Amazon wants to take on Apple’s App Store and Google Play
After some very revealing leaks earlier in the year, Amazon is now just days away from unveiling its one-of-a-kind 3D smartphone and the online retailer …
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Xbox One’s July update will be huge for Achievement hunters
Microsoft had an incredible showing at E3 2014, packing its press conference from start to finish with an exciting lineup of games for the Xbox …
Samsung is in talks to buy Nuance, the company behind Siri’s speech recognition
Nuance Communications, one of the biggest names in speech recognition, might be heading to the highest bidder before long. The Wall Street Journal reports that …
For the first time in years, Sony is selling more game consoles than anyone else
It looks like 2014 is primed to be the year of the PlayStation. The Wall Street Journal reports that, for the first time in years, …
The 5 best games I played at E3 2014
As the sole member of the BGR E3 away team, I had to pick and choose very carefully to make sure I saw as many …
Microsoft might bring Cortana to iOS, Android in the future
Microsoft’s digital assistant, Cortana, is one of the most impressive of its kind, outperforming its competition on an iPhone and a Moto X even in …
E3 Preview: Metal Gear Solid V is enormous, ambitious and as weird as ever
If it had a release date, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain might have been my game of the show. I was a late …
Take a tour of one of Apple’s most gorgeous new stores
Apple Stores are known for their sleek, minimalist design, but the latest Tokyo retail location might be the best looking store Apple has ever built. The …
E3 Preview: Bloodborne is the faster, prettier sibling of Demon’s Souls
No matter how much you want it to be, Bloodborne is not a sequel to Demon’s Souls. Call it a spiritual successor if you want, …
E3 Day Two: I tried Sony’s virtual reality headset and it’s absolutely amazing
The first day of E3, as you can read in my Day One Report, was relatively tame. In between my meetings with Microsoft, I had …
E3 Preview: ‘The Order: 1886’ brings cinematic warfare to the PS4
In many ways, The Order: 1886 is just another third-person, cover-based shooter. As a member of the eponymous Order, you’ll be equipped with the requisite …
E3 Day One Report: Every game I played on the first day
My goal this year at E3 was to get hands-on time with as many games as I possibly could. Between booth tours, meetings and running …
E3 Preview: Fable Legends lets you play the hero and the villain
Fable, like Halo, is one of the many iconic series that have defined the Xbox for years. Although Fable and its sequels didn’t always live …
Ubisoft debuted some of the best-looking games of E3 2014 – here are the 5 most exciting ones
Ubisoft is on a roll. Between Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and now Watch Dogs, Ubisoft has a stable of some of the most popular franchises …
Here are the 5 most exciting games EA showed off at E3 2014
As expected, EA’s press conference on Monday was packed with new titles from some of the biggest studios in the world. EA Sports showed up …
Watch Nintendo’s E3 2014 event right here
Once again, Nintendo will be forgoing a press conference this year in favor of an online streaming Digital Event. It might sound like a worrying concession …
Live coverage: Sony’s huge PlayStation press conference from E3 2014
It might not have been what we expected, but Sony is coming into E3 2014 as the console maker to beat. With more exclusives, better …
Watch Ubisoft’s E3 2014 press conference live right here
Ubisoft is coming off of its most successful game launch of all time with Watch Dogs, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be plenty to …
We’ll be live from Sony’s E3 press conference today at 9:00PM!
Closing out the day, Sony is going to do everything in its power to retain the huge lead its been given early in this new console …
Watch EA’s big E3 press conference live right here
EA is poised to have another huge year in 2014. Although the surprise of Battlefield Hardline was spoiled before EA could take the stage in …
Live coverage: ‘Xbox: Game On’ E3 2014 press conference
Microsoft has a golden opportunity at E3 this year. After a tumultuous reveal, filled with consumer outrage and terrible Xbox 180 puns, Microsoft managed to right …
We’ll be live from Microsoft’s E3 press conference today at 12:30PM!
Microsoft is prepared to lead off E3 once again this year with the very first press conference of the day, one which should be packed …
Over half of cable subscribers would ditch their providers if they had a choice
It’s not hard to figure out why cord cutting has become a popular phenomenon: consumers hate their cable providers. Not all of them, of course, …
Samsung may cut Galaxy S5 orders because smartphone shoppers are waiting for the iPhone 6
At some point in the next few months, Apple is going to unveil the next iteration(s) of the iPhone. There’s a good chance that the …
Preview: ‘Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved’ revives a fading genre
After Rock Band hit its peak, the dance pads and plastic instruments of the music game genre appeared to be fading away for good. It …
Google Public Alerts will begin pulling in tweets to help save us from disasters
One of the most fascinating trends in recent years has been the increasingly important role Twitter plays in news coverage. From storms and tragedies to …
Microsoft wants to prove the Surface Pro 3 can replace your laptop
Microsoft is done fighting over the crowded tablet market — the Surface Pro 3 is a laptop replacement. At least that’s how the company wants …
You can now play PC games with your Xbox One controller
It’s finally time to retire your Xbox 360 controller. Microsoft announced today via the Xbox Wire that PC drivers for the Xbox One controller are …
LG G3 is a smash hit in South Korea, selling 100,000 units in less than a week
Just five days after the G3’s May 28th release in South Korea, LG had already sold 100,000 units, the fastest opening week sales of any smartphone is …
Microsoft just gave the Xbox One a big power boost – but only if you ditch Kinect
When Microsoft finally unbundles the Kinect from the Xbox One later this month, it will be more than just good news for consumers; Microsoft confirmed …
