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Each month, Sony offers its PlayStation Plus subscribers two free PS4 games to purchase and download for free. July 2020 marks the service’s 10th anniversary, and so in celebration, all subscribers are being gifted an extra third game for free. The free games for the month of July include heavy …

Last week, Sony officially announced its PlayStation Indies initiative, which will see the console manufacturer promote and highlight indie titles at a much greater and regular interval – putting emphasis on the power of indie games. Following the announcement, a new website has been launched, dedicated exclusively to the initiative. …

2020 has served as a year of great reflection when it comes to hate speech and general intolerance. While companies such as Twitter and Twitch have started making moves to limit such actions on its platform, Facebook has seemingly done no such thing. As such, a large number of companies …

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers users of its platform a number of free games to download and keep forever. Though this week only sees one small title on offer, the following week will bring with it 3 titles, including Killing Floor 2. Until then, users of the store …

Each month, Microsoft adds new games to Xbox Game Pass, the company’s Netflix-like game subscription service. The console manufacturer has now announced which games subscribers can look forward to for the month of July. Four titles are set to be arriving, including Fallout 76 and Soul Calibur VI. Microsoft chooses …

Many fans were disappointed with Microsoft's most recent third-party next-gen event. The stream included ‘gameplay’ of a number of next-generation titles coming to the Series X. With that, many turned to the console manufacturer’s first-party event which was announced for July. According to one insider however, fans still have a …

It has become common knowledge that multiplatform games are often more expensive on the Nintendo Switch. This “Switch Tax” as it is known, has historically affected a large number of titles, including the Resident Evil games. It now appears as though Capcom has finally lowered the MSRP of the titles …

Each year during Pride Month, many game developers and publishers would show their support for the LGBTQIA+ community through means such as changing their social media profile pictures to include the LGBT flag, and other such methods. This year, Square Enix has chosen to “do something special” creating an entirely …

 Each month, Xbox offers 4 free titles to those who are subscribed to the console manufacturer’s Xbox Live Gold service (and also those with Game Pass Ultimate). For the month of July, subscribers will be able to get their hands on WRC 8, Dunk Lords, Saints Row 2, and Juju. …

For a while now, Fortnite has been hosting a number shows inside its Battle Royale island map. Previously, artists such as DJ Marshmello and Travis Scott have had specially curated live concerts within Fortnite. Now, fans of the popular Battle Royale shooter will be able to watch an entire film …

One of the issues with subscription services is that subscribers never truly own the games – they merely own a licence to play the games for a limited time. Because of that, games often come and go from these services. Microsoft has now announced which games are coming soon to …

Ever since George Floyd was murdered by police officers on the 25th of May, there have been global protests for racial equality and justice, with many companies announcing and offering their support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Now, Bungie has announced that it will be selling a collectible pin …

A few days ago, we reported on the alleged existence of Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, which showed up via a Taiwanese Games ratings board alongside box art. Now, the game has been officially confirmed to be real, with the Crash Bandicoot Twitter announcing that an official reveal is …

Since 2017, Devolver Digital has been gracing E3 with its “Big Fancy Press Conference”. Unlike most other conferences, Devolver’s would involve extreme violence, gore, and highly satirised takes on the traditional press conference. It has now finally been confirmed that the publisher will be hosting a ‘Devolver Direct’ in mid-July …

There was little doubt that fans have been eagerly anticipating the PlayStation 5. The drip-feed of information which was presented over the last many months appears to have paid off for Sony, as the PlayStation 5 hardware reveal video has already become the company’s most liked YouTube video of all …

Based on what we know, Cloud Imperium Games has raised roughly $363 million for Star Citizen...

A few weeks ago, the upcoming free titles offered by the Epic Games Store on a weekly basis was leaked. Last week’s offering was said to be Ark: Survival Evolved, however the game on offer was in fact Overcooked! Now, one week later than expected, Ark: Survival Evolved has been …

Yesterday, Bungie showed off the next three major expansions for Destiny 2, Bungie’s online multiplayer first-person shooter. With content lined up until 2022, and Destiny’s Director Luke Smith stating that Bungie does “not want to start over from scratch and make a sequel”, many were wondering whether Destiny would ever …

Ever since its release in 2014, Bungie has seemingly been solely focused on Destiny: the MMO-lite first-person shooter. It would appear as though the studio is finally gearing up to expand to new IPs, as new job listings have been posted online for a game which is said to feature …

The PC Gaming Show is an annual event dedicated to all things PC. This year’s event was originally scheduled for the 6th of June, before being delayed to the 13th due to the ongoing protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. Following the announcement of the revised date, PC …

For the past few years, more and more titles have begun to accept and adopt cross-play between consoles and PCs. Until now however, EA had yet to join in. Finally, following the footsteps of games such as Modern Warfare, Minecraft and Rocket League, Need for Speed Heat will be adding …

Though Sony had initially intended to have its big PS5 blowout event on the 4th of June, global protests and the need for “more important voices to be heard“ led the console manufacturer to postpone the event. Now, the revised date has been confirmed for the 11th of June. To …

Though Google Stadia has slowly seen more support come to its game streaming service, one of the biggest issues still is the fact that many titles arrive at a much later date than on dedicated hardware. Unfortunately, it seems as though this trend will continue, as according to CD Projekt …

With the current global climate surrounding COVID-19 and social distancing, dozens of events have had to be either cancelled, delayed, or altered to fit an online format. Games Done Quick, the biannual speedrunning event for charity, has now announced that its Summer event will take place entirely online – though …

Recently, we reported on the Future Games Show’s announcement date. The show, which will include over 30 titles from publishers big and small, was originally set to go live on the 6th of June. Due to the widespread protests across the world as part of the Black Lives Matter movement, …

Though Call of Duty: Modern Warfare continues to dominate the charts, there is always another Call of Duty around the corner. Footage of the upcoming first-person shooter has now leaked, showcasing snippets of gameplay, yet revealing a lot about what fans can expect from Treyarch’s 2020 offering. The footage, which …

With the recent murder of George Floyd in the United States, an overwhelming number of people have voiced their opinions regarding the injustices that had taken place, and continue to take place across the world. Many companies have also taken to voice their support of the movement. One such company …

Though previous leaks suggested that this week’s free Epic Games Store title would be Ark: Survival Evolved, instead of trying to survive in the wilderness, players will instead be attempting to survive the kitchen as Overcooked! is in fact this week’s free Epic Games Store offering. Overcooked is described as …

Back in February, Samsung and Microsoft announced a partnership which would see the console manufacturer’s streaming services come to Samsung devices. At the time, the announcement focused on Samsung’s smartphones, however an update to Samsung’s website suggests that the services could be coming to its line-up of smart televisions. First …

Historically, Steam DB has been a useful tool for tracking games both available, and also unannounced. However, the site's most recent addition serves as a reminder that systems such as these are not infallible. According to Steam DB, Star Wars: Battlefront III Remastered is set to come to Steam soon. …