After years of anticipation No Man's Sky has finally touched down and into gamers hands and consoles. As you first load up the game you'll find yourself in a vast universe. Take your time and use these tips to help you get the best start. 1. Loot the crash site Although it's…

In keeping with the original Pokemon games on Gameboy, to begin the game you must choose a starter. The defaults are Squirtle, Charmander and Bulbasaur. However, there is another option; you can replicate Pokemon Yellow and have Pikachu as your stater. When Professor Willow tells you to choose your pokemon the original three will…

Blizzard have paid tribute to college student Wu Hongyu, 20, from Guangdong University of Technology in Guangzhou, China, after he died tragically in an accident on May 23rd. Wu Hongyu had seen somebody stealing a classmates bike from the campus, and in an heroic move, got on his own bike…

Nintendo has teamed up with Japanese fashion designers Uniqlo to bring your best loved characters into their stores. Previous Uniqlo themes have included Disney and Star Wars. The competition is open to everyone and will be judged by Shigeru Miyamoto and the Nintendo Special Judges Team. There are 3 stages of prizes.…

The Pokemon Company have released a new Japanese-language trailer for Pokemon Sun and Moon on YouTube today. The video features seven new monsters facing-off against some more familiar creatures. https://youtu.be/NTt65qAkR84 Although an English version of the trailer hasn't yet been released, this kind Redditor has revealed the names and artwork for the creatures. Say…

Oxygen Not Included, the new game from Klei Entertainment the developers behind Invisible Inc. and Don't Starve, will be coming to PC as revealed at the PC Gaming Show. The title will be  a colony simulator based in space. From the short teaser Klei Entertainment released Oxygen Not Included  is crafted in the company's beautiful…

The new full-sized expansion for Hearthstone, Whispers of the Old Gods, was announced by Blizzard a few months ago who at the time said it would be released sometime "in late April or early May." Now the developer has set a date for next Tuesday 26th in Northern America and Europe, and will release the…

You can now pre-order the limited edition of No Man's Sky-but only from Amazon Germany. It feels as if we have been waiting for No Man's Sky for far too long after it was announced two years ago- we even predicted that it would be a top seller for 2015 in…

At the beginning of the month Oculus customers received emails informing them there would be a delay in shipping the VR device due to an "unexpected component shortage." There weren't any timelines given and customers critisied Oculus for a lack of communication. A new statement has now been released by a spokesperson for Oculus: “The…

A few day's ago Telltale games opened a new faction of themselves, Telltale Publishing. They sent out teaser Tweets including some pretty scary screenshots of their first publication. They have now released an official trailer for 7 Days to Die a "survival horde crafting game" set in a post apocalyptic world over-run…

Ubisoft have released new images for the Falcon Lost update coming for The Division. The DLC will be a free update that offers a new end game including ability-creating gear sets, daily challenges and loot trading. The expansion centres around the Falcon Lost invasion which promises to "test the limits of your squad."  Take…

The creators behind The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, Minecraft, Tales from the Borderlands and the upcoming Batman have turned their hand to publishing, revealed with a brand spanking new Twitter Profile: Telltale Publishing. Two tweets have been sent out teasing a horror/survival project, far darker than what we would normally expect from…

Customers pre-ordering the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift have complained about orders suddenly being canceled or delayed. Yesterday Oculus Rift customers received an email apologizing for an "unexpected component shortage." The email did not include any timescales for those who have ordered, just saying that there will be "an update on their order status" by April…

Valve has made the CAD files for the Steam controller public for players to redesign to their "heart's content."  The files were made public on the Steam Community site and provide "the geometry of all externally visible parts." The intention is for players to customise the controller to how they would want…

PlayStation VR has been confirmed as the most affordable of the VR headsets being released this year and we know many of you have your eye on it. But what is the point in owning the set without some great games to experience on it. Below is a list of…

Square Enix has announced today at the Game Developers Conference that JRPG, I Am Setsuna, will be skipping the PS Vita and coming straight onto the PS4 this summer. I Am Setsuna is a more traditional JRPG which fans of the genre should keep an eye out for. It comes…

If you picked up Heavy Rain when it was originally released in 2010 on the PS3, you’ll find yourself thinking ‘this really hasn’t changed.’ There has been a small upgrade on graphics and some added bonuses but the remaster doesn’t have the same ‘wow’ factor that I remember the original…

The development for Dead Island 2 has been taken over by Sumo Digital, the studio behind LittleBigPlanet3. Publisher Deep Silver told MCV today that it had moved the production of the zombie shooter to the studio as “Sumo showed so much understanding of the brand, had creative ideas and an excellent, vision that…

Sony has kicked off it's series 'Making of Uncharted 4' today with it's premier episode on YouTube. The five-episode-series follows developer Naughty Dog and the voice cast as they describe how the series has evolved since its first release. https://youtu.be/S--iukH2z8E   "The video team at PlayStation was given incredible access…

Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb spoke out about the downtime that Xbox Live has been experiencing over the last two weeks. Reddit user BIGBLOCK22s submitted a thread titled 'Has Microsoft even thought about compensation for the last 2 weeks?' Major Nelson responded "I've taken some of the more thoughtful comments and shared them with…

If you are looking to bring some more gaming into your world then Google have you covered. Link can currently be found traversing Google Maps in place of their usual orange street view helper. Too see Link in action go onto Google Maps today and you'll find a little Link…