Destiny 2 (opens in new tab) players could smell it in the air even before the new Warmind (opens in new tab) teaser trailer arrived: more content reveals are coming. Bungie plans to host another of its usual developer streams focused on the upcoming expansion – Warmind is slated to …
Read More »Fortnite Battle Royale Patch 3.5: 50v50 is back, the Port-a-Fort is live, and Replay Mode is finally here
What would a week be without another game-changing update to Fortnite (opens in new tab) Battle Royale? Just another week, I’d imagine, but best not to dwell on worst case scenarios like that. Instead, let’s have a look at what’s new in Patch 3.5, which has been rolled out by …
Read More »Fortnite Battle Royale 3.4 is live, here are 5 ways it makes the game better than ever
Fortnite (opens in new tab) Battle Royale is feeling fresh as daisies with update 3.4, replete with a new weapon as well as optimizations for visual quality and lag reduction. The new patch arrived after about six hours of scheduled maintenance and it was well worth the wait, even if …
Read More »Here’s how to get Sea of Thieves Day One Patch before it goes
Oh Rare, you bunch of lovable rogues. Their game Sea of Thieves (opens in new tab) has a day one patch, but it’s not what you think. No massive update file ready and waiting to be installed, oh no: instead the day one patch is…an eye patch. Yes, seriously. You …
Read More »You died, Demons Souls – with servers shut down, fans share their favorite memories of the game
At approximately 9:00 UTC, February 28 2018, Atlus pulled the plug on Demon’s Souls’ online servers (opens in new tab), after nearly a decade of players fighting with and against each other in the kingdom of Boletaria. Given that its unique multiplayer angle was such a key, compelling part of …
Read More »Defiance 2050 relaunch coming summer 2018, closed beta sign-ups now live
The Destiny (opens in new tab) series is a bit of an anomaly in the games market. Its unique blend of first-person shooting and large-scale multiplayer exists in very few games, so Bungie’s behemoth stands in a genre relatively unopposed (though Warframe and The Division do come to mind). But …
Read More »Daily NewsRadar: Soul Calibur 6, Call of Tom Hardy, Ys Origin on Xbox, and more
It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down (with the latest and hottest news) on Friday. Ivy Valentine and Zasalamel are back in Soul Calibur 6 It’s all thongs and shoulderpads around here today to celebrate the return of fighters Ivy Valentine and Zasalamel in the next Soul Calibur, one of our …
Read More »Welcome home, Oscar? Most wanted new league in FIFA 19 is the Chinese first division
EA’s FIFA series is known for packing in a zillion players and leagues from across the globe, but it’s the fans who suffer when one of those players moves to a club that isn’t in the game – as it means their immediate removal from Ultimate Team (opens in new …
Read More »See Fade to Silences weirdly corrupted Lovecraftian apocalypse in action and rate your chances of survival (not good)
Fade to Silence is an interesting post apocalyptic game full of icy landscapes and unpleasant eldritch creatures. I don’t rate your chances much to be honest. At the PC Gamer Weekender, developer Black Forrest Games explained a little more about Fade to Silence and its survival elements. It might look …
Read More »Forget sex, violence, and loss – video games need to be better at romantic love to truly evolve
I think games are scared of love. Even the most heartwarming of moments in games are often shrouded in layers of humour, horror, or artistic license. Unlike in some of the most enduring movies of all time, love in games is often treated as a byproduct or narrative device used …
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