Tag: Video games
The Splash Controller lets you play video games with a bowl of water
In recent years we've seen plenty of advances in gaming technology, touchscreen EVERYTHING, the movement-based Kinect, eye-controlled asteroids, the list could go on and on, and that's just the stuff in the public domain, who knows what's going on behind…
Chinese couple sells children to pay for online gaming habits
We've heard of some pretty awful cases of neglect when it comes to online gaming addiction around the globe, but never any quite as mercenary as this. A Chinese couple have been arrested after it was discovered the pair had…
Average gamer spends 1.8 years of their life button mashing
Gamers, prepare for a shock; you may be spending far more of your life playing games than you at first realise. A survey of 1,452 "self-confessed" gamers, aged 18-40, has revealed that on average button mashers will spend 1.8…
REVIEW: Captain America: Super Soldier (Xbox 360, PS3)
In the 2011 "Summer of Superheroes" at your local cinema, the big screen Captain America adaptation is arguably the most hotly anticipated of the lot. Veering away from the main plot of the movie to focus on Captain America's earliest missions, Captain America: Super Soldier takes a slightly different tact to other movie-tie ins. Has freedom from the narrative of the movie led to a game better than your average Hollywood cash-in, or is this another super-heroic flop?
Is the use of gaming strategy guides the same as cheating?
For some, the summer months are the best time to slap on the sunscreen, pull on a swimming costume and go bask in the rare British sunshine. For me, it's an opportunity to catch up on the past 6…
Mega-powerful Alienware M18x and M14x gaming laptops revealed
Alienware have just revealed two new gaming laptops, the M18x and M14x. Easily capable replacements for desktop machines, they're two of the most powerful portable gaming rigs we've ever seen. Starting with the flagship M18x, it's an 18 inch…
Top Ten Games of 2010
2010 proved to be a vintage year for gaming! From motion controllers like Kinect and Move through to brand new handhelds like the Nintendo 3DS, there was plenty of new hardware to salivate over. But the real stars of 2010…
FRIDAY FUN: The Tron movie you're unlikely to see…
So the coldest working week in recent memory for UK Tech Digest readers draws to a close. But before you wrap up for the weekend (and do wrap up, it's bloody cold out), warm your soul with a belly…
Video-games Developers Urged not to Drag Religions into Games
Yesterday in Nevada, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, appealed to video-games developers to avoid inaccurately portraying religious imagery and symbolism in games. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, argued that freedom of expression is important, but that…
Tesco game trade-in scheme will let you swap Mario Kart for meat and veg
Tesco are introducing a new scheme in their stores that will allow customers to trade-in unwanted video games for in-store credit or cold hard cash. After a successful trial run in Basildon, the trade-in scheme will now be available in…
