Category: Gaming
Evolve getting a “big alpha” on Xbox One, PS4 and PC
Who needs game testers? The makers of forthcoming big-monster-'em-up Evolve has announced that there will be a big public Alpha test - starting on October 30th for Xbox One gamers, and the day after for PS4 and PC gamers. The game is essentially an asymmetrical shooter: One player plays a big monster and the four…
Now you can punch your lights on, with a Mario Question Block light
Check this out - retailer Firebox has just started selling this Mario Question Block Lamp, just like out of the old Mario games. Brilliantly, it doesn't just look the part: The way you switch it on is by punching it from below, just like everyone's favourite Italian plumber. It's available now, for £59.99.
Call of Duty next-gen upgrades free until the end of March… and a weird story involving Rudy Giuliani
Two bits of interesting Call of Duty news this afternoon: First, the easy to digest news: The good news is that for players who haven't yet upgraded to the latest console generation, Activision has announced that if you buy the PS3 or Xbox 360 version, it'll be possible to upgrade to the game's PS4/Xbox One…
Batman: The Animated Series coming to… Oculus Rift?!
Bizarre news as it turns out that Batman: The Animated Series will be coming to the Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR headset as an "immersive entertainment experience". The series, which is widely viewed as one of the greatest animated series ever made is, bizarrely for a VR headset - resolutely 2D - but this…
Is GTA5 coming to PS4 on November 4th?
November 18th had been the date we'd been expecting to load up Grand Theft Auto 5 on our PS4s... but new information suggests that we could be playing the remastered game even earlier. On November 4th. Here Is The City has done the detective work, piecing together disparate hints - which include a pre-order countdown…
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare getting cross-buy this year too?
Good news for Call of Duty fans who haven't yet upgraded to the latest console generation: It appears as though this year's instalment, Advanced Warfare, will also be receiving the "cross-buy" treatment. Cross-buy has been announced for players on PS3 and PS4 in the US, and let's players upgrade from the PS3 edition to the…
Media streamer Plex is coming to Xbox One and Xbox 360
Media streaming app Plex is coming to Xbox One and Xbox 360 - which should make it easier than ever for Xbox owners to get content from their hard discs on to the big screen. Plex is a pretty clever idea: It is basically a nice looking front-end through which you can access videos stored…
WATCH: Far Cry 4 Weapons Trailer
Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Far Cry 4 - showing off some of the weapons that will be in the game. Check it out! The game itself is due on November 20th.
Did the Xbox One beat the PS4 in sales last week?
Potentially big news for an anxious Microsoft as it has been reported that the Xbox One outsold the PS4 in the UK last week. According to MCV, the console which has until now played second-fiddle to Sony's machine took the lead thanks to the release of Fifa 15 and a price cut that saw the…
Playstation Home residents getting kicked out by Sony landlords
Sony has announced that Playstation Home, the experimental PS3 people-doing-stuff-with-avatars 'em up will be getting the plug pulled in March next year. The foreclosure perhaps shouldn't come as too much of a surprise: the platform, which was initially conceived back in 2008 seemed to be a reaction to Wii (and laterally Xbox 360) avatars, and…