The third incarnation of the Oculus Quest standalone consumer virtual reality headset is here. The Meta Quest 3 is smaller, lighter, and offers a higher fidelity virtual reality experience than its predecessors. With the addition of mixed reality via the device’s colour pass-through cameras, could this be the next generation of consumer VR headsets? Continue reading Meta Quest 3 VR headset review
Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora PC/Xbox Series X review
If ever there was a game that could be a hit or a miss it is Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. And, just like the movies it’s based on, it’s a game that’s dividing opinion.
Fourteen years ago, James Cameron’s Avatar presented filmgoers with a visual feast: a vibrant alien world, an exciting, familiar, but sombre tale with an ecological message, cutting-edge visual effects, and all this in 3D. Around the same time, Ubisoft released an Avatar game in 3D. Like the movie, the game all but disappeared into the mists of time. Continue reading Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora PC/Xbox Series X review
Jackery Explorer 300 Plus portable power station and SolarSaga 80W solar panel review
Jackery helps to keep the power on with the lightweight Explorer 300 Plus and SolaSaga 80W portable power station and solar panel. Continue reading Jackery Explorer 300 Plus portable power station and SolarSaga 80W solar panel review
Xbox Cloud Gaming comes to Meta Quest headsets
Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available for Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro headsets.
I knew it was coming and it was just one of a dozen excuses I used to justify buying a new Meta Quest 3 at launch. Late last week, whilst gathering a bit more material for my long in gestation Meta Quest 3 review, I came across the freshly released Xbox Cloud Gaming App in the Meta Quest store. Continue reading Xbox Cloud Gaming comes to Meta Quest headsets
Lego Bricktales Meta Quest 3 review
Lego Bricktales gets an exclusive virtual reality version for the Meta Quest Pro, Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3. I take a look at the game on the Meta Quest 3 headset. Continue reading Lego Bricktales Meta Quest 3 review
Magic: The Gathering – The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Sydney launch event
I was invited to the launch of the new expansion for Magic: The Gathering, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. As a follow-up to the 2017 Ixalan expansion, players are invited to return to the mysterious jungles of Ixalan with a few surprises in store. Continue reading Magic: The Gathering – The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Sydney launch event
Intel Core i9-14900K and Intel Core i5-14600K 14th-generation CPU review
Intel has unleashed the company’s new 14th-generation desktop processors. I check out the Core i9-14900K flagship CPU and its little sibling, the Core i5-14600K. Continue reading Intel Core i9-14900K and Intel Core i5-14600K 14th-generation CPU review
The Talos Principle 2 PC Review
2014’s The Talos Principle was a surprise hit for Croteam, a developer more famous for the mindless, tongue-in-cheek shooter, Serious Sam, than philosophy and esoteric puzzles. It’s time to delve into The Talos Principle 2 and ponder, once again, the concept of free will, and what it is to be human, whilst solving puzzles in a world where mankind is but a distant memory. Continue reading The Talos Principle 2 PC Review