When the Epic Games Store first launched in late 2018, one of the core complaints that users had was its lack of features. The store, while featuring a curated list of games, was missing fundamental features such as wishlist support and even a shopping basket. Since then, Epic Games has …
Read More »E3 2020 is all but confirmed to be cancelled
Multiple sources have suggested that E3 2020 is more than likely to be cancelled...
Read More »NFL and 2K Games have announced a new game partnership
2K Games, the publisher of the NBA2K series, is partnering with NFL to create “multiple new video games”, scheduled to launch starting in 2021. The first time these two entities teamed up was back in 1999, and the last game that resulted from the partnership was ESPN NFL 2K5, launched on July …
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition confirmed to be coming to PC this Summer
For months now, rumours of a PC port of the PlayStation exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn have been going around the rumour mill. Finally it has now been confirmed that the open-world action-adventure title by Guerilla Games will in fact be coming to PC this summer. Furthermore, the Head of Worldwide …
Read More »Amid publishers pulling out, Ubisoft announces its full support of GeForce Now
GeForce Now has had an unfortunate few weeks. After finally launching to a positive reception, the game streaming service immediately began to have issues due to Activision-Blizzard removing their games from the service. Since then, a number of other companies have also withdrawn. Amid all this, Ubisoft have come out …
Read More »Reggie Fils-Aimé joins GameStop’s Board of Directors
Reggie Fils-Aimé became a household name to Nintendo fans due to his many years of service as the President of Nintendo of America. During his tenure with the company, Reggie became known for such quotes as “My body is ready” and “My name is Reggie. I'm about kickin' ass, I'm …
Read More »A new Worms game is in development, due in 2020
The iconic Worms series is getting a new game later this year. The announcement was made through Team17's official Twitter account that came with a video showing multiple Worms games and teasing the release of a new game in 2020. For those of you who don't know, “Worms” is a …
Read More »Gamescom 2020 still going ahead with Microsoft, Nintendo, CD Projekt Red and more attending
Gamescom is on track to take place once again this year, with plenty of publishers, developers and platform holders confirming plans to be there. Beyond that, Geoff Keighley will be hosting Opening Night Live to kick off the event again this year, so we can expect some surprise announcements from …
Read More »Doom Eternal PC system requirements revealed with 1080p/60 and 1440p/60 targets
After spending some extra time in development, DOOM Eternal is officially releasing this month across consoles, cloud streaming platforms and of course, PC. With launch coming next week, it is time to take a look at the PC hardware requirements, which seem to be a notable jump over DOOM (2016). …
Read More »Microsoft announces ‘Game Stack Live’, will feature DirectX Raytracing and Xbox Series X talks
With GDC 2020 being cancelled, March was in danger of being a relatively quiet month for next-gen gaming news. Fortunately, Microsoft is opting to host all of the panels, talks and announcements it had lined up as part of its own livestream. Today, Microsoft announced ‘Game Stack Live', which is …
Read More »Details for Call of Duty: Warzone leaks as official countdown begins
Call of Duty: Warzone, the Battle Royale mode for Modern Warfare has been rumoured for months now. With the release of Season 2 in February, a new classified tab was added to the game. Now, with less than 24 hours until the game mode unlocks, gameplay footage of the mode …
Read More »Pokémon Mystery Dungeon debuts at No.1 in the UK
The Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series is a spin-off of the mainline Pokémon series developed by Spike Chunsoft who are known best for creating the original Dragon Quest Pentalogy. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX is the remake of the first two titles in the series, which originally released on the …
Read More »Epic Games speaks out in support of GeForce Now as 2K Games pulls its titles
Nvidia has been in an awkward position with GeForce Now since officially launching the service last month. Major publishers have begun pulling support including the likes of Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, Capcom, Rockstar and now, 2K Games. In response to all of this, Epic Games CEO, Tim Sweeney, stepped in to …
Read More »SEGA hosts ’Best of Japan’ sale on Steam
SEGA is one of the oldest and most prolific Japanese video game companies in existence . With games dating as far back the 1960’s the company has a lot of franchises under its belt. The publisher is currently hosting a ‘Best of Japan’ sale on Steam, which sees some of …
Read More »Modern Warfare 2 Remastered rumoured to be releasing this year with multiplayer
Before the series saw a reimagining in 2019 with ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’, the first game in the trilogy received a remaster in late 2016. Ever since then, rumours of the second game receiving a similar treatment were spread – albeit with the game missing its multiplayer mode. Now, …
Read More »Frictional Games announces Amnesia: Rebirth, a follow-up to Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Frictional Games, the developer of the Penumbra series and Soma, has announced Amnesia: Rebirth, a direct sequel to Amnesia: The Dark Descent. After a series of teasers about its new game, the team released a trailer and shared some details of what players might expect from the studio's upcoming title. The new …
Read More »Nintendo PlayStation console sold at auction for $300K
A rare prototype of the Nintendo PlayStation console has been sold through an auction for $300,000 plus a “buyer's premium” fee of $60,000, totalling $360,000. The previous owner bought it back in 2009 for just $75, and it was later rediscovered in 2015 by his son. The Nintendo PlayStation console …
Read More »ROCCAT partners with Twitch streamer Dr Disrespect
ROCCAT, the German based PC accessories division of Turtle Beach has announced a new partnership deal with Dr Disrespect which will make ROCCAT DOC’s exclusive keyboard, mouse and mousepad supplier for his Twitch channel. Dr Disrespect has twice been named Streamer of the Year by the Esports Awards and has …
Read More »Razer introduces its lightest gaming mouse yet
Razer has just launched its lightest gaming mouse to date with an updated and smaller version of the Viper. The new Razer Viper Mini is designed for gamers with smaller hands and weighs in at just 61g to make it the lightest mouse in the Razer range. The new Razer …
Read More »Ubisoft announces closed alpha for Roller Champions
Roller Champions was announced by Ubisoft back at E3 2019. Following an open test in June 2019, Ubisoft kept working on the game's development. Now, it has announced that the closed alpha of Roller Champions will be ‘rolling' out from March 11, at 9:00 AM PDT, running until March 23. …
Read More »Stadia now offers 4K streaming through the Chrome browser
Up to this point, the only way to stream Stadia games at the highest quality available has been through a Chromecast Ultra hooked up to a TV. That is changing starting this week, with the latest Stadia update bringing ‘up to 4K and 60fps' streaming to the web version. Unfortunately, …
Read More »Two games are available for free this week on the Epic Games Store
The Epic Games Store is continuing to offer users of its platform a number of free titles each week. This week’s offerings are Offworld Trading Company, a fast-paced RTS set on Mars, and GoNNER, a score-based procedurally generated roguelike platformer. Both of these titles are currently available to purchase for …
Read More »Iam8bit ‘steps down as creative directors’ for E3 2020
Back at the start of the year, the ESA announced that it was making efforts to ‘revamp' E3 in order to provide a more engaging and improved show floor experience. We've already seen Geoff Keighley step back from the event this year and now this week, gaming collectables and memorabilia …
Read More »Mortal Kombat 11 offering a free trial weekend featuring all DLC
Mortal Kombat 11 was one of the best selling games of 2019. Released in April, the game has continued to be supported through the addition of new fighters including the Terminator T-800. The latest guest character to be released as part of the game’s ‘Kombat Pack’ DLC is The Joker. …
Read More »Borderlands 3 on Steam will have cross-play and support save transfers
After a six month stint as an Epic Games Store exclusive, Borderlands 3 is coming to Steam on March 13th just in time for the latest story expansion. In preparation for the Steam launch, an FAQ has been published, revealing how to transfer save files to the Steam version, cross-play …
Read More »The Last of Us series announced to be in the works by HBO
Talk of a film adaptation of The Last of Us has been ongoing for years now, ever since March 2014, when Sam Raimi was announced to be producing the adaptation. Since then, the film has gone through script rewrites, a shift in focus, and creative disputes, amongst a litany of …
Read More »The Wonderful 101’s Kickstarter campaign will end today, $2 million stretch goal reached
The Wonderful 101 Remastered is on the way this year, with PlatinumGames' Kickstarter campaign coming to a close as a success. Last night, the crowdfunding campaign crossed the $2 million mark, meaning the new version of the game will come with two new DLC missions, although not all of the …
Read More »Ghost of Tsushima’s release date has been announced
As we near the launch of the next generation of consoles, there are only a handful of AAA games left to be released in the months prior. One of the PlayStation 4’s swan songs is Ghost of Tsushima – an open world action-adventure game with stealth elements set in Feudal …
Read More »Windows 7 is still going strong, holds 25% desktop OS market share
If you're still using Windows 7, it would seem you are far from alone. New data shows that more than a quarter of desktop OS users are still using Windows 7 as their operating system of choice. NetApplications recently updated its data on Operating Systems market share. The data from the …
Read More »Yumi Yang promoted to Head of Sony Santa Monica
Earlier we reported that Shannon Studstill, the Head of Sony Santa Monica and Executive Producer of 2018’s God of War would be leaving the studio in order to join Google Stadia as Head of their second studio. PlayStation have now announced Studstill’s replacement. Yumi Yang, the Director of Product Development …
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