Category: Gaming

Remedy’s latest trailer for ‘Control’ digs into the supernatural shooter’s story

[ad_1] That agency is the Federal Bureau of Control, and your character, Jesse Faden, has supernatural abilities of her own to rely on. Last year narrative director Anna Megill told Engadget “we’re trying to make something unexpected,” with a game that’s the studio’s least-linear experience yet, compared to games like Alan Wake or Max Payne, […]

EA Sports pushes back ‘NBA Live 20’ release date to late 2019

[ad_1] The publisher said that changes are in store for NBA Live, hence the reason for the delay. “We’re planning a different approach to NBA Live this year, and will have more to share in the quarter ahead,” an EA representative told Polygon. An EA executive on the company’s earning’s call confirmed that it’s still […]

EA’s largest ‘Apex Legends’ tournament yet starts September 13th

[ad_1] As the name implies, teams have to apply to enter this tournament. This is primarily meant for seasoned pros rather than everyday players looking for a shot at glory. The award still pales in comparison to what the biggest Fortnite tournaments can offer. Remember, Fortnite World Cup solo winner Kyle Giersdorf won $3 million […]

Nintendo’s Switch Lite is now available for pre-order

[ad_1] You can stump up $200 for the device in grey, yellow or turquoise on Amazon, or you can pre-order the Zacian and Zamazenta Edition (also $200). Pre-orders for the Pokémon-themed edition aren’t live on Best Buy just yet, but the solid color versions are all there. All four models are available to pre-order through […]

Twitch’s karaoke competition returns with a record deal prize

[ad_1] Six finalists will get an all-expenses paid trip to TwitchCon San Diego in September, where they’ll compete for the top prize of $20,000 and for the first time, a singles deal with Columbia Records. Granted, it’s not the eye-watering prize money we’ve seen elsewhere in competitive gaming, but the record deal means the competition […]

Qualcomm-Tencent collaboration will include 5G gaming phones

[ad_1] The two companies announced plans to add 5G to the ASUS ROG Phone II, which uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC, and which Tencent sells in China. Faster mobile connectivity could support Tencent’s ambitions to launch a streaming game service, Instant Play. Qualcomm provides the chips which power many mobile phones, particularly those using […]

FBI arrests woman for massive Capital One hack

[ad_1] The FBI tracked and arrested a suspect based partially on her GitHub posts.Capital One coughs up credit application info for 100 million people According to the company, someone exploited a “configuration vulnerability” that allowed them to access and decrypt customer data affecting more than 100 million people in the US and about six million […]

Oculus, Hololens and Vive headsets will soon be able to share apps

[ad_1] Microsoft already released OpenXR on its store even before the first version was officially launched. Windows Mixed Reality and HoloLens 2 users can simply install it to run any OpenXR-based application. Don Box, Technical Fellow at Microsoft, said: “We are excited to now work with the OpenXR community to design the key extensions that […]

Sony has sold 100 million PlayStation 4 consoles

[ad_1] Sony also revealed that for the first time, folks are buying more games via digital downloads than physical discs, marking a trend that’s been ongoing for a while now. Despite its half-decade age, PS4 sales have never really flagged until recently, with 17.8 million sold last year, down just 1.2 million over 2017. However, […]

MediaTek’s latest phone CPUs are built for gaming

[ad_1] The G90 chips will use HyperEngine game tech that promises to cut back on lag. and interruptions. Like some phones, it can invoke LTE to help out if you have a flaky WiFi connection. It can maintain two WiFi connections on different bands, too. Call and data concurrency keeps your internet access alive if […]