It's the PlayStation 4 Pro demo many hoped to see - but never came to pass. This is Uncharted 4 running at 60 frames per second, and it looks sensational. Sony's new console is built from the ground up principally to run PS4 engines at higher resolutions with similar performance … | Continue reading
They don't make them like this so much anymore. Recore, a spirited action adventure from a chaos of developers assembled by Microsoft Game Studios, is what was once known as a double-A game - sitting somewhere behind the big budget blockbusters and before indie was really a thing … | Continue reading
Sony hasn't said much about PlayStation Vita in the West for some time, but this morning's Tokyo Games Show conference showed the little handheld is alive and kicking in Japan.Two shiny new hardware colours launch on 1st December: grey and metallic red.Sony also showed a number o … | Continue reading
Platinum's GranBlue Fantasy game is coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR.The reveal during Sony's Tokyo Game Show media briefing was thin on detail, but we do have a nifty video, below, that shows off the "high end action RPG".GranBlue Fantasy: Project Re:Link is a collabor … | Continue reading
Microsoft will release a "military green"-coloured 1TB size Xbox One S for the launch of Battlefield 1.The console also includes a download version of Battlefield 1 plus a whole trench of DLC.A white 500GB edition with a standard copy of Battlefield 1 and a month of EA Access is … | Continue reading
Destiny: Rise of Iron is now just a week away - but if you can't wait that long, here are five minutes of brand new mission footage to sit back and enjoy.Th… | Continue reading
It doesn't look like the PlayStation 4 versions of Fallout 4 and Skyrim Special Edition will get mod support - and Bethesda has blamed Sony.In an update on Bethesda.net, the company said Sony had blocked mods for the role-playing games "the way they should work"."After months of … | Continue reading
For some years I've felt jittery at the absence of a cathode ray tube television in my home, as if I've forgotten to install some crucial appliance, which, worse still, is no longer manufactured. Sure, you're able to plug a Super Nintendo or MegaDrive into a plasma or LCD screen, … | Continue reading
UK gamers will get a chance to go hands-on with Final Fantasy 15 at EGX 2016 at the NEC Birmingham in two weeks' time, as the epic RPG spearheads a big show… | Continue reading
If you judge a game by the questions it makes you ask when you're playing - and I appreciate that nobody actually judges a game like this - then The Tomorrow Children is quite something. "Why do I need a house?" That was an early question. "How do I get money?" "Why do I need mon … | Continue reading
The Xbox 360 version of Platinum classic Bayonetta is now playable on Xbox One via the console's backwards compatibility service.Bayonetta is, of course, also now available on Wii U alongside its Nintendo-exclusive sequel. But if you have been wondering what the fuss is about, a … | Continue reading
Last night Sony announced the PS4 slim and the PS4 Pro. The slim is pretty much the same as the original PS4, except it's smaller, and the Pro is more powerful than the original. There's a lot more detail in Digital Foundry's in-depth report on the PS4 Pro.Both new PS4s are set t … | Continue reading
Mass Effect Andromeda's male and female main character options are both canon choices - and they're brother and sister.It's a first for BioWare's sci-fi RPG series - back in the original Mass Effect trilogy, your Shepard hero was the only Shepard hero running around the galaxy.In … | Continue reading
Sony has announced the Playstation 4 Pro machine at the PlayStation Meeting 2016. It will be released 10th November 2016, for £349/$399. This is the PlayStation Neo machine rumoured for so long.Sony's chief console maker Mark Cerny said PS4 Pro has "more than doubled" the GPU pow … | Continue reading
Sony has finally, finally announced the new slim model PlayStation 4.It will be the standard PS4 model from here on out and will launch in just over a week - although, of course, early units have already been in the hands of players for weeks.The console's official launch date wi … | Continue reading
Pokémon Go has been announced for Apple Watch.The shrunk-down version of the app will notify you when are near a Pokémon or Poké Stop, and keep track of eggs you have hatching as you walk.Pokémon Go for Apple Watch also keeps track of your activity stats such as your steps. Handy … | Continue reading
In case you weren't entirely sure whether or not Square Enix has lost its marbles over Final Fantasy 15, here's some compelling evidence that should convince you one way or another. The publisher has taken over the iconic Abbey Road studios for a live concert of music from the fo … | Continue reading
UPDATE As expected, Apple has announced the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The headline new features include water resistance, two cameras on the Plus mod… | Continue reading
Unpack your PlayStation VR and you'll be able to strap yourself into eight virtual reality demos straight away.Sony is including a PSVR demo disc with a sel… | Continue reading
There's an uprising among ultra hardcore Dead Rising fans - no, not the undead.Some of the zombie franchise's most fervent fans are upset at a change in voice actor for lead character Frank West.You remember Frank - he's the chap with the camera and baseball bat you played in Dea … | Continue reading
Happy rainy Monday. Don't worry, I've got something to cheer you up. Duke Nukem is 3D is nearly 20 years old! Oh sorry I meant: I've got something that will make you feel old! Yes, it's anniversary time, so that means a retro remaster! Well, a retro remaster with eight new levels … | Continue reading
Asus reckons that the ROG GX800VH could well be the most powerful consumer-level laptop in the world - and I it may well be right. The spec on this gaming laptop monster borders on the insane. An overclockable mobile Intel i7 K chip is paired with twin GTX 1080s in SLI, which wor … | Continue reading
Telltale's Batman series will continue with its second episode, Children of Arkham, on 20th September.That date applies to the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One editions of the game. Release dates for other platforms will be announced shortly.We're also nearing the release date of t … | Continue reading
The lawsuit Lindsey Lohan filed against Rockstar for allegedly using her likeness in Grand Theft Auto 5 has been dismissed by the New York County Supreme Co… | Continue reading
Square Enix's streamlined Go series takes the publisher's sprawling action games and turns them into precision puzzlers in which movement is limited and each level has a single ingenious solution hardwired into it.This worked with Hitman because, despite the funny costumes and th … | Continue reading
Sure it's August today, but tomorrow it's September and the start of the slow, depressing descent into the long dark and cold of winter.On a lighter note - here are some Zelda Christmas jumpers:The two designs are the latest in a line of gaming-themed Christmas jumpers - we liked … | Continue reading
Battlefield 1 is back and this time it's brought horses!Yup, the Battlefield 1 beta is now open to all, and because I played the closed alpha on PS4, I thought I'd mix things up a bit and play 90 minutes of the Xbox One build for today's stream.The open beta includes a brand new … | Continue reading
UK internet provider Virgin Media has announced what it says is the first broadband tier created for online gamers.It's being aimed primarily at YouTubers and Twitch streamers, as well as anyone who doesn't mind paying a fiver extra a month for a wider internet pipe.VIVID 200 Gam … | Continue reading
Warren Spector has talked a bit about the story in System Shock 3, a game in development at a new studio he's in charge of, OtherSide Austin. More on that later.He told Polygon that System Shock 3 will explore why Shodan, the evil artificial intelligence from the other two games, … | Continue reading
Out of nowhere, Nintendo has announced and released a striking new 3DS design, named Galaxy.The New 3DS XL flavour has so far only been confirmed for North America, where it launches today for the usual price of $199.99. We're checking with Nintendo here in the UK now for word of … | Continue reading
If you owned a bakery in London in, ooh let's say 1666, and you were in the middle of a roasting hot summer, would you leave your oven on overnight? I wouldn't even leave my oven on now! Though I may have accidentally done that once. But I watched those harrowing Fire Service vid … | Continue reading
September's Games with Gold has Earthlock: Festival of Magic and Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China on Xbox One.Earthlock is free to download during the month of September. Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China is a free download from 16th September to 15th October.Xbox 360 gets For … | Continue reading
Yesterday, Microsoft's corporate PR fellow, Major Nelson dropped a major surprise when he announced that Call of Duty 2 was being added to Xbox One's backwards compatibility library.Obviously it didn't take long for my nostalgic memories of late night Call of Duty 2 multiplayer s … | Continue reading
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's microtransactions are annoying a lot of players.Eidos Montreal's cool action role-playing game launched on Tuesday to a positive reception from critics, but the pre-order DLC sparked a furious reaction on the game's subReddit.The complaints revolve arou … | Continue reading
I've played Relic's upcoming real-time strategy Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3 for a few hours, and have reported on its new mechanics and systems for our recent preview. But one new mechanic in particular is worth going into more detail on: cover.Cover is hugely important in Re … | Continue reading
Back in 2008 Rare was developing an HD remaster of its N64 FPS classic GoldenEye 007 to be released on XBLA. Unfortunately, copyright disputes with Nintendo saw the project shuttered.Indeed, Microsoft remained cagey about its existence back in the day as it couldn't strike an arr … | Continue reading
I think, here in 2016, that we can safely say that - bar a few precious embers as its dim flame is finally stamped out - the Vita is done. What a delight, then, to see one of its real unsung gems given a second lease of life, with Digital Dreams' Metrico being given a generous ma … | Continue reading
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided publisher Square Enix posted the exact unlock times for its latest cyberpunk sneak-'em-up.If you're playing on PS4 or Xbox in the UK / Europe, it's already out. Enjoy!North Americans on Xbox One will have to wait until 9pm PST / midnight EST, while PS4 pl … | Continue reading
There's a nifty nod to Dark Souls in the new Overwatch map Eichenwalde. Venture into the castle and into a room opposite the entrance, just off to the right, and you'll find a sword stabbed into a flaming mound. It is undoubtedly a reference to the Dark Souls series' iconic check … | Continue reading
Goodness me the live Star Citizen Gamescom presentation is exciting. A planetary landing demonstrated live! Sounds so simple but... watch it. Listen to those cheers as the Freelancer spaceship burns on entry to the planet's atmosphere, and as we see it from the multiple viewpoint … | Continue reading
3DS Metroid Prime spinoff Federation Force may not appeal to all Nintendo fans - but a big hint for the next Metroid Prime game likely will.Federation Force is a largely self-contained story, although a post-credits scene sets the stage for what may come next.There's no discussio … | Continue reading
Final Fantasy 15's Ultimate Collector's Edition doesn't include the game's season pass, Square Enix has confirmed.The Ultimate Collector's Edition, which costs £189.99, includes SteelBook, a Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy 15 Blu-ray disc, and even an exclusive Noctis Play Arts Kai Fi … | Continue reading
This, then, is how Nintendo has chosen to mark Metroid's 30th anniversary. And this is how Nintendo has elected to break six years of silence for one of its most celebrated series: a co-op shooter with chibi visuals in which Samus Aran, the stoic bounty hunter who's fronted every … | Continue reading
Capybara Games' (Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery, Super Time Force) highly anticipated action-roguelike-like Below has been delayed indefinitely.The moody dungeon-crawler was announced over three years ago at E3 2013 and was slated to finally arrive this summer, but Capybara Ga … | Continue reading
Despite being five years old, the Nintendo 3DS became the most popular selling system in US retail for the month of July, according to Nintendo via analyst group NPD.While Nintendo didn't disclose exact figures, it noted that sales of the 3DS skyrocketed up 80 per cent compared t … | Continue reading
Harry Potter's Hogwarts adventures have been adapted into Lego games twice before and if a Brazilian ratings board listing is any indication, we could get a single anthology encapsulating Harry and the gang's academic career.As reported by PlayStation Lifestyle and Gematsu, the L … | Continue reading
Deus Ex Go, the mobile turn-based puzzler by Hitman Go and Tomb Raider Go developer Square Enix Montréal, is out today on iOS and Android. Priced at £3.99 / $4.99, Deus Ex Go puts players in the role of ungrateful cyborg agent Adam Jensen as he infiltrates various corrupt corpora … | Continue reading
Ask anyone at this year's gamescom and they will probably agree - this year's show feels a little different. There have been a couple of new announcements, sure, but much of the offering here in Cologne feels a little familiar, a tad reheated.Most notable is the lack of Gamescom … | Continue reading