Gaming

By Emma Boyle When it comes to Assassin’s Creed games it’s no longer a matter of if it’s going to be released. Instead, it’s become where and when (both in real life and in-game). Although we were certain that there would be another Assassin’s Creed game after 2017’s extremely successful Origins, it wasn’t until the…

By Henry St Leger Three years after the release of Fallout 4, Bethesda has teased the latest entry in its bestselling, post-apocalyptic franchise and in contrast to the series’ usual dour atmosphere, celebration seems to be in the air. A flickering GIF of a Fallout-themed loading screen was first posted on Bethesda Game Studio‘s official…

By Emma Boyle This morning I turned into the Pepe Silvia meme of Charlie in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia because Assassin’s Creed Odyssey was announced and I don’t know how to take news at face value and wait patiently to hear more. There are, understandably, a lot of rumors swirling around about Assassin’s Creed…

By Emma Boyle With leaks springing up every time we dare to leave our desks for a cup of tea we think it’s safe to say that if E3 2018 was a ship it’d be well on its way to the bottom of the sea by now. The latest leak ahead of this year’s show…

By Emma Boyle Pre-E3 announcements and leaks are everywhere at the moment and the latest leak may have just revealed the next game in the Assassin’s Creed series, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. French site Jeuxvideo has posted an image of a keyring for a game called Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. The keyring shows the helmet of what…

By Emma Boyle Following Amazon Spain’s recent cancellation of pre-orders for Crackdown 3 and the resulting panic from fans that there had been another delay – or worse: a cancellation – Microsoft has promised that there’s nothing to worry about. Taking to Twitter, Microsoft’s general manager of games marketing, Aaron Greenberg, sought to reassure fans…

By Henry St Leger Atari’s upcoming video game console, the Atari VCS, is now available for pre-order. With a release date poised for mid-2019, the once-legendary developer and publisher is looking to re-establish itself in the hardware space with a retro-inspired platform capable of playing both classic and modern games, with promise of online capability…

By Joe Osborne If your PC gaming headset fits comfortably, but still leaves you feeling like you’ve just depressurized after a lengthy gaming session, HP has something just for you: Mindframe. This is HP’s new, over-ear PC gaming headset featuring active ear cooling. The headset, due out in the second half of this year for…

By Emma Boyle Following a livestream that’s proven we really don’t need vaults to perform sick social experiments, Bethesda has finally confirmed that it’s going to be releasing a new game known as Fallout 76. At the moment not much is known about Vault 76 and what the game will involve but you can watch…

By Emma Boyle Ever since Pokemon was confirmed to be coming to Nintendo Switch during Nintendo’s presentation at E3 2017 there have been plenty of rumors around what form the game will take. What most fans didn’t expect, however, was for Nintendo and Game Freak to create several Pokemon games for release on Nintendo Switch…

By Emma Boyle Given that it’s a game featuring jetpacks, Mary Poppins umbrellas, and building tools that make The Sims look slow, it’s not entirely surprising that Fortnite has decided to do something a little different with its very first vehicles. In a new teaser for the game’s upcoming items, developer Epic Games let players…

By Gerald Lynch The Nintendo Switch may be riding high with the announcement of new Pokémon games, but that doesn’t mean Nintendo has forgotten about its other stalwart handheld line. It’s announced an all-new version of its Nintendo 2DS XL console that, while no different in terms of its internal specifications, is a feast for…

By Dan Gardiner Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has finally revealed the first new Pokemon games coming to its popular Switch gaming console (Pokken Tournament doesn’t count as it came out on Wii U first) — and one’s available to download for free right now. The video game company announced the three new Switch titles at…

By Stephen Lambrechts If you’ve been holding off on buying the latest PS4 games, accessories or heck, even the console itself, you’re in luck – Sony’s annual Days of Play sale is returning for 2018, with a number of discounts set to be available on all of the above. Kicking off on June 8 and…

By Henry St Leger Could Fallout 5 be on the way? This morning at 8.02am BST, Bethesda Game Studios posted the below gif to their company Twitter account, strongly suggesting a new Fallout-themed announcement is on the horizon. For those who don’t know, Fallout is one of the best-selling and best-loved video game franchises of…