Today Microsoft has announced a new add-on for the Xbox One. It is Xbox One Digital TV Tuner and it represents a completely new way to watch TV on your Xbox One. The tuner itself is designed to function just like the HDMI pass-through port. The main implication for this is that users can now watch free to air TV ...
Read More »League of Legends 2014 World Championships prize pool smaller than anticipated
The League of Legends 2014 World Championships are scheduled to kick off next month with the group stages taking place in Taipei and Singapore. The winning teams will then travel to South Korea to play the remaining matches culminating with the final, which will be hosted on the FIFA Sangam Stadium. Most of the details regarding the schedule and group format were ...
Read More »Ryse: Son of Rome heading to PC later this year
Publisher Deep Silver announced earlier that the action-packed Ryse: Son of Rome will grace the PC later this year. The game shares a similar story to Dead Rising 3 as both were released back in November for the Xbox One and both will be arriving for PC this Fall. Naturally, this means that they will feature a fair share of improvements ...
Read More »Killzone: Shadow Fall’s low resolution causes Sony to get sued for deceptive marketing
The gaming industry has seen its fair number of lawsuits over the years but this is certainly ones of the strangest in recent memory. Sony Entertainment was sued over the fact that Killzone: Shadow Fall’s multiplayer doesn’t run at native 1080p resolution like it was previously advertised. California resident Douglas Ladore – the one who filled the suit – is claiming ...
Read More »Apple and Microsoft to be banned by the Chinese government
Apple received a hard blow from China yesterday, as the government decided to exclude iPads and MacBooks from a list of products that can be bought with public money. This decision was encouraged by the security issues China had to deal with lately, and led to the banning of ten Apple products. Apple isn’t the only company whose devices were ...
Read More »NPR One listens to the listeners
After coming up with NPR News, National Public Radio has launched another way of listening to their feed. NPR One is designed to adapt programmes to suit the listener. While listening, you can mark a story as “interesting”. The more you do this, NPR One will get a better understanding of your preferences and adapt future streams to your profile. ...
Read More »Apple revealed Siri for Mac
As Siri was a trademark for every iOS device since 2011, Apple decided it’s time to focus on Mac users as well. Once the decision was made, the company introduced a similar virtual assistant that can perform dictations and system commands, helping Mac users and acting as a third hand. Published Thursday, Apple’s 92-page patent application for an “intelligent digital ...
Read More »Oculus Rift used in surgery procedure
At Perpetuo Socorro hospital in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands), a 60 year old patient underwent an arthroscopy surgery at the knee while being immersed in virtual reality and listening to Claire de Lune. Mrs Ramírez was terrified by the procedure and has requested general anaesthetic. Instead she was offered to wear an Oculus Rift head mounted VR display. The operation ...
Read More »Bioware releases another teaser for their mysterious new project
Have you ever found yourself walking through a back yard and all of a sudden you saw a house sitting in the middle of a smoldering crater? No? Well, the protagonist of Bioware’s latest teaser, “Impact” certainly did. Upon witnessing such a sight one would probably be inclined to call the police or just run home, unless the person’s house isn’t at the bottom ...
Read More »GTA 5 PC, PS4, Xbox One to sell 2 million copies in one month says analyst
GTA 5 had an incredibly successful launch and is infamous for being one of the fastest selling titles of all time. The game managed to generate no less than $1 billion in just three days after release. These figures are even more impressive considering that it was released only for the Xbox 360 and PS3. But back at E3 Rockstar announced that ...
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