It's difficult to imagine life without computers, and weirder still to imagine that the first computers were being tested just 20 years after sliced bread became available. On this day in 1948, at around 11am, the Manchester Baby ran its first programme. It took 52 minutes to complete the task, during which time it performed 3.5 million calculations. [ATTACH] The Manchester Baby, also...

YouTube has now launched their own music streaming service called 'YouTube Music' with the hope that it will rival Spotify and Apple Music. The service will replace Google Play Music, which is due to be phased out. In addition to the usual tracks and albums you expect to find, YouTube Music will allow listeners to access unique covers from unsigned artists, live performances, as well as...

Gaming is a hobby enjoyed by billions of people all over the world and, despite what you may see in the media, for the vast majority of people it is a harmless pastime. However, in some cases gaming can become more than just a hobby, and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has now recognised gaming addiction as a distinct mental health disorder. According to their new classification, gaming...

During his presentation at E3 2018, Phil Spencer of Microsoft confirmed that they are currently working on the next generation of Xbox consoles. He said that the company was "deep into architecting the next Xbox consoles where we will once again deliver on our commitment to set the benchmark for console gaming." [ATTACH] Image credit: Microsoft Following on from this, Brad Sams of Thurrott,...

The main announcements from Ubisoft during their E3 2018 Showcase were in relation to Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Beyond Good and Evil 2, Tom Clancy's The Division 2, and Skull and Bones. Here's a round up of all their other news. Trials Rising “Trials is all about crashing with style, and getting up again” according to Antti Ilvessuo, Creative Director at RedLynx, after he rode in on a...

Leaks had already taken the wind out the sails of this announcement, but for what it’s worth Jonathan Dumont, Creative Director for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, confirmed that the game will be set in Ancient Greece. 431 BC to be precise. Check out the new trailer here: [MEDIA] Dumont described the game as a “role-playing journey”, and said it was “more than just an adventure”. You can explore...

“It was over. The old guard was wiped out. Those who kneeled were now at the gates of hell. They were killing us off, burning our seas from shore to shore. We thought there was no way the Empire could win this game. As fate would have it, the tide turned in our favour again. A new wind was on our backs, blowing us straight to heaven. In our new Eden there was only one rule; first come first...

Julian Gerighty, the Creative Director at Massive Entertainment (a Ubisoft studio) set the scene for The Division 2, saying “On Black Friday, a strain of the smallpox virus was released on dollar bills in New York City. The infection and chaos spread across the nation. Seven months later, the virus has mostly burnt itself out, but America is tearing itself apart. Washington D.C. is at the...

After a questionable dance number to promote Just Dance 2019 (seriously, what is it with games developers making everyone cringe at these showcases?!), Ubisoft's 2018 E3 Showcase kicked off with a trailer for Beyond Good and Evil 2: [MEDIA] Gabrielle Shrager and Guillaume Brunier took the stage to talk about Beyond Good and Evil 2, which Shrager described as a “space opera… a game full of...

Square Enix kicked off their E3 showcase presentation last night with an introduction from Yosuke Matsuda, their President and CEO, after which it was down to business. We've got a round up of the highlights, plus other teaser trailers and release dates below. Overall the presentation has been met with a little disappointment, as there was very little we didn't already know about. If you want...

The highlight of Bethesda's E3 2018 Showcase began when Todd Howard, Game Director at Bethesda, took the stage. He doesn't attend every E3, and when he does you know there's big news from Bethesda. The audience had been fairly hard to please through the first half of the presentation, but Todd's appearance prompted some genuine enthusiasm and excitement. Todd has been with Bethesda for 25...

The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2018, better known as E3, kicks off this week in Los Angeles. Game studio Bethesda hosted their own showcase last night in advance of the official kick-off tomorrow, giving the audience more details about already teased games plus a tantalising first look at new upcoming titles. Here's a recap. Rage 2 After Andrew WK tried (and largely failed) to inject...