Meet Alienware’s Alpha console, a Steam Machine without SteamOS (for now)
Alienware's long-awaited Alpha finally arrives, but is it really the console killer or just warmed-over hardware?
tinyBuild Unveils Stealthy Speed-Brawler, Mr. Shifty
Quit creeping through shadows, stop surveilling security patterns, and ditch the fancy toys. An expert thief and master of infiltration, Mr. Shifty can get...
Blizzard Reveals New Skins For Overwatch Anniversary
Blizzard Entertainment is to mark the 1st anniversary of Overwatch by releasing new maps, voice lines, emotes and skins.
The 4 characters getting skins are:...
One to Watch: Vampyr
By:Â Lynda McDonald
Focus Home Interactive’s upcoming game Vampyr, in development by Dontnod Entertainment is slated for a 2017 release on PC, PS4 and Xbox One...
Rock Band 4
Is the band back for good or are Harmonix simply cashing in on one final gig? Rock Band 4 announced
Remedy to begin working on new AAA for PS4, Xbox One...
Remedy Entertainment who created hits like Quantum Break and the Max Payne series has signed a publishing deal with 505 games to produce a...
#MindYourself My Happy Place in Video Games
Kettle on. Shoes off. Jump onto the sofa and grab a controller. Instantly I am transported to another world. For their 'Mind Yourself' campaign, Independent.ie asked me to discuss my happy place. Video games are my happy place. They have the ability to take you to places you've never been, discover civilizations unknown, to be a hero, all from your own home.
Understanding Fallout 4’s UI Design
Bethesda often get a lot of flack from their fans about their menu design. But there are a lot of valid reasons why it looks the way that it does and while it is far from perfect it still holds an important place in the evolution of UI design for video games.
XCOM too Easy? Try TASTEE: Lethal Tactics
TASTEE: Lethal Tactics is a simultaneous, turn-based tactics game. Command your mercenaries with precision and anticipate your opponents' movements to take them down in...
Video games may be contributing to sexism, says US/French researchers
It's not the first time the video games industry has been called out the way it portrays women.
A recent study co-published by US and...


















