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Xbox One Launch Stalled in China
While the Xbox One has been available in the United States for almost a year, gamers in China haven’t been so lucky. In fact, they haven’t been lucky at all since the year 2000 in the video game department – that was when China decided to outlaw foreign video... Read more
Videogame History Museum Coming to Texas
Sometimes, history is boring – I get that. There’s so many people, dates, and places you have to remember, and after a while everything can start jumbling together. Then, given the fact that “history” takes place in the past, it can sometimes seem so far away from us that... Read more
NBA 2K15 Scans Your Face to Create a Player
I’ve played a lot of sports games in my life – in fact, some of my favorites come from the Madden and NBA 2K titles. There’s just something awesome about dominating in a virtual sport even when I’d have no chance on a real football field or basketball court. While I’d... Read more
Check Out This Bluetooth Nintendo Controller
Modern day consoles are awesome, but they can’t really compare to the original Nintendo. I love the Xbox and PlayStation, but they can’t hold a candle to how I felt about the original NES (Nintendo Entertainment System). For me, the Nintendo had everything I could ever want in a... Read more
Comedian Will Ferrell Calling out to Gamers for Cancer Battle
Comedian Will Ferrell announced on Wednesday of this week, an effort to battle cancer by offering gamers a chance to participate in a two-hour gaming event with him in San Francisco. The initiative was launched on Indiegogo and it aims to raise US$375,000 for non-profit organizations, Cancer for College and Donate Games. ... Read more
Destiny Will Offer Free Upgrades To Xbox One & PS4‏
Activision wants players transitioning from the previous generation to the current generation of consoles to continue their Destiny journey, without dropping another cent on the game. If a customer buys a digital copy of Destiny on the Xbox 360 or PS3, they will be able to download the Destiny... Read more
Swing Copters: The Sequel To Flappy Birds
Many people gasped when the craze that was known as Flappy Birds was taken off of the market. The game, where you had to make a bird flap through Mario-esque levels without hitting the familiar green tubes, was so popular at the height of its day that it made its... Read more
Warner Bros. & Xbox Entertainment Studios in Purchase Talks (Rumour)
There was a unified sigh across the tech sphere when it was announced that Microsoft was going to dump Xbox Entertainment Studios.  It appears as though that news, sad though it was, is not the end of the story.   It has now come to light that Microsoft may have... Read more
Will Remastered Games Become More Popular On Consoles?‏
Remastered games are starting to crop a lot more, ever since the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One became commercially available. This can range from the original Resident Evil (1996) to The Last of Us (2013), all coming with graphics improvements, better performance and reworks to individual characters. Even with... Read more
You Can Play Battlefield 4 For Free This Week
If you’ve not had the chance to try your trigger finger at Battlefield 4 yet, you can play the entire game for free this week. This promotion is coming to gamers thanks to Origin. All you have to do is sign up by 8/14, and you’ll have a week’s... Read more
EA Launching Subscription-Based Service For Xbox One
If you like to play EA games and use an Xbox One to play them, EA has recently made an announcement that might get you pretty excited. Like everything else it seems, they’ve decided to offer a subscription-based service. Dubbed EA Access, the program will allow gamers to have... Read more
PS4 System Update Adds 3D Blu-Ray Support
Sony has just pushed its latest system software update for the PS4. The latest update is Version 1.75. The update adds a few minor patches, but the big news is that it came with support for 3D Blu-ray playback.  This is a feature that many people have been screaming... Read more
Get The Sims 2 (Plus Expansions) For Free This Week!
I can well remember the first time I played The Sims. It was such a different way of gaming that I fell in love with it almost immediately. There was just something so fun about watching little Sims live life out for me on my computer screen. I loved feeding them,... Read more
Love EA Games? Get Origin!
Origin allows you to purchase and play EA games any time and any place you want to. The social features of EA’s app allow you to create a profile, connect and chat with your friends, share your game library, and join your friends’ games with no effort at all. Perfect for the... Read more
Xbox One Sales Have Doubled Since Unbundling Kinnect
Back in June of this year, Techbeat (among others) reported that Microsoft was getting ready start selling the Xbox One without it being bundled with the Kinect. Prior to this switch, the Xbox One cost a whopping $499, which was immediately a drawback for many who wanted Microsoft’s latest... Read more
Microsoft Flight Simulator is Taking Off Again
As a kid and teenager, I really enjoyed “playing” with the Microsoft Flight Simulator. I know technically it wasn’t really a game per se, but there was just something about putting my hand around the joystick yoke and maneuvering a huge aircraft on the computer screen. I loved watching the... Read more
Video Game Gun Thwarts Home Break-In
Thankfully, I’ve never had my home broken into. I like to think if I was home and it happened that I’d do something creative to stop the robbery (in the style of the Home Alone movies), or that I’d go all Chuck Norris on the criminals. Truthfully, I don’t... Read more
Lindsay Lohan Decides To Sue The Makers Of GTA V
Lindsay Lohan has been in the news a heck of a lot lately. You’ve surely aware of some of the reasons if you ever flip on the television or casually glance at a magazine as you check out at the grocery store. In case you’re one of the few... Read more