Microsoft’s Illumiroom is really starting to take shape, this new demo shows all the ways that it can be used to bring a more immersive experience to your living room. I really dig the Borderlands style artwork and distorted effect, this could be a great way to show damage when playing. Take a look at the full demo to see ... Read More »
Graphics have come a long way in recent years with textures and lighting improving dramatically. There is one element that developers still struggle with – water. Creating realistic water effects is one of the hardest things to do and because of that, the water scenes tend to shatter the atmosphere and bring us back to reality. Now Nvidia has a ... Read More »
We thought we would step away from all the awesome trailers and game news for a few minutes and engage your brain… Some new data from Juniper Research has revealed that by 2017 there will be 64.1 billion games downloaded onto smartphones and tablet devices – over 3 times that of 2012, which stood at 21 billion. This high rate ... Read More »
Yes, you read that correctly, an omni-directional treadmill paired up with the Oculus Rift and Team Fortress 2! This awesome setup was created by Virtuix who have been working on a consumer level omnidirectional treadmill for virtual reality applications, and it has combined its device with the Oculus Rift, and Team Fortress 2. Is this the next dimension in gaming? ... Read More »
Ubisoft have just announced a new Prince of Persia game that will be coming to smartphones and tablets. Yeah we are a bit disapointed that its not another full blown Prince of Persia but it is an original PoP game that continues the story across iOS and Android platforms. Prince of Persia The Shadow and The Flame continues the incredible ... Read More »
The days when the only way to play a good videogame involved plugging a large games console into a household TV are long gone. This is because mobile phones have grown in power to the point where even the most basic of smartphones have the capacity to run brilliant games without breaking a sweat. We’ve picked out some top games from ... Read More »
nVidia recently released their supercomputer-thoroughbred, adequately designated: the Titan. As the name implies, this single chip monstrosity of a flagship card is redesigned from the ground up with a GK110 at its heart. Built for one purpose: Gaming with maximum settings enabled at the highest resolution across multiple screens. From what we have read, this ‘little’ beast is capable of ... Read More »
At the launch of Sony’s new PS4, Epic Games’ Tim Sweeny unveiled a tech demo of the new Unreal Engine 4 running on the new Playstation 4 platform. The Unreal Engine has been the pioneer in jaw dropping graphics and technical wizardry (along with the Crytek Engine). The Unreal Engine 3 platform was used in countless games and the fact ... Read More »
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