Category: Gaming
Top 10 kids’ toys and gadgets for Christmas 2014
[nextpage title="Next"] The hardest people to buy for at Christmas are the kids. Not because you can't work out what to get them, but because there is TOO much choice. With the help of the UK Toy Retailers Association and its annual DreamToys show, here (in no particular order) are what we think will be…
Is Ubisoft dumping Steam?
Several Ubisoft titles have disappeared from digital game distributor Steam - is the publisher planning for force players on to its U-Play platform? According to Here is the City Far Cry 4, Assassin's Creed Unity and The Crew have all been pulled from Steam listings (the games aren't actually out yet). The games have apparently…
The Digest: South Park skewers freemium games… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] South Park skewers 'freemium' games | Engadget "If your business model is conning kids into spending their parents' hard-earned app-store cash on in-app purchased 'rewards', it's fair to say you deserve to be ripped. South Park did the honors with its Freemium Isn't Free episode involving a Terrence and Philip-branded Candy Crush-style game…
WATCH: GTA5 PS3 vs PS4 Comparison
As we count down to the remastered release of Grand Theft Auto 5 Rockstar has released a short video showcasing the graphics upgrade - comparing what different parts of the game look like on PS3 compared to PS4. The game is due for release on November 18th.
Mario Kart 8 gets Zelda & F-Zero DLC; Majora’s Mask coming to 3DS
Nintendo has announced details on the first downloadable content pack for Mario Kart 8 - it seems the series is set to become essentially the racing equivalent of Smash Bros. As you can see in the video above, the pack introduces three new characters: Tanooki Mario, Cat Peach (hmm) and Link - as well as…
The Digest: Twitter makes some tweaks… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Twitter takes another teeny tiny step toward becoming Facebook | Gizmodo "Twitter tweaked its website design today to move the status bar where you compose a tweet a couple short inches from the right-hand corner to the center of the page. And guess what, it looks just like Facebook now." [/nextpage] [nextpage title="Next"]…
GTA5 gets a first-person mode
Rockstar has announced that Grand Theft Auto 5's remastered edition, which is due to hit Xbox One and PS4 in a couple of weeks will come sporting a first person mode. Watch out, Call of Duty. Here's how the developers describe it: "Presenting Grand Theft Auto V: First Person Experience, the first footage of the…
REVIEW: Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition (PS4/Xbox One)
One of the most overlooked games of the last generation is no doubt Sleeping Dogs. Originally conceived as a sequel in the True Crime series, the game was rescued from cancellation by Square Enix, which turned the game into its own property, and a worthy contender for the action/adventure crown. The story follows undercover cop…
Is Nintendo considering dumping region locking?
Could Nintendo be about to enable gamers to import titles from Japan and the US without forcing them to play on a foreign console too? That's what new claims indicate. Region locking used to be par for the course on games consoles, but in recent years the likes of Sony and Microsoft have seen the…
The UK top 10 video games chart: FIFA is still top of the table
[nextpage title="Next"] EA’s FIFA 15 does it again with a sixth consecutive week at No.1 since launch, the most of any title so far this year. The previous version, FIFA 14, made 12 appearances at No.1 (a record for FIFA titles) and also strung a six-week streak together, but not from launch. Microsoft’s Xbox One…
