While we had just a few games joining GeForce Now last week, this week's update is much more substantial. As of today, nine more games have joined the library, including Loopmancer, which finally came to Steam recently. Loopmancer first released earlier this year as an Xbox Game Pass title. The …
Read More »Valve is bringing SteamOS to rival portable gaming systems too
Many companies have been looking to crack open the portable gaming market with handheld gaming PCs, but nobody has been quite as successful as Valve with the Steam Deck. The popularity of the Deck is partially due to Steam OS and all the work Valve has put in on the …
Read More »Genshin Impact continues its streak as the most discussed game on Twitter
Throughout the year, Twitter keeps track of the video game discussions taking place on its platform. Last year, the social network announced that Genshin Impact was the most Tweeted about game for all of 2021. 6 months into 2022 and the free-to-play title continues its reign at the top. Taking …
Read More »TMNT Shredder’s Revenge sells 1 million copies in its first month
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge is the ultimate throwback experience for TMNT fans who were brought up in the 90s during the height of the franchise’s zeitgeist. It seems the pizza-loving sewer-dwelling turtles still have ‘it’ as TMNT: Shredder's Revenge has sold over 1 million copies in just one …
Read More »July’s PS Plus Premium/Extra games officially announced
After many leaks, rumours and a lot of waiting, Sony finally launched its revamped PlayStation Plus service, offering an Xbox Game Pass like experience. July marks the service’s first month of new additions, and we now know the full list of all 20 games arriving next week. Making the announcement …
Read More »Job listing suggests Bungie is working on a competitive Destiny game
Bungie has found great success with their Destiny IP, offering a live service title with excellent first person gameplay and consistent content updates. That being said, Destiny’s PvP has always been lacking, with focus clearly put on the game’s co-op experiences. According to a new job listing however, Bungie might …
Read More »Sonic Frontiers won’t feature a Chao Garden and 100+ other questions answered
Ahead of Sonic Frontiers’ release later this year, Sonic Team’s Takashi Iizuka sat down with Game Informer to answer 123 rapid fire questions. Thanks to this, we now know much more about the upcoming title – including the unfortunate revelation that the game will not feature a Chao Garden side …
Read More »Nintendo acquires animation studio to form ‘Nintendo Pictures’
Nintendo has made its first major acquisition in quite some time, and interestingly enough, it seems to be focused on expanding Nintendo's reach beyond the games market. Nintendo has now acquired Dynamo Pictures with the goal of creating ‘Nintendo Pictures'. Nintendo has wanted to branch out its IP into film and …
Read More »Resident Evil 2 Remake surpasses 10M sales, Monster Hunter Sunbreak surpasses 3M
During its launch week, the excellent Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak expansion surpassed 2 million copies cold, with Monster Hunter Rise also surpassing 10 million copies sold. Now, Capcom has hit two back to back milestones, with Sunbreak surpassing 3 million sales and Resident Evil 2 Remake surpassing 10 million copies …
Read More »2022 Summer video game release drought leads to stacked October
The video game market has been pretty quiet this Summer, following a very busy Q1. Soon, the drought of new releases will be coming to an end, as October is shaping up to be the busiest month of the year. This isn't a new phenomenon in the games market. A …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Rift leaked as Aztec setting debunked
Recently this week, a games reviewer claimed that Ubisoft's next Assassin's Creed game would be set in the Aztec period. As it turns out, this may be false, as another reputable source has claimed that Ubisoft has two Assassin's Creed games coming up, neither of which will feature the Aztecs. …
Read More »Konami is bringing back delisted Metal Gear Solid games
The past half decade or so has seen Konami backing away from the video games industry, instead focusing on other endeavors (i.e. pachinko gambling machines). That being said, the publisher is slowly but surely dipping its toes back into the market – with the latest move seeing them bring back …
Read More »Cuphead’s DLC sells 1 million copies in less than two weeks
Cuphead’s Delicious Last Course DLC has been many years in the making, with it being announced all the way back in 2018. Originally planned for release in 2019, the Delicious Last Course ended up taking much more time than expected, only just launching at the end of June 2022. Fortunately, …
Read More »Nordisk Games acquires Until Dawn studio Supermassive Games
The 2020s seems to be the decade of acquisitions – at least so far – with publishers, holding companies and console manufacturers alike all partaking in this most recent acquisition spree. Joining the fray is Nordisk Games, an equity investor who after purchasing a minority stake in Supermassive Games has …
Read More »Ubisoft will reportedly begin playtesting Beyond Good and Evil 2 soon
When Ubisoft revealed Beyond Good and Evil 2 back in 2017, the publisher also announced an insider program, promising playtests in the future. We've had very few development updates on the game since then, but according to recent reports, the game will finally enter testing soon. According to industry reporter, …
Read More »Bayonetta 3 gets new gameplay trailer and October release date
Following on from rumours that began circulating late last night, Nintendo has revealed a new trailer for Bayonetta 3. The new trailer also gives us final confirmation on the game's release date, which is set for October. Bayonetta 3 is set to release on Nintendo Switch on the 28th of …
Read More »Bandai Namco confirms recent ransomware attack
Over the course of the pandemic, we've seen a rise in ransomware attacks on major tech and gaming companies. Ubisoft, Crytek, Capcom, CD Projekt Red, EA, Nvidia and more have suffered attacks over the last two years, and now, Elden Ring publisher, Bandai Namco, has also suffered a security breach. …
Read More »EA confirms recent Skate playtest leak but urges fans not to download
Last week, it was reported that EA's recent Skate 4 pre-alpha playtest build leaked online and has been cracked, allowing essentially anyone to play. EA has now confirmed the leak, but is urging fans not to download the current build due to its age. When EA announced the Skate 4 …
Read More »Multiplayer-focused Kirby’s Dream Buffet announced
Nintendo’s strategy when it comes to game announcements is rather inconsistent, with some titles seeing months or years of publicity and hype prior to its release – with others getting announced out of the blue. Kirby’s Dream Buffet falls into the latter, with the surprise title set to launch this …
Read More »Nvidia is finally giving away free games again with RTX 30 series GPUs
We've not seen as many free game promotions with graphics cards this generation, likely in part due to the major stock shortages preventing many gamers from upgrading in 2021. At this point, availability has vastly improved and we're finally starting to see some deals. This week, Nvidia has begun offering …
Read More »Bayonetta 3 news happening later today according to leaker
The wait for Bayonetta 3 has been long and painful, with the initial announcement trailer now being almost 5 years old at this point. According to one insider, fans of the upcoming spectacle action game can look forward to some Bayonetta 3 news later today – possibly even a release …
Read More »Halo Infinite co-op campaign beta delayed by last minute bugs
Last week, 343 made it known that the team is planning to go live with a campaign co-op beta test for Halo Infinite soon. Initially, the target was to go live with the beta on the 11th of July. As the clock ticked down to the final minutes, 343 confirmed …
Read More »Ubisoft denies plans to revoke Assassin’s Creed game from owners on Steam
Ubisoft caused quite a stir this week after it announced plans to shut down online services and remove DLCs for several older titles. In the case of Assassin's Creed Liberation HD on Steam, an update to the store page also claimed that the game would be deleted from owner's libraries, …
Read More »Battlefield 3 Reality Mod brings new life to the 11-year old FPS
It has been 11 years since Battlefield 3 first launched but the game is getting new life in 2022 thanks to the efforts of modders. This week, Battlefield 3: Reality Mod launched, offering a complete gameplay and UI overhaul for more tactical gameplay. Battlefield 3's Reality mod is the passion …
Read More »ARK’s second attempt at a Switch port looks much better than the first
ARK: Survival Evolved was first ported to the Nintendo Switch all the way back in 2018. Unfortunately, the port was neither performant nor pretty, making for a highly sub-standard experience. In an unexpected move, it was later announced that the Switch would be getting a brand new port of the …
Read More »Square Enix claims FF7 Rebirth is PS5 exclusive due to SSD speeds
We currently exist within a cross-generational period, with many of the newest titles releasing also coming to previous-gen systems. One game which won’t be back-ported to PS4 is the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, which according to publisher Square Enix is due to the enhanced SSD speeds of the PS5. …
Read More »Rockstar reportedly abandons plans for ‘next-gen’ port of RDR2
Recently we reported that Rockstar Games had plans to remaster Grand Theft Auto IV as well as the original Red Dead Redemption. Unfortunately, these plans were dropped following the less-than-stellar release of the GTA Trilogy: The Definitive Edition. Unfortunately, it seems as though a PS5 / Series X port of …
Read More »Naughty Dog addresses crunch culture as TLOU Part 1 goes gold
Almost every studio goes through a period of crunch as a game nears its release date. While neither healthy nor good, it is a common practice in the industry. Fortunately, studios are taking steps to undo this culture of crunch, with Naughty Dog claiming that the upcoming The Last of …
Read More »Sony wants to be the ‘Nike’ of gaming peripherals
Sony has slowly been dipping its toes more and more into the PC gaming space, most recently announcing a set of gaming headsets and monitors targeting PC players. According to the console manufacturer, this is just the first step in becoming the ‘Nike’ of gaming peripherals...
Read More »Nvidia DLSS already available in 200 games and applications, with more to come
To date, over 110 games have enabled or announced support for AMD FSR, but Nvidia's DLSS technology still holds a lead. On the green side, around 200 games and apps support DLSS so far. The adoption of DLSS increased significantly with the introduction of plugins in major game engines. Currently, …
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