Gaming

Portal 64, a very cool-looking Nintendo 64-inspired Portal demake, was cancelled earlier this week because of Valve, but its dev doesn’t want you to be mad at anyone. We all love a good demake, and Portal 64 was looking like it was set to be just that – a demake of the classic puzzle game

Sony appears to be releasing a new DualSense controller with a larger battery capacity, so you can finally stop complaining about yours dying (at a cost, of course). Ah, the age old debate: PlayStation controllers, or Xbox controllers? Each has their benefits, each has their flaws, and those two things will depend on the person.

The CEO of streaming platform Twitch, Dan Clancy, has publicly spoken about the company’s recent layoffs, and revealed that right now, “we aren’t profitable.” This came during a community chat hosted on Twitch yesterday (January 11). Clancy stated: “We’ve implied this before, where we say we need to run it sustainably, but I’ll be blunt:

If you’ve been keeping tabs on the Smite community ever since Smite 2 was announced, there’s been one major point of controversy surrounding an otherwise positive glimpse at the game’s future. That elephant in the room is the transfer of Smite 1 content – the heaps of time and money spent that won’t transition directly

It’s not often you get a sequel to a decade old MOBA. I think DOTA 2 is the only time it has ever happened. Lightning can strike twice it seems. This time thanks to Hi-Rez and Titan Forge Games’ very own Pantheonic party kicking off once again with Smite 2. Having just been revealed today,

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered pre-order quick links The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered pre-orders are now live and open in both the USA and UK, and, as predicted, have proved very popular indeed. The premium WLF Edtion is in hot demand with fans, and, at time of writing, both PlayStation Direct

Maxis has announced what The Sims 4 players can expect between now and April. According to the developer, Sims players can expect two “highly anticipated” Kits, one beautiful SDX Drop, one Sparkling Stuff Pack, one Celebratory Kit, and one co-created Style Kit during the period. [embedded content] To see this content please enable targeting cookies.

Naraka: Bladepoint developer 24 Entertainment has teamed up with YouTube mega-engineering channel Hacksmith Industries to create a real-life prosthetic arm based on Hadi Ismail – one of the best characters in Naraka: Bladepoint. The glittering, golden prosthetic, which is based on an R&D hand built by biotech company Psyonic, was then donated to Naraka player

The recently founded Polish studio Rebel Wolves has just appointed a new creative director, and clearly, its future is in reliable hands.  Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz is the newest addition to the Rebel Wolves roster as the creative director. Previously, Tomaszkiewicz spent almost 13 years at CD Projekt Red acting as quest director on Cyberpunk 2077 and

The latest Minecraft Legends event, Snow vs Snouts, has been released, and it is the last bit of content coming to the game. In Snow vs Snouts, your focus is on destroying piglin bases from afar, using an enhanced version of the Redstone launcher. Compared to its base game counterpart, this launcher has a faster

Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have briefly discussed what went wrong with their Star Wars project, but facts don’t line up. As part of The Hollywood Reporter’s extensive feature on the duo’s past and present, which includes the gigantic Three-Body Problem series for Netflix, Benioff and Weiss finally unveiled what happened

Sony has revealed the lineup of games joining the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for January 2024. Starting January 16, Premium and Extra members will be able to enjoy a host of new games that will be added to Sony’s revamped subscription service, which already holds up to 400 titles available to play on PlayStation 4

Madame Web, the upcoming Spider-Man spin-off, finally has a first look at the titular character’s hero suit. Where? Oh, a cranberry juice bottle, of course. Oh, Sony. You really are so desperate to make a Spider-Man cinematic universe, without any inclination as to how that could possibly work, particularly when said universe doesn’t actually have

Things just never get un-spooky for poor Alan Wake, who’s now set to arrive in Dead By Daylight on January 30 as the game’s latest crossover survivor, following all that fun he had in Alan Wake 2 late last year. Following a trail blazed by luminaries like Chucky and Nicholas Cage, Wake is involved in

Tekken 8’s release date is fast approaching. As well as the fast-paced brutal PvP fighting action, players can look forward to an all-new campaign, which will be a continuation of the Mishima bloodline saga that series veterans know and love. However, if you’re new to the series or have just forgotten some of the story

Netflix is truly going all in on One Piece, as the show’s upcoming season Egghead Arc is set to air on the streaming service next week. Over the weekend, the official Netflix Anime account announced that the next season of the long-running anime would be streaming starting January 13, just a few days away. Don’t

CES 2024 shocked the tech world yesterday, packed full of all manner of interesting and exhilirating gadgets and gizmos. But perhaps the most intriguing to the video game fans out there is the Sony Afeela EV concept car – which was driven out on stage using a PS5 controller. Now before you get all excited

It looks like Samsung is finally getting serious about gaming with the reveal of a new officially licensed wireless controller for use with the Samsung Gaming Hub. Named the Replay controller, the design of this gamepad will look eerily familiar to anyone who has ever picked up an Xbox Wireless Controller. There are some key