Since being announced last year, Kerbal Space Program 2 has seen a number of lengthy delays. Usually when a game is pushed back by more than a year, there has been some behind-the-scenes trouble, which was the case here. This time around, the finger is pointing towards publisher Take-Two Interactive …
Read More »Double Fine is ‘winding down’ its publishing business
Double Fine entered the publishing business back in 2014 with the ‘Double Fine Presents' label, aiming to help other independent publishers release and distribute their games. Of course, Double Fine is now part of Xbox Game Studios, leaving little room for a subsidiary publishing arm. The Double Fine acquisition was …
Read More »Ubisoft says Trackmania’s subscription isn’t actually a subscription
Recently, Ubisoft announced plans for an odd pricing scheme for the upcoming Trackmania Nations, making the base game free and then requiring an annual fee for access to additional features. This subscription method rubbed a lot of fans the wrong way, so Ubisoft tried to smooth things over by attempting …
Read More »Five more games now available to claim for Stadia Pro subscribers
Google has been on top of its Stadia community updates over the last few months. To kick off June, Stadia swiftly announced this month's free games coming to Stadia Pro subscribers, with five titles in total available to claim. Starting this week, Get Packed, Little Nightmares, SUPERHOT, Panzer Dragoon and …
Read More »THQ’s cancelled Avengers game surfaces with early gameplay footage
Back in 2011, prior to THQ's bankruptcy, the publisher held a license to The Avengers and was working on a game to coincide with the release of Marvel's first Avengers movie. Due to financial issues, the project was ultimately scrapped but now almost a decade later, we have a first-hand …
Read More »Bungie begins teasing Destiny 2’s next major expansion
Bungie seemingly slipped up last night by posting and then removing a brief teaser trailer for what appears to be the next major Destiny 2 expansion. While the post was removed, eagle-eyed fans were quick to preserve it. The teaser was posted to Instagram, so presumably this was a scheduled …
Read More »Thermaltake unveils new cases, coolers, peripherals and more in virtual expo
With Computex no longer happening this month, Thermaltake decided to host its own virtual expo instead, giving us a good look at all the new gear coming over the next six months.
Read More »Valorant has officially launched and servers are live again
After a very successful stint in closed beta and some brief server downtime over the last few days, Riot’s new shooter, Valorant, has officially launched. Starting now, anyone can register a Riot account, download the game and begin playing. Valorant is available in ‘most regions' and features a robust back-end …
Read More »Scorn’s Xbox Series X in-engine footage actually came from a high-end PC
It has been around a month since Microsoft began showing off the first third-party games confirmed for Xbox Series X. Unfortunately, the presentation featured a lot of ‘in-engine' footage instead of actual gameplay. Now we know why, as some of those in-engine demos were indeed captured on high-end PCs. Scorn, …
Read More »Prey VR may have leaked via retail listing
It has been a long time since Bethesda and Arkane Studios last discussed Prey. The game just turned three years old last month but it looks like we might be seeing a second resurgence, as ‘Prey VR' has appeared at an online retailer. Bethesda was one of the first major …
Read More »Square Enix remains tight lipped on Final Fantasy VII Remake for other platforms
We are nearly two months removed from Final Fantasy VII Remake's launch on PS4 and while we know that the game is only a timed exclusive, Square Enix is remaining tight-lipped on a possible release on other platforms for now. Final Fantasy VII Remake sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide …
Read More »Halo 3 PC public testing begins this month with campaign, multiplayer and forge modes
Just last week, 343 Industries began teasing that Halo 3 for PC would begin public testing at some point in June. Now, the latest Master Chief Collection development update confirms this, telling us to expect testing to begin soon and giving us an idea of what content will be included. …
Read More »The Outer Worlds ‘targets’ 720p in handheld and 1080 while docked on Switch
Last week, Virtuos spoke highly of its ability to get Xbox One and PS4 games working on the Nintendo Switch. We'll be getting a good look at exactly how much the team can squeeze out of Nintendo's home/handheld hybrid system later this week, as The Outer Worlds is coming to …
Read More »Take-Two CEO thinks Google over-promised with Stadia
Take-Two was one of the first major publishers to support Google's Stadia streaming service, bringing titles like NBA 2K20, Borderlands 3 and Red Dead Redemption 2 to the platform. Now roughly a year on from Stadia's initial unveiling, Take-Two CEO, Stauss Zelnick, believes Google over-promised. As reported by Gamespot, Zelnick …
Read More »Hideo Kojima recently had a ‘major project’ cancelled
Even the biggest names in the games industry have projects cancelled from time to time. This week, we learned that this very thing recently happened to Hideo Kojima, who wasn't too happy about the project being scrapped. In an interview with Japanese site, Livedoor, and translated to English by VGC, …
Read More »Sony will be showing and announcing PS5 games next Thursday
Earlier this week, it was reported that Sony would be holding its first PS5 games showcase digitally next week. The exact date given at the time was June 3rd but as it turns out, The PS5 presentation will be taking place on June 4th instead. On Thursday, the 4th of …
Read More »Borderlands The Handsome Collection is free on the Epic Games Store
As previously predicted by leaks, this week's free game on the Epic Games Store is in-fact Borderlands: The Handsome Collection. Anyone with an Epic Games Store account can now claim the game for free until late next week. Borderlands: The Handsome Collection contains all the games in the series prior …
Read More »HP Reverb G2 officially announced, takes inspiration from Valve Index
After briefly teasing its next-gen headset back in March, today HP has officially unveiled the Reverb G2 VR headset, designed with input from the folks at Valve and Microsoft.
Read More »Starting from July, new PS4 games must include PS5 compatibility
Sony has long since confirmed that the PlayStation 5 will have backwards compatibility with PS4 games but there have been questions surrounding how it will work and what developers will need to do to support it. Now, thanks to industry sources, we know a bit more about Sony's plans. Eurogamer …
Read More »Sonic the Hedgehog is getting a sequel film
After the original trailer dropped, it seemed that the Sonic the Hedgehog movie would flop due to universal dislike for the character's design. Fortunately, that design was overhauled and the movie turned out to be pretty good and well-liked. Now with all of that in mind, Paramount Pictures and SEGA …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 is in ‘final stage’ of development, on track for September release
Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, CD Projekt Red delayed Cyberpunk 2077 from its original April 2020 release date to September 2020. Since then, there has been some concerns that the pandemic will cause further delays, but it looks like that won't be the case, as the game is in its …
Read More »The studio behind Life is Strange and Vampyr is expanding
DONTNOD Entertainment has made quite the name for itself over the course of this console generation. To date, the studio has released successful titles including Life is Strange, Vampyr and Remember Me. Now, some of that money is being used to expand the studio. Today, DONTNOD CEO, Oskar Guilbert, announced …
Read More »Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition features Quadro RTX and Intel 10th Gen
Razer is bringing some upgrades to the Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition, bumping up hardware specs to include Intel's latest 10th Generation processors and the Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000. The Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition is designed as a mobile workstation, with enough power to properly serve the professional creator …
Read More »Steam Cloud Play enters beta, supports GeForce Now
Late last year, Steam was updated with references to cloud gaming within its code. Now, we know what those updates were for, as Steam Cloud Play has gone into beta. Steam Cloud Play is starting off with “a limited amount of games” as the team continues to build features and …
Read More »Latest Metro Exodus PC patch removes Denuvo DRM
At this point in time, Metro Exodus is essentially complete, with the base game now available across consoles and PC, in addition to two DLC expansions being released. With that in mind, there is not much sense in keeping Denuvo in the game for much longer, so 4A Games is …
Read More »Microsoft announces Xbox Series X backwards compatibility improvements
We already knew that Microsoft was committed to maintaining backwards compatibility on next-gen console hardware, but the number of improvements in place run deeper than that. Today, Microsoft released some more details on the tech behind backwards compatibility on Xbox Series X, including the ability to improve frame rates and …
Read More »Maneater, Saints Row and various Ubisoft titles headline GeForce Now’s weekly update
Thursday has officially become GeForce Now’s library update day, with new games added to the service every week. This week’s update sees Nvidia furthering its partnership with Ubisoft, as well as the addition of more ‘day and date' supported games for brand new releases. In terms of brand new releases, …
Read More »noblechairs launches HERO Fallout Vault-Tec Edition gaming chair
Last month, noblechairs announced a big partnership with Bethesda, which will result in the release of several special edition chairs based on some of the biggest franchises in gaming. The first one up is the noblechairs HERO Fallout Vault-Tec Edition, which is launching today. The Vault-Tec Edition by noblechairs takes …
Read More »Phantasy Star Online 2 launch marred by Windows 10 Store issues
Fans of Phantasy Star Online have been waiting close to a decade for PSO2 to arrive in the West. That wait is finally over, with the game coming to Xbox One and Windows 10, but the transition has not been without issues, mostly due to Microsoft's iffy Windows Store. The …
Read More »Silent Hill DLC comes to Dead By Daylight next month
Over the years, Dead By Daylight has collaborated with some of the biggest horror franchises around, introducing new killers and monsters from the likes of SAW, Scream, Halloween, Stranger Things and more. The latest DLC for Dead By Daylight is a collaboration with one of the best horror franchises in …
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