With the modern advent of social media and video streaming services we have seen more and more unique indie titles blow up in popularity very quickly. One of the most recent success stories is the physics-based platformer Only Up. Unfortunately in this case, its sudden rise to fame has had …
Read More »The Crew Motorfest PC system requirements revealed
Ubisoft has announced the final PC system requirements for The Crew Motorfest. According to the requirements, the game will be relatively easy to run, although the minimum requirements do target 1080p at 30FPS with low graphics settings. Ubisoft has disclosed the resolution, settings, and framerates that these PC requirements are …
Read More »Starfield surpassed 6 million players at launch
Starfield is officially Bethesda's most successful launch. The game already had decent review scores and we'd seen decent player counts on PC while the game was still in early access. Now, we have more official figures, with the game garnering over six million players at launch, with one million people …
Read More »Starfield surpassed 1 million concurrent players at launch
As of yesterday, Starfield is now officially available to all across PC and Xbox. With the game being available through Game Pass, we were expecting some big launch-day player numbers and now the results are in, pointing to millions of players at launch. According to the analysts at Play Tracker, …
Read More »Steam will soon tell you if a game supports PlayStation controllers
For those who wish to play PC games using a controller, Microsoft’s Xbox peripheral has historically been the go-to accessory – with many PC titles outright not supporting PlayStation controllers (at least not without 3rd-party software). Finally, Steam is adding an indicator to its Steam store listings, letting DualShock and …
Read More »Baldur’s Gate 3 will get crossplay co-op in future update
Baldur's Gate 3 is now officially available on PS5 as well as PC and at Gamescom last month, Larian confirmed that the game would be heading to Xbox before the end of the year. For those with friends across multiple systems, Larian has now announced plans to introduce cross-play. Currently, …
Read More »Payday 3 open beta kicks off this weekend
Payday 3 is just a few weeks away from release but we'll all have an opportunity to play it a little early. Following on from a closed beta test in July, a fully open beta has now been announced and it kicks off later this week. The beta will be …
Read More »According to insider, FFXVI will not be EGS exclusive
After a great deal of waiting, Square Enix finally confirmed that the much-loved and latest entry in the Final Fantasy series – FFXVI – will be coming to PC and is currently in active development. Unlike previous PC ports of other Final Fantasy titles, it would seem as though FFXVI …
Read More »September’s Humble Choice line-up includes Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
Each month, those who are subscribed to the Humble Choice service are privy to a number of games – letting you obtain a handful of titles for a relatively low price. Ahead of the official announcement, September’s Humble Choice line-up has been partially leaked, revealing 3 of the 8 included …
Read More »Final Fantasy 16 is finally heading to PC, DLC is in the works too
We've known for a while now that Square Enix is planning to bring Final Fantasy 16 to PC but we've had little news on the progress of this new version. That is finally changing this week, with the studio confirming that Final Fantasy 16 is now in development for PC, and the game is set to get a couple of DLCs too.
Read More »Starfield pre-loads are now live
Starfield is currently the top-selling game on Steam with fans of Bethesda's previous games flooding in with pre-orders. If you're looking to play the game as soon as possible, then you'll be happy to learn that pre-loading is now live. You could already preload the Game Pass version of the …
Read More »Lenovo Legion Go to be powered by Ryzen Z1 Extreme, launching this week
A few weeks ago, we started to hear that Lenovo was preparing its own Windows-based handheld gaming device, similar to the ROG Ally. The Lenovo Legion Go is now expected to be officially announced later this week, although details on specs and pricing have already hit the web. According to …
Read More »‘The Day Before’ seemingly being rebranded following legal issues
The Day Before was a much-anticipated open-world survival MMO “set in a deadly, post-pandemic America overrun by flesh-hungry infected and survivors killing each other for food, weapons, and cars”. Unfortunately, with each new development update, the title is looking more and more like vapourware. The game’s most recent setback was …
Read More »Here’s exactly when you can start playing Starfield
If you've pre-ordered Starfield's standard edition, then you'll be waiting until September 6th to get your hands on Starfield. However, those with the Premium Edition can get access later this week. For those looking to dive in the moment the game becomes available, Bethesda has shared digital unlock times. There …
Read More »Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is free to claim on PC until next week
Since launch, the Epic Games Store has persuaded customers over to its platform with two free games a week. This deal couldn't last forever though. Epic will still be giving away free games on its platform but it looks like one free game a week is going to be the …
Read More »Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl will now release in Q1 2024
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl will miss its planned December 2023 release date. Fortunately, fans won't have to wait much longer to get their hands on the game, as it is now scheduled to release in Q1 2024. This week alongside Gamescom, GSC Game World shared a new update on …
Read More »Persona 3 Reload gets February 2024 release date
Earlier this summer, Atlus and Sega officially announced Persona 3 Reload, a complete remake of the classic RPG. This week at Gamescom, a new trailer for the game released, giving us a further look at the fantastic visual overhaul the game has received. Persona 3 Reload is a reimagining of …
Read More »Immortals of Aveum will offer both DLSS 3 and FSR 2.2
Immortals of Aveum is a magic-based first person shooter set “in an original fantasy universe engulfed in magic, rife with conflict, and on the verge of oblivion”. Developed by Ascendant Studios, the game is set to release next week. Ahead of this, the team have detailed many of the game’s …
Read More »Starfield preload dates announced
Starfield has passed a significant pre-launch milestone, with confirmation that the game has finally gone gold. That means its runway is now more-or-less clear for the official launch on September 6th, with preload announced too. The preload dates were also revealed on Wednesday, although this varies depending on whether you're …
Read More »Starfield’s total file size revealed
As video games get more and more ambitious, we have seen files balloon in size, with some of the biggest games now taking up almost 250GB. Fortunately, thanks to the SSDs built into current consoles, many current-gen titles have remained relatively modest in size. Despite this, Bethesda Game Studios’ Starfield …
Read More »Netflix Cloud Gaming Beta app is now available on more devices
Since the addition of mobile games to Netflix in 2021, the company's aim has been to provide games for everyone on any device – including televisions and desktops. Up until now, Netflix Games was only accessible on mobile platforms, but the range of supported devices will soon grow considerably as …
Read More »Quake II Remaster now available for all platforms
Back in 2021, Bethesda surprised us all with the release of Quake Remastered at QuakeCon, including a few new maps created by the team at Machine Games. At this year's QuakeCon, Bethesda ran it back, launching Quake 2 Remastered for all platforms. As of yesterday, Quake 2 Remastered is now …
Read More »Humble announces Resident Evil ‘Decades of Horror’ bundle
Humble Bundles are a great way for video game fans to get their hands on a number of high-quality titles for a relatively low price. Celebrating “decades of horror” Capcom is offering a Resident Evil-focused bundle, including pretty much every mainline entry in the survival horror series. The bundle, which …
Read More »Baldur’s Gate III dominated Steam during launch weekend
Baldur’s Gate III has quickly become the new hotness, with the Larian Studios-developed RPG amassing a concurrent player count of over 800,000 upon its launch – almost 10x more than the studio expected. The wins don’t stop there however, as it has now been revealed that almost a 3rd of …
Read More »Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart PC update enables Ray Tracing for AMD GPUs
A few weeks ago following the launch of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart for PC, we learned that ray-tracing features were disabled for AMD graphics cards. At the time, Insomniac said it was working with AMD to bring support as soon as possible but no timeline was given. We finally …
Read More »Take-Two CEO says Red Dead Redemption’s new $50 price tag is “great value”
Rockstar's latest Red Dead Redemption port announcement has been met with disappointment. Rather than even offering a basic remaster of the game, Rockstar is simply re-releasing the old version of the game, packaged with Undead Nightmare, for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. The $50 price tag for a 13-year-old game has …
Read More »Baldur’s Gate 3 breaks into the top ten most played games on Steam
After spending a couple of years in early access, Larian officially launched Baldur's Gate 1.0 last week to great success. Over the weekend, the game rose to the top of the Steam charts, garnering a hugely impressive 800,000 concurrent players over the launch period. Larian founder, Swen Vincke, admitted that …
Read More »Leaked Humble Choice games for August include Disco Elysium, Chivalry 2 and more
Each month, those who are subscribed to the Humble Choice service are privy to a number of games – letting you obtain a handful of titles for a relatively low price. Ahead of the official announcement, August’s Humble Choice line-up has been partially leaked, revealing what may end up being …
Read More »Payday 3 beta kicks off next week
After years of waiting, Payday 3 is officially set to release this year. Ahead of the game's late September launch, there will be an open beta, playable on PC and Xbox. If you are on PC, you can request access to the beta test right now through Payday 3's Steam …
Read More »Mortal Kombat 1 beta arriving in August
Following on from the official reveal of the game in May, NetherRealm has now announced its beta plans for Mortal Kombat 1. Ahead of the game's launch in September, there will be a closed beta taking place on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles. Unfortunately, it does not appear that …
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