Tag Archives: PC

As we approach late February, Microsoft is giving us updates on the Xbox Game Pass library for both PC and console. Not only do we have a decent list of games arriving on the service, we unfortunately have news on some titles leaving, including a few big games from the …

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Over the last month, we've been hearing about how much progress developers are making on bringing Halo: Combat Evolved to The Master Chief Collection on PC. Now, the first public beta test is live, with players receiving invites to test out the remaster for the first time on PC.  Halo …

Epic Games is giving the users of its store a treat today as, for this week’s free game, those who own an Epic account will be able to purchase not one, but two free games. Aztez is a beat ‘em up, turn-based strategy hybrid, while Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a …

Following what Temtem did with Pokémon, Hokko Life seems to take some inspiration from Nintendo's Animal Crossing series. Hokko Life is a community simulation game where the players can unleash their creativity into building the “town of their dreams”. Developed by Robert Tatnell for the PC, Hokko Life focuses on letting …

While cracking efforts have sped up over the last couple of years, a lot of major game publishers still rely on Denuvo DRM to protect launch-period sales on PC. This has drawn criticism as Denuvo is often seen as overly heavy and harmful to game performance. Publishers counter this by …

Turtle beach is giving one of its best-selling headsets a makeover, the popular Recon 70 series will be available with new colour options including an exclusive silver, as well as two Camo versions, one in green and a blue version. The new Recon 70 headset will be exclusively available in …

In October 2019, EA announced that after many years of absence, the publisher would be returning to Steam. EA has their own PC store, Origin, and so the announcement was seen as a pro-consumer move. It would appear as though this honeymoon period may have been short-lived however, as it …

This week’s free Epic Games Store titles are now available to download. Unlike most weeks, where a single game is on offer, Epic Games are giving its users two free titles to download and keep this week: Carcassonne and Ticket to Ride. These titles are replacing last week’s offering of …

All signs seemed to be pointing towards Final Fantasy VII Remake making its March release date until just a few weeks ago. The game has since been delayed and as a result, the PS4 exclusivity period has also been moved, ensuring Sony still has the game locked down for one …

Microsoft continues to add new titles to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service, increasing the value of the service as time goes on. The company has now announced which games will be coming to the service during the first part of February – with more to be added later in …

A few days ago, we reported on the rumour that PlatinumGames was going to go into self-publishing, with its first title being the remaster of the Wii U’s ‘The Wonderful 101’. This was confirmed after The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter was launched last night. Despite its goal of $50,000 for the …

As part of the MCC December development update, we learned that good progress was being made on Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary for PC, with Halo 2 and 3 also not being far behind. Now, we’ve got another update, with Halo 1’s remaster to begin beta testing in February, as well as …

Continuing its handout of free titles, the Epic Games Store is offering its users the physics, and perspective twisting puzzle title ‘The Bridge’ for free. Replacing last week’s offering of ‘Horace’, The Bridge gives you 48 unique puzzles to work through, all of which “forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions …

When season one of Telltale’s The Walking Dead released in 2012, it helped breathe new life into the choice-based narrative adventure game genre. Upon Telltale Games’ effective closure in 2018 however, all four seasons of The Walking Dead, alongside a number of Telltale Game’s other titles were removed from Steam’s storefront. …

When Thatgamecompany announced Sky: Children of the Light, it was known that the ‘casual MMO’ would be arriving on console eventually, but it was unknown which consoles would see the game come to its platform. In a recent interview with MCV, Thatgamecompany’s co-founder and Creative Director, Jenova Chen, confirmed that …

While Sony didn’t go as far as revealing the PlayStation 5 during The Game Awards, we did get the first announcement for a PS5 console exclusive. At this point, we've seen Godfall's reveal trailer and six seconds of additional leaked footage. Now, we have the full version of the video …

One of the key advantages of a publisher having its own storefront, is the fact that all profits go directly to the publisher, unlike 3rd party storefronts which take a percentage of the profits. This is not only beneficial to the publishers themselves, but also consumers, as it means that …

There are some interesting changes going on at Sony at the moment, with the company seemingly opening up to bringing more of its exclusive games to PC. There are a couple of PS4 exclusives rumoured to be coming over to PC already but the latest is particularly interesting, with Naughty …

With Monster Hunter World: Iceborne's early PC issues now presumably resolved by the latest patch, it is time to start looking towards the content updates and big events coming in 2020. Just like the base game, Iceworld will feature new hunts and special collaboration events. This time around though, Capcom …

Halo: Reach has been out for a little while now, but Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is making good progress towards its early 2020 PC release.

While Monster Hunter World: Iceborne's PC release was hampered by a couple of major issues, Capcom has been quick on the case. Earlier this week, Capcom announced that a patch would be rolling out ‘within a few days' to address CPU utilisation and save error issues. Now, just in time …

Microsoft is continuing to update its Game Pass subscription service with a number of high quality titles. Announced to be arriving on the service for PC is A Plague Tale: Innocence, Children of Morta, and Gris – three highly rated titles from the last two years. These games will be …

After announcing that it would be continuing its free games programme throughout 2020, the Epic Games Store’s latest offering is now available. Horace, an indie adventure platformer about a small robot on a big adventure – which was developed by just two people – is now available to purchase and …

It has been one week since Monster Hunter World: Iceborne launched on PC. Unfortunately, while the expansion was well received on consoles last year, the PC version came out with some issues. Capcom has been investigating since then and today, the publisher gave us an update on the upcoming patch.  …

Over the weekend, people were quick to notice that Grand Theft Auto IV has mysteriously disappeared from the Steam store. This has happened to other GTA games in the past due to expiring music licenses but this time around, the situation is different. Rockstar has now confirmed that GTA IV …

Last Thursday, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne finally arrived on PC after a lengthy stint on Xbox One and PS4. Unfortunately, the new expansion didn't come without issues, with some PC players reporting a loss of save files and poor performance.  Currently, Iceborne has a ‘mixed' reception on Steam, with some …

If you head over to the GTA IV page on Steam right now, what you’ll find is that the game is no longer available to purchase. Discovered by user ‘Pix’ on ResetEra, Grand Theft Auto IV can not be purchased anymore – although GTA: Episodes from Liberty City is still …

While the Epic Games Store previously only promised free weekly games until the end of 2019, it would appear as though the promotion has been extended through 2020, as once again, a new free game is available for all to purchase on the Epic Games Store. Sundered: Eldritch Edition, is …

A dual-chamber system with a high-end gaming PC on one side and a PS4 or Xbox One in the other, complete with storage upgrades and a capture card.