More Games News

• 14 January 2013

• News: Top Gadgets: A roundup of what the web liked best

  This year's Consumer Electronics Show is drawing to a close and most tech sites are handing out opinions and awards about which gadgets were the best in show for 2013.

• News: Square Enix releases Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII trailer

  Square Enix has released the first trailer for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.

• 11 January 2013

• News: Get in the game with this prototype controller

  Some of the most intriguing gadgets at CES aren't actually for sale; they're prototypes that some wunderkid cobbled together and brought to the Big Show in hopes of catching someone's eye (and a lucrative business deal.) The Intellect Motion is just such a device, an elaborate motion controller built by a team of medical device engineers for playing fast-paced video games with your entire body.

• News: Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge gets first R18+ stamp for Australia

  Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge for Nintendo Wii U has been unveiled to become the first video game to hit Australian retailers with the R18+ label due to its “high impact bloody violence,” following an announcement by Classification Board director, Lesley O’Brien.

• 10 January 2013

• News: After rumors, Microsoft announces purchase of R2 Studios for its Xbox business

  Microsoft has acquired id8 Group R2 Studios to boost its Xbox team, in a deal that unnamed sources leaked to some media outlets last week.

• News: Eidos-Montréal working on Tomb Raider's multiplayer mode

  While everyone knows that Crystal Dynamics in working on the single player adventure the new Tomb Raider, a lesser known fact is that Eidos-Montréal is working on the game’s versus multiplayer mode

• News: First Call of Duty: Black Ops II DLC coming to Xbox LIVE on January 30

  Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s multiplayer will be getting an upgrade with the release of the “Revolution” Downloadable Content (DLC) Pack.

• News: This year, PC gaming breaks free from your desktop

  CES usually doesn't yield much in the way of new and exciting gaming technology. This year is different: while big publishers like Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony are still saving their announcements for the E3 gaming convention in June. We've seen a ton of intriguing new gaming technology here at CES from companies like Nvidia, Razer and Valve. As the show continues its clear that PC games are only going to become better, more accessible and easier to play whenever and wherever you want. Whether you want to run through a few rounds of Call of Duty on your Windows 8 tablet, sit down to some SimCity on your HDTV or simply stream XCOM: Enemy Unknown to a handheld the size of your smartphone, 2013 will have the tech you need to make it work.

• News: IDC: Total PS3 sales top Xbox 360

  Sony's PlayStation 3 game console passed Microsoft's Xbox 360 in total sales in December, according to a report from research firm IDC.

• 09 January 2013

• News: Final Fantasy XIV beta application site goes live

  Players keen to get an early taste of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIV reboot, subtitled A Realm Reborn, now have the chance by signing up for the beta.

• News: Mad Catz gaming keyboard acts like Legos

  You probably recognize the Mad Catz brand from its high-quality arcade sticks and gamepads, but you might not know about its PC gaming peripherals. That will change once you get a look at the 'S.T.R.I.K.E. 7', a modular keyboard that's remarkably easy to break apart and put back together in a radically new configuration. It's the ultimate DIY keyboard, even without the detachable touchscreen display (with a similarly goofy name: the 'V.E.N.O.M.').

• News: 'Worst CEO' list calls out Zynga's Pincus, Zuckerberg's 'hoodie mentality'

  Zynga's Mark Pincus made the annual "Worst CEOs" list compiled by Dartmouth College professor Sydney Finkelstein, which also nearly included Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Andrew Mason of Groupon.

• News: Stern brings its pinball wizardry to CES

  In a world where dozens of games can fit on a device tucked neatly into your pocket, why would you want a pinball machine to call your very own? Because pinball machines are undeniably awesome. And the machines made by Stern Pinball fit very nicely into your home.

• News: Earth gets recreated in Minecraft at 1:1500 scale

  We've seen some really dedicated Minecraft recreations of fictional worlds like World of Warcraft's Azeroth and Westeros from A Song of Ice and Fire. Now, one particularly ambitious Minecraft player by the name of Lentebriesje is trying to recreate our very own planet in its entirety in 1:1500 scale.

• News: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 coming to A/NZ on March 7

  Namco Bandai has set the A/NZ release of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 for March 7.

• News: Sphero robotic ball gets augmented reality, becomes a beaver

  Sphero the robotic ball made a bit of a splash at CES last year and it's back again with the first augmented reality games built around it.

• 08 January 2013

• News: Surprise! Razer brought a decent Windows 8 gaming tablet to CES

  Razer takes a stab at the tablet market with the Edge, a 10-inch Windows 8 tablet designed emphatically for PC gamers. We saw the prototype version at CES last year when it was still known only as the "Project Fiona" gaming tablet.

• News: Sony's Hirai not completely surprised by Nvidia's gaming portable

  Sony's president says he wasn't completely surprised by Nvidia's announcement that it plans to launch an Android-based portable gaming device.

• 07 January 2013

• News: Nvidia boosts graphics, Web performance on its new Tegra 4 mobile platform

  LAS VEGAS -- The Nvidia Tegra 4 was not a very well-kept secret, something that even Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang admitted. Project Wayne, as it was codenamed, was tagged for a first quarter 2013 launch way back in the first quarter of 2012. Well, now it's official--but we still know very little about this new system-on-chip platform for mobile devices.

• News: Nvidia's audacious attempt to make life easier for PC gamers

  LAS VEGAS-- Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang talked here in Vegas about his company's cloud-based system for helping gamers tweak their PCs for the best graphics possible.

Latest Videos

• Rain Design mStand 360 video review

• Netatmo Urban Weather Station video review

• Pure Jongo S3 video review

• Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 hands on video review

Latest Reviews

• Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Google Galaxy S4 comparison review

  Want to know what the difference is between the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Google Galaxy S4? Read…

• Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Apple iPhone 5 comparison review

  Samsung and Apple smartphones going toe to toe. Find out whhich is better in our Galaxy S4 vs…

• Canon EOS 100D review: tiny digital entry-level SLR camera

  This tiny digital SLR may be small, but it competes with much larger cameras. Read our Canon EOS…

Latest How-To

• How to add bookmarks to home screen in Android

  Create a shortcut to your favourite websites on your Android smartphone or tablet

• 9 social media mistakes your business must avoid

  One errant or rogue post can derail your business's reputation. Learn what not to do from these real-world cautionary tales.

• 8 essential features you need in a business router

  It's not enough to offer the latest wireless standard. Make sure the router that will support your office is up to snuff.