After an incredibly long delay, Nintendo finally rolled out its Switch Online service last week, giving users a reward scheme, NES games and cloud saves with some caveats. Not everyone has been able to enjoy the feature, however, after most Chinese players have inadvertently been blocked from the service. Twitter …
Read More »Telltale Games is still attempting to finish The Walking Dead: The Final Season
Across the weekend, staff at Telltale Games were devastated by the sudden closure of the studio, prompting a wave of discussion in the video game industry. Caught in the crossfire is the last two episodes of The Walking Dead: The Final Season, however it seems that Telltale has offered a …
Read More »Apple completes its acquisition of Shazam, soon to be “ad-free for all users”
Apple has had a longer journey than expected in its attempts to purchase music tagging service Shazam, initially blocked by an EU investigation into anti-trust concerns. Having concluded the probing two weeks ago, the iPhone maker has now closed out the acquisition, bringing Shazam under its wing. With over 1 …
Read More »Death Stranding’s latest boss-focused trailer shows Kojima is up to his old tricks
Despite Hideo Kojima giving fans an insight into what’s to come in upcoming supernatural action game Death Stranding, fans still have little idea what’s going on in the game. For all of its whimsical mystery, Kojima’s latest trailer seems to walk a more predictable line by introducing what looks like …
Read More »Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s original ending references the return of series villain
Shadow of the Tomb Raider was marketed by Square Enix as an end to Lara Croft’s origins, documenting her transformation into the Tomb Raider that debuted in 1996. Driving this point home, developer Eidos Montréal originally included a post-credits scene that teased the return of a key character from the …
Read More »Diablo reportedly set to get an animated series on Netflix
Last year, Netflix began dabbling in video game based animated series with the release of Castlevania- which turned out to be pretty solid, albeit quite short. Now, we can expect another video game series to hit TV screens, with Diablo set to get its own adaptation. Blizzard has been interested …
Read More »Telltale Games is closing down, The Walking Dead final season may not be finished
Over the weekend, Telltale Games made the surprising announcement that the studio would be closing down, laying off almost all employees effective immediately. Nobody was given a heads up, leaving around 225 developers to search for new studios to work at. Telltale will keep 25 employees on until early 2019 …
Read More »Spider-Man has become the fastest selling PlayStation game ever
Sony is continuing to have a blockbuster year with PS4 exclusives. Back in April, we learned that God of War had become the fastest selling PS4 exclusive ever, shipping 3.1 million copies in just three days. Now, that title has been passed on to Spider-Man, which accrued 3.3 million sales …
Read More »China has blocked Amazon’s Twitch streaming service
Amazon-owned Twitch saw a boost to its application downloads at the end of last month, as Chinese viewers flocked to the platform to watch this year’s Asian Games. China has taken notice of this sudden rise in prominence, blocking Twitch in most of its provinces as of September 20th. Despite …
Read More »Sony adds downloads and offline play options to PSNow
PlayStation Now has been around for years now but the cloud gaming trend has still yet to catch on. Instead, PSNow has been usurped by services like EA Access and Xbox Game Pass, which allow users to download games from a library to run them natively. Sony seems to have …
Read More »Devil May Cry 5 PC system requirements revealed
Devil May Cry 5 has had several impressive showings since first being announced at E3 earlier this year. The game is shaping up to be an excellent return to form for the series and while it won't be out until March next year, it looks like the developers already have …
Read More »Nintendo seems to be prepping an N64 Classic launch
Just days after Sony's PlayStation Classic announcement, new evidence has surfaced surrounding Nintendo's next classic mini console. We've already seen the NES and SNES Mini launches and now, Nintendo seems to be turning its attention towards an N64 Classic release. Recently, Nintendo filed a Nintendo 64 Mini trademark in Europe. …
Read More »Latest AIDA 64 update brings support for new Windows 10 update and Nvidia RTX
Nvidia's new RTX 20 series is out, the drivers have been released and now we are seeing various software suites push out updates to support the new series. This week, AIDA 64 has been updated to version 5.98, adding in various new features and improvements. AIDA 64 is commonly used …
Read More »PUBG’s next PC patch adds region locking, ranking system and map selection
PUBG may have seen a slight decline on PC but the most recent update could bring some players back in. As part of the game's 22nd patch, PUBG will be getting a new ranking system, in addition to that, map selection is coming back after bring removed and the game's …
Read More »Sony is going to end PSVita production next year
While Sony's PSP was a huge success, the company was unable to strike gold once again with the PSVita. The handheld was more of a cult success and became a haven for indie titles, rather than big system-selling releases. We learned earlier this year that Sony would be ending production …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege update brings harsher punishments for team killing
Ubisoft has been working on improving Rainbow Six Siege with frequent updates since release, many of which have revolved around stomping out bad community practises. This week, Ubisoft turned its attention to team killing, which will now result in an instant ban going forward. Up until now, players have been …
Read More »Rockstar details Red Dead Online launch plans
We've heard quite a bit about Red Dead Redemption 2's single-player mode but so far, Rockstar has been quiet on the Red Dead Online front. That changed last night when the studio outlined its launch plans, with Red Dead Online set to release shortly after the main game. Back in …
Read More »Capcom shuts down the studio behind Dead Rising
Earlier this year, we learned that Capcom Vancouver had been hit with layoffs as the studio struggled to make headway with future projects. At the time, it was said that work on Dead Rising 5 had begun but today, Capcom officially shut down the studio, cancelling multiple projects. Yesterday during …
Read More »CD Projekt Red announces release dates for GWENT and Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
Since shipping The Witcher 3's final expansion, CD Projekt Red has had a team working on a standalone version of GWENT. The project has evolved significantly over time, splitting into two separate games. GWENT will continue to operate as is but there will also be a second game called ‘Thronebreaker: …
Read More »Interplay co-founder expresses interest in buying the studio back
Since parting ways with Interplay in 2000, Brian Fargo has gone on to create development studio inXile Entertainment and blockchain-based digital games storefront Robot Cache. Now, the developer has expressed his interest in buying back Interplay Entertainment, providing his latest game does well enough. Brian Fargo founded Interplay Productions in …
Read More »LawBreaker’s servers officially went offline this week
There was a point in time where LawBreakers was looking to be an exciting launch. The game went through lengthy public alpha/beta testing but unfortunately, by the time the game launched, a lot of people had already had their fill. The game struggled to compete against Overwatch and now, the …
Read More »Apple explains that it has not removed iTunes movies from its users
Apple has faced increasing concerns over the past week surrounding its digital video practices, after an iTunes user observed three of his previously purchased movies disappear from his library. The firm has now acknowledged the controversy, going on record to explain that it hasn’t actually deleted the user’s content and …
Read More »Nintendo Switch Online can be paid for with gold points, cloud data removed if sub ends
We are on the eve of Nintendo's Switch Online launch, meaning console owners will need to pay to access multiplayer in most games from tomorrow onwards. The Switch Online service comes with some other benefits to reel people in, although there are some unfortunate setbacks too. We'll start with the …
Read More »Treyarch details changes coming to Blackout based on beta feedback
Treyarch's Call of Duty Blackout beta wrapped up late last night and so far, the new battle royale mode seems to be a big success. As always though, there will be a few changes made before the final release. Today, Treyarch revealed the patch notes for the release version of …
Read More »Australia’s ECRC determines that loot boxes are “psychologically akin to gambling”
US and European regulators came together yesterday to sign a declaration dedicated to keeping in-game loot boxes in check. It seems Australia might not be too far behind after the Australian Environment and Communications Reference Committee (ECRC) has concluded its study into the practice, linking loot boxes to gambling. The …
Read More »Steam’s first 100% uncensored adult game is blocked in 28 countries
Last week, Valve approved Negligee: Love Stories as its first fully uncensored adult game on Steam, moving forward with its plans for a more open platform. While Valve’s process might be easier, Dharker Studios is still bound by the laws of individual regions, seeing Negligee: Love Stories restricted from release …
Read More »European and US gambling regulators sign a declaration to keep in-game loot boxes in check
Despite an ongoing discussion spanning the past year, only a handful of countries have concluded that in-game loot boxes pertain to gambling. In an effort to further protect those vulnerable, such as minors, a US gambling regulator has come together with 15 European watchdogs to sign a declaration dedicated to …
Read More »Shadow of the Tomb Raider sees steep decline in physical sales compared to predecessors
Eidos Montréal has come full circle with Crystal Dynamics’ rebooted Lara Croft origin, launching Shadow of the Tomb Raider at the end of last week. Along with publisher Square Enix, Eidos has been enjoying some success with positive reception across the board, however its physical sales are down up to …
Read More »Briony Plays (Livestream) Ep 2: First impressions of Two Point Hospital
In the third instalment of the ‘Briony Games’ series – reviewer and gaming addict Briony tries out ‘Two Point Hospital', the spiritual successor to Bullfrog's Theme Hospital from 1997. Briony hadn't tried the game before filming this video, so come and watch as she designs her own hospital and endeavours to cure …
Read More »Game Freak ditches one type of monster for another in new Switch RPG, Town
Despite being known for its best-selling series of Pokémon games, Game Freak has been branching out into self-publishing as of last year’s platformer, Giga Wrecker. Continuing its trend onto the Nintendo Switch, the publisher has just announced it has a new RPG in the works called Town. Town appeared as …
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