While World of Warcraft used to be the most-talked about MMO, Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIV has recently overtaken the conversation, with the game even suspending sales of digital copies due to having too many players. That said, Amazon’s New World MMO seems to be garnering great interest, as the …
Read More »Rainbow Six: Siege’s Creative Director doesn’t want a sequel
Rainbow Six: Siege is one of Ubisoft’s biggest success stories in recent years, with the tactical multiplayer first-person shooter surpassing over 70 million players. With just how successful the game has been, and how well the team has utilised the games-as-a-service-model, it seems that there are no plans for a …
Read More »Death Stranding has officially sold 5 million copies
Ever since Death Stranding first launched back in 2019, neither Sony nor Kojima Productions gave concrete details on just how many copies the game had sold – leading many to believe that it may have under performed. Since then, this idea was refuted – though still, no concrete figures were …
Read More »New RTS ‘Age of Darkness: Final Stand’ promises over 70,000 enemy units on screen
PlaySide Studios is about to make its PC gaming debut with a new dark fantasy RTS. Age of Darkness: Final Stand is set to enter Steam Early Access later this year, offering a “modern, darker spin on the survival RTS genre”. In this game, you'll be placed on a procedurally …
Read More »Senior Borderlands 3 developers leave Gearbox to work on indie project
With the final two expansions now out and all previous in-game events unlocked for players, it would seem that Gearbox's work on Borderlands 3 is officially done. Now, six creative leads on Borderlands are leaving Gearbox in order to team up and form an independent studio. According to Axios, all …
Read More »Halo Infinite’s first playtest may take place next weekend
343 Industries promised that Halo Infinite public playtests would kick off over the summer and sure enough, the studio is sticking to that. In this week's latest development update, 343 began detailing content for the first Halo Infinite flight, which would kick off as soon as next weekend. The first …
Read More »Blizzard head responds to “extremely troubling” allegations
Earlier this week, the California Department of Fair Employment revealed that it would be suing Activision Blizzard over workplace misconduct, harassment and other issues. There has already been an ‘official' response from Activision Blizzard lawyers, which dismisses the allegations, however, an internal memo sent from Blizzard head, J. Allen Brack, …
Read More »Dragon Age 4 targeting a 2023 release date
We were hoping to see an update from BioWare on Dragon Age 4 during EA Play Live this month, but unfortunately, the studio decided to save its announcements for later on. Now, we have a good idea as to why, with reports indicating that Dragon Age 4 is at least …
Read More »EVGA is replacing failing RTX 3090 cards following New World issue
Over the last few days, EVGA RTX 3090 owners have ran in to trouble while trying to play the closed beta for Amazon's upcoming MMO, New World. A number of customers have had their graphics cards fail after playing the game, but it seems that EVGA is getting on top …
Read More »Hades snatches wins “Game of the Year” at 21st Game Developers Choice Awards
The 21st annual Game Developers Choice Awards winners have been selected, with Hades taking the top spot as Game of the Year. Other awarded titles include Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us Part II, and Genshin Impact, among others. Another year, another Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) ceremony. Similar …
Read More »KitGuru Games: Could Amazon’s ‘New World’ be the next big MMO?
Amazon Game Studios’ ‘New World’ has been in development for many years now, with the first mentions of the MMO appearing in 2014. The game has been delayed time and time again, but here we are in July 2021, with the closed beta live and the official launch just on the horizon. In this week's KitGuru Games, we go over what has changed since the early alpha days and try to answer the biggest question of all - is this MMO worth playing now?
Read More »Activision Blizzard sued for workplace ‘frat boy culture’
As time goes on, it seems as though nearly every major video game publisher has suffered from toxic workplace cultures, filled with harassment and more. Following on from allegations levied against Ubisoft, Quantic Dream and more, it seems Activision Blizzard has suffered from equally bad, if not even worse issues …
Read More »Respawn Entertainment is working on a game set in a “unique universe”
Respawn Entertainment has quickly gone from being one of EA’s most underappreciated studios, to becoming one of their most valued developers. After creating the Titanfall franchise, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Apex Legends, the studio is said to be working on a new game set in a “unique universe.” …
Read More »PS5 owners get 6 months of Apple TV+ for free
Despite the fact that the console manufacturer can’t seem to keep up with demand, Sony is continuing to add more PS5 benefits to those who have so far managed to snag themselves a console. Alongside the PS+ Collection, PS5 owners can now get 6 months of Apple TV+ for free. …
Read More »Aloy is coming to Genshin Impact
Genshin Impact is one of the biggest free-to-play games currently, being the fastest game to ever hit a $1 Billion in revenue on mobile devices alone – doing so in just 6 months. Following the recent release of the game’s 2.0 update, it has been announced that Aloy, from PlayStation …
Read More »Dead Space remake officially announced for PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5
This evening, during EA Play Live, the publisher officially announced Dead Space. Just as previous leaks predicted, the horror franchise is coming back in reimagined form for PC, Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5. The original Dead Space and its two sequels were developed by Visceral Games, although the studio …
Read More »Battlefield Portal will enable custom games and community-generated content
Over the last couple of years, we’ve heard EA executives make comments about user-generated content, something that always stood out from a publisher that doesn’t openly embrace the modding scene. That will be changing with Battlefield 2042, which has an entire mode built around community-made custom matches and content. Today …
Read More »Detroit Become Human has sold over 6 million copies
Detroit Become Human is the latest game from Quantic Dream, the French video game developer known most prominently for creating choice-based story focused adventure games. Their biggest and most ambitious title, Detroit Become Human, was released in 2018 on PlayStation 4, before coming to PC a year later. Three years …
Read More »Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 5 are being given away for free
With Battlefield 2042 set to release later this year, EA is drumming up some extra buzz by giving away Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 5. All Prime Gaming members will get to claim both games over the next month. For those unfamiliar, Prime Gaming is essentially what used to be Twitch …
Read More »Ubisoft to shut down Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad exactly one year after launch
Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad is a free-to-play action RPG released for mobile devices last year which took many of the publisher’s most well known characters and pitted them against one another. The game was met with controversy due to questionable marketing decisions, and it seems following launch, the game’s reception …
Read More »GeForce Now gets Orcs Must Die! 3 and 10 other games this week
Nvidia has been rapidly building up its library of supported games for GeForce Now over the last year, leading to the 1000-game milestone being reached last week. Now right on schedule, another 11 games have been announced for GFN, headlined by four day-and-date launches. Of the 11 games joining GeForce …
Read More »Ghost of Tsushima’s expansion detailed
Ghost of Tsushima served as one of PlayStations surprise hits when it was released in July 2020. Since then, the game went on to win a plethora of awards, pushing developers Sucker Punch to new heights. The team recently revealed its Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut, and they have now …
Read More »Amazon responds to reports of RTX 3090 GPUs dying after playing New World
Earlier this week, a number of RTX 3090 owners began reporting issues with their graphics card after playing Amazon's upcoming MMO, New World, which is currently in closed beta. Due to the apparent severity of this issue, Amazon Games has now responded with a statement...
Read More »Fortnite’s next big collaboration is with Ferrari
Fortnite has already received numerous crossovers with various brands, games, movies, and series characters, celebrities, and artists, but no car company has ever featured in the famous battle royale game. That soon will change with the launch of Fortnite's first licensed car, the Ferrari 296 GTB. When Epic Games introduced drivable …
Read More »Newly spotted Windows 10 and 11 vulnerability lets any user have admin privileges
Windows 11 preview testers have discovered an early security bug, one that seems to have carried over from Windows 10. This new Windows 10 and Windows 11 vulnerability creates a path for any local user to gain admin privileges. As reported by Bleeping Computer, some Windows 10 and Windows 11 …
Read More »The Witcher: Monster Slayer launches today for iOS and Android
CD Projekt Red first branched out into free-to-play mobile games a few years ago with a standalone version of GWENT, which is still running today. Last year, the company announced a mobile Augmented Reality game based on The Witcher IP – The Witcher: Monster Slayer, which is releasing today. This …
Read More »Netflix’s gaming efforts will focus on mobile at first
Over the last six months, multiple sources have claimed that Netflix is working towards offering games as part of its streaming package. This was essentially confirmed earlier this month, after the hiring of a prominent gaming veteran to oversee development. Last night, Netflix confirmed its gaming plans, although it will …
Read More »Valve’s Steam Deck UI will replace Steam Big Picture mode
It has been many years since Steam first introduced Big Picture mode for PC gaming on a TV. It has also been an awfully long time since the console-style UI has had any form of overhaul or update. That will be changing in the future though, and we have the …
Read More »New PS5 Digital Edition revealed with subtle design changes
Over the course of a console’s life cycle, manufacturers may offer enhanced versions, such as with the PS4 Pro and cheaper versions (such as with the Switch Lite). There also exists a third type of revision, which serves as a simple SKU change with very subtle refinements. Such is the …
Read More »Amazon MMO ‘New World’ reportedly bricking RTX 3090 graphics cards
Last night, Amazon Game Studios' long in-development MMO, New World, entered closed beta, granting early access to pre-order customers. Those with an EVGA RTX 3090 graphics card will want to be wary, as reports indicate that the game is bricking these graphics cards. Over on the New World subreddit, Twitter …
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