Remember when registration to beta test PS4’s upcoming 4.0 update (opens in new tab) opened last month? Well, Sony is finally ready to reveal just what the 4.0 update includes. The PlayStation Blog (opens in new tab) has the full details, but the short and sweet version is that the …
Read More »South Park: The Fractured But Whole parodies Oculus Rift with a fart-smelling VR device
South Park: The Fractured But Whole (opens in new tab) does not look like a terribly mature game. Maybe “M for Mature,” but not, you know, the actual definition of the word. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the latest ad for the game shows off the Nosulus …
Read More »Prey: Breaking and remaking the rules, as BioShock meets Dishonored
For a long time, I’ve bemoaned this generation’s lack of a BioShock moment. Don’t get me wrong, games have been brilliant since 2013. The console hardware has increasingly shown its might, and game designs have evolved very nicely indeed from their last-gen roots. But it’s been a process of small, …
Read More »No Mans Sky has a super-easy item duping exploit right now
If you had a way to duplicate your rare resources in No Man’s Sky (opens in new tab), you’d literally have a shortcut to the center of the Universe. No more worries about farming up warp cells and the like, you could just plot a course and go. Obviously that …
Read More »I made up a Smash Bros. clone with the folks behind Fallout, Dishonored, and Prey
Bethesda has assembled a distinct roster of characters in the last decade, whether by creating instant-classics like Dishonored (opens in new tab), or by buying the talent and/or rights behind existing series like Doom and Fallout. And as Nintendo has proven several times over, the best thing to do with …
Read More »Battlefield 1 in black and white looks like real-life history
Image 1 of 6 Image 1 of 6 Image 1 of 6 Image 1 of 6 Image 1 of 6 Image 1 of 6 Image 1 of 6 DICE is trying hard to make Battlefield 1 (opens in new tab)’s equipment and, er, battlefields look as historically authentic (opens in …
Read More »Hitman has more killer episodic seasons on the way
We’ve still not finished the assassiny delights of the current season of Hitman (opens in new tab) – there’s still Bangkok in Thailand (opens in new tab) to jet off to on August 16 and then a trip to the USA and Japan later in the year – but IO …
Read More »No Mans Sky has game-changing day one patch. Farming added, base building on the way!
No reviews before release is usually worrying, but not always a sign that things have gone wrong. Now Hello Games has explained why No Man’s Sky (opens in new tab) hasn’t been seen yet: the day one patch (opens in new tab) adds a substantial set of new features and …
Read More »Culinary chaos in a co-op kitchen: You should be playing Overcooked
What is it? Cartoon chefs must work together to survive in the fast-paced – and dangerous! – world of on-demand dining. Play it if you like… Party games you play with (and don’t mind yelling at) your friends like Mario Party Format: PC / PS4 / Xbox One Price: $16.99 …
Read More »Dooms Unto The evil DLC adds three new maps and a new playable demon
Fans of really fast old school shooters rejoice as Doom (opens in new tab)’s Unto the Evil DLC is here, with new maps, gear and another playable demon to try and take down. The new maps are Offering, Cataclysm, and Ritual – a hell level, a hell-meets science lab mash …
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