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11 and 12 year olds across the UK are to receive a pocket-sized codeable computer courtesy of the BBC. The Micro Bit was teased back when the corporation’s Grand Theft Auto drama was announced in April. A million of the devices have been ordered with the aim of supplying one …
Read More »Xbox Music rebranded as Groove, Xbox video becomes Movies & TV
Microsoft is to remove the Xbox branding from its music and video services. Xbox Music is to be renamed Groove while Xbox Video is getting the slightly less sexy new title Movies & TV. Both apps will feature as part of next week’s Windows 10 preview. Along with the name …
Read More »ESL One Frankfurt attracts over 1m viewers
Dota 2 tournament ESL One Frankfurt 2015 attracted over 1m online viewers, with numbers sharply up year-on-year. Peak concurrent viewing numbers hit 1,061,441, up 79.8 per cent from last year. Over 15,000 attended the event in person. We are immensely proud of what we were able to create in Frankfurt …
Read More »VIDEO: Take a look at what it’s like to actually play No Man’s Sky
Those wondering what the No Man’s Sky experience will be like will have a better idea after seeing the game’s latest gameplay experience. The IGN video below shows off a number of things for the first time, including the GTA-style five-level wanted system and the jetpack. It also shows off …
Read More »David Braben urges VR caution
Another significant industry figure has warned that we cannot yet be certain what extent virtual reality will succeed in the market. "I’m afraid, as an industry, about VR and how it will play out. It has that slightly ‘bandwagon’ feel about it,” Elite creator David Braben told Videogamer. VR is …
Read More »Future Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC not coming to PS3 and 360
BioWare has said that any upcoming DLC for RPG title Dragon Age: Inquisition will not be released for either the PS3 or Xbox 360. However, those who already play the game on legacy hardware will now have the option of transferring their save data to either the PS4 or Xbox …
Read More »Trump wins his first Hearthstone tournament
It may be a surprise to hear that one of the most recognisable names in Hearthstone has never actually won a tournament. Until now. Jeffrey ‘Trump’ Shih this weekend won the HTC Recharged tournament, beating the likes of Cloud9’s Jan ‘Ekop’ Palys and CompLexity’s David ‘Dog’ Caero in the process. …
Read More »Future acquires online advertising and publishing platform Net Communities
Media firm Future has acquired London-based internet and advertising providing Net Communities. Net Communities clients include Polygon-owner Vox Media as well as TNW, Anandtech, Digital Trends and Tom’s Hardware. It also runs a number of B2B tech sites including ITProportal, ITReviews and ITWhitePapers. It has a monthly audience of around …
Read More »New PS4 is quieter and cooler than current model
Sony’s updated PS4 design is quieter than the existing model and generates less heat. That’s according to Eurogamer, which has examined the findings of a Pocket News report. The PS4 redesign was quietly revealed by at FCC filing last month. Although on the surface it looks much the same as …
Read More »Inafune Kickstarts another Mega Man successor
Ahead of the release of Might No. 9 in September, Keiji Inafune has taken to Kickstarter with another Mega Man successor. Red Ash: The Indelible Legend is described as an open-world game with third-person shooter elements. Many of its developers previously worked on cancelled 3DS game Mega Man: Legends. So …
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