In 2013, Twitter released a beta they called the “Experiment Program” to Android devices. Only those who accepted the invite for the program on their notifications would become part of the beta, which involves getting new builds to Twitter and being able to test them out before they are officially released. While this caused some buggy issues with those that ...
Read More »Dota 2 International prize pool smashes its own record
$13 million? Pah. That’s barely even 86 million Danish Krone. Hardly even 438526954 Thai Baht. Just 8943682320 Rwandan Francs. Nothing! At least, those are the words ringing around the Valve’s vast cathedral-like HQ this morning at the news that this year’s Dota 2 International prize pool has again destroyed its own record by climbing past the $13 million mark. At ...
Read More »Total War: Attila – The Last Roman Campaign Pack Announced
There’s another Total War DLC on the way! But, before we all throw our hands up in disgust at EA and vow to never let our wallets meet the aforementioned DLC, an ever more increasingly common reaction to Total War DLC, let’s take a look at it. The past few DLC’s for Attila have added various new factions and graphical changes. ...
Read More »Is Razer poised to purchase OUYA?
OUYA, the home console based around Android, has had a rough ride; but if new rumours are to be believed, its worries may be coming to an end. Razer, best known for their enthusiast level PC peripherals, are entering the Android-based console market with their Razer Forge TV console – and are poised to take over OUYA for $10million, if ...
Read More »Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice Hits 3DS This Winter
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice will be launching on Nintendo 3DS this winter. SEGA and Nintendo confirmed the game with a press release, a few pieces of artwork, and a launch trailer. Check out the trailer below. Sonic Boom was set to be Sonic’s big comeback. SEGA put a lot of work into the new series – a television series, a ...
Read More »The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Sales Numbers Released
Co-founder of CD Projekt Red Marcin Iwiński has reported that over 4 million copies of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt have been sold in the first two weeks since launch. In a letter to the fans, Iwiński went on to note that these fans “have given us tons of positive feedback and support — the sheer volume of emails we’ve gotten since ...
Read More »Obsidian loses co-founder
Chris Avellone, who served as the co-founder and creative director of Obsidian Entertainment, has left the company. Founded in 2003, Obsidian and Avellone have worked on many games such as Fallout: New Vegas, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, Pillars of Eternity and South Park: Stick of Truth. “I have officially left Obsidian Entertainment to accept a sudden ...
Read More »Store More & Control Better With the New Xbox One
Microsoft officially announced some feature and cosmetic changes to its Xbox One console and controller. The new box will retail for $400, but will include double the storage space than current models, as well as a new matte-black finish. The 1TB hard drive should create much more room for the growing digital storefronts the new generations of consoles have adapted ...
Read More »E3 2015: The Ratchet & Clank re-imagining trailer looks awesome
Why bother with E3? The much anticipated PS4 re-imagining-boot of Ratchet & Clank has just released its first trailer, and it looks pretty darn good. All of E3’s goodies are splurging onto the internet already and the show is still days away. It must feel like a guest at house party who arrives on time but finds out that all ...
Read More »Oculus Rift Photos Leaked Ahead of Reveal
Since launching a new website for the Oculus Rift, the now-too-common natural progression of pawing and prodding at code has uncovered a number of hidden gems within the site. Most notably, the look of the Oculus Headset. Even without the uncovered “secrets,” the website is currently displaying a countdown to June 11th at 1pm EST; this is going to be ...
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