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The HTC VIVE Flow Brings Proper VR To Wearable Tech

HTC VIVE has lifted the lid on the VIVE Flow – immersive glasses designed to transport users wherever they need or want in a compact and portable device. The VIVE Flow allows wearers to interact with apps and games, stream video content and more through the same Viveport app store as its full-fledged VR headsets, using a compatible Android smartphone as a controller and media source. The Vive Flow glasses will be available in November with pre-orders starting today, at a price of $749. See omnys...

Oct 15, 20213 min

PlayStation Is Giving Away Three Extra Games In November's PlayStation Plus Lineup

To celebrate five years of PlayStation VR, PlayStation has confirmed that it will give away three bonus PlayStation Plus members in the November PlayStation Plus lineup. PlayStation hasn’t gone on record to say what these three games are yet, but it does say that these will be bonus games indicating that we’ll still get our standard 2-3 PlayStation Plus games next month and these in addition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 14, 20212 min

Samsung's New 980 Pro With Heatsink Is PS5 Compatible

Feeling a bit left out from from the PS5 SSD game, Samsung has announced that it’s popular 980 Pro Gen 4 M.2 SSD will come in a heatsink edition later this month. The internals will be identical to the 980 Pro SSD providing write speeds of 5,100 MB/s and read speeds of 7,000 MB/s but it’ll now come inside of a heat sink that is perfectly compatible with the PS5’s M.2 internal SSD drive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 13, 20213 min

Xbox Has Created An Epic SpongeBob Xbox Series X

Xbox caved and gave into the meme. You can currently enter to win either a Spongebob Squarepants Xbox Series X or a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Xbox Series X to celebrate the release of Xbox All Stars Brawl. All you have to do is be following Xbox and RT the tweet in the article on our website for your chance to enter along with the hashtag #XboxAllStarBrawlSweepstakes. It’s open to all countries that have Xbox Live which includes Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 12, 20213 min

GTA: The Trilogy Definitive Edition Has Been Announced!

It’s been rumoured for months and months but Rockstar has finally announced it. Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition will be releasing on PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and PC later this year. We don’t have a release date yet, but Rockstar says it’ll share more information soon. A mobile version will also release in 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 10, 20213 min

New Xbox Controllers And Headsets!

It seems that Xbox is celebrating its 20th anniversary in a big way. Yesterday we saw the announce of Adidas Sneakers whilst today we’ve had the reveal of a brand new 20th anniversary controller and headset. Both will release on November 15th for $99 each and feature translucent designs based on the original Xbox Debug kit. Xbox has placed a high emphasis on the classic green branding, with the button, grips and D-Pad surround all lighting up in green. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Oct 08, 20212 min

All Twitch Data Has Leaked And Our Switch OLED, Far Cry 6 & Metroid Dread Reviews

An anonymous hacker has apparently managed to leak the entirety of Twitch, including its source code and information regarding user payout data. This news has come in the form of a post on the notorious message board 4Chan where a user posted a torrent link for 128GB worth of internal Twitch data including: The entirety of Twitch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 07, 20214 min

October's Xbox Game Pass Games And Sora In Super Smash Bros Ultimate

It’s been a long time coming but overnight Nintendo and Sakurai have confirmed that the final character coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is none other than Sora from Kingdom Hearts. He was apparently the most requested character of all time. The announcement was made in the final ever Mr Sakurai Presents broadcast with a trailer that came full circle with the original reveal trailer for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 06, 20213 min

The Final Super Smash Bros Ultimate Character Is Being Revealed Tonight

We’re only hours away from the final Super Smash Bros Ultimate character being revealed which is taking place later tonight. The game’s Director Masahiro Sakurai is hyping the reveal up as being one that anybody who enjoys games should watch. On Twitter he said: “Even if you don’t play the game, if you’re interested in gaming I’d like to recommend you watch it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 05, 20213 min

PS5 Game Trials Are A Thing

It’s been reported that Konami is expecting to launch revivals and remakes for some of its most storied franchises including Metal Gear, Silent Hill, and Castlevania. With Konami having kept away from Castlevania since 2014’s Lord of Shadows II, it’s expected the next Castlevania title will be a “reimagining” for the series. It’s being developed internally at Konami in Japan with assistance from external studios local to them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 04, 20214 min

xCloud Has Launched In Australia & Another Big PlayStation Acquisition

Xbox has announced Australia is finally getting the real deal Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) on today. That means that we’ll be able to access over 100 games in the cloud on Android devices using an app or in browser on iPhone/iPad or PC. All you need to do is be an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate member. If you’re on Android, you can get the xCloud app. For those on iPhone, iPad or PC, you can head to Xbox.com/play to play in your browser. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 01, 20214 min

Far Cry 6 Budgy Smugglers + October's PS Plus Games Confirmed

Aussie swimwear brand Budgy Smuggler and Ubisoft have partnered to create a collection of Far Cry 6 Budgy Smugglers. Available in both male and female fits, the designs focus on the loveable sausage dog Chorizo and the trust bird companion, Chicharron. The collection is available in very limited quantities today on the Budgy Smuggler website. They’ll set you back $60 or $90 depending on whether you’re going for the one piece or the classic Budgy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Sep 30, 20214 min

The First Nintendo Switch OLED Impressions Have Arrived

The Nintendo Switch OLED is just over a week away and we have our first impressions courtesy of outlets in the US and UK as well as a couple of gamers who seem to have gotten their hands on the console early. The key takeaway that seems to be unanimous from all of the impressions is the fact that the larger screen coupled with that OLED display means that you really need to get this thing in your hands to understand just how much of an improvement it is. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

Sep 28, 20213 min

Everything Announced At Today's Massive Nintendo Direct

It was a big morning with Nintendo holding its September Nintendo Direct. Here's all the main announcements: Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games are coming to Nintendo Switch Online at an extra cost with full online support. . When it launches in October, the Nintendo 64 games will include Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Lylat Wars, Yoshi's Island, Ocarina of Time, Mario Tennis and Super Mario 64. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Sep 24, 20213 min

A 40 Minute Nintendo Direct Is Happening Tomorrow

There it is. In typical September fashion, a 40 minute Nintendo Direct has been confirmed for Friday morning. Nintendo confirmed that we’ll be getting a 40 minute Direct featuring information focusing on games releasing this Winter. It’s highly likely we’ll see whatever is related to that controller rumour that was floating around earlier today, which likely means something new is coming to Nintendo Switch Online (both Game Boy and Nintendo 64 have been rumoured). See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Sep 23, 20212 min

A New Nintendo Switch Controller Could Be Getting Announced This Week

An FCC filing has revealed that a new Nintendo Switch controller could be getting revealed later this week. The FCC has listed a game controller that is being created by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch, with a short term confidentiality applied until Friday, September 24th. The fact that a confidentiality period was specified, would normally mean that this is due to end when the product is set to be announced. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Sep 22, 20213 min

Disney Classic Games Collection Back & Our Kena Review

A few weeks ago it leaked that the Disney Classic Games Collection was back with The Jungle Book and we now seem to have a somewhat official announcement which comes courtesy of Vooks. The new version of the title will include the SNES, Game Boy and SEGA Mega Drive versions of The Jungle Book. It will also add the SNES version of Aladdin, which was sorely missed from the original release. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 21, 20213 min

New SpongeBob & Destroy All Human Games Are On The Way

THQ Nordiq has announced SpongeBob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake. It’s a new SpongeBob adventure game coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch sometime in the future. The game will see two buddies unintentionally opening up a bunch of portals across different worlds. You’ll play in seven distinct worlds and put on more than 30 cosmic skins in order to save the universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 20, 20213 min

COD: Vanguard Has Been Revealed & Skyrim Is Getting Released Again

This morning, Sledgehammer Games’ follow-up to Call of Duty WWII, Call of Duty: Vanguard, was officially revealed alongside an epic trailer. The game is set to release for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC on November 5. Ttrailer has confirmed that the game will once again be set during the Second World War. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 20, 20213 min
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