The Epic Games store is handing out two free games this week, and they are Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms and Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap. Both games are free to download and keep today through July 21. The cult-classic Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap returns and features hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack.
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If you’re a Star Wars fan who likes video games, you’ve been treated to a feast of tasty discounts this Amazon Prime Day. As part of this year’s Prime Day Deals, the prices of plenty of excellent Star Wars video games have been slashed to record lows. Today is certainly a good day to be
SEGA has confirmed it is bringing the Genesis Mini 2 to North America. Previously announced for an October 27 release in Japan, the system will arrive in North America same day as an Amazon-exclusive. The system comes with over 50 classic titles as well as bonus games Star Mobile and Fantasy Zone from the SEGA
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. As we head into summer, more information about AMD’s upcoming GPU architecture is finally coming to light. So far there hasn’t been a lot of information to peruse, despite there being a deluge of leaks about Nvidia’s plans. To rectify
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. (Photo: Billy Freeman/Unsplash)If you’ve missed the sweet, sweet boot-up noise of Windows 98, we have good news: your Xbox Series X can run the classic operating system. Digital Foundry, a blog and YouTube channel specializing in hardware and game reviews,
Relic Entertainment and SEGA have announced a release date for Company of Heroes 3. You will be able to pick up the latest installment in the RTS franchise on PC via Steam come November 17. The game promises to contain the “biggest and deepest” single-player experience in the franchise’s history and offers four playable factions
You’ve most likely been looking for controllers that not only work well with your Nintendo Switch or PC, but one that could easily connect to these devices with ease as well. This is where the 8BitDo Pro 2 controller comes in, and it’s been my go-to for five different devices. I used to have a
Audio player loading… PS5 storage space has a tendency to fill up fast, but Western Digital’s latest PS5 SSDs look set to combat that, as well as cut down on long load times. The WD Black SN850 NVMe SSD for PS5 is available now to buy from Western Digital’s official online store (opens in new
According to one developer who’s worked on the PS5 remake of The Last of Us, it’s not “just a cash grab.” The developer in question, Robert Morrison, recently put out a tweet on his personal Twitter account responding to criticisms of The Last of Us Part 1 and its existence being purely for profit. “‘It’s
Audio player loading… A recent leak might have revealed some of the games that will be made available to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers later this month. The leak comes from ResetEra user BlackBate (opens in new tab) (via PushSquare (opens in new tab)) who claims to have learned “some of the games” that
Playground’s upcoming Fable has a new narrative lead, one that has a strong history including titles like Control. Anna Megill, award-winning writer and narrative designer, announced the news on her personal Twitter account that she is now narrative lead on the next Fable game. “Some exciting news to end the week,” wrote Megill. “I’m now
The Devil in Me, part of Supermassive Games’ stand-alone series of cinematic horror titles, The Dark Pictures Anthology, will be released this fall. Announced in July 2021, you can get a look at what to expect from the fourth entry in the series via the latest video below. Starring Oscar-nominee Jessie Buckley, the game features
Audio player loading… How quickly can AMD’s FSR 2.0 (FidelityFX Super Resolution) be bolted on to a game? Pretty swiftly indeed, as demonstrated in an eye-opening livestream session conducted by a software development engineer at Team Red. Panos Karabelas (who was previously a rendering programmer at Codemasters, of DiRT and F1 fame) has now posted
The eighth major update for Baldur’s Gate 3 is now available, and it comes with a new class: the Bard. Update 8 also includes the playable Gnome race, a major upgrade to the pace of combat, and more. The patch, titled Of Valour and Lore, comes with the masters of song and speech who can
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Back in 2020 Facebook came up with an ingenious way to get more people on its platform. Since it owned Oculus, it would just require people who bought a Quest headset to create a Facebook account to use it. Brilliant!
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. (Photo: Competition and Markets Authority)The UK’s antitrust authority has started a probe into Microsoft’s $68.7 billion bid to acquire Activision Blizzard. In a statement Wednesday, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it seeks to determine whether the acquisition would
Audio player loading… You can’t say Nintendo Switch Online is devoid of interesting inclusions, as an upcoming addition of an N64 classic proves. The Nintendo Switch‘s online subscription service is set to get Pokémon Puzzle League on July 15. The N64 puzzler comes hot on the heels of Pokémon Snap which came to the service
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. (Photo: Derek Story/Unsplash)The video game industry’s pandemic-induced heyday might soon be over—or at the very least, taking a break. New research reveals that the global gaming industry is set to contract this year by up to 1.2 percent. An analysis