After many years away, Konami seems set to be slowly but surely re-entering the video games industry. So far, the publisher has focused on bringing many of its old 2D classics to modern systems such as was the case with the Castlevania Collection. Rather excitingly however, it seems as though …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Mirage and The Crew: Motorfest reportedly delayed
As a publisher Ubisoft is not afraid to delay their games, one, two or even six times (in the case of Skull & Bones). Unfortunately (or fortunately based on your own perspective) another two titles have seemingly been delayed – namely The Crew: Motorfest and Assassin’s Creed Mirage. As reported …
Read More »JRPG classic Skies of Arcadia is getting a remaster according to insider
The late ‘90s and early ‘00s saw many iconic JRPGs released. One of the more underappreciated titles from this time was 2000’s Skies of Arcadia. Originally released for the ill-fated SEGA Dreamcast, the game is seemingly set to get another chance thanks to a remaster which is claimed to be …
Read More »Steam to end Windows 7 and 8 support by January 2024
Operating system fragmentation has always been an issue for Windows, and while the situation had been mostly resolved thanks to Windows 10 (until Windows 11 was introduced), many users still run much older versions of Microsoft’s OS, including Windows 8 and even Windows 7. Those wanting to play games via Steam however will soon need to upgrade as come the end of the year support for older versions of Windows is officially ceasing.
Read More »Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora screenshots leak
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora was announced by Ubisoft all the way back in 2017. Developed by Massive Entertainment (known for their work on The Division series), the game went radio silent until 2021 when it was re-revealed. Despite its long development, we have yet to see any in-game footage – …
Read More »The Nintendo eShop for the Wii U and 3DS shuts down for good today
Just as announced last year, Nintendo has now begun winding down online services for the eShop on the Wii U and 3DS systems. Support for most payment methods was dropped last year and now, it is time for the eShop for both consoles to go offline for good. At 5PM …
Read More »Valve confirms Counter-Strike 2 esports plans
Earlier this month Valve broke its silence and finally announced its next game – Counter Strike 2. The game is set to release to all this Summer following a few months of playtesting. Now, Valve has announced what this means for the esports scene, confirming that the Paris Major tournament …
Read More »The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay reveal announced
Earlier this year Nintendo confirmed the new release date for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the long-awaited sequel to Breath of the Wild. The game will be launching in May, but in the meantime, we'll be getting a good look at gameplay. Tomorrow, the 28th of March, …
Read More »Upcoming Gran Turismo 7 patch to add 5 more cars
One year on from its initial launch, Gran Turismo 7 is in an excellent place, with the PlayStation exclusive continually and consistently receiving free updates – most recently seeing uncompromising PSVR2 support as well as experimental inclusions of next-generation racing AI technology. Though perhaps not as expansive, a new update …
Read More »Bungie confirms it has unreleased voice lines with Lance Reddick as Zavala
Earlier this month, Actor Lance Reddick unfortunately passed away. Reddick has not only had a lot of film and TV roles, but he was also well known in the gaming scene thanks to performances in titles like Quantum Break, Horizon Zero Dawn (and its sequel), and of course, Destiny 2, …
Read More »CS:GO surpasses 1.5M concurrent players
The CS:GO concurrent player count has been growing over the past month, with the shooter consistently breaking its peak concurrent player record. This weekend, following the announcement of Counter-Strike 2, the game saw another surge, surpassing over 1.5 million players online at once. Since Valve officially revealed Counter-Strike 2, CS:GO …
Read More »Microsoft ends $1 Xbox Game Pass trial
Chances are if you've been a new subscriber to Xbox Game Pass in recent years, you've had an opportunity to get one month of subscription time for just $1 or £1. This offer was widely used and has aided in Game Pass growth across console and PC. However, all good …
Read More »God of War Ragnarok sequel has been teased by game’s voice actor
While it may be far too soon to be talking about a sequel to last year’s game of the year contender God of War Ragnarök, one of the title’s voice actors has seemingly confirmed just that – offering a small hint at what fans can expect from the inevitable sequel. …
Read More »Resident Evil 4 Remake achieves ‘biggest PC launch’ in Resident Evil history
Resident Evil 4 Remake launched last Friday and so far, it looks like the game has been a huge success. The Steam numbers alone are impressive, with the game peaking at well over 160,000 concurrent players over the launch weekend, making it the biggest Resident Evil launch in the series' …
Read More »Team Fortress 2 servers (on PS3) are being shut down tomorrow
Back in 2007 Valve and EA partnered with one another to bring the now iconic Orange Box package to PC as well as 7th-gen consoles – consisting of Half-Life 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2. After maintaining online functionality for more than 15 years, Team Fortress 2’s servers will finally …
Read More »Dead Cells set to get native PS5 release alongside physical bundle
Dead Cells may have initially launched all the way back in 2018, but the rogue-lite metroidvania-inspired action platformer featuring fast and frantic combat (alongside a near endless number of unique weapons) has only gone from strength to strength with each new update and piece of DLC. Following the release of …
Read More »Honkai: Star Rail surpasses 8 million pre-registrations
Genshin Impact put studio MiHoYo (now known as Hoyoverse) on the map, with the open-world free-to-play Zelda-like title raking in over $4 Billion since its release in late 2020. The team’s next game following Genshin Impact is the turn-based RPG ‘Honkai: Star Rail. Ahead of its release on the 26th …
Read More »Cheats for PS2 classic Gran Turismo 4 discovered after nearly 20 years
Video game cheats used to be a highly popular occurrence across games, so much so that entire physical guides were released in the past in order to collate them. The practice is unfortunately no longer commonplace, but that does not mean that new cheats aren’t being discovered. More than 18 …
Read More »Genshin Impact studio’s next title gets release date
Genshin Impact put studio MiHoYo (now known as Hoyoverse) on the map, with the open-world free-to-play Zelda-like title raking in over $4 Billion since its release in late 2020. The team’s next game following Genshin Impact is the turn-based RPG ‘Honkai: Star Rail’. As part of a Boarding Preparation Special …
Read More »Resident Evil 4 Remake’s The Mercenaries mode arrives in early April
After a great deal of anticipation, Resident Evil 4 Remake is finally here to the delight of both fans and critics alike. Those wanting to play the game’s Mercenaries mode will need to wait for a little while longer, with Capcom previously announcing it to be coming as free post-launch …
Read More »Redfall will not have any microtransactions nor an in-game store
Back in 2021 leaked screenshots from a playtest of the upcoming first-person co-op vampire hunting game Redfall seemed to suggest that the game would feature an in-game store with some form of microtransactions. Fortunately, between then and now, the team at Arkane seem to have reconsidered, as it has now …
Read More »Sonic Origins Plus announced with 12 new games and playable Amy
Sonic Origins released last year to somewhat of a mixed reception. While the remastered games included in the package were solid, the offering as a whole felt somewhat incomplete. Exactly one year after its initial launch, Sonic Origins Plus will be released – bringing a dozen more games as well …
Read More »Mature TMNT game based on fan-favourite comic ‘The Last Ronin’ is in development
Last year we reported that a AAA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game was in development, with the announcement coming via an issue of Toy World Magazine. We now have many more details on this upcoming title, with it said to be an adaptation of the much-loved graphic novel ‘The Last …
Read More »Satisfactory is being upgraded to UE5 bringing ray-tracing and more
Following Fortnite’s upgrade from Unreal Engine 4 to the latest and greatest UE5, we have seen much wider adoption for the new engine, with the likes of Rocket League and others set to make the transition. One other game now confirmed to be getting an Unreal Engine 5 upgrade is the first-person open world factory building title Satisfactory.
Read More »Latest AMD graphics driver brings optimisations for Resident Evil 4 and The Last of Us
Resident Evil 4 Remake is out and as we've already covered, Nvidia GPU users can already download a new Game Ready driver with day-one optimisations for the game in place. If you are using an AMD graphics card and you plan on picking up the game, you'll want to download …
Read More »The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is finally releasing in May
After years of development and a couple of delays, Daedalic Entertainment is finally set to release its Lord of the Rings game. Focused on Gollum, the new title will be the first in a new wave of LOTR-based projects, with many more games on the way. After acquiring Middle-Earth Enterprises …
Read More »Sony was the highest-ranked games publisher of 2022 according to Metacritic
We already knew that Sony had a very good year in 2022, thanks to the launches of Horizon: Forbidden West in the first half of the year and GOTY candidate, God of War: Ragnarok, releasing in the second half of the year. Metacritic has now published its annual game publisher …
Read More »CMA: Microsoft’s Activision buyout “will not result” in lessening of competition
The CMA has published its latest update into its ongoing investigation into Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. While previously, the regulator seemed to have many concerns, it has now “narrowed its scope” of issues with the deal and no longer feels that it would “result in a substantial lessening …
Read More »Valve warns of online scams as Counter-Strike 2 beta demand rises
Typically when there is an invite-only beta for a game, a certain number of players will search for ways to purchase a beta key in order to skip the queue or guarantee access. With Counter-Strike 2, Valve is granting beta access to a certain number of players with recent playtime …
Read More »The Diablo 4 beta is killing RTX 3080 Ti graphics cards, users report
A couple of years ago, Amazon Games caught a lot of flack for the New World beta, which seemingly had a bug that could kill certain graphics cards. Now, Blizzard might be facing a similar problem with the Diablo 4 beta.
Read More »