Alternative DRM-free PC game digital distribution platform GOG.com currently has a sale on the Duke Nukem series. The original Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem 2 (sold as a single package), Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition, pinball spin-off Balls of Steel, and Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project are all heavily discounted. They usually cost $5.99 (around Rs. 400) a piece. However they’re now $1.49 (almost Rs. 99) each. And if you buy all of them together, you’ll pay a mere $2.36 (approximately Rs. 157). The reason for this fire sale is that the publisher 3D Realms does not own the rights to…
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Halo: Reach – originally released on Xbox 360 back in 2010 – was added to Microsoft’s backwards compatibility roster for the Xbox One this month, but it seems the game lacked necessary testing time on the developer table before being shipped out to users. According to a thread on user-curated social news site and forum Reddit, Halo: Reach is suffering from massive frame-rate issues that have rendered the game “unplayable”, a user reported. Other gamers commented to say that they were experiencing more of the same. “Frame rate dips down to about 10fps when there are a lot of enemies…
One of the biggest grouses for PlayStation 4 (PS4) owners and would be buyers is the glaring lack of exclusive titles. Compared to the Xbox One, the roster of games solely for Sony’s console is next to nil. However Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida claims that this will change. “2016 marks an unprecedented rush of big titles for PS4. It’s also the year of the long-awaited launch of PlayStation VR. It’s the year PS4 users, and those who are on the fence on whether to buy it will absolutely think “it’s good to have a PS4.” Please…
A Steam listing this week said the new Tomb Raider game would be arriving for Windows PCs sometime in January, and now Microsoft has reiterated the same albeit in an ultimately vague fashion. All in all, PC fans of the franchise can indeed now start salivating with the launch of Rise of the Tomb Raider so close. The confirmation comes via the Windows Store Twitter account, and it’s reasonable to expect the “coming soon” will be in line with the game’s availability on Valve’s digital game distribution platform. Seeing as how the Windows Store is a Windows 8 and 10…
It seems the new pro-gamer-focused Xbox Elite wireless controller has become the gadget Microsoft didn’t think anyone would want. Launched towards the end of October (though not in India) for the Xbox One console and Windows PCs, the Elite controller has continued to vanish off shelves on a regular basis. And Microsoft confirmed the same in a statement to Tech Insider on Wednesday: “While the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller is sold out in many retailers around the world, we are working quickly to get more units in the hands of fans. We expect more units to arrive at retailers each…
If reports are to be believed, Microsoft is mulling building a smaller and cheaper version of the Xbox One to rival the new Apple TV for a launch in the second half of 2016. “I have heard from internal sources that the company is considering plans for a lightweight Xbox One that may only be for Windows store games and would compete with the Apple TV, but it’s not clear if these plans have been scrapped,” wrote Brad Sams, contributor for all-things-Microsoft blog Petri. Sams adds that there were rumours of a device of this type around November 2013, when…
Are you regularly running out of charge on your Xbox One controller and lack a long enough cable to help you out? Is the charging-time wait spoiling your mood and depriving you of precious time on your favourite game? California-based third-party gaming accessories manufacturer Performance Designed Products (PDP) wants to be of service. In a post on video game news website IGN, PDP chief technology officer Tom Roberts announced a new product called Super Charger, in what is essentially a dock that is capable of fully charging the Xbox One controller in less than a minute. The company claims this…
Oculus, the company behind the pioneering Rift virtual reality headset, had showed off its Oculus Touch controller accessory at a pre-E3 2015 event. At the time, Oculus said it would launch the controller along with the Rift headset in the first half of 2016. However, the company has now announced that it needs more time to bring the Oculus Touch to customers. In a blog post, Oculus stated that it has delayed the launch of the Oculus Touch controllers until the second half of 2016. According to the company, several changes have been made to the controller after it was…
One of most well-loved entries in the long-running Final Fantasy series of video games, Final Fantasy IX will be released for Android, iOS, and PC. The news comes via an announcement from publisher Square Enix. Right now the company confirmed that it will come to your smartphone and computer in 2016 for Japan. While no timeframe or date has been announced for other territories, it’s safe to say a release outside Japan will follow. This is because each and every Final Fantasy port was eventually launched internationally. Square Enix stated that since its release on the original PlayStation back in…
After movies and music, Airtel extended its Wynk brand to include games last week. Dubbed Wynk Games, it offers a library of over 2,000 global and local games across genres. The app is currently in beta and available for download on the company’s website. Wynk Games contains games from a host of studios, both big and small. These include Reliance Big Entertainment, Hungama, Square Enix, Zeptolab, Thumbstar, Tresensa, Bulkypix, and Nautilus Mobile. The games have been obtained via Playphone, a mobile social gaming network and content aggregator that has tied up with Airtel. However, it seems that not all of…