Good news! If you’ve been playing titles such as Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite or Age of Empires IV on your PC since they were launched up until the 28th February, Microsoft is offering new members a 3-month trial of their PC Game Pass. Whether you’ve played these games through the Microsoft Store or Steam,…
Microsoft acquires ZeniMax Media: What does this mean for the industry?
Microsoft has acquired ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, for a huge $7.5 billion. This is massive news for the next generation of consoles, and signals a large shift occurring in the gaming industry as a whole. ZeniMax Media is the parent company of well-known companies like Bethesda Softworks (Fallout, The Elder Scrolls),…
What are you most looking forward to with the next-gen consoles?
Like so many other Xbox fans, I was hoping there’d be an attempt at VR with the upcoming Series X console, particularly after the relative success of titles on the PS4 & Oculus platforms. However, since rumours of VR being introduced have subsided, attention turns to the power of the machines and the titles to…
Everything that happened at E3: Including an Elder Scrolls you can play in lectures
E3 is the year’s biggest gaming event. 3 days of press conferences allows developers to give fans the details about what they’ve actually been doing for the last year. Rumours are put to bed, games are pre-ordered, and each and every year we get to feel like it’s Christmas. The actual conference is due to…
Compare And Conquer
When Fallout 3 first came out, reviews referred to it as “Oblivion with Guns”. When the Xbox One was announced, it was seen as the 360 designed by Orwell. Reviews of technology and gaming have a tendency to compare new releases to those that have come before them. But why do we do this? And…
Windows 10 preview: is it right for you?
With just a few days to go until the launch of Windows 10, we now have the near-full picture of what it will look like and how it will work, including some features that should help students. If you don’t already know, you can get an upgrade to Windows 10 completely free if you’re running…
Windows 10 – can Microsoft get it right?
Microsoft has a history of getting every other release of Windows terribly wrong. Windows Vista, for example, was full of bugs until Windows 7 patched things up. So will Windows 10 fix Microsoft’s mistakes from Windows 8? Inconsistent numbering system aside, the answer is still no. It’s important to note that the software is still…
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One – preview
Gaming editor Sam Emsley previews both the PS4 and the Xbox One as both consoles look forward to release later in the year.
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