Turtle Rock Studios’ Back 4 Blood is a cooperative zombie shooter that draws heavy inspiration from the studios’ previous work on the Left 4 Dead series. It’s a bloody reimagining that already won us over last year in our first look at the game. You can watch the new trailer here. We loved what we […]
GTA 5 Warning: Rockstar ending support for key Grand Theft Auto feature
GTA 5 is without a shadow of a doubt, the biggest game in the world and even though it's coming up on its six-year anniversary next week, it continues to be one of the biggest sellers month on month. For instance, last week it was revealed that Grand Theft Auto 5 was the most downloaded […]
Virtual Planet: The Societal Impacts of VR
Since the inception of virtual reality (VR), there has been much deliberation over whether its positive effects on society outweigh the negatives. With the power to go pretty much anywhere you want, and experience anything you want, you would expect that VR has the potential to be one of the best technological advancements in modern […]
Xbox Game Pass Adding 12 New Games, Including The Ascent And Microsoft Flight Simulator
A new wave of adventures is coming soon to Xbox Game Pass, some even arriving as early as today. The ever-evolving library continues to evolve with new games becoming available and older entries being removed to make more room. For those with Xbox Game Pass or Game Pass Ultimate, here is what’s coming and what’s […]
Death's Door – New Gameplay Today
In Death’s Door, you play a crow employed by an organization of reapers (who are also crows) tasked with bringing in the souls of the dearly departed. What starts out as just another day at the office gets flipped on its head after your assigned soul is stolen by a shadowy figure moments after recovering it. […]
Playtest Fruit Ninja VR 2 Ahead of Late 2021 Launch
Earlier this month Halfbrick Studios revealed development of Fruit Ninja VR 2 a follow-up to its popular 2016 virtual reality (VR) title. Taking fruit destruction to new heights, the videogame is due to launch at the end of the year for PC VR headsets with public playtesting currently underway. The original Fruit Ninja VR was […]
Amazon's New World And Fall Guys Are The Latest Games To Do More For Epileptic Safety
If you’ve read my Epileptic’s Guide to Gaming, then you know that you don’t have to be epileptic to have a seizure. It can happen to anyone for a variety of reasons. That’s why I’ve been pushing so hard for epileptic health in media for years now, including the realm of video games. A small change made […]
Cris Tales review – the past and future of JRPGs
This indie homage to Japanese role-playing games has some of the best visuals of the year and a clever twist on time travel powers. There is a debate amongst role-playing fans that questions whether the term Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) is merely an indication of the game’s country of origin or a sub-genre in itself. […]
Dignitas takes flight with U.S. Air Force partnership – Esports Insider
North American esports organisation Dignitas has unveiled the U.S. Air Force as its official military service partner. As a result, the two parties will collaborate on a range of ‘unique content experiences’ alongside hosting an esports tournament set to take place in late 2021. RELATED: Dignitas names Zytara Labs official NFT and playing card partner The partnership comes after Dignitas […]
League of Legends: The effect of balancing patches on the game – Esports Insider
In this piece, Hannes Hase, a Data Scientist at Bayes Esports, breaks down how League of Legends balance patches impact the meta and data surrounding a match. Disclaimer: This is a sponsored piece from Bayes Esports In a game as complex as League of Legends, keeping champion strength, item stats and general interactions in balance are […]