Category: News
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Mario Kart Tour has been delayed
Mario Kart Tour, the smartphone debut of the smash hit kart-racing series, has been delayed until Summer 2019, Nintendo has announced. Mario Kart Tour was originally intended to be released before the end of this financial year, which ends on Sunday 31st March. Eager players will now have to wait a bit longer, with the […]
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Subnautica: Below Zero enters early access
Below Zero, the standalone expansion for the open-world survival game Subnautica, is now available to play through early access on Steam and the Epic Games Store, and it’s got a new cinematic trailer to celebrate. Below Zero is set one year after the original Subnautica, and it will challenge players with surviving a disaster at […]
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Blizzard reveals new Overwatch map, Paris
Bonjour. Blizzard has revealed a new map for their team-based shooter, Overwatch. Named Paris, the map is currently available to play on the PTR. Chance encounters lead to novel beginnings. Get whisked away to Paris soon on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. pic.twitter.com/PGrVKw4JdH — Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) 30 January 2019 The map is an Assault […]
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New Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update adds Piranha Plant
There’s a new playable character available in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, namely Piranha Plant, famous for its appearances in the Super Mario series. The Piranha Plant is available now as part of the 2.0.0 update, and its free to all players who purchased Super Smash Bros. Ultimate before Thursday 31st January. After that, Piranha Plant […]
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The Division 2’s beta details announced
A couple of weeks ago I told you that Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 would be getting a private beta next month, but details were scarce. Now, Ubisoft has announced further details of the beta, which gives us a clearer picture of how the whole thing will pan out. The private beta will take place […]
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Inside Xbox promises “exclusive announcements” and “new reveals” on Tuesday 5th February
Microsoft has released a teaser trailer for the upcoming first edition of Inside Xbox for 2019, and it promises “exclusive announcements”, “new reveals”, and a look at the highly-ancitipated Xbox exclusive Crackdown 3. The first edition of Inside Xbox will take place on Tuesday 5th February at 10pm GMT. As well as the promise of […]
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February’s PlayStation Plus games announced
Sony has announced the lineup of games that will be available for PS Plus subscribers during the month of February. PlayStation 4 players will be able to get their hands on Ubisoft’s 2017 action fighting game For Honor and Square Enix’s Hitman: The Complete First Season, which was released in episodic form back in 2016. […]
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Quantic Dream no longer making PS4 exclusives
Quantic Dream, the French studio behind Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human, are no longer making games exclusively for PlayStation consoles following the announcement that NetEase has purchased a minority stake in the company. This news brings to an end a partnership between Sony and Quantic Dream that has lasted for 12 years and has […]
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Fortnite’s latest patch adds controller support for mobile and vaults the bolt-action rifle
Fortnite’s v7.30 patch is now live on all platforms and there are a number of changes, a couple of which are bound to cause some degree of controversy among players. The first of those changes is the vaulting of the bolt-action Sniper Rifle, which has been in the game for as long as I can […]
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Rainbow Six: Siege’s next patch is aimed at balancing Operators
Rainbow Six: Siege’s next patch, which is called the Y3S4.2 Patch, will primarily be aimed at balancing several Operators when it launches on PC on Tuesday 5th February and consoles on Wednesday 6th February. Ubisoft has been looking at the pick rate of all Operators and their “Win Delta”, which is the average win ratio when […]