Genshin Impact put studio MiHoYo (now known as Hoyoverse) on the map, with the open-world free-to-play Zelda-like title raking in over $4 Billion since its release in late 2020. The team’s next game following Genshin Impact is the turn-based RPG ‘Honkai: Star Rail. Ahead of its release on the 26th …
Read More »Cheats for PS2 classic Gran Turismo 4 discovered after nearly 20 years
Video game cheats used to be a highly popular occurrence across games, so much so that entire physical guides were released in the past in order to collate them. The practice is unfortunately no longer commonplace, but that does not mean that new cheats aren’t being discovered. More than 18 …
Read More »Genshin Impact studio’s next title gets release date
Genshin Impact put studio MiHoYo (now known as Hoyoverse) on the map, with the open-world free-to-play Zelda-like title raking in over $4 Billion since its release in late 2020. The team’s next game following Genshin Impact is the turn-based RPG ‘Honkai: Star Rail’. As part of a Boarding Preparation Special …
Read More »Resident Evil 4 Remake’s The Mercenaries mode arrives in early April
After a great deal of anticipation, Resident Evil 4 Remake is finally here to the delight of both fans and critics alike. Those wanting to play the game’s Mercenaries mode will need to wait for a little while longer, with Capcom previously announcing it to be coming as free post-launch …
Read More »Redfall will not have any microtransactions nor an in-game store
Back in 2021 leaked screenshots from a playtest of the upcoming first-person co-op vampire hunting game Redfall seemed to suggest that the game would feature an in-game store with some form of microtransactions. Fortunately, between then and now, the team at Arkane seem to have reconsidered, as it has now …
Read More »Sonic Origins Plus announced with 12 new games and playable Amy
Sonic Origins released last year to somewhat of a mixed reception. While the remastered games included in the package were solid, the offering as a whole felt somewhat incomplete. Exactly one year after its initial launch, Sonic Origins Plus will be released – bringing a dozen more games as well …
Read More »Mature TMNT game based on fan-favourite comic ‘The Last Ronin’ is in development
Last year we reported that a AAA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game was in development, with the announcement coming via an issue of Toy World Magazine. We now have many more details on this upcoming title, with it said to be an adaptation of the much-loved graphic novel ‘The Last …
Read More »Satisfactory is being upgraded to UE5 bringing ray-tracing and more
Following Fortnite’s upgrade from Unreal Engine 4 to the latest and greatest UE5, we have seen much wider adoption for the new engine, with the likes of Rocket League and others set to make the transition. One other game now confirmed to be getting an Unreal Engine 5 upgrade is the first-person open world factory building title Satisfactory.
Read More »Latest AMD graphics driver brings optimisations for Resident Evil 4 and The Last of Us
Resident Evil 4 Remake is out and as we've already covered, Nvidia GPU users can already download a new Game Ready driver with day-one optimisations for the game in place. If you are using an AMD graphics card and you plan on picking up the game, you'll want to download …
Read More »The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is finally releasing in May
After years of development and a couple of delays, Daedalic Entertainment is finally set to release its Lord of the Rings game. Focused on Gollum, the new title will be the first in a new wave of LOTR-based projects, with many more games on the way. After acquiring Middle-Earth Enterprises …
Read More »Sony was the highest-ranked games publisher of 2022 according to Metacritic
We already knew that Sony had a very good year in 2022, thanks to the launches of Horizon: Forbidden West in the first half of the year and GOTY candidate, God of War: Ragnarok, releasing in the second half of the year. Metacritic has now published its annual game publisher …
Read More »CMA: Microsoft’s Activision buyout “will not result” in lessening of competition
The CMA has published its latest update into its ongoing investigation into Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. While previously, the regulator seemed to have many concerns, it has now “narrowed its scope” of issues with the deal and no longer feels that it would “result in a substantial lessening …
Read More »Valve warns of online scams as Counter-Strike 2 beta demand rises
Typically when there is an invite-only beta for a game, a certain number of players will search for ways to purchase a beta key in order to skip the queue or guarantee access. With Counter-Strike 2, Valve is granting beta access to a certain number of players with recent playtime …
Read More »The Diablo 4 beta is killing RTX 3080 Ti graphics cards, users report
A couple of years ago, Amazon Games caught a lot of flack for the New World beta, which seemingly had a bug that could kill certain graphics cards. Now, Blizzard might be facing a similar problem with the Diablo 4 beta.
Read More »Elden Ring awarded Game of the Year at GDC Awards 2023
There have already been quite a few award show events to celebrate the game releases of 2022. Still, the Game Developer Conference Awards event differs slightly from the rest. Unlike other award shows which have a jury and rely on public voting, the GDC Awards nominations and winners are selected …
Read More »Impressive UE5 animation footage of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 revealed at GDC
Epic Games has released multiple tech demos to promote the capabilities of the Unreal Engine 5 at GDC. Some were made specifically for the occasion, but others were taken from games currently in development. One of these titles is Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, which has been chosen to showcase how …
Read More »Latest Elden Ring patch finally adds ray tracing on PC and console
Months ago, From Software began laying the groundwork for Ray Tracing features in Elden Ring. The game was confirmed to get RT support prior to its release in early 2022 but it is only just now becoming available in an update released today. Ray tracing has finally arrived for Elden …
Read More »Redfall director confirms game would have released on PS5 before Microsoft acquisition
It is no secret that Microsoft's acquisition of Zenimax and Bethesda caught everyone by surprise. Some projects, like Arkane's Redfall and Bethesda's Starfield were already in the works at the time of the acquisition and as you likely expect, were planned to release on PlayStation consoles and Xbox. In an …
Read More »Sonic Frontiers has officially sold 3 million units
Following many years of less-than-stellar video game releases, Sonic Team seem to have knocked it out of the park with Sonic Frontiers. Released back in November 2022, the open-zone platformer has already managed to become one of the franchises better-selling titles, having officially surpassed 3 million copies in just 4 …
Read More »Silent Hill 2 Remake is “close to finished”
After going a literal decade without any new Silent Hill games, last year saw Konami finally unveil a bunch of projects in the works. One of the most exciting was undoubtedly the remake of the classic Silent Hill 2. In development by horror aficionados Bloober Team, the remake is said …
Read More »GeForce Now adds five more games this week
Last week's GeForce Now update was pretty brief, bringing two titles to the library, while also rolling out GeForce Now Ultimate to Mac users. This week sees a wider variety of games coming to GeForce Now. There are five games coming to GeForce Now today, two of which are brand …
Read More »Nvidia rolls out Game Ready driver for Resident Evil 4 Remake and Diablo 4’s open beta
The latest GeForce Game Ready driver has arrived for Nvidia graphics card users. The new update includes optimisations for Resident Evil 4 Remake ahead of its release tomorrow, as well as improvements for the Diablo IV open beta, which takes place this weekend. The new driver means you'll get the …
Read More »Atari has acquired Nightdive Studios
Nightdive Studios has amassed a reputation over many years for their work on bringing older video games to modern systems, being updated through remasters and even remakes (in the case of the upcoming System Shock). In a surprise announcement, the classic video game publisher Atari has now revealed that they …
Read More »Lords of the Fallen sequel is now called ‘Lords of the Fallen’
Lords of the Fallen was one of the first major Souls-like titles to be released. Launched in 2014, the game received mixed reviews across the board. The team at Hexworks announced last year that they have been working on a sequel titled ‘The Lords of the Fallen’. As we have …
Read More »Epic revamps Fortnite monetisation, giving creators 40% of net revenue
Epic Games caused a big splash when the platform-holder publicised their disagreement with the revenue-sharing seen with storefronts such as Steam – claiming them to be unfair towards developers. The Fortnite publisher is now bringing this mentality further into their own games, announcing a revamp of their monetisation for Fortnite’s …
Read More »LEGO franchise is getting a new open-world racing adventure game
LEGO 2K Drive isn't your average racing game. Instead of a straightforward racing game where you fight to be the first to cross the finish line, LEGO's new racing game takes a more “adventurous” approach, offering an open world to explore. IGN was the first to publish the story, but …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077’s RT Overdrive Mode finally arrives next month
For all of its faults, Cyberpunk 2077 is a gorgeous looking game – especially when running on a high-end machine with all of its many ray-tracing features enabled. That said, the team at CD Projekt Red have teased that they plan to bring full path-tracing to the game via an ‘RT Overdrive Mode’. During GDC 2023, it was announced that path-tracing will be arriving next month as part of Cyberpunk 2077’s 1.62 update.
Read More »Blizzard issued six hotfixes during Diablo 4 early access beta, promises improved open beta
While the Diablo 4 beta had some initial issues, the early access beta weekend was largely successful and led to a wave of positivity as players began to experience the game first hand. Now, Blizzard will be taking the lessons learned this weekend and making improvements ahead of the upcoming …
Read More »Valve officially announces Counter-Strike 2
After weeks of leaks, rumours and some direct teasing from Valve developers, Counter Strike 2 has been officially announced. The game won't be launching quite as soon as we expected, but it is set to release this summer.
Read More »Battlefield Bad Company 1 & 2, and Battlefield 1943 will soon be delisted from stores
This week, EA announced plans to delist a few games. While plans to delist Mirror's Edge have seemingly been reversed, three Battlefield titles will still be removed from sale later this year, including the much-loved Bad Company titles. Battlefield Bad Company 1 & 2 are best known for their stellar …
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