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Read More »PC Remote Play for PS4 arrives tomorrow
Sony’s PS4 will get a big new piece of functionality as part of tomorrow’s (April 6th) console update. Remote Play will be added via PC and Mac for the first time, allowing owners to play their console through their computer, freeing up the TV and offering more freedom to play …
Read More »Hideo Kojima to be named Development Legend at Develop Awards 2016
Metal Gear Solid creator to be awarded top honour this July
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One component supplier says new products on the way this year
Chip manufacturer AMD has said that its Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom Business group, which supplies parts for PS4 and Xbox One, is preparing for the launch of new products in 2016. In our EESC segment, we had record shipments of our semi-custom SoCs powering the Playstation 4 and Xbox One …
Read More »You can try and pre-order HTC Vive in Harrods from today
HTC continues its push into the High Street with the announcement that its Vive VR headset will be sold in Harrods. As of today (Tuesday, April 5th), the department store will have hands-on demos, as well as the option to pre-order the new tech. This is the third High Street …
Read More »EA copyright claim forces fan-made Trump Mass Effect spoof offline
A pro-Donald Trump campaign video modelled around the trailer for EA’s Mass Effect 2 has been forced offline by the publisher. Game Informer reports that Trump retweeted what appeared to be a fan-made video that used the music and Martin Sheen voice-over from the Mass Effect short to promote the …
Read More »‘Xbox neXt’ hardware appears on designer profile
What appears to be a mention of a new Xbox console has appeared on a designer’s profile. As reported by Videogamer, a designer who has been at Microsoft since 2006, and working on Xbox since 2008, mentions Xbox One, Xbox SmartGlass, Xbox 360 and something called Xbox neXt in their …
Read More »CS:GO team pulls off ludicrous double comeback at MLG Columbus
Brazilian side Luminosity Gaming went through to the finals of $1m CS:GO tournament MLG Columbus last night after coming back from not one but two hefty deficits against Team Liquid. In a best-of-three semi-finals, Luminosity started badly on both Mirage and Cache allowing their opponents to get to 15 rounds …
Read More »Why the Apple of gaming went from World of Warcraft to iPhone games
One of the striking things about Blizzard, the superstar developer behind some of gaming’s biggest hits, including World of Warcraft, Diablo and Starcraft, is how little it actually does. That’s not to say the company’s employees aren’t constantly at work, although the Kendo lessons taking place on the lawn outside …
Read More »Fnatic drops out of DreamHack Masters Malmö, will be replaced by G2 Esports
Fnatic will not compete at DreamHack Masters Malm due to Olof olofmeister” Kajbjer’s recent hand injury, DreamHack announced on Monday. They will be replaced by G2 Esports. The post on DreamHack’s website confirmed that Fnatic had chosen not to participate in the event as a result of the injury. "Olof …
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