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During this year’s E3, Wolfenstein fans were treated a big reveal of Wolfenstein II during Bethesda’s conference. With its 2017 release date crawling nearer, a new trailer has dropped for the Nazi-infested adventure. The Wolfenstein series is known for not holding back on its levels of violence, but the new …

The Destiny 2 beta is launching next week for consoles and next month for PC, so what can we look forward to content-wise? Today, Bungie has unveiled the content available in the Destiny 2 beta, which will give players a taste of the story, PvP and a strike. Those of …

While Nintendo is keen to keep the 3DS on life support for the next year or two, the company will be killing off a member of the 3DS family. This week, Nintendo confirmed that it has discontinued ‘The New 3DS' in Japan as well as Europe. Since the handheld was …

One of the things that made Just Cause 2 such a good PC game was undoubtedly the multiplayer mod. While the creator of the JC2-MP mod did initially begin working on a similar mod for Just Cause 3, he ended up dropping it to go and work at Avalanche Studios …

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds hit the ground running when it was released back in March, with updates big and small coming at a steady pace since.  The July update will see implementation of the much welcomed field of view slider as well as dedicated first-person servers. One of the games developers, Smookie, …

The pricing of games doesn’t always reflect the quality of the experience that players will have, prompting many to try before they buy. Focus Home Interactive, publishers of The Surge recognise this and will be releasing a demo for the game as of next week. The Surge is an apocalyptic …

At E3 just last month, we heard that Ni No Kuni II would be releasing on PC and PS4 in November. Unfortunately, since then some things have changed, with the game's director today announcing that the release date had been pushed back to January 2018. As far as delays go, …

At E3 last year when Microsoft first announced ‘Project Scorpio' (now Xbox One X), Phil Spencer promised to usher in two things, true 4K gaming and high-fidelity VR. When the Xbox One X was properly unveiled at E3 this year, 4K was still a huge sticking point but the company …

With the latest Hitman game, IO Interactive set out to create an episodic game with regularly updated content. This was largely achieved through ‘Elusive Targets' and for those who have been keeping up, there is going to be one last target to take down later this month, bringing Hitman Season …

The Pokemon franchise is no stranger to special editions, containing Steelbooks, figurines or being bundled with a limited edition 3DS variant. With Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon out later this year, the contents of the special edition have been revealed and oddly enough, rather than a nice physical. collectible …

While we have had a lot of Destiny 2 news lately, in the grand scheme of things, we have actually seen very little of the game. Most gameplay footage so far has come from the game's opening story mission and an early strike but there will be much more in …

Back in May, Ubisoft officially delayed/halted production on future ‘Year Two' DLC for Rainbow Six Siege, replacing it with ‘Operation Health'. While that is still under way, this week's Rainbow Six update focusses on something a little different, with a loot box system now rolling out for the game. These …

Cloud gaming solutions have experienced a rocky start with some failing before gamers get a chance to experience them. Jump aims to succeed where its predecessors have not, offering a Netflix-style subscription service specifically for indie games, to support indie developers. It can be difficult for indie games to get …

TimeSplitters Rewind has had a long and tough road of development, with the voluntary team revealing that they are currently at an impasse where hard choices need to be made. Progress on the game has halted and while the team are waiting for Crytek to update its engine, there might …

While Valve might be keeping us in the dark when it comes to future game releases, the company has no gripes with going back and patching up its older games. While most developers would leave a game behind after a few years on the market, Valve has generated a cult …

Star Wars Battlefront II is heading our way later this year but before we get to the full release, there will be an open beta taking place. This week, EA and DICE announced that the public multiplayer beta would be taking place in October, including access to two specific scenarios, …

Following the closure of Lionhead studios back in April 2016, it came to light that a few of the developers there were working on a Fable-based card game. Upon leaving, those developers worked out a deal with Microsoft to keep the game alive under the name ‘Fable Fortune'. Initially, we …

During Nintendo’s NES Mini run, units were vastly short of the demand resulting in many disappointed fans across the globe. Of course, by now the microconsole is completely out of stock, which makes this new shipment placed for sale online all the stranger. Despite the company discontinuing the microconsole to …

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has been quite the success story after selling four million copies in just three months and the early access game doesn’t seem to show any signs of slowing down. Due for its full release later this year, Battlegrounds has managed to climb into second place on Steam’s most …

Mass Effect Andromeda might not be returning for single-player DLC but the team left at Bioware Montreal is still patching. In the game's latest update, the studio is still making small changes to cut scenes and animations in order to show the game in a better light. Beyond that, Denuvo …

The Steam Summer sale is usually a good opportunity for cheaters to pick up cheap copies of multiplayer games on alternate accounts. Fortunately, it looks like Valve has managed to keep on top of it this year, with 40,000 VAC bans being handed out on the 6th of July, the …

Back in 2015 during the build up to Fallout 4's release, a live-action trailer for the game was produced, featuring a song titled ‘The Wanderer'. Unfortunately for Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax, the singer of that song doesn't appear to be a big fan of the trailer and is suing ZeniMax …

With Breath of the Wild’s first DLC already out, fans are looking ahead to the next big add-on that launches at the end of the year. The Champions’ Ballad will be the final add-on included within the current expansion pass, with series producer and manager, Eiji Aonuma clarifying that Link …

Back when Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor launched, one of the hallmark features for the game was the nemesis system. This mechanic will be returning in this year's sequel, Shadow of War. However, to spice things up a bit, those of you who still have your old saves will be able …

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has seen a lot of success over the last few months, with millions of gamers already on board with the Early Access title. However, as the player base ramps up, so does the pressure to not disappoint. As a result, the six month Early Access time frame for …

After months of hints and teases, Blizzard has officially announced Overwatch’s 25th hero, Doomfist. The legendary villain is fresh out of prison and playable on the public test realm available for PC. While some were expecting more tank aspects, Doomfist lives up to his name as an Offense character with …

Last year, Sony expanded PlayStation Now compatibility to include Windows PC, effectively paving the way for PC-only gamers to enjoy some of last generation's console exclusive games, like The Last of Us, or Infamous. Now this week, Sony is expanding PlayStation Now even further, with plans to add 50 PS4 …

The team behind Final Fantasy XV has been teasing a PC version for a while now, we even got our first look at it running back in March. Unfortunately, while there is a PC version of the game running at the Square Enix office, an official release has yet to …

Ark: Survival Evolved has been in early access for a couple of years now but the journey out is now set, with the game getting its ‘full release' on the 8th of August. In preparation for this, Studio Wildcard has boosted the game's price, bumping it up from $29.99/£24.99 to …