Relax, The Next-Gen Xbox Series X Isn’t Killing Off The Xbox One S
There has been some speculation that the Xbox One has been discontinued due to the Xbox Series X, but it’s not really accurate.
July 16, 2020 No Comments
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Xbox Pumps Series X Hype with Beefed-Up Game Pass Bundle
As the Xbox Series X launch looms, Microsoft is making Game Pass even better by bundling in cloud streaming at no additional cost.
July 16, 2020 No Comments
Microsoft Dumps Xbox Series S Reveal For What Gamers Really Want
Xbox marketing head clarifies that Microsoft has no plans to unveil the smaller, budget Xbox Series S during next week’s showcase.
July 16, 2020 No Comments
Call of Duty Sequel Leak Cures Modern Warfare’s Biggest Flaw
Unannounced Activision shooter The Red Door surfaces on Microsoft Store, potentially referencing the next Call of Duty game.
July 16, 2020 No Comments
Dr Disrespect Twitch Ban: Surprise Theory Teases Streamer’s Next Move
New theories about the Dr Disrespect Twitch ban suggest that the streamer may be about to make a big comeback.
July 16, 2020 No Comments
Budget PES 2021 ‘Season Update’ Will Still Be Better Than FIFA 21
Konami is paring down this year’s eFootball PES 2021 to a ‘season update’ as it doubles down on a ‘dazzling’ next-gen title.
July 15, 2020 No Comments
Sony Radically Doubles PlayStation 5 Production – Because of the Pandemic
Sony is radically increasing the production of PS5 consoles to 10 million units by December in response to the on-going pandemic.
July 15, 2020 No Comments
Ugly Xbox Series X Box Art Becomes An Embarrassing New Meme
Console fans are mocking the Xbox Series X box art for having a poorly-designed ‘optimized’ badge that comes in multiple, confusing variants.
July 15, 2020 No Comments
PS4 Ghost of Tsushima Review Round-Up: Style Over Substance
Ghost of Tsushima is a stunning, immersive game weighed down by the trappings of the trite open-world action adventure formula.
July 14, 2020 No Comments
AOC Flexes Secret Weapon to Fight the Alt-Right Trolls: League of Legends
If Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Twitter game has been even more on point than usual, it’s because AOC has a secret weapon: League of Legends.
July 14, 2020 No Comments
Amazon PlayStation 5 Reviews Hit Early – And They’re What You Expected
PS5 fans have descended on the review section of the Amazon UK PS5 listing, and, unsurprisingly, the results are pure gold.
July 14, 2020 No Comments
13 Years Later, Halo 3 on PC Has Officially Landed Ahead of Schedule
343 Industries’ storied Halo 3 makes its highly-anticipated PC debut earlier than planned pleasing franchise fans to no end.
July 14, 2020 No Comments
Far Cry 6 Reveal Gives Us Another Reason to Cancel Ubisoft
Ubisoft faces criticism after casting a non-Latino actor to play a Latino role of the titular protagonist in its new game, Far Cry 6.
July 14, 2020 3 Comments
Your Next-Gen PlayStation 5 Weighs Like a Chunky Newborn Baby
Listings popping up, reports of in-store pre-orders, rumors of a big reveal – the PS5 price and release date can’t be far off.
July 13, 2020 No Comments
Loud Rumors Tease PlayStation 5 Price & Launch Date Reveal Today
Rumors suggest Sony plans to reveal the PS5 price, release date, and launch pre-orders later today at 12:30 pm PT/9:30 pm CEST.
July 13, 2020 No Comments
Free PS5 Game Upgrades Prove Xbox Smart Delivery is Nothing Special
Sharp-eyed gamers will notice that PlayStation 5 can match just about every feature Microsoft throws out. This includes Smart Delivery.
July 13, 2020 No Comments
Zelda or Mario? Nintendo Plots Something Big for Next-Gen Stakes
Amid the current discourse regarding the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 Nintendo has remained silent. But leaks hint at something big soon.
July 13, 2020 No Comments
Xbox Promises Backward Compatibility Won’t Annoy Next-Gen Zealots
Will PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X games be hindered by having to run on last-gen hardware? Not at all, according to Phil Spencer.
July 12, 2020 No Comments
Just Recruit This Cat For Your Assassin’s Creed Viking Raids
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will let players recruit a feline friend to their raiding crew to keep longboats free of vermin.
July 12, 2020 No Comments
Amazon Suffers Again as Multi-Million Gaming Push Derails
After Crucible’s curious ‘un-releasing’ last month, Amazon has pushed back its ambitious MMO New World to an unspecified date in Spring 2021.
July 12, 2020 No Comments
Just How Far Will PlayStation 5 Backward Compatibility Reach?
We already know the PlayStation 5 will be backward compatible with some PlayStation 4 games. A new patent hints at much, much more.
July 12, 2020 No Comments
This PlayStation 5 Patent Can Change How You Buy Games Forever
The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One introduced the Share button. Revolutionary at the time, the PlayStation 5 might take this to the next level.
July 11, 2020 No Comments
Ninja’s Twitch-Facebook-YouTube War Has One Obvious Winner
Streaming megastar Ninja is reportedly about to sign a new exclusive streaming deal after Microsoft’s Xbox surprised many by shutting down Mixer.
July 11, 2020 No Comments
Lame Far Cry 6 Dictator-Paradise Formula Proves It’s Out of Ideas
We’ve had some huge leaks about Far Cry 6, including a new villain. Doesn’t it seem just the same as all the other games though?
July 11, 2020 No Comments
Sony’s PlayStation 5 Drip-Feed Reveal is Starting to Get Boring
Sony’s latest impromptu next-gen info drop unveils – hold your breath here people – the official box art set to adorn physical PS5 games.
July 11, 2020 No Comments
God of War Director Backs $70 Games Over Microtransactions – But He’s Wrong
God of War creative director Cory Barlog’s lofty vision for $70 game/micro-transaction trade-off sounds great but is unrealistic.
July 9, 2020 No Comments
‘The Sims’ Reality TV Show Looks Like an Awful Waste of Money
The Sims is getting its own reality show and no one can figure out why money is being spent on that rather than the game itself. Obviously, most fans don’t seem too happy about it.
July 9, 2020 No Comments
This Last of Us Part 2 Motion-Capture Dog Will Haunt Gamers
The Last of Us Part II developer Naughty Dog drafted in the help of some real-world pooches to bring their in-game counterparts to life.
July 9, 2020 No Comments
Ninja’s Massive YouTube Debut Conjures a New Nightmare for Twitch
Ninja’s first YouTube stream smashed expectations. The Fortnite star likely has Twitch executives sweating in their suits.
July 8, 2020 No Comments
There’s a New Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Leak – Trust Us, You’ll Be Relieved
There’s a new Assassin’s Creed Valhalla leak, and trust us, after the last debacle, you’ll be relieved when you see it.
July 8, 2020 No Comments
COD Modern Warfare Isn’t a Masterpiece. There’s No Zombie Mode.
New concept art reveals what the canceled zombie mode would have looked like in Call of Duty Modern Warfare – and it’s glorious.
July 8, 2020 No Comments
EA FIFA Juggernaut Waits to Pounce on Konami’s Lost PES Licenses
Developer Konami has announced that the licensing agreements with Serie A soccer teams AC Milan and Inter Milan will not be renewed.
July 8, 2020 No Comments
New Xbox Gamer-Friendly Policy Schools Greedy Publishers & the PS5
A new report about Microsoft’s Xbox Series X free game upgrade policy confirms it will be the most player-friendly next-gen console.
July 8, 2020 No Comments
Xbox’s Batman Masterplan Signals a Real PlayStation 5 Threat
Could Batman become exclusive to the Xbox Series X in the future? If so, would that help Xbox to pull a win over PS5 and Spider-Man?
July 7, 2020 No Comments
Twitch Streamer Apology Over Sexual Assault Unravels Into a Disaster
Sky Williams has a lot to answer for, but ‘apologizing’ in a monetized Twitch stream was a huge mistake.
July 7, 2020 No Comments
Watch Dogs: Legion Has Leaked in Screenshots – And It Looks Awful
New screenshots for Ubisoft’s upcoming action-adventure Watch Dogs: Legion have leaked and boy do they look rough around the edges.
July 7, 2020 No Comments
Xbox Refuses to Bite in Next-Gen $$$ War Against PlayStation 5
Insider nods suggest the on-going game of pricing chicken between Xbox and Sony is likely to continue past Microsoft’s July 23 showcase.
July 7, 2020 No Comments
Xbox Games Showcase Will Give You a Reason to Care About the Xbox Series X
The Xbox Games Showcase event is announced and it may finally give Xbox Series X fans what they really want.
July 6, 2020 No Comments
Rockstar Will Never Let GTA 5 Die – A VR Remake Might Be Next
Rockstar is bankrolling a new AAA open-world VR game, and we wouldn’t be surprised if it turns out to be a VR remake of GTA 5.
July 6, 2020 No Comments
Amazon’s Fallout TV Show Risks Being a Disaster – And Here’s Why
Fallout is finally going to be brought to the small screen, and here are the ways in which they will manage to mess it up.
July 6, 2020 No Comments
I’m Glad PS5 Game Prices Are Getting More Expensive
Let’s face it: PS5 and Xbox Series X games are going to be more expensive than we’ve come to expect. Here’s why that’s not a bad thing.
July 6, 2020 No Comments
Don’t Let Ghost of Tsushima’s 8 GB Patch Spoil Your Launch Day
Expect a hefty 8 GB day-one patch when this generation’s final PlayStation 4 exclusive, Ghost of Tsushima releases next week.
July 6, 2020 No Comments
Leaked Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Looks Like a Bad Witcher 3 Rip-Off
Contrary to Ubisoft’s promotional blather, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla won’t innovate all that much on the Assassin’s Creed formula.
July 6, 2020 No Comments
PlayStation 5 Aims First Xbox Punch With Early Price Reveal
Sony might one-up Xbox with a PlayStation 5 price reveal ahead of Microsoft’s big rumored event later this month.
July 6, 2020 No Comments
PlayStation Fanboys Beware: Horizon Zero Dawn is a Steam Best-Seller
A day on from pre-orders going live, Horizon Zero Dawn on PC is already the global top-seller on Steam. Expect more PS4 exclusives to follow.
July 5, 2020 No Comments
You Might Have a Third Next-Gen Xbox to Buy This Holiday
Rumors are pointing toward a third, surprise Xbox, supposedly codenamed Edinburgh. Could this be an all-digital box to compete against Sony’s?
July 5, 2020 No Comments
Amid the Xbox Series X & PlayStation 5 Hype, Where’s Nintendo?
2020 has been a quiet year for Nintendo. We’re only halfway through and we’ve got Paper Mario: The Origami King to look forward to. That’s it.
July 4, 2020 No Comments
You’ll Never Guess Who’s Trying to Kill NBA 2K20 in the U.K.
The U.K.’s House of Lords has called for loot boxes to immediately be reclassified as gambling. That could be a death blow to NBA 2K20 in the U.K.
July 4, 2020 No Comments