Ubisoft has a number of new games stewing within its many studios, and one of those is the competitive-skating digital sport Roller Champions. Now, the publisher wants to see how the free-to-play multiplayer game performs in the real world. Ubisoft is kicking off a closed alpha for Roller Champions that begins March 11 and runs […]
BFI London Film Festival to Expand Public Programme With XR Projects
Film festivals like Sundance and Tribeca have spent the last several years embracing virtual reality (VR) content, with projects from Spheres to Gloomy Eyes finding success. Today, the BFI London Film Festival has announced it’ll be hosting a new public showcase featuring experiential projects and immersive works. The showcase will feature approximately 30 new projects that utilise VR, augmented reality (AR) and […]
Unannounced Star Wars game appears to leak via PlayStation Network
A new Star Wars video game, one that hasn’t been officially announced by publisher Electronic Arts, may have just been revealed thanks to a datamined PlayStation Store listing. According to the Twitter account PSN releases, which is run by a bot that monitors Sony’s PlayStation Network for new Playstation 4 game releases and updates, a […]
Halo: Combat Evolved on PC sparks fond memories of a simpler time
Aaaah, now this is Halo. Three months after releasing Halo: Reach on PC, Microsoft surprise-added Halo: Combat Evolved to Steam yesterday—both standalone and as part of the Master Chief Collection. Unlike Reach, the original Halo had its day on PC back in 2003. This is the Anniversary edition though, the remaster from 2011. And you […]
The PlayStation 2 is 20 years old today and still, the best console ever made
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the PlayStation 2, which first went on sale on March 4, 2000. Admittedly, I didn't get my hands on the machine until some months later, when it finally launched in the UK in November the same year. But it proved to be one of the best consoles ever made, […]
Animal Crossing fans will be buying more than just the Nintendo Switch game at launch
Animal Crossing New Horizons is arguably the first must-have Nintendo Switch game of 2020. And with the March 20 release date just a few weeks away, Nacon has revealed an essential Nintendo Switch accessory for Animal Crossing fans. Manufactured by BIGBEN and distributed by Nacon, fans have been given a look at a brand new […]
The Division 2 Warlords of New York start time for Xbox One and PS4
Today, Ubisoft is pushing out the latest update to shared world shooter, The Division 2. The new update, which will take players back to the setting of the first game, is titled Warlords of New York, and will feature the biggest hunt the series has even featured. The new expansion, which revolves around rogue agent […]
Apex Legends Patch Notes Update: PS4, Xbox news for System Override event
The Apex Legends System Override event countdown is on, and we're less than 18 hours away from the new event going live on PS4, Xbox One and PC. There's a lot of skins to unlock, a new heirloom for Octane and some in-game changes that will certainly prove popular for the short time the event […]
VALORANT: This is what you get when you combine Overwatch with Counter-Strike
Riot Games has today revealed the first proper details about their highly anticipated new tactical shooter. It also has a name, VALORANT and Riot plans to launch the game Summer 2020 in "most" regions around the world. The game was previously known only so far by its codename “ Project A ,” but today Riot […]
Final Fantasy 7 Remake puts Square Enix firmly back gaming’s cutting edge
Final Fantasy 7 Remake does everything right. Everything. From the characters to the battle system to the top-of-the-line graphics to the familiar-but-modernised music, Square Enix's next RPG just gets it all right. It seemed like an impossible task, leveraging nostalgia and modernity, slotting the two enigmatic concepts together like materia into a weapon. But Square […]