Sonic Frontiers has had some impressive updates since its launch in late 2022, adding in new challenge modes, additional features and new story content. The final free update has landed this week, adding in more playable characters and new missions to complete. If you install this week's Sonic Frontiers update, …
Read More »Bethesda surprise launches The Elder Scrolls: Castles on mobile
Bethesda had a surprise mobile hit on its hands when it launched Fallout Shelter back in 2015. The game still proves popular to this day and now, the publisher is applying that same formula to a new Elder Scrolls game. The Elder Scrolls: Castles randomly appeared on the Google Play …
Read More »Fall Guys studio Mediatonic hit by Epic Games lay-offs
Epic Games announced this week that it will be letting go of over 800 employees, cutting jobs across its businesses. One studio that seems to have been hit hard by the lay-offs is Mediatonic, the studio behind Fall Guys, which joined Epic Games back in 2021. Epic Games acquired Mediatonic …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 director confirms 2.0 and Phantom Liberty are final major updates
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty has been a huge success so far, with the new content, combined with all of the gameplay changes found in Update 2.0, earning CD Projekt Red its redemption moment following the base game's rocky launch. However, as we heard previously, CD Projekt Red does not have …
Read More »Sega cancels Creative Assembly shooter ‘Hyenas’ and other projects
SEGA appears to be going through a bit of a shake-up, as the publisher has cancelled a number of projects. The biggest cancellation impacts Creative Assembly's upcoming shooter, Hyenas, but several unannounced projects have also been axed. In an investor note published this week, Sega warned shareholders that it expects …
Read More »GeForce Now adds Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty and 25 other games
This week brings about another GeForce Now library update. The headlining addition this week is obviously Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. If you have an RTX 4080 GFN subscription, you'll be able to run the game with all of its ray-tracing features switched on while also benefiting from RTX 40 exclusive …
Read More »Jim Ryan is stepping down as head of PlayStation
Following the departure of Shaun Layden several years ago, Jim Ryan took on the head role at Sony Interactive Entertainment, leading PlayStation to some of its most profitable quarters and steering the launch of the PlayStation 5. With the PS5 now established and continuing to do well, Jim Ryan is …
Read More »Counter-Strike 2 has officially launched
Last night in a surprise move, Valve officially launched Counter-Strike 2. The new version of the shooter has replaced CS:GO and is now available to all for free on the Steam Store. Counter-Strike 2 makes the jump to Valve's newer Source 2 engine. The game has had a graphical uplift, …
Read More »Sony confirms free PS+ games for October 2023
Just 24 hours on from the latest PS+ monthly games leak, Sony has now officially announced the line-up for October. As previously reported, The Callisto Protocol and Farming Simulator will be free to claim for PS+ Essential subscribers next month and there is a third game joining them. The Callisto …
Read More »MSI and Capcom team up for limited edition Monster Hunter-themed hardware
At the Tokyo Game Show this month, MSI had a surprising announcement. The company is teaming up with Capcom to produce new limited edition PC gaming gear for the 20th Anniversary of Monster Hunter. The Monster Hunter series has been popular in Japan for decades but it only recently became …
Read More »Far Cry 7 sounds like the most interesting Far Cry in years
Ubisoft's open-world games have become very formulaic over the years. Each Far Cry game plays pretty similarly. However, with Far Cry 7, it sounds like Ubisoft is actually trying something different and based on what we know so far, it could be a very interesting game. Insider Gaming has spoken …
Read More »Intel Meteor Lake processors are coming to desktops, sort of
Earlier this week following the publication of an interview with Intel's Michelle Johnston Holthaus, Executive VP and GM of the Client Computing Group, we learned that Meteor Lake processors would be coming to desktops. As it turns out, this statement was only partially true as Intel has now offered clarification. …
Read More »EU court upholds fine against Valve over PC game geo-blocking
Back in April 2019, we learned that the European Commission was launching an anti-trust investigation into content geo-blocking. The investigation looked into several huge game publishers including Valve, ZeniMax, Capcom, Bandai Namco, Focus Home Interactive and Koch Media. Ultimately, the EU fined the companies for geo-blocking practices in 2021. Valve …
Read More »Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition announced for PC and PS5
A couple of weeks ago, a reputable leaker claimed that Horizon Forbidden West would be coming to PC as part of a Complete Edition bundle containing the base game and its expansion. Now just two weeks later, Sony has officially announced this. Horizon Forbidden West is officially the next major …
Read More »Ubisoft reckons cloud gaming will see a Netflix-like rise in users over next decade
Ubisoft has been an early proponent of cloud gaming, having worked with Google in the early days of Stadia, before pivoting to services like GeForce Now and Amazon Luna. Game streaming is still niche, but Ubisoft believes it will eventually take over the games industry. Ubisoft is in the process …
Read More »A dialogue option can lock you out of Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty questline
Cyberpunk 2077's big expansion is now officially available and so far, there has been a lot of positive reception around Phantom Liberty and the new content it provides. My early impressions are that this expansion is damn near essential for completing the Cyberpunk experience but I'll have more to say …
Read More »Payday 3 might get an offline mode in future update
Payday 3's always-online requirements led to a rough launch weekend, with many being unable to access the game due to connectivity issues. Starbreeze has already confirmed that the third-party matchmaking service it implemented wasn't working as planned. Now due to the launch, the developers are considering adding an option for …
Read More »Starfield’s latest patch fixes the loot puddle and brings lens flares to AMD GPUs
As much as I do love Starfield, the game has room for improvement and in the weeks since launch, Bethesda has begun working away on patches. We already know that some bigger feature updates are planned, including proper city maps and the inclusion of Nvidia DLSS. Those updates are still …
Read More »Sony investigating claims of major security breach
This week, a ransomware group claimed to have breached "all of Sony's systems", putting the stolen data up for sale on the dark web. Sony has yet to confirm that an attack has taken place but the company is now investigating.
Read More »The Callisto Protocol is coming to PlayStation Plus
There will be a new batch of games announced for PS+ subscribers next week and like most months, they have leaked ahead of time. Surprisingly, The Callisto Protocol will be headlining, less than a year after the hyped horror game's launch. The Callisto Protocol released in December last year to …
Read More »Corsair launches ultra-fast Dominator Titanium DDR5 memory for Intel and AMD systems
During our visit to Computex earlier this year, we caught an early look at the new Corsair Dominator Titanium DDR5 memory, built using the fastest ICs currently available and utilising new DHX cooling technology to keep thermals in check. Now, these memory kits are ready for prime time. The new …
Read More »Bethesda may have a secret Star Wars or Marvel game in the works
As part of the massive Xbox document leak last week, we got a good look at Bethesda's roadmap of upcoming games. We already know that Machine Games is working on an Indiana Jones game, but Bethesda has another licensed IP in the works and it is rumoured to be based …
Read More »Capcom says it would ‘gracefully decline’ a buyout offer from Microsoft
Microsoft has worked closely with Capcom many times over the years. From the original Dead Rising games to bringing newer titles like Devil May Cry 5 and Monster Hunter Rise to Xbox Game Pass. With Microsoft being in acquisition mode at the moment, the company has been tied to many …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Mirage will support DLSS and FSR after all
Last week when Ubisoft unveiled the PC system requirements and feature set for Assassin's Creed Mirage, the studio only revealed support for Intel's XeSS upscaling method, leaving out DLSS and FSR, which are often preferred by Nvidia and AMD GPU users respectively. Ubisoft has now cleared things up, confirming that …
Read More »Sony may have been hacked once again
Sony has had a few cyber security incidents over the years, with hackers shutting down access to services like PS+, leaking customer data and even obtaining sensitive internal emails. Sony may have found itself in this familiar situation once again, as a ransomware group is claiming to have hacked “all …
Read More »Starbreeze says third-party matchmaking service to blame for Payday 3 connection woes
Launching an online-only game always carries some risk, particularly when it is a sequel to a game that could previously be played offline. Starbreeze learned that the hard way over the weekend, as Payday 3 has faced numerous struggles at launch. While Payday 1 & 2 were playable offline solo, …
Read More »Hideki Kamiya is leaving PlatinumGames
After co-founding the company and going on to direct several hits, Hideki Kamiya is now leaving PlatinumGames. Kamiya announced that he will be departing the studio in October to work on other projects and it sounds like there may have been some drama on the way out. In an unexpected …
Read More »Valve isn’t planning to release a Steam Deck 2 for two more years at least
It has been about a year and a half since the Steam Deck launched but handheld PC gaming technology has moved forward since then. Nowadays, chips like the Ryzen Z1 are available and offer a bit more power than the SoC found in the Steam Deck. However, Valve isn't in …
Read More »Star Wars Jedi: Survivor sequel is in the works, actor confirms
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Survivor director, Stig Asmussen, left Respawn earlier this month, calling into question the status of a third game. Fortunately, it would appear that those rumours can now be put to rest, with the actor behind the character Cal Kestis confirming that a third game …
Read More »The CMA provisionally approves Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition
While the UK's Competition & Markets Authority initially chose to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, things have changed in recent months. Both parties paused appeal proceedings to evaluate a new version of the merger, in which Activision's cloud gaming rights would be sold off to Ubisoft. Now, the CMA …
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