As most of you probably know already the original Defense of the Ancients started off as just a mod for Warcraft 3. Blizzard’s excellent real-time strategy game had a plethora of community-created mods, but Dota is definitely the most famous by far. It did spawn a brand new genre of games after all. Its successor, Dota 2 managed to become even ...
Read More »Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Update brings new features
After Windows Phone 8.1 was released last month, Microsoft rushed to include its first update. As the Windows Phone has been behind iOS and Android in terms of common features since… forever, the updated finally tries to catch up and provide a smoother user experience. The most highlighted of all features is the now common action of merging apps into folders. Dragging ...
Read More »Quantum Break confirmed for Gamescom, demo will leave us “speechless”
Quantum Break is an upcoming Xbox One exclusive title currently in development by Remedy Entertainment. The game has received a fair amount of hype ever since it was announced back in 2013, but unfortunately we still haven’t seen a whole lot of it. Back at E3 we only got a few short glimpses of the actual gameplay and a promise that ...
Read More »Google purchased Emu, the Siri-like mobile app
Google purchased a new messaging application called Emu, a former IM Client that stood out in the market due to its smart features. Emu was released as a beta earlier this year and was often compared to Siri, the virtual assistant that automates tasks based on conversations. The similarities between these two go even further, considering you can schedule meetings, ...
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Alpha to be released this year
Along with the latest rumors about the Note 4 being released on September 3rd, here comes another one suggesting the better Galaxy S5 dubbed Alpha, is also hitting the market this year. Not that the Galaxy S5 has grown old and outdated, but Samsung is definitely planning to maintain its place on the market as one of the giants. The ...
Read More »Budget LG G3 with stylus pen expected to launch next month
The LG G3 is considered to be one of the best, if not THE best smartphone currently available on the market, and with good reason. The device comes with some impressive specs and an even more impressive display. So impressive in fact that LG is apparently releasing a variant that works with a stylus pen. Yesterday the company released a video ...
Read More »Sunset Overdrive’s Xbox One exclusivity explained by Insomniac Games
Insomniac Games’ Sunset Overdrive is one of most anticipated Xbox One exclusives of the year. But interestingly enough, almost all of the titles developed by the studio until now have been for PlayStation consoles. So why the sudden change of heart? Well, even though Insomniac has been traditionally associated with Sony and its platforms, they are an independent developer first and foremost. It ...
Read More »Naughty Dog’s release of new DLC for The Last of Us made a lot of people angry
Naughty Dog announced a couple of new downloadable content packs for both the PS3 version of The Last of Us and the recently released PS4 version, The Last of Us Remastered. One of them is called the Grit and Gear Bundle, consists of six items and costs $6.99. Then, there’s as Gestures bundle which includes three new gestures and is priced at ...
Read More »Transformed BlackBerry is now planning to grow
BlackBerry has been changing for a while now, as the company was attempting to regain its place as world leader on the mobile market. As many other companies struggled to reach the top spot, BB met decline, which led to thousands of layoffs and the loss of reliability. Recently, the company managed to get a hold of itself and started ...
Read More »Battlefield 4 gets another CTE patch featuring bug fixes and optimizations
True to their word, DICE is continuing support for Battlefield 4 by rolling out patch after patch. This time around we get a CTE (Community Test Environment) patch that comes with the usual assortment of bug fixes and optimizations, but also includes a couple of new features. Most notably, you will now be able to shoot while falling, however this ...
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