Call of Duty‘s anti-cheat software will now detect if a player is using aim assist on a keyboard and mouse and shut down their game. In a recent post shared on Twitter / X (via IGN), Activision announced that its anti-cheat technology, commonly known as ‘Ricochet’ to players, has been improved and now features the
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Image: Riot Forge Last year was a busy one for Riot Forge, which published three solid, indie-developed games set in the expansive Runeterra universe (The Mageseeker, Convergence, Song of Nunu), each featuring totally unique art styles and gameplay. Now the company is turning its attention to its 2024 slate, which will kick off next month
Bethesda has announced The Elder Scrolls: Castles, a new mobile experience from the team behind Fallout Shelter. Like Fallout Shelter, Castles is a management sim, with Bethesda stating in an X post that “you’ll build your own dynasty where every day in our world is a year in the game’s world. Citizens are born, they
Harmonix has announced that Rock Band 4 DLC will exit stage left on January 25. After over eight years of releasing weekly DLC, Harmonix plans to shift focus to the free-to-play Fortnite Festival, which brings rhythm-action gaming to the Fortnite ecosystem. Players can expect a rotating selection of songs, and it will support Rock Band
Bullestorm VR launches for PSVR2 this week and developer Incuvo and publisher People Can Fly have detailed what’s new in the VR reimagining of the underappreciated 2013 shooter. You can read what they had to say below on new levels, features, and the use of PSVR2’s technology to sling goons around. Bulletstom VR features detailed
It seems like Marvel’s Midnight Suns, the troubled superhero RPG from the XCOM people, is getting an upswell of goodwill on social media following a stint of discounts and its inclusion in the current Humble Choice bundle. Jake Solomon, the game’s director who left Firaxis following the game’s disappointing release responded in disbelief, posting “As
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Beta ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes
The Sony Inzone H5 finds itself in the middle of the pack of the company’s gaming headset range. However, the set is less ‘middle of the road’ and much more ‘hits the sweet spot’ given its balance of performance, features, and pricing. In many ways, I found all my expectations to be greatly exceeded. If
You may recall that, last week Nintendo had announced that Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age would be arriving on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack on January 17th. As usual, the date was actually referring to Japan’s time zone, so January 17th in Japan would be late on January 16th or in
A round of videogame company layoffs following a period of “unsustainable” spending? It must be a Wednesday. Swedish conglomerate Thunderful Group AB – whose corporate possessions include Somerville developer Jumpship and several teams working on the SteamWorld games – have announced that they will lay off around 20 percent of their staff as part of
We’ve seen an influx in ‘cosy’ farming sims hitting the Xbox, with recent releases of Disney Dreamlight Valley and Everdream Valley. Now another comes along in the form of Coral Island. Even fans of the genre must be at risk of getting bored of the same gameplay, unless this new addition adds something a little
It’s been confirmed that UK store Game will stop offering trade-ins as it looks to phase out its pre-owned stock. An internal source confirmed to TechRadar Gaming (TRG) that all stores will stop trade-ins from February 16. Our source also tells us that internally, following the reports of this news surfacing online yesterday (January 15),
Image: Nintendo Life / JSR_ Peanut Butter the Shiba Inu is officially the best boy in the world. This adorable pup has made history by completing a speedrun on the world stage at Games Done Quick’s bi-annual speedrunning event, AGDQ 2024. With the help of his owner and human speedrunner JSR_, Peanut Butter has been
Each week Sony brings PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR, and PlayStation Plus owners new content, add-ons, games, and more. Here is the complete global PlayStation Store update. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation
Developer Embark Studios surprise-launched its free-to-play FPS, The Finals, back in December – Game Informer documented everything that goes into a stealth release like this – and the game has continued to garner a strong fanbase. Now, just a little over a month since its release, Embark is set to release Update 1.5.0 and a new limited-time
Square Enix has confirmed the release date for Foamstars and announced that it will be a PS Plus Essential day one release in February. The game will come with free updates for the first year of release, although there will also be a premium season pass. When is the Foamstars release date? Foamstars will be
Every couple of years we get a new generation of graphics cards – but of course it’s only natural that not all cards, or even generations, are created equal. Nvidia’s 40-series of GPUs, designed with ray tracing, AI, and other such cutting-edge features in mind, impressed with performance but left brows furrowed on price. In
Hotfix 17 has arrived for Baldur’s Gate 3 and the good news is that it contains a fix designed to stop everyone’s favourite member of the shadow wizard money gang – Gale – from deserting you forever if you’re unable to offer him a magical item every time he asks. Yup, following a hotfix that