The World of Warcraft: Shadowlands pre-expansion patch has gone live across all regions, despite there still being no release date for the launch of the full game in sight after Blizzard announced a delay earlier this month. Confirming the news in a blog post (opens in new tab), the studio …
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The Red Dead Online (opens in new tab) beta is now live for players who bought the Ultimate Edition of Red Dead Redemption 2 (opens in new tab), and Rockstar let us know what we could expect from some of the more competitive features of the online game. Crucially, it …
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It wouldn’t be a Blizzcon without a World Of Warcraft (opens in new tab) expansion, and this year’s packed in two. First, the reveal of WoW’s next massive expansion Battle for Azeroth, and second, the arrival of official Vanilla World of Warcraft servers. “Battle for Azeroth will make you prouder …
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In games, nothing can be said to be certain except death and well, mostly that. Death as a consequence of failure has been a part of games since the days of Spacewar!, and what came after has stayed pretty much the same: a Game Over screen, a Continue? prompt (maybe …
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The day of reckoning is nearly at hand for divebombing Stormcallers and close-quarters snipers. In its final informative livestream (opens in new tab) for Destiny (opens in new tab) Update 2.2.0, Bungie shared several changes coming to the Warlock class, weapon types, and even the basics of reviving your teammates. …
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Maybe history really is cyclical. Video games certainly make that case, especially in the last few years as genres long thought dead are resurrected and reinvented: fighting games; isometric, turn-based RPGs; and perhaps the oddest of all, hardcore space sims (opens in new tab). Led by a reanimated Elite franchise …
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Xur, Destiny (opens in new tab)’s travelling weekend trader, uncontested gin rummy champion, and galaxy’s greatest authority on Galapagos tortoises, is back in the Tower. This week, he’s in the hangar, hiding just off to the right when you first enter. Apparently he’s lying in wait for a big rat …
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It used to be that you couldn’t make a living playing video games, and Lord, did a certain generation of gamers hear that point emphasised a lot, as they (we) frittered away yet another afternoon in the Green Hill Zone. But times have changed. Sonic’s most successful work today involves …
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Verbal communication isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Just ask anyone who’s endured the rancid stench of a stranger’s halitosis – also known as ‘paying the iron price’ for the last free seat on the bus. In keeping with our species’ tendency to ruin every innovative idea – from …
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Like any great MMO, Destiny is constantly evolving to meet the needs of its community. The latest Nightfall strike has been made more profitable and a new update has improved Legendary drops in the Crucible, but what about those raids. More specifically, will Bungie ever add a matchmaking capability? In …
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