Epic Games announced this week that it will be letting go of over 800 employees, cutting jobs across its businesses. One studio that seems to have been hit hard by the lay-offs is Mediatonic, the studio behind Fall Guys, which joined Epic Games back in 2021.  Epic Games acquired Mediatonic …

As mobile hardware has gotten more and more performant over the years, we have seen an increasing number of console games find their way onto iOS and Android platforms. Apple looks to be taking this one step further, announcing a suite of modern AAA console titles which are set to be natively playable on their latest and great iPhone 15 Pro.

The latest version of AMD's Adrenalin software has been made available. Besides introducing support for Radeon RX 7700 and RX 7800 series graphics cards, the 23.9.1 version of the graphics driver brings new features, including AMD Radeon Anti-Lag, Radeon Boost, and AMD HYPR-RX. Initially, Anti-Lag+ will only support 12 games, …

Today coinciding with Gamescom, Nvidia is making a bunch of announcements. DLSS is getting another update, bringing it up to version 3.5 with the introduction of a new ray-tracing reconstruction feature. Beyond that, a new wave of games supporting DLSS 3 and other Nvidia features has also been announced.  Three …

In the many years following the launch of Rainbow Six: Siege we have seen Ubisoft slowly but surely bring an increasing number of odd and interesting crossover skins into the tactical FPS. Following the likes of Pickle Rick, 2B from NieR: Automata and wrestling stars The Undertaker and Becky Lynch, …

Back in June of this year Sony announced that they would soon allow for PS Plus Premium subscribers to stream PlayStation 5 games – similar to what Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can do. Ahead of its official launch, the PS5 streaming preview has gone live, letting you play games …

Ever since the launch of the first Warzone back in 2020, Call of Duty has tied its free-to-play battle royale experience to the mainline games, with Warzone 2 similarly being attached to last year’s Modern Warfare II. in an interesting move, Call of Duty Modern Warfare II Warzone has now …

Last month Call of Duty teased that the first-person shooter franchise would be crossing over with the popular adult superhero show The Boys. Now, the full extent of the collab has been announced, with 3 of Vought’s super ‘heroes’ set to come to Call of Duty. Making the announcement on …

In recent months we have seen a large number of live service titles scale back their operations, be it through a reduced single player or a lessened story – among others. Unfortunately, one of the games hit by such a downscaling is Halo Infinite, with the game said to no …

We've seen tons of videogame + celebrity crossovers in recent years. Renowned basketball player, Kevin Durant, recently arrived as an operator in Call of Duty, we've seen live concerts put on by artists in Fortnite, Keanu Reeves recently starred in Cyberpunk 2077 and now, in the most unexpected crossover possible, …

In recent years Sony has partnered with a number of small yet promising indie studios – many of which consist of industry veterans. Just some of the partnerships have included FireSprite Games; Haven Studios; Deviation Games and more. One such partnership was seemingly with Final Strike Games, working on an …

Over the past 4 years Dreams has time and time again surprised fans and critics alike with just how versatile and impressive creations can be. To many, the platform was just getting started – but unfortunately, Sony has gone ahead and crushed my ‘Dreams’ dreams.

Mortal Kombat is one of the biggest names in fighting games, with the 30-year old franchise continuing to be stronger than ever decades on from its initial release. Ahead of the expected official announcement of Mortal Kombat 12, it has been revealed that the most recent entry – MK11 – …

We were all surprised when Counter Strike 2 was seemingly revealed through Nvidia's drivers earlier this year. At the time, Valve had not officially announced the game. If you were wondering why such a leak could have come from Nvidia, we now know why. Valve has been working with Nvidia …

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.

While Microsoft has signed a legal agreement with Nintendo to bring Call of Duty games to Nintendo consoles if the Activision Blizzard acquisition goes through, there has been doubt as to whether or not we'd see Call of Duty on the Switch. As it turns out, Microsoft is pretty confident that it could get a native version of the game working, even on the Switch's ageing hardware.

While Destiny managed to find success and usher in the age of 'live service' games, many other publishers have tried and failed to replicate that formula. While it seemed that Marvel's Avengers might have had a good shot, content exclusivity controversies, a lacking end-game and an empty post-launch roadmap meant that the game never found its feet. Now, I fear that Rocksteady is heading in the same direction with Suicide Squad.

Apex Legends Mobile has only been around for a short while and Battlefield Mobile only just recently began public testing. In a surprise move, it looks like EA has pulled the plug on both projects and it also appears to be shutting down one of its mobile development studios.  Last …

The overwhelming success of Fortnite saw developers and publishers far and wide rush to create their own live service experiences – hoping to carve out their own slice of the pie, Unfortunately, live services are hard to maintain, especially in a saturated market – and so even big-business-backed battle royales …

In the many years following the launch of Rainbow Six: Siege we have seen Ubisoft slowly but surely bring an increasing number of odd and interesting crossover skins into the tactical FPS. Following the likes of Pickle Rick and 2B from NieR: Automata, wrestling legends The Undertaker and Becky Lynch …

Since the iPhone's inception, Apple has taken a ‘walled garden' approach to iOS, blocking methods for side-loading content and banning third-party app stores. However, due to changes to EU law, Apple is now forced to rethink this approach and is reportedly preparing to allow third-party app stores on iOS for …

Netflix has been building up its gaming business this year, with plenty of studio acquisitions to produce new interactive content for Netflix. Now, Netflix seems to be aiming even higher, as the company has reportedly begun highering for a ‘AAA PC game'.  The new job listings are for the new …

The 40th Golden Joystick Awards winners have been announced, with Elden Ring coming out as the event's biggest winner. Besides Best Visual Design and Best Multiplayer Game, it also brought home the Ultimate Game of the Year and Critics' Choice awards. From Software also received the Studio of the Year …

With this latest generation of video game systems, there has been an increasing focus – especially by Microsoft – to move away from standalone game purchases, with the target shifting instead to creating and cultivating a successful game subscription service. Microsoft currently has this with Xbox Game Pass, but according …

We've seen plenty of game delays in 2022, but the biggest was Starfield, taking what would have been a pillar holiday title out of the line-up. While Starfield won't be the big holiday season hit Microsoft wanted, the company says the delay was ultimately the right move.  Delaying a game …

Microsoft had been working on Xbox Keystone for quite some time. Keystone, the codename for a dedicated streaming box for Xbox games, appeared on Phil Spencer's shelf a few weeks ago, but he quickly confirmed that this version of the device has been cancelled.  While Microsoft built a Keystone box and …

Last year ahead of the launch of Battlefield 2042, EA announced plans to develop a new Battlefield mobile game to take on the likes of Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Fortnite and other well-known shooters. Unfortunately, Battlefield 2042 ended up launching in rough shape, so we haven't heard anything about …

First released back in 2016, Paragon was a 3rd-person MOBA developed by Epic Games which was eventually shut down following the overwhelming success of Fortnite. Nearly half a decade later, Paragon is coming back in an official capacity thanks to the efforts of a South Korean studio. Paragon: The Overprime …

GeForce Now has been a solid service for accessing PC titles across a range of devices. However, Xbox Game Pass has had Nvidia beat in one key area – touch controls for smartphones and tablets. Fortunately, Nvidia has been working on adding this for quite some time, and now, it …

As previously leaked, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves collection is finally coming to PC in October. After a number of delays this year, Uncharted 4 and its standalone expansion, The Lost Legacy, will be available through Steam and the Epic Games Store on the 19th of October. We also finally have …