The European Union passed a new law in 2023, forcing companies like Apple to open up their mobile platforms for competing services like app stores and payment technologies. As a result, Epic Games has been hard at work to bring the Epic Games Store to iOS. However, the relationship between …

Over the past few months, MSI has been hard at work improving its new handheld gaming system, the MSI Claw. Earlier in the year, a major BIOS update saw the device take a significant leap in gaming performance. Now, MSI is back again, boasting another 30 percent performance uplift with …

Amazon Prime members have been able to take advantage of Prime Gaming for a while now, offering benefits like free games for you to download and install straight to your PC, as well as free games that can be streamed via the Amazon Luna service. The next batch of games …

Intel has been working on improving its Arc graphics drivers since the launch of its A-series desktop GPUs. We've seen some very impressive performance gains for DX9 and DX11 titles over the past year. With the latest driver release, Intel continues that trend, with performance gains of up to 48 …

Razer recently announced the expansion of its BlackShark V2 Pro line to include two new variants designed for PlayStation and Xbox systems. Based on the BlackShark V2 Pro for PC, these new models are designed to offer good audio quality, clear voice communication, long battery life, and comfort for prolonged …

Earlier this year, Disney announced that it had agreed to acquire a minority stake in Epic Games for $1.5 billion USD. Alongside this investment, Disney and Epic Games are also teaming up on a new multiverse project, which will feature all of Disney's major IP, like Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, …

Since launch, Xbox Cloud Gaming has only supported controllers for playing games. However, for those on PC, many prefer using a keyboard and mouse for speedier response times. Now, Microsoft is finally bringing mouse and keyboard support to Xbox Cloud Gaming.  Mouse and Keyboard support is available to those in …

Intel Arc drivers have come along way since the first discrete GPUs from Intel first hit the market. Since launch, we've seen massive performance gains for older DirectX titles, as well as improvements for other APIs like Vulkan. This week's update brings more impressive performance gains, as well as support …

After years of legal battles and all sorts of shenanigans, Epic Games’ relationship with Apple has come to a mutual standstill – thanks to the EU’s new Digital Markets Act. With the law now in effect, Epic Games have announced that its Epic Games Store is coming to mobile devices …

Last week, Apple banned Epic Games' iOS development account once again, just days after reinstating access. Epic Games was quick to point this out publicly and the European Commission swiftly began asking Apple questions about the new ban. Now, Apple has reversed its decision. Within days of banning Epic once …

We already knew that Helldivers 2 has been a huge success so far. One look at the game's high concurrent player counts on Steam proves that. However, the story has gotten all the more impressive this week, with Helldivers 2 being crowned as the best-selling game in the UK.  In …

The BAFTA Games Awards 2024 nominees have been announced, and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 leads the pack with nominations in nine different categories. Other high achievers include Alan Wake 2, Baldur's Gate 3, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. All four titles are also nominees for Best Game, …

Apple is sticking with its decision to keep Epic Games' development account for iOS closed. The news follows on from Epic Games' planned return to iOS later this year and now, EU regulators appear to be getting involved.  Epic Games explained that its iOS developer account access has been terminated …

At the end of 2023, Embracer Group made the decision to close down Free Radical Design, the studio responsible for TimeSplitters, just two years after reviving the studio. At the time, we heard a bit about the studio's TimeSplitters revival plans, and now, a leaked video gives us a look …

As one of the biggest companies in the industry, Epic Games has been targeted by cyber attacks plenty of times over the years. Recently, a group known as ‘Mogilevich' claimed to have infiltrated Epic Games' servers, stealing almost 200GB of data. The group claims this data includes emails, passwords, payment …

Prior to Fortnite, Epic Games had Paragon – a 3rd person MOBA which was eventually shut down in 2018 as a result of Fortnite’s overwhelming success. In a welcome gesture, Epic released all of the game’s assets for free; spawning two spiritual successors in the form of Predecessor and Paragon: …

All the way back in 2020, Apple removed Fortnite from its iOS App Store in response to efforts by Epic to circumvent the company’s store fees. 3 and a half years later, it seems the two companies have found common ground, with Apple finally unbanning Epic’s developer account. Apple recently …

Skull and Bones has had an incredibly turbulent development. After being delayed over half a dozen times and pushed back years beyond its initial release date, the multiplayer Ubisoft pirate game is finally actually launching on the 16th of February. That said, excitement surrounding the game has been minimal, but …

While Epic Games is technically an independent studio, it does have several huge investors. Companies like Tencent and Sony have been quick to buy up shares in the company and now, Disney, perhaps the largest entertainment company in the world, is buying up a piece. 

13 years after the release of the first game, Alan Wake returned last year to a great deal of fanfare – launching a GOTY nominated sequel and a Fortnite crossover. 2024 looks set to continue the streak, with the multiplayer horror game Dead By Daylight seemingly teasing the arrival of …

This month, it was confirmed that Embracer Group made the decision to close down Free Radical Design less than three years after reviving the studio to work on a new TimeSplitters game. Now, one of the studio's former developers has shed some light on what the team was working on …

Last week, we reported on a statement from Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney in which he explained why Fortnite is not available on the Steam Deck. Sweeney has since made his position even clearer, suggesting that Steam’s 30% fees are to blame. In response to a Twitter post discussing the …

Each week, Epic Games gives away a game or two to all those with an Epic Games account. As they have done for the past many years, the Christmas season sees the platform holder go all-out on offering titles for free. 2023’s Holiday giveaway begins with Destiny 2: Legacy Collection. …

For many, PUBG was the first battle royale game they played, with the title breaking records and shifting the gaming landscape for quite a while following its launch back in 2017. Since then, industry trends have shifted away from BR games, with extraction shooters seemingly being the new hotness. In …

In the many years following the launch of Rainbow Six: Siege we have seen Ubisoft slowly but surely bring an increasing number of odd and interesting crossover skins into the tactical FPS. Following the likes of Pickle Rick, 2B from NieR: Automata; The Undertaker; Master Chief and more, Ryu and …

Fortnite's rise to success also led to a big rise in spending for Epic Games, with the company embarking on a number of acquisitions, investing heavily in securing content for its own store to compete with Steam and a few major lawsuits levied against the likes of Apple and Google. …

Epic Games’ Fortnite helped pave the way for the relatively recent trend in gaming which sees all manner of IPs crossover with various live-service titles. Despite not having characters per-se, Epic has now announced that Lightning McQueen from the Disney Pixar film ‘Cars’ is coming to Rocket League. Making the …

Roblox is currently one of the most popular games of all time, with the free-to-play title seeing a total of 65 million daily active users and more than 5 Billion registered accounts. Despite this, Roblox hadn’t found its way on PlayStation platforms until last week. That said, during this short …

While Epic Games has been doing seemingly all it can in order to cement itself as a viable alternative to Steam on PC, Valve’s platform has had a good 15 years to build up a massive library of titles. In order to entice publishers to bring more of their back …

We are coming up towards the start of the holiday season which means we are bound to see new console bundles to entice those who have yet to pick up a current-gen system. Last year's big Xbox Series S bundle contained a selection of bonus content for Epic's popular titles, …