January - 16 more Xbox 360 backwards compatible games added to XO - full list

Update One: Microsoft have announced the new list of Backwards Compatible games coming to Xbox One.

Fans will have 16 new games to add to their collection of titles available from today.

Titles confirmed today includes:

• Braid
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• Doritos Crash Course
• Fable III
• Halo: Reach
• Hydro Thunder
• Iron Brigade
• Kane & Lynxh 2
• Motocross Madness
• Ms. Pac Man
• Peggle
• Portal: Still Alive
• Spelunky
• Splosion Man
• Ticket to Ride
• Zuma's Revenge

Forza 6 Ralph Lauren Polo Red car pack seven new cars to own and race - XO

Lykan Hyper Sport 16

Infinium Stike: Tactical Starship Defense : Pre launch trailer - PC Mac Linux & XO

Set hundreds of years in the future, Infinium Strike takes place in the middle of an intergalactic war between humanity and the Wrog, a race of sentient alien ships that will stop at nothing until mankind is exterminated. For decades the Wrog have won battle after battle, and all hope appeared lost until the discovery of a powerful resource known as Infinium.

Built with the rare living-metal,almost entirely of Infinium, the battlecarrier Freedom Strike is mankind’s last chance to defeat the Wrog. As chief weapons officer of Freedom Strike, the player is given a wide selection of weapons systems, fleet ships and cutting edge technology designed to take down surrounding enemy forces.

PlayStation Plus Free January 2016 games list

Well Sony say they're free but surely that's what you pay your subscription for?

• Dragon Age: Origins - PS3
• Grim Fandango Remastered - PS4 PS Vita
• Hardware: Rivals - PS4
• Legends of War Patton - PS Vita
• Medal of Honor Warfighter - PS3
• Nihilumbra - PS Vita

Yo-kai Watch Land - Official Trailer - iOS Android

Welcome to the world of Yo-kai Watch! Yo-kai are everywhere!

Have you ever had something strange happen in your life that you couldn’t explain? Chances are, a Yo-kai was responsible! Join Whisper, the Yo-kai butler, as he guides you through the world of Yo-kai Watch!

VR your PC has to be 7 times more powerful tahn it was for 1080p say Nvidia

Nvidia have said that virtual reality games will require 7 times more power than present 1080p games, and they should know.

Oculus Rift and HTC Vive powered by a PC using Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X graphics chip have been used in demos.

Techland’s Dying Light expansion - Harran: The Ride from Cabozzi - PC Steam DLC

Techland’s Dying Light has been expanded even further with all-new content in the form of ‘Harran: The Ride’.

The creation is courtesy Steam user Cabozzl who designed and created the unique custom map all on his own.Cabozzl who is an active member of the Dying Light community used Dying Light Dev Tools (available for free on Steam) to realise his grand vision and reached out to Techland to showcase his work.

Almost 6 million PS4s sold over Christmas that's almost 36 million PS4s in use!

PS4 Software Sell through 35 Million over the Same Period, PlayStation Plus Subscribers Increase by 60% at the end of 2015.

PlayStation 4 sold through more than 5.7 million consoles during Christmas. PS4 now has more than 35.9 million units with gamers as of January 3, 2016.

Recreated ZX Spectrum - Amazon sells 1 Every 5 Minutes in UK

The Recreated ZX Spectrum, the only authorised full-size recreation of the 5-million selling 1980s personal computer sells like hot cakes on Amazon at Christmas.

Built to the same dimensions and featuring the same 40 rubber keys, the recreated device mimics the look and feel of the original Sinclair ZX Spectrum to an uncanny degree and allows for the first time ever Spectrum games to be played authentically on any screen – tablet, phone or computer.

Shovel Knight Update 2.2

Update 2.2

1. New: [Plague] Mail Minion will now read a letter to you which includes all sorts of neat stats.
2. New: [Plague] Minion can now appear within Plains of Passage to explain how to perform a bomb burst in case you’re stuck!
3. New: [Plague] Shovel Knight’s Secret Palette Cheats now work when playing as Plague Knight (Plague uses No. 1-16, SK uses No. 1-32)
4. Adjustment: [Plague] vs Propeller Knight has been tuned to be less difficult.
5. Adjustment: [Plague] Alchemy menu is slightly faster to open, close, and select items.

Fallout 3 under 15 minute speedrun video by Rydou

This is the very first run to beat 15 minutes ever in Fallout 3.

For those who aren't familiar with the game, he's skip the dialogues and clip through walls by quick saving/quick loading.

Every time you quick load, the collision detection doesn't work during something like 10 frames, allowing him to clip through objects and walls, in some extent.

Need for Speed: No Limits - iOS Android

Race for dominance on the Blackridge streets and leave rivals in the dust when you accelerate over jumps, around debris, into traffic, against walls, and through high-speed Nitro Zones. Roll into underground car culture, win adrenaline-fuelled races, and become notorious. Ignore the rules, and reach the top.

Bombshell Old Friends Official HD Trailer - PC

Bombshell - Digital Deluxe Edition includes: The Official Bombshell Soundtrack by Andrew Hulshult (digital copy), digital art book & world map overviews, and early BETA access to the Bombshell FPS Prequel, a retro-style first-person shooter that will be sold separately in 2016.

Bombshell FPS Prequel: Follow the events leading up to Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison’s explosive encounter with Professor Jadus Heskel that cost her her arm, her squad, and her reputation in a retro-style first-person shooter - built in the classic 90’s era Build Engine known from Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior.

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Official HD TV Ad - PS4 Exclusive

Several years after his last adventure, retired fortune hunter Nathan Drake is forced back into the world of thieves.

With the stakes much more personal, Drake embarks on his greatest adventure in a globe-trotting journey in pursuit of a historical conspiracy behind a fabled pirate treasure.

Have a whale of a time fishing with up to four friends on your Apple TV!

Angling to impress, Strange Flavour, the award -winning creators of Flick Fishing, have released a brand new game called Fish! that has been created specifically for the Apple TV and iOS.

Fish! is essentially the proper sequel to the hit game Flick Fishing which was originally written for Freeverse back when the App Store first launched.

VR & PC Platform Adventure Game, Marble Mountain release due soon + Mac Linux

VR enthusiasts and PC gamers looking for platform adventure gameplay can get the ball rolling with Marble Mountain, when it arrives for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Windows, Mac and Linux early 2016.

Players guide their marble on an epic journey to the top of a mountain, navigating treacherous environments and overcoming challenges, all while trying to balance at precarious heights and keep their marble in one piece.

Finish the fight - EA Sports UFC 2 to be released in March

EA SPORTS UFC 2 is headlined by five brand new game modes including KO Mode and UFC Ultimate Team, a revamped Career Mode that lets fans create female fighters for the first time ever in an official UFC game, and Grapple Assist, an integrated visual tool to help players learn and perfect takedowns, ground game transitions, and submissions.

Fans excited to step into the Octagon can pre-order EA SPORTS UFC 2 and get day one access to two legendary fighters: UFC Hall of Famer and three-time King of Pancrase, Bas Rutten; and Japanese MMA legend, “The Gracie Hunter” Kazushi Sakuraba, with an additional mystery fighter who will be named later.

Call of Duty keeps Star Wars off No 1 spot - UK gaming chart Jan 2016

1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III ACTIVISION 1
2 STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT EA GAMES 2
3 FALLOUT 4 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 4
4 FIFA 16 EA SPORTS 3
5 GRAND THEFT AUTO V ROCKSTAR 5

New games coming in 2016 - Quantum Break, Uncharted 4, The Division, Dark Souls 3, Far Cry Primal, Mirrors Edge Catalyst, Plats vs Zombies 3, Resident Evil Origins and Street Fighter 5

Quantum Break - XO exclusive - due 5th April 2016

Developed exclusively for Xbox One, Quantum Break blurs the line between television and gameplay, integrating the two into one seamless, uniquely immersive experience.

From Remedy Entertainment, the critically acclaimed creators of Alan Wake and Max Payne, comes a revolutionary entertainment experience that weaves the cinematic action of intense gameplay with the tension and drama of scripted television, creating a world where each has a direct impact on the other.

Top Ten games to look forward to in 2016 on the Wii U

Wii U games due in the 30th anniversary year from Nintendo

1 - The Legend of Zelda 2016

(Japanese: ゼルダの伝説 Hepburn: Zeruda no Densetsu?) is the working title of an upcoming action-adventure game in development by Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development for the Wii U home video game console. It is the nineteenth main instalment in Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series and the first original Zelda game developed with high-definition (HD) graphics. The game will feature an open world in which players can find different ways to approach areas.