The Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles has been rife with product announcements. On June 10th, Roccat has announced the Sova, a first of it’s kind gaming lapboard. Keep reading after the break for more info straight from Roccat.
Turtle Beach Announces Elite Series Headsets, Elite Membership
On Friday, June 6th Turtle Beach announced an Elite membership program, to coincide with a new line of Elite headsets. The headsets are to be officially unveiled during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) taking place from June 10th – 12th in Los Angeles. The Elite headsets have advanced features for professional and competitive gamers. Today, details of the new headsets and the Elite membership program have started to emerge. More info can be found after the break.
Kickstarter: Tall Tails By Zuul Labs
You don’t necessarily think of game companies having a conscience, but Zuul Labs is looking to buck that trend. Zuul Labs is in the middle of a Kickstarter campaign for their new puzzle/adventure game: Tall Tails. Tall Tails is different from most other games and apps in that a portion of their proceeds from the game will be donated to help rescue dogs in need. Zuul certainly isn’t the first company to do something like this, but it’s definitely rare and refreshing to see. Read on to learn a little bit more about the team and their game.
NVIDIA GeForce Experience Updates with Frame Rate Counter, Desktop Capture and More
If you happen to sport an NVIDIA based graphics card inside your humble gaming PC, then you should be pretty familiar with the NVIDIA GeForce Experience app. It is an app that keeps the drivers for your card updated, allows you set up connection for a NVIDIA Shield, set all the graphic settings needed for your games and a whole lot more. Mostly, it is an amazing piece of software that allows you to record yourself gaming and even stream yourself gaming to Twitch. While I have a GeForce GTX 760 OC card, and do a fair amount of gaming, I am still a bit of a noob in all the things the Experience app is capable of. However, I do know that the update that I was just prompted for is a rather interesting and important update. Here is what is new from the change log presented at update time.
New Line of Gaming All-in-Ones Unveiled by MSI Set for June Release
MSI is a name many of you in the PC world should know pretty well. They have their mitts in everything from graphics cards to motherboards and plenty more. Today MSI has announced a squadron of new All-in-One PC’s with one thing in mind, gaming.
Origin’s On The House: Battlefield 3 And Plants Vs. Zombies Free!
Origin recently started an “On the House” promotion, where they offer a game (or sometimes two) for free. So far they have been older games, but still quality titles for free. This month that trend continues with Battlefield 3 and Plants Vs. Zombies – Game of the Year Edition for the low, low price of Free!
[CONTEST CLOSED] The Dragons And Titans Hellfire Starter Pack Giveaway From WyrmByte And Techaeris
Last week Drew Sanders brought you his review of Dragons and Titans the Steam powered game from WyrmByte, you can check out his full review HERE. This week WyrmByte is sweetening the pot by offering up 25 Hellfire Starter Packs to our readers here on Techaeris. Full details on what’s included after the break.
Take To The Skies: Dragons And Titans, A MOBA From WyrmByte
First things first, this review is going to assume a certain level of knowledge of the MOBA genre. I am intentionally not getting mired down with the minutia that is shared between practically every title in the category. If you are unfamiliar with these types of games, I would recommend reading up here, before proceeding further into this review.
Kickstarter: Storium, Social Storytelling – Write Your Own Adventure
I recently found a Kickstarter campaign for a very novel (pun completely intended) idea. Storium is a web-based multi-player story writing game. Take a second and re-read that last sentence, I’ll wait. From the Kickstarter page:
Digital Shadow: Watch Dog‘s Stunt Outs Shoddy Facebook Privacy Settings
I’ve certainly complained about Facebook in the past, and my feelings have largely remained the same. It’s no secret that Facebook doesn’t seem to respect your privacy, and really wants to pry open and inspect all aspects of your life. For the most part we seem to let them. They roll out changes to their privacy settings, making you opt-out of updates that increasingly open up your data – if you can even find where to opt-out in their giant mess of settings.
Review: The Elder Scrolls Online
The official launch day for the PC version of The Elder Scrolls (TESO) has come and gone, and now millions of users are exploring the … Read more…
[Contest Closed] Digital Storm Announces Four New Gaming Laptops
Kickstarter: Planets³, A Voxel-Based World Building Game
I was recently told about a Kickstarter campaign for Planets³, a game that was described to me as Minecraft/Terraria/Starbound mixed with deeper RPG elements inspired by games such as Mass Effect, Skyrim, and Zelda. Having played all of those games for more hours than I can count, my interest was certainly piqued.
Review: Rig Gaming Headset by Plantronics
Plantronics is a company known for their audio accessories, and their latest audio fruition, the Rig headset doesn’t disappoint. I picked up a pair in Vegas at CES and have been using them daily since.
Wal-Mart Starting New Video Game Trade-In Program
Wal-Mart is jumping into the world of video game trade-in’s starting next week. CNBC is reporting the retail giant will start accepting used video games … Read more…
Stephen Elop Takes The Reigns Of Microsoft’s Devices and Studios Division
Microsoft is experience some high level management shake ups this morning. First Julie Larson-Green has been moved to the position of Chief Experience Officer and now ex Nokia man Stephen Elop is taking the helm at the devices and studios division. This division includes Xbox and the Surface lineup. Larson-Green sent out a memo explaining the moves to her team (find that below). One things for certain, Microsoft’s new CEO Satya Nadella, seems to be working fast to restructure and place people where he feels they’ll be of best use. It remains to be seen if these choices are good or bad but at least there seems to be a battle plan. Not quiet sure what Elop has to offer in the gaming sector of Microsoft but I’m sure he has some good ideas for the Surface products. Elop has worked for Microsoft in the past as President of the Business division so he has insight and experience into Microsoft culture. What do you guys think of the upper management shake up at Microsoft? Let us know in the comments below! Read Larson-Green’s full memo after the break.
Watch The Trese Brothers (Heroes of Steel) LIVE On Google Hangouts NOW
Watch our very own Justin Jelinek and AndroidSPINs Stephen Yuen interview The Trese Brothers from Heroes of Steel. Live Jan 31 7:30EST. Live link below! … Read more…
Star Trek Online Debuts Season 8 “The Sphere” November 12th
Perfect World Entertainment Inc. and Cryptic Studios announced that Star Trek Online, the free-to-play MMORPG, is launching its latest content update Season 8: The Sphere on November 12, 2013. … Read more…
