Mediatonic has had a very busy month, having announced Fall Guys for Xbox and Nintendo Switch consoles. Now to kick off March, the studio has announced that it has been acquired by Epic Games. Epic Games has reached an agreement to acquire the Tonic Games Group, which houses two studios …

Epic Games will finally get to make its case against Apple in court soon, as a trial date for the legal dispute has now been set. Epic Games and Apple will begin battling over iOS App Store policies in front of a judge and jury in May.  The trial kicks …

For a little while now, Epic Games has been facing a class-action lawsuit over loot boxes sold in Rocket League and Fortnite. This week, a settlement agreement was reached, which will see Epic Games providing in-game currency. The lawsuit was filed after Epic Games removed randomised loot boxes from Rocket …

As we all know, Epic Games and Apple aren't on the best of terms at the moment. Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple in the US last year over the company's App Store policies, which subsequently ended in Fortnite being removed from iOS. Since then, Epic has been filing …

The Epic Games Store had a particularly big 2020. With so many people stuck at home due to the pandemic, the online gaming scene boomed last year, with many taking advantage of sales and game giveaways. Last year, Epic Games gave away almost 750 million free games.  As part of …

Less than 24 hours after announcing Xbox Live Gold's price hike, Microsoft and the Xbox team have reversed the decision. Following the announcement, there was swift backlash and players were quick to point out other issues with Xbox Live Gold that have existed for quite some time. Following this, some …

While talk surrounding the Epic Games and Apple situation may have appeared to quieten down, the Fortnite creator and iPhone inventor are still very much butting heads. As the companies wait to see how everything pans out in the US, Epic Games has now shifted its focus to the UK …

Since Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout first launched, the Takeshi’s Castle styled battle royale game has collaborated with a number of popular video game IPs to bring skins from various characters into the game. In a teaser by the team, it has been revealed that the DOOM Slayer from the long-running …

The latest update to the 3DMark benchmark suite has added some interesting new features, the biggest of which is ‘estimated game performance'. Based on the Graphics Score of your system, 3DMark will give an estimation for in-game frame rates for a selection of titles at different settings and resolutions.  With new …

We're all well aware of Apple's usual iOS App Store revenue cut, which has been the centre of plenty of legal complaints in recent years. This week, Apple is reassessing its position, halving its revenue cut for smaller app developers.  Starting on January 1st 2021, Apple is introducing the App …

The news cycle this year has been partially dominated by Epic Games' ongoing legal battle with Apple. The case is set to go to trial next year in the US, but Epic Games is looking to bring the fight to Apple in other parts of the world too, starting with …

Corsair has acquired Gamer Sensei, the “world’s biggest esports coaching platform”, adding it to the company's vast set of subsidiaries, which already includes Elgato, SCUF Gaming, and Origin PC. Created back in 2016, Gamer Sensei is an esports coaching platform that provides a community centre for players of all skill levels. From …

This is a big week for GeForce gamers, as not only are there new games launching with RTX features, but the RTX 3070 is also about to begin shipping to buyers. With all of that in mind, it is time for a new GeForce driver update. Today, Nvidia began rolling …

Earlier this week, Microsoft updated us on how backwards compatibility works with previous gen games on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Now today, the team has revealed the full launch-day line-up of games.  This list does not include backwards compatible titles, so every game on the list is …

Two more games this week are gaining DLSS support this week, Nvidia's fancy AI-powered performance saving tech is now arriving in Marvel's Avengers and the 8K DLSS mode is also coming to Wolfenstein: Youngblood after previously appearing in Control.  The Wolfenstein: Youngblood update includes additional optimisations for Asynchronous Compute on …

One of the biggest stories of 2020 has been Epic Games' sudden war with Apple and its iOS app store practices, resulting in Fortnite being booted from the App Store. A big lawsuit has been brewing ever since, but there is going to be a bit of a break on …

Genshin Impact made waves upon its initial announcement due to its inspirations from titles such as Breath of the Wild. With the game finally launching last week, it has become clear that the game has managed to amass a number of fans. Following the news that Genshin Impact received over …

Today Nvidia released a new Hotfix driver for GeForce GPU users, iterating on the update from earlier this week with a few important bug fixes. If you've been having issues with game crashes, screens going black or lower than usual frame rates, then you will want to download and install …

The latest Nvidia GeForce Game Ready driver has arrived, enabling support for the brand new NVIDIA Reflex feature, which is coming to major titles like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and its counterpart, Call of Duty: Warzone. This driver also preps GeForce GPU owners for the launch of Star Wars: …

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Nvidia's latest graphics driver introduces support for the recently launched RTX 3080 and the upcoming RTX 3090 cards. The 456.38 WHQL graphics driver also introduces Nvidia Reflex, Nvidia Broadcast, and the typical set of optimisations for some games. Additionally, it disables implicit SLI on Ampere graphics cards, but explicit SLI will …

As part of the ongoing dispute and lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple, the Cupertino-based tech company terminated the Fortnite creator’s developer account, meaning that it can no longer publish apps on Apple’s platform. Apple has now said that it will not let Epic Games reapply for the license for …

Yesterday we reported that Apple had counter-sued Epic Games, claiming that the Fortnite creator had stolen from the company through the implementation of its own payment system which circumvented Apple’s own. Now, Epic Games’ CEO, Tim Sweeney has commented on the lawsuit, claiming that the iPhone creator has “lost all …

The lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple continues to get more interesting with every passing day. While the initial lawsuit was instigated by Epic Games in an attempt to get Fortnite back on the App Store (as well as allowing Epic Games to create its own competing store on iOS), …

The Epic Games vs Apple lawsuit is likely one of the most high-profile legal disputes the gaming industry has experienced in many years, due in part to the sheer size of both companies, as well as the IP that is in the centre of it all. It has now been …

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series is hitting the market in just a couple of weeks and early adopters can expect some freebies. At launch, the RTX 3090, RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 will be launching with a bundle, packaging in Watch Dogs: Legion – one of this holiday's ray-tracing …

Vigor, the shoot ‘n' loot survival title developed by Bohemia Interactive, is scheduled to release on Sony's current and next-gen consoles in 2020. Additionally, the Switch version of the game will become free-to-play later this month, allowing you to play it without buying the Founder's Pack. Developed by the creators …

Just as previously announced, Apple officially terminated Epic Games' developer accounts for iOS and Mac late last week. This essentially means that Fortnite can no longer be downloaded on any iPhone, even if you previously had it installed. It also blocks Epic Games from shipping anymore updates for the game …

Each month, Sony gifts its PlayStation Plus subscribers with two free PS4 games. For the month of September, subscribers can get their hands on the Battle Royale phenomenon that started it all, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, as well as the latest entry in one of the most high profile video game franchises, …

The last week has been full of drama in the software development world, with Epic Games launching legal action against Apple for the removal of Fortnite from the iOS App Store and filing a restraining order to prevent the tech giant from shutting down Epic's developer accounts. Apple of course …