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With the cancelation of E3 2020, it seems as though a dozen separate events have been created in order to fill the gap left behind. The latest event to be announced is the Guerrilla Collective, an “all new online digital games festival to reveal fresh announcements, trailers, gameplay and more …

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers at least one free title to all users with an Epic account. This week, the Final Destination inspired puzzler ‘Death Coming’ is available to all. More interesting however, is the way in which Epic Games have chosen to obfuscate next week’s offering – …

Since its soft-relaunch in late 2019, Sony’s game subscription service ‘PlayStation Now’ has offered its users a number of high quality titles each month. The console manufacturer has now revealed which games are set to join the line-up for the month of May. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, alongside The Evil …

Each month, Sony offers subscribers of its PlayStation Plus service a number of free games. For the month of May, subscribers can brave the outdoors in ‘Farming Simulator 19’, or build and control an entire metropolis in ‘Cities: Skylines’. Both of these games are available to purchase for free from …

While battle royale games have offered a new and unique way for players to compete online, the game often requires a higher concurrent player count. With most battle royale games requiring 100 players per match, waiting times can be much longer than other games, especially as fewer and fewer people …

Since Google Stadia was first announced the game streaming service has kept its fans updated through its ‘Stadia Connects’ – a digital Nintendo Direct and PlayStation State-of-Play styled livestream. Though it has been over 8 months since the last Stadia Connect, it looks like the streaming platform finally has new …

Each week the Epic Games Store offers its users a number of free-to-keep games. Last week, users were gifted Just Cause 4 and Wheels of Aurelia. Though this week is much more modest in comparison, fans of turn-based strategy games can enjoy ‘For the King’ entirely for free. The hex-based …

Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming service has unfortunately suffered from a number of setbacks recently. Though the service and its technology is sound, many publishers have opted to remove their games from the service. Perhaps as a token of appreciation to its subscribers, or possibly for other reasons, Nvidia has informed …

There was once a time when DOTA 2 held the record for the highest concurrent Steam player count undisputedly. Over the last few years however, it has seen competition from other titles such as PUBG, which broke DOTA 2’s all-time concurrent record of 1.29 million players back in September 2017. …

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers a number of free titles to its customers. This week is a big one, as Just Cause 4, the 2018 open world title from Square Enix is free to all users alongside Wheels of Aurelia, an indie narrative-based driving game. Both of these …

With the current state of the world, a large number of countries have enacted some form of social distancing requirements, with the reasoning being to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 – the virus that has rapidly swept the globe. PlayStation, in an effort to encourage people to stay home, …

Late last year, in collaboration with The Game Awards, the first Steam Game Festival took place. This event saw over a dozen unreleased games host demos on Steam for players to play within a limited 48 hour window. Last month, the festival returned with a ‘Spring Edition’. It has now …

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers a number of free titles to users of its platform. Though this week’s offerings appear to be lighter than most weeks, there is still a lot to enjoy. Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments – the adventure mystery game, and Close to the Sun – …

Ever since PlayStation Now received its soft-relaunch back in October 2019, the game subscription service has focused much more heavily on giving its users higher quality titles. Previous months have seen PS4 juggernauts such as God of War and Persona 5 join the line-up. The stand out title for the …

There’s no denying that COVID-19 has had a monumental effect on the gaming industry. Aside from the obvious negative side effects of the virus itself, its widespread nature has led to a near standstill when it comes to future gaming events and conferences. Though it is unknown when it may …

Microsoft’s Project xCloud is the console manufacturer’s online game streaming platform. Announced back in 2018, the service is in its preview testing phase. Currently available only to users in a small number of countries including the US, UK, Canada and South Korea, the service is set to expand greatly, adding …

The Resident Evil series of games is by far Capcom’s biggest. With almost 100 million copies sold across the franchise’s 20+ year history, Resident Evil has certainly received special treatment from Capcom – especially when it comes to remaking old titles. With Resident Evil 2 Remake releasing last year, and …

When the ESA first confirmed that E3 2020 would not be going ahead due to COVID-19, they assured fans that a digital event would take place in its stead, ensuring that one of gaming’s biggest expos would still hold a presence in 2020. An industry insider has now claimed that …

The Epic Games Store is continuing to offer free games to its users each week. Over the past couple weeks however, the storefront has been adding surprise titles to its list of free games. Last week saw World War Z being added. This week, joining the – already announced – …

Each month, Twitch offers a number of free games to subscribers of its Prime service. April’s free games include a number of classics such as Turok, among a plethora of indie experiences – all of which can be had for free to those who are currently subscribed to Twitch Prime. The …

Last week, April’s free PlayStation Plus titles had allegedly leaked. The console manufacturer has now finally announced which titles subscribers to its online service can expect – and it is as the leaks foretold. For the month of April, PS Plus subscribers can look forward to receiving Uncharted 4: A …

Microsoft is continuing to offer to its Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers a number of free games each month. The month of April is looking good for anyone who is a fan of racing games or RPGs, as Project Cars 2, Fable Anniversary, Knights of Pen and …

Due to the effects of COVID-19, ISPs’ bandwidths have been stretched thin. In response, PlayStation has opted to slow down its services in order to reduce this strain. This move led fans to wonder whether the preload of Final Fantasy VII, which was set to go live on the 7th …

Due to the self-isolation which has been imposed on many households throughout the world, internet service providers are seeing a much higher usage of its services simultaneously, leading to a great deal of strain on their bandwidth. Many companies including Netflix, YouTube and PlayStation have opted to slow down their …

Since the release of the Nintendo DS, Nintendo has offered a free animation program for its handhelds called Flipnote Studio (and later Flipnote Studio 3D). The service allows for users to create animated gifs and flipbook-style animations using drawings, photos, and sound. Released on both the Nintendo DS and 3DS, …

Yesterday, Square Enix held a celebratory livestream for NieR’s 10th anniversary. The livestream brought with it a number of announcements including an enhanced remaster of the original game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC and a new mobile game set in the same universe. Furthermore, it was announced that …

It is known that with many countries imposing self-quarantining and urging citizens to stay home in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, internet services have been strained. Video services such as Netflix have already announced measures in order to limit the amount of strain placed on bandwidths. Though no …

The promise of Google Stadia when it was first announced was that the streaming platform would allow for users to play games at 4K and 60fps regardless of the hardware capability of one’s PC. Since Stadia’s release however, many of the games featured on the platform have failed to hit …

Though E3 2020 has been cancelled, console manufacturers and publishers will still be hosting events around June. In the wake of the cancellation, Microsoft and Ubisoft have both announced their plans for Summer’s announcements, stating that their traditional press conferences will instead be replaced by digital events – though no …

We heard the rumours yesterday, but it's now official as E3 2020 has been cancelled...