June is when the first big gaming conference of the year, E3, takes place. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, there was no in-person meetup. Instead there were plenty of publishers and developers doing their own digital shows, while Geoff Keighley decided to run Summer Game Fest at the same time for those who didn’t
Update: 7:40 p.m. Eastern: Fortnite is back online after being taken offline for several hours due to server issues. The official Fortnite Status Twitter account confirmed the fix and also promised a make-good of sorts to compensate players for the time spent offline. More details on what that reward is should arrive next week. Fortnite
Image: Filip Němeček Being in the writing-about-video-games business, we spend quite a bit of time transferring screenshots from our devices to our phones or PCs — perhaps more than most. Some of us have nifty capture cards set up that save to hard drive immediately, but the rest of us rely on Nintendo’s own screenshot
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
If you ever wanted to test all of the DualSense‘s trigger effects without the need to boot up a video game, there’s an app available for the iPhone and iPad that allows you to do just that. Spotted by folks over at IGN, the ‘PS5 Controller Trigger Test’ app designed by one 20-year-old Rihab Mehboob
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
2021 is about due to be visited by three thematic ghosts. While it’s being taught the error of its ways, we’ve got a few games we let slip under the radar this year. Check the Best Game You Missed tag to see a new game each day over the break. Immersive sims are tricky games
We’re just a few days away from the new year, and Nintendo has just revealed the top 30 most downloaded Switch games on the eShop in Japan for 2021. As always, this data does not include the sales of physical copies. The rankings for the year overall isn’t much different from the data that was
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
As a father of two sub-seven year olds, I’ve always gotten mixed up between PJ Masks and PAW Patrol. It shouldn’t be that difficult: one has kids and the other has dogs. But there’s something about the theme tunes, the primary colours, the pantomime villains, the two-to-one emphasis on boys over girls, and the duff
April turned into a record breaking month for a few people, least of all Sony; they hit milestones with both their PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles. They weren’t the only ones to do so, though, as the Call of Duty franchise had plenty of success of their own. PlayStation 5 Becomes the Fastest-Selling Console
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
LEGO and Sega are teaming up for a New Year’s release of the LEGO Ideas Sonic the Hedgehog Green Hill Zone set. The build is a take on some iconic stage pieces from the speedster’s first outing, complete with a Sonic minifig and a devious Dr. Eggman. You’ll be able to build this 2D-inspired set early next year that
Image: Lena Raine Over the holidays we’re republishing some of our best features, interviews, opinion pieces and talking points from the previous 12 months from staff and contributors alike — articles that we feel represent our best of 2021. In them you’ll find our usual mix of thoughtfulness, frivolity, retro expertise, gaming nostalgia, and —
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
FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki has said that while Elden Ring is “close” to being his ideal game, he’s unlikely to play it because he won’t get to experience it fresh considering he’s worked on the title for a considerable amount of time. Speaking to EDGE magazine (issue 367 via Wccftech), Miyazaki elaborated on what makes
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
2021 is about due to be visited by three thematic ghosts. While it’s being taught the error of its ways, we’ve got a few games we let slip under the radar this year. Check the Best Game You Missed tag to see a new game each day over the break. Diablo has, for good reasons,