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Customers with defective iOS handsets are to be given the option of trading them toward a newer model, it has been claimed. 9to5Mac reports that Apple will next week begin allowing those whose iPhones have damaged screens, cameras and buttons to hand them over for credit toward the purchase of …
Read More »Steam Controller natively supported in XCOM 2
The latest entry in 2K’s XCOM franchise is hitting shelves today, and it appears that the strategy title has native Steam Controller support. Word comes via the XCOM 2 community page on Steam, where a spokesperson for 2K Games has confirmed that the strategy title will support Valve’s new controller. …
Read More »Nintendo officially scraps Quality of Life sleep device
The future of Satoru Iwata’s Quality of Life initiative looks even more uncertain today after Nintendo admitted to officially abandoning its only product. In October 2014 Iwata announced a sleep sensor, which to date is the first and only QOL device to be detailed. Now Wired reports that Nintendo president …
Read More »Everybody Plays launches ‘Ability Level’ guide for parents
A game’s front of box age rating warns parents about a title’s content, but figuring out what ability is required to play the game is altogether trickier. That’s a problem website Everybody Plays is hoping to address with the launch today of its new EPAL (Everybody Plays Ability Level) system. …
Read More »The Big Game: XCOM 2
My friend Andrew was the only friend I knew with a computer when I was 12. He had a few games for it, including one we’d picked up at a car boot sale called: UFO: Enemy Unknown. We loved it. We had built our base, equipped our ships and put …
Read More »Livingstone’s bold vision for game-based learning
By his own standards, the past few years have been quiet for Ian Livingstone. The man who founded Games Workshop, co-authored the Fighting Fantasy series and launched Tomb Raider, has spent the last five years transforming the UK games market. He was instrumental in introducing the Games Tax Relief, and …
Read More »Setting up your room for SteamVR Vive is no easy task
And you thought making room for Kinect was tough? VentureBeat has spotted a Vive instruction manual uploaded by HTC that reveals the true extent of the effort needed by owners to set up their playing space for the full VR experience. The setup described is the one that is designed …
Read More »TV presenter Julia Hardy to host the Women in Games Awards
Popular games presenter and media personality Julia Hardy will host this year’s MCV’s Women in Games Awards. Hardy has just been announced as the presenter of Radio 1’s new monthly video games show and has a great deal of experience in hosting TV shows and events. Her CV includes presenting …
Read More »PS4 Uncharted 4 bundle announced
Sony has revealed a PlayStation 4 and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End hardware bundle. The package (pictured) features grey blue shading, and the console itself is adorned with a decal of Nathan Drake from the artwork for A Thief’s End. It will be released alongside the game on April 29th …
Read More »DayZ forums hacked, users urged to change passwords
Developer Bohemia Interactive has said that a recent forum hack has led to a security breach of user data. While users’ passwords were not stored in plain text, they, along with all usernames and passwords, were illicitly accessed and downloaded. While the passwords were not stored in plain text, but …
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