Just recently, EA set up a Steam page for the EA Access subscription service but it won't be called that for much longer. Today, EA announced that it was rebranding both EA Access and Origin Access for a more neutral name – EA Play. EA Access and Origin Access will …
Read More »The best selling games of July have been revealed
We're at the middle of the month, which means it is time for another update on the best selling games of the year so far from NPD Group. This week, we have the top ten US game sales in 2020 so far, as well as the top ten selling games …
Read More »Suicide Squad and Gotham Knights will be unveiled at DC FanDome next week
The official schedule for DC FanDome has been announced and just as anticipated, next weekend's event will see two separate game panels. The first will go over Rocksteady's newly announced Suicide Squad game, while the other will focus on WB Montreal's long-teased Batman game. Interestingly, the schedule announcement gives us …
Read More »Epic Games is also suing Google as Fortnite gets removed from Play Store
Late last night, Apple took steps to remove Fortnite from the iOS App Store due to Epic Games' recent inclusion of a new payment method that circumvents Apple's in-platform microtransaction system. Not too long after, Google did the same thing with Fortnite on the Google Play Store. Just as it …
Read More »Former Visceral Games producer gives new details on cancelled Star Wars game
It has been three years since EA shut down Visceral Games and cancelled a very promising Star Wars game helmed by Uncharted director, Amy Hennig. As the years go by, those who were at Visceral during that time are becoming more open to talking about the cancelled project and the …
Read More »Embracer Group acquires several new studios including 4A Games
Embracer Group, the parent company of THQ Nordic, has acquired a number of game studios this week, starting off with 4A Games – best known for the Metro series. Not only has 4A Games been acquired, but their new owners also confirmed that work on a fourth Metro game is …
Read More »European Commission to investigate Apple’s stance against game streaming services
Last week, Microsoft officially scrapped plans for xCloud streaming on iOS, citing Apple's tight App Store rules as a result. Apple didn't deny this and in fact backed this up by saying that its store does not allow for streaming services like xCloud, GeForce Now etc on its platform. Sure …
Read More »Corsair Hydro X XH305i RGB liquid cooling kit unboxing and giveaway! (closed)
Last year, Corsair entered the custom liquid cooling market with Hydro X, a full lineup of custom liquid cooling gear, all available separately or neatly packaged together in kits. Today, Leo is unboxing the new Hydro X Series iCUE XH305i RGB Custom Cooling Kit and better yet, we are also giving this £519.99 set of cooling gear away to one lucky KitGuru reader!
Read More »Total War Saga: Troy is free on the Epic Games Store for 24 hours
Back in June, Creative Assembly made a huge announcement, unveiling that Total War Saga: Troy would be an Epic Games Store timed exclusive and that on launch day, the game would be free for all players. That day has now come, with Total War Saga: Troy being free to keep …
Read More »GeForce Now adds 12 more games this week
Thursday has officially become GeForce Now’s library update day, with new games added to the service every week. This week’s update includes 12 more games coming to the service, including the return of the excellent Two Point Hospital. After being removed previously, Two Point Hospital is officially back on GeForce …
Read More »Marvel’s Avengers PC system requirements announced
We are just one day away from the pre-order beta for Marvel's Avengers on PC and just a few weeks away from the game's full release. As a high-budget Avengers game, we are expecting plenty of graphical prowess, but what sort of PC will you need to run it? Today, …
Read More »Microsoft’s Android-powered Surface Duo smartphone launches in September
It has been quite some time since Microsoft announced its first Surface-branded smartphone. Now, in a surprise announcement, it would appear that the Surface Duo is now ready and will begin shipping in early September. The Microsoft Surface Duo is an Android smartphone with a two displays joined by a …
Read More »Hyper Scape arrives on GeForce Now with a limited time bundle
After some brief downtime to implement the final touches for launch, Hyper Scape has officially returned, complete with a Season One battle pass. If you're keen to dive in on the first season, then you may want to check out Nvidia's GeForce Now bundle. Hyper Scape has immediate support on …
Read More »Splinter Cell’s Sam Fisher is the next Rainbow Six Siege operator
Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher appears to be popping up everywhere at the moment, from Netflix-produced anime to mobile games. Today, Ubisoft also announced that Sam Fisher will also be heading to Rainbow Six Siege as his own operator. Operation Shadow Legacy will be the next big season for Rainbow Six …
Read More »Control Ultimate Edition is coming to Steam and next-gen consoles
Ahead of the launch of Control's second and final expansion later this month, Remedy Entertainment has announced Control: Ultimate Edition, which will be the game's debut on Steam and will also be available on next-gen consoles. Control: Ultimate Edition includes ‘The Foundation' and ‘AWE', as well as the free updates …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV’s highly anticipated ‘Reflections in Crystal’ update has arrived
After a few delays and some coronavirus-related troubles along the way, the Final Fantasy XIV team has officially shipped the highly anticipated ‘Reflections in Crystal' update. This patch not only contains the story finale to to the Shadowbringers expansion, but it also completely reworks the new player experience. Patch 5.3, …
Read More »GTA Online Los Santos Summer Special is live now
Last month, Rockstar confirmed plans for ‘the biggest content update ever' for GTA Online. Now, that update has arrived, dubbed the ‘Los Santos Summer Special'. This is a pretty big update for GTA Online, containing more of pretty much everything. As a quick run down, you can expect 15 new …
Read More »SoftBank confirms it is considering selling ARM
There have been plenty of rumours recently around the future of ARM and its potential sale. We've already heard that the likes of Nvidia, Foxconn and TSMC are interested in acquiring Arm Holdings but owner SoftBank had yet to comment. That changed this week, with SoftBank confirming it is considering …
Read More »Project xCloud beta now available to all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers
We are just one month away from the official launch of xCloud, Microsoft's Xbox-powered cloud gaming service. In preparation for that day, all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in supported regions can play on xCloud in beta on Android starting right now. As has been well documented at this point, …
Read More »Amazon rebrands Twitch Prime as Prime Gaming
It has been a few years since Amazon first introduced ‘Twitch Prime', a reward scheme for Amazon Prime subscribers that also happen to watch content on Twitch. Over time though, it became apparent that the Twitch Prime branding was out of place compared to other Amazon services and as a …
Read More »Codemasters changes Dirt 5 release date
Codemasters is all set to launch Dirt 5 later this year, with versions coming to current and next generation consoles as well as PC. While the game was originally scheduled to launch on the 9th of October though, some extra time is needed. Dirt 5 will now release on the …
Read More »EA Access is coming to Steam soon
Back in late 2019 when EA announced that it would be bringing its games back to Steam, the publisher also announced plans to bring over the EA Access subscription service. Now all these months later, it looks like EA Access is due to go live on Steam any day now. …
Read More »GeForce Special Event scheduled for the 1st of September
Following on from yesterday's teaser, Nvidia has today announced a 'GeForce Special Event', during which Jensen Huang will highlight the company's "latest innovations in gaming and graphics".
Read More »Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 pushed back to 2021
Paradox Interactive opened up GDC 2019 with the huge announcement of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, a long awaited sequel to the cult classic RPG. Since that announcement, the game has had a tentative 2020 release window, but that is changing today, with Bloodlines 2 joining the growing list …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 lifepaths and weapons unveiled in new gameplay videos
Just as promised, this evening CD Projekt Red went live once again with the second episode of Night City Wire. This time around, we were treated to an in-depth look at the different ‘Life Paths' available in Cyberpunk 2077, as well as a plethora of weapons. In the first video …
Read More »MSI flash sale brings discounts to AMD B550 motherboards
It has been a couple of months since B550 motherboards first hit the market and this week, there are some pretty good discounts to be had. If you are looking to pick up an AMD B550 motherboard, then it is worth taking a look at MSI's on-going flash sale. Until …
Read More »Toshiba is officially out of the laptop business
Toshiba has quietly left the PC and laptop business this month. Following on from a majority stake sale of its PC business to Sharp two years ago, Toshiba has now handed off the remaining minority stake that it still held. Toshiba sold over 80 percent of its PC business to …
Read More »Nvidia teases big reveal coming in August
Earlier this morning we examined the latest rumours surrounding Nvidia's upcoming next-gen GeForce GPU announcements. As luck would have it, just a few hours later, Nvidia officially began teasing its next big announcement, hinting at a late August unveiling. At 2PM this afternoon, the NVIDIA GeForce twitter account published the …
Read More »Xbox Series S confirmed via Xbox One controller packaging
There have been a number of rumours pointing towards the existence of a second next-gen console from Microsoft dating back a couple of years now. For a long time, we've been running under the assumption that this will be known as the Xbox Series S and it would seem that …
Read More »Warner Bros’ games division seemingly no longer up for sale
Just a few weeks ago, it looked like AT&T was preparing for a shake-up of Warner Media, starting with the possible sale of Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment – the company's gaming division. This would have been a huge deal that would have seen studios like Rocksteady change ownership. It would …
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