this release, console gamers will need to wait until early next year to get in …
Read More »Guccifer hacker sentenced to 4+ years in jail
The Romanian hacker known as Guccifer, has been sentenced to a total of 52 months in jail by a U.S. court, after extradition to the country earlier this year. He plead guilty to several charges relating to hacking various high-profile members of the U.S. political system and has now been …
Read More »EA games and services available again after Battlefield DDOS attack
The Battlefield 1 open beta kicked off just yesterday but unfortunately, the launch did not go all that smoothly as a particular group on the web launched a DDOS attack on EA's servers, taking down not just Battlefield 1 but several other games and services too. Yesterday many found themselves …
Read More »The Division is finally getting a Public Test Server on PC
After months of struggling to properly combat bugs in The Division, Ubisoft is finally putting together a Public Test Server, which will allow players on the PC to test upcoming updates in order to ensure they are up to scratch before being pushed out to everyone. Right now, the test …
Read More »Not running Windows 10? You might not be able to use Kaby Lake
Intel's upcoming refresh of its CPU line up, currently codenamed Kaby Lake, will only work with Windows 10 PCs and will not function on the likes of Windows 7 or 8.1. That means if you want to stick to those older versions of the Microsoft OS, you better avoid buying …
Read More »EA’s Peter Moore denies chance of Mass Effect remasters
Although it was only recently that EA executive Patrick Soderlund gave the world hope that a series of Mass Effect remasters may not be too far away, head of EA Sports, Peter Moore, has doused that idea completely. In a statement he made it quite clear that EA wasn't considering …
Read More »Eve Online is getting a free to play mode
EVE: Online is due to be getting a big update in November and one of the changes is aimed squarely at new or possibly returning players. From later this year, CCP Games will be adding a free to play option to the MMO, allowing anyone to play the game even …
Read More »Millions of Dropbox passwords have leaked onto the web
Way back in 2012, the Dropbox database was hacked, leading to 68 million users having their details stolen. At the time, Dropbox reported that user email addresses were in-fact stolen but didn't touch on passwords. However, this week, millions of Dropbox passwords leaked onto the web, originating from the attack …
Read More »GoG now has a wallet system too
Although their feature sets are relatively similar, GoG and Steam do have a few distinct differences. Steam has an emphasis on community through trading, badges and ARGs, while GoG has no DRM and fair price cashback for certain games in certain regions. One feature that is now available on both …
Read More »Battlefield 1 beta kicks off for insiders, opens to all tomorrow
If you are waiting to get your hands on Battlefield 1 and would like to try out the game ahead of its release in October, then you will get your chance this week as the beta has officially begun. Today, EA and DICE began sending out early access beta codes …
Read More »Valve says it isn’t making policy exceptions for No Man’s Sky refunds
Over the last week or two, a lot of disappointed No Man's Sky buyers have been seeking refunds for the game on Steam, with some managing to get their money back despite playing for more than two hours. This led many to believe that Steam was making exceptions to its …
Read More »Sierra Entertainment classics now available on Steam
A number of the most well remembered games from Sierra Entertainment's history have now been re-released on Steam, giving younger gamers a chance to experience them for the first time and older ones that chance to relive them without breaking out their old discs. Sierra Entertainment was one of the …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV director gives more details on the game’s delay
Earlier this month we learned that Final Fantasy XV would be getting a delay, pushing it out of its original 30th of September release date. Some of the reasons behind the delay were explained at the time but the announcement didn't get into many of the key details. Since then, …
Read More »Here is when World of Warcraft Legion unlocks in the EU, US and Australia
World of Warcraft: Legion unlocks very soon and as with every expansion launch, there is going to be a lot of players waiting to get in immediately. If you want to be amongst the first to get started in the expansion, then you will be glad to know that the unlock times …
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