Category: Gaming
The UK Top 10 video games chart: CoD Advanced Warfare retakes the top spot
[nextpage title="Next"] This week it is Activision’s turn to reclaim the No.1 spot with Call of Duty: Advanced Warefare. Rockstar/Take 2’s three-week spell at the top ends as Grand Theft Auto V drops to No.2. It does mean that these two titles are neck and neck right now when it comes to the number of…
PLAY: IKEA furniture frustration simulator
I know what you're thinking: "If only there was a game which captured the joy of wanting to murder your loved ones after an hour together trying to assemble furniture". Well today is your lucky day! Stork Burnt Down Games has come up with a game it calls Home Improvisation, which it created for the…
Battlefield Hardline Open Beta launches next week
EA has announced that an open beta of Battlefield Hardline will be available from February 3rd. The hugely anticipated Cops 'n' Robbers 'em up will come with three playable maps - Dustbowl (which supports up to 64 players!), Downtown and a Bank Job - the latter enabling players to try out heist mode. (Who'd have…
Game preview: Life Is Strange
Meet Maxine Caulfield. She's 18, a bit shy, awkward and geeky, has just moved back home to the small town of Arcadia Bay in Oregon after five years in Seattle, and is studying photography at the Blackwell Academy - a high school that is well regarded for its strength in the arts. Oh, and she…
Nintendo finally agrees terms for YouTube streamers
Whilst the rest of the world has been on board with video game streaming via Twitch and YouTube for a number of years now, old man Nintendo has only just agreed to legally allow it - announcing the launch of the Nintendo Creators Program. Peace is breaking out across YouTube as the Nintendo Creators Program…
Spotify and Playstation announce “Spotify on Playstation Music”
Sony has partnered with music streaming service Spotify, bringing it to consoles for the first time. According to the official Playstation blog, the new service will be replacing Sony's Music Unlimited service, and will let players sign in with their Spotify credentials to access custom playlists and the like. Interestingly too, music will not just…
Firmware update will help Xbox One controllers connect quicker
Microsoft is planning to update the firmware on Xbox One controllers that will enable them to connect to your console much more quickly - apparently it will now take just two seconds, instead of an agonising 4-5 seconds. The news comes via Microsoft's Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb, who also says that members of the Xbox…
Meet Animin, the new digital friend with an AR twist
Remember the Tamagotchi, the Japanese handheld digital pet that was all the rage in the 1990s? Since then, digital or virtual pets have come in all shapes and sizes, from web- or software-based to handdheld units similar to the Tamagotchis. Well, now say hi to the Animin, a new digital pet for phones and tablets…
The UK Top 10 video games chart: GTA V still reigns supreme
[nextpage title="Next"] Grand Theft Auto V holds on to No.1 for a third consecutive week. Rockstar/Take 2’s blockbuster has now notched up a total of seven weeks at No.1 which is more weeks on top than any other GTA title. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and FIFA 15 swap places with Activision Blizzard’s title up…
10% PSN discount code for PS4 and PS3 for the UK and the rest of the world too
If you got annoyed with Sony over Christmas when PSN was taken down by hackers then good news - Sony is trying to make it up to you. The company has announced today discount codes for the PSN store in different countries that will get you 10% off digital purchases. And here's the best part:…
