EA doesn't have much going on outside of sports titles in the latter half of this year, but early 2023 is looking very crowded. During its recent earnings report, EA revealed plans to release five games between January and March 2023, including a remake and a ‘major IP'. In the …
Read More »Nintendo says transition to its next home console is ‘a major concern’
At this point, the Nintendo Switch will go down in history as one of the most popular consoles ever made, having recently surpassed the Wii in total sales. Due to the console's success, Nintendo has extended the Switch's lifecycle, and now, ensuring a smooth transition over to the next home …
Read More »‘Quality would suffer’ if first-party PlayStation games launched on a subscription service
Sony executives have always shared their doubts around the subscription gaming model and Microsoft's approach to Xbox Game Pass. However, with the recent PlayStation Plus revamp, there have been some calls for Sony to include first-party titles in one of its subscription tiers. As you might expect, that won't be …
Read More »BioWare may have revealed Shepard’s return in Mass Effect 4
BioWare confirmed some time ago that it has begun working on the next Mass Effect game. Many of us have been wondering if BioWare will return to Andromeda, or go back and pick the story up again after the events of Mass Effect 3. As it turns out, we may …
Read More »Gotham Knights is no longer launching on Xbox One or PS4
Yesterday as promised, WB showcased new Gotham Knights gameplay, giving us our first look at Red Hood and Nightwing in action. The stream also brought along a few important updates about the game – it is no longer coming to PS4 or Xbox One, and co-op is not being upgraded …
Read More »Xbox DRM policies cause confusion following major Xbox Live outage
Over the weekend, the Xbox Live network saw repeated outages, leading to outcry from players across all supported platforms over DRM policies. Due to the outage, a lot of players were unable to access their digital games, including offline, single-player titles. Now, we have some clarification over how Xbox DRM …
Read More »AMD FSR 2.0 is launching tomorrow
During GDC, AMD announced FSR 2.0, promising significant upgrades in the upscaling technology. Now, we are just one day away from FSR 2.0 becoming available to gamers for the first time...
Read More »Call of Duty Mobile gains 150 million more players in one year
Just over one year ago we reported that Call of Duty Mobile had reached a major milestone, surpassing half a billion downloads since its launch in late 2019. Over the course of the past year, the free-to-play game has continued to balloon in popularity, now surpassing 650 million downloads. In …
Read More »Resident Evil Re:Verse may be releasing soon
2021’s Resident Evil Village was intended to release alongside a standalone multiplayer game known as Resident Evil Re:Verse. After a less-than-stellar beta period, the game was delayed to 2022. Now, almost 1 year later, Resident Evil Re:Verse may finally be releasing soon as the game has been re-rated in Europe. …
Read More »Breath of the Wild has outsold all other 3D Zelda games combined
2017’s The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild certainly rejuvenated a franchise which was beginning to feel somewhat stale at the time. This new and ambitious title paired with a brand new system made for the best selling Zelda game at the time. Now, it has outsold all other …
Read More »Studio behind LEGO Star Wars reportedly in trouble
The recent release and success of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga helped to elevate our thoughts when it comes to what exactly a licensed LEGO video game is – for the better. Despite all this success, the team behind this most recent LEGO game, TT Games, appears to be …
Read More »Pokémon sells 35 million in one year as Nintendo releases Fiscal report
The Pokémon franchise is the biggest media property of all time, bringing in a total of more than $110 Billion since its inception in 1996. Nintendo has now released their latest Quarterly Fiscal figures, revealing that the Pokémon franchise is doing better than ever. Nintendo recently released their latest figures …
Read More »EA’s FIFA games are now officially called EA Sports FC
Back in March we reported that the relationship between game publisher EA and the FIFA corporation had been deteriorating, with reports late last year suggesting that EA may in fact lose the FIFA license due to the two parties being unable to settle a monetary dispute regarding licensing fees. EA …
Read More »Nintendo announces new Indie World Direct
Nintendo was the first gaming company to popularise digital game showcases years before the global pandemic forced others to follow suit. One of the console manufacturer’s primary showcases is the Indie World Showcase – the newest entry of which will go live tomorrow. Making the announcement on Twitter, the official …
Read More »Stardew Valley is one of the best selling games of all time
As fans eagerly await the release of ConcernedApe’s new game – Haunted Chocolatier – many are continuing to purchase and play the indie studio’s previous title: Stardew Valley. Having released back in 2016, the farming game has only continued to get better and better, with this reflecting the game’s commercial …
Read More »Square Enix planning Final Fantasy XIV UI overhaul to stop players turning to mods
While addons and UI mods are generally accepted in other MMOs like World of Warcraft or The Elder Scrolls Online, Final Fantasy XIV has always taken a strong stance against modding the game. Still, there are some raiding groups that still use them in an effort to be amongst the …
Read More »Star Citizen is dropping legacy support for older GPUs
Star Citizen has been in development for a long time. In fact, when the first playable versions were being made, the GTX 600/700 series of graphics cards were new and Windows 7 was still widely used. PC hardware and software has progressed a ton since then, and with that in …
Read More »Unreal Engine 5 ‘Train Station’ demo showcases incredible graphics jump
Unreal Engine 5 has officially released for all developers and there are already a number of exciting AAA titles under development using the new tool set. It'll be a while before we see the first Unreal Engine 5 games in action, but indie developers are already putting together impressive demos …
Read More »New Gotham Knights gameplay will showcase Nightwing and Robin in action
WB's co-op spin on the Arkham formula is on the way this year, with Gotham Knights set to release in October. Up to this point, the developers have only confirmed 2-player co-op gameplay, but it seems that the developers may have increased this to up to 4-player co-op. On top …
Read More »EA is making Lord of the Rings games once again
Back in the day, EA made some of the best games based on The Lord of the Rings franchise. The publisher hasn't held the license for quite some time, but that changed this week, with EA announcing a new agreement with Middle-Earth Enterprises. EA is making Lord of the Rings …
Read More »Concept art for Daybreak’s upcoming Marvel MMO may have leaked
Late last year, it was confirmed that Daybreak Games has begun working on a new Marvel MMO as one of several new projects currently in development. Now, the first concept art for the game has leaked, giving us a glimpse at some of the characters we can expect to appear. …
Read More »Microsoft and CCP Games partner up for EVE Online and Excel integration
Hardcore EVE Online players have long used spreadsheets to calculate profits and battle damage. Up to now, they have had to fill these manually. However, thanks to an unexpected partnership between Microsoft and the game's developer, players will soon be able to export their game data directly into Excel spreadsheets. …
Read More »Major Dreams update adds greater art style variety
Media Molecule’s Dreams is one of the most interesting games currently, offering a unique way to both develop and play games, films, shows, music and all other forms of media. The team at Media Molecule have been consistently updating the game, with this latest patch bringing a whole host of …
Read More »Nintendo may finally bring Twilight Princess and Wind Waker to Switch
The Legend of Zelda is one of Nintendo’s most prestigious franchises. Though the release of 2017’s Breath of the Wild somewhat reinvented the franchise, older entries in the series are still loved by millions. After more than 5 years on the market, the Switch may finally be getting The Legend …
Read More »Square Enix lost money on Outriders, latest figures suggest
Square Enix has not had a great year so far. After selling off a large part of the company for a relatively low price and the bad blood between the publisher and Balan Wonderworld creator Yuji Naka, it has now been revealed that one of the biggest Square games from …
Read More »MiHoYo confirms that Genshin Impact for Switch is still happening
Recently we reported that Genshin Impact has made more than $3 Billion on mobile alone since its launch in September 2020. Though the game is also currently available on PC and PlayStation, a Nintendo Switch version was promised long ago. As fans began to worry that the Switch port had …
Read More »Microsoft to make big push for ‘Xbox Everywhere’ this year with xCloud at the centre
Microsoft is making headlines this week after bringing Fortnite to Xbox Cloud Gaming, allowing Fortnite to be played on an iPhone or iPad once again, complete with controller and touch-control support. As it turns out, this is part of a bigger play from Microsoft, as the company kicks off its …
Read More »Microsoft and Epic Games team up to sneak Fortnite back onto iOS
Fortnite has officially been unavailable on iPhones and iPads since the 2020 lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple. Epic has been fighting to get the game back onto iOS, but has been unsuccessful in persuading Apple to change its mind. Fortunately, there are other methods of getting Fortnite running on …
Read More »The FTC is launching an investigation into Sony’s $3.6 billion Bungie acquisition
Any major acquisition over a certain value faces regulatory scrutiny, although recent changes at the FTC have empowered the commission over fears that big tech corporations are getting too powerful. Just as Microsoft is facing an in-depth investigation over its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Sony is also facing an …
Read More »Final Fantasy 16 is ‘essentially complete’, new trailer coming soon
Last week during an interview with a Japanese magazine, Final Fantasy 16 producer, Naoki Yoshida, confirmed that the game is now in the final phase of development. Now on a recent stream, we've learned a bit more about the game, including the fact that a trailer is locked in and …
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