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Turtle Beach Shares Soar 1000% After Fortnite Boom

Roma Christian July 17, 2018 No Comments

Shares in gaming headset manufacturer, Turtle Beach, have soared over 1000% year-to-date, following rising global demand for Epic Games’ ‘Fortnite’ – making the audio brand the Nasdaq composite’s largest gainer.…

Amazon Prime Sale, You’ve Got To Be Kidding, Big Online Retailer Jacks Up Prices

David Richards July 16, 2018 No Comments

Amazon’s big Prime Day sale seems to have hit a road bump with the big US retailer jacking up prices after initially promoting them as being “heavily discounted”. In what…

Microsoft Drops Virtual Reality Support For Xbox

Roma Christian June 21, 2018 No Comments

Recent reports reveal Microsoft has terminated its plans to offer virtual reality (VR) support for the Xbox, affirming PC remains the “best platform” for virtual and mixed reality. In an…

Nintendo Switch Racks Up 2 Million Fortnite Downloads In 24 Hours

Roma Christian June 14, 2018 No Comments

Users have flocked to Fortnite on the Nintendo Switch following the company’s announcement at E3 yesterday – reportedly notching over 2 million downloads in under 24 hours. Speaking to Polygon Nintendo America…

Best Buy Leaks Nintendo Switch Netflix Support Ahead Of E3

Roma Christian June 12, 2018 No Comments

US department store, Best Buy, has accidentally revealed Nintendo’s Switch will receive support for Netflix and YouTube – news which commentators predict was scheduled for announcement at E3. Reddit user,…

Microsoft Shows New Halo, Announces Gaming Studio Aquisitions

David Richards June 12, 2018 No Comments

Hours after gaming powerhouse EA Games announced a new PC subscription service Microsoft has used the E3 gaming show in Los Angeles to announce the acquisition of new software studio’s…

PC Gaming Industry To Get Big Boost From Electronic Arts Subs Decision

David Richards June 11, 2018 No Comments

The PC gaming industry which is already on a roll is set to get a big boost after highly popular gaming Company Electronic Arts said that they will for the…

Acer Best PC Company In The World For “Innovation” Claims Microsoft

David Richards May 24, 2018 No Comments

At a gala event in New York famous Lincoln Centre Acer has revealed a powerful new range of products spanning gaming, consumer and B2b notebooks and Google Chrome products with…

Nintendo Revives NES & SNES Classic Mini, Pre-Orders Open

Roma Christian May 15, 2018 No Comments

To the delight of many consumers, Nintendo Australia has announced it’s resurrecting both the NES Classic Mini and SNES Classic Mini – with retailers such as EB Games wasting no time…

Switch Boosts Nintendo Profits By 500%

Athina Mallis April 27, 2018 No Comments

It’s a good day at Nintendo HQ with the company’s full financial year profit skyrocketing by 504 per cent at 177.6 billion yen from 29.3 billion yen in the prior…