Gaming

  • New Star Wars: Battlefront trailer

    New Star Wars: Battlefront trailer

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    EA Games and studio Dice have confirmed that a new Star Wars: Battlefront title is heading to PC and consoles. Simply called Star Wars: Battlefront, the game is a soft of sequel to the original 2004 first and third person shooter and its 2005 sequel. The games allowed players to re-enact classic Star Wars battles…

  • Sony unveils PlayStation 4

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    Electronics giant Sony has unveiled the latest version of its PlayStation games console. The PlayStation 4 features a new “slim and light” body and includes WiFi and a Blu-ray player as well as a 500GB hard drive. Peripherals include the stand-alone DualShock wireless controller and a PlayStation Camera. The company says the device will be…

  • Win an 80s Retro Gaming Bundle with musicMagpie

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    To mark its recent sponsorship of The 80’s on National Geographic, trade-in website musicMagpie is offering gamers and nostalgia buffs the chance to win a fantastic 80s Retro Gaming Bundle. Items up for grabs include: – An Arcade Classic Wireless Mega Drive – A Nintendo Entertainment System Console (NES) – An Atari Flashback 3 Console…

  • Microsoft confirms Xbox One needs near-constant internet connection

    Microsoft confirms Xbox One needs near-constant internet connection

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    Microsoft has confirmed its new Xbox One games and home entertainment console will need to regularly dial home to check you’re allowed to play the games you own. In a blog post the company says: “While a persistent connection is not required, Xbox One is designed to verify if system, application or game updates are…

  • Bingo is driving internet take-up among older fans

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    Claimed to have originated in 16th century Europe, Bingo is perhaps the most persistent and enduring form of gambling. Its popularity has seen it adapt constantly: the game has been played at dedicated halls, at home with board game versions, as computer games and now online where fans from all over the country can play…

  • Xbox One launch causes TalkTalk network spike

    Xbox One launch causes TalkTalk network spike

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    Broadband provider TalkTalk says Microsoft’s launch of the Xbox One games and media console earlier this week caused “a big spike in traffic” on t its network. As the tech giant held two launch events simultaneously, in London and Seattle, traffic on one of the Content Delivery Networks within TalkTalk’s infrastructure rose from 80 Gigabytes…