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Nintendo’s Wii U exclusive Bayonetta 2 has been named as the most accessible game of last year. It was selected for the AbleGamers’ Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year award due to excellence in accessible game design”. The gong is designed to recognise developers that make intentional choices to include …
Read More »Minecraft was the second most searched topic on YouTube in 2014
Frozen may have beaten gaming in the UK’s 2014 entertainment sales war, but it was a different story on YouTube. Google has revealed that Minecraft was the video giant’s second most searched category behind ‘music’ in the US throughout 2014, beating terms such as ‘movies’, ‘Frozen’, ‘Beyonce’ and even the …
Read More »Hirai uses CES to criticise Sony Pictures hackers
The boss of PlayStation owner Sony has used the CES 2015 press to slam the hackers who attacked Sony Pictures last year. "Both Sony, former employees and current employees were the victim of one of the most vicious and malicious cyber attacks in recent history," the former PlayStation boss told …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Unity DLC Dead Kings launches next week
Upcoming Assassin’s Creed Unity DLC Dead Kings will launch next Tuesday, Ubisoft has revealed. The publisher announced back in November that Dead Kings would be offered for free to owners of the game, due to its well documented launch woes. The premium content was originally set to be packaged in …
Read More »Borderlands 2 creative director joins Robot Entertainment
Orcs Must Die! developer Robot Entertainment has announced the hiring of former Borderlands 2 creative director and BioShock lead designer Paul Hellquist. Hellquist joins the company as its lead designer and has started working on the studio’s upcoming free-to-play PvP action game Orcs Must Die! Unchained – currently in closed …
Read More »Mobile game usage growth slowed in 2014 – report
Time spent gaming on smartphones and tablets continued its upward trend last year, but at a significantly slower rate compared to 2013. Research from mobile analytics firm Flurry claims 2014 mobile game usage grew 30 per cent from 2013’s total. Not bad in a vacuum, but relatively weak when stacked …
Read More »Razer wants in on the potential VR boom with new OSVR headset
Yet another virtual reality headset has been announced – Razer’s OSVR. Razer is hoping to carve out its share of the increasingly crowded market by trying to construct an industry standard. Indeed, OSVR actually stands for Open Source Virtual Reality. At the centre of it is a VR headset going …
Read More »Five manufacturers commit to making FreeSync compatible displays
Monitors that support AMD’s refresh rate synchronisation technology should become widely available in 2015. TechSpot reports that five manufacturers have committed to releasing FreeSync compatible displays – LG, BenQ, ViewSonic, Samsung and Nixeus. Confirmed models span in size from 23.6-inch to 34-inch, the latter of which will be offered by …
Read More »New 3DS Ambassador Edition already being flogged on Ebay
Still not received your New 3DS Ambassador Edition invite from Nintendo? There may still be hope. The device was revealed earlier, with an unspecified number of Club Nintendo members being offered the chance to buy the machine ahead of its as-of-yet unconfirmed UK launch for 179.99. Units are expected to …
Read More »Riot talking to ISPs about a dedicated North American League of Legends network
Playing League of Legends in the US and Canada could soon be a smoother experience with the roll out of a dedicated network for the game in the region. Developer Riot says it is already talking to ISPs about improving the game’s online performance and reducing ping. Currently, ISPs focus …
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