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After several months of hype building Bungie's Destiny 2 launched in the middle of last week. Things seem to have been going very well so far too, as over the weekend more than 1.2 million guardians were logged in to Destiny playing at once. With 1.2 million concurrent players, Destiny …

You're damned if you do, damned if you don't as Android experiences hiccups as of late. Those running Oreo face data bugs while those that aren't risk an "overlay attack."

Yesterday, PlayerUnknown himself said that Battlegrounds could one day reach the potential 100 million overall users that League of Legends sports. The game is now one step closer, with PUBG breaking its first million concurrent players, which is amazingly close to breaking Dota 2’s record. It was just two weeks …

Ubisoft’s South Park: The Stick of Truth was debatably easy depending on who you ask, even on its hardcore difficulty. In a bid to shake things up as well as make a controversial statement in the process, the sequel’s difficulty will get harder depending on your character’s skin colour. At …

Later this year, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is set to arrive on Xbox One via a deal with Microsoft and one of the hot topics is whether or not cross-platform will be a thing. Creator Brendan Greene has now confirmed that it is a possibility and that the team are looking at …

A lot less subtle and more direct to the point, developer MachineGames’ new trailer for Wolfenstein 2 delves into the meaning behind previous marketing for the game. Executive Producer Jerk Gustafson and Creative Director Jens Matthies discuss the control that the Nazi’s have in The New Colossus as well as …

Rainbow Six Siege is by no means a perfect shooter, but Ubisoft’s dedication to improving the game has been the perfect response to an otherwise relatively flawed and initially troubled game. Since Operation Health has come to an end, the developer ensures players that Siege is here to stay and …

A common and somewhat controversial trend with Early Access games is the decision to increase the price upon release. Some of the most recent cases we’ve seen this with is Ark: Survival Evolved and We Happy Few, but in a surprising turn of events PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has no intention of …

Bethesda has quite a busy end to the year with numerous sequels, expansions and even a port on the way. Perhaps the most intriguing of the lot, however, is an unnamed project that the company has yet to tell anyone about. The last four months of 2017 are certainly crammed …

Gearbox Software has been coy about its next entry into the Borderlands series, opting to focus on other games in its library such as Battleborn and more recently picking up We Happy Few. Fans of the series can more than likely rejoice, however, as the company is “working on the …

Fundamental features when people think of Pokémon are battles and trading, both of which have been missing from Pokémon Go since it launched July last year. After radio silence on the features for what seems like forever, Pokémon boss Tsunekazu Ishihara assures fans that the features are in the pipeline. …

Apple has an indomitable need to be the first – to develop the first versions of products for the earliest of adopters. That’s why it should be no surprise that when smart home products began hitting the market, Apple felt the need to launch a line of their own to …

Resident Evil VII is getting a Gold Edition later this year, Capcom has revealed. The new edition will feature both of the Banned Footage DLCs, the upcoming End of Zoe DLC as well as the long anticipated ‘Not a Hero' DLC, which was delayed earlier this year due to quality …

THQ Nordic debuted gameplay footage of its upcoming open-world action-RPG at Gamescom this year, showcasing the beautiful world of Biomutant. One thing you might have noticed is the overzealous narration, but don’t worry, developer Experiment 101 has you covered with options to turn him down. Although the narration can’t be …

It looks like Ubisoft is gearing up to crank out more games as the publisher recently held a livestream, during which it announced plans to open two new studios. Both new studios will be located in Quebec, Canada and will create over 1,000 new industry jobs. The first of these …

As great as the Nintendo Switch is, 32GB of internal storage isn't really enough for modern gaming. This is something that is going to become more and more obvious over the coming months, as some newer Switch games will require an additional microSD card to install. One of the first …

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has achieved astounding feats for a game so early on in its life, surpassing 8 million sales at the start of Gamescom a couple of weeks ago. Since then, the game has reached the 10 million mark, meaning an incredible 2 million sales in just two weeks. Reaching …

The controversy behind paid mods seems to be far from over, with Bethesda bringing back the scheme with its Creation Club. The problem doesn’t stop at a variety of mods costing money, however, as many have reported mod files being downloaded from the scheme without the user’s knowledge. As the …

Death Stranding director and Metal Gear creator, Hideo Kojima is famous for walking the line between game developer and film director, making sure the player knows his games are directed by him at every turn. To his fans, Kojima has quite a presence on Twitter, this time posting a series …

Earlier this week, Garry Newman, the developer behind Garry's Mod and Rust, unveiled a new prototype being worked on at Facepunch Studios. It is called S&Box and the description sounds somewhat similar to what we saw with Garry's Mod. This led to plenty of fans asking if this was in …

Last week, Warner Bros and Monolith Productions unveiled an upcoming DLC for Shadow of War called ‘Forthog Orc-slayer'. This was a touching tribute to one of the developers that worked on the project, Michael Forgey, who sadly passed away. A chunk of each DLC purchase is set to go to …

Secret of Mana is getting a lot of attention lately, being both rereleased onto the SNES Mini that releases later this month and remade for the PS4, PS Vita and PC next February. This weekend at PAX West, developer Square Enix gave fans a first look by releasing a 10-minute …

The first entry in The Witcher video game series turns 10 this October 26th, and CD Projekt Red is celebrating early. The developer has released a video that reminisces over all of the hard work that has been put into bringing such a rich experience to the video game world. …

In preparation for Rainbow Six Siege’s Year 2, Season 3, Ubisoft are continuing to ready incoming changes ahead of its 5th September release date.  Operation Blood Orchid will mark the second lot of changes being made to the way the casual matchmaking system works, now introducing its own, separate matchmaking …

Any multiplayer game can fall victim to AFK farming, in that players enter a game without truly participating to gain the rewards it yields. Developer Bluehole has recognised that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the latest target of this and is working to address the problem. This is a problem that affects …

DICE showcased what to expect in Battlefield 1’s upcoming expansion, In the Name of the Tsar back at E3. Owners of the Premium Pass will be able to try out the “most extensive Battlefield expansion yet” on September 5th, while everyone else will get their hands on it come the …

Update: Many have brought to our attention that the donations per purchase to the DLC are limited to the U.S. only, “excluding purchases made from AL, HI, IL, MA, MS and SC,” and that these purchases will not be tax deductible. This, of course, means that anyone buying from anywhere …

While PC owners will have to wait a bit longer, those with an Xbox One or PS4 will be able to jump into Destiny 2 next Wednesday. At launch, players will be able to do everything that the game has to offer, with the exception of the raid, which Bungie …

Sonic Mania just released earlier this month on all current gaming platforms and for the most part, the game has received plenty of praise for its take on the classic Sonic formula. Now in November, Sega will be trying its hand at 3D Sonic again with Sonic Forces, which just …