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The delayed Pokemon Go Plus Bluetooth accessory will be released next week. The device, which is worn on the wrist, allows users to keep playing the game while their phone is pocketed. It vibrates and lights up when near a Pokestop or a lurking Pokemon – the latter of which …
Read More »Pokémon Go passes 500m downloads
Its community of active players may be dropping, but that’s not stopping Pokmon Go from reaching new milestones. The Pokmon Company and developer Niantic announced last night that the mobile game has been downloaded more than 500 million times around the globe since it first launched in July. The title …
Read More »New peripheral range joins Sony’s new PS4s
It wasn’t just two new consoles that got announced last night – Sony has also lifted the lid on a range of new PS4 accessories to accompany them. Most surprising is the redesign of the PlayStation Camera, which itself looks quite shocked by the news (see below). Its functionally identical …
Read More »Pokémon Go surpasses 500m downloads worldwide
Location-based game is now played in more than 100 countries
Read More »New Apple processor is ‘most powerful smartphone chip ever’
A10 Fusion is 40 per cent faster than its predecessor
Read More »18 games confirmed to take advantage of PS4 Pro power
A number of titles have already been confirmed as offering extra graphical features on Sony’s new PS4 Pro. It’s not just Sony games, either – several titles from other publishers will support enhanced options of some sort, be that upscaled visuals, HDR or improved framerates. The upcoming titles that will …
Read More »HDR support will be added to all existing PS4s; No 4k Blu-ray for PS4 Pro
Sony has said that HDR output will not be limited to its new PS4 models. The company last night made a big deal of the visual display tech at its PlayStation Meeting in New York. It then surprised viewers by confirming that HDR (High Dynamic Range) will be patched in …
Read More »IGN’s founder, YouTubers and leading editors discuss the state of the games media in this week’s free MCV
This week, MCV is all about the gaming press. We meet the man behind IGN, co-founder and GM Peer Schneider, who tells us about surviving 20 years in the video games’ most turbulent sector. But we’re not forgetting the new generation, as YouTube stars talk scandals, legitimacy and the changing …
Read More »Microsoft goes to town on Scorpio’s tech advantage over PS4 Pro
That PS4 Pro costs only 350 and is out this year is certainly a surprise. That Xbox Scorpio will be so much more powerful is equally so. And Microsoft has not been shy in boasting about the comparisons. As well as tweets from both the Xbox Twitter account and Aaron …
Read More »FOX Sports Executive Pete Vlastelica is the new CEO of MLG
Activision Blizzard has appointed Pete Vlastelica as the new President and CEO of Major League Gaming. Vlastelica was Executive Vice President of Digital at FOX Sports before making the switch, prior to that he sold his online sports network Yardbarker to Fox in 2010. According to the announcement Vlastelica will …
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