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Audio player loading… 2021 has been a mixed bag for PlayStation. Following the hype around the PS5’s launch in 2020, this year has been considerably quieter, the calm after a raging storm – and that’s not necessarily been a good thing. While PS5 exclusives like Returnal and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart showcased how powerful

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Inside one of Riot Games’ offices. (Photo: Hughes Marino)Current and former Riot Games employees have found victory in a $100 million payout soon to be made by the video game publisher. In settling a three-year discrimination class action lawsuit, Riot

Audio player loading… We’re almost at the end of 2021, which means the start of a new year – a new year of exciting video games. There are so many new game releases due in 2022, across all platforms, it keeps us awake in the early hours; from cinematic blockbusters to slow-burn RPGs. A thrilling

I’m not sure why choosing a Game of the year is so hard. Do I pick the game I spent the most time with? Or do I choose a game because it invoked a certain feeling the other games didn’t? I think it’s a mixture of things actually, and if I’m very honest and I’m

Game Developer reports that Riot Games has agreed on a settlement of the class-action lawsuit against the company to the tune of $100 million, a massive increase from the $10 million settlement attempt previously made that was rejected for letting Riot off too easily. The class-action lawsuit came after blockbuster reports of sexism and abuse

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Valve’s Steam storefront has been nominally available in China for years, but the company launched a China-specific store earlier this year. Now, the other shoe has dropped. Chinese authorities appear to have blocked the global Steam domain, leaving affected gamers

Audio player loading… I’m not a fan of “just going out for a walk”. It’s obviously good to go outside, get some fresh air, and touch some grass now and then. But that’s usually not enough to convince me to get off the couch. I need a purpose or, as it turns out, a gamification-style

Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida recently took to Twitter to inform fans that the game would be delayed by a half a year due to COVID-related difficulties. He previously stated that we’d have more solid info in the back half of 2021 but given that we’re already preparing to ring in 2022, that ship

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. (Photo: Ubisoft)During these unprecedented times, Ubisoft has found itself joining the ranks of many other shocking firsts. The video game studio is losing employees much faster than it can hire them, and for uglier reasons than it’d probably like to

Audio player loading… Horizon Forbidden West is fast approaching its 18 February, 2022 release date, and with its PS5 and PS4 launch looming the first of its age ratings has been revealed. The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), which assigns age and content ratings to videogames in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, has deemed

Refresh 2021-12-26T12:48:44.503Z (Image credit: Future / Oral-B) Now, it’s time for a BeavisWarning, a chance to remind you that not all sales are really sales… but are still offering cheaper items if you’ve waited until now to buy something. For instance, we like the Oral B IO range, but the iOS Series 6 has been

Audio player loading… Have you just unwrapped a Nintendo Switch for Christmas? If so then lucky you – and you’ll likely be wondering which top Switch games you should play first. Fortunately, we’re here to help. The Nintendo Switch has a library filled to the brim with excellent Switch games for you to choose from,

CNN reports that Tesla has opted to give up on allowing drivers to play video games while driving Tesla cars after a federal safety probe showed what should have been obvious from the start: Playing video games while driving is unsafe. Dubbed “Passenger Play”, the feature allowed passengers to interface with the touchscreen and play

IGN reported that the latest patch notes for Final Fantasy 14 included a technical improvement that will make many very sad. In Patch 6.01, many quality-of-life improvements were made, but the most noteworthy one is in changing the infamous low-poly grapes found in expansion Endwalker. Initially found in the early days of the expansion’s release,

Kotaku reports that SWAT-inspired tactical first-person shooter Ready or Not from Void Interactive is parting ways with its publisher, Team17. The separation comes after a controversial response from the team to a Reddit post asking whether Void would be putting in a school shooting level in a future update. The response was “you better believe

Audio player loading… While it may not be the open-world Sonic game, Sonic Frontiers, that has had fans of the blue blur spinning with anticipation since its reveal, Sega’s mascot will get one more outing before 2021 draws to a close. Except, it’s coming in an unlikely form. We may be approaching the 22nd year

Halo Infinite made waves in the gaming community as the first Halo game in over 6 years. It hinged on promises from devs to both bring back and reinvent the Halo experience to please long-time fans and attract newcomers. Thankfully, it delivered — along with attractive promotional items for Halo fans.

When it comes to PS5 vs Xbox Series X, it’s hard to declare an outright winner. Both consoles continue to trade blows when it comes to which platform can deliver the best games and features, which is ultimately a good thing. The more Sony and Microsoft compete to be the best, the better it is