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Category: Gaming Systems

  • Super Mario Run Now Available on Android

    Super Mario Run Now Available on Android

    At least, Super Mario Run is now available to be downloaded by Android users with tablets and phones using at least version 4.2 of the Android software. Fans of the game will be relieved to finally be able to get their hands on it after a long wait, as the game was originally released for iOS back in September.

    Super Mario Run is the first version of the game to be developed for smartphones and it allows users to control the character’s jumps and hops by using different keys. It has two additional modes, Kingdom Builder and Toad Rally, which are new yet also familiar at the same time.

    The game is free for Android and iOS users to download from the Play and App stores. However, users will be given limited features within the game modes until they pay a one-off fee. They will have full access after this and will not be asked to pay another fee again.

  • Virtual Reality – a New Era in Gaming

    Virtual Reality – a New Era in Gaming

    Virtual reality has actually been around for some time, but it’s only really just beginning to take off. If you are interested in learning more about virtual reality, then read on:

    • Virtual reality is created through the use of computer technology producing realistic images within an artificial world. It allows the user to feel as though they are really there.
    • This kind of technology is still in its infancy in the grand scheme of things, but it is growing in popularity all the time.
    • This has enormous potential for gamers, allowing them to feel much more a part of the world of the game that they are playing in.
    • Virtual reality is usually experienced through the use of a headset, which will take the user into a virtual world that feels incredibly realistic.

    Virtual reality is going to be the next big thing in gaming and many game developers are now making use of it.

  • The Resurgence of the Gameboy

    Quite often in life, vintage items will come back into fashion. Whilst this is rarely the case with gaming – technology moves on and so much of it will age quite quickly – this has been happening in recent months with the Gameboy from Nintendo. People are beginning to dig out their old devices and play their old games; it really is a blast from the past.

    Much of this is to do with the release of Pokémon Go. Whilst the game has been released for smartphone devices, it has served to make Pokémon in general popular once again. People are looking back to their old games as there is a renewed interest in the subject matter.

    Interestingly, Pokémon games for the Gameboy have risen astronomically in price. There is now a limited number of these games available, so the ones that still work can be worth quite a lot of money. If you have any that you no longer use, this could be the time to sell them!

    Gameboys in general have seen a rise in popularity as people begin to talk about them again. Try getting yours out from the back of the cupboard and see if it still has any appeal for you in this age of modern gaming.

  • The New Razer Blade: Ultimate Gaming laptop!

    The New Razer Blade: Ultimate Gaming laptop!

    Want a new gaming laptop for an ultimate gaming experience for 2016? Enter the new Razer Blade laptop, with it’s new sleek cutting edge design that’s ultra thing and with lots of great tech carefully crammed inside; it’s simply bursting with cutting edge innovative tech just waiting to be utilised.

    Inside there is a 6th Gen quad-core Intel® Core™ i7 processor, offering a faster performance between the 4 physical cores; as well as the 3 virtual cores spread in between the redundant space of the CPU registers and memory addresses, making it’s processor extremely fast. Further to this there’s a NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M graphics card, offering a faster and better frame rate than before; combined with the visually stunning 14″ QHD+ display.

    But wait there’s more! The New razor is paving the way forward with the Universal Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB-C) port, which is set to become the new USB standard across all devices in the years to come; it has an any-way-round connector that’s smaller, lightweight and with faster data transfer speeds than ever before.

    Also included is the groundbreaking PCIe solid state storage performance, Chroma anti-ghosting keyboard, and Killer™ Wireless-AC.

  • Playstation’s Next Console; PS5, a Teaser

    Playstation’s Next Console; PS5, a Teaser

    Playstation have already started work on their next console, the PS5; though it’s going to be quite a few years away from being finalised.

    It has been rumoured that the new console will aim towards bringing games consoles forward to an new disc-less era, and won’t have a disc drive; games will have to be downloaded via the PlayStation Store. Though they may still include an option to plug in an external drive for backwards compatibility with games on the older PS3 and PS4 consoles.

    When the PS3 was released they opted for a whole new design that involved using materials that cost more, which ultimately resulted in an increase in the price. They went back to the outdated square blocky design with the PS4 but gave it a glossy finish on the top to keep it fresh, but still in-line with their iconic PS2 like design. There were rumours that they would change the design with the PS5 and follow a similar sleek design like the much loved PS3, but with cheaper materials; sorry to disappoint fans, but this is just a rumour and PlayStation will be sticking to their outdated blocky design, just with a smaller profile.

    The price for this console is expected to be around £430, and estimated to be released sometime in 2018; be on the look out for updates.