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By Stephen Lambrechts Good news for Nintendo Switch owners who’ve jumped aboard the Fortnite bandwagon — from Thursday, the Switch version of the incredibly popular Battle Royale shooter will be getting built-in voice chat functionality. Chatting on Nintendo’s current hybrid console is admittedly a convoluted process — in order to talk with friends (and only…

By Harry Domanski PC gamers using the Steam client have typically had to turn to third-party programs such as Discord or Teamspeak to power in-game voice chat, but it looks like Valve is finally getting around to integrating the much-desired feature with the introduction of a new Steam Chat service. Available now in the Steam…

By Emma Boyle After getting our first in-depth glimpse of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey during Ubisoft’s E3 2018 press conference, we’ve been itching to get our hands on a control and our eyes all over that Ancient Greek setting. Now, we’ve had the chance to play the game for an hour and we’ve had a good…

By Michael Hicks Fortnite, the massive Battle Royale hit available on PS4, Xbox One, PC and iOS, found a new home at E3 2018 today: the Nintendo Switch. Any Nintendo Switch owner can now go onto the eShop and download Fortnite: Battle Royale for free right now. Console-quality free-for-alls on the road could make the…

By Michelle Fitzsimmons Microsoft confirmed earlier this week that it’s working on the next generation of Xbox consoles, and today we have some possible details on just what we’re in for come the next round of Xbox One. Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox project is codenamed Scarlett, reports Brad Sams of Thurrott, who viewed content relating to…

By Joe Osborne Acer has made something of a name for itself in the PC gaming world these past few years for some absolutely bonkers pieces of gaming hardware. The trend started with the Acer Predator 21X, a 21-inch gaming laptop with desktop parts inside. The laptop costs $8,999 (about £6,729, AU$11,879) at the time…

By Nick Pino Nintendo’s Digital Event may have contained other games, but the spotlight was almost squarely put on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the latest iteration of the game that’s coming to Nintendo Switch on December 7. While we were afraid it might not be playable at the show this year, Nintendo opened its doors…

By TechRadar Nintendo has brought the press conference portion of E3 2018 to an end in the best way it knows how – with charm and fun. We may not have seen a new Animal Crossing title or Bayonetta 3, but Nintendo certainly gave us our fill of Smash Bros. information. If you missed the…

By Joe Osborne Nintendo may have spent an inordinate amount of time detailing the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Switch console during its E3 2018 presentation, but if you read between the lines, today Nintendo Switch became the ultimate multiplayer console at long last. Nearly every game that Nintendo showed off during its…

By Matt Swider The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate release date is December 7, Nintendo announced at E3 2018 during its latest Nintendo Direct live stream video presentation. That’s just six months away. It means you’ll be playing SSB Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch before the end of 2018, and it’s the biggest SSB game in…

By Henry St Leger Hold on to your lightsabers: there’s a new Star Wars game in development, and it’s called Jedi: Fallen Order. The reveal came in a surprisingly low-key fashion during EA’s conference at E3 2018, during casual interview with Vince Zambella, co-founder of Respawn Entertainment (of Titanfall fame). EA said it ‘made mistakes’…

By Emma Boyle It was rumored long before E3 2018 started, but now it’s been confirmed: Battle Royale hit Fortnite is coming to Nintendo Switch and it’s available on the Nintendo Switch eShop from today 10am PT/ 6pm BST. Confirmed during Nintendo’s E3 Direct on June 12, it’s the Battle Royale version of the game…

By Bill Thomas These days, when you’re looking for the best deal on the best PC games, you have hundreds of online retailers to choose from. These range from mainstream, dependable clients trusted by millions of customers to shady key re-sellers that make you feel like you’re in the seedy underbelly of some sci-fi city.…

By Henry St Leger Doom Eternal’s recent announcement has already got a lot of trigger fingers twitching. But what is it, when is it coming, and how will it expand on the well-loved franchise? Few franchises embody the FPS genre quite like Doom. Packed to the seams with blood, hellfire, shotguns, and even more blood,…

By Joe Osborne One of the most glaring holes in the Nintendo Switch feature set, video streaming, may finally be closed, judging by a slip-up in an updated Best Buy product listing for the console. Business Insider scoped the listing (seen below) for a Nintendo Switch bundle that includes a microSD card, which beneath directly…