Category: Gaming
Microsoft promises E3 “surprises”
Microsoft is planning "surprises" and "innovation" for this year's E3. Quelle surprise! Pretty much everyone is reporting this via Gamespot, which has relayed the comments of Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg speaking on the Inner Circle Podcast. What's astonishing is how Greenberg manages to say absolutely nothing and somehow that is still a story. Here's a taster…
The UK Top 10 video games chart for Xbox One, PS4, Wii U and PC: The Order 1886 knocks Evolve from the top spot
[nextpage title="Next"] Another new release comes straight in at No.1 for a second successive week – last week saw a No.1 launch for Evolve and this week it is Sony’s turn to debut at No.1 with PS4 exclusive The Order: 1886. The game was developed by Ready at Dawn Studios, known for PSP Daxter and…
5 things that would have made The Order 1886 a better game
Today we're all playing The Order... but we can't help but be a little underwhelmed. Here's 5 ways the game could have been made better. 1) More interaction The Order's big boast is that it is a hugely cinematic game. Not only does it have the best visuals we've seen yet on a console, but…
Top 10 iPhone games 2015
[nextpage title="Next"] Much to the disgust of hardcore gamers everywhere, smartphones have become almost as popular for playing games as consoles and PCs. Everyone can now consider themselves to be a gamer, even if they just dabble in a bit of Angry Birds or Candy Crush while on their daily commute. With that in mind,…
Assassin’s Creed: Unity patch kills companion phone app
The latest patch to the beleaguered Assassin's Creed: Unity does something surprising, and removes the link between the game and its companion mobile app. The game was released last November and has received basically nothing but criticism since due to a number of game-breaking (and just plain ridiculous) bugs. In addition to this, one of…
The Order: 1886 – The TechDigest Review
The year is 1886 and a secret order of knights are keeping London safe from groups of rebels and “halfbreed” monsters using airships, EMP, and machine guns. Hang on - is this really historically accurate? Welcome to The Order: 1886, a steampunk reimagining of the Victorian era. The first thing that will strike you is…
Xbox One FINALLY getting screenshot function next month
Microsoft has officially confirmed that a screenshot function is on the way to Xbox One owners - along with improvements to community functions and the ability to make your menu tiles a bit more semi-transparent. Here's the announcement made on the Xbox website of what will be in the March system update: Screenshots – New…
Amiibos to unlock partial NES and SNES games on WiiU
Nintendo has managed to find yet another way to leverage its back catalogue of titles, announcing plans to use Amiibo figures to unlock old games. According to Kotaku, the plan was announced in a call to Nintendo investors. Presumably the way it will work is that when you touch your Mario figure on the WiiU…
10 Songs from Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater to take you back to the early 2000s
[nextpage title="Next"] The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series - before they went back - were some of the greatest sports games ever made. What made them iconic wasn't just the game engine, which created some of the most fluid gameplay ever seen, but the soundtrack. Here's our pick of the ten most memorable songs from…
The UK Top 10 video games chart for Xbox One, PS4, Wii U and PC: Evolve launches at No.1
[nextpage title="Next"] The All Formats chart receives a much needed boost with 2K/Take 2’s Evolve leading the pack of new releases and taking the No.1 crown. Xbox One just edges the format share by a mere 1% with fewer than 400 sales between the two Gen 8 versions, while PC accounts for just 3% of…
