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Game review: Days Gone (PC)
Gaming

Game review: Days Gone (PC)

Another former Sony PlayStation exclusive makes its way over to PC, this time it is the zombie action game, Days Gone.

By Darren Price • 7 min read • Thu, 20th May 2021
Hands-on Review: HTC Vive Cosmos Elite External Tracking Faceplate
Gaming

Hands-on Review: HTC Vive Cosmos Elite External Tracking Faceplate

TechDay's resident virtual reality fanatic, Darren Price, checks out the upcoming Vive Cosmos External Tracking Faceplate.

By Darren Price • 8 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2020
Revealed: Top gaming trends as industry grows rapidly
Gaming

Revealed: Top gaming trends as industry grows rapidly

The gaming industry is booming, set to reach USD$305 billion by 2025. Cloud gaming, esports, VR, and 5G technology are leading the charge.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Feb 2020
Hands-on Review: The ASUS ROG Theta 7.1 headset
Gaming

Hands-on Review: The ASUS ROG Theta 7.1 headset

ASUS ROG's Theta 7.1 headset delivers unparalleled comfort and sound quality, setting a new benchmark in gaming audio technology.

By Owen McCarthy • 5 min read • Mon, 9th Dec 2019
Game review: Hideo Kojima presents Death Stranding
Gaming

Game review: Hideo Kojima presents Death Stranding

Hideo Kojima returns with Death Stranding, a unique genre-blending experience starring Norman Reedus, set in a post-apocalyptic world.

By Damian Seeto • 6 min read • Wed, 6th Nov 2019
Photo gallery: Revisit Citrix Synergy 2019
Virtualisation

Photo gallery: Revisit Citrix Synergy 2019

Surprise special guest Sonequa Martin-Green of Star Trek: Discovery and The Walking Dead officially opened the conference.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 29th May 2019
Inside Xbox brings exciting news for gamers
Gaming

Inside Xbox brings exciting news for gamers

The huge Game Pass library is due to swell even more with the upcoming inclusion of some must-have heavy hitters.

By Darren Price • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Feb 2019
Apple reveals their picks for the most popular apps, music and movies of 2017
Digital Entertainment

Apple reveals their picks for the most popular apps, music and movies of 2017

Apple has announced the most popular apps, music, movies, TV shows, books, and podcasts of 2017, highlighting emerging trends and indie creators.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Dec 2017
Blade Runner 2049 is getting its own 'authentic' mobile game
Gaming

Blade Runner 2049 is getting its own 'authentic' mobile game

Embark on a noir odyssey—'Blade Runner 2049' forges a path to mobile gaming, promising an 'authentic' experience by Next Games.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Jun 2017
Microsoft announces strong lineup for Xbox Games with Gold April 2017
Gaming

Microsoft announces strong lineup for Xbox Games with Gold April 2017

If you are a current Xbox Live Gold member, you can look forward to playing many good Xbox One and Xbox 360 games next month.

By Damian Seeto • 1 min read • Fri, 24th Mar 2017
Netflix still keeping mum about ratings
Digital Entertainment

Netflix still keeping mum about ratings

Netflix maintains a code of silence around it's data, occasionally teasing the entertainment industry with snippets of information.

By Robin Lake • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Jun 2016
Telltale gives Minecraft it's Story Mode
Gaming

Telltale gives Minecraft it's Story Mode

Open-world block-building game Minecraft gets the campaign mode you didn't know you needed in Telltale's Minecraft Story Mode.

By Darren Price • 3 min read • Sun, 20th Mar 2016
Review: Heavy Rain on PS4 is still a lot of fun
Gaming

Review: Heavy Rain on PS4 is still a lot of fun

Heavy Rain came out on the PS3 a few years ago and popularised the decision-based genre. Now the excellent game is remastered on PS4 and it's great.

By Damian Seeto • 4 min read • Fri, 4th Mar 2016
Can Dying Light survive the overcrowded zombie market?
Gaming

Can Dying Light survive the overcrowded zombie market?

Dying Light stumbles in the crowded zombie genre, lacking the charm and novelty needed to stand out amidst giants like The Last of Us.

By Damian Seeto • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2015
Super Freak Tornado Movie? Sounds ah-mazing. Wrong
Film review

Super Freak Tornado Movie? Sounds ah-mazing. Wrong

Into the Storm proves a whirlwind of disappointment, failing to capture the thrilling essence of its disaster film predecessors. 1.5/5.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Nov 2014
Microsoft unveils top Bing searches for 2013
Microsoft

Microsoft unveils top Bing searches for 2013

Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, and Rihanna dominate Bing's top searches of 2013, with women leading the list and only two men in the top ten.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Thu, 5th Dec 2013
Bing reveals top 2012 searches
Marketing Technologies

Bing reveals top 2012 searches

Microsoft has revealed the iPhone 5 to be the top-searched news story of 2012, along with a host of other results from search engine Bing.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Nov 2012
Telltale officially developing The Walking Dead games
Gaming

Telltale officially developing The Walking Dead games

The long-rumoured game adaptation of the breakaway hit TV show is official, and it's likely to adopt the episodic nature of its source material.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 18th Feb 2011