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Read More »Apple introduces red iPhone 7, refreshes iPad lineup
A new colour has been added to the iPhone 7 lineup. Consumers are now able to buy the iPhone 7 in red, as well as the existing colours Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold and Rose Gold. As is often the way with red tech, it is being launched in conjunction …
Read More »Bloodstained cancelled on Wii U as Switch version is confirmed
Crowdfunding hit Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has scrapped its planned Wii U release. Instead, the game will now be coming to Switch alongside the previously announced versions for PS4, Xbox One, PC and Vita. This news may not be the most shocking in the world – after all, Zelda: …
Read More »GameStop: Switch could eclipse the Wii
The senior director of merchandising at retailer GameSpot has predicted an extremely bright future for Nintendo Switch. The console remains hard to find on Hight Streets on both sides of the Atlantic, and now Eric Bright has told GameRant that he thinks it could outpace Nintendo’s most successful ever home …
Read More »Oculus says VR already has ‘real’ games
The accusation that VR games lack adequate depth is unfounded. That’s according to Oculus executive producer David Yee, who told UploadVR that VR already has the sorts of experiences that many of the sector’s critics are calling for. We want to hear from people that they’re not waiting for real …
Read More »How EA wants to extend its Mass Effect fanbase with Andromeda
Space has always been a big theme in games, but in 2016 publishers seemed to have a renewed interest in the genre. In 2016, we had Stellaris, EVE: Valkyrie, Kerbal Space Program, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Adrift, The Solus Project, as well as …
Read More »Kingston University opens virtual reality training centre
Students at Kingston university now have access to a selection of virtual reality technology thanks to an investment in the institution’s tech facilities. 53k has been pumped into the new Centre for Augmented and Virtual Reality Environments (CAVE) at the university’s games lab at the Penrhyn Road campus, which offers …
Read More »YouTube caught up in LGBT restriction anger
Video service YouTube has been criticised for restricting access to videos that contain references to same-sex relationships. YouTube does not activate its restricted access filter by default, but users are able to activate it in their settings menu. It is designed to automatically filter potentially inappropriate” content which YouTube says …
Read More »Persona 5 mistake saw orders cancelled for being ‘dangerous’
Publisher Atlus has been forced to clarify that the Premium Edition of Persona 5 does not contain ‘dangerous materials’. Polygon reports that some US customers who had ordered the steelbook edition of the upcoming RPG from Amazon recently received emails telling them that their orders had been cancelled – and …
Read More »Machinima CEO Chad Gutstein to leave the company, to be replaced by Russell Arons
Arons will take the role of general manager at Machinima
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