Sony confirms official PS4 Remote Play app for Windows and Mac
Well that was quick. It’s only been a couple of days since someone came up with an unofficial app to stream PlayStation 4 gaming to PC, but earlier today, Sony’s awesome Shuhei Yoshida confirmed on Twitter that his company is “indeed working on an official [Remote Play] application for PC/Mac.” Yes, it will support both Windows and Mac OS X, which is already more than what the Xbox One offers, though Yoshida has yet to provide a date. Regardless, this is bad news for the unofficial app’s developer, who has apparently been working on this project on and off for over a year and planned on charging $10 for the hard work, but at least we can give him or her some credit for getting Sony to up the game for its consoles.
Source: Shuhei Yoshida (Twitter)
‘Pro Evolution Soccer’ gets a free-to-play version this December
For years, FIFA and Pro Evolution Soccer have been fighting for the hearts of football fans. EA has always had the money, with authentic strips and team names, but PES players will argue that Konami’s gameplay makes it a technically superior franchise. If you’re currently sat in the FIFA camp, or have been avoiding football games altogether, Konami hopes to win you back with a free-to-play version of PES 2016. Details are scarce, but Polygon reports that it’ll be available from December 8th on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, with an Exhibition Mode featuring seven professional teams. Like the yearly FIFA demos, these include some pretty all-star squads — you can expect the likes of Bayern Munich, Juventus and AS Roma to be available from the outset. You’ll also get access to MyClub, which is a mode where you can build and manage your own custom team. Even if you play it just a handful of times over the Christmas break, it’s free, so really what’s there to lose?
Black Friday deals: here are the UK’s best
It’s that time of the year again. Black Friday has finally arrived, bringing with it a near-endless stream of deals and discounts for you to consider. If you’ve decided to stay at home and avoid the chaos outside — we don’t blame you, it gets pretty crazy out there — we’ve rounded up the best price-drops from across the internet. If you spot anything that we might have missed, drop us a note in the comments below and we’ll add it to our list as soon as possible. These deals are targeted at Brits mind you (US deals can be found here), so we’re avoiding anything that forces you to pay in a currency that isn’t Sterling.
‘Sensible Soccer’ remake will happen without its Kickstarter
Developer Jon Hare surprised many people when he announced that iconic football game Sensible Soccer was getting a spiritual successor. With Codemasters still owning the rights to the existing franchise, Hare and his team launched the new Sociable Soccer concept and took to Kickstarter with a lofty funding goal of £300,000. Despite lots of early buzz, the game never looked like hitting its target, reaching £32,498 from 1767 backers. And so a decision was made to kill the Kickstarter campaign completely.
Source: Sociable Soccer
Indie puzzler ‘Fez’ resurfaces with a $100 special edition
We aren’t getting a sequel to the adorable retro indie puzzler Fez well… ever. But that doesn’t mean developer Polytron is out of things to sell fans. The Canadian company hopes the wound it opened by canceling the sequel won’t deter you from dropping $100 on a special edition of the game that features a rather handsome hardcover notebook, “bound in red canvas with debossed gold foil inlay presented in a matching slipcase,” download codes for PC and OSX versions of the game and a copy of its killer soundtrack from composer Disasterpeace.
Via: IGN
Source: Polytron
Lara Croft’s awesome mobile adventure adds a free tomb to raid
Lara Croft has a pretty big adventure on Xbox One this fall with Rise of the Tomb Raider, but her grand mobile mission is about grow too. Developer Square Enix Montreal announced it’s dropping “The Shard of Life” expansion for Lara Croft GO tomorrow for free on Android and iOS (sorry, Windows Phone folks) with some 26 fresh puzzles to tackle while you’re waiting in line at the grocery store. More than that, the publisher is knocking 40 percent off the game’s price — it’ll run you $2.99 for a limited time. Oh and its hosting a Twitch event tasking the game’s community to solve the new puzzles.
Source: Square Enix
Steam Controller’s new trick is designed for strategy games
By default, the haptic touchpads that define Valve’s Steam Controller are just thumb-friendly fill-ins for a proper mouse — but that’s not all they can do. Thanks to a new Steam client beta update, the Steam Controller’s signature touchapds can now do something now standard PC mouse can: instantly warp your cursor anywhere on the screen at the touch of a thumb.
Source: Valve
‘Dragons Lair’ movie project leaves Kickstarter, heads to Indiegogo
Don’t worry, Dragon’s Lair fans, the proposed feature-length project is still happening — but it won’t be raising money on Kickstarter. Creators Don Bluth and Gary Goldman have cancelled their original crowdfunding campaign and will be relaunching it on Indiegogo on December 1. They promise it’ll be “a stronger, more valiant campaign” that takes into account suggestions from fans. Bluth and Goldman didn’t say specifically why they were shifting the campaign, but we’ve reached out for comment. One big advantage Indiegogo has over Kickstarter is “Flexible Funding,” which lets crowdfunding organizers keep the money they raise, even if they don’t reach their goal. The pair aimed to raise $550,000 to produce a short to court investors and studios, who would hopefully back a feature-length Dragon’s Lair film (which ultimately could cost upwards of $100 million). They ended up raising over $241,000 in one month before nixing the Kickstarter campaign. I can’t blame them for aiming high, but honestly I’d settle for a lower-budget film backed by the likes of Netflix or Amazon.
Via: Polygon
Source: Kickstarter, Indiegogo
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 is too sexist for Europe and US
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3, the game where you play volleyball as scantily clad women, won’t be making its way to the US or Europe. Apparently, the game’s publisher is worried about how Western audiences will react to the way the franchise depicts women. The latest installment features a sun-tanning system (whatever the hell that means), butt fights (as seen in the gameplay trailer below) and the ability to dress the characters in a wide variety of costumes.
Source: Gamespot
Samsung Gear VR review (2015): A no-brainer if you own a Samsung phone
When Samsung and Oculus debuted their Gear VR headset almost a year ago, the companies made it clear the device wasn’t yet ready for the masses. Billed as “Innovator Edition” models, the original Gear VRs were intended mainly for early adopters. They only fitted a limited number of phones — the original was designed just for the Note 4; the second for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge — and were also quite pricey at $200 per headset. Just last week, however, the two companies released the first-ever consumer-ready version of the Gear VR. It’s smaller, lighter, cheaper (only $99) and is compatible with more phones (the Note 5, S6, S6 Edge and S6 Edge+). But, more importantly, its content library has exploded, with more VR apps and games than ever before. Virtual reality has finally gone mainstream, and there’s no better way to get started than with the new Gear VR.Slideshow-342906
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