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Read More »Over 7.5 million people claimed Total War Saga: Troy for free
Creative Assembly and Epic Games teamed up for something rather unusual last week. As part of the launch day for Total War Saga: Troy, the game was free to claim on the Epic Games Store for 24 hours. The giveaway was already a huge success when over a million people …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Creative Director fired from Ubisoft
Shortly after allegations were made against him on Twitter, Assassin's Creed Creative Director, Ashraf Ismail, stepped down from his role on the upcoming AC: Valhalla and deleted his social media. Now a couple of months later, Ubisoft has decided to let him go. Ubisoft has been conducting a number of …
Read More »Resident Evil series has sold a total of 103M units, RE7 best-selling individual release
Capcom's latest sales numbers reveal that the Resident Evil series has sold a total of 103M units across the span of 24 years, with the latest original entry to the franchise being the best-selling release. Capcom's sales chart is led by Monster Hunter World, with 16.1M units sold. Resident Evil …
Read More »Dead By Daylight now has cross-platform multiplayer and a unified friends list
Dead by Daylight has grown massively over the years, scoring partnerships with franchises like Saw, Scream and Silent Hill while also arriving on other platforms, like Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Recently, the developers announced plans to introduce cross-platform multiplayer and progression. In an update this week, the first …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn gets its first PC patch
Horizon Zero Dawn has been out on PC for one week now and unfortunately, early buyers have ran into some issues with the PC version. Guerrilla Games is working on fixes though, with the first patch arriving today. This initial PC patch is smaller than the developers had hoped, but …
Read More »EA Access and Origin Access to be rebranded as EA Play
Just recently, EA set up a Steam page for the EA Access subscription service but it won't be called that for much longer. Today, EA announced that it was rebranding both EA Access and Origin Access for a more neutral name – EA Play. EA Access and Origin Access will …
Read More »The best selling games of July have been revealed
We're at the middle of the month, which means it is time for another update on the best selling games of the year so far from NPD Group. This week, we have the top ten US game sales in 2020 so far, as well as the top ten selling games …
Read More »Suicide Squad and Gotham Knights will be unveiled at DC FanDome next week
The official schedule for DC FanDome has been announced and just as anticipated, next weekend's event will see two separate game panels. The first will go over Rocksteady's newly announced Suicide Squad game, while the other will focus on WB Montreal's long-teased Batman game. Interestingly, the schedule announcement gives us …
Read More »Epic Games is also suing Google as Fortnite gets removed from Play Store
Late last night, Apple took steps to remove Fortnite from the iOS App Store due to Epic Games' recent inclusion of a new payment method that circumvents Apple's in-platform microtransaction system. Not too long after, Google did the same thing with Fortnite on the Google Play Store. Just as it …
Read More »Fall Guys is crossing over with Team Fortress 2
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has quickly become one of the most talked about games of the Summer. The Wipeout-styled Battle Royale title has already been purchased over 2 million times in less than a week on PC alone. The developer, Mediatonic, appears to already be making the most of its …
Read More »SpongeBob SquarePants remake has sold over 1 million copies
The current generation of gaming has seen a number of older-gen titles receiving full-blown from the ground up remakes. Titles such as Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Shadow of the Colossus have all released to great success. One more game is now set to join the …
Read More »Souls-like ‘Remnant: From the Ashes’ is free on the Epic Games Store
Each week, the Epic Games Store offers its users a number of free titles. This week sees fans receive a gun-based co-op souls-like ‘Remnant: From the Ashes’, from the studio behind Darksiders III – Gunfire Games, as well as The Alto Collection – a PC conversion of the popular mobile …
Read More »Apple removes Fortnite from its App Store; Epic files lawsuit
For years, Fortnite on Android circumvented the Google Play Store due to its 30% cut on in-app purchases. Epic Games however could not do the same on iOS due to limitations within the OS. Recently however, the developers added their own payment system into the popular Battle Royale shooter, leading …
Read More »Former Visceral Games producer gives new details on cancelled Star Wars game
It has been three years since EA shut down Visceral Games and cancelled a very promising Star Wars game helmed by Uncharted director, Amy Hennig. As the years go by, those who were at Visceral during that time are becoming more open to talking about the cancelled project and the …
Read More »Embracer Group acquires several new studios including 4A Games
Embracer Group, the parent company of THQ Nordic, has acquired a number of game studios this week, starting off with 4A Games – best known for the Metro series. Not only has 4A Games been acquired, but their new owners also confirmed that work on a fourth Metro game is …
Read More »European Commission to investigate Apple’s stance against game streaming services
Last week, Microsoft officially scrapped plans for xCloud streaming on iOS, citing Apple's tight App Store rules as a result. Apple didn't deny this and in fact backed this up by saying that its store does not allow for streaming services like xCloud, GeForce Now etc on its platform. Sure …
Read More »Total War Saga: Troy is free on the Epic Games Store for 24 hours
Back in June, Creative Assembly made a huge announcement, unveiling that Total War Saga: Troy would be an Epic Games Store timed exclusive and that on launch day, the game would be free for all players. That day has now come, with Total War Saga: Troy being free to keep …
Read More »GeForce Now adds 12 more games this week
Thursday has officially become GeForce Now’s library update day, with new games added to the service every week. This week’s update includes 12 more games coming to the service, including the return of the excellent Two Point Hospital. After being removed previously, Two Point Hospital is officially back on GeForce …
Read More »Marvel’s Avengers PC system requirements announced
We are just one day away from the pre-order beta for Marvel's Avengers on PC and just a few weeks away from the game's full release. As a high-budget Avengers game, we are expecting plenty of graphical prowess, but what sort of PC will you need to run it? Today, …
Read More »HBO’s The Last of Us will feature a “jaw drop” moment cut from the game
HBO’s The Last of Us is likely one of the highest profile video game adaptations currently in development. The TV show will adapt the story from the first game, though according to the show’s creator there will be at least one “jaw drop” moment that was originally intended to be …
Read More »Resident Evil VIII will be one of the series’ longest entries
The Resident Evil series is currently in an interesting position. While most agree that the recent entries in the series have been overall great titles, many have suffered from shorter-than-expected total play times. While the most recent entry, Resident Evil 3, only took around 6 hours to beat, an insider …
Read More »The DualSense controller will have a 95% larger battery than the DS4
With the release of the PlayStation 4 back in 2013, Sony gave its DualShock controller a rather significant redesign. While many agree that it was an overall improvement, some claimed that the battery life on the controller was far too short. It appears as though Sony will be rectifying this …
Read More »Fall Guys could be coming to Xbox, Switch and Mobile
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has quickly proven to be one of the biggest hits of the Summer. The Takeshi’s Castle styled Battle Royale game recently released to server-breaking levels of enthusiasm – selling over 2 million copies on PC alone in less than a week. Though Fall Guys is currently …
Read More »Hyper Scape arrives on GeForce Now with a limited time bundle
After some brief downtime to implement the final touches for launch, Hyper Scape has officially returned, complete with a Season One battle pass. If you're keen to dive in on the first season, then you may want to check out Nvidia's GeForce Now bundle. Hyper Scape has immediate support on …
Read More »Splinter Cell’s Sam Fisher is the next Rainbow Six Siege operator
Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher appears to be popping up everywhere at the moment, from Netflix-produced anime to mobile games. Today, Ubisoft also announced that Sam Fisher will also be heading to Rainbow Six Siege as his own operator. Operation Shadow Legacy will be the next big season for Rainbow Six …
Read More »Control Ultimate Edition is coming to Steam and next-gen consoles
Ahead of the launch of Control's second and final expansion later this month, Remedy Entertainment has announced Control: Ultimate Edition, which will be the game's debut on Steam and will also be available on next-gen consoles. Control: Ultimate Edition includes ‘The Foundation' and ‘AWE', as well as the free updates …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV’s highly anticipated ‘Reflections in Crystal’ update has arrived
After a few delays and some coronavirus-related troubles along the way, the Final Fantasy XIV team has officially shipped the highly anticipated ‘Reflections in Crystal' update. This patch not only contains the story finale to to the Shadowbringers expansion, but it also completely reworks the new player experience. Patch 5.3, …
Read More »GTA Online Los Santos Summer Special is live now
Last month, Rockstar confirmed plans for ‘the biggest content update ever' for GTA Online. Now, that update has arrived, dubbed the ‘Los Santos Summer Special'. This is a pretty big update for GTA Online, containing more of pretty much everything. As a quick run down, you can expect 15 new …
Read More »Forza Horizon 3 is being delisted; currently on sale
One of the issues that many racing titles face is the fact that licenses with car companies only last so long, with the agreements put in place expiring after a certain amount of time. Such is the case with Forza Horizon 3, which is set to be delisted at the …
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