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Sony’s next-generation PlayStation VR will be wireless according to a new patent

By Darryn Bonthuys
July 18, 2019
in :  Gaming
4

So what does the future hold in store for PlayStation VR? A hefty upgrade by the sound of things.

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Rumour – Grand Theft Auto 6 coming in 2022, next-gen only sandbox set in the golden age of drug smuggling

By Darryn Bonthuys
July 2, 2019
in :  Gaming
45

Drugs, guns and a tale split across multiple decades are just some of the rumoured delights to look forward to in Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 6...when it arrives in 2022 that is.

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Xbox Scarlett is being designed to keep the PlayStation 5 in second place

By Darryn Bonthuys
June 13, 2019
in :  Gaming
41

Going forward, Microsoft isn’t looking to kick off the next generation of console gaming on the technical backfoot again.

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Variety. Uncertainty. 2019 in gaming

By Alec Brynard
January 9, 2019
in :  Features, Gaming
85

2018, in so many ways, is a year marked by controversy. Many great games, mind you, but a level of silliness and backward business practice so astronomically confounding – so very boggling to both mind and wallet – that most of us are still reeling from the impact; or cringing from the taste on our tongues. Luckily then, that particular dumpster fire has more or less sailed. 2019 is geared to deliver a stellar lineup in general. But gaming’s titanic trio in Sony, Microsoft & Nintendo respectively are left in something of an unsure position as they either look to the future, try to find their place in the present or both.

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Entertainment

Next Gen review – Netflix’s animated feature is decent but no Big Hero 6

By Sam Spiller
September 12, 2018
in :  Entertainment, Reviews
6

In an effort to prove that they can rival the big dogs like Pixar and Dreamworks on just about every front, Netflix has released its new original animated feature Next Gen. But is this story of a plucky teen and their robot friend just a ripoff of another more famous animated film?

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Entertainment

A girl and her robot fights injustice in this first trailer for Netflix animated movie Next Gen

By Kervyn Cloete
August 16, 2018
in :  Entertainment
3

It's the classic story of girl meets cute robot and cute robot turns out to be a weapon who may just be all that stands in the way of a maniacal villain in Next Gen, the upcoming original animated feature film on Netflix.

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Gaming

Bethesda’s Starfield might be a next-gen console game

By Darryn Bonthuys
June 20, 2018
in :  Gaming
1

Starfield! Bethesda’s first new game in 25 years! Seriously, that’s all that I know about the game, but I need to pad this article out a bit further so uh…uhhhh…it rhymes with Garfield? One other bit of concrete information that is known about Bethesda’s next big project, is that it’s going to be a long long time before we see …

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Microsoft is working with developers already to future proof Scorpio, and not focusing on Sony

By Alessandro Barbosa
July 12, 2016
in :  Gaming
13

Developers are already working on integrating their games into the Scorpio ecosystem, which is why Microsoft revealed it so early.

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