Monthly Archives: December 2016
REVIEW: Steep
December 27, 2016 | David McGinleySteep is something entirely new for this generation, a winter sports game! It’s been a pretty quiet genre since SSX and Amped hung up their snowboards but Ubisoft Annecy have brought the genre back, throwing in skiing, paragliding and wingsuiting … Read More
REVIEW: Dead Rising 4
December 21, 2016 | Mark ReillyLike many other gamers out there, I was surprised to hear that we were going to be “treated” to another instalment of Capcom’s Dead Rising series. What to many was thought of as a dead rubber of a series has … Read More
REVIEW: Samsung Galaxy TabPro S
December 19, 2016 | John ReillyOur Samsung Galaxy TabPro S review takes a look at a true 2-in-1 Windows 10 tablet with a large screen, removable keyboard, and more.
Build Quality
Right out of the box, you definitely notice how sleek, thin, and light … Read More
WATCH: For Honor Story Campaign Gameplay Trailer
December 16, 2016 | John ReillyUbisoft have just launched a brand new story campaign Gameplay trailer for ‘For Honor’ which you can watch above.
The trailer tells us more about the single-player or co-op experience in the story campaign. Three legendary warrior factions – The noble … Read More
Amazon Prime Video Now Available In Ireland
December 14, 2016 | John ReillyAfter previously being announced by Jeremy Clarkson and Co. a few weeks back, Amazon Prime Video has now been made available to customers in over 200 countries with Ireland being one of them. The massive expansion can be seen as … Read More
You Can Now Shazam Songs Within Snapchat
December 14, 2016 | John ReillyWe’re well aware of Instagram’s efforts to do everything cool Snapchat is doing so it looks like the guys at Snap Inc. have just added another feature for Instagram to copy. Starting today, you will be able to Shazam songs … Read More
REVIEW: Playstation 4 Pro
December 13, 2016 | John ReillySo it’s been just over a month since the PS4 Pro was released into the world and we’ve had some time to get to grips with “the world’s most powerful console”. Touting itself as the first ‘Dynamic 4K-gaming’ console for … Read More
Netflix is now available on Virgin Media Horizon TV
December 12, 2016 | John ReillyVirgin Media Ireland have just announced that, starting today, Virgin Media Horizon TV users will be able to use their Netflix subscription right inside the Virgin Media TV service at no additional cost.
You can access the new app/channel by going … Read More
Irish Company Using NASA Technology To Create “World’s Coolest Beer Glass”
December 7, 2016 | John ReillyHere in TheEffect.Net HQ, we love our tech but, not surprisingly, we also love our beer (cider, stout, lager; you name it, we drink it!) so when we heard about an Irish start up company developing “The World’s Coolest Beer … Read More
REVIEW: Titanfall 2
December 6, 2016 | David McGinleyTitanfall 2. A game that saw criticism on it’s Xbox One exclusive debut due to it’s lack of a campaign is back and Respawn Entertainment have sought to silence a lot of critics with it’s release. Titanfall 2 adds a … Read More
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