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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
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
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
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
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
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
PC Gaming is Becoming More Popular Than Console Gaming
How do you like to game? Are you solely a console person? Maybe you prefer the Xbox One or the PlayStation 4? Or, maybe you’re still hooked to the Xbox 360 or the PS3. Or, maybe you don’t like consoles at all and you depend on your PC to... Read more
Grand Theft Auto V Releasing On PC as Well as Consoles
For as popular of a title as Grand Theft Auto V was back in 2013, many gamers still felt a sense of frustration that the game was coming out on current consoles (Xbox 360, PS3) instead of being released with the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4. And PC... Read more
Use Your Xbox One Controller With Your PC
Here’s a bit of good news for Xbox One gamers who also like to play games on their PC’s – thanks to a recent update from Microsoft, you can now use your Xbox One controller on your PC. After you download and install the new drivers, all you really... Read more
Playstation 4 Heading to China
China’s strict policies on foreign gaming consoles was temporarily lifted earlier this year.  Seeing as there are almost half a billion gamers in China alone, the race to getting outside games consoles into the country is on! Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo are the top three competitors that wish to... Read more
Minecraft Coming To The Xbox One This August
Here’s a bit of good news for Minecraft and Xbox One fans. The immensely popular world-building game is coming to the Xbox One this August, and it’s also getting a few tweaks and upgrades along the way. Due to the limitations of the Xbox 360, created worlds could only go... Read more
Buy An Xbox One For $399 As Microsoft Slashes Price
Good news – starting on June 9th of this year, gamers will be able to purchase an Xbox One for $399. While that is still quite a bit of money for some folks to justify spending on a gaming system, one can’t argue that it’s not a better price... Read more
Microsoft Enters The TV Market With Xbox Originals
Starting June, Microsoft is going to be even more present in your living room with its foray into the TV market via Xbox Originals. This move is basically Microsoft attempting to make another mark in home entertainment by taking the use of the Xbox to a whole new level.... Read more
HBO To Stream ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season Premiere Free On Xbox
HBO Go customers have suffered yet more issues with the service, so to make amends HBO has decided to allow users to view the season four premiere of Game of Thrones via Xbox. Starting from today through to April 14 the episode will be available through Xbox Video, meaning... Read more
White XBox One On Ebay
When the new Xbox One console was launched last autumn, employees who worked ion the project were given a brand new and shiny white Xbox One.  It hasn’t taken that long for one or two of those to arrive on the popular online auction site eBay.  The pull for... Read more
GoPro Files For IPO

GoPro Files For IPO

GamingNews February 11, 2014

GoPro, the action camera manufacturer, has filed the initial documents for its IPO, according to a recent press release from the company. The announcement was brief and it only revealed that the San Mateo Company intends to go public, just as soon as the Securities and Exchange Commission completes its... Read more