While Gears of War has always been published by Microsoft, the IP wasn't always owned by the company. Back when Gears of War was still under Epic Games, the title was used for internal testing purposes, leading to a version of Gears of War 3 for the PlayStation 3. Now, …
Read More »Bungie will be beta testing Destiny 2 cross-play next week
Last week, Bungie accidentally switched on cross-play in Destiny 2, a feature that wasn't expected to roll out until later this year. The feature was quickly disabled, but now the studio is ready for a proper beta test. Between the 25th and 27th of May, Bungie will be officially testing …
Read More »Overwatch 2 PvP changes include a switch to 5v5 matches
Blizzard's big Overwatch 2 stream took place last night, during which developers revealed a lot more about the sequel. One of the biggest changes is a move away from the 6v6 matches in the original game to a new 5v5 format, which is much more common amongst competitive shooters. With …
Read More »GeForce Now adds Saints Row: The Third Remastered and more
GeForce Now is bringing another 17 games to its library this week, with the list headlined by Saints Row: The Third Remastered, which finally comes to Steam this week after a lengthy Epic Games Store exclusivity period. Aside from Saints Row: The Third Remastered, this week's GeForce Now update has …
Read More »Four lawsuits against CD Projekt over Cyberpunk 2077 launch combine
We've known for a while now that some investors were not pleased with how CD Projekt Red handled the launch of Cyberpunk 2077. This ended up spawning a few different lawsuits on behalf of shareholders, claiming that CD Projekt made misleading statements leading up to the game's release. Now, these …
Read More »Bethesda and Xbox will have a joint presentation at E3
While initially it was expected that Microsoft and Bethesda would continue to have their own separate conferences at E3, the two companies have since decided to join forces. There will be a joint conference at E3 this year, with Xbox Game Studios taking up one portion and Bethesda taking up …
Read More »Starfield is coming ‘way later’ than anticipated
There has been a lot of rumour and leak chatter around Bethesda's upcoming game ‘Starfield' recently, leading to a general sentiment that the game is almost done and could release in 2021. Now, sources familiar with the matter are looking to reign in those expectations. Bloomberg's Jason Schreier has been …
Read More »Days Gone PC Performance Benchmark – 30 GPUs tested!
We check out Days Gone on PC - how well does it perform?
Read More »Free Radical Design is reforming to make a new TimeSplitters game
Cult classic shooter ‘TimeSplitters’ is finally making a comeback. Last night, Deep Silver confirmed that it is reforming Free Radical Design with its founders, once the team is in place, they will begin work on a new TimeSplitters game. TimeSplitters has been on hiatus since 2005 and while there are …
Read More »Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
Outriders may have had a questionable launch but the game still went on to be a significant success. This week, Square Enix revealed that the game garnered up 3.5 million players during its launch month and it could be the publisher’s next major franchise. This week, Square Enix finally revealed …
Read More »Microsoft cancels Windows 10X
Earlier this month, we learned that Microsoft may have shelved its plans for Windows 10X, a lighter version of the OS that was intended to compete with ChromeOS. As it turns out, the project isn't just shelved – it won't be releasing at all. Today, Microsoft confirmed that it no …
Read More »EA patents a season pass system that allows players to choose their rewards
Season passes are becoming the standard for every online game, but since its inception, most of them have followed the same logic. Generally speaking, all season passes demand that gamers have to grind for what they want, but EA might be about to change that according to its latest patent. …
Read More »EA CEO says Codemasters will ‘retain its identity’ just like Respawn
EA hasn't had the best history when it comes to acquiring new studios, with multiple talented teams having been shut down over the years. Things are starting to change though, with EA's acquisition of Respawn being a success so far. With Codemasters now under the EA umbrella too, the publisher …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto 5 ‘Expanded and Enhanced’ coming in November 2021
Last year as part of Sony's PS5 games showcase, Rockstar announced Grand Theft Auto V for next-gen systems. Very little has been revealed since, but that changed last night, with the studio announcing that the new and improved version of the game will be available in November. On the 11th …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass is getting another 15 games this month
Xbox Game Pass has had a few good months so far this year and Microsoft is looking to continue that trend in May. The first batch of new Game Pass titles for May 2021 included big hitters like Just Cause 4 and Red Dead Online. For the second half of …
Read More »Nvidia DLSS comes to nine more games this month, Days Gone driver released
Nvidia has been ramping up support for its DLSS performance-saving technology this year, having shipped a plugin for Unreal Engine and announced similar treatment for developers working in Unity. We're starting to see the fruits of this labour, with nine more games updating with DLSS this month, including the very …
Read More »Half a million Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters have been banned
One of the toughest parts of making a competitive online game is keeping cheaters at bay. Developers are constantly battling against cheaters in Call of Duty: Warzone, and so far, Raven Software has managed to catch and ban over 500,000 cheaters. This follows on from a story in April, where …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege Operation North Star announced, Thunderbird operator leaks
This week, Ubisoft confirmed the next season for Rainbow Six Siege, known as Operation North Star. Not only will this see the introduction of a new healer operator, but there will also be a rework to Favela. Ubisoft has revealed very little officially outside of artwork for the new operation …
Read More »Twitch is adjusting subscription pricing based on the user’s location
Up to now, viewers have been asked to pay $4.99/€4.99/£4.99 for a T1 subscription to their favourite Twitch streamers, regardless of where they live. For certain countries, this quantity may not seem much, but for others, it's more than the average hourly income. To prevent this from happening, Twitch announced …
Read More »WB Games studios to be broken up as AT&T spins off WarnerMedia
Yesterday AT&T announced plans to spin off WarnerMedia, sparking some concern for what would happen to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and all of its major game studios. As it turns out, WB's studios are likely going to be split up, with some going to the new company and others remaining …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 multiplayer could return in Legendary Edition
During the development of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, BioWare made the decision to purely focus on the single-player experience, dropping multiplayer and rebalancing Mass Effect 3 for single-player progression only. While the remasters don't have multiplayer right now, that could change in the future if there is enough demand. Speaking …
Read More »AT&T is spinning off WarnerMedia, leaves future of gaming division uncertain
Last year it was reported that AT&T was looking to sell off Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, the division responsible for publishing and developing video games like the Batman: Arkham series, Mortal Kombat and more. A few months later, it seemed that those discussions had died down, but big changes are now …
Read More »Apple Music to upgrade to lossless audio and offer ‘Spatial Audio’ streams
Up to this point, very few music streaming services have offered lossless audio. Apple Music, YouTube Music and Spotify all offer ‘high quality' streaming options, which usually means 320Kbps MP3 files, while Tidal stood alone offering a lossless audio tier. Now, Apple Music is jumping on that wagon and will …
Read More »Chivalry 2 is getting an open beta next week
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare was one of the most popular multiplayer PC games back in the early 2010s and over the years, the studio has been working on a big sequel to compete with the likes of For Honor and other modern multiplayer brawlers. Chivalry 2 is coming in less than …
Read More »Watch Dogs: Legion will soon run at 60 FPS on Xbox Series X and PS5
Since launching late last year, Watch Dogs Legion has offered just one graphics mode on Xbox Series X/S and PS5, enabling 30FPS gameplay with ray-traced reflections. Soon, the game will be joining many other next-gen titles in offering a 60 frames per second mode. Watch Dogs: Legion Patch 4.5 is …
Read More »The Division Heartland gameplay footage leaks online
Ubisoft only just announced The Division Heartland recently, but gameplay is already leaking online. Over on Twitter, early testers of the game have been sharing footage of the Free to Play Division title, giving us a good look at what to expect. The leaked video posted by SkyLeaks was apparently leaked …
Read More »Starfield to be an Xbox and PC exclusive, “most likely” coming out in March 2022
There have been a lot of rumours surrounding Starfield in recent months, particularly after Bethesda merged with Microsoft in March. With E3 less than a month away, insiders are beginning to settle on a few things – Starfield will be exclusive to Xbox and PC, and will “most likely” be …
Read More »PlayStation Studios Steam page hints at more upcoming games
As we've known for a while, Sony is expanding its reach by bringing some of its first-party games to PC, alongside some third-party exclusives that Sony Interactive Entertainment has the publishing rights for. Now, we have a small look at the scope of Sony's PC plans, as the PlayStation Studios …
Read More »Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker launching in November
Back in February, Square Enix revealed the next expansion for Final Fantasy 14. Since then, we've known that Endwalker is due to release later this year but now, we have an official, November release date. Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker is releasing on the 23rd of November, a little later than …
Read More »Subnautica: Below Zero developer is already working on a new project, looking at ‘new genres’
Now that Subnautica: Below Zero has fully released, the studio Unknown World Entertainment is free to focus on its next game. Although it hasn't been announced yet, the developer looks to be experimenting with new genres for its new project, staying away from the survival genre for the time being. …
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