It has been a big couple of years for the Dragon Quest franchise, not just because of landmark releases like Dragon Quest XI, but also thanks to the success of the Dragon Quest Builders spin-off. Dragon Quest Builders 2 is getting some more time to shine this year with a …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay deep dive shows off character creation, class upgrades and more
Just as promised, today CD Projekt Red released its Cyberpunk 2077 ‘deep dive’ gameplay video, showing off all new mechanics. The gameplay footage has been edited down into a 15-minute chunk to cut out as many story spoilers as possible, giving us a chance to just focus on the different …
Read More »Marvel’s Avengers finally unveiled in 20-minute gameplay demo
While Square Enix first showed off Marvel’s Avengers back at E3, the publisher opted to only demo gameplay in behind closed door meetings. Now just a few months later, that 20-minute gameplay demo has been officially shared with the world, giving us a better quality look at the game in …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay to be shown again at Gamescom
One of the biggest announcements to come out of E3 earlier this year was Cyberpunk 2077’s release date. At the event itself, people had a chance to go and see a new gameplay demo, showing off new parts of the game not seen in last year’s gameplay demo. The new …
Read More »CD Projekt Red will show new Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay demo at E3
There are still a lot of questions surrounding Cyberpunk 2077 and exactly how far into development it is. We already knew that the game would reappear at E3 this year but now we have some clarification on exactly what CD Projekt Red’s plan is. In short, we will be getting …
Read More »Anthem PC – First Look!
Last weekend I gave the Anthem Demo a go only a few weeks away from their unfortunate VIP demo connectivity and bug issues I was a little more than cautiously optimistic about the experience. EA revealed a rather confusing release schedule matrix, but the full version of Anthem will be released for Origin Access Premier subscribers from the 15th of February, The rest of us get to play it on the 22nd.
Read More »Bioware lists fixes coming for Anthem’s next demo weekend and launch
The Anthem VIP demo for pre-orderers has come and gone but things didn’t go particularly smoothly. A number of problems popped up during the demo weekend, including connection issues, infinite loading and various other bugs. Some of these issues were fixed while the demo was ongoing but now, all eyes …
Read More »Anthem gets off to a rocky start with VIP demo issues
Last weekend was particularly important for Bioware, as it was the first time that the public at large would get a taste of Anthem. Unfortunately, the game’s ‘VIP demo’ got off to a rocky start, with connectivity issues and bugs hurting the experience across multiple platforms. The VIP demo was …
Read More »WoW Classic demo goes live this weekend with playtime restrictions in place
Back in April 2016, Blizzard shut down Nostalrius, one of the most popular vanilla WoW private servers around. This kicked off a lengthy discussion for Blizzard, with the studio ultimately announcing plans to launch WoW Classic. That announcement came in late 2017 and now this year, people will finally have …
Read More »World of Warcraft Classic demo on the way this year
Back in April 2016, Blizzard shut down Nostalrius, one of the most popular vanilla WoW private servers around. This kicked off a lengthy discussion for Blizzard, with the studio ultimately announcing plans to launch WoW Classic. That announcement came in late 2017 and things have been quiet ever since- until …
Read More »Forza Horizon 4 is getting a 30GB demo later today
Forza Horizon 4 will be out in just a few weeks time. We’ve already got the PC system requirements, we know that the game will take a step back from microtransactions and later today, we’ll be able to get our hands on it for the first time thanks to a …
Read More »CD Projekt Red is livestreaming Cyberpunk 2077’s E3 gameplay reveal
Back at E3, CD Projekt Red showed off a 48-minute gameplay demo for Cyberpunk 2077 in a behind closed doors gathering with the press. We’ve already heard a lot about the demo, but we had no idea when to expect a public unveiling. That changed today, as CD Projekt Red …
Read More »We now know the PC specs behind Cyberpunk 2077’s impressive E3 gameplay demo
After debuting a new full-length trailer for Cyberpunk 2077 at E3 last week, the games press were treated to an impressive 50-minute long gameplay demo behind closed doors. From what we’ve been hearing, the game is already looking to be an incredible RPG, and now we know what hardware was …
Read More »Sega pulls Yakuza 6 trial after accidentally releasing the full game for free
Sega has been making a big push for Yakuza over the last year. In 2017 we received Yakuza 0, a prequel to the entire series and Yakuza Kiwami, a remake of the first game. Now this year, fans are eagerly awaiting the release of Yakuza 6. To help promote the …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV is a demanding but scalable game on PC
Final Fantasy XV is heading to PC officially next week but we’ve managed to get a quick look at performance ahead of time thanks to the release of a free playable demo. The game’s initial benchmark release didn’t turn out to be all that useful, but the demo version of …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV PC will get a demo next week, Gordon Freeman will appear in the game
Final Fantasy XV is set to land on PC in March, complete with upgraded graphics and mod support. The previously released benchmarking tool gave us a brief look at what the game will look like, but we’ll have an even better chance to see the game in action next week, …
Read More »Facebook to close 200+ Oculus VR demo stations in the U.S.
The virtual reality revolution isn’t going quite as smoothly as Oculus VR predicted, as its parent company, Facebook, is set to close 200+ of the VR firm’s demo stations around the U.S.. This comes amid reports that some of the demo stations would often sit for days at a time …
Read More »You’ll get to play 10 hours of Mass Effect: Andromeda before release
Bioware’s long-awaited return to the Mass Effect franchise is approaching us fast, with Mass-Effect: Andromeda set to kick off an all-new adventure in March. However, if you would like to play the through the first ten hours of the game a little early before committing to buying the game, then …
Read More »Oculus: Boost Henry’s fidelity with a simple file tweak
If you took a look at my recent review of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, while you’d know that it does lack a few more killer apps to make it a truly recommendable purchase, one experience I absolutely loved was Henry. If you can experience it yourself with your …
Read More »Square Enix will be looking into bringing Final Fantasy XV to PC
Earlier this month, a few leaks pointed towards a release date for Final Fantasy XV and now following on from Square Enix’s event last night, we have confirmation that the game will finally be coming out on the 30th of September this year. However, once the Xbox One and PS4 …
Read More »Here is what IBM’s Sword Art Online demo looked like
Last month, word spread across the internet that IBM was creating a virtual reality game based on Sword Art Online. While that didn’t turn out to be entirely true, the ‘game’ is actually just a short demo/prototype, it is still fairly exciting to see. Over 100,000 people applied to try …
Read More »That Sword Art Online VR MMO isn’t actually in development
Last week, the internet exploded with news that IBM was actively sponsoring the development of a virtual reality MMO based on the Sword Art Online anime/manga series. At first, it seemed that this would be a real game launching later this year but now, it looks like that might not …
Read More »Valve launches SteamVR Portal performance test demo
Remember last year when screenshots and videos of Valve’s Aperture Science/Portal virtual reality demo started popping up on the web? Well, now you can download that demo for yourself as Valve has just released it as a SteamVR performance testing tool. The tool is obviously designed to rate your system …
Read More »Star Citizen releases Alpha 2.0 as $100 million threshold passed
What does $100 million buy you in game development? So far it’s purchased the fans of Star Citizen a second Alpha, as with the continued expansion of the number of backers – now over one millon – and ever increasing pledges, that astronomical total has now been reached. The celebratory …
Read More »Oculus Toybox demo shows how VR may make us kids again
There are lots of things that have people excited about virtual reality. There’s the potential for a return of light-gun games, where we spend our time gunning down hordes of enemies with pin point accuracy; horror games where we wet ourselves in fear at a terror that is quite literally …
Read More »Hololens demo shows its potential for teaching
Microsoft’s Hololens hasn’t quite captured the online world’s imagination like the Oculus Rift, but augmented reality has just as much potential as virtual reality in the right hands. With Microsoft’s Hololens, it wants people to see it as much more than just an alternative to Google Glass. In a new …
Read More »This is what Mario looks like in Unreal Engine 4
We’ve seen some pretty cool experiments in the Unreal 4 Engine, we’ve had a look at what the original Bioshock would look like in the engine, the temple of time from The Legend of Zelda was rebuilt in the engine and now we’ve got a look at what Super Mario …
Read More »The Final Fantasy XV demo is getting an update
Square Enix took an odd approach with its Final Fantasy XV demo, for starters, it is only available to those that bought Final Fantasy Type-0HD and now in an effort to step out of the box even further, the publisher is updating the XV demo, fixing up some bugs, balancing …
Read More »People are selling Final Fantasy XV demo codes on eBay
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD launched this week, with early copies coming with a code for the demo of Final Fantasy XV. As you would expect, these limited codes are now on sale on eBay and are going for around half the price of the game it came with. If you …
Read More »You can check out Star Citizen for free this weekend
Chances are you’ve heard of Star Citizen, it is one of the most ambitious crowd funded games to date. If you aren’t sure what all of the hype is about, then this weekend is your chance to give it a go as a 20GB demo of the game will be …
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