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VLC, one of the most popular media players for desktop and mobile devices, is on the verge of getting Google Chromecast support.

VLC dev Felix Paul Kühne says native streaming support for Chromecast is already being implemented for the mobile versions of the software as we speak.

It has been suggested that iOS will be first to get full support, sometime in July, to be followed by Android, which still has a beta version of VLC.

By offering Chromecast support, the HDMI dongle can be used to playback your movies you have stored on SD drives or internal storage and use your phone as a remote. Pretty good deal.

Nintendo announced that the Wii U console will claim its first Legend of Zelda title in 2015.

A brief trailer for the next Zelda game was shown at Nintendo's E3 press briefing and is embedded below. The Wii U console could certainly use strong titles as soon as possible to turn around its fortunes.

The open-world format for the Wii U Zelda marks a break with the past for the Zelda series, providing the player with total freedom of movement. Lead character Link is set to appear in other titles due to be released this year too, including Super Smash Bros 4.

Give the trailer a glimpse..

Publisher Konami has put together a pretty awesome Director's Cut trailer for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

Much of the trailer follows the events of last year's trailer for the game, in which Big Boss sets out to rescue his second-in-command, Kazuhira Miller.

The game is set for release during the holiday season for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

You can view the majestic but angst-ridden trailer here:

A notable PlayStation 4 exclusive shown off at E3 this year is Bloodborne, being developed by FromSoftware and SCE Japan Studio.

It is being directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki (Dark Souls) and is expected to be released sometime in 2015. Screenshots of the game had leaked onto the Internet weeks before E3, but the title wasn't revealed until the press briefing.

Bloodborne is set in the ancient city of Yharnam which is plagued with a strange endemic illness spreading through its population. The player will engage in a struggle to uncover secrets of the dreary city in order to survive.

Check out the trailer.

Rovio fans need no longer wait for the launch of the turn-based RPG 'Angry Birds Epic,' as the casual gaming company says the new game will reach iOS and Android on June 12th.

The freemium game was "soft-launched" two months ago, but will see a hopefully bug-free official launch in two days.

Angry Birds Epic has a similar back story to other Rovio games, where green pigs have stolen the eggs of the hero birds, making them understandably angry. Old characters like Red, Chuck, Bomb are part of the new game, with different abilities including magic spells.

View the gameplay trailer here:

One title that received a lot of attention at E3 so far is No Man's Sky, being developed by Hello Games.

No Man's Sky is set in a Sci-Fi Universe and will feature a procedurally generated open world, in which players can explore planets, deep oceans, discover life and so on. Environments in new undiscovered worlds will vary from mild to absolutely hostile.

Information gained about new planets, species and so forth can be shared with other players. Of course, there are also battles in space to keep you occupied.

It looks like a very ambitious project and it will be interesting where it goes.

Check out the trailer shown at E3 this year.

Sony's PlayStation Now games rental/streaming service will available in open beta on the PlayStation 4 console from July 31.

The open beta will be available to PS4 owners in the United States and Canada, with the PS3 and PSVita following later. For those who don't own a PlayStation console, PlayStation Now is also coming to selected Sony Smart TVs. As long as you have a DualShock 3 controller, you will be able to use it with selected Smart TVs.

PlayStation Now will feature PlayStation 3 games only at first, but older platforms will be added later.

The first games confirmed to be available include Dead Space 3, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Ultra Street Fighter 4, God of War: Ascension and Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus.

It is being reported that rental costs for PlayStation Now range between $2.99 and $19.99, depending on the term of the rental and other factors.

During Sony's E3 press briefing yesterday, it announced that PlayStation TV is coming this fall to the United States and Canada, priced at $99.

Using PlayStation TV, you can stream PlayStation 4 to another TV in your house and "remote play". It can also be used to play most PS Vita games on a bigger TV screen.

Coupled with PlayStation Now, PlayStation TV will also be able to provide access to PlayStation 3 games, and later on games from other Sony consoles.

It also will provide access to video and music streaming services.

PlayStation TV has been available in Japan since last year.

Mario Maker is coming to the Wii U console, and it lets you edit and play your own Super Mario Bros. levels easily.

At Nintendo's E3 press briefing it showed off gameplay footage of Mario Maker, displaying how easy it is to create complex environments and play them through.

The level editor shown looks like it will be a lot of fun to play with. You seem to be able to switch between "old" and newer graphics too.

Unfortunately this game doesn't come out until next year, however.

Check it out...

Bethesda used E3 to release a teaser for the next DOOM game, which has been in development for some time now.

A beta had previously been announced as on the horizon for Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, but was light on details. This new trailer gives us a glimpse of the hellish environment we can expect in the next DOOM, along with enormous beasts with weapons.

That's as far as they are willing to do with details for now though, and we're told to wait until QuakeCon next month for more information.

Check out the trailer...

Another year has passed and our dear site is now 15 years old. Yup, we launched the site in 1999, at the time when Google was still a small search startup and "social media" meant, for most people, watching TV with your friends.

I simply want to thank all of our staff members, moderators and users for keeping this site alive and kicking for all these years. These have been great years and I expect many more great years to follow.

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Sony will release a white PlayStation 4 bundle when Destiny is released on September 9 this year.

The bundle includes a 500GB white PS4, a white DualShock 4 controller, a copy of Destiny and a 30-day subscription vouncher to PlayStation Plus.

Sony didn't reveal how much the bundle would cost at its E3 press briefing yesterday though.

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has been confirmed for 2015, exclusively to PlayStation 4.

It was announced with a trailer at Sony's E3 press briefing today. It follows Nathan Drake, several years after his last adventure, back into the world of thieves.

Drake is travelling the world in pursuit of an historical conspiracy behind a fabled pirate treasure. His greatest adventure will test his physical limits, his resolve, and ultimately what he's willing to sacrifice to save the ones he loves.

The Naught Dog-developed title won't be hracing your PS4 until 2015, but here's a trailer to give you something to look forward to.

Sony's E3 press briefing contained many treats, and a new trailer for The Order: 1886 was one of the sweetest.

The trailer showed quite a dark side of Sony's upcoming action adventure title. It is being developed by Ready at Dawn and SCE Santa Monica Studio for exclusive release on the PlayStation 4 (PS4) console.

It is set in an alternative history/reality in which there are half-human, half animal "half breeds" that are being fought off by humans. The humans, however, are in a losing struggle.

No worries, because with the discovery of a mystery liquid called Black Water which boosts longevity significantly, combined with a way-ahead-of-its-time industrial revolution, the tide begins to turn.

In 1886, with humans in control things start to get bad again as the humans fight among themselves too. Take a look at the trailer and see some of the action we can expect.

Dead Island 2 has been officially announced at E3, and it comes with a very entertaining trailer for any zombie action fan.

The trailer isn't quite as wonderful as the original Dead Island trailer was, but it stand on its own merits. It follows a physique conscious jogger as he goes for a run in San Francisco while listening to music.

As music is pumping in his ears, the Zombie apocalypse is happening right behind him and he has absolutely no idea. For fans of zombie movies and games, the trailer is gruesome, bloody and awesome all in one.

Unfortunately for our poor jogger, he must have previously been infected because he transfers into a hideous zombie without breaking stride.. well until he is run over by a van and then has his trainers stolen.

The following Dead Island 2 trailer was shown at the Sony pre-E3 press briefing and confirmed for the PlayStation 4 so far.

I'm looking forward to this one. Let us hope it is better then Riptide.