The last few console generations have seen platform makers taking wild swings at new technology, and while most were bad, it was nice to see a premium placed on innovation.By Phil Hornshaw on October 3, 2020 at 9:00AM PDT If there’s a piece of video game hardware that ever really impressed me, outside of the…
Star Wars: Squadrons makes numerous references to characters and places, most of which the game just expects you to know.By Jordan Ramée on October 2, 2020 at 11:00AM PDT Taking place after the events of Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Squadrons sees the freshly formed New Republic face off against the now emperor-less Galactic…
Star Wars: Squadrons puts you in the boots of a New Republic and Imperial pilot. Here’s some tips you should know before you hit the thrusters and go.By Steve Watts on October 2, 2020 at 10:34AM PDT Star Wars: Squadrons puts you in the flight suit of starfighter pilots in the galaxy far, far away.…
This week’s episode of New Releases revolves around early access: Baldur’s Gate III is debuting as a work-in-progress, while Foregone is getting its full release. The indie crowd can also check out I Am Dead, while the sports and racing fans can dig into FIFA 21 and Ride 4, respectively. Here are some of the…
It’s not so much a secret at this point, but at least we now have the finer details: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is coming later this year, with PC, PS4 and Xbox One getting the refreshed title on November 6th while it’ll be coming to Nintendo Switch on November 13th. There’s a visual…
Stellar Entertainment teaming up with Criterion for the re-release. It’s been an open secret for a while, but we finally have confirmation that Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is indeed coming out this year, with Xbox One, PC and PS4 versions coming on November 6th while a Nintendo Switch version follows shortly after on…
Everything you need to know, plus highlights from Digital Foundry. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Ebay UK is offering 15 per cent off goods from a range of retailers, including TVs and appliances from Crampton and Moore, Hughes and Panasonic, plus videogames and refurbished consoles from Music Magpie and The Game Collection. This…
“It really sucks knowing I needed 25 damage to get the 4K”. Respawn’s free-to-play battle royale may soon sport a real-time damage tracker.In a brief exchange on Twitter, a fan reached out to Apex Legends’ design director, Jason McCord, to ask if there were plans afoot to add a damage meter to “see how much damage…
“REQUEST RECEIVED, ACCESSING CRIMENET.” Payday Starbreeze developer has dropped a brief update on Payday 3.While we haven’t heard much about the co-operative shooter in recent months, the official PayDay 2 Twitter account “confirmed” the release date was still “TBA”, and that the sequel is now in the “design phase” using Unreal Engine. The tweet also revealed…
“Everyone at Ubisoft should be able to feel confident and have the same opportunities.” An anonymous staff survey undertaken by 14,000 Ubisoft employees has revealed that 20 per cent of staff don’t feel “respected or safe in the work environment” at the company, with 25 per cent of respondents – that’s one in four – reporting…