Gaming

By Emma Boyle Fortnite fans who are also members of Twitch Prime have for a while now enjoyed access to a small selection of exclusive and free goodies through the not-so-imaginatively named Fortnite Twitch Prime Pack. Now, Epic Games and Twitch have announced there’s going to be even more free loot for Twitch Prime subscribers…

By Emma Boyle Square Enix has confirmed that it’ll be hosting its very own showcase at E3 this year on June 11 at 10 am PDT/1 pm EDT/ 6 pm BST. The news was announced via Twitter, where Square invited fans to join it for a “special video presentation” that will reveal the “exciting future…

By Emma Boyle After a lot of waiting and wondering, Nintendo Switch fans have finally been offered some more solid details on the Nintendo Switch’s online service before it launches in September of this year. With cloud saves and a Netflix-like library of NES games, Switch owners definitely got some of the things they were…

By Stephen Lambrechts While it’s generally a console beloved by those fortunate enough to own one, the Nintendo Switch has always had a glaring flaw in its lack of save data backup options. Basically, if your Switch dies, so does that Breath of the Wild save file you’ve sunken hundreds of hours into. Thankfully, that…

By Matt Swider Thanos is ready to commandeer Fortnite starting tomorrow, after having already conquered global box offices last month as the supervillain in Avengers: Infinity War. The ‘Mad Titan’ of Marvel will become a playable character Tuesday, May 8 in what’s being billed as a limited-time mash-up in the game’s Battle Royale mode, according…

By Brendan Griffiths May’s bank holiday sales are in full swing right now and mark a great chance to get a super cheap deal on a huge range of items. We’re giving you a front row seat to the bargain bonanza too, bringing you the latest offers on this very page right through the weekend.…

By John Archer Best TVs for Gaming Buying Guide: Welcome to TechRadar’s round-up of the best 4K TVs for PS4 and Xbox you can buy for any budget in 2018. If you’re a console gamer, finding the right TV can be a hassle. PC gamers have it easy – all they need to do is…

By Darren Allan Battlefield 1 players who didn’t purchase the first expansion for the game will doubtless be pleased to learn that it has been made a freebie for the PC (as well as Xbox One and PS4 consoles). PC gamers can grab the ‘They Shall Not Pass’ expansion from the Origin Store for nothing,…

By Gerald Lynch While all the virtual reality attention has been focussed around the new standalone Oculus Go headset this week, the VR developers at Facebook are already planning future generations of the big-daddy Oculus Rift headset. The company used this week’s F8 Developer Conference to show off a prototype called the Half Dome, the…

By Stephen Lambrechts In a new blog post by the Steam Controller team, Valve has officially announced support for the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller via its Steam Input protocol. To start playing with the controller, which Valve called “a great device with a feature set that pairs nicely with your Steam catalog,” you must first…

By Gerald Lynch We’re still 6 months away from the Red Dead Redemption 2 release date, and Rockstar is winding that hype screw even tighter. Today it’s released the third trailer for its forthcoming Western epic, and it’s got us all champing at the bit to grab our stetsons, saddle up and ride out into…

By Gerald Lynch It may not be connected to a high-end PC, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t an impressive array of Oculus Go apps ready to blow your mind on the new wireless VR headset. Facebook and Oculus’s attempt to take virtual reality truly mainstream, the Oculus Go headset is a superb all-in-one device…

By Dom Reseigh-Lincoln FIFA 19 might be hovering on the horizon, but that doesn’t mean FIFA 18 is ready to be traded in. In fact, along with a constant flow of FUT updates, EA Canada is planning something special to celebrate the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Rather than opting to release a standalone…

By Andrew London It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for, Fortnite Season 4 is finally here. The servers are down, Season 3 is over, and the iOS Season 4 update is now live on the App Store. Even if you don’t play on an Apple device, the update is still worth taking a look…

By Stephen Lambrechts Despite its enormous success since its launch last year, the Nintendo Switch has been unable to shake one particular connectivity issue with its left Joy-Con controller, which keeps disconnecting for many people. After several early attempts to fix the issue via firmware updates, Nintendo eventually narrowed the problem down to a hardware…