Ahead of the Steam release for Borderlands 3 later this month, Gearbox has announced the next big DLC titled ‘Guns, Love and Tentacles: The Marriage of Wainwright & Hammerlock'. This is the second piece of post-launch story DLC, expanding on a teaser found at the end of the main game's …
Read More »Star Citizen is getting survival mechanics
Star Citizen is still pretty far away from a final release but good progress is continuing to be made. This week, the development team revealed their plans for survival mechanics, with systems for eating, drinking and maintaining body temperature. Inside Star Citizen is a developer diary series from Cloud Imperium, …
Read More »Developers share familiar concerns around Stadia and working with Google
Ever since Google first announced Stadia as a cloud gaming platform, plenty of gamers and industry pundits have made their concerns clear about the service. We haven't heard as much chatter directly from developers but that changed this week thanks to a new report, sharing that developers have familiar concerns …
Read More »Riot’s new shooter ‘Valorant’ to be fully revealed next week
Just a few days ago, the first leaks around Riot's upcoming shooter, Valorant, hit the web. Now thanks to a few more insider sources, we have more details, including the fact that Riot plans to announce and reveal beta testing plans next week. Esports consultant, Rod Breslau, has confirmed through …
Read More »Fallout 76 Wastelanders gameplay shows off major improvements
Bethesda is gearing up to launch the Wastelanders expansion for Fallout 76, adding proper NPCs, conversations, new story quests and more to the game. This potentially game-saving update has been delayed a couple of times but now, an April release date is in place and a good chunk of gameplay …
Read More »Netflix has officially cast Vesemir for The Witcher Season 2
The Witcher had an excellent first season on Netflix but there are still a few major characters we have yet to see on screen, including Vesemir, Geralt's teacher and fellow Witcher. For a while, there were rumours that Mark Hamill was going to take on this role- that didn't happen. …
Read More »Asgard’s Wrath studio acquired by Facebook to join Oculus Studios group
While Boneworks stole the spotlight a bit towards the end of last year, Asgard's Wrath certainly had an argument for the best VR game of 2019. This was a well polished, Norse-inspired action RPG with a full story and game world to discover. Now the developers behind the game are …
Read More »Developers raise concerns over GOG’s new refund policy
Earlier this week, GOG announced a change to its refund policy, giving customers of the DRM-free games store a 30-day refund window. Refunds can be obtained at any point within those 30 days, whether the game has been downloaded and played or not. It is the most generous refund policy …
Read More »You can get Black Desert Online for free on Steam right now
We're at a slow point in the year for game releases, so you might be looking to try something new. With that in mind, Pearl Abyss is having a 100% off sale on Black Desert Online on Steam, you don't just get to play this weekend, the game will be …
Read More »AMD’s Ryzen 9 3900X CPU is at its lowest ever UK price this weekend
A couple of weeks ago, Overclockers UK announced its 20th birthday celebration plans, including an in-store party and a big sale both at its shop and online. Today, one of the event's best deals went live, bringing the price of a Ryzen 9 3900X processor below the £400 mark. AMD's …
Read More »GDC 2020 has now been postponed
Over the last couple of weeks, we have seen a lot of major companies pull out of the Game Developers Conference in early March. Despite the growing list of drop-outs, a few days ago the organisers behind GDC still planned to go ahead with the event. That changed last night, …
Read More »SK Hynix calls out fake HBM2E and AMD GPU leaks
We are all patiently waiting to see AMD's next-gen GPUs and more specifically ‘Big Navi'. There have been plenty of rumours lately regarding specs, one of which pulled SK Hynix into the conversation, forcing the company to respond and deny the rumours. One source claimed that the Radeon RX 5950 …
Read More »Riot’s new shooter is reportedly called ‘Valorant’, first hero character leaked
Last year, Riot Games went on an announcement spree, greatly expanding the studio's list of projects beyond League of Legends. One of those upcoming games is known as ‘Project A', a tactical first-person shooter. Riot has been a bit quiet on details since the initial reveal but leaks appear to …
Read More »Stadia APK datamine reveals upcoming features, like Stadia Base and live streaming
With Stadia expanding to more smartphones this month, an updated APK file has been made available for datamining, showing what features Google is prioritising for near-future updates. As part of Stadia app version 2.7, some small tweaks were made to the UI but if you dig a bit further, we …
Read More »Baldur’s Gate 3 gameplay and Early Access details revealed
After appearing at PAX East this week, Larian Studios officially revealed Baldur's Gate 3 gameplay for the first time and beyond that, the studio has also confirmed plans for an Early Access release. We also have details on exactly what will be included in the Early Access version of the …
Read More »Epic Games and Unreal Engine teams pull out of GDC 2020
Last night, another wave of gaming companies pulled out of GDC next month, with Microsoft, CD Projekt Red and Unity joining a growing list. Now, Epic Games and the folks behind the widely used Unreal Engine are also cancelling their appearances. The announcement was made by the official Unreal Engine …
Read More »Thermaltake 2020 Mod challenge heads to the UK
The Thermaltake case modding challenge is kicking off in the UK soon, giving UK PC builders a chance to show off their skills and be in for the chance to win a £1,000 cash prize. Five contestants will be given a Thermaltake View 51 TG Snow to build around, in …
Read More »Microsoft, Unity and CD Projekt Red are the latest to pull out of GDC 2020
Just a few days ago, it was announced that GDC was still planned to go ahead in early March despite increasing concerns around the coronavirus. At this point, Sony, Oculus, Capcom, Square Enix, Capcom, EA and more have all pulled out and this week, Microsoft, CD Projekt Red and Unity …
Read More »Baldur’s Gate 3 screenshots arrive ahead of tomorrow’s gameplay reveal
Our first look at Baldur's Gate 3 gameplay is supposed to come tomorrow, although leaks have spoiled some of the surprise. Today, several screenshots were posted online showing off combat, conversations, characters and different parts of the world. What is immediately apparent is that Baldur's Gate 3 is polished to …
Read More »Plague Inc has been removed from the iOS App Store in China
Ever since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Plague Inc. has become one of the most popular games in China on the iOS App Store. At the time, the studio behind the game issued a statement about the virus outbreak and reminded players that the game is not intended to be used …
Read More »Latest Nvidia driver adds support for new game expansions and more G-Sync Compatible displays
There are some big releases to look forward to over the next week, from Apex Legends season 4, to ARK's latest expansion and The Division 2: Warlords of New York. In order to get GeForce GPU users ready, the latest driver has begun rolling out with day-one support, as well …
Read More »Platinum Games’ third big announcement is a brand new Tokyo-based studio
Platinum Games has revealed the third of its four announcements, although unlike the first two reveals, this one isn't a game. So far, Platinum has announced The Wonderful 101 Remastered and Project GG, now the third reveal is a big expansion to the studio, with Platinum opening up a new …
Read More »Nvidia expands list of G-Sync compatible monitors with latest driver release
Back in January 2019, Nvidia announced that it would be updating its GPU drivers to support FreeSync displays under the new ‘G-Sync Compatible' initiative. This means that Nvidia GPU users can switch G-Sync on using any adaptive sync display, although there is a verification program in place to highlight the …
Read More »Blizzard shares new Diablo IV details in quarterly developer update
While Blizzard isn't necessarily on solid ground with its fan base at the moment, the studio is taking at least one step in the right direction. This week, the first quarterly update on Diablo IV was released, detailing new progress being made on the game and changes already being implemented …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege devs are considering free to play but want to tackle smurfing first
Given how much additional monetisation is now implemented in Rainbow Six Siege, there have been plenty of questions over whether the game will go down the free to play route eventually. It turns out that the developers have been thinking about this as well, although they want to find a …
Read More »Temtem roadmap now has details on feature updates up until Summer 2021
Last night, the developers over at Crema released their initial roadmap for Pokemon-like MMO ‘Temtem'. We have details on planned content and feature updates up until Fall 2020 and now, the long-term roadmap has also been revealed, giving us an idea of what to expect all the way through Summer …
Read More »Stadia gets a new timed exclusive and Pro subscribers get more free games in March
After a quiet period to start off the year, the team behind Stadia has been making more of an effort to keep the community informed. Recent updates have included streaming availability for more smartphones, confirmation that the free streaming tier will be available soon and now, the free games coming …
Read More »Black Mesa is officially leaving Early Access next week
Just a few weeks ago, the Crowbar Collective released a preview of the upcoming 1.0 update for Black Mesa. The release version promises improved graphics, difficulty tweaks, AI improvements and plenty of bug fixes. Now, after a lengthy development period, Black Mesa will officially be leaving Early Access next week. …
Read More »Win an MSI MAG CH110 gaming chair! (closed)
In need of a gaming chair upgrade? Then we are here to help! This week, we have teamed up with MSI to give away a MAG CH110 gaming chair- full details within.
Read More »Computex still scheduled to go ahead
The tech world has been thrown into a whirlwind of uncertainty to start off the year, as the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has seen production schedules slide and major companies dropping out of big events. Since MWC was eventually cancelled, there have been questions around both GDC and …
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