Following a surprise launch yesterday evening, Halo Infinite has already gone on to become the most played Xbox Game Studios title on Steam, wiping out the record that Forza Horizon 5 set just a week ago. Forza Horizon 5 just had the largest day-one launch of a game in Xbox …
Read More »Shin Megami Tensei V could come to PC and PlayStation
While the Persona series has historically been linked to PlayStation systems, the Shin Megami Tensei franchise has most commonly been associated with Nintendo consoles. The lines have been blurring recently however with Persona 4 Golden coming to PC and Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster releasing for a modern …
Read More »Hellblade gets ray-tracing upgrade on PC
Back in August, Microsoft rolled out a huge graphics upgrade for Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, adding in new features like ray-tracing. Unfortunately, the upgrade was only available for the game on Xbox Series X/S consoles. That changes today, with the PC version getting the ray-tracing upgrade, as well as support for …
Read More »Take-Two acquires studio behind OlliOlli series
While skateboarding was all the rage back in the late 90s and early 2000s, the sport saw its relevance shrink both in the real world and video game space. One of the few companies continuing to create fun and interesting skateboarding games is Roll7 with their OlliOlli franchise. It has …
Read More »This year’s Game of the Year nominees have been revealed
The Game Awards are just a month away and the nominees have now been revealed. Potential GOTYs this year include the likes of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Deathloop, Metroid Dread and some more surprising nominees. The nominees for each category are selected by a jury, but it is then …
Read More »Oddworld: Soulstorm Enhanced Edition gets release date
Oddworld: Soulstorm is the latest entry in a long list of platformer titles which stretch all the way back to 1997. Originally released in April of this year, Oddworld: Soulstorm was announced to be getting an ‘Enhanced Edition’ featuring “dramatically improved gameplay mechanics and motion code, audio balance improvements” and …
Read More »The next Dragon Ball game takes inspiration from Dead by Daylight
In a surprise announcement today, Bandai Namco revealed Dragon Ball: The Breakers, a completely different take on the franchise, with inspiration coming from asymmetrical multiplayer titles like Dead by Daylight. In this game, you'll play as one of the main Dragon Ball Z villains, aiming to wipe out survivors in …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass is said to be “very, very sustainable”
Xbox Game Pass represents one of the biggest gambles made by Microsoft when it comes to the Xbox ecosystem. Deprioritising purchasing games and instead focusing on bolstering an ever-expanding library for one monthly cost is certainly ambitious. It does seem to be paying off, however, as according to Xbox, Game …
Read More »Nvidia Image Scaling Analysis Versus FSR & DLSS
Nvidia has announced an image scaling feature that works in all games, with GPUs as old as Maxwell
Read More »New COD anti-cheat will ban cheaters from ‘past, present and future’ games in the series
With the release of Call of Duty: Vanguard, Activision is also introducing a new anti-cheat system, as well as harsher punishments for those caught cheating. As details in the updated security enforcement policy for Vanguard, those caught cheating will lead to permanent bans in all Call of Duty titles. The …
Read More »Halo Infinite PC system requirements announced
Halo Infinite multiplayer is now available for everyone and the game's PC system requirements have now been revealed. Divided by “low (minimum)”, “medium”, “high (recommended)”, and “ultra” specs, the game seems relatively easy to run but hard to max out. Regardless of the tier, you will need about 50GB of free storage …
Read More »Halo Infinite Multiplayer is available right now
After many rumours over the weekend, today during the Xbox 20th Anniversary stream, 343 Industries announced that it is indeed launching Halo Infinite Multiplayer today. The multiplayer is technically in beta, but it is a fully open beta, with all content unlocked and available across all platforms. Xbox One, Xbox …
Read More »Xbox adds 70 backwards compatible titles with Auto HDR and FPS Boost
Today during Xbox's 20th anniversary stream, Microsoft announced 70 new games entering the Backwards Compatibility program. These new games will even be further improved on the new Xbox Series consoles, thanks to features like Auto HDR and FPS Boost, which are now spreading to even more backwards compatible titles. Some …
Read More »Turtle Rock will continue to address Back 4 Blood difficulty and balance
Back 4 Blood has been out for over a month now and by most accounts, the game has been a success so far. However, one area that Turtle Rock has struggled in is balancing difficulty, which will continue to be a focus for the team as work on updates continues. …
Read More »Fallout TV show gets development update
A television adaptation of the popular open-world RPG game franchise Fallout was previously announced to be in development back in 2020. Since then, little to nothing has been heard regarding this project. Finally however, we have received an update on this show, re-confirming that it is in fact on its …
Read More »Beyond Good & Evil 2 suffering from “development crisis”
Beyond Good & Evil 2 is one of Ubisoft’s most ambitious games currently. Announced back in 2017, the game was promised to be “a prequel that will transport players into a profoundly multicultural world, capturing the spirit of the original with grandiose decors and intense dramas that play out across …
Read More »GTA Remastered Trilogy has lowest Metacritic score of all time
Whenever a company, publisher or developer disappoints fans, there aren’t too many avenues which the users can utilise in order to have their voices heard. One of the few methods is through user reviews. GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition has now become the lowest rated game of all time on Metacritic, with a score of 0.5/10.
Read More »Quantic Dream’s High Republic-era Star Wars game is ‘close’ to being revealed
Earlier this year, Quantic Dream revealed that it is now working on a Star Wars game as its next major project. Over the following months, more sources have revealed new information about this game, with the latest reports claiming that it is called “Star Wars: Eclipse” and will be set …
Read More »GTA Definitive Edition trilogy finally playable on PC after three days of downtime
After three days of chaos, the Rockstar launcher is finally back online and those who bought the PC version of the Grand Theft Auto definitive edition trilogy can finally begin to play. While Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition was supposed to launch on PC last Thursday alongside …
Read More »Mortal Kombat 11 teased for Game Pass
Xbox’s Game Pass subscription service offers hundreds of games, both old and new. Microsoft isn’t afraid to splash the cash either in order to obtain major 3rd party titles. It seems this may be the case with the latest entry in the Mortal Kombat franchise, as MK11 has been teased …
Read More »Microsoft and Gucci releasing a $10,000 Xbox Series X console bundle
In what seems to be an unexpected partnership, Microsoft and Gucci have teamed up to launch a limited-edition Xbox Series X console. The console comes in a special Xbox|Gucci carrying case, 2x Gucci-themed Xbox Series X wireless controllers and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, all for $10,000. The customised controllers will …
Read More »Rockstar left unlicensed music, Hot Coffee mod and more in GTA trilogy files
Since launch, the Grand Theft Auto ‘Definitive Edition' trilogy has been offline on PC, with Rockstar pausing sales of the PC version and taking its launcher down for maintenance. Dataminers may have discovered why the Rockstar Launcher has been offline for so long, as lengthy developer notes, unlicensed music tracks …
Read More »Evidence points to early launch for Halo Infinite multiplayer
Xbox is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary on Monday, a date that also marks the 20th anniversary of Halo. Microsoft is holding a stream for the occasion, but claimed there would be no major reveals. As it turns out, there might be one particularly big showstopper, as dataminers have …
Read More »Valve details Steam Deck’s AMD “Aerith” SoC
Since the announcement of the Steam Deck, we've known that the handheld gaming PC is powered by a custom AMD processor, combining Zen 2 CPU cores with RDNA 2 graphics. During a series of development streams this week, Valve unveiled more about the Steam Deck's custom chip, which is codenamed …
Read More »KitGuru Games: Rockstar’s GTA trilogy remasters are a broken mess
While many of us are eager to dive back into GTA 3, Vice City or San Andreas in remastered form, the new 'definitive editions' are far from being the best way to play these titles. In fact, you might be better off avoiding them entirely.
Read More »You still can’t play GTA remasters on PC as Rockstar Launcher remains offline
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition launched as planned yesterday but unfortunately, as soon as the game became available, the Rockstar launcher became unresponsive. Currently, the launcher continues to be offline, blocking access to the new GTA remasters, as well as other games, like GTA V and Red …
Read More »Activision is no longer the most valuable gaming company in the US
The US holds one of the biggest markets in gaming when it comes to revenue, sales, market cap and all manner of statistics. Within the US, the biggest gaming company has historically been Activision, with franchises such as Call of Duty pushing the publisher to new heights. Surprisingly, Activision Blizzard …
Read More »The next Far cry will be even bigger
Ubisoft is known for offering many games with massive open worlds. Unfortunately, many of these worlds are filled with bloat, making the experience of playing a Ubisoft game exhausting and overly-long. It seems that the publisher is doubling down on this, as the next Far Cry game is rumoured to …
Read More »Rainbow Six Extraction will be cheaper than expected
Aside from a few indie partnerships, many of Ubisoft’s titles launch with the traditional AAA pricing structure of $60 USD. While the publisher has pushed back against the next-gen price hike to $70, Ubisoft appears to be experimenting with more flexible pricing, as the upcoming Rainbow Six Extraction will only …
Read More »You can now watch Twitch on your Switch
When the Nintendo Switch first launched, it was positioned as a game-focused device. As such, no media apps were made available. Slowly but surely, more have been added, with Twitch now available on the Nintendo Switch. Making the announcement, Nintendo said “Watch livestream gaming videos, Esports and any IRL broadcast …
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