Sony’s PlayStation VR gets a potential first-person killer app with Farpoint from developers, Impulse Gear. I got to take a good look at the game at a special PlayStation AU preview event.Regardless of what the marketing chap from Sony said as he introduced us to the Farpoint hands-on session, about the PSVR only being six … Continue Reading ››
On the weekend of 6th and 7th May, Qudos Arena in Sydney’s Olympic Park, site of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, hosted a very different type of sport: esport.As a guest of Intel, I travelled 20 minutes up the road from my house to check out the finals of the Intel Extreme Masters Counter-Strike: Global … Continue Reading ››
“You'll believe a man could fly” stated the cinema poster of 1978’s Superman: The Movie.Well, if you are prepared to spend the best part of NZ$3500 on an HTC Vive and the required high-spec PC, now you can. All thanks to Google.Do you remember the first time you tried Google Earth or Google Maps? Suddenly … Continue Reading ››
The next chapter in the Call of Duty saga, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is out now. I recently sat down with Brian Horton, Art Director at Call of Duty developer, Infinity Ward. We talked about the game’s futuristic setting, virtual reality and the future of video games.VicBStard: Hello Brian, thanks for taking the time … Continue Reading ››
When 2K made the decision, last year, to release XCOM 2 exclusively for PC, I thought it was a bold move. Whilst I understood the series’ PC heritage, the 2013 series reboot, XCOM: Enemy Unknown did very well on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.Console owning fans of the series can now continue their careers as … Continue Reading ››
Whilst I’m a great fan of virtual reality, and really looking forward to the launch of the PlayStation VR, I’ve been a bit sceptical about whether or not the PlayStation 4 has the required grunt to pull it off.At the EB Expo in Sydney I got to try out Capcom’s exclusive Resident Evil 7 “Lantern … Continue Reading ››
Whilst at the recent EB Expo in Sydney, I was was treated to an extended hands-on preview of Dishonored 2.At the show, Bethesda had a huge area demoing the new Dishonored title that’s out next month. I got to try out the rather amazing Clockwork Mansion mission as both of the game’s protagonists, Corvo Attano … Continue Reading ››
I don’t know about you, when I think of PC headsets, I don’t usually think of Dell. But, after a couple of weeks with Dell’s AE2 I can really say, you’d be wrong not to. Built around renowned Steelseries technology, the Dell Performance Headset - AE2 gives you premium performance at the bargain price of … Continue Reading ››
