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Armageddon Expo 2015 was another successful event
Gaming

Armageddon Expo 2015 was another successful event

The Armageddon 2015 Expo was another successful event bringing out the best in gaming, comics and other geek culture.

By Damian Seeto • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Oct 2015

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Hands-on Review: Unplugged: Air Guitar (PlayStation VR 2)
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Unplugged: Air Guitar (PlayStation VR 2)

Developer Anotherway scratches that Guitar Hero itch with its PlayStation VR2 launch title, Unplugged: Air Guitar.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Mar 2023
Gaming gadgets market is predicted to grow at 8.2% CAGR through 2032
Gaming

Gaming gadgets market is predicted to grow at 8.2% CAGR through 2032

The gaming gadgets industry is predicted to be worth US$71.30 billion by 2022 and US$156.7 billion by 2032, according to FMI.

By Nadine Rogers • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Oct 2022
Game review: Doom 3: VR Edition (PSVR)
Gaming

Game review: Doom 3: VR Edition (PSVR)

Bethesda brings classic horror game Doom 3 to PlayStation VR, combining immersive corridors, jump scares, and demon-slaying action. Verdict: 8/10.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Apr 2021
Game review: Star Wars Squadrons (PS4/PSVR/PC/VR)
Gaming

Game review: Star Wars Squadrons (PS4/PSVR/PC/VR)

EA Games' new release, Star Wars Squadrons, allows players to experience epic space battles in the seats of Rebel and Imperial starships.

By Darren Price • 6 min read • Wed, 14th Oct 2020
Game review: Blood & Truth (PlayStation VR)
Gaming

Game review: Blood & Truth (PlayStation VR)

SIE London Studio releases VR action-movie inspired cockney crime caper, Blood & Truth for PlayStation VR. FutureFive's Darren Price takes a butcher's.

By Darren Price • 5 min read • Tue, 4th Jun 2019
Hands-on PSVR preview: Blood & Truth
Gaming

Hands-on PSVR preview: Blood & Truth

PlayStation VR fans who picked up a copy of VR Worlds with their headset will have had a taster of SIE London Studio's Blood & Truth.

By Darren Price • 5 min read • Mon, 20th May 2019
Borderlands 2 is coming to PlayStation VR
Gaming

Borderlands 2 is coming to PlayStation VR

PlayStation VR fans rejoice! Borderlands 2 arrives on the platform on December 14, offering a fully immersive take on the iconic shooter-looter game.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Oct 2018
PlayStation VR owners go Final Fantasy fishing
Gaming

PlayStation VR owners go Final Fantasy fishing

Long running Japanese RPG series, Final Fantasy gets it's first virtual reality title and, as you'd expect, it's a bit weird.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Feb 2018
Rats, robots and gloomy skies: Travel back to London 1892 for an epic virtual reality adventure
Gaming

Rats, robots and gloomy skies: Travel back to London 1892 for an epic virtual reality adventure

SteamHammerVR, a game set in Victorian London, was developed by a global team and will be available for VR devices later in the year.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Aug 2017
Getting Superhot in VR
Gaming

Getting Superhot in VR

FutureFive's Darren Price kicks some butt with the PC version of the VR actioner, Superhot VR, on the HTC Vive.

By Darren Price • 5 min read • Wed, 12th Jul 2017
PlayStation 4 sales continue rocketing growth
Gaming

PlayStation 4 sales continue rocketing growth

Sony Interactive Entertainment recently announced a new sales milestone for PS4 with 60.4 million units sold to consumers worldwide.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Jun 2017
Experiencing virtual reality with PlayStation VR Worlds
Gaming

Experiencing virtual reality with PlayStation VR Worlds

Dive into PS4's VR with PlayStation VR Worlds, a compendium designed to flaunt VR's potential through five varied, if fleeting, experiences.

By Darren Price • 5 min read • Wed, 26th Oct 2016
PlayStation VR Game Impressions: Headmaster and Here They Lie
Gaming

PlayStation VR Game Impressions: Headmaster and Here They Lie

With so many PlayStation VR games out there, we've decided to talk about two VR titles in one post. The games come from very different genres.

By Damian Seeto • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Oct 2016
PlayStation VR Game Review: Job Simulator is the best
Gaming

PlayStation VR Game Review: Job Simulator is the best

There's quite a few PlayStation VR launch games out there but none of them seem to have been more entertaining than Job Simulator though.

By Damian Seeto • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Oct 2016
PlayStation 4 hits 40 million sales with no signs of slowing
Gaming

PlayStation 4 hits 40 million sales with no signs of slowing

PlayStation 4 is the fastest-selling console in PlayStation history, after sales passed more than 40 million units worldwide.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Jun 2016