One lucky Nintendo fan received their Switch two weeks early when an unnamed U.S. retailer sent it out accidentally. Although they weren't lucky enough to receive some games with the system, this does mean we get a look at the menu and back-end options of the upcoming console. The Nintendo Switch …
Read More »Pokémon Go introduces second gen. Pokémon, genders and more
Over 80 new Pokémon from the second generation of the games have been added to hit augmented reality Pokémon mobile game, Pokémon Go. Chikorita, Cyndaquil and Totodile are joined by many of their pals, along with Pokémon genders, new encounter mechanics, new berries, a night mode and a whole lot …
Read More »Valve to use Machine Learning to detect CS:GO cheaters
As fun as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive can be, you will occasionally run into cheaters and while progress can seem slow at times, Valve does work to fight back against them. Unfortunately, hard-coded cheat detection often leads to an arms race with cheat developers, leading to a constant cycle of new …
Read More »Sony is dropping support for PlayStation Now on most devices
Sony has had its PlayStation Now service available for quite some time and over the years the service has been thrown onto plenty of devices, from Samsung and Sony smart TVs, to PS4/PS3/Vita and PC. Unfortunately, it looks like that list of compatible devices is going to get a lot …
Read More »Microsoft forced to delay February Windows security patch
It looks like there won't be a ‘Patch Tuesday' for a little while as Microsoft has run into some ‘last minute issues; with its latest round of security fixes for Windows 10. As a result, patches are being withheld until mid March, at which point Microsoft will roll out a …
Read More »This publisher wants to foot the bill for indies going through Steam Direct
Last week, Valve announced that it would be killing off Steam Greenlight later this year and replacing it with a new service called Steam Direct. This would remove the ‘community' aspect of Greenlight and just allow developers to list their games on Steam after paying an application fee, which could …
Read More »Everquest and H1Z1 dev, John Smedley joins new Amazon Game Studios
John Smedley, an industry veteran with experience working on Everquest, Planetside and H1Z1, has now moved to Amazon's Game Studios. There he will be helming the San Diego studio with a new project that is said to leverage the power of the cloud and Twitch to bring players together in …
Read More »Blood Bowl 2 adds Khemri, Chaos Dwarf teams ahead of Legendary release
Cyanide has introduced a pair of new DLC teams to its digital version of Games Workshop's fantasy American Football, title, Blood Bowl 2: the Khemri and Chaos Dwarves. The Egyptian themed undead bring heavy hitting power and sturdy chins, while the chaotic short statured ones have some tricks of their …
Read More »Microsoft teases Scorpio reveal for E3, announces date and time of conference
After the cancellation of upcoming games like Scalebound and Fable Legends, the Xbox library is starting to look a bit thin. However, Microsoft will be looking to turn that around at E3 this year. Today Microsoft officially announced and dated its 2017 E3 press conference, teasing a proper Scorpio console …
Read More »You can now try Origin Access for free with 7 day trial
While EA Access has been well established on Xbox One for some time now, it seems that fewer people know about the PC alternative, Origin Access. In an effort to win some people over, Origin Access will be having a free trial, granting users free access to a fairly extensive …
Read More »Watch Dogs 2 patch adds new ending cutscene, hints at London for next game
Watch Dogs 2 has been out for a couple of months now and while the game didn't sell as well as Ubisoft had initially hoped, it looks like we can expect the franchise to continue. Watch Dogs 2 received a patch earlier this week, which made a peculiar adjustment to …
Read More »Asus is partnering up with Ninjas in Pyjamas, will be DreamHack Masters’ main sponsor
Asus has had its hand in esports for a number of years now but it looks like 2017 is the year things get kicked up a notch. Not only is Asus ROG set to be the main sponsor of CS:GO tournament ‘DreamHack Masters' in Las Vegas this month but ROG …
Read More »Pro-Immigrant Humble Bundle nears $4 million, but some games are running out
In less than two days, the Humble Freedom Bundle has made close to $4 million and shows no sign of slowing. The $30 (£24) gaming bundle packs close to 50 games, including standouts like The Witness, Invisible Inc., Nuclear Throne and Octodad and benefits pro-immigrant charities. However it's so popular, that some …
Read More »Nvidia and AMD release new GPU drivers for upcoming games
February is a pretty good month for PC gaming. For Honor and Sniper Elite 4 both launched today and Halo Wars 2 is coming early next week. However, game launches also bring along new graphics card drivers, with AMD and Nvidia both dropping new drivers today with support for upcoming …
Read More »Battlefield 1 Winter Update is now available
Battlefield 1 has enjoyed much success since its launch back in October but now that everyone has had a chance to play around with the base game, it is time to start adding in new content. Today, DICE launched the Battlefield 1 Winter Update on PC and consoles, adding in …
Read More »Frontier removes Elite Dangerous: Arena from sale
Last year, Frontier made the decision to launch Elite Dangerous: Arena, a spinoff/standalone version of the Elite Dangerous Close Quarters Combat mode. This allowed those who were just interested in the Elite Dangerous space combat to cut out the rest of the game and buy in at a lower price. …
Read More »Swedish ISP calls latest Pirate Bay block the death of copyright industry
Blocking torrent sites has become a drab, somewhat frequent occurrence in countries throughout the EU over the past decade, though it rarely seems to have much of an effect. After a court in Sweden once again demanded that ISP Banhoef block iconic torrent search site, The Pirate Bay, the company's CEO …
Read More »Chelsea manning welcome home fund nears $80,000
A GoFundMe page set up to help whistleblower Chelsea Manning get back on her feet after leaving prison has received more than $80,000 in donations in just six days. With a $100,000 goal in mind, it seems likely to be met and will be handed over in its entirety to …
Read More »Valve wants to bring back paid mods eventually
Back in 2015, Valve teamed up with Bethesda to experiment with the idea of paid mods, giving modders a chance to make some cash for their work on games. However, the paid mods launch for Skyrim wasn't handled particularly well and it was quickly drowned in controversy, leading to paid …
Read More »Nintendo Switch smartphone app will handle voice chat, matchmaking and friends lists
When we finally got more details about the NIntendo Switch last month, we learned that the console would be getting its own paywall for online services. However, we also learned that a smartphone app would need to be involved for certain services and while details at the time were few …
Read More »Gears of War 4 install has ballooned to 100GB+
Microsoft really wants you guys to buy bigger SSDs. Or at least that's what it seems, as the install size of its Gears of War 4 is just going up and up. Already a big install at around the 80GB mark when it was released, the game has since ballooned …
Read More »Journalists who report leaked information could be jailed under amended act
The British government has announced plans to criminalise the practice of reporting on leaked documents, in an update of the Espionage Act. The move, which could see journalists jailed for as much as 14 years, is being called a campaign against whistleblowing, by detractors. Over the past few years, as surveillance …
Read More »Splatoon 2 to have open-play test event in March
Splatoon 2 is one of the Nintendo Switch's most hotly anticipated releases, but it won't be arriving until sometime in Q2 or even Q3 of this year. Fortunately for early adopters of Nintendo's upcoming console, there will be a public test event over the weekend of the 24th March, letting …
Read More »Steam Greenlight is going away for good, will be replaced by Steam Direct
Steam Greenlight started off as a noble idea to help smaller developers get their games onto Steam by riling up community interest. Unfortunately, the service was quickly taken advantage of and led to more than a few awful games landing on Steam's front page. As a result, Steam Greenlight will be …
Read More »Project Cars 2 announced, will launch later this year
Earlier this week, Slightly Mad Studios officially announced Project Cars 2, bringing the racing simulator back with more cars, more racing tracks and some impressive graphical enhancements. The game will be hitting PC as well as Xbox One and PS4, though PC will be getting VR support, along with support for …
Read More »Activision admits Infinite Warfare ‘didn’t resonate’, will return Call of Duty to its roots
Call of Duty has hit a rough patch over the last few years, sales have been declining as players began getting sick of the franchise's on-going futuristic themes. It seems that Infinite Warfare's jump to full-blown Sci-Fi was a step too far, resulting in a low point for the series …
Read More »South Park: The Fractured But Whole has been delayed again
South Park: The Fractured But Whole has been through a bit of a rollercoaster. Development of the sequel has seen the game change hands from Obsidian Entertainment to one of Ubisoft's own internal studios and while we got a great look at the game during E3 last year, it unfortunately missed …
Read More »Valve has three full VR games in development, compares new strategy to Nintendo
Valve appears to be opening up quite a bit this year. Last month, Gabe Newell held an impromptu AMA on Reddit and now just a few weeks later, Valve has held a long three-hour press briefing at its offices, giving people plenty of time to ask questions and figure out …
Read More »Castlevania TV show to be made in style of Game of Thrones
Castlevania is coming to TV screens around the world and it's going to have a gritty (maybe even sexy) Game of Thrones vibe, according to series producer Adi Shankar. The Netflix exclusive animation will be based on Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse and there are already two seasons booked and funded. Video …
Read More »Here’s what Windows 10 could look like under Project Neon
Microsoft is going to be changing the way Windows 10 looks, or at least empower application makers to do so. Project Neon is a currently unannounced feature that we all know is coming to Windows 10 and this week, during a developer day livestream, Microsoft inadvertently revealed it. We have seen …
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