Each month, Sony offers a number of titles for free to all of those who are subscribed to its PlayStation Plus service. For the Month of May, subscribers can get their hands on Battlefield V, the next-gen version of Wreckfest and more. Beginning on the 4th of May, PS Plus …
Read More »GeForce Now adds Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition and six other titles
Earlier this month, Nvidia announced plans to bring 34 more games to GeForce Now throughout April. We're now down to the last week of the month, with the remaining seven titles joining the GFN library today. This is a quieter week for GeForce Now, with seven games joining the service versus …
Read More »Fortnite is not on Xbox Cloud Gaming due to competition with Epic PC offerings
With the Epic Games V Apple trial set to get underway in just a matter of days, court documents are starting to reveal some interesting facts about both companies. One court document reveals that Epic Games is keeping Fortnite off of Microsoft's xCloud streaming service, as Epic views it as …
Read More »Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition arrives next week with extensive graphical enhancements
Back in February, 4A Games announced that it would be releasing an Enhanced Edition of Metro Exodus, complete with a ton of graphical upgrades. Now, just a couple of months later, we have our first look at the new version in action, as well as a release date. Metro Exodus …
Read More »Call of Duty 2021 is apparently in trouble, ‘recovery roadmap’ already planned
This year's Call of Duty game could be in some trouble. According to a notable leaker, the game has been encountering development issues for sometime now and as a result, Activision has reportedly lowered its expectations for the release and already has a ‘recovery roadmap' planned months ahead of time. …
Read More »Naughty Dog has already outlined The Last of Us Part III
The Last of Us is one of the PlayStation’s most prestigious first-party franchises, with both entries garnering near universal critical acclaim (despite Part II seeing more controversy from fans), and selling millions of copies. Therefore, it may come as little surprise that the team at Naughty Dog already have a …
Read More »NetherRealm rumoured to be working on a Marvel fighting game
NetherRealm Studios, known best for the Mortal Kombat series, has developed a reputation for making visually stunning and high production fighting games. Aside from Mortal Kombat, the studio worked on the DC universe’s Injustice series. It would appear as though NetherRealm may be tackling the other half of the comic …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.22 brings further optimisations and fixes
At this point in time, CD Projekt Red has picked up work on upcoming, new content for Cyberpunk 2077 but there is still a team working to squash lingering bugs and improve performance. The latest patch does just that, with some more open world and quest fixes, as well as …
Read More »Resident Evil RE: Verse may be delayed to Summer
Alongside the upcoming Resident Evil Village, Capcom announced that the latest entry in the long-running survival horror franchise would be accompanied by a standalone multiplayer experience titled Resident Evil RE: Verse. Following a couple betas however, it seems as though the publisher may have decided to delay RE: Verse. Fans …
Read More »Xbox to reportedly update its commitments to PC gaming tomorrow
With Microsoft’s renewed brand focus for Xbox revolving around making games as accessible to players as possible, the console manufacturer has been putting more effort into the PC market than ever before. According to industry insider Jeff Grubb, Xbox is set to provide an update on its commitments to the …
Read More »Windows 10 now has 1.3 billion active users
Back when Microsoft first introduced Windows 10, it had a lofty goal of reaching 1 billion active users within its first three years. That milestone ended up taking five years to reach, with Windows 10 being found on 1 billion active devices by March 2020. Now a year later, Microsoft …
Read More »Xbox revenues rose to $15 billion over past 12 months
Microsoft revealed its quarterly earnings results last night, giving us a good idea as to how well Xbox is doing right now to start off the new console generation. Microsoft unfortunately doesn't reveal specific sales numbers, but everything appears to be on the up, with the gaming division generating $15 …
Read More »Sony has sold 7.8 million PS5 consoles so far
Sony just released its quarterly earnings report, giving us a look at how well PlayStation has sold during its first full quarter on the market. At this point, Sony has sold 7.8 million PlayStation 5 consoles, boosting gaming revenues to new heights. By the end of 2020, Sony had sold …
Read More »SEGA will start selling NFTs
NFTs have become the latest controversial blockchain technology, allowing people to (in theory) sell digital art in a similar way to that of a physical piece of media – offering an authenticated sense of ownership over a particular piece. The practice has been steep in controversy due to a number …
Read More »Super Mario Party gets surprise multiplayer update
Super Mario Party is one of the best selling games on the Nintendo Switch. Despite this the game saw very little in the way of post-launch support, with many fans left disappointed by Nintendo’s treatment of the game. In a surprise update, the console manufacturer has announced that the party …
Read More »PS5 exclusive Godfall may be coming to last-gen
Godfall was the first game to be announced exclusively for the PlayStation 5. Positioned as the first true next-gen game, the ‘looter-slasher’ received a lukewarm reception – though it was technically impressive in a number of ways. Despite its marketing, it would appear that the game can run well enough …
Read More »Native PS5 and Series X versions of Warzone are on their way
When Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War launched late last year, it offered a native next-gen version, which took advantage of many of the new consoles’ enhancements including 120fps support, FOV sliders and much more. Activision’s arguably more popular Call of Duty game, Warzone, did not receive such treatment. …
Read More »Banned streamer wins lawsuit against Twitch for breach of contract
Back in July 2016, Twitch banned James “PhantomL0rd” Varga from streaming to his 1.4 million followers for connections and promotion of gambling site, CSGOShuffle. Two years later, Varga filed a lawsuit against Twitch, alleging a breach of contract and in return, Twitch counter-sued the streamer. Now, the case has come …
Read More »Dragon Quest Builders 2 is coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC and console
In late 2020, Square Enix finally brought Dragon Quest XI over to the Xbox platform and better yet, the game was also available on Game Pass. Now, it looks like Xbox will be getting more Dragon Quest games, including the excellent spin-off Dragon Quest Builders 2. Dragon Quest Builders 2 …
Read More »Resident Evil Village demo will now be available for longer than 24 hours
Last week during Capcom’s Resident Evil Showcase stream, the publisher announced that Resident Evil Village will indeed be getting a demo. There was just one problem – it would only be available in a small 24 hour window. Fortunately, Capcom has decided to reconsider and as a result, the demo …
Read More »Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart gets new gameplay trailer and State of Play stream
PlayStation's State of Play stream will return later this week with another episode. This time around, Insomniac Games will be in the spotlight once again, with its second major PlayStation 5 exclusive, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. The next Ratchet & Clank game has been a major part of the …
Read More »Microsoft addresses PC gaming issues introduced in latest Windows 10 update
Last week, a lot of PC gamers ran into issues after updating Windows 10. The update seemed to diminish performance and introduced errors with V-Sync and BSOD crashes. If you've been experiencing these issues then we have some good news for you, a new update is now available to fix …
Read More »Crytek reportedly working on a sequel to Ryse Son of Rome
Back when the Xbox One launched in 2013, one of Microsoft's big exclusives, Ryse Son of Rome, released to middling critical reception. As the years have gone on though, the game has developed a cult following and soon, those long-time fans may have a sequel to look forward to. Crytek …
Read More »Respawn is working on a new IP
It looks like Respawn is cooking up another brand new IP. The studio recently put up some new job listings, revealing plans for a completely new game not connected to Titanfall or Star Wars. We first caught wind of this via Vince Zampella himself, who tweeted out about an “exciting …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 refunds cost CD Projekt Red over $50 million
Earlier this week as part of CD Projekt Red's 2020 financial report, the company revealed that it sold 13.7 million copies of Cyberpunk 2077 in December, and fulfilled 30,000 pre-order requests through its Help Me Refund program. As it turns out, the documentation was a little misleading, as the real …
Read More »EA is working on a Battlefield mobile game
This week, DICE and EA began teasing this year's Battlefield game, promising bigger battles and more destruction than ever before. Battlefield 6 isn't the only new project in the works though, EA is also planning a Battlefield mobile game to compete with the likes of Call of Duty Mobile and …
Read More »These are the winners of the 24th annual D.I.C.E. awards
The D.I.C.E. awards have returned again this year, awarding developers for their hard work on some of the best games released last year. This time around, Hades takes home the GOTY trophy, and a bunch of PlayStation exclusives were also highlighted. As far as PlayStation exclusives go, Ghost of Tsushima, …
Read More »Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis launches in June
It has been close to a year since SEGA first announced Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis during an Xbox Game Studios showcase. The new version of the MMO is a complete overhaul of the game, similar to what Square Enix did with Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Now, …
Read More »Battlefield 6 promises to be ‘a jaw-dropping experience’ on PC and next-gen consoles
EA has had the next Battlefield game on its 2021 release calendar for quite some time and as we get closer to launch, DICE is opening up a bit more about the new title, teasing bigger battles, more destruction and more. In a blog post published this week, DICE confirmed …
Read More »Sony patents AI that can play games for you
In the lead up to the PS5 launch, Sony patented a bunch of new AI-driven gaming tech, mostly driven around providing tips and walkthroughs during gameplay. Now, another patent has surfaced, this time for an AI feature that could take control and play a game for you. The patent, first …
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