Gaming

By Darren Allan To celebrate and coincide with the grand finals of the Overwatch League, Blizzard is making the game free to play for all-comers this weekend. And when we say this weekend, we mean a long weekend, starting on Thursday, July 26 at 11am PDT in the US (7pm in the UK, 4am July…

By Darren Allan The latest patch for Civilization VI has stripped out the game’s Red Shell software, a controversial product that tracks the ads which the user has viewed outside of the game. Red Shell has previously been branded as ‘spyware’ in some quarters, and it works by taking a fingerprint of the user’s PC…

By Harry Domanski To celebrate the impending launch of the PS4-exclusive Marvel’s Spider-Man, Sony has announced a limited edition PlayStation 4 Pro bundle at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. The PS4 Pro console will feature a striking new red paint job emblazoned with Spider-Man’s iconic logo, and it’ll come with a controller in matching red-and-white…

By Joe Osborne Microsoft Studios and in-house developer 343 Industries aren’t interested in the hottest trend in multiplayer gaming right now – ‘battle royale’ – when it comes to Halo Infinite, the upcoming sixth sequel. The ‘battle royale’ style of multiplayer shooters has taken the online gaming world by storm in the last two years,…

By Michelle Fitzsimmons Xbox is headed to Cologne, Germany for next month’s Gamescom gathering, and it will reveal all-new bundles and accessories at the show, according to a blog post by Microsoft’s Major Nelson. An earlier version of the blog post noted there would be “all-new Xbox hardware” shown during a special episode of Inside…

By Brendan Griffiths Last year’s Amazon Prime Day brought us the best PlayStation Plus deal we’d ever seen and it’s back again this year and arguably even better value. As you can get 15 months for just £34.99. Since last year, Sony put the price of a 12-month PS Plus subscription up to £49.99. So…

By Becca Caddy If you’ve been looking for an excuse to splurge on the most powerful console on the whole planet, then Amazon Prime Day 2018 could be just what you’re looking for. Among the discounted devices and belting bargains, Amazon has brought you a gaming bundle containing everything you need to get started with…

By James Peckham Most of the Nintendo Switch Amazon Prime Day deals have dried up, but you can still buy this bundle with Super Mario Odyssey paired with a Nintendo Switch Pro controller. You can grab one of the best games on the Switch so far alongside the official Nintendo controller for the console at…

By Andrew Williams We’ve unearthed another nugget from the Amazon Prime Day goldmine, this time a £40 discount for the Nvidia Shield TV set-top box. The Nvidia Shield TV usually costs £189.99, but you can pick one up today for just £149.99. It runs Android TV, software based on the Android platform used in phones,…

By Joe Osborne If you’ve been holding out for this long on a Nintendo 3DS on account of your retro sensibilities, then Amazon Prime Day is your lucky day. The retailer is selling the mega-popular handheld console for a steal today in a Super Nintendo-themed package. It’s now just $149 for the New 3DS XL…

By Gerald Lynch We have yet another mind-blowing deal for all the Amazon Prime subscribers today: a big Xbox One console, games and accessories bundle. For just £199.99 you get a 1TB Xbox One S Minecraft Edition box, a vertical stand plus extra games, Sea of Thieves and Forza Horizon 3. The extra custom Minecraft…

By Kevin Lee Amazon Prime Day 2018 might still be a few hours away from kicking off, but you can pick up on a fantastic Xbox One X discount right now. Thanks to the folks at Rakuten, you can pick up an Xbox One X 1TB console for just $399 – 26% off its normal…

By Becca Caddy Here’s another fantastic deal for Amazon Prime subscribers today: a PlayStation VR Starter Pack and a pair of Move controllers. For only £229.99 you can get your hands on (and head into) a PlayStation VR headset, a PlayStation VR camera, PlayStation VR Worlds gaming bundle and a Move controllers twin pack. What…

By Andrew Williams Nintendo has announced the winners of its Labo Creator Contest. Intrepid cardboard wranglers have turned the Switch into a “solar-powered” accordion and an alarm clock. Momonga906’s entry is the Labo accordion. It uses holes punched into a “kleenex box”. A light sensor underneath detects which hole is being blocked, to determine the…

By James Peckham We’ve had a sneak peek at some of the Nintendo Switch deals going live later today for Amazon Prime Day, and we can confirm you’re going to want to check them out if you’ve been considering buying the console. Two deals are set to go live at 12PM BST, but we can’t…