Microsoft have answered the pleas of many a fan at their Gamescom 2015 press event today with the reveal of a proper chatpad for the Xbox One controller. The chatpad drops this November and you can pre-order it right now.
Microsoft have revealed a new 1Tb model of the Xbox One console to commemorate the launch of Halo 5: Guardians later this year it might actually be the prettiest console I’ve ever seen.
Gaming historians got pumped when Rare announced an anthology comprising many of their best games at E3 this year. The Rare Replay Collection has arrived and offers something of an industry time capsule, cataloguing the rise and fall of one of gaming history’s most celebrated developers.
The next expansion for Bungie’s popular shooter Destiny is bringing sweeping changes to a few of the game’s fundamental principles. Among the many things getting a facelift are missions, weapons and overall game progression.
Halo Wars 2, the follow-up to the 2009 real time strategy game by Ensemble Studios, is coming to Xbox One and Windows 10 next year. The game was announced by 343 Industries head Bonnie Ross during Microsoft’s Gamescom 2015 presser.
In September 2014, developers The Astronauts released a short but rich game called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter on Steam. I never got to play it but it received positive reviews and was praised for its visuals and unique storytelling. This year the title received an overhaul courtesy of the Unreal 4 engine and was…
Nintendo continues to roll out new content and modes for their squad-based shooter Splatoon with a large new update arriving August 6. The update brings new matchmaking modes, new weapons, a new level cap and over 40 new wearable items.
The Creative Assembly have released the first gameplay trailer for Total War: Warhammer and fans of Games Workshop’s tabletop strategy game are going to be very pleased.
Earlier this week, Android-based micro console manufacturer Ouya was acquired by peripheral and gaming PC maker Razer. As sometimes happens when one company absorbs another, all their dirty secrets go with them.
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD will make its way to PC via Steam starting August 18 according an announcement by Square Enix earlier today.
Dragon Quest 10 and 11 are in development for the Nintendo NX, the mysterious new machine from the venerable publisher. The news comes from a Square Enix news conference in Japan overnight (translated by Kotaku).
CD Projekt Red have revealed that the final piece of free downloadable content for their epic open world RPG, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be a New Game+ mode for those after a greater challenge. What’s in the new mode? In a post on the official Witcher 3 forums, community lead Marcin Momot had lots to say….
In news that will either get you hyped or leave you baffled, wrestling fans who pre-order WWE 2K16 will get Arnold Schwarzenegger in his T-800 Terminator get up as a playable character.
Microsoft’s newest, boldest (and apparently last) version of their long-running Windows OS, Windows 10, launched today and many people have already begun upgrading. With so many fresh installs going on and so many grappling yet again with a new OS, we thought we’d try to explain a few of the basics and make the transition a…
What can I say about Journey that hasn’t been said a million times already? The little game that could, Journey was one of the PlayStation 3’s most pleasant surprises. Thatgamecompany’s unexpected masterpiece has now been ported to the PlayStation 4 with a few choice upgrades to entice new players into its beautiful, undulating world and…
2K Games have confirmed that Mafia 3 is a go via their Twitter account this morning. The post tells fans to expect an announcement trailer August 5, the day Gamescom kicks off in Cologne, Germany.
The biggest three days of the year for fighting game fans, the Evolution Championship Series, went down in Las Vegas over the weekend and was packed with everything you want out of a good fighting tourney – upsets, thrilling comebacks and many displays of technical wizardry. In case you missed any of the action from…
Blizzard have revealed that the next expansion for their wildly popular online card game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft will be called The Grand Tournament. Packing over 100 brand new cards, the expansion is set to release in August.
Just as he did five years ago, Kratos, the patron saint of temper tantrums that would make a two-year-old go “Dude, relax”, has embarked on his latest unstoppable butchery spree and, as usual, anything that gets in his way – from animals to the gods themselves – will receive a profound thrashing.
A Nest of Vipers is the fifth and penultimate episode of Telltale’s Game of Thrones adventure game and uses its time wisely, placing all four of the disaster-prone Forrester children where they need to be in preparation for the finale.
Hyper-realistic racing sim Project CARS launched back in May on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC with a Wii U version supposedly coming in the hazy, indistinct future. Today, developer Slightly Mad Studios has confirmed in an interview with Nintendo Life that the Wii U version has been cancelled.
The hosts of ABC2’s wildly popular video games review program Good Game are once again putting their collective wits to the test in front of a live audience. The live quiz show features personalities from the show, interactive trivia and many IRL lols.
CD Projekt Red have released the 1.07 patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt over the weekend. The patch fixes a staggering number of bugs and issues and also adds an alternate control scheme.
Ubisoft have released the hour-long playthrough of their July 15 Assassin’s Creed Syndicate livestream onto YouTube. The video shows off the developer’s E3 demo in full.
Fans of the tabletop strategy game Warhammer have a lot to be excited about in Total War: Warhammer. Developer The Creative Assembly have released the game’s first “in-engine” trailer to give fans a taste of what the game will look like.
Arriving Tuesday for Kombat Pack owners, Tremor is the latest character to be added to the Mortal Kombat X character roster. Check out his absolutely brutal move list in the brand new character trailer.
The fifth episode of Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series will start rolling out July 21, developer Telltale Games have announced.
EB Games have released the first official games line up for this year’s EB Expo and it’s a doozy. Headlining the announcement is the news that both Star Wars Battlefront and Call of Duty: Black Ops III will be playable at the PlayStation 4 stand. But that’s not all. Also on hand will be titles like Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Rainbow…
Marvel Studios and Warner Bros. have very different opinions on what makes a good superhero movie. To date, Marvel’s formula has worked out a lot better for them than Warner’s, but then again the WB is only now getting the ball rolling on their DC Cinematic Universe. On the topic of how successful Warner’s strategy…
2015 has been a great year for gaming so far. Current-gen consoles are finally coming into their own and we’re seeing some truly creative, interesting new IP emerging as well. Here’s our ten favourite games of 2015 so far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUytj7jaIIo 1. Cities: Skylines (PC) If EA’s much-maligned Sim City reboot failed to impress you then Cities: Skylines may…
