Microsoft has confirmed that the next iteration of Kinect, the motion tracking peripheral unveiled alongside the Xbox One earlier this week, will be coming to Windows in 2014. The previous version of the Kinect was used widely by developers and modders to create all sorts of interesting projects including innovative retail solutions. The new Kinect with it’s 1080p camera and ... Read More »
The new Xbox is here and it has a name, Xbox One. Last night’s unveiling of Microsoft’s next generation console left me with mixed emotions. The new console is extremely ambitious trying to tackle the full living room entertainment experience. I loved the TV integration, multitasking and fantasy league live viewing experience, but it’s hard to get excited about this ... Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
In the middle of the night (SA time) last night, Sony unveiled the new Playstation 4. It’s been six years since the PS3 launched and everyone was expecting big things from Sony in light of the success of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 over the last 5 years. There is coverage of the launch pretty much everywhere, we thought we would pull ... Read More »
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