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Batman: Arkham Origins rumored to come with multiplayer

, Apr 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

The latest installment in the Batman video game series, which is set to arrive on October 25 later this year, is rumored to be packing multiplayer functionality. If true, Batman: Arkham Origins will be the first game out of the series to come with multiplayer where you can play as both the protagonist and the antagonists. Read The Full Story

NVIDIA GeForce driver update continues expanding support for newest games

, Apr 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Today users of PCs working with NVIDIA GeForce graphics processors will be finding an update available to them, this software download continuing a legacy of similar pushes by the company to keep up-to-date with the latest top-tier gaming titles on the market. The NVIDIA GeForce 320.00 beta drivers appearing on machines this week are being pushed both automatically - through users' notification pop-up system in Windows - and through NVIDIA's GeForce Experience application. The NVIDIA GeForce Experience is another effort by the company to connect their graphics development team to the end user in as simple a form as possible. Read The Full Story

Doctors say Tetris could fix lazy eye

, Apr 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

The condition commonly known as lazy eye has an official medical name, amblyopia. However, most people know what lazy eye is, it's a medical condition where one eye doesn't move in the same manner as the other, and it can lead to vision loss. Canadian doctors believe they found a new way to treat lazy eye and it involves playing the video game Tetris. Read The Full Story

Pizza Hut Xbox 360 app lets you order food without leaving the console

, Apr 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

When you are on a weekend gaming binge there are times when you're hungry, but you don't want to drop out of the game to go and order your pizza. Not to mention the fact that pizza delivery people can be incredibly irritating to talk to because they always want to put you on hold and you have to listen to a long list of specials before you can order whatever it is you really want. Pizza Hut has a very interesting idea to make ordering your favorite pie a snap, right from your Xbox. Read The Full Story

Skyrim gets demoed on Oculus Rift VR headset

, Apr 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

The latest in the Elder Scrolls series of video games from Bethesda, dubbed Skyrim, has been ported over to the new Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. YouTube user Chris Gallizzi uploaded a two-minute-long video demoing how the game works with the new Kickstarter-funded VR goggles, and also provided a bit of details along the way. Read The Full Story

Girl Scouts of greater Los Angeles to offer a video game design patch

, Apr 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

The Girl Scouts offer a number of different patches that scouts can earn for completing various tasks. The Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles have announced that they have teamed up with Women in Games International to create a new patch that scouts can earn. The new patch is earned when Girl Scouts learn to design video games. Read The Full Story

USPTO shreds Edge trademarks and kills a troll

, Apr 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Several years ago a man named Tim Langdell was able to successfully win trademarks on several rather generic terms. The terms trademarked by Langdell included "edge," "cutting edge," "the edge," and "gamer's edge." After winning those trademarks, the man said about suing any video game company that used any of those words in the title of their video games. Read The Full Story

Gears of War: Judgment Call to Arms map pack detailed

, Apr 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Gears of War: Judgment fans have some new content to look for this week from Microsoft. The second map pack for the video game is set to release for VIP Season Pass holders on Tuesday, April 23. The map pack will be available for everyone globally on April 30. The map pack is called the Call to Arms Map Pack and will bring three new multiple player maps and a new mode. Read The Full Story

Oculus Rift and Omnidirectional treadmill show the future of gaming

, Apr 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Combine the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset with the Virtuix Omni omnidirectional treadmill and you have access to a fully immersive gaming experience. In a video released by Virtuix, a former marine uses both the Omni and the Rift to play Team Fortress 2. The demonstration shows how using the Omni and Rift can make playing games much more entertaining and much more intense. Read The Full Story

OUYA appears in FCC as it arrives on doorstep throughout the USA

, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the gaming console known as OUYA has appeared in the FCC as it enters the hands and desktops of users across the USA. This machine is an Android-powered gaming console packing a fabulously powerful NVIDIA Tegra processor under the hood, originally funded by no less than KickStarter by the masses. The device's appearance at the FCC means it's full steam ahead for users about to receive their units in the mail - soon and very soon! Read The Full Story

Bethesda’s The Evil Within has company bursting forth in horror genre game

, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

With the release of the first teaser for "The Evil Within", we're seeing what could very well be the biggest contender for the Resident Evil collection of monster-filled games in the history of video games. If Bethesda aimed to show their prowess with a vision of barely-visible bits and pieces, they've done so here with flying colors. The developers teased this title earlier this week with a miniature Vine video as well. Read The Full Story

SimCity getting first major update on April 22

, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

After the whole fiasco with the release of SimCity earlier this year, it seems that things have finally settled, and players are now able to build their cities in peace. However, there's going to be another server shutdown come Monday, but only to make room for the game's first major update, which is set to hit April 22. Read The Full Story
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