Category: Gaming
Sony PlayStation 4 sales pass 90 million mark after successful Christmas
Sony has now sold more than 91.6 million PlayStation 4 consoles, helped by a sales boost in the run-up to Christmas. The Japanese firm managed to sell a total of 5.6 million units during the 2018 festive season, while more than 50.7 million PS4 games were sold over the same period, taking the total number…
CES 2019: PlayStation VR foot motion controller for moving around in games
A foot motion controller has been unveiled at CES for the PlayStation VR, which may address the issue of movement within virtual reality games. Most VR games and experiences have limited locomotion, leaving players to use hand controllers to navigate around the virtual world. 3DRudder has come up with a way to allow players to…
Fortnite streamer Ninja reportedly earned nearly £8m in 2018
The world’s most popular Fortnite streamer, Ninja (pictured above), estimates he earned almost 10 million dollars (£8 million) from playing the video game in 2018. Tyler Blevins, better known as Ninja, broadcasts himself playing the battle royale game on YouTube and streaming platform Twitch and now boasts millions of subscribers to his various channels, thousands…
Video games now account for over half UK entertainment market revenue
The video games sector now accounts for more than half of the entertainment market, according to new figures. The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) said the gaming market’s value rose to £3.864 billion, more than double what it was worth in 2007. It now makes gaming a larger market than video and music combined for the…
Fortnite celebrates New Year with in-game fireworks display
Fortnite has begun its New Year celebrations with players seeing a huge fireworks display filling the virtual sky of the battle royale game. Players have been reporting a giant glitterball, countdown and huge fireworks display overhead during gameplay, as the hugely popular game continued its habit of staging large-scale events inside the Fortnite universe. After…
Twitch faces challenging year ahead after successful 2018
Video game streaming service Twitch faces a challenging 2019 in Europe but is determined to build on its steady success of the past 12 months. Jamie Harris, Press Association Science Technology Reporter writes... Each month, the Amazon-owned site attracts more than 100 million gaming enthusiasts who want to watch other gamers play hit titles such as…
The Games We Loved Playing On Our iPhones In 2018
Many people would suggest that the iPhone is their preferred gaming device today, and that’s testament to how far they have come technology wise over the last few years. There have been some great games released on the iPhone recently, with 2018 arguably being the biggest year for iPhone gaming so far. With so many…
Classic PC game Lemmings returns as a free game for mobile devices
Popular retro PC game Lemmings has made a surprise comeback as a free mobile game for iOS and Android. The game has been redesigned to suit mobile touchscreens, with the levels of the game played out in portrait mode, which developers Sad Puppy said was the easiest way to play one-handed on a phone. The game…
Essential Things to Consider When Buying a Gaming Chair
The face of gaming is no longer the same as that of ten years ago. Gaming has gone through a series of developments, and not just the software but the hardware too, including gaming chairs. Regardless of the type of console you have or the number of the most current games in your list, your…
Sega Classics gaming bundle comes to Amazon’s Fire TV
A collection of classic Sega Mega Drive games has been added to Amazon’s Fire TV streaming service to celebrate the games console’s 30th anniversary. The bundle, called Sega Classics, which includes Sonic The Hedgehog and Streets Of Rage in its 25 game collection, can be downloaded through any of Amazon’s Fire TV devices for £11.99.…
