Everyone’s doing a Nintendo Direct these days, and now top indie publisher Annapurna Interactive is no different. The first ever Annapurna Interactive Showcase will be broadcast on 29th July at 8pm UK time (midday Pacific) in all of the usual streaming places. Expect updates on upcoming Annapurna games (there are a lot!) such as The …
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The Ninja Gaiden Master Collection PC port isn’t going down well
The Ninja Gaiden Master Collection is out now – and its PC port has been found wanting. The PC version of this action game collection is bare bones, with severely limited customisation and graphics options. It does not support mouse and keyboard, forcing PC users to play with a controller. A controller is perhaps preferable …
Activision announces Spyro’s return
Beloved platforming mascot Spyro the dragon will ride again in the new season of free-to-play mobile game Crash Bandicoot: On the Run. Made by King, Activision’s mobile arm, the hugely-lucrative On the Run launches its third season, Battle of the Dragons, today, 10th June. Spyro will make an appearance, but can you actually play as …
Suicide Squad editor reveals the biggest differences between the director’s cut and the theatrical release
2016’s Suicide Squad theatrical release was, according to director David Ayer, a departure from the original vision for the DC movie – and was “ripped to pieces” by Warner Bros . Now, one of the editors who worked on the project has spelled out exactly how different the so-called ‘Ayer Cut’ was from what we …
Microsoft putting Xbox in TVs, building its own streaming devices, and exploring new Game Pass subscriptions
Ahead of its E3 media briefing on Sunday, Microsoft has made a raft of announcements around Xbox Game Pass and its cloud gaming efforts. First up, Microsoft said it’s working to put Xbox in TVs. The company is working with TV manufacturers to “embed” the Xbox experience directly into internet-connected televisions with no extra hardware …
Black Widow: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh on the gritty prequel unlike any other Marvel movie
GamesRadar+ and Total Film are celebrating the biggest new releases as we head back to the cinema! This week: Black Widow . Natasha Romanoff might have made the ultimate sacrifice in Avengers: Endgame , but her story isn’t complete yet. This article first appeared in print – buy the magazine here . Black Widow has …
Xbox Series X restock update tracker: could there be potential drops from Amazon, Walmart, and more?
Xbox Series X restock supplies have been notoriously low since the console launched last November. However, we must stay vigilant and persevere at all times, as stock drops can occur increasingly randomly – but also have some patterns we can tap into still, potentially. Whatever happens, our dedicated bargain-hunters have been busy scouring retailers and …
PUBG’s “cheater bots” have finally been told to calm down
PUBG’s bots have never been particularly popular with the community ever since they were introduced to public matchmaking, but a recent update transformed the bumbling bots into something far worse: horrifyingly accurate aimbots. Patch 12.1 brought with it some changes to bot AI , which were – in theory – supposed to improve their behaviour, …
Hackers reportedly steal FIFA 21 and Frostbite source code
Hackers have reportedly stolen the source code to FIFA 21 and game engine Frostbite. Vice reported the hackers claimed to have obtained 780GB of data and had put it up for sale. EA confirmed the breach in a statement that also insisted no player data had been stolen. “We are investigating a recent incident of …
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes arrives just in time for Halloween
Last night’s flurry of Summer Game Fest announcements included a 22nd October release date for House of Ashes, the third game in Until Dawn developer Supermassive Games’ The Dark Pictures Anthology. A fresh trailer also includes a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it reveal of the game’s monster big bad (it’s right at the very end, if you want to …