Gaming

By Gerald Lynch We already knew that the Xbox One is getting support for 120Hz displays as part of the May system update. But the rollout is also adding an AV-focussed feature that even more gamers can take advantage of. Xbox One S and Xbox One X owners with compatible TVs will be able to…

By Emma Boyle Nintendo is no stranger to hackers finding exploits in its system, but for the very first time it appears that they’ve uncovered one that Nintendo can’t patch. Two very similar exploits have been discovered, both of which take advantage of a security weakness in the Nvidia Tegra X1 processor. It’s because the…

By Emma Boyle EA DICE has announced that as of June 2018 Battlefield 1’s monthly updates will come to an end. Writing in a new blog post, DICE content lead Jonas Elfving said that up until June, players can continue to expect the regular content additions as well as changes and bug fixes. That doesn’t…

By Brendan Griffiths This isn’t usually a great time of year to pick up a cheap PS4 Pro deal, but we’ve found an excellent bundle today that includes the new God of War game at no extra charge. So while other stores are still charging £349.99 for the PS4 Pro alone, these offers from Argos…

By Emma Boyle Sony has announced that it’s celebrating upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive, Detroit: Become Human, going gold by releasing a demo of the very first scene in the game. More interesting than the demo, however, is the reveal that it will have its very own Alexa skill. Named CyberLife, the skill will give players…

By Emma Boyle Despite the fact that it’s now emerged that Grand Theft Auto 5 has made more money than any movie or video game ever, Rockstar still isn’t done with it. The company has now announced a new Premium Online edition of Grand Theft Auto 5, aimed at drawing in new players rather than…

By Gerald Lynch As PC gamers can attest to, getting a high refresh rate monitor can be just as transformative to your play time as a new high-spec computer. Offering smoother gameplay, it’s easier on the eyes and makes for a more responsive play session. And now the Xbox One is getting in on the…

By Harry Domanski Since 2014, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been fighting a legal battle with Valve over what it believed to be breaches to the Australian Consumer Law made by the company’s online PC marketplace, Steam. Now, the High Court of Australia has upheld its December 2017 ruling on the matter,…

By Emma Boyle If you weren’t completely interested in the latest PlayStation 4 exclusive God of War already, your attention may have been grabbed by the recent flurry of critical praise. Gaming outlets everywhere have been extremely positive in their reviews of the game and TechRadar itself said it’s “powerful, poignant and unforgettable.” This isn’t…

By Emma Boyle It turns out that Dark Souls isn’t just notoriously difficult to play – it’s proving difficult to port as well. Dark Souls Remastered was originally slated to release on the Nintendo Switch on May 25, but Bandai Namco has announced that it won’t be launched on the Switch until an unspecified date…

By Emma Boyle EA may be planning to reintroduce microtransactions back into Star Wars Battlefront 2 soon, but the company has admitted that it got things wrong the first time around. Speaking to The Verge, EA’s chief design officer Patrick Söderlund admitted that the company “got it wrong” with Battlefront 2, and added that it…

By Joe Osborne If you loved last year’s retro-inspired Sonic Mania game on Nintendo Switch, but were still longing for the Blue Blur of old, then Sega just made you very, very happy. The company announced that its ‘Sega Ages’ line of retro game revivals from the Sega Genesis (or Mega Drive), Master System and…

By Emma Boyle A top secret studio is apparently working on a new addition to the BioShock series, according to a recent report from Kotaku. Within an article on the current goings on at Mafia 3 development studio, Hangar 13, Kotaku reports that there’s a studio located right next door and the team within is…

By David Nield Sega has seen your SNES Classic Mini and wants to raise you a mini version of the Genesis (or Mega Drive, as it was called outside the US). The Mega Drive Mini was just announced by Sega in Japan, though as yet we don’t have any full details on it – only…

By Emma Boyle Although Nintendo’s Animal Crossing franchise has not been confirmed for a Switch release, we think it’s only a matter of time before it is. Animal Crossing is a very popular series for Nintendo that helps shift a lot of hardware, and while the company appears to have no trouble shifting consoles at…