Ninja Theory is no stranger to charity, beginning its efforts by partnering with UK mental health charity Rethink last October. This continued in April 2018, with the developer announced it would donate proceeds from Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice to Mental Health America, coinciding with sales milestones of its Xbox One release. …
Read More »Compulsion Games sheds light on We Happy Few’s season pass
When publishing rights to We Happy Few were picked up by Gearbox and development shifted towards a more linear story-driven experience, it was revealed that plans for post-launch content were being laid out. Now, developer Compulsion Games has revealed the first of what’s to come, with three lots of DLC …
Read More »Pokémon Go to expand upon trading and add battling before the end of 2018
Pokémon Go released over two years ago, prompting hopes of an authentic Pokémon trainer experience through smartphones. This was made difficult, however, with staple features of the series notably missing. Developer Niantic has already introduced trading in an effort to change this, with hopes of implementing PvP battling before the …
Read More »Valve may be bringing Flash Sales back to Steam
Over the last couple of years, Valve has simplified the Steam sale process quite a bit. Developers now have control to set their own sale prices ahead of time and flash sales were removed from the equation. This made it easier for buyers to pick up what they wanted at …
Read More »Star Citizen prompts pay-to-win concerns after removing in-game currency cap
Developer Cloud Imperium Games has come under fire for its decision to remove the cap on the amount of in-game currency that players could accumulate in Star Citizen, with suggestions that the game is now pay-to-win. Although the amount of United Earth Credits (UEC) that players can purchase with real …
Read More »DOOM Eternal gameplay reveal arriving this week
During Bethesda's E3 showcase in June, we were treated to a fairly brief announcement for DOOM Eternal, a direct sequel to the 2016 reboot. The trailer gave us a brief tease of what to expect, but fans of the series will get their first look at gameplay later this week. …
Read More »Epic Games will cut out the Play Store when Fortnite comes to Android
While Fortnite did get its mobile debut on the iOS App Store, the game will be going in a different direction for its Android launch. Epic Games plans to release Fortnite for Android soon, but you won't find it on the Play Store. Instead, Epic plans to distribute the app …
Read More »Activision Blizzard considers mobile gaming a better growth opportunity than cloud gaming
Most video game companies have begun to invest in cloud gaming, with some believing that the technology will come to replace traditional consoles within the next two generations. Activision Blizzard disagrees, however, stating that there are issues with the current state of streaming technology that make mobile gaming a more …
Read More »Now that microtransactions are gone, Shadow of War is getting a Definitive Edition
Middle Earth: Shadow of War has been out for quite some time now and during that time, the game has received a lot of post-launch support. Various free DLCs and updates have made their way into the game and all of the season pass content has wrapped up. Unfortunately, a …
Read More »Activision forces Spyro Reignited Trilogy physical edition owners to download second and third games
Fans rejoiced when Activision announced that the original Spyro trilogy was next on its list to remake, enlisting the help of developer Toys for Bob. Sadly, it looks like a hitch during the development process has caused all but the first game to be unplayable on the Reignited Trilogy's physical …
Read More »Latest Nvidia drivers prep for Monster Hunter World and WoW: Battle for Azeroth
We've been discussing Monster Hunter World quite a bit this week, as those with early access have been quite vocal about their experience so far. We know that the game is very CPU intensive, and that crashes have been occurring. Fortunately, some of these issues should start to get resolved …
Read More »Bioware update touches on Anthem story plans, teases future Mass Effect and Dragon Age
Despite the gameplay demos, preview events and Q&A panel at E3 this year, there are still many questions surrounding Anthem. In particular, many fans are interested in how their choices and player story will fit into the ‘shared world' design. In the latest Bioware update, Casey Hudson tried to make …
Read More »Monster Hunter World pre-release patch rolling out to fix crashing issues
Update (2/8/18): Earlier this week, we began hearing about issues with the pre-release version of Monster Hunter World on PC. The game was eating up 100% CPU resources for reviewers, resulting in frequent crashes. Capcom has already admitted that Monster Hunter World is very CPU intensive, but a patch has …
Read More »Gunfire Games shows off its environmental puzzle design in Darksiders 3
Ahead of its launch later this year, developer Gunfire Games has given players a first look at what kind of world design and puzzles fans can expect in Darksiders 3. While inherently familiar for those returning to the series, the studio has taken the refreshing approach of ditching overbearing UI …
Read More »Reddit suffers security breach affecting user data from 2005 to 2007
Reddit is known as the front page of the internet for a reason. The site has gone on to become one of the most popular in the world since launching back in 2005. Unfortunately, those who had accounts back in the early days may now be at risk, as Reddit …
Read More »Valve’s Artifact will launch in November with 280 cards available
It has been a long while since we last heard about anything surrounding Valve's next game, Artifact. Last time we checked in, there was an invite-only preview event, which we only got to see brief snippets of. Now, Artifact is ready for the public, and has a final release date. …
Read More »Briony Games (livestream) – Ep 2: PC Building Simulator Career Mode!
Briony is back with another episode of 'Briony Games'! Today, she tries her hand at PC Building Simulator's career mode which lets you run your own PC building and repairs business. Find out how she got on in the video livestream!
Read More »Gamescom 2018 is expected to be the biggest year so far
Gamescom 2018 is coming up in just a few weeks time and this year will be special for two reasons. Firstly, this will be Gamescom's 10th anniversary and secondly, we are expecting to see new records broken as the convention continues to go from strength to strength. Gamescom has been …
Read More »Destiny 2’s quickplay gets second wind thanks to bugged matchmaking
Since launch Destiny 2’s quickplay PvP mode used a traditional skill-based matchmaking system, pitting players with similar stats against one another for longer, tougher matches. A recent bug threw this out the window in favour of matching up pretty much anyone, and Destiny 2 players strangely love it. Due to …
Read More »Valve introduces Steam trade protection following the wave of item scams
A wave of games have been pulled from the Steam store this week after it was revealed that they were using the built-in trading system to scam users with fake items. Luckily Valve has already wised up to the matter, introducing new trade protections. Abstractism was the first of the …
Read More »Monster Hunter World seems to be crashing on PC due to heavy CPU usage
Monster Hunter World isn't landing on PC for another week, but reviewers already have their hands on the game and have been discussing PC performance. At first, impressions seemed positive, but eventually word of heavy CPU usage began causing concern. Now, it seems that the amount of work the game …
Read More »PS4 closing in on PS3 lifetime sales, 40 million games sold last quarter
Yesterday, Sony revealed its quarterly financial results. We've already established that Sony Mobile is in a tough spot at the moment. However, Sony's gaming division is doing better than ever, with the PlayStation 4 set to surpass the PS3 in lifetime sales very soon. Since launching in November 2013, the …
Read More »Steam game used to scam people with fake DOTA 2 items
We have another Steam scam coming to light this week. Just yesterday, we learned of a game that doubled as a cryptocurrency miner. Today, we are finding out about a game that is being used to scam people with fake Dota 2 items on the Steam marketplace. A game called …
Read More »The Nintendo Switch has sold 19.67 million units between launch and June 2018
After the disappointment of the Wii U from Nintendo, the Switch has taken the world by storm. It offers both a fantastic living room and portable gaming experience at a very affordable price. The sales back this up in Nintendo’s latest financial report, as the company has already sold close …
Read More »Ex-Project Phoenix developer admits Tiny Metal embezzlement claims were fabricated
Last year, ex-Creative Intelligence Agency developer Tariq Lacy accused his former studio of embezzling Kickstarter funds from previous video game Project Phoenix in order to create Tiny Metal. Over 6 months later, Lacy has since retracted his statement against the newly reformed studio, AREA 35, revealing that the accusations were …
Read More »UK papers caught bashing video games once again using fake news
In the wake of political scandals across social media, fake news has become quite the hot topic with many platforms vowing to combat the poor practice moving forward. It seems that fake news is alive and well in print media, however, with UK publications such as The Sun and the …
Read More »Next update garners almost 100,000 concurrent No Man’s Sky players on Steam
Developer Hello Games has put a lot of effort into getting No Man’s Sky back on its feet after its disappointing launch, enticing players to return with the brand new features in its Next update. Fortunately, it seems that things have been a success as the space sandbox managed to …
Read More »Capcom discusses heavy CPU load in Monster Hunter World PC
Monster Hunter World has already been a huge success for Capcom on Xbox One and PS4, selling over eight million copies, but many are still waiting for the PC launch. At this point, it is well established that the PC version is going to be very demanding, particularly on the …
Read More »Playground Games is staffing up with industry veterans for its rumoured Fable game
We've known since the start of the year that Microsoft Studio, Playground Games, has been working on a big RPG project. Currently, the rumour is that this will be a revival of the Fable franchise, in an open-world setting with a big focus on the single-player story. Now, the UK-based …
Read More »Indie Steam game found to contain cryptocurrency malware
It is well known at this point that hundreds of games launch on Steam every week and a good chunk of them aren't particularly good. Over time, Valve has been clamping down on the number of ways poor quality games can make money on Steam, like changing the trading card …
Read More »