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It will be augmented reality, and not virtual reality, that will prove to be the next big technological leap, the director of The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy has said. Peter Jackson, who sits on the advisory board of American AR startup Magic Leap, told Wired that the technology …
Read More »Smite streamer leaves Hi-Rez after live suicide rant
Streamer Brandon ‘DM Brandon’ Nance has announced his decision to quit the scene shortly after he embarked on a controversial rant about the morality of suicide. Eurogamer reports that the outburst followed a $5 donation on his stream from a viewer who added that watching Nance’s streams had helped them …
Read More »Hearthstone changes and expansion arrive next week
Everything changes in the world of Hearthstone next week. Blizzard has confirmed that expansion Whispers of the Old Gods will be released on April 27th in Europe and April 26th in the US. The DLC also marks the arrival of the new Standard and Wild playmodes that represent the biggest …
Read More »Slender: The Arrival dev announces first person adventure Valley
Blue Isle Studios has announced its follow-up project to last year’s console horror-fest Slender: The Arrival. Valley sounds like an altogether different proposition, going by the early press. Players will don a powered suit that grants them extraordinary speed and agility, along with the phenomenal ability to manipulate life and …
Read More »The first Dark Souls has been offline on PC for a week
Dark Souls 3 may be the current love of the series’ dedicated community, but a problem with the original game has proved a source of frustration for some this week. Kotaku reports that the PC version of Dark Souls (dubbed the Prepare to Die Edition), which was released a year …
Read More »Reef updates two-year old Rambo game with free DLC
Players of Rambo: The Video Game, should any remain, will be delighted to know that Reef has released some surprise DLC for the title. The curious on-rails shooter arrived on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC in early 2014 at a time when many punters’ attentions had already turned to PS4 …
Read More »REPORT: PS4 ‘Neo’ specs leaked; Due in October; Will not have exclusive games
PlayStation 4 Neo – that’s the internal name for the now apparently inevitable upgraded version of the PS4, a new report has claimed. Giant Bomb says that multiple sources have confirmed that Neo is expected to launch in October or shortly after. A price of $399 has been mentioned, but …
Read More »Slither.io wants to be the new Agar.io
There’s every chance you’ve not heard of Agar.io. But that’s a bit of a surprise, really. The game, despite being largely absent from the press, was one of 2015’s biggest online hits and even won itself a starring role on Netflix drama House of Cards. And now a clone with …
Read More »March brings another US win for PS4
PS4 was once again the best-selling console in the US for the month of March. That takes its winning streak over rival Xbox One to 13 of the last 15 months, VentureBeat reports, with Microsoft’s only victories throughout that period coming in April and October 2015. Thank you to our …
Read More »Clash Royale could be a billion dollar franchise for Supercell
Clash of Clans creator Supercell has another hit on its hands. A Newzoo report that its latest release Clash Royale was the highest grossing smartphone game in the world in March, with revenues of $80m, putting the app on track to becoming a billion dollar franchise. Note that the $80m …
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