MultiVersus has had a great reception since launching its open beta earlier this summer. The game's first season of content has unfortunately been delayed to later in the month, but the upside is that now it will pack more content, including new modes. WB has given us a sneak peek …
Read More »Evolve is making an impressive community-led comeback
It has been years since 2K shutdown Evolve, taking Turtle Rock's 4v1 multiplayer game offline. A few weeks ago, an Evolve fan server on Discord discovered that multiplayer services were mysteriously back online for the game and since then, the title has been quietly making a comeback, with player counts …
Read More »Diablo 4 footage leaks following Blizzard ‘friends and family’ playtest
Blizzard revealed a good chunk of Diablo 4 gameplay back in June, but much of the game is still under wraps. Recently we heard that Blizzard was hosting a 'friends and family' alpha test for the game, inviting a small selection of people with ties to the studio to play the game. Awkwardly, this has resulted in a few leaks.
Read More »Blizzard claims it isn’t actually going to charge $45 for skins in Overwatch 2
We're just a couple of months away from Overwatch 2 becoming available in Early Access. The new game will have free to play multiplayer and introduce new monetisation methods, with plans to sell skins directly through a store, rather than through lootboxes. A recent survey suggested that some skins could …
Read More »There won’t be a new Deus Ex game anytime soon
With Eidos Montreal and Crystal Dynamics now being acquired by Embracer Group, there has been a lot of hope for new Deus Ex and Tomb Raider games. We know that Crystal Dynamics is working on the next Tomb Raider already, but the return of Deus Ex could still be years away.
Read More »Nintendo reportedly won’t release any new hardware this year
The Nintendo Switch Pro might be the most talked about product to not exist. Every year, we get a fresh cycle of rumours claiming a more powerful Switch console is on the way. We can power down the rumour mill for 2022 though, as Nintendo has no plans to release …
Read More »You can play Far Cry 6 and its DLCs for free this weekend
Since launch, Ubisoft has updated Far Cry 6 with a lot more content, including several crossover events, including a recent Stranger Things update. This weekend is a perfect opportunity to check all of that out, as Far Cry 6 will be free to play. From August 4th until August 7th, …
Read More »Square Enix may sell ‘stakes’ in its remaining studios
Earlier this year, Square Enix shocked us all with the sale of its biggest western studios and historic IP like Tomb Raider and Deus Ex in a $300M deal. It seems that this was just phase 1 of a restructuring within Square Enix. Phase 2 will reportedly see the publisher …
Read More »The Xbox Game Pass family plan lets you share subscription with four people
Earlier this year, multiple sources began claiming that Xbox was planning to roll out a new tier for Game Pass – a family plan tier that would allow up to five users on one subscription. Now just a few months later, it looks like Microsoft is pushing ahead with this. …
Read More »Among Us VR beta coming this month
Among Us VR was first announced at The Game Awards 2021, with plans to release before the end of 2022. We're now coming up to the last few months of the year and we are starting to see progress, with the beta now going live. This week, Innersloth announced that …
Read More »MultiVersus pre-season extended and Season 1 delayed
MultiVersus has been a pretty big success so far, with early players enjoying the game in its on-going open beta. The game was due to officially leave beta and roll out its first season next week, but unfortunately some last minute issues have forced a delay. Today, the MultiVersus Twitter …
Read More »Spider-Man Remastered is now Steam Deck Verified
Sony hasn't cut corners with its transition to PC game development, with each release supporting important features, like a full suite of graphics options, customisable controls, ultrawide resolutions and now, Steam Deck support too. Ahead of its release later this month, and shortly following a price drop, Spider-Man Remastered is …
Read More »EA thinks single-player games are important again
This week, EA held its quarterly earnings call, revealing that a whopping 70% of the company's revenue came from live service games in recent months. While that might be where the money is right now, EA says that single-player games will continue to be “really, really important”. In the past, …
Read More »Saints Row is one of 38 games coming to GeForce Now this month
It's shaping up to be a big month for GeForce Now, with Nvidia announcing plans to add 38 games to the service over August, including big new releases like Saints Row. There are 13 games joining GeForce Now today, including new releases like Camp Canyonwood and Turbo Gold Racing. Later …
Read More »EA might be working on a single-player Iron Man game alongside Black Panther
A few weeks ago, we heard that EA had recently secured a Marvel license and has begun working on a new game based on Black Panther. As it turns out, EA might have at least one other Marvel game in the works, with the second one being based on Iron …
Read More »Tencent is planning to increase its stake in Ubisoft, sources claim
A few years back Ubisoft found itself in a very vulnerable position, with investment giant, Vivendi, looking to take over the company. Eventually Ubisoft was able to fight off the hostile takeover with some assistance from Tencent, which acquired a small stake in Ubisoft at the time. Now, Tencent is …
Read More »Sony just dropped the price of Spider-Man Remastered on PC
Since unveiling Spider-Man Remastered for PC in June, Sony has been accepting pre-orders for the game on Steam and other digital stores. In the UK, the launch price was listed as £54.99, which is on the expensive side but not unexpected given Sony's push for higher game prices. However, as …
Read More »Blizzard reportedly cancelled a Warcraft MMO for mobile
A couple of years ago following Diablo Immortal's BlizzCon reveal, we learned that Blizzard was also working on a number of other mobile games, several of which were set in the Warcraft universe. This year, one of these games was officially announced, but Blizzard seems to be scrapping two other …
Read More »Nintendo has sold over 111 million Switch consoles
Nintendo's quarterly earnings call took place this week, bringing updates on all things Switch-related. At this point, over 111 million Switch consoles have been sold, but sales for the quarter are down year-on-year. Still, while hardware sales may have dipped, software sales remain strong. Nintendo is having a quietly having …
Read More »Square Enix DMCA claim may confirm recent Tomb Raider leak
Last weekend, the Sacred Symbols podcast claimed to have obtained a leaked script for the next major Tomb Raider game, sharing some details about what we can expect from Lara Croft's next adventure. We weren't sure how legitimate the leak was at the time, but a recent DMCA takedown request …
Read More »Dead Island 2 re-reveal still planned for this year
Dead Island 2 was announced just shy of a decade ago, and while we haven't had an official update on the state of the game in a while, there have been a number of leaks this year. According to a growing number of sources, Dead Island 2 will be re-revealed …
Read More »NFL player leaks Tarkov-inspired Call of Duty: DMZ
After finding success in the Battle Royale genre with Warzone, the Call of Duty team has been looking into other popular types of competitive shooter to find its next big thing. It seems the plan is for DMZ to be exactly that, a new game mode inspired by Escape From …
Read More »EA CEO responds to buyout and merger rumours
EA has made a number of big acquisitions in recent years, adding Respawn Entertainment, Codemasters and most recently, Playdemic. Still, that didn't stop EA's name from being mentioned in buyout rumours earlier this year. This week during EA's quarterly earnings call, CEO, Andrew Wilson, addressed the elephant in the room. …
Read More »Call of Duty lost millions of monthly players in Q2 as Activision earnings take a dip
Activision Blizzard held its quarterly earnings call last night, sharing new stats on how the business and its current games are doing. As we learned last quarter, Call of Duty: Vanguard has heavily underperformed and the situation hasn't improved since, with Call of Duty losing millions of Monthly Active Users. …
Read More »Logitech is planning to launch a gaming handheld this year
Logitech is working on its own gaming handheld, but unlike the Steam Deck, which focuses on installing and running games locally, Logitech's handheld will primarily cater towards cloud gaming. In partnership with Tencent Games, Logitech G has announced plans to bring a cloud gaming handheld to market later this year. …
Read More »Cyberpunk: Edgerunners looks great in latest trailer
Back in 2020, CD Projekt Red announced that it had teamed up with Netflix and Japanese animation studio, Studio Trigger, to produce an anime set in the Cyberpunk universe. This week, a new trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners dropped and so far, it is shaping up to be fantastic. After releasing …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass gets Ghost Recon Wildlands, Cooking Simulator and more this month
It is a new month, which means it is time for another Xbox Game Pass update. In the first half of August, Microsoft is bringing seven titles over, three of which will only be available on PC Game Pass. Ubisoft is continuing to add to the Game Pass library with …
Read More »Modded AMD graphics driver enables Noise Suppression on older GPUs
AMD launched its alternative to RTX Voice last month. The new feature, known as Noise Suppression, is only officially supported on RNDA 2 GPUs. However, modders have been quick to get it working on older GPUs too using modded drivers. With the 3rd-party graphics driver (based on the 22.7.1 release) …
Read More »Riot’s upcoming fighting game ‘Project L’ will be free to play
Back in 2019, Riot set out on a journey to expand its fanbase well beyond League of Legends. Since then, Riot has launched Legends of Runeterra, Valorant, TFT and Wild Rift, but the company has yet to launch its fighting game, known as Project L. It looks like that will …
Read More »We’ll be getting another look at Pokémon Scarlet & Violet this week
Since early 2022, Game Freak has been slowly revealing more about its next generation of Pokémon. Pokémon Scarlet & Violet are due to launch later this year, expanding on the open world gameplay introduced with Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Later this week, The Pokémon Company will be holding a stream where …
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