Gaming

By Brendan Griffiths Tesco is giving Sony a big boost in the UK battle of the 4K consoles. The Xbox One X pre-orders are finally live, and this is the second jaw-dropping PS4 Pro deal we’ve seen this week. Seriously guys, leave something for Black Friday. Actually, scrap that we’ll take this one today. What…

By Emma Boyle With console exclusive games in decline and more people than ever choosing to play together in massive online multiplayer worlds it’s unsurprising that cross-platform play between consoles is being hotly debated once more. At this year’s Gamescom Xbox head of marketing Aaron Greenberg told Gamereactor that “we are talking to Sony [about…

By Jon Porter By this point, most people have given up on the idea that we’ll ever see Half-Life 3, the long awaited follow-up to 2007’s Half-Life 2: Episode 2, but a new plot posted online by longtime series writer has given us a tantalising glimpse of what its story might have been. Writing on…

By Parker Wilhelm While a nice headset can make the gaming experience that much more enjoyable, the process of setting up cables, special adapters and audio stations can sometimes be more of a hassle than it’s worth. To cut down on the time between strapping on headphones and playing your favorite games, Turtle Beach is…

By Andrew London Gamescom 2017 is open to the public August 23 to August 26, and the crowds are already piling in in their droves. Guests turning up on the first day without tickets were being told that there were no more day tickets available. If you’re one of those unlucky enough to have not…

By Parker Wilhelm One of the advantages enjoyed by modern gaming consoles is cross-platform play — the ability for multiplayer games to intermingle players across multiple consoles. Select games like Minecraft and Rocket League have jumped on the cross-platform train for PC, Xbox One and even the Nintendo Switch, but one company has been reluctant…

By Emma Boyle Cuphead is one of the most highly anticipated independent games coming out this year and as soon as you take one look at it it’s not hard to understand why. Its stunning hand-drawn animation helps it stand apart like no other game has in years and from its first announcement all the…

By Brendan Griffiths This might be the PlayStation VR deal you’ve been waiting for if you’re eager to play Farpoint on Sony’s virtual reality headset. Recent weeks have seen the Aim controller become exceptionally hard to get a hold of – we’ve regularly seen the Farpoint and VR Aim controller bundle go for well over…

By Darren Allan Bethesda has announced release dates for its three big incoming virtual reality games – VR takes on Doom, Skyrim and Fallout 4 – which will all emerge before the year is out on a mix of PC and PS4 platforms. Ahead of the start of QuakeCon (where all these games will be…

By Parker Wilhelm Despite Nintendo assuring us it wouldn’t sell out immediately, the SNES Classic Edition is beginning to look a lot like a repeat of the near-impossible-to-find NES Classic of yesteryear. Thankfully for those looking to recapture their nostalgia somehow, Nintendo is has a Super Nintendo-themed New Nintendo 3DS XL planned to go on…

By Emma Boyle Gamescom 2017 is now well underway in Cologne, Germany, and that means we’ve been treated to a bunch of trailers for the most exciting upcoming games from the biggest names in the business. Whether you’re avidly searching for updates from your favorite franchises or you simply want to have a look at…

By Parker Wilhelm While the Nintendo Switch has found success thanks to physical media blockbusters like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the system’s digital games marketplace is still finding its legs. Case in point: The Nintendo eShop has just now launched support for PayPal accounts, allowing purchases to be made directly on…

By Emma Boyle In gaming the word ‘nostalgia’ brings to mind 16-bit characters, chiptune music and consoles that make the Xbox One look like a slim, svelte machine. That’s understandable because over the past couple of years, the gaming industry has seized on our love of the games of our childhoods and revived them with…

By Brendan Griffiths The Xbox One X pre-orders have been selling out nationwide since going live on Sunday evening at Gamescom. While more stores joined the party yesterday, we’ve seen initial stock allocation dry up at almost every UK retailer. Amazon, Game, John Lewis, Currys. All gone. We know that many of you are still…

By Jon Porter The SNES Mini is Nintendo’s latest dive into its past. A miniature version of the company’s classic 1992 console, the SNES Mini comes packed with 20 classic titles, and one game that was produced and never saw the light of day – Star Fox 2. The remaining 20 games cover most of…