Tag: UK

Growth in the UK Video Games Industry

TIGA, the network for game developers and the wider video games industry, recently reported that the UK games industry is set to grow significantly in 2017. TIGA surveyed 50 game business of various sizes, and they found the following. First, 88% of the survey participants plan to increase their workforce.iu 72% of survey participants reported ...

Gears of War 4 has an underwhelming first week in the UK

The Gears of War franchise has been one of Microsoft’s biggest money makers since the release of the first game back in 2006, when it joined the likes of Halo and Forza. However, since the release of the Xbox One most of Xbox’s exclusive franchises don’t seem to be doing not as well as they ...

Panasonic’s impressive 1-inch sensor cameraphone to hit UK in December

Panasonic’s fresh off the line Lumix DMC-CM1 cameraphone will be released on December 1st in the UK after it was initially announced exclusively for only two European countries, France and Germany. Panasonic stated this decision was based on the “high demand” manifested by UK buyers since the device was announced. “Due to high demand, Panasonic ...

iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 can now be pre-ordered from the Apple Store

Apple made a number of important announcements yesterday during its press event in Cupertino. For the last couple of months we’ve heard rumors saying that the company will announce the iPad Air 2 along with the iPad Mini 3 sometime this Fall. As fate would have it, the rumors were true and Apple did indeed announce ...

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge launches in Japan later this month

Back at the IFA Trade Show 2014, Samsung unveiled not one but two huge smartphones, more commonly known as “phablet’. One of them was the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Note 4 while the other was a variation of this device called the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge. The phablet is already available for pre-order in a ...

Solarbox will charge your phone for free

Remember the iconic red phone booths representative of the United Kingdom? You probably do and you’re probably thinking what ever happened to those? While pondering upon the fast advancement of technology in recent years, you might think that these historic phone booths were laid to rest in a garbage dump, somewhere on the outskirts of ...

PS4 bundled with the Last of Us Remastered and FIFA 15 available at a bargain price

If you were in the market for a new PS4 console and were hoping to also receive a couple of games to go with it, GAME has a very special promotion that could be exactly what you were looking for. Before going any further, I need to mention that this offer is only available for UK residents so ...

Destiny takes the crown as the most successful new IP launch in the UK

Some of us were truly amazed by the amount of hype surrounding Destiny, especially since the game generally only got average reviews from critics. However, this didn’t stop millions of people worldwide from purchasing Bungie’s latest title and helping it become even more popular in the process. Destiny was particularly well received in the UK ...

Samsung Galaxy Alpha is now available for purchase in certain markets

Starting today, the Samsung Galaxy Alpha is available for purchase in the UK and a handful of other countries, but many more are expected to follow in due time. You can buy the smartphone from various retailers over in the UK and some may even offer it for free if you sign a two-year contract with ...