Stray, the newly released game where you play as a cat wandering through a dystopian city, has just become the highest-rated game of 2022 on Steam, overtaking AAA games such as God Of War and Death Stranding Director's Cut. As seen in Steam250's top 150 games of 2022, Stray is …
Read More »The Last of Us Part 1 should launch on PC ‘very soon’ after PS5
While there is some debate over whether or not The Last of Us Part 1 is worth the upgrade for PS5 owners, for PC gamers, this will be their first chance to experience the game. Currently, the game is on track to release on PS5 in September, and according to …
Read More »Spider-Man Remastered PC release date, system requirements and graphics features revealed
Earlier this summer, Sony surprised us all by announcing Insomniac's Spider-Man and Miles Morales games for PC. We'll be getting Spider-Man Remastered on PC in just a few weeks time, on the 12th of August. Sony has also revealed graphical features and the system requirements needed to run the game.
Read More »2023 will be “the most exciting year in Dead Cells history”
Released all the way back in 2018, Dead Cells is a rogue-lite metroidvania-inspired action platformer featuring fast and frantic combat alongside a near endless amount of unique weapons. Since its release, the game has received consistent content updates. 4 years on, the game is still going strong, with 2023 promised …
Read More »Activision publisher page goes live on Steam
Earlier this year Activision announced that it would be making a return to Steam after years of absence forcing PC players to use the publisher’s own bespoke launcher. Ahead of Activison’s full return to the platform, the publisher now has an official Steam page. Going to https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/Activision will now take …
Read More »Ubisoft denies plans to revoke Assassin’s Creed game from owners on Steam
Ubisoft caused quite a stir this week after it announced plans to shut down online services and remove DLCs for several older titles. In the case of Assassin's Creed Liberation HD on Steam, an update to the store page also claimed that the game would be deleted from owner's libraries, …
Read More »SteamDB updates hint at Returnal for PC
Returnal was a huge hit on PS5 at launch and now a year later, it looks like the game will be heading to PC. A SteamDB page for the game was discovered back in May, and recent updates indicate an imminent announcement. While Sony has not yet announced Returnal for …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD will no longer be playable after September
While digital gaming brought with it many conveniences, it also puts your full library into the hands of the storefront – meaning you never truly own your games. The downsides to such a thing can be seen with Ubisoft’s treatment of its games – as the single player Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD will soon no longer be playable even if you own the game...
Read More »Two years on from release, the XIII remake is getting a remake
Two years ago, XIII Remake launched and swiftly disappointed returning fans with major technical issues. Since then, the game has been handed over to a new studio to remake the remake. XIII Remake launched with plenty of bugs, and fans also took issue with changes to art style and other …
Read More »Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Steam community page hints at Steam Workshop support
Call of Duty is officially heading back to Steam this year. The franchise left Valve's platform behind in favour of Blizzard's Battle.net service back in 2018, but now with this year's release of Modern Warfare 2, the series will be back on Steam and it may have more integration with …
Read More »Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak heads to Nintendo Switch and PC this week
Monster Hunter Rise has been dominating Switch charts since its launch last year and has become a top seller on Steam thanks to its early 2022 PC launch. Later this week, Monster Hunter will be back in the spotlight with the Sunbreak expansion officially launching. Today during a Nintendo Direct …
Read More »Valve is doubling the number of Steam Deck shipments
More than one year after pre-orders went live, many excited fans continue to wait for their Steam Decks to arrive. Fortunately, Valve has some good news on this front, announcing that they will begin to ship double the number of Steam Decks from this week onwards...
Read More »3 and a half years after launch, the Epic Games Store is getting user ratings
Epic Games has been pushing its PC store front hard, trying to cement itself at least as a comfortable second place behind the PC giant that is Steam. Epic has slowly been improving its store front with a shopping cart, wishlist feature and more. 3 and a half years after …
Read More »Final Fantasy 7 Remake finally launches on Steam
Final Fantasy 7 Remake had an awfully disappointing launch on PC in late 2021, with an overly high price tag and significant performance issues. The PC version has improved since then and now, the game is finally available on Steam. Many prefer to buy their PC games on Steam to …
Read More »Next-gen update increases Resident Evil 7, RE 2 and RE 3 PC system requirements
This week during the Capcom Showcase, the publisher officially launched next-gen versions of Resident Evil 7, Resident Evil 2 Remake and Resident Evil 3 Remake, bringing ray-tracing and enhanced graphical effects to PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5. Unfortunately for PC gamers, the update also means that the game's system …
Read More »Ray-tracing upgrade comes to Resident Evil 7, RE2 and RE3 Remake
Resident Evil had a true resurgence over the last console generation, with Capcom delivering Resident Evil 7, and remakes for Resident Evil 2 and 3, all of which were well received by fans. Back in March, Capcom announced plans to bring a graphical upgrade to all three games on Xbox …
Read More »Atlus is bringing Persona 5 Royal, P4 Golden and P3P to Xbox Game Pass and PC
While Todd Howard and his Starfield gameplay presentation was the big closer tonight at the Xbox and Bethesda showcase, Phil Spencer also got a huge announcement in just before the end of the show. Spencer took to the stage right before the Starfield reveal to announce Xbox's new partnership with …
Read More »Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection is heading to PC ‘imminently’
Surprisingly during State of Play and Summer Game Fest, we only received announcements for new PlayStation games heading to PC, with Sony remaining tight-lipped on Uncharted's release date. Fortunately, recent leaks point to Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection releasing very soon. Sony first announced Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection for …
Read More »Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) will release on Steam and Battle.net
As recent leaks and rumours suggested, Call of Duty is officially heading back to Steam. The franchise left Valve's platform behind in favour of Blizzard's Battle.net service back in 2018, but now with this year's release of Modern Warfare 2, the series will be back on Steam. Call of Duty: …
Read More »Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels expansion leaks ahead of Xbox showcase
Forza Horizon 5 hasn't been in the news much since launch last year, as many are still awaiting the first expansion to be announced. Just days ahead of the Xbox and Bethesda showcase, the Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels expansion has leaked via Steam. Similarly to how Call of Duty's …
Read More »Call of Duty is finally returning to Steam after lengthy hiatus
Ever since Black Ops 4, new Call of Duty games have been absent from the Steam library, with Activision instead choosing to release the games on Blizzard's Battle.net service instead. Last week, we heard that Call of Duty might finally be returning to Steam this year, and now, Valve may …
Read More »Insomniac’s Spider-Man Remastered and Miles Morales are coming to PC this year
Through leaks, we learned recently that PS5 exclusive, Returnal, will be heading to the PC. As it turns out, Sony had a big surprise up its sleeve - Insomniac's Spider-Man and Miles Morales games are arriving first.
Read More »Valve is finally going to fix Team Fortress 2
Last year, Team Fortress 2 hit a new peak all-time player count following the game's summer update, which was supposed to solve some major issues with the game in its current state. Unfortunately, bots still run rampant in online lobbies almost a year later. The community protested this last week …
Read More »Call of Duty might be returning to Steam
For the last few years, Call of Duty has moved away from Steam, with Activision instead choosing to launch the games on Blizzard's Battle.net platform. This year, the series may finally return to Steam, according to newly leaked artwork. As spotted by Reddit user, Kalinine, new artwork for Modern Warfare …
Read More »PS5 exclusive ‘Returnal’ is heading to PC
Returnal was a huge hit on PS5 at launch and now a year later, it looks like the game will be heading to PC. Returnal was already mentioned as a PC title during the GeForce Now leak, which has largely been accurate so far. Now, SteamDB shows that Returnal is …
Read More »Sony is taking a “major step forward in becoming more multiplatform”
The video games industry is more open and accessible than it ever has been, with games which would previously be console exclusives being brought over to other systems. What’s more, nearly all new multiplayer games now offer crossplay, meaning you can play with whoever you want regardless of your platform of choice. Sony has begun to adopt this mindset, with the company claiming to be taking a “major step forward in becoming more multiplatform.”
Read More »Judge approves Wolfire’s antitrust lawsuit against Valve over Steam ‘monopoly’
Back in April 2021, Wolfire Games filed an antitrust lawsuit against Valve, claiming that the company abuses its dominance of the PC gaming market and has formed a monopoly with Steam. Valve had initially managed to get the lawsuit dismissed late last year, but after reviewing Wolfire's appeal, a judge …
Read More »Survival MMO The Day Before delayed by almost a year
The Day Before is a much-anticipated open-world survival MMO “set in a deadly, post-pandemic America overrun by flesh-hungry infected and survivors killing each other for food, weapons, and cars”. The game was originally intended to release next month, though it has now been pushed all the way back to March …
Read More »Valheim officially surpasses 10 million copies sold
Just weeks after the game launched in Early Access, Valheim managed to amass a massive audience, selling 6 million copies in two months. In the year since, sales have steadily continued, with Valheim now officially surpassing 10 million copies sold. Making the announcement on Twitter, Iron Gate Studios revealed that …
Read More »Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection comes to PC in June
It has been quite some time since Sony first announced plans to bring Uncharted to PC with the Legacy of Thieves Collection. The collection has already landed on PS5, and now, it seems that the set will finally be coming to PC in June. In an update on the Epic …
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