If you’re looking for extra Xbox One storage space, to download all those free games from Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass (opens in new tab)… the official Seagate 2TB drive is going cheap right now. You can grab it from Walmart.com for $79.30 (opens in new tab), which …
Read More »Fallout 76’s photo mode loading screens are a little moment of memory making brilliance
It’s pretty much standard issue for games to come with a photo mode these days, and Fallout 76 (opens in new tab) isn’t any different. It does however have a lovely little twist I’ve discovered in the Fallout 76 beta where the pictures you take are quietly slipped into your …
Read More »Red Dead Redemptions infamous “Donkey-Lady” is back in Red Dead Redemption 2, and this time, its Rockstar approved
Ever full of surprises, Red Dead Redemption 2 (opens in new tab) has already given us Bigfoot (opens in new tab) and a KKK massacre (opens in new tab), but the latest find will be of special import to those who’ve played or kept up with developments in the original …
Read More »See Destiny 2s heartbreaking Ascendant Primeval meatball bug in action
Destiny 2 (opens in new tab)’s Gambit mode is a hectic hybrid of PvE and PvP that’s a lot of fun. Unless that is you happen to be one of the very unlucky few that have fallen victim to a brutal meatball-based bug. Here’s what you need to know: the …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption 2 inspired this incredible Farming Simulator 19 trailer
Red Dead Redemption 2 (opens in new tab) is a glorious celebration of the rootin’-tootin’ cowboy lifestyle. Through it you can become a master horseman who definitely doesn’t run into trees, a peerless gambler with the devil’s luck, a dead-eye sharpshooter who can down a deer from 200 yards, or …
Read More »Fallout 76’s online world is the perfect way to explore its prequel setting and tell a fresh story
I wasn’t expecting to enjoy the Fallout 76 beta this much. I mean, I thought I’d like it, but I wasn’t expecting a weird feeling of almost childlike wonder to well up as the Appalachian mountains unfolded before me. More than ever before in the series I felt a very …
Read More »Start planning your Fallout 76 character early with this fan-made builder
Fallout 76 (opens in new tab) character builds will work unlike any other game in the post-nuclear RPG series, so you might want to get comfortable ahead of time. This slick, fan-made character builder tool (opens in new tab) lays out how the familiar set of SPECIAL stats underpins a …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 review: “Multiplayer shines like never before”
When Treyarch announced it would be doing away with a campaign in this year’s Call of Duty, I was apprehensive. There was potential for Black Ops 4 to turn into a multiplayer carbon copy of the last few franchise instalments, without the mode that gave it some substance. Don’t get …
Read More »Why the cluck are chickens such cocks in video games? Discovering the science behind the age old question
Chickens are utter bastards in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (opens in new tab). They’ll attack your character without warning or cause, often in broods of three or more, breaking your cover at the most inconvenient times and even killing players too flabbergasted to respond quickly enough. Read more The best games …
Read More »Battlefield 5 hires Kingsman and Kick-Ass star Mark Strong to tell its story
Battlefield 5 (opens in new tab) is made up of different stories that take place during WW2, so EA is relying on the voice talents of movie star Mark Strong to pull them all together. He’s just been announced as the narrator for the game, taking time out of superhero …
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