Death Stranding confused and delighted many when it first released in 2019. The open-world ‘strand type’ game offered a unique and interesting desolate landscape ravaged by world ending threats and political intrigue. Those who desire to see more of this world may get their wish granted, as an ‘Extended Edition’ …
Read More »Sony announces PS VR Spotlight
Sony helped push VR into the relative mainstream with its PS VR back in 2016. Even at the time however, the technology was lagging behind other headsets, in particular when it came to the controllers and tracking. Though the console manufacturer continued to support the headset, many fans feared this …
Read More »The Oculus Quest 2 is already the most used VR headset on Steam
The Oculus Quest 1 shook the virtual reality platform by introducing a viable and competitive standalone VR headset. This was doubly the case with the Quest 2, which launched last October. Adoption of the Quest 2 has been quick, with the headset already becoming the most used VR headset on …
Read More »Intel giving away Hitman 3 and Crysis Remastered with 10th and 11th Gen Core CPUs
It is always nice to get some gaming freebies with PC hardware purchases. We typically see games bundled with graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia, but occasionally, Intel will bundle games with CPUs too. Until the end of July, Intel CPUs will be shipping with free games, including Hitman 3 …
Read More »Microsoft and Niantic showcase Pokémon Go Hololens demo
Microsoft first revealed the Hololens all the way back in 2015, before shipping the first developer units in 2016. Since then, we've seen concepts for the Hololens running experiences based on Halo and Minecraft. Now, Pokémon is joining that list, with Niantic and Microsoft teaming up to show off a …
Read More »Epic Games acquires Fall Guys studio Mediatonic
Mediatonic has had a very busy month, having announced Fall Guys for Xbox and Nintendo Switch consoles. Now to kick off March, the studio has announced that it has been acquired by Epic Games. Epic Games has reached an agreement to acquire the Tonic Games Group, which houses two studios …
Read More »Rust Console Edition gets new trailer and closed beta
To cap off 2020, Double Eleven, the team behind bringing Rust to consoles, announced that the game was still on the way, promising to share more significant news in 2021. Now, the studio is delivering on that promise, revealing a new trailer for Rust: Console Edition and announcing an upcoming …
Read More »Aliens: Fireteam announced, will release on PC and consoles in 2021
Cold Iron Studios has been quietly working on a game based on the Alien IP for quite some time now. The game has been in the works for years now, having first been revealed in 2018. Since then, news has been quiet, but that changes today with the announcement of …
Read More »Former Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 studio hit with lay-offs
Just last week, Paradox announced that it was pulling Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 from developer Hardsuit Labs. Instead, the game will be handed over to a new studio to continue development. Having a major project like this pulled is usually bad news for any studio and in the …
Read More »Epic Games V Apple trial set for May
Epic Games will finally get to make its case against Apple in court soon, as a trial date for the legal dispute has now been set. Epic Games and Apple will begin battling over iOS App Store policies in front of a judge and jury in May. The trial kicks …
Read More »Sony is removing movie and TV purchases from PlayStation Store
Back in January 2020, Sony decided to shut down PlayStation Vue, its own live TV subscription service. Now, the next phase of re-focusing PSN on games is coming, with Sony announcing that it will no longer support movie or TV rentals or purchases. In a short blog post today announcing …
Read More »The Binding of Isaac: Repentance announced for PlayStation and Switch
The Binding of Isaac is one of the most well known rogue-like game series, with its origins stretching back to 2011. Since then, the game has garnered major fanfare, with the developers releasing many expanded versions of the game since. The “final chapter” has now been announced to be coming …
Read More »Square Enix partners with Forever Entertainment for multiple remakes
Last year, Forever Entertainment partnered up with Square Enix to launch Panzer Dragoon: Remake. Now, Square Enix is bringing Forever Entertainment in again, this time to develop ‘multiple remakes' based on another IP. Forever Entertainment announced that it has entered a new agreement with Square Enix to develop and release …
Read More »Dead Island 2 is now releasing only on PC and next-gen
Dead Island 2 was first announced all the way back in 2014. Since then, the open-world survival zombie game has gone through many different development issues, all the while pushing its theoretical release date further and further. As we navigate through 2021 with still no release date, Dead Island 2 …
Read More »Ace Combat 7 and more come to PS Now
Each month, Sony adds a number of new games to its ever-increasing list of streamable and downloadable games through the PlayStation Now subscription service. For the month of March 2021, the console manufacturer has added a number of major PlayStation console exclusives / games with PlayStation exclusive content. Joining PlayStation …
Read More »Criterion is now helping with Battlefield 6, delaying Need for Speed
Battlefield 6 (or whatever it ends up being called) is one of EA’s biggest games set to arrive in 2021. Being developed by DICE, many rumours have suggested that Battlefield 6 aims to be the most ambitious entry in the franchise yet. It seems this ambition may have gotten too …
Read More »Nintendo will pull Super Mario 35th Anniversary games from sale this month
Last year, Nintendo celebrated Super Mario's 35th anniversary with the release of Super Mario 3D All Stars and Super Mario Bros. 35. We knew at the time that Nintendo planned to pull these games from sale eventually, but many had hoped they'd change their mind. We're now in March and …
Read More »Stadia turned down exclusives from Hideo Kojima and Yu Suzuki
While many have questioned Google's commitment to Stadia since launch, the tech giant had no qualms with throwing large amounts of cash around. It turns out that Stadia shelled out millions for ports of games on Stadia. Aside from that, Stadia also had exclusives lined up from famed game creators …
Read More »GTA Online’s long loading times solved by modder
Grand Theft Auto Online players are well aware of the game's lengthy loading times at this point. Rockstar never went back to fix this, so even on an SSD-based system, the game tends to take several minutes to load. Fortunately, one modder seems to have found the root cause of …
Read More »Steam Remote Play Together update allows players to join without a Steam account
Valve is making Steam's Remote Play Together feature more accessible this year. As part of the most recent Steam Client beta update, Play Together can be used without a Steam account, requiring just a link invite from the host to join a game. For those who don't know, Remote Play …
Read More »Elden Ring gameplay trailer footage leaks
There has been a lot of discussion around Elden Ring recently. From Software has been quiet since initially announcing the game, but the leaks are starting to come in this week. Insiders are already teasing that a new reveal is coming soon and this afternoon, clips from an unreleased trailer …
Read More »DOOM Eternal has made over $450 million in revenue
The DOOM franchise is one of the video game industry’s most iconic. First released in 1993, the series has fluctuated in relevancy over the past 27 years. The 2016 reboot served as a fresh start for the – then – falling franchise, and was soon followed up by the 2020 …
Read More »120Hz is confirmed to be coming to Oculus Quest 2
Recently we reported that the Oculus Quest 2 could be getting 120Hz support in the future, based on comments from Andrew Bosworth, VP of Facebook Reality Labs. Now just a few weeks later, as part of the latest update to the standalone VR headset features roadmap, it has been confirmed …
Read More »E3 2021 to be digital-only as plans for physical event scrapped
A few weeks ago, we learned a little bit about the ESA's plans for E3 2021. The event was cancelled last year due to the pandemic but this year, it will be coming back as a digital event. While there was still some hope for a physical component to E3 …
Read More »Microsoft preparing to boost xCloud streaming to 1080p
Recently we learned that Microsoft is internally testing xCloud streaming via the web, which will work across PC and mobile devices, successfully circumventing Apple's iOS App Store rules. The streaming service is also due to get another upgrade soon, boosting streaming quality from 720p to 1080p. Since its launch as …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII Remake will be free on PlayStation Plus
Each month, Sony gifts its PlayStation Plus subscribers with a number of games for free. Though the quality and quantity of the titles are often quite consistent, for the month of March the console manufacturer has seemingly upped both, as 4 games will be offered for free, one of which …
Read More »More Elden Ring news will be announced very soon
Ever since From Software’s Elden Ring was announced back during E3 2019, the studio has remained tight lipped on any information regarding the much anticipated title. Though From Software itself insists development is going smoothly, many fans have been concerned by the lack of significant updates. Fortunately, it would seem …
Read More »EA cancels Motive Studio’s new IP ‘Gaia’
EA has had a very busy week. So far, we've seen Anthem's reboot plans scrapped, multiplayer/live-service elements scrapped for Dragon Age 4 and to top it all off, EA has also pulled the plug on another secretive project, known as ‘Gaia'. Gaia has been in development at EA Motive for …
Read More »Ghost Recon Breakpoint will get new content updates this year
While Ghost Recon Breakpoint didn't have the best debut in 2019, the game has come a long way since then, with lots of refinement and new content being added over 2020. Ubisoft is hoping to keep things up, with plans to continue expanding the game this year too. Similarly to …
Read More »343 Industries shows off improved Halo Infinite graphics with new screenshots
343 Industries has provided another update on Halo Infinite this week. This time around, the studio is showcasing graphical improvements for the game, which has been a key area of focus since gathering feedback from last year's gameplay reveal. The latest Inside Infinite reveals that teams are polishing the game's …
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