The European Commission will decide on whether to approve or deny Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard on May 22. Originally scheduled for April, the decision was delayed so that the commission is able to review more feedback from Microsoft’s rivals and customers before deciding one way or the other, per Reuters. Season 02 Reloaded –
An increasing amount of PS5, PS4 players are voicing their discontent with PlayStation Support, or lack thereof, with no relief in sight. Sony pulled the plug on 1-to-1 help via Twitter last August, and things have only become worse since then. What’s going on with PlayStation Support? As evidenced by an abundance of recent complaints on
Have ice-sliding puzzles always been this popular? I’ve been reviewing Xbox games for some time now, but I don’t remember a sustained period of sliding games like this one. Every week it feels like I’m playing a new one: from Rytmos to sCATch: The Painter Cat, all the way to Webgeon, Cronostase, Super Ninja Miner
Image: Nintendo We’re now nearing the end of the month and that means we’re getting closer to the end of the 3DS and Wii U eShop service. If you haven’t got around to making any last-minute purchases just yet, and are wondering what’s hot on the 3DS eShop right now, the weekly sales chart for
Far Cry 5 is now much more playable on modern hardware, thanks to a performance patch released by Ubisoft to celebrate the game’s fifth anniversary. The update is available for Far Cry 5 right now, meaning PS5 and Xbox Series X|S owners can benefit from 60fps performance in all of the game’s modes. That includes
Valheim was released on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One earlier this week, but it seems like it won’t be exclusive to those consoles for as long as first thought. According to an email sent out to Xbox Game Pass subscribers, the game will only be exclusive to those consoles for six months and is
Here’s a neat trick: if you want a high-end gaming laptop but don’t want to pay over the odds for it, consider the Corsair Voyager A1600. If you buy it from Corsair’s US web store, add a PC case like this one and then use code NEWBUILD, you can pick up the laptop and the
This 3D visual novel presents you with choices that matter… Just not in the way you think It’s become kind of a trope associated with interactive narratives in games: supposedly, for them to be good, all the decisions the player makes should have a radical impact on the story itself. If not, some people go
Lance Reddick, perhaps best known for his role in HBO’s “The Wire” has died. He was 60 years old. At the time of this writing, the cause of death is unknown but according to TMZ, ”law enforcement sources say it appears to be natural.” Deadline was also able to confirm, through the actor’s public relations representative, that Reddick has
Return to Silent Hill, the film based on the Silent Hill 2 game from Konami, has started casting actors for the movie. According to Deadline, the Christophe Gans directed film will star Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) and Hannah Emily Anderson (Jigsaw). Filming is slated to start in April with locations in Eastern Europe and Germany.
Koei Tecmo is presumably in a celebratory mood today as it has announced that its charming RPG series Atelier Ryza has now shipped over 1.56 million units worldwide. There are two games in the series so far and they are Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout and Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends &
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 is the cheapest entry into the Arctis line, providing an accessible way in the world of dedicated headsets. Armed with a 3.5mm jack for connectivity, you can use this model on various devices, such as your PS5 or Nintendo Switch, or Xbox Series X. The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 gains
Between The Last of Us, The Mandalorian, and a viral TikTok audio, Pedro Pascal has been on a roll this month. Now, he’s branching out into something he’s never done before: mobile game ads. Following in the footsteps of actress Kathy Bates, Pascal has recently appeared in a series of promotional shorts for a mobile game called
Strayed Lights is out next month on consoles and PC, but you can play it today via a new Steam demo. Developer Embers announced the news of this demo today during the Mix Direct Spring 2023 Showcase that aired today alongside a new trailer for the game. Strayed Lights continues to look great visually, and
Does Drake’s latest installment bound over the high franchise standard set by its predecessors? Find out in our Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception review. See more Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception at GameTrailers: http://www.gametrailers.com/game/uncharted-3-drakes-deception/14237
Resident Evil 4 reviewed by Tristan Ogilvie on PlayStation 5. Also available on PlayStation 4, Xbox, and PC. “Whether you’re a fan of the original or a newcomer with a hankering for some action-heavy horror of the highest quality, Resident Evil 4 is like a parasite-riddled Spaniard: a total no-brainer. Its combat is friction-free but
Diablo 4 servers are on fire, under siege, and getting pushed to their limits as countless players swarm to the game during the pre-order weekend beta. Those who attempt to play are thrown into lengthy queues, while those who manage to get into the game are being disconnected and potentially thrown back into the line
Digital Bros. Digital Entertainment has revealed the Assetto Corsa 2 release date window as Spring 2024 in its latest financial report. Kazunori Yamauchi, the CEO of Polyphony Digital, recently hinted that Gran Turismo 8 is also in production, but it’s likely that the game won’t release before Assetto Corsa 2 does. The Assetto Corsa franchise