EGX - The UK's Largest Gamer Event is this weekend!

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The WhatGear Team will be there with press passes in hand. What Interviews do you guys want to see the most? Earlier this year The Gamesmaster & AV Dave attended the EGX REZZED event. Which is the INDIE Gamer event of the year. They tried to find out exactly what REZZED means...but did they figure it out?

Never been to a REZZED event before? You should definitely check it out. Join Troy, AV Dave and Cartoon Charlie at the London Tobacco Docks for the Indipendent Gamer event of the year(in the UK) Keep an eye out for a speacial guest appearance from Rufus Hound! @RufusHound.

WhatGear checked out a new indie game called Inside My Radio

What if you had it in your power to rid the world of disease, to improve the lives of millions, to ease suffering and cure the sick... and earn a tidy profit? As the head of your own Pharmaceutical Conglomerate you have this power resting in your hands.

WhatGear meet the guys behind the Kickstarter project Roto VR

PS4 Control Colours

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Check out the awesome new PS4 colours! I also heard they are launching a Gold console in the states. Anyone heard about these new colours hitting the UK shore?

The worlds first ever 2nd 'WhatGear One Minute Review' or sixty seconds...think that makes sense. Anyway check this out sony's new focus seems to focusing in on the camera features of their new smartphones. With the huge success of digital imaging equipment, why wouldn't they focus on the camera?

Check it out another SmartBand from SONY can they stand up the Fit -Bit. Is the perfect bit of kit to get you fit...or is it.. Anyway check out this WhatGear Review and let us know what you think! sonymobile.com excerpt: Keep track of it all.

PS4 Black Ops 3 Console - LEAKED

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Amazon have let a little Sony secret slip. Yes its a grey and ember coloured PS4 limited edition console. With Sony pushing the boat out this time partnering up with Activision. PS4 owners can expect to see Black Ops 3 add ons first...dare we say maybe some exclusive content? Although the console hasn't been officially confirmed yet. I think its a pretty safe bet we'll see it for the CALL OF DUTY launch later this year.

WhatGear also were one of the first to find out about a fan favourite map returning to the series. Take a look at the video below. 

If you like limited edition consoles you might alos likalso check out this StarWars exclusive.

There has been an awakening have you felt it? Sony have returned to the darkside! with this limited edition playstation 4 console. Inspired by the daddy of the dark side himself...this playstation is rocking an all new look...or more of an old school look to be precise.

Super Mario 30 Years a slave to your Nintendo - REFUGEE MARIO

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Has we really seen thirty years of the happy little moustached plumber. Yes...yes it has. An overnight success it was as Master Yoda Might say, and if you haven't checked out our EXCLUSIVE 360 Video with Master Yoda himself you really should.

So Super Mario now thirty years old. What do you guys think about the progression of the character over the years?

What is your favourite Mario themed game of all time? Mine is Mario Kart and Mario Tennis on the N64. The 4 Player matches took Super Mario to another level.

While Mario has been a slave to the NINTENDO platform for so long. Do you think its about time nintendo give up the Ghost and allow the iconic plumber to feature in his own app based game maybe?

On the Subject of slaves, there are some people who may feel like that in their own countries and I came across this video...REFUGEE MARIO Pretty interesting take on the Asylum situation. Is this the best way to get your message across? certainly a little more light hearted than some of the other stuff I've seen lately, but it delivers the message just as well. What do you think?

BLIZZARD ANNOUNCE- StarCraft 2 - Legacy of the Void

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Word on the street is Blizzards Expansion of StarCraft 2 the Legacy of the Void will arrive on November 10th. Check out this video see what you think, and let me know your thoughts.

The time of reclamation is upon us! Blizzard Entertainment is pleased to present the StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void opening cinematic. On November 10, 2015, players will join the fight to reclaim Aiur and vanquish the universe's most ancient evil. Pre-order StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void today at http://www.legacyofthevoid.com.

The Legends of Gaming - The GamesMaster couldn't turn down the Invite

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Hosted by Upper Street Events and Endemol Shine, Legends of Gaming Live took over the whole of London's Alexandra Palace from September 4th to 6th. Exhibitors will brought along their latest games, hardware and products, providing players with plenty of chances to play some big games for the very first time on UK soil.

Amazon Launches New Underground App To Deliver Apps For FREE!

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Amazon Launches New Underground App To Deliver Apps For FREE!

Amazon has announced a new Android app that contains all of the content from the normal Amazon app, but with the addition of a revamped store for Android apps and games. Amazon Underground is a new app that could see users replacing both the Amazon app as well as the Appstore in favour of the online giant's new app. One of the key features of the new app allows users to download premium apps for free. Want to know more? Here’s how it works:

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PS4 Slim...?

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Sony is reportedly planning to release a slim version of the PlayStation 4 (PS4) by Oct. 4. 

At least that's the word according to the latest rumors circulating online.

Earlier this year, numerous reports appearing online suggested that if a slim version of PS4 was to be released this year, Sony would most likely announce news of it at this year's E3.

However E3 2015 came and went without Sony issuing any new word about a possible slim version of their PS4 console.

New reports now are saying that Sony held off on their news regarding the new PS4 in lieu of making that announcement this October, according to Crossmap.

People have been expecting Sony to announce a slim version of the PlayStation 4 for a while now, especially since the company has traditionally released a slim model for their previous consoles.

If a slim version of the PS4 is indeed to be announced, many are expecting that it would come with 1 TB of available space, although the rumors have stopped short of naming any other possible upgrades or changes that could be made to the console.

In related news, Sony is currently looking for PS4 owners who will be willing to try out their new software update before it is officially launched, according to the PlayStation Blog.

To be more specific, the people who will be trying out the new update will be testing its features and be giving feedback based on their experiences with it.

There are a few requirements that Sony is looking for in potential software testers and those include owning a PS4, having access to a master account and a decent enough Internet connection.

Potential software testers will also need to sign up at the official PlayStation website to be in the running to be selected for the said trial.  

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/playstation.4.slim.rumors.new.ps4.model.to.be.released.in.october/62512.htm 

http://m.thestar.com/#/article/entertainment/2015/08/18/trump-says-hes-batman-heres-why-he-might-be-right.html 

PS4 Risen 3 Titans

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PS4 Risen 3 Titans

When Risen 3: Titan Lords first released onto PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and PC last year, it wasn’treviewed all that highly. The RPG had a clunky combat system, frame-rate issues, and poor graphics, making it not quite worth your money. However, while Risen 3: Titan Lords – Enhanced Edition on PS4 still deals with many of the same issues, it actually manages to look gorgeous on the current-gen system.

Things Are Moving Fast

Risen 3 follows the story of a nameless hero who is the son of the famous Captain Steelbeard, a pirate leader. Soon after the game begins, the hero dies, but is brought back to life a few weeks later. It’s revealed that he needs to find his soul, as it has been trapped in the Underworld. This leads the player on a quest to get the hero’s soul back by obtaining help from a variety of different magic users on a number of different islands. It’s a not bad story, but the pacing seems a bit too fast, almost as if the developer wanted to skip past certain, and important, parts of the story to get right into the gameplay. 

Unfortunately, the gameplay isn’t all that much better. The world of Risen 3 is massive, allowing players to spend hours upon hours exploring a variety of different landscapes and fighting a myriad of different creatures and enemies. Since it is an open-world game, Risen 3 gives players the freedom to explore the game world at their leisure, working on a large number of side-quests and looking for treasure as they do so. It sounds pretty good, and it would be, too, if it wasn’t for the horrible animations and the clunky combat.

Actually, the animations are so bad, that they seem like they could have been taken straight out of a 10-year old PC game, or maybe something even older. The main characters seems to have no weight when he walks, and it looks like he glides across the ground instead of actually placing his feet down. This is only made more clear when attempting to “climb” a vertical wall. I found that by simply walking straight into the faces of cliffs or the trunks of trees, my character would sort of float up them, instead of staying on the ground like he should have done. This makes any sort of movement in the game both look and feel unnatural.

 

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SONY MGS Phantom Pain Walkman and Xperia Devices *Announced*

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Check it out SONY Walkman Metal Gear Solid Limited edition. Also there will be two tablets and a smartphone with the same Konami branding. They look pretty cool. Whether they will reach WhatGear in London, England...we have no idea. We woul love to hear your thoughts on this product.

Razer just announced a VR camera powered by Intel RealSense tech - Fortune

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Razer just announced a VR camera powered by Intel RealSense tech - Fortune

 

Intel is pushing its RealSense technology for VR game and app developers and powering a new Razer VR camera that will ship in Q1 2016.

At the Intel Developer Forum, Razer introduced a new prototype camera that uses Intel RealSense depth-sensing technology. Razer will release the VR camera, which has not yet been named, in Q1 2016.

This is the first public announcement about a consumer VR device that uses Intel technology, which Piper Jaffray senior research manager Gene Munster believes is a positive for the entire VR industry.

“There are smart people at Intel who are making bets on VR, which may be placeholder or may be something more substantive, but it helps the overall industry because as these smaller companies go to get financing and investors think about this technology, having Intel attached is another step in the credibility ladder,” Munster says.

Munster also believes VR will be a driver of new PC sales, since new VR head-mounted displays like HTC Vive and Oculus Rift will require a lot of processing power.

Other analysts have similar thoughts about Intel’s involvement in VR and AR. According to Tim Merel, managing director of Digi-Capital, “AR/VR’s unique processing needs could be the next big market for Intel, Qualcomm, Nvidia, AMD and ARM.”

“Intel has been playing a bigger role in VR, but not with the brand,” Gartner analyst Brian Blau says. “They’re supplying components for VR and AR systems. I’ve heard Intel chips are part of different vendor’s head-mounted displays.”

Blau notes that Intel and Razer do have competition in this market. Leap Motion has similar technology that has been available for a few years. And PrimeSense, which was acquired by Apple in November 2013, also has similar technology, although it has nothing currently available on the market today.

Intel  INTC  has also joined the Open Source VR (OSVR) platform, which includes founding member Razer. Ruben Mookerjee, vice president and general manager of Razer’s peripherals business unit, hopes that by adding OSVR support for the RealSense camera, it will encourage developers to create VR games around its depth sensing technology.

Mookerjee says the Intel RealSense technology demonstrated at IDF shows how developers will be able to use the camera’s 3D modeling capabilities to show an actual real-time model of a user’s own hands in VR, instead of just an avatar. The camera will also have AR capabilities similar to the Microsoft HoloLens.

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