Gamescom 2015
Gamescom is back in Cologne for it's 7th year running, with over 700 exhibitors from more than 40 countries presenting their new products in Cologne. The booked exhibition space has been greatly expanded. Overall, Gamescom will span a gross floor space of 193,000 square metres (+18%).
Halo: The Fall of Reach Released
Halo: The Fall of Reach Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD Today
Games with Gold: November 2015
Microsoft on Wednesday announced the Games With Gold lineup for November 2015. Xbox Live Gold users are getting four free games during the month spread across Xbox One and Xbox 360. Free titles for November 2015 include Pneuma: Breath of Life and Knight Squad on Xbox One, as well as Dirt 3 andDungeon Siege III for Xbox 360. The full lineup of titles and dates is available below.
Red Dead Redemption Gets Backwards Compatability
Talk about adding fuel to the fire!
If the swirling rumours that Rockstar is working on a sequel (prequel?) to Red Dead Redemption needed any...
Penny-Punching Princess UK&I Release Date Announced for Switch
In a world where power is derived from money, PPP serves as a Keynesian cheerleader, a cautionary tale about financial deregulation and its abbreviation has the same letters as Purchasing Power Parity. Deep stuff.
Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo – Talking Financial Stuff
It turns out that Sony has been having a pretty good summer so far. The Japanese giant has released its financial results between April...
The New Xbox One Controller to include a Headphone Jack
The PS4’s DualShock 4 has a headphone jack that allows you to plug whatever headphones into the controller. The Xbox One’s controller, however, only...
Everything you need to know about the new social app Vero
The ad-free Instagram rival Vero received half a million users in a single day. But the founder of the app is controversial and there...
#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.
Destiny: Addiction by Design
This article is the first in a two-part series about why Destiny is so addictive. In this article the concepts of Achievement/Reward and Social Obligation are discussed in general and in particular how they relate to Destiny.




















