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 …
Read More »Google Stadia opens a second studio; led by the Executive Producer of God of War
Though Google Stadia hasn't exactly enjoyed great success since it launched, the game streaming platform isn’t ready to give up just yet. Though the platform is lacking any major exclusive titles, it would appear as though Stadia is gearing up for a second wind. Making the announcement on their blog, Stadia …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege is having a free weekend
As we approach the launch of Operation Void Edge and the addition of two new operators, Rainbow Six Siege is having another free weekend. Those who have yet to try, or have not bought Ubisoft's competitive shooter can download the game and play for free this week across all platforms. …
Read More »The Division 2 and its new expansion are coming to Stadia with PC cross-play
Stadia is getting another big game this month, as Ubisoft is bringing The Division 2 to the platform in addition to the brand new Warlords of New York expansion. In a move that should be standard for pretty much all co-op, service-style games, The Division 2 on Stadia will also …
Read More »PS5 Pro rumoured to launch alongside PS5
Sony's next console – the PS5 – is set to launch by the end of this year. Now, new information suggests it is possible the next-gen console might be released together with a more powerful big brother, the PS5 Pro. According to an article at Tom's Guide, Sony's PS5 Pro is …
Read More »Black Desert gets cross-play between PlayStation and Xbox
There was once a time when the thought of Xbox and PlayStation players being able to play together was nigh-on-impossible, however over the course of this generation the console manufacturers have embraced the more positive aspects of each other and have begun to allow their respective players to enjoy gaming …
Read More »E3 2020 in question again as Los Angeles declares state of emergency
A few days ago, following the cancellation of GDC, the ESA reaffirmed that E3 2020 was still set to go ahead as planned. Since then though, the City of Los Angeles has declared a state of emergency due to the coronavirus, putting the event in question once again. Currently, the …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass titles for March announced
Microsoft has been steadily adding titles to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service. The console manufacturer has now announced which games will be joining the service in the first half of March for both PC and Xbox. The titles include first-party additions such as ‘Ori and the Will of the …
Read More »EA may have a surprise Star Wars game coming this year called ‘Project Maverick’
Just last week, reports indicated that while EA had cancelled an unannounced Star Wars game, the publisher has two more in the works. One of those is supposed to be a sequel to 2019's Jedi: Fallen Order, while the second game was described as a ‘smaller, more unusual' project. Now …
Read More »Valve dev says Half-Life: Alyx is ‘a return to this world, not the end of it’
Half-Life is officially back, with Valve finally bringing a new entry to the series after more than a decade away from it. Half-Life: Alyx won't be a ‘one and done' situation though, in fact, Valve is using this game as an opportunity to return to the franchise long-term. Speaking with …
Read More »DuckTales: Remastered returns to digital storefronts after 7 months
While digital gaming brings with it a number of advantages and conveniences, it does have one major drawback – namely the ability for publishers to completely remove their games from sale with no ability for consumers to buy it. A number of titles have been affected by this, most famously …
Read More »Gears of War confirmed to be receiving Xbox Series X “enhancements”
With the release of the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X, the concept of the ‘pro patch’ was introduced. These patches were released by developers and were introduced in order to allow older games to take advantage of the higher-end console hardware. Thanks to Phil Spencer, we now know …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII Remake has officially gone ‘Gold’
The Final Fantasy VII Remake has had a long and arduous journey. The remake had been in talks ever since the PlayStation 2 days, and kept either getting cancelled or delayed. Finally in 2015 the game was officially announced to be in development. The game would then see its fair share …
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