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Netflix’s expansion into video games is about to hit the biggest screen in the house, and the streaming giant has just launched the controller app to go with. Netflix games – of which there are currently more than 60 – are currently only playable on mobile devices, but the controller app will soon be able […]

Sony has launched a new PS5 game streaming beta service, with the option of a 4K resolution. Back in June, Sony announced that it was to commence trialing cloud-based streaming of PS5 games for PlayStation Plus Premium members. Now that trial appears to have kicked off in earnest. A number of gamers (via The Verge) […]

Activision has confirmed the next Call of Duty game will be called Modern Warfare 3 and will go on sale on November 10. The third reboot of the classic Modern Warfare series (which originally spanned 2007 to 2011) will complete the remakes of the Infinity Ward-developed trilogy many regard as the finest era for Call […]

Following the colossal success of Elden Ring, FromSoftware is returning to its roots by launching a new Armored Core entry. The series is known for its explosive mecha-based combat, and has been dormant for 10 years, with the last game in the series hitting stores back 2013.  Armored Core fans won’t need to wait much […]

It’s been announced that one of the biggest current-gen games of the year so far, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, will be coming to PS4 and Xbox One consoles after all. Ahead of the game’s launch on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC earlier this year, publisher EA and developer Respawn claimed that it was simply […]

When Activision finally gets done with signing over the family farm to Microsoft, it might want to start checking some of the old hard drives lying around the office. Hasbro, the toy company behind Transformers, says the games publisher has misplaced some of the more popular video games starring the iconic ‘Robots In Disguise’. Titles […]

Retailers are fighting among themselves to take advantage of Sony's sanctioned PS5 price cut and th…

If you're a full-on button masher or – whisper it – pad thrower, it can be galling to hand over th…

The launch of the heavily rumoured PlayStation Earbuds for PS5 could be imminent after they made an appearance with the FCC. Sony has registered a (not so) mysterious set of earphones with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the US telecommunications regulator. This typically serves as a close-to official confirmation that a product is about to […]

It’s now been over six years since the original Nintendo Switch first launched, and yet, there’s still no official word on a Nintendo Switch 2. Many have speculated that a successor to the Nintendo Switch could arrive before the end of 2024, although with the original Switch still selling so well, there’s certainly no guarantee […]

As well as a pretty substantial UK price cut, the Sony PS5 is closing in on some pretty awesome new features. A new software beta is rolling out to testers that includes support for the Dolby Atmos immersive audio feature, which could be an amazing boost for PS5 gamers with compatible sound systems. Essentially, it’ll […]

Nintendo plans to launch its next-generation Switch console in the second half of 2024, according t…

Microsoft is now rolling out a brand new Home dashboard for the Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consol…

Microsoft could soon allow owners of some Xbox controllers to replicate keyboard controls. In a move often requested by PC and console gamers, Microsoft has launched an alpha test for the feature that’ll allow users to map a controller button to a key. It’ll also be possible to map the the button along with a […]

The Sony PS5 console could be in line for a steep discount of £75 this summer, according to a reliable leaker. The temporary discount would bring the price of the console down to £404.99, down from £479.99, says regular PS Plus leaker bilillbil-kun. That would be beneath the original PS5 price of £449.99, prior to […]

The exact specs you need to play Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart on PC.

Sony has signed an agreement with Microsoft to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation consoles, reportedl…

Given retro gaming has never been more popular and the means of accessing those games has never bee…

EA Sports FC 24 will be available from September 29, the publisher said upon revealing its first football game of the post-FIFA era during a live stream today. EA also revealed the first gameplay trailer for the game, although we certainly weren’t looking at actual footage from FIFA matches in the traditional context. We presume […]

Sony has announced the availability and pricing of its Access controller for PS5, which is designed to help gamers with accessibility needs to enjoy games to the max. The Access controller will be available globally on December 6 and gamers will be able to pre-order it from next Friday, July 21. The cost is more […]

Microsoft reckons Sony will launch a PS5 Slim console later this year. There’s been a fair amount of legal to-and-fro between Sony and Microsoft of late, as the former – alongside several of the world’s major regulators – attempts to prevent the latter from acquiring mega-publisher Activision Blizzard. The upside of all this courtroom wrangling, at […]

As a courtroom battle raged over exclusive console games, it was revealed one of the PS5's most lov…

The unenviable bet-hedging console gamers have to do when buying the newest Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5 console is Sony’s fault, according to Microsoft. In the latest instalment from the FTC vs Microsoft saga (pertaining to Microsoft’s contested takeover of Activision Blizzard), Microsoft’s own CEO Satya Nadella advocated for a world where all games […]

Sensitive information concerning Sony’s PlayStation revenue has spilled onto the internet, and it’s all thanks to the use of a humble Sharpie. The Japanese giant has been supplying documentation to a US court for the FTC vs Microsoft hearing, the outcome of which is very much in Sony’s interests. At stake is the future of […]

While Sony and Microsoft go to war in court, partly over the future of Call of Duty, one of the more recent instalments is about to go free for PlayStation gamers. With Sony still concerned the Activision-published games will end up in Xbox-exclusive hands, Black Ops Cold War will be free on PlayStation Plus for […]

Sony will charge under $300 for the forthcoming ‘Project Q’ handheld PS5 companion according to, well, Microsoft. The PlayStation-maker confirmed the existence of the device, which is essentially a DualSense controller with an 8-inch display at the centre, earlier this year but has kept the vast majority of the details under wraps. Now, in yet […]

Google Stadia is dead, but Google's ambitions in the gaming realm certainly are not. Now the compan…

Over the last few years the console wars have become polite exchanges of pleasantries, but there’s nothing like this fight over the fate of Activision Blizzard to bring out some good old fashioned ill will between Xbox and PlayStation. During the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) hearing to probe the Microsoft’s proposed takeover over of the […]

Nintendo surprised everyone this week by announcing a remake of the SNES classic Super Mario RPG for the Switch console. You can pre-order now for an unbeatable price. The often-reliable ShopTo retailer is offering the physical version of Super Mario RPG for just £42.85. The RRP is £49.99 so it’s a 14% saving overall. The […]

Sony would refuse to share information about a potential PS6 console with Activision Blizzard, should Microsoft’s contentious takeover of the publisher get the go ahead. In his objections to the proposed takeover, currently being contested by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the US, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan said there’s no way it’d be able […]