Each week, those with an Epic Games Store account are privy to a number of titles for free. Available from tomorrow, Epic is giving away two underrated games in the form of Arcade Paradise and Maid of Sker. Available to add to your library from tomorrow 18th of July at …

Each month, those who are subscribed to Amazon Prime are privy to a number of free games as part of the company’s Prime Gaming initiative. For the month of July – in alignment with the company’s Prime Day deals – Amazon is giving away a solid selection of titles…and Suicide …

Sony has been steadily growing its PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium service ever since its revamp a couple years ago. As with most subscription game services however, titles only stick around for a limited time. The console manufacturer has now announced which half-a-dozen-or-so games will be leaving next month.

In the age of constantly evolving and updating live-service titles, it has become almost a necessity for such games to feature some form of cross play / cross-progression. Despite amassing an audience of over 60 million players, Dead by Daylight had not featured any form of cross-progression…until now. Making the …

Overwatch 2 has in many ways failed to meet the expectations of Activision Blizzard, with the free-to-play sequel being continually criticised since its launch back in 2022. That said, those who do actively play and enjoy the game will now be able to access a Spotify-wrapped styled recap video featuring …

As they have done for years and years now, ahead of the upcoming Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Activision/Treyarch will be allowing players to get their hands on a slice of the game early, with early beta access being given to those who pre-order – ahead of an open …

Fallout London is easily one of the most anticipated Fallout Projects of all time, despite being an unofficial fan-made mod. The ambitions of this DLC-sized mod has amassed a great deal of interest and curiosity. This is even more so the case now following the reveal that the mod will …

Back in 2022, it came as a rather big shock when 1047 Games, the team behind the much-loved Splitgate, announced that they would be ceasing development on the Halo-like multiplayer FPS, stating at the time “We’re turning our attention away from iterative, smaller updates and going all-in to focus on …

Just last week, we reported on the unfortunate news that the leading UK video games retailer ‘GAME UK’ would no longer be accepting in-store pre-orders in what was the latest in a long string of downsizing strategies. It seems the retailer is set to further dismantle itself piece-by-piece, with the …

With over 200 million copies sold in the past decade, Grand Theft Auto V is not only easily one of the best selling games of all time, but has cemented its successor ‘GTA VI’ as perhaps the most anticipated game ever. With quite a while to go until the game’s …

Despite PlayStation claiming a quitter year for first-party releases, the announcement of a full fledged Astro Bot game for the PS5 during the company’s last State of Play took many by surprise in the best way. While the upcoming 3D platformer is keeping things more traditional with a set of …

It's always been a bit of a trend for both 1st and 3rd party manufacturers to take an existing product and slather it in metal. Just last week the FPGA-powered Game Boy handheld Analogue Pocket was announced to be getting an all-metal edition. Now, controller manufacturer 8BitDo is doing the …

There’s been a lot of positive movements within the emulation scene as of late, with the most recent breakthrough seeing the PS4 emulator ShadPS4 being able to boot Bloodborne up to the character creator screen. Looking at much more mature emulation platforms, the popular PS2 emulator PCSX2 has now officially reached version 2.0

Phasmophobia hit it big back in 2020 when the game was released in Early Access, launching to near immediate success. In the years since, the team at Kinetic Games have continued to work diligently on the game, improving it across the board. Unfortunately, the game’s long-anticipated console release has been …

The Analogue Pocket proved to be a pretty popular portable following its release back in 2021, with the FPGA-powered handheld giving owners an authentic feel when playing various titles from the Game Boy series of systems – while also offering some modern niceties. Already a rather costly device, the company …

The First Descendant is a free-to-play 3rd person co-op shooter in a similar vein to the likes of Warframe or Outriders. Built on Unreal Engine 5, the game launched late last month to somewhat mixed reviews. Despite this, The First Descendant has attracted a great deal of interest – with …

Terraria is a quiet titan. Ever since it was first released back in 2011 the game has not only continued to sell millions of units every year, but has even entered the esteemed list of the top 10 best-selling games of all time – with over 58 million copies sold. …

Hunt: Showdown is one of the more successful extraction shooters currently around, with the Crytek-developed PvPvE shooter continuing to see support years on from its initial release back in 2019. In a surprising move, the team have announced that the game is set to get a permanent price cut, reducing …

Over the past year or so, we have seen the leading UK video games retailer GAME UK pull back on many of its previously-offered services, reducing the company’s scope drastically. Following the ending of its Reward program and trade-in services, GAME is now set to stop accepting pre-orders...

Concord is the latest major gamble from Sony Interactive Entertainment, with the upcoming live-service Hero Shooter having a lot to prove in a market which isn’t exactly begging for more games in the genre. Perhaps as a way to entice more players to try out the upcoming game, Sony has …

As a console platform, Xbox has historically focused on the US market, with Europe, Africa and Asia in particular being relatively weak markets for the US-based Microsoft. Following the recent announcement to changes with its Game Pass subscription service, Xbox is reportedly moving away from EMEA regions almost entirely. As …

Last month, Amazon announced a partnership with Microsoft/Xbox to bring Game Pass to its Fire TV Sticks via cloud streaming. Said to be coming some time in July, the Xbox Game Pass app is now officially available. Following the announcement last month that the Xbox Game Pass app would be …

While virtual reality may not have blown up in the way some companies were hoping, VR still has a strong audience of dedicated users. With a decreasing number of VR games being represented in major video game showcases, a new dedicated VR Games showcase has now sprung up. Being organised …

SCUF is one of the biggest names when it comes to producing high-end 3rd party video game console controllers, with the manufacturer giving PlayStation and Xbox users the option for backpaddles and more far ahead of any official console offerings. SCUF now looks set to tackle the mobile gaming market, …

Deadpool and Wolverine is the next major film set to come out of Marvel Studios, with the MCU entry being one of the most hyped in a while. Aligning with the film’s upcoming release, it appears as though the X-Men characters are set to make appearances across multiple games. As …

Running at just 1080p with an uneven 30 fps frame cap, Bloodborne is overdue for some form of update. Unfortunately, in the almost 10 years since the release of the game, we have gotten little-to-nothing in the way of enhancements. That said, given enough time, the much-loved Souls game could …

The introduction of Battle Passes a few years ago seemed to wipe out most uses of the arguably worse loot box system which plagued many free-to-play (and premium) games. While such passes do have their own issues, players are typically able to earn currencies for future battle passes by completing said passes. After using this exact method since its inception, Apex Legends’ battle passes are about to get a lot more expensive.

RGG Studio has made a name for itself over the years for its work on the excellent and much-loved Yakuza / Like a Dragon series. In recent entries especially, the team have gone all out, embracing multiple genres, game modes, themes and more. That said, even beyond this, it seems …

The Dolphin emulator is one of the most well known in the scene, with the GameCube / Wii emulator being by far the best way to experience Nintendo’s games from the 6th/7th generation. Already a pretty mature platform, Dolphin emulator is set to enter a new era as it switches …

Last week, we reported on the news that Satisfactory would be getting a price increase following the release of the game’s 1.0 update. At the time, no specific date was given for when this would be occurring. Now however, it has been officially announced that Satisfactory will be hitting 1.0 …