After years away from the platform, Ubisoft announced last year that it would begin to bring its published titles back to the Steam PC platform. Since then, we have seen the likes of Roller Champions; ‘Scott Pilgrim vs The World – the video game’ and pretty much all other missing …
Read More »Fallout: New Vegas is free on the Epic Games Store
Each week, those with an Epic Games account are privy to a number of titles for free. Right now, the classic RPG from Obsidian Entertainment – Fallout: New Vegas – has been made available to all for the low price of ‘free’. Available to add to your library from now …
Read More »Helldivers 2 is coming to PC on day-one alongside PS5
Back in 2015, Sony teamed up with Arrowhead Games for Helldivers, a top-down shooter that first arrived on PlayStation and came to PC at a later date. Last night during the PlayStation Showcase, a sequel was officially announced. Helldivers 2 will be a third-person shooter instead, and unlike the first …
Read More »Dragon’s Dogma 2 reveal gives us an early glimpse at gameplay
Back in Summer 2022, Capcom officially announced Dragon's Dogma 2 as part of the original game's 10th-anniversary celebrations. Today during the PlayStation Showcase, Capcom's first proper trailer for the game arrived, giving us a brief look at early gameplay. Dragon's Dogma became something of a cult classic over the past …
Read More »Forspoken gets second major update with gameplay and story improvements
Forspoken had an unfortunate launch period. Released back in late January the open-world action-adventure title received quite a bit of criticism from fans and reviewers alike due to a multitude of reasons. Since then, the team at Luminous Productions have released some rather substantial updates, with the latest patch bringing …
Read More »Marvel’s Spider-Man has sold 1.5 million copies on PC alone
After years of true exclusivity, Sony has slowly but surely been bringing its first-party PlayStation titles to PC. One of the bigger releases to drop onto the platform so far is Marvel’s Spider-Man. Having launched on PC last August, Sony has now revealed that the PC port of this much-loved …
Read More »More sources confirm Metal Gear Solid 3 is getting a multi-platform remake
Earlier this week, a report claimed that Metal Gear Solid 3 is getting a multi-platform remake, seemingly putting an end to rumours of it being a PS5 exclusive. Now, additional sources have come forward to corroborate this claim. According to Insider Gaming's sources, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is getting …
Read More »PC ports of PlayStation titles will launch 2-3 years after initial release
With the PS5 generation we have seen Sony take an interest in the PC gaming space, having ported a number of PlayStation exclusives to the platform in recent years. That said, unlike Microsoft, there has been an extended lag between when a game launches on PlayStation and its eventual PC release. Now, SIE CEO Jim Ryan has claimed that PC ports will release 2-3 years after their launch on PS5.
Read More »Epic Games announces new ‘Epic Rewards’ program
Epic Games has been seemingly doing all they can to maintain as well as grow within the PC gaming space. From free weekly games to reduced fees for developers, the Epic Games Store has been rather generous in this respect. The storefront is now going one step further, offering 5% …
Read More »Death Stranding is free on the Epic Games Store
Each week, those with an Epic Games account are able to get their hands on between 1-3 games made available to all for free. This week, only one game is on offer – but it is a doozy, with Hideo Kojima’s open-world ‘strand-type’ game Death Stranding now available. Available to …
Read More »Mortal Kombat 1 officially announced, releasing in September
In recent weeks, we've heard plenty of rumours around the next Mortal Kombat game. Today, just as promised, NetherRealm is officially unveiling Mortal Kombat 1, set in a “reborn” MK universe. The setup is pretty simple, at the end of Mortal Kombat 11, Liu Kang is successful in his fight …
Read More »Steam now offering timed trials for games, starting with Dead Space
Steam has always been one of the most consumer-friendly platforms in gaming, with a relatively generous refund policy put in place for all potential purchases. That said, it seems as though Valve is testing out a new feature: free timed-trials for full releases. This can be seen with 2023’s Dead Space Remake – letting you now play the game for an hour and a half for free.
Read More »The Layers of Fear UE5 demo has arrived, full game releases in June
Last week, Blooper Team announced that it would be releasing a demo for Layers of Fear, the remake of the original game built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5, making use of some of the engine's unique features like Nanite and Lumen technology. Now, that demo is freely …
Read More »Star Wars Jedi: Survivor patch aims to fix a number of PC performance issues
Respawn has been hard at work on patches for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor since launch. Today, the fourth patch for the game has arrived on PC, promising a number of PC-specific performance and bug fixes. The patch, which became available on Xbox Series X/S and PS5 earlier in the week, …
Read More »The System Shock Remake has officially gone Gold
Announced nearly 8 years ago, NightDive Studios have been working on a remake of the classic 1994 cyberpunk immersive sim System Shock. Development has not been the smoothest, with the title being delayed multiple times over the years. That said, the game is finally set to come to PCs later …
Read More »Phanteks unveils new budget-friendly Eclipse G300A chassis
Back in late 2022, Phanteks launched a trio of G500A cases. Now, Phanteks is upgrading its G300 cases with the new Eclipse G300A, available in two flavours, one with a solid front panel and another with a full mesh front panel for improved airflow. The G300A chassis is a refined …
Read More »Activision PC game sales are outpacing console sales
Call of Duty is a massive seller every year but for the most part, console versions beat out the PC version in sales. That might be starting to change, as Activision's latest earnings report shows. Activision's latest earnings report shows that PC sales outperformed console sales between January and the …
Read More »CS:GO breaks records with 1.8 million concurrent players
The success of CS:GO has ebbed and flowed over the years, with the game hitting a high of 1.3 million concurrent players back in April 2020. This remained the game’s peak up until earlier this year when CS:GO once again began to climb the ranks. Now, the free-to-play FPS is …
Read More »Hogwarts Legacy has made over $1 billion since launch
Back in February just two weeks after the game's launch, WB announced that the game had sold 12 million copies so far. Now, just as the game is launching for Xbox One and PS4, the game has surpassed 15 million copies sold to date. Hogwarts Legacy is WB's “biggest launch …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass referral program allows you to hand out free Game Pass trials to friends
Microsoft has been looking to boost PC Game Pass over the last year. Now, the company hopes to continue that growth with a new referral program, allowing PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to give out free 14-day trials of Game Pass to friends. With the free trial, …
Read More »Valve announces new rules for Steam Game listings
Over the past decade, the Steam platform has evolved into one of the most refined and informative places for PC owners to purchase and play video games. That said, all is not perfect, with one of the more recent annoyances pertaining to the overabundance of game trailers included in Steam …
Read More »Star Wars Jedi: Survivor patch promises improved performance and less crashes
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launched in rough shape last week, as we've previously covered. Now, Respawn has kicked off the rollout of patches, promising improved performance and fewer crashes. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has had issues across all platforms, although EA did specifically apologise for the state of the PC …
Read More »KitGuru Games: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is just as broken on consoles
Last week, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launched in pretty rough shape across all platforms but so far, most coverage has focused on the PC version. Even Respawn's public apology only addresses PC performance, completely ignoring the fact that the console version is broken too.
Read More »Sony confirms plans to bring more PlayStation titles to PC
Sony had plenty of good news for investors during its recent earnings call, with plans to sell a record-breaking number of PS5 consoles this year. The earnings call also had some good news for PC gamers, as Sony is planning to bring more PlayStation games to the platform. We've noted …
Read More »EA apologises for the state of Star Wars Jedi Survivor on PC
Star Wars Jedi Survivor was one of the most anticipated games of the year, and while its release on the console side has mostly been met with praise (though still suffers from some performance woes), the PC port appears to be on a whole other level when it comes to …
Read More »Redfall PC system requirements are surprisingly high
We are just one week away from the launch of Arkane Studios' next game, Redfall. The co-op vampire shooter will be landing on both Xbox and PC, and now with launch day looming, Bethesda has detailed the game's PC system requirements. The system requirements are on the higher side, which …
Read More »Massive patch for The Last of Us Part 1 aims to fix crashes and performance issues
The Last of Us Part 1 did not launch in a great state on PC, but Naughty Dog has been consistently releasing patches to polish up the game. The latest is one of the biggest yet, coming in at 25GB and offering performance improvements, bug fixes and crash fixes. As …
Read More »Quantum Break returns to Game Pass and digital stores
Just a couple of weeks after being removed from digital stores and Xbox Game Pass, Quantum Break has officially returned. The game had to be removed due to expiring licenses but it would seem that Microsoft and Remedy were swiftly able to fix the problem. Quantum Break had to be …
Read More »Diablo 4 PC system requirements announced
We're a little over a month away from the launch of Diablo 4 and just a couple of weeks away from the next open playtest ahead of launch. Many of us have already had a chance to test Diablo 4 out on PC, but now the official system requirements are …
Read More »Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon tipped to release in August
Over the last few weeks there have been numerous leaks pointing towards a release date reveal for Armored Core 6 in the very near future. Now, according to sources, the game is due to be revealed later this month, followed by a release in August. According to sources speaking with …
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