Burnt rubber and gunfire are not the most pleasing of smells, but for action games, they might be the most common. At least, that’s true for GameScent, a new device that aims to make gaming more immersive by adding smell to the equation. GameScent, which dropped late last month to a bit of fanfare and … Read more
Last updated: March 21st, 2024 at 13:54 UTC+01:00 Samsung’s smartphones and tablets come pre-installed with the company’s Gaming Hub application, which was previously known as Game Launcher. This app, apart from showing you all the games installed on your device in one place, offers a wide collection of games that you can stream. Samsung calls … Read more
Epic Games in February said that it would launch an Epic Games Store on the iPhone in the European Union, and today the company held an event at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) to provide additional information on the upcoming store debut and the fees that it will charge for apps distributed through its marketplace … Read more
Meta, Microsoft, X, and Match today joined Epic Games to protest the way Apple complied with a court ruling requiring it to walk back its anti-steering rules. In an amicus brief in support of Epic Games (via The Wall Street Journal), the four companies said that the fees Apple is charging are too high, and … Read more
I hope you like Sonic the Hedgehog and Angry Birds because both franchises are getting a heap of limited time content via five – yes, five – Sega mobile game crossovers. And they’re happening right now. An announcement trailer posted to the official Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel confirms that the Sonic x Angry birds … Read more
Few things get the brain going like a difficult Wordle, and there have been plenty of them over the game’s first 1,000 puzzles. From obscure words such as ASCOT and SCRAM to Wordles with lots of repeated letters like SASSY and VIVID, and of course Wordles with the dreaded too-many-answers format (HATCH and FOUND), there … Read more
Epic Games is once again after Apple, this time accusing the Cupertino company of violating a court ruling that requires Apple to allow developers to offer in-app links to direct customers to third-party purchase options on the web. Apple tweaked its U.S. App Store policies back in January, and developers are permitted to put one … Read more
On Wednesday, Sony unveiled the latest catalog of games for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers. The latest batch of titles includes the Resident Evil 3 remake, Marvel’s Midnight Suns and NBA 2K24 (among others). You can play the games for free starting on Tuesday, March 19. Capcom’s Resident Evil 3 remake (PS5 / PS4) … Read more
has unveiled new research highlighting an AI agent that’s able to carry out a swath of tasks in 3D games it hasn’t seen before. The team has long been experimenting with AI models that can win in the likes of and chess, and even learn games . Now, for the first time, according to DeepMind, … Read more
Discord has been experimenting with embedding apps and games directly in chats for a while, via the Activities feature. Now the company is for developers to join the chat-based fun. The Embedded App SDK rolls out on March 18 and allows devs to build experiences that are embedded in an iframe within Discord. Discord “Plenty … Read more