HTC first introduced its Valve Software-backed virtual reality headset Vive back in March 2015, promising that it would release a version by the end of the year. That has since changed, as the company said on Wednesday that the consumer edition won’t hit retail stores until April 2016. The company did not provide a reason…
The magic of “loading” a program The loading screen—it’s something we see quite often that we don’t want to see for very long. When we see it, however, it’s not just indicating that the application is just transferring data from storage to memory (the “loading” part); the application also has some work to do on…
Hi everyone! The holiday season is officially upon us, and we’re helping you treat yourself with four weeks of deals on the year’s biggest games and movies. PlayStation Store’s Holiday Sale kicks off today, with steep discounts on new titles each week from AAAs to indies, blockbusters and more. This week only, snag titles like…
T-Mobile is in hot water again thanks to its “un-carrier” ad campaign, which promises to eliminate both service contracts and hidden fees. This campaign has helped T-Mobile propel past Sprint as the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier. Now the company is under investigation thanks to its alleged misleading ads. According to USA Today, the office of…
Time to show off some of your best — and worst — moments in the Uncharted 4 Multiplayer Beta to your fellow community members. In partnership with our pals at PlayStation, we’re running a contest where you can win some great prizes or shout-outs on social media by sharing those very moments. We’re calling it…
Top Deal: Companies have gotten into the unfortunate habit of throwing around the “gaming” moniker in places where it doesn’t belong. Well, that isn’t the case with today’s top deal for an Asus ROG G751JY-WH71 (WX) 17.3-Inch Gaming Laptop for for $1600 with free shipping (normally $1730). It backs up its gaming claim with an…
Best of both worlds You can count on EVGA to offer several SKUs and cooling options for most models of graphics cards. Case in point, it’s now offering a “Hybrid Gaming” version of the GeForce GTX 970, which brings the total number of GTX 970 graphics cards in its lineup to one shy of a…
Crossing the border Microsoft today announced that its Cortana digital assistant is now officially available for select iPhone and Android devices, including some that are running Cyangon OS. This is an important step for Microsoft, which is making its services available on multiple platforms. It’s especially important in mobile where Microsoft’s share of the market…
Choose your Cherry MX key switch It wasn’t too terribly long ago when the field of mechanical keyboards was pretty sparse. Not anymore. There are lots of options out there, the newest of which is the Attack X3 from Cougar. Cougar says the Attack X3 will appeal to “purist gamers,” ones who want a high-quality…
Hi, this is Jakub from Grip Games and I’m back on PlayStation.Blog to show you our newest upcoming game — McDroid, which is coming to PS4 in early 2016 and combines action and tower defense genres. It’s developed by the super-creative team at Elefantopia. You’ll play as a cute little robot named — you guessed…