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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more