New 3DS XL & Majora’s Mask coming on 13th Feb

Nintendo has announced this afternoon that the latest iteration of its 3DS hardware, the "New Nintendo 3DS XL" (yes, "New" is part of the name) will be available from the 13th February, along with the long awaited remake of the N64's second Zelda title. The news came via a "Nintendo Direct" broadcast, which also revealed…

Xbox One February system update detailed

Microsoft has released details on what to expect in next month's system update for Xbox One - with TV updates paying a big part. Perhaps the biggest gaming addition in the update is the creation of "Game hubs". Each game will apparently have a hub, and will be where you can go to find leaderboards,…

The UK Top 10 video games chart: GTA V kicks off the new year on top

[nextpage title="Next"] The second week of 2015 sees a return to No.1 for Rockstar/Take 2 and Grand Theft Auto V. This is actually only the fifth No.1 for GTA V, which some people may find surprising given its status as fastest-selling game within a seven-day period and also the fact that this game has sold…

Someone built an entire word processor in Minecraft

Check out this video from Koala_Steamed on YouTube, who spent two years building a real, functioning word processor inside Minecraft. Using only redstones - no command blocks, the entire 'computer' has been programmed in binary, working in exactly the same way a computer would it soldered together in real life. Here's how they describe what…

PS4 sales now up to 18.5 million worldwide

The PS4 appears to be pulling ahead in the console war - with sales of the console now topping 18.5 million. The news comes via Bit-Tech, which reports that of this number, an astonishing 4.1 million were sold exclusively during the festive period - between November 23rd and January 4th. Similarly, software sales are apparently…