Tag Archives: gameplay

The Grand Theft Auto Trilogy – Definitive Edition launches today and Rockstar has finally uploaded a gameplay comparison, showing off the original games up against the new remasters. Beyond that, we finally have a detailed breakdown of all the new enhancements in place.  There are three short comparison videos available …

Not long ago, Age of Empires was a dormant franchise, forgotten and left behind as Microsoft shifted its focus to Xbox. The last mainline game, Age of Empires III, released back in 2005 and for well over a decade, it looked like we would never get a sequel. That changed back in 2017, with Microsoft partnering with Relic Entertainment to modernise the series and deliver Age of Empires IV. Now, this long-awaited sequel has finally arrived – was it worth the wait?

It has been well over a year since Microsoft last showed off Halo Infinite's campaign mode. So far in 2021, the Xbox team has exclusively focused on Halo Infinite Multiplayer, side-lining the campaign mode for major events throughout the year. That's finally changing today, with a fresh look at Infinite's …

Obsidian has been keeping busy since joining Xbox Game Studios. At this point, the team is working on Grounded, The Outer Worlds 2 and most excitingly, Avowed, a new fantasy RPG. Avowed was first announced in 2020 and is reportedly aiming for a 2023 release. Now thanks to new leaks …

Just as leaks suggested, last night during Nintendo Direct, Bayonetta 3 finally resurfaced, four years after initially being announced. This time around, we have a proper trailer packed with plenty of in-game footage and gameplay, as well as a release date.  PlatinumGames is back, with Bayonetta 3's development being led …

Bethesda and Arkane Studios have been teasing Deathloop for over a year now, and while we’ve had trailers, this game was still shrouded in mystery leading right up to launch. As it turns out, Arkane had a GOTY contender up its sleeve and just didn't tell us.

EA Motive surprised us last month with a stream showcasing the first in-game footage of the Dead Space remake. After being announced with a simple title-screen trailer, we weren't expecting to see any of the game for quite some time and now, it looks like we will be waiting until …

During E3 this year, Arkane Studios made a surprise appearance to announce Redfall, a Vampire-themed co-op game coming to Xbox Series X/S and PC. The announcement trailer was purely CGI, with no gameplay shown. However, some recent play testers have now broke NDA on the game, revealing a bunch of …

At Gamescom last month, 2K Games and XCOM studio, Firaxis, announced Marvel's Midnight Suns, a new strategy game starring Marvel superheroes from The Avengers, X-Men and more. No gameplay was shown at the time, but this week, Firaxis dropped a gameplay preview for the game, revealing a card-based strategy combat …

During Gamescom Opening Night Live, Saints Row was announced, complete with a cinematic trailer. That trailer turned out to be quite divisive amongst fans, leading to some backlash on YouTube and social media. In response, a second gameplay video has now been released. The cinematic trailer focuses on introducing characters …

Halo Infinite gameplay debuted last year with our first and currently only look at the campaign. We expected to see some new campaign footage during E3 or Gamescom but both events have now passed and there is no new gameplay to be found. Now, 343 Industries has spoken up, explaining …

This week, Nintendo hosted another Pokémon Presents stream, showcasing a brand new trailer for Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Thanks to the new trailer, we now know much more about this new entry to the Pokémon franchise, including changes to the battle system and new abilities for trainers to utilise. We already …

Recently, EA has been holding closed alpha tests for Battlefield 2042. We've already seen PC system requirements leak through this test and now, players are also leaking gameplay footage.  Despite the risk of account bans and possibly even legal action, some closed alpha players have been posting leaked gameplay all …

After a middling reception to campaign gameplay in 2020, 343 Industries came back with a bang this summer, revealing Halo Infinite Multiplayer for the first time. Better yet, the studio was ready to begin public playtesting right away, leading to a Technical Preview last weekend. I was fortunate enough to get an invite and after spending several hours in multiplayer matches, I’m pleased to say that so far, Halo Infinite is looking to be a winner.

The Halo Infinite technical preview is set to kick off today and just as promised, 343 Industries gave us a first look at the playtest in a stream last night. Unlike the E3 trailer, the stream gives us a direct look at a full Halo Infinite multiplayer match.  The match …

Just as promised, today EA and DICE officially unveiled the next Battlefield. Known as Battlefield 2042, this time around players will be sent to a near-future setting to engage in all-out warfare.  Speaking on the new game, DICE GM, Oskar Gabrielson, said that this game is intended to bring together …

Sony held its most-watched State of Play stream earlier this week, during which we got a fresh 15 minutes of gameplay for Horizon Forbidden West, the long-awaited sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn.  Horizon Forbidden West is set to be Sony's major holiday season exclusive, although the game unfortunately does not …

Ahead of E3, Ubisoft chose to reveal some new Far Cry 6 details this week, showing off new gameplay and announcing the game's release date. While Far Cry 6 was initially due to release in early 2021, after a delay, the game will now be coming out in October instead. …

Yesterday, Techland held a pre-E3 reveal stream for Dying Light 2 and sure enough, we got plenty of new details about the game, as well as a release date and new gameplay footage.  The release date that leaked yesterday for Dying Light 2: Stay Human turned out to be accurate. …

Microsoft's Age of Empires Fan Preview event took place over the weekend and sure enough, we got plenty of new information about Age of Empires IV. The long-awaited sequel has been in the works for a few years and now, we finally have a release window – with the game …

We still don't know when Rainbow Six Quarantine/Parasite is coming out, but Ubisoft has been holding closed gameplay tests recently. Some early in-game footage leaked last month, giving us a few-second glimpse at the game. Now this week, someone has streamed over an hour of gameplay, revealing all the details …

Earlier this week, Cold Iron Studios finally revealed the Alien game it has been working on for the last several years. Aliens: Fireteam is a co-op survival shooter, pitting squads of marines up against the Xenomorphs. The initial announcement came with a short trailer, but now we also have a …

NieR: Replicant is due to release in just a couple of months time. Last year, we saw a small amount of gameplay from the remaster but as we get closer to launch, Square Enix is sharing bigger chunks of the game, with the latest being 10-minutes of Temple Barren gameplay. …

IO Interactive has been very busy recently, not only has the studio announced that it is working on a new game based on the James Bond IP, but it is also preparing HITMAN 3 for release early next year. Today, the first gameplay trailer for Hitman 3 released, giving us …

To make up for Cyberpunk 2077's recent delay to December 10th, CD Projekt Red aired another episode of Night City Wire this week. This time around, we're greeted with the official gameplay trailer, featuring plenty of Johnny Silverhand.  The official gameplay trailer is pretty big, coming in at over 5 …

Sports games have always been used as graphical showcases for next-generation consoles and that tradition won't be changing as we approach the Xbox Series X and PS5 launch. This week, the next-gen version of NBA 2K21 got its first proper gameplay trailer.  NBA 2K21 is a somewhat controversial launch title, …

Like most game studios, the team behind Baldur's Gate 3 has faced various setbacks this year due to the Coronavirus and the need to switch to a work-from-home environment. The original plan was to get Baldur's Gate 3 into Early Access at some point in August. That release window will …

The big day finally arrived, bringing us announcements for new RPGs from Obsidian Entertainment and Playground Games, as well as our first look at campaign gameplay from Halo Infinite and more.

We'll have to wait a little longer to play Mafia: Definitive Edition for ourselves, but to tide us over, 2K Games and Hangar 13 are showing off decent chunks of gameplay. As part of IGN's Summer of Gaming efforts, a 15 minute gameplay video for the game was produced, giving …

The first trailer focuses entirely on gameplay, with new weapons, free movement and a new sidekick for Lo Wang to bounce one-liners off of.