Gaming

By Emma Boyle E3 2017 was a chance for Nintendo’s brand new console, Nintendo Switch, to make a big first impression. As was largely hoped and expected, Nintendo used the opportunity to push the console into the spotlight and give it some attention. Proving that the Nintendo Switch has a healthy and exciting future meant…

By Darren Allan The Humble Store is doing a bit of thunder-stealing from Steam’s big summer sale, by offering the popular (and gory) co-op survival horror shooter Killing Floor for free. Whereas Steam currently has the game on sale for 75% off, meaning it’s £3.74 or $4.99 in the US (around AU$6.50), as mentioned you…

By Emma Boyle If you’re planning to pick up lots of hot digital deals in the Steam Summer Sale when it launches later today, you might be interested in grabbing a couple of physical bargains beforehand. With what can only be described as excellent timing, Game has discounted the Steam Controller and Steam Link, perhaps…

By Emma Boyle Before I grab you by the arm and drag you into my flux capacitor-equipped Mario Kart for this week’s Throwback Thursday column, I’d like to offer an apology for my absence last week. I do have a good excuse, though: I was attending E3 where I was focusing so much on the…

By Emma Boyle There’s been something of a retro resurgence in video games recently; remasters are popping up everywhere and Nintendo took things one step further with its NES Classic console. Now, Sega is getting in on the action with the announcement that it’s bringing a collection of its classic games to mobile for free.…

By Gerald Lynch To paraphrase R-Kelly, “my wallet says, “NOO!” But my body…MY BODY SAYS, “YEEESSSSS!” Yep, it’s that time of year that PC gamers love and fear in equal measure – the Steam Summer Sale 2017 is almost upon us. With Steam Summer Sale 2017 dates finally revealed, PC gamers are now preparing for…

By Darren Allan Back at the start of the year, the compelling stealth action-adventure title Hitman made its way from Windows onto Linux, and now the same developer has brought the game to macOS. You can thank Feral Interactive for this port, with the Mac version of the game now on sale via the developer’s…

By Emma Boyle It’s not being released until November but if you’re thinking about pre-ordering Call of Duty WWII now might be a be a good time because there’s an extremely good deal going on CDKeys at the moment. For those interested in picking up the PC version of the game, CDKeys has already slashed…

By Harry Domanski,Brendan Griffiths Nintendo Switch deals are out now and selling fast. We wouldn’t expect much difference between retailers for the Nintendo Switch’s price given how early it is, but we’ll list as many Nintendo Switch deals as we can find from reliable retailers. We’ve also rounded up the best deals and prices for…

By Gerald Lynch The sun is out, the BBQ is on, but Valve would rather you were shacked up indoors in front of your PC gaming rig. Yep, it’s time for the Steam Summer Sale 2017. It’s online money middle-men PayPal that have lifted the lid on this year’s summer games deal-a-thon, revealing in a…

By Emma Boyle The Nintendo Switch‘s latest system update is here and though it isn’t game-changing, it does introduce several new small but useful features that should make the console more enjoyable to use. One of these new features is a ‘find my Joy-Con’ feature which allows you to find paired controllers by making them…

By Harry Domanski,Brendan Griffiths 2017 is off to a great start, with plenty of cheap PS4 deals. The latest PS4 bundles are selling fast, so don’t dawdle if you see a PS4 price you like. The new white PS4 Slim is out now too, so we’ve rounded up the best deals for the ice cool…

By Harry Domanski,Brendan Griffiths After a year of waiting, Microsoft finally officially unveiled the Xbox One X at E3 2017. Formerly known as Project Scorpio, this is the full 4K HDR upgrade Xbox One owners have been waiting for. So we imagine you’re after any information you can get about an Xbox One X pre-order?…

By Harry Domanski,Brendan Griffiths UPDATE: If you’re after an Xbox One S, scroll down to check out the deal at Big W — we’ve never seen anything like it. There are some superb Xbox One deals and bundles around at the moment. Microsoft is going all out to put pressure on its rivals as the…

By Nick Pino E3 2017 has officially come to a close. It was a year that brought some major surprises in the form of Beyond Good & Evil 2 and the Xbox One X, as well as a few minor disappointments in the form of Nintendo’s 2017 release line-up and Sony’s backwards-facing keynote. If one…