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Today we present part two of our Red Dead Redemption gameplay. This time around, we spend more time exploring the huge open world, as well as the different customisation options you get.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is finally out! Over the weekend, BoMenzzz checked it out on PS4, providing lengthy gameplay and first impressions.

We're coming up to the launch of Fallout 76, and beta testing has officially kicked off. Last night, Bethesda's experimental Fallout title was playable to those on Xbox One, albeit in a short four-hour window. More opportunities to play will pop up over the week, with times shifting around to …

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February is looking like a crowded month for video game releases. Not only do we have BioWare's Anthem launching late that month, but Metro Exodus and Crackdown 3 are also set to launch, all within a less than two-week time span. Initially, PS4 exclusive ‘Days Gone' was also supposed to …

Over the weekend, a nasty PS4 messaging bug came to light, which would ‘brick' consoles by sending them into a constant crash loop. Some players used this to their advantage by sending a string of characters to PS4 players on opposing teams to force them out of a game. It …

We've seen weird messaging bugs creep into the smartphone space over the last couple of years but it looks like this issue is starting to affect consoles too. Over the weekend, numerous reports surfaced of PlayStation 4 consoles crashing after receiving a malicious message. As HuntStark notes on Reddit, some …

The current generation of consoles from both Microsoft and Sony have been relatively well shielded from piracy over the last few years. However, over the course of this year, hackers have managed to chip away at the PS4’s armour, with jailbreaks now available for certain PS4 firmware versions. One particular …

Rockstar has been slowly rolling out information in the build up to Red Dead Redemption 2's launch. Back in August, we received the very first full gameplay trailer, breaking down exploration, conversations and a few other mechanics. Today, we got part two of Rockstar's gameplay reveal, focussing on combat, side …

Ever since E3, fans have been wondering when Sony was going to announce the date for this year's PlayStation Experience event. The months went on and Sony stayed quiet on the situation. Now we know why, as Sony officially announced over the weekend that there would be no event this …

After its open crusade against cross-platform compatibility, it seems that Sony has pulled a one-eighty, finally opening the borders between its PlayStation 4 and rival consoles. Fortnite: Battle Royale will be the first game to receive the treatment, becoming the first title in history to allow players on all consoles …

Sony is continuing to have a blockbuster year with PS4 exclusives. Back in April, we learned that God of War had become the fastest selling PS4 exclusive ever, shipping 3.1 million copies in just three days. Now, that title has been passed on to Spider-Man, which accrued 3.3 million sales …

The PS4's next big exclusive is just around the corner and it is shaping up to be huge. Insomniac's Spider-Man game will be hitting store shelves on the 7th of September, but players won't have to wait long for additional content as the first DLC is set to release in …

The transition from PC to Xbox hasn’t been the smoothest ride for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, with PUBG Corp releasing a documentary on the journey to both enlighten and to celebrate the game’s impending full release onto Xbox One. Curiously, however, a large PlayStation-sized Easter egg has been spotted, renewing rumours of …

Yesterday, Sony revealed its quarterly financial results. We've already established that Sony Mobile is in a tough spot at the moment. However, Sony's gaming division is doing better than ever, with the PlayStation 4 set to surpass the PS3 in lifetime sales very soon. Since launching in November 2013, the …

Guerrilla Games hit it out of the park last year with Horizon Zero Dawn on the PS4. The studio reinvented itself in one swoop, and now, the team would like to capitalise on its success by moving to a larger office with the goal of making new games faster. Guerrilla …

A couple of years ago, before the launches of PUBG and Fortnite, the team at Xaviant launched The Culling on Steam Early Access. It was another Battle Royale game, but the combat system largely focussed on skilled melee, with timed blocks and stamina gauges playing a prominent role. Over time, …

Resident Evil is one of the most loved franchises in gaming, with what is seen by many as one of the best remakes of all time. Colloquially known as REMake, the remake of Resident Evil 1 is often on many top games lists. Resident Evil 2 isn’t going in the …

Sony has made headlines since the release of Fortnite: Battle Royale on the Nintendo Switch, thanks to its decision to block cross-compatibility with the PlayStation 4. Both Microsoft and Nintendo have seized the opportunity to take aim at the rival company, releasing a joint advertisement for Minecraft’s cross-play feature. Minecraft …

Under Square Enix's reign, IO Interactive took Agent 47 in a very different direction with a new episodic Hitman game released in 2016. The game actually turned out to be fairly well received, but we were unsure whether or not we would get a sequel once IO Interactive went independent. …

Toshihiro Nagoshi, the creator of the Yakuza franchise, revealed yesterday in a Sega Nama live stream that Yakuza 6 sold between 800,000 and 900,000 copies worldwide. He went on to explain, it's not the totality of the number that is interesting, but where the sales came from. Siliconera deciphered the …

Code Vein was revealed all the way back in May 2017, as an action RPG that would scratch the same itch as the likes of Dark Souls. Just over a year we now have a finalised release date for the anime-inspired co-op title. Code Vein is due to release on …

Earlier this year, console modders found the first crack in the PS4's armor, developing an exploit to run homebrew software and unlock full PS2 backwards compatibility. The catch was that in order to take advantage, you would need a PS4 running either firmware version 4.05 or 4.55. Since then, SpecterDev …

H1Z1 has had a rough year on PC. While the game used to rank highly as one of the most played games on Steam, the spotlight has since been taken away by competitors like PUBG and Fortnite. However, the game has since found new life thanks to the launch of …

A few weeks ago, the first PlayStation 5 rumours began popping up on the web. At the time, it was brushed off due to a few outlandish claims, such as a potential 2018 launch window, but some additional fuel was added to the fire this week. For starters, Sony has …

As tech enthusiasts, we’ve all come across ‘warranty void if removed’ stickers. They are very common on lots of electronic devices, ranging from games consoles, to PC parts and mobile devices. Last month, the FTC called out six companies over illegal warranty voiding practices. Most notably, the three major console …

Update (02/05/18): Late last month, the FTC began cracking down on companies using ‘warranty void if removed' stickers, amongst other tactics that are apparently illegal. This came as a surprise, because warranty void stickers are common practise across the tech world. At the time, the FTC had issued warnings to …

April has been an excellent month for Sony. At this point, there are 79 million PS4s in the wild, and it looks like a good chunk of them are interested in God of War. After dominating sales charts during its launch week, God of War has been able to maintain …

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is faring well with its exclusivity on the Xbox One, however PlayStation 4 owners have been left in the wind as to when the title might potentially come to the platform. In an effort to capitalise on that, Daybreak Games is hoping to win the crowd over with …

Insomniac’s Spider-Man received a release date last week, alongside the reveal that players will don a variety of different suits from the webslinger’s history. The second pre-order incentive has now been revealed via a leak, with the character strapping into the Iron Spider suit from Avengers: Infinity War. Originally teased …