While Xbox's first-party studios don't have any games in the running for GOTY at this year's edition of The Game Awards, the company does have a few nominees in other categories, with Starfield, Hi-Fi Rush and Forza Motorsport in the running for a few categories. Now, Microsoft has publicly revealed …
Read More »Former Valve dev slams SteamDB and its impact on Early Access games
Chet Faliszek, former Valve veteran and writer for iconic games including Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead and Portal, has expressed some heavy criticism of the Early Access model this week. Faliszek left Valve a few years ago to start up a new studio, which released its first game, The Anacrusis, …
Read More »New trademark filings reveal new games from Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser
Shortly after the launch of Red Dead Redemption 2, Dan Houser, co-founder of Rockstar Games, left the company. After staying quiet for a few years, he officially unveiled his new company this year, known as Absurd Ventures. Now, months later, we have the first hints at what the company is …
Read More »Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora devs had access to future movie scripts
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is finally set to launch next month, giving us deeper look at the world of Pandora with content not yet seen in the films. During the game's development, Ubisoft was even granted access to scripts for the upcoming Avatar films, allowing them to create an accurate …
Read More »Alan Wake II ‘Final Draft’ update will introduce New Game+ with narrative twists
Remedy Entertainment impressed us all once again with the release of Alan Wake II in October. The game has swiftly been nominated as one of the best releases of the year thanks to its inventive and unique blend of action, horror and exploration. However, Remedy isn't done with the game …
Read More »Steam leak reveals March 2024 release date for Dragon’s Dogma 2
It has been over a decade since Dragon's Dogma first launched. Over the years, the game has garnered a cult following but Capcom is hoping to expand the series' reach with a long-awaited sequel, Dragon's Dogma 2. Ahead of a showcase for the game later this evening, the game's release …
Read More »You can grab Assassin’s Creed Syndicate for free on PC right now
The Assassin's Creed games have changed a lot over the years, moving from smaller open-world action games to massive RPGs with map sizes to match. The last ‘classic' game in the series, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, didn't get a great reception at launch due to franchise fatigue but if you now …
Read More »Marvel Snap publisher ‘Nuverse’ to wind down gaming business
In recent years, ByteDance has been making efforts to get into the gaming market, primarily through mobile games. Despite the success of titles like Marvel Snap, the comapny isn't pleased with the outlook of its games publishing division and is now planning on shutting things down. Speaking with Reuters, the …
Read More »Destiny 2: The Final Shape has officially been delayed
A couple of months ago, sources indicated that Bungie was delaying the release of Destiny 2: The Final Shape. Now, after spending some extra time farming pre-orders, the studio has finally confirmed the delay, pushing the game from February to the Summer months. Destiny 2: The Final Shape is the …
Read More »A Nier: Automata sequel is on the way
It has been six years since Nier: Automata launched. The game was hailed as a feat of creative genius from director, Yoko Taro, and went on to spawn an anime series, a stage play and a successful line of merch, including figurines. Despite the game's high praise, we have yet …
Read More »Geoff Keighley confirms plans for extra security at The Game Awards to avoid stage invaders
Geoff Kieghley has had some unfortunate run-ins with stage rushers at his recent events. While both instances of stage rushing ended peacefully, it only takes one bad actor to cause some real damage. Fortunately for The Game Awards 2023, Keighley seems to be taking a more serious approach to security …
Read More »Insomniac almost had Miles Morales don the Symbiote Suit in Spider-Man 2
Insomniac struck gold once again with Spider-Man 2 this year, telling a new story centred around both Peter Parker and Miles Morales, with both featuring prominently throughout with their own sets of missions that intertwine over the course of the campaign. As it turns out, the voice actor for Venom …
Read More »Gabe Newell ordered to in-person deposition as part of Wolfire Games’ lawsuit against Steam
Back in April 2021, Wolfire Games filed an antitrust lawsuit against Valve, claiming that the company abuses its dominance of the PC gaming market and has formed a monopoly with Steam. Valve had initially managed to get the lawsuit dismissed , but after reviewing Wolfire's appeal, a judge reversed that …
Read More »noblechairs unveils new HERO Warhammer 40K Edition gaming chair
Noblechairs has made plenty of excellent themed gaming chairs over the years, from Marvel and Star Wars to The Elder Scrolls, Doom, Fallout, Resident Evil and others. Today, noblechairs is calling all Warhammer fans with the unveiling of its new noblechairs Hero Warhammer 40,000 Edition chair. Beginning life as a …
Read More »Kolink launches trio of affordable Unity cases and new Infinity Mirror ARGB fans
Kolink is back with a trio of new PC cases to end off the year. The new Kolink Unity Peak and Kolink Unity Meshbay offer affordable options for those looking to go all out on aesthetics or airflow performance with their new build. The Kolink Unity Peak ARGB is a …
Read More »The Division: Heartland looks to be releasing soon
Ubisoft has been working away on a couple of spin-offs in The Division franchise in recent years. These games have taken a while to hit the market but it looks like that will finally change soon. The Division: Heartland has now been submitted to ratings boards, indicating that a release is just around the corner.
Read More »Microsoft slashes Xbox Series X/S console prices by 25%
The Xbox Series X is three years old now, which means we're finally starting to see meaningful holiday season sales for the system. For Black Friday this year, Microsoft has slashed the price of the Xbox Series X on Amazon, bringing it down from £480 to £359. Unfortunately, you won't …
Read More »Half-Life hits new all-time peak player count following 25th Anniversary update
This month, Valve celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Half-Life with a pretty major update to the original game. The game now has better support for modern monitors, resolutions and PC hardware, as well as brand-new content in the form of new multiplayer maps. The update can be considered a success, …
Read More »Our Indie and Triple A Steam Autumn Sale recommendations
The Steam Autumn Sale has officially kicked off, running up to the 28th of November. If you have some Steam credit to use up, or want to pick up a few new games, then now is a great time to do exactly that. We've rounded up some of our favourite …
Read More »Microsoft and Iron Galaxy team up for Killer Instinct Anniversary Edition
When the Xbox One launched in 2013, Microsoft brought back Killer Instinct. The game has since been made available across Xbox and PC and now in celebration of the game's 10th anniversary, Iron Galaxy is returning to the project. Iron Galaxy announced plans for a new 10th Anniversary Edition of …
Read More »Dbrand is suing Casetify for copying its ‘Teardown’ device skins
There has been some sudden drama in the phone case market this week. One of the most popular case makers, Casetify, is facing a lawsuit from Dbrand, after the company was found to have copied several of Dbrand's designs. Like Casetify, Dbrand also regularly partners up with popular YouTubers with …
Read More »Black Friday 2023: Best PC component deals
Black Friday has arrived - if you are looking around for some new PC upgrades, we've rounded up some of the best deals we've found for CPUs, GPUs, motherboards, RAM, AIO liquid coolers and M.2 SSDs.
Read More »Valeo is suing Nvidia alleging theft of trade secrets
We've covered a few stories on the theft of trade secrets in the tech industry in the past but usually, we don't see the culprits outing themselves to their former co-workers. Automotive technology company, Valeo, has filed a lawsuit against Nvidia alleging the theft of trade secrets after a former …
Read More »Nvidia is giving away free GeForce Now subscriptions to Chromebook users
GeForce Now is bringing another 18 games to its cloud library this week, including a new round of Game Pass titles, furthering Nvidia's newly forged partnership with Microsoft on cloud gaming. Beyond that, Nvidia is giving away some freebies. If you pick up a six-month subscription for GeForce Now Ultimate …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops will return in 2024 with new game set during the 90s
Future instalments in the Call of Duty franchise are often a terribly kept secret, with the next game typically leaking before, or around the time of release as the current title. In keeping with that tradition, Call of Duty 2024 has now leaked, shortly following the release of Modern Warfare …
Read More »The long-rumoured 3D South Park game gets reveal trailer and release date
We've known for a while now that there is a new South Park video game in the works, transitioning away from the 2D-style RPGs towards a fully 3D game. Last year, we learned that THQ Nordic was working on it and now, South Park: Snow Day has officially been announced with …
Read More »Rockstar’s PlayStation exclusive ‘Agent’ was scrapped to focus on GTA
All the way back in 2009, Rockstar announced plans to develop a new exclusive game for PlayStation consoles, known as Agent. After the reveal, Rockstar never mentioned the project again. Now over a decade later, a former Rockstar North veteran has shared details on what went on with the game …
Read More »Prince of Persia Remake recently passed an important internal milestone, Ubisoft says
While there was a ton of excitement for the Prince of Persia remake, much of that was squandered when we saw the reveal trailer. Since then, Ubisoft has moved the project to a different studio and has essentially started over from scratch. Earlier this year, the publisher confirmed that the …
Read More »OpenAI reinstates CEO and brings in new board of directors
OpenAI, the company behind the increasingly popular ChatGPT AI tool, really shot itself in the foot over the weekend. At the end of last week, the board of directors chose to fire CEO, Sam Altman, leading to Microsoft swiftly offering him a CEO role at their company, while also offering …
Read More »Multiple Saber Interactive sources say KOTOR Remake is still in the works
While Embracer appears to be in no rush to address the status of the highly anticipated Knights of the Old Republic Remake, other sources appear to be happy to speak up on the situation. We recently heard from industry reporter Jeff Grubb, who claimed that the remake was not in …
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