After many rumours over the weekend, today during the Xbox 20th Anniversary stream, 343 Industries announced that it is indeed launching Halo Infinite Multiplayer today. The multiplayer is technically in beta, but it is a fully open beta, with all content unlocked and available across all platforms. Xbox One, Xbox …
Read More »Xbox adds 70 backwards compatible titles with Auto HDR and FPS Boost
Today during Xbox's 20th anniversary stream, Microsoft announced 70 new games entering the Backwards Compatibility program. These new games will even be further improved on the new Xbox Series consoles, thanks to features like Auto HDR and FPS Boost, which are now spreading to even more backwards compatible titles. Some …
Read More »Turtle Rock will continue to address Back 4 Blood difficulty and balance
Back 4 Blood has been out for over a month now and by most accounts, the game has been a success so far. However, one area that Turtle Rock has struggled in is balancing difficulty, which will continue to be a focus for the team as work on updates continues. …
Read More »Fallout TV show gets development update
A television adaptation of the popular open-world RPG game franchise Fallout was previously announced to be in development back in 2020. Since then, little to nothing has been heard regarding this project. Finally however, we have received an update on this show, re-confirming that it is in fact on its …
Read More »Beyond Good & Evil 2 suffering from “development crisis”
Beyond Good & Evil 2 is one of Ubisoft’s most ambitious games currently. Announced back in 2017, the game was promised to be “a prequel that will transport players into a profoundly multicultural world, capturing the spirit of the original with grandiose decors and intense dramas that play out across …
Read More »GTA Remastered Trilogy has lowest Metacritic score of all time
Whenever a company, publisher or developer disappoints fans, there aren’t too many avenues which the users can utilise in order to have their voices heard. One of the few methods is through user reviews. GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition has now become the lowest rated game of all time on Metacritic, with a score of 0.5/10.
Read More »Quantic Dream’s High Republic-era Star Wars game is ‘close’ to being revealed
Earlier this year, Quantic Dream revealed that it is now working on a Star Wars game as its next major project. Over the following months, more sources have revealed new information about this game, with the latest reports claiming that it is called “Star Wars: Eclipse” and will be set …
Read More »GTA Definitive Edition trilogy finally playable on PC after three days of downtime
After three days of chaos, the Rockstar launcher is finally back online and those who bought the PC version of the Grand Theft Auto definitive edition trilogy can finally begin to play. While Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition was supposed to launch on PC last Thursday alongside …
Read More »Mortal Kombat 11 teased for Game Pass
Xbox’s Game Pass subscription service offers hundreds of games, both old and new. Microsoft isn’t afraid to splash the cash either in order to obtain major 3rd party titles. It seems this may be the case with the latest entry in the Mortal Kombat franchise, as MK11 has been teased …
Read More »Microsoft and Gucci releasing a $10,000 Xbox Series X console bundle
In what seems to be an unexpected partnership, Microsoft and Gucci have teamed up to launch a limited-edition Xbox Series X console. The console comes in a special Xbox|Gucci carrying case, 2x Gucci-themed Xbox Series X wireless controllers and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, all for $10,000. The customised controllers will …
Read More »Rockstar left unlicensed music, Hot Coffee mod and more in GTA trilogy files
Since launch, the Grand Theft Auto ‘Definitive Edition' trilogy has been offline on PC, with Rockstar pausing sales of the PC version and taking its launcher down for maintenance. Dataminers may have discovered why the Rockstar Launcher has been offline for so long, as lengthy developer notes, unlicensed music tracks …
Read More »Evidence points to early launch for Halo Infinite multiplayer
Xbox is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary on Monday, a date that also marks the 20th anniversary of Halo. Microsoft is holding a stream for the occasion, but claimed there would be no major reveals. As it turns out, there might be one particularly big showstopper, as dataminers have …
Read More »Valve details Steam Deck’s AMD “Aerith” SoC
Since the announcement of the Steam Deck, we've known that the handheld gaming PC is powered by a custom AMD processor, combining Zen 2 CPU cores with RDNA 2 graphics. During a series of development streams this week, Valve unveiled more about the Steam Deck's custom chip, which is codenamed …
Read More »KitGuru Games: Rockstar’s GTA trilogy remasters are a broken mess
While many of us are eager to dive back into GTA 3, Vice City or San Andreas in remastered form, the new 'definitive editions' are far from being the best way to play these titles. In fact, you might be better off avoiding them entirely.
Read More »You still can’t play GTA remasters on PC as Rockstar Launcher remains offline
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition launched as planned yesterday but unfortunately, as soon as the game became available, the Rockstar launcher became unresponsive. Currently, the launcher continues to be offline, blocking access to the new GTA remasters, as well as other games, like GTA V and Red …
Read More »Activision is no longer the most valuable gaming company in the US
The US holds one of the biggest markets in gaming when it comes to revenue, sales, market cap and all manner of statistics. Within the US, the biggest gaming company has historically been Activision, with franchises such as Call of Duty pushing the publisher to new heights. Surprisingly, Activision Blizzard …
Read More »The next Far cry will be even bigger
Ubisoft is known for offering many games with massive open worlds. Unfortunately, many of these worlds are filled with bloat, making the experience of playing a Ubisoft game exhausting and overly-long. It seems that the publisher is doubling down on this, as the next Far Cry game is rumoured to …
Read More »Rainbow Six Extraction will be cheaper than expected
Aside from a few indie partnerships, many of Ubisoft’s titles launch with the traditional AAA pricing structure of $60 USD. While the publisher has pushed back against the next-gen price hike to $70, Ubisoft appears to be experimenting with more flexible pricing, as the upcoming Rainbow Six Extraction will only …
Read More »You can now watch Twitch on your Switch
When the Nintendo Switch first launched, it was positioned as a game-focused device. As such, no media apps were made available. Slowly but surely, more have been added, with Twitch now available on the Nintendo Switch. Making the announcement, Nintendo said “Watch livestream gaming videos, Esports and any IRL broadcast …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 won’t have in-game voice chat at launch
Battlefield 2042 is now available in early access, but players have been quick to notice that voice chat is missing from the game. As it turns out, the feature is planned, but it won't be available in-game at launch. Most online games featuring teams have voice chat to allow players …
Read More »Marvel’s Avengers “With Great Power” Spider-Man DLC revealed in trailer
After a lengthy delay, Spider-Man is finally joining the Marvel's Avengers roster. The DLC was controversially announced as a PlayStation exclusive last year with plans to release in early 2021, before being pushed back to late 2021. On November 30th, the Spider-Man DLC will release and we now have a …
Read More »Mod support is finally coming to Xbox Game Pass
While Xbox Game Pass offers an incredible value for money across both PC and consoles, the PC version of the service falls behind due to its lack of features when compared to the likes of Steam. Finally, the Xbox app on Windows will soon offer mod support, allowing for much …
Read More »Around 40 to 50 games will be shown at The Game Awards this year
The Game Awards are coming up very soon and host Geoff Keighley is beginning to tease details for this year's event. Each year, the TGA's hosts a number of game announcements, split between indies and smaller up and coming games, with a few major Triple A announcements sprinkled in. This …
Read More »Ubisoft confirms Rainbow Six Extraction release date in gameplay deep dive
After numerous delays, Ubisoft is finally pushing forward with the release of Rainbow Six Extraction, formerly known as Rainbow Six Quarantine. The spin-off shooter has been in the works for years and now, a January release date has been confirmed. Ubisoft quietly revealed this information a few weeks early by …
Read More »You can now vote for the best game of all time
The Golden Joystick Awards is an annual awards ceremony celebrating the year in video games. For 2021 however, instead of just voting for the best game of the year, you can now vote for the best game of all time, stretching back all the way to 1971. The video games …
Read More »noblechairs launches Skyrim Anniversary Edition gaming chair
Over the last couple of years, noblechairs has been working with Bethesda on a number of special edition gaming chairs themed after some of the game publisher's biggest franchises. So far, we've had chairs for DOOM, The Elder Scrolls Online and Fallout. Now this year, we're getting a Skyrim 10th …
Read More »You can make and sell Genshin Impact merch for free
Whenever a new video game franchise is developed, assuming it is successful, one of its primary money-making avenues is through merchandising. Interestingly, the studio behind Genshin Impact – MiHoYo – is allowing all fans to not only create but also sell merch without any licensing required. In an extended post …
Read More »Naruto and the gang are officially dropping into Fortnite
For months there have been rumours suggesting that Naruto was going to join the ever-expanding list of characters being added into Fortnite. This has now officially been confirmed, with not only Naruto, but Sasuke, Kakashi and Sakura all joining in too. Back in March, Epic Games sent out a survey …
Read More »GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition enhancements and gameplay comparisons revealed
The Grand Theft Auto Trilogy – Definitive Edition launches today and Rockstar has finally uploaded a gameplay comparison, showing off the original games up against the new remasters. Beyond that, we finally have a detailed breakdown of all the new enhancements in place. There are three short comparison videos available …
Read More »Valve has delayed the Steam Deck due to supply chain struggles
When Valve announced the Steam Deck earlier this summer, the company planned to begin shipping to pre-order customers in Q4 this year. Unfortunately, there have been shortages in the supply chain, so the Steam Deck has been delayed to Q1 2022.
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