At Xbox we’ve long believed that accessories are a critical part of the gaming experience. Whether it’s controllers, headsets, or storage for that catalog of games we know you’ve collected over the years, accessories enhance the user experience on Xbox. Since the launch of the original Xbox, the Designed for Xbox program has focused on
Month: September 2020
Nintendo, Game Freak Inc. and Creatures Inc. have filed for three new trademarks relating to ‘Pi!car!’ in Japan. According to Japanese Nintendo, the filings are for a collaboration between The Pokemon Company and Toyota Motor Corporation for a ‘futuristic car project’ that utilises a compact design without using petrol fumes. No other details have emerged
Earlier this week, a ratings listing in Taiwan went live online, suggesting Ubisoft’s Gods & Monsters had undergone a name change. According to the listing in question, the adventure from Ubisoft Quebec now goes by the title of Immortals: Fenyx Rising, Fenyx being the main character’s name. In the days since then, the publisher has confirmed
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Back about two years ago, Nvidia launched Turing. I liked the architecture well enough, but I thought Nvidia had priced Turing far too high, and said so. How do things look two years later, with Ampere announced and coming in
The Outer Worlds made quite an impression on me last year, with its rich characters, morbidly hilarious dialogue, and the distinct stylish trappings of its capitalist space society Halcyon. The sci-fi RPG offered a funny and engaging adventure in moral ambiguity that made multiple playthroughs a must. Obsidian and Private Division add a new layer
Iron Harvest Single-Player reviewed by Jonathan Bolding on PC. Also available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Check IGN.com soon for the multiplayer review. #ign #gaming
You know what video games do not have enough of nowadays? Crafting. Of course, I am being incredibly sarcastic. Crafting is, in professional terms, freaking everywhere. Even Apex Legends, a first-person shooter/battle-royale just added a crafting mechanic. I am not, and never have been, huge on crafting. I often find that it leads to long
[Editor’s Note: This review and score cover only the single-player campaign of Iron Harvest; we’ll follow up soon with a dedicated review of the multiplayer component.] The choking smoke of diesel engines, gunfire plinking off of metal, explosions throwing soldiers to and fro. Through it all, the stomping of a mech’s piston-powered feet. That’s the
Update (Wed 2nd Sep, 2020 01:35 BST): An update on Ubisoft’s news page has officially confirmed Gods & Monsters is now known as Immortals Fenyx Rising. This open-world action-adventure will be part of the next Ubisoft Forward broadcast taking place on 10th September. The main show kicks-off at 12:00 PM PDT, when you can see
Today another big next-gen hardware question was answered regarding accessory compatibility. High-end cans manufacturer Astro announced the full PS5 and Xbox Series X compatibility listings for its gaming headsets. Good news, everyone: all Astro headsets are “Future Proof, featuring full compatibility with Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5,” albeit with one small $40.00 caveat. For full
Astro Gaming has announced a new generation of wireless A20 headsets along with a new line of USB transmitters. The A20s will be designed to pair with consoles as well as PCs. Console-compatible headsets come with one transmitter, however, if players decide to purchase a second transmitter they will be able to use their headset with any gaming device of
Path Of Exile, Grinding Gear Games’ huge free-to-play action RPG, has a new expansion – Heist – coming on September 18th. The titular Heists are the main pull, in which you charge into various dungeons and strongholds with your team of goons, get as much loot as you can, and escape before you’re caught and
By Stephany Nunneley, Tuesday, 1 September 2020 21:12 GMT Here’s a look at how Cyberpunk 2077 will make use of ray tracing. Cyberpunk 2077 was one of the first games to announce support for ray tracing, and today, we were given a look at how the game looks. The video was showcased during Nvidia’s presentation
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. When data leaked on Nvidia’s rumored upcoming GPUs last week, I wasn’t sure what it might imply about Nvidia’s upcoming products and product stack. Now that we have more information on what the upcoming hardware will look like, I can
For our special launch edition of the Marvel’s Avengers War Table, our Crystal Dynamics team wanted to go BIG, so we revealed new details on the weekly gameplay ritual, new game modes, and a new Hero. Read on for a recap. Operation Taking Aim The Avengers Initiative will evolve over time for years to come.
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. We’ve known for a while that Sony’s PS5 backward compatibility policy wasn’t going to match Microsoft’s, but the company hasn’t disclosed many details to-date. Recently posted (and now removed) information on an Ubisoft help page, however, suggests that the console’s
A flotilla of Italian Warships is headed to World of Warships: Legends in the new Veni, Vidi, Vici update. The new campaign for the update features a battleship to bolster the Italian nation as well, the elegant Roma. French Destroyers exit early access, and now there’s a new system for you to manage and upgrade
Windbound’s opening moments. In this seafaring adventure you must harvest materials and craft tools to keep main character Kara alive as she navigates through a series of procedurally generated archipelagos in her search for the other surviving members of her tribe. Unfortunately, the combination of exhausting survival mechanics and a paper-thin plot meant that neither
The Tokyo Game Show 2020 Online live stream schedule has been announced today and this year it is team Xbox who are kicking off proceedings. As the name suggests this year’s TGS event will be a digital event due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to the published schedule Nintendo won’t be present at the digital
As Overwatch’s professional circuit Overwatch League goes, so does the actual retail game’s direction and meta. The metagame of Overwatch has been in an absolute state of flux as a result. Many people don’t like the way this plays out, as there are plenty of Overwatch players who don’t give two figs about OWL, especially