Category: Gaming
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…
Atari launches… umm… a fitness app.
So this was unexpected. Atari has launched a fitness app that will reward you for working out by letting you play some of the company's classic arcade games. Luckily, you won't need an Atari 2600 to use it. Atari Fit, when it launches later this month, will have 150 exercise routines and custom programs in…
Sony announce Playstation Now US launch – how long until the UK can play too?
Sony has revealed that from the 13th January, American gamers will be able to play over 100 PS3 titles on their PS4 on a Netflix-style "Playstation Now" all-you-can-eat subscription service. The service works using streaming technology - with Sony running the games in the cloud, and sending the images back to consoles, and button presses…
The UK Top 10 video games chart: Call of Duty Advanced Warfare retains top spot
[nextpage title="Next"] 2015 gets under way with an unchanged Top Three, meaning Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has now achieved six weeks at No.1, one more week than predecessor Ghosts. Grand Theft Auto V is not far behind at No.2, staying ahead of FIFA 15 at No.3. Ubisoft’s top sellers Far Cry 4 and Assassin’s…
Planetside 2 Beta coming to PS4 in January
Look out Destiny - the PS4 is about to get another truly massively multiplayer online game. Planetside 2 will apparently be launching in beta on the platform on either the week of January 13th or January 20th. According to, umm, the Daily Express we should know more precisely when everyone goes back to the work…
Sony apologises for the PSN outage with discounts
Sony has issued a "holiday thank you" to PSN users affected by the hack-induced downtime in the form of five days extra PSN subscription for Playstation Plus members and a 10% discount code to buy stuff from the Playstation Store. It isn't immediately clear exactly when the apology bribes will be coming, but when they…
The most anticipated video games of 2015
[nextpage title="Next"] The coming year looks like it will be filled with interesting and exciting titles, from next-gen exclusives and sequels to brand-new IPs, with new games from legends such as Nathan Drake, Zelda, Lara Croft and Batman to newcomer titles such as Evolve and No Man's Sky. Here are a few of the games…
Xbox One SDK gets leaked
It seems that whilst we've all been busy celebrating Christmas, hacking groups have been hard at work as now yet another hacking group has attacked Microsoft - and leaked the software development kit (SDK) for the Xbox One. The SDK is important as it is what Microsoft sends to developers to enable them to make…
“Lizard Squad” hackers now accepting freelance requests
The hacking group that successfully took down the Playstation Network and Xbox Live over Christmas is now, rather ominously, offering its services to anyone who will pay. According to The Guardian, a Lizard Squad representative claimed the Xbox and PSN hack as a "huge marketing scheme" - and that the software it used to it,…
