Welcome to episode two of Challenge Radar, our brand new weekly series where you – yes, you – can challenge the GamesRadar team to put their gaming skills to the test! You pick the game, the challenge and we’ll attempt to do it. It can be time limit based, lives-lost …
Read More »Fortnite Shipwreck Cove, Yacht, and Flopper Pond locations: Where to visit all of them
We’re off on another sightseeing tour around the island, and this time our targets are the Fortnite Shipwreck Cove, Yacht, and Flopper Pond locations – they’re pretty far apart, so it’s unlikely you’ll be able to visit them all in one go. Thankfully for this portion of the Fortnite Meowscles’ …
Read More »Animal Crossing: New Horizons preorder delays affecting some customers – check yours now!
Certain customers have been notified that their Animal Crossing: New Horizons pre-orders (opens in new tab) on Amazon have been delayed until Tuesday, 24 March. Posts on Reddit have started appearing of people saying they’ve received emails that their pre-orders of Animal Crossing: New Horizons (opens in new tab) won’t …
Read More »Gears 5 will be optimized for Xbox Series X, heres what it looks like on the console
Gears 5 (opens in new tab) on the Xbox Series X (opens in new tab) is coming this holiday season, and it looks pretty damn good. The Coalition’s Mike Rayner showed off the opening cutscene of Gears 5 running on the Xbox Series X with Ultra settings – the same …
Read More »The PS5 reveal event and date has finally been announced by PlayStation
After months of rumours, Sony has confirmed the PS5 (opens in new tab) reveal event is indeed happening, announcing the date, time, and venue for its global unveiling of the next-gen console. Citizens of the PlayStation nation, your prayers have been answered. The online PlayStation reveal will take place tomorrow, March …
Read More »Xbox Series X controller details revealed: share button, cross-compatibility, and more
The Xbox Series X (opens in new tab) controller has been officially revealed, with confirmation it will have a share button, as well as work with older Xbox models. The details came through Xbox Wire (opens in new tab), who interviewed Xbox senior designer, Ryan Whitaker. When the Xbox …
Read More »The hidden value of video game main menus, and the design secrets that compel you to hit play
Read more (Image credit: Bungie) The secret sauce behind Destiny 2’s brilliance? Menus, maps and inventory management (opens in new tab) Anyone who’s ever been on a date or interviewed for a job doesn’t need reminding about the importance of first impressions, but they hold even more purchase over human …
Read More »BAFTA Games Awards show to go digital with online live stream
BAFTA Games Awards 2020 is going digital with an online live stream in lieu of its usual red carpet event. Set to broadcast globally on April 2, the decision to change the format has been taken in response to the “growing concerns over the spread of coronavirus”, and the fact …
Read More »Nvidias calling on gaming PC owners to put their systems to work fighting COVID-19
If you have a gaming PC (opens in new tab), you can lend your graphical power to fighting the COVID-19 outbreak. That’s not a thing I ever thought I’d write, but it turns out 2020 is occasionally weird in good ways too. Nvidia is putting out a call to PC …
Read More »How Ubisoft designed its Division 2 Clans to create a new social system for all players
Speaking at the Interactive Futures 2020 conference in Leamington Spa, Ubisoft game designer Lara Coulson opens with a question: “So, why did we want to add clans to The Division?” As with many online games, the social aspect of playing with others is one of its biggest draws, and giving …
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