A Microsoft job ad has recently revealed possible information for the next Xbox, or the Xbox 720 as some refer to it as. While no official statement regarding the matter has been released, the Microsoft ad is specifically looking for a “UI Designer & Prototyper -Xbox” to work at the UK-based Skype section of the company on “next gen Xbox” related projects. The ad also s...
Read More »If you have never heard of a Nook, it is a tablet made by Barnes & Noble, rather like the Kindle Fire, and Google Nexus 7 tablets in its abilities. It offers a dual core CPU, available in 8GB/16GB versions (expandable memory with Micro SD), offers a long battery life, tonnes of supported media types, tonnes of apps available, built in Wi-Fi, Flash support,etc all housed in a device offering a ...
Read More »Microsoft has revealed the official release date of its Surface tablet in a report submitted this week to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, confirming the day to be October 26th. This coincides with information reported on earlier this month, about the launch of the new operating system Windows 8 on October 26th as well. Only one form of Surface will be available on launch day, which is s...
Read More »Hackers that got into Ubisoft’s online PC network found exposed data for uPlay which could be used for malicious software. Specifically some hackers claim uPlay could be used as a rootkit to get into other people’s systems and activate programs against their will. However, the possibility of uPlay being a rootkit is up to debate with some software security experts. Computer and Video G...
Read More »The Ouya console designers have released several new concept pictures detailing the main device and its controller. The Android-based console Ouya, has become a kickstarter phenomenon with more then 43,000 people giving their support, achieving a total of 5.5 million dollars in investments so far. The new console is making a name for itself by attempting to be the first “hackable” syst...
Read More »SteelSeries, a manufacturer of competitive premium gaming peripherals today announced the SteelSeries Sensei [RAW] gaming mouse. It offers what the SteelSeries Sensei offers, without the CPU chip to deliver the amount of customisation the original mouse offers. This makes for a cheaper alternative, but doesn’t stint on quality, as everything else remains intact. You still get a mouse that is...
Read More »A Munich based developer Itsmy today announced a launch of a new gaming service for Smart TV’s and set-top boxes. Working off the relatively new internet HTML5 platform, it provides a new way of playing social games without needing extra software like Macromedia Flash to run. “In contrast to the online streaming services, we have developed our cloud platform in HTML5 which runs perfectly wit...
Read More »Not Lost in the Universe, is an interactive storybook series for the Apple iPad. Interface3 a Scottish mobile game specialist today announced that they have partnered with independent Edinburgh film and animation studio Ko Lik Films to create a series named Not Lost in the Universe. Not Lost in the Universe is an interactive childrens storybook series for the Apple iPad. “Not Lost in the Uni...
Read More »Epic Games have shown off their Unreal Engine 4 demo for the first time in public space. We had seen glimpses of it before in screenshot form which was all they were prepared to give out, but nothing really sets you up. Some people (mostly developers) behind closed doors got to see this a couple of weeks back, but we can finally show you the trailer in its entirety: Wha...
Read More »Square Enix has shown off a tech demo running in real time on a new games engine created for the next gen. It is called the Luminous Studio engine & this demo is in real time. It wasn’t said what the demo was running on, but just watch and tell me your thoughts. The engine will be scalable so the next Sony/Microsoft console could run the e...
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