Gaming

By Stephen Lambrechts In our review of the masterful Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, we surmised that the key to the enduring success of developer Naughty Dog’s Uncharted series fell, in large part, on the shoulders of its endearing characters. Over the course of five entries (including Uncharted: Golden Abyss on PS Vita), we got…

By Emma Boyle Taking place every year in Cologne, Germany, Gamescom is arguably Europe’s biggest gaming event (it’s become known as Europe’s E3). This year’s show opens on August 22 and runs through to August 26, but there are to be live streams and announcements taking place from August 20. Now that Microsoft has done…

By Tom Pritchard Halo has long been Microsoft’s killer IP, and one of those franchises that acts as an incentive for people to upgrade their existing Xbox console. The series has had its ups and downs over the years, especially with Halo 5 proving to be a major disappointment for anyone who has a stake…

By Jon Porter Cliff Bleszinski is one of the most recognisable gaming figures on the planet, having worked on such blockbuster franchises as Gears of War and Unreal Tournament. Having released his first game when he was just a teenager, Bleszinski has been an enduring presence in the games industry, with a career spanning over…

By Brendan Griffiths PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Steam keys are one of the most in demand items for PC gamers right now, having already sold six million copies since launching in March. Contrary to popular belief though, you don’t have to buy all your Steam games direct from the Steam store. There are discounts and bargains to…

By Gerald Lynch You can count the GPU teraflops, the pixel-pushing power and the platform exclusives all you want, but for developers to fully display the potential a new milestone gaming hardware device offers, that elusive ‘killer app’ is still paramount to success. It’s a conundrum both Sony and Microsoft are facing with their PS4…

By Jon Porter PSN users in the UK have received an email saying that prices for the service, which is required to play online, will be increasing at the end of the August. Prices for an annual subscription will be increasing from £39.99 to £49.99. For a quarterly subscription the cost will rise by £5…

By Darren Allan Following in the footsteps of Sky, the BBC has announced it will be bringing live eSports coverage to viewers every weekend for the next six weeks on BBC Three (which as you may recall, is now an online channel). There will be four hours of live action broadcast every weekend, thanks to…

By Emma Boyle Regardless of how busy your personal calendar is, it’s safe to say that the console game release calendar is probably even busier. Unfortunately, the combination of these two things is rarely conducive to you buying and playing all the great games you want to as soon as they’re released. It’s not just…

By Jon Porter Wolfenstein is the longest running first-person shooting series of all time. Wolfenstein 3D, released in 1992, was the genesis of the first-person shooter genre, and since then the series has seen seven subsequent releases. Back in 2014 the series was rebooted in a big way with Wolfenstein: The New Order. It brought…

By Sam Loveridge Update: Thus far we’ve had no confirmation that Rockstar is even thinking about starting working on the sixth installment of the Grand Theft Auto franchise but a recent change on a motion capture actor’s resume has started the rumor mill off once again. Discovered by NeoGaf, Tim Shell’s CV shows credits for…

By Darren Allan Blizzard is pushing hard to put eSports on the same level as ‘real’ sports, including making full-on professional leagues, and the company has just revealed the pay structure of its Overwatch League (OWL). So how much will Overwatch pros take home in terms of a salary? Blizzard has stipulated a minimum wage…

By Jon Porter In a recent financial call, Nintendo has announced that it’s sold nearly five million Nintendo Switch consoles since the hardware went on sale at the beginning of March. For Nintendo this is obviously great news. The Wii U only sold around 13.5 million units over the course of its lifetime, and it…

By Michelle Fitzsimmons Update: ThinkGeek’s sale has been live for less than an hour but already many of the bundles are out of stock. There are still supplies of the NES Classic Edition and Mega Man helmet bundle for $219.99 at last check, but the cheaper bundles are all listed as out of stock. We’ve…

By Parker Wilhelm As a new football season approaches in both real life and the digital realm, Microsoft is offering a special Xbox One S bundle combining a copy of the upcoming Madden 18 with its current-gen console. Retailing for $279 exclusively at retailers in the US, Canada and Mexico, the Madden 18 bundle features…