A couple of weeks ago, Nvidia announced plans to bring 25 games to GeForce Now in June, but it turns out the company also had some surprises up its sleeve. This week, Genshin Impact officially joins GeForce Now, following its surprise announcement last week. There are seven other titles joining …
Read More »Valve’s next-gen VR headset shown in newly discovered patent
For a while now, we've been hearing rumours that Valve is working on a new standalone, wireless virtual reality headset. Now, a new patent filed be Valve in late 2021 has confirmed this, showing a new HMD design. The patent was filed in December 2021, so Valve is actively working …
Read More »Call of Duty will reportedly get new mode next year inspired by Escape from Tarkov
Call of Duty jumped on the Battle Royale trend a little late with Warzone, but Activision thinks it may have found the next big thing. According to reports this week, Infinity Ward is preparing a new Call of Duty mode inspired by Escape From Tarkov, with plans to release in …
Read More »Destiny YouTuber sued by Bungie for over $7M due to false DMCA strikes
Earlier this year, Bungie found itself in hot water with the Destiny content creator community after a number of music channels began getting spammed with DMCA strikes. Bungie swiftly confirmed it was not behind this and worked with YouTube to get things reversed. So who was behind the false bans? …
Read More »You can cheat your way around KOTOR 2’s cutscene crash on Switch
Earlier this week, Aspyr confirmed that currently, there is a progression blocking bug roughly halfway through KOTOR 2 on the Nintendo Switch. At the time, it was believed that this made the game unfinishable on the console, but it turns out that Aspyr does have a workaround those affected can …
Read More »World of Warcraft: Dragonflight will be releasing this year
Back in April, Blizzard officially unveiled not one, but two WoW expansions. For starters, Classic players will be getting Wrath of the Lich King, allowing players to reexperience one of the best expansions in the history of MMOs. In addition, the latest WoW expansion is also on the way, known …
Read More »Fall Guys faces online service issues following free to play launch
Yesterday, Fall Guys re-launched as a free to play game with full cross-platform play between Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and PC. Unfortunately, the move has not been entirely smooth, as online service issues have persisted since. Following complaints from players unable to find matches, Mediatonic confirmed that it is aware of …
Read More »Nintendo Direct gives us a deep dive into Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Just as promised, today Nintendo went live with a new Direct stream focused on Xenoblade Chronicles 3, a grand finale to the trilogy of RPGs. The full Direct was nearly 30 minutes long, delivering a deep dive into the new game. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has had an interesting road to …
Read More »EA reportedly set to reveal Skate 4 gameplay in July
This week, Tony Hawk himself confirmed that we're unlikely to get a remake for Pro Skater 3 + 4, as Vicarious Visions was absorbed into Blizzard shortly after shipping the excellent Pro Skater 1 + 2 remake. While Tony Hawk Pro Skater might be dead in the water, EA will …
Read More »Microsoft bringing major latency improvements, mouse & keyboard support to xCloud
Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available across a pretty huge range of devices, from iOS and Android, to PCs, Xbox consoles and even Samsung TVs. As the service continues to gain momentum, Microsoft is looking to make new upgrades. At this point, xCloud servers have already been upgraded with Xbox …
Read More »No More Heroes III is coming to PlayStation, Xbox and PC in October
The No More Heroes franchise has historically been closely aligned with Nintendo hardware, with the first game in the series launching exclusively for the Wii back in 2007. As with that first game, which eventually came to other systems, No More Heroes III will soon be coming to other consoles. …
Read More »Final Fantasy XVI will not have an open world + other details
In the wake of the announcement that Final Fantasy XVI is set to release some time in Summer of 2023, game producer Naoki Yoshida partook in a wide number of interviews where all manner of details were revealed – from the fact that the game will not feature an open-world, …
Read More »Microsoft confirms shortage of Xbox controllers due to supply issues
Since launch, Sony and Microsoft have struggled to manufacture enough next-gen consoles to satisfy demand. Microsoft might be heading towards a bigger problem this summer, as the company has confirmed shortages of Xbox controllers. According to VGC, UK retailers such as GAME, Smyths, Argos, Currys and even the official Microsoft …
Read More »The Mighty Thor is finally coming to Avengers at the end of June
We’ve been hearing for months now that Jane Foster, AKA Mighty Thor, would be coming to Marvel’s Avengers as an alternate version of the God of Thunder. While the character was originally intended to release in May, thanks to a new trailer we now finally know when Jane Foster will …
Read More »DICE has a three year plan to save Battlefield
In recent years, the team at DICE has suffered an unfortunate fall from grace. Despite its selling point as a ‘next-gen Battlefield experience,’ Battlefield 2042 failed to capture the hearts and minds of fans, due in part to a lack of content as well as a litany of bugs and …
Read More »Square Enix invests in cloud gaming company Blacknut
Cloud gaming is becoming an increasingly adopted method of gaming in the industry, with all three major console manufacturers utilising it to some degree. Publisher Square Enix is now exploring the technology, announcing an investment into ‘B2B2C Cloud Gaming Platform Blacknut.’ Making the announcement via press release, the cloud company …
Read More »Vicarious Visions were working on Pro Skater 3+4 before Activision canned it
The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater franchise has persisted for decades as one of the best in the genre. The series was revived in 2020 with full remakes of the first two games to great success. Unfortunately, while the team at Vicarious Visions were said to be working on a remake …
Read More »Sony to announce new “Perfect for PS5” gaming monitors and headsets
Sony is much more than just a console manufacturer. The tech giant has its fingers in a wide number of pies, including but not limited to music, film, TV, and games – all of which Sony also makes hardware for. According to a new report, Sony is set to announce …
Read More »Fall Guys officially goes free to play and launches on Xbox and Switch today
The developers behind Fall Guys have been working on bringing the game to Xbox and Nintendo Switch for a long time now. After multiple delays, the game officially goes free to play as of today, and is now available on all major consoles and PC. As of today, Fall Guys …
Read More »Sucker Punch job listings hint at Ghost of Tsushima sequel
After leaving Infamous behind in the early days of the PS4, Sucker Punch turned its attention to Ghost of Tsushima, one of the best open world games to release in the last console generation. Now, it appears that the studio is gearing up for a sequel. While Sucker Punch has …
Read More »Shadowrun Trilogy, Naraka: Bladepoint and FIFA 22 headline latest Xbox Game Pass update
During the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase last week, we heard a lot about upcoming games landing on Game Pass in the year ahead, but Microsoft stayed quiet on what's coming in the immediate future. This week, the games coming to Xbox Game Pass in the second half of June were …
Read More »Aspyr confirms day-one bug stopping players from completing KOTOR 2 on Switch
We're all eagerly awaiting Aspyr's upcoming Restored Content DLC for Knights of the Old Republic 2, marking the first time cut content from the game has been officially packaged and released. Unfortunately, it seems Aspyr has bigger problems to solve first, as a game-breaking bug has been discovered in the …
Read More »3 and a half years after launch, the Epic Games Store is getting user ratings
Epic Games has been pushing its PC store front hard, trying to cement itself at least as a comfortable second place behind the PC giant that is Steam. Epic has slowly been improving its store front with a shopping cart, wishlist feature and more. 3 and a half years after …
Read More »Cheat makers agree to pay Bungie $13.5 million in Destiny 2 lawsuit settlement
Over the last few years, Bungie has been tackling Destiny 2 cheats with lawsuits, suing the developers and companies selling cheat tools to players. This week, Bungie actually settled with the people behind a few different cheating sites, with the sellers agreeing to pay $13.5 million USD in damages. After …
Read More »The original Pokémon Snap is coming to Nintendo Switch Online
For many, Pokémon Snap (1999) holds a special place in their heart, with the Nintendo 64 game offering Pokémon fans their first proper look at these pocket monsters in a 3D environment. As they have been doing since its launch, the Nintendo Switch Online’s Expansion Pack service is seeing one …
Read More »Persona 5 Royal might come to Switch after all
For some, the most exciting announcement at Microsoft’s Xbox showcase was the reveal that Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden and Persona 5 Royal are going multiplatform. Unfortunately, no Switch versions of any of these games were announced despite the platform’s portable nature lending itself nicely to the genre. That …
Read More »Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Nintendo Direct announced
While both Sony and Microsoft showed their faces at the recently-concluded Summer Game Fest / not E3 event, Nintendo was noticeably absent. In a few short days however, the console manufacturer will be hosting a 20 minute-long Nintendo Direct dedicated to the upcoming Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Making the announcement on …
Read More »Diablo Immortal made $24 million in two weeks but that might not be enough
At this point, it is well established that Diablo Immortal has one of the greediest gacha systems we've seen in a mobile game to date. Still, the controversy didn't scare off those who can afford to drop piles of cash on mobile games. In the two weeks since launch, Diablo …
Read More »The Quarry and High On Life were originally going to be Stadia exclusives
We know that Google had a number of unannounced games lined up for Stadia before pulling the plug on game development operations. Two of Stadia's biggest planned titles have been making headlines recently. As it turns out, Supermassive's latest thriller, The Quarry, was originally intended to be a Stadia game, …
Read More »Call of Duty anti-cheat now completely disarms cheaters in online matches
Since introducing the Ricochet anti-cheat system, the Call of Duty anti-cheat team has been implementing new ways to mess with bad actors in online matches. Previously, cheaters have been unable deal damage to enemy players, have had their ability to see or hear the enemy removed and now, cheaters are …
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