Gaming

By Joe Osborne Not content with slick gaming laptops and now even its own smartphone in the Razer Phone, the green-clad hardware maker has just unveiled its first-ever wireless router. However, it’s technically not solely Razer’s creation, but rather a collaboration with a hardware partner. Ignition Labs, the networking hardware maker behind the Portal series…

By Jon Porter After months of teases, PlayerUnknown’s Batteground’s second map has finally been fully revealed. Called Miramar, the map is mainly covered in desert, which sits in stark contrast to the current lush forest island featured in the game. The map features a number of landmarks including a motorcycle death bowl, a colorful coastal…

By Darren Allan You’ve doubtless noticed all the recent controversy over loot boxes in Star Wars Battlefront 2, and US politician Chris Lee (D) has launched another attack on loot crates and ‘pay-to-win’ games in a YouTube video (following a previous pop at them and Battlefront 2 at the end of last month). In the…

By Emma Boyle At first glance, the gamer in your life seems like the easiest person to buy for – just get them a game. And then Christmas draws closer and you realise there are a lot of games. And they already have a lot of games. And hardware is incredibly expensive but they also…

By Darren Allan Fancy a really neat PC gaming freebie? Then you’ll be pleased to hear that during next week a copy of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag can be yours for free. In celebration of the tenth anniversary of the release of the original Assassin’s Creed game, Ubisoft is making Black Flag a free…

By Emma Boyle First announced at 2017’s Paris Games Week, Ghost of Tsushima is a brand new IP from Sucker Punch which will be exclusive to PlayStation 4. Though Sucker Punch is largely known for the inFamous games, the developer is departing quite significantly from the inFamous formula with this new game. Saying so-long to…

By Emma Boyle Nvidia is bringing the Shield to China and it’s teaming up with Nintendo to make it a platform for Wii and GameCube games in the country. The announcement was made by Niko Partners analyst, Daniel Ahmad, who tweeted that the Shield would have a focus on games in China, and will be…

By Emma Boyle While Far Cry has never been a series that’s seemed particularly averse to controversy, the latest game in the franchise, Far Cry 5, seems to be courting it more than most. We got the chance to sit down with the game’s creative director Dan Hay to chat cults, the real-life parallels that…

By Emma Boyle Christmas is rapidly approaching and that means cold weather, unbearably busy shops and lots of spending money. Anything free, indoors and relaxing should be seized, upon which is why we’re drawing your attention to the week-long free trial currently taking place in Elder Scrolls Online. From now until December 6, the game…

By Emma Boyle Black Friday was a lifetime ago – and Cyber Monday is already starting to fade in your memory – but that’s not stopping Amazon from continuing to offer some pretty competitive discounts. Amazon has now discounted the price of the PlayStation 4 Pro to £259.99, the lowest it’s ever been. The discount…

By Gerald Lynch Can’t get enough of that sweet PUBG chicken dinner? Then you’ll be pleased to hear that smash-hit multiplayer shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is coming to smartphone devices. But there’s a catch – it’s (for the time being at least) only headed to China. It’s being ported by Tencent, who had previously announced it…

By Andrew London Destiny 2 is a more attractive proposition than ever, with the release of a free trial of the game being released November 28. Unlike the Beta that was released before the official launch, the free trial is much more like the full-game experience. You’ll be able to play single-player and multiplayer modes,…

By Nick Pino Want an SNES Classic Mini, but can’t find one in stock anywhere? We’ve found an alternative that’s actually cheaper and, in some ways better. Nintendo is, generally, a pretty awesome company and between the launches of the Nintendo Switch, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey and the…

By David Nield The Black Friday weekend may be drawing to a close but we’ve still got Cyber Monday to come, and Amazon just alerted us to a another spectacularly good Nintendo Switch deal set to go live Cyber Monday, at 10am. The retailer is offering a Nintendo Switch plus Super Mario Odyssey plus Mario…

By Joe Osborne Been waiting for a sick gaming laptop deal this shopping weekend? Naturally, Newegg‘s been thinking of you, having launched one of the best gaming laptop deals of Cyber Monday already. For today only, the 15.6-inch MSI GL62M 7RDX gaming laptop can be had for $150 off of its list price. Given what’s…