News Archive
16 October 2021
15 October 2021
You can pre-order Microsoft's official Xbox Series X mini fridge starting next week
Costs Ł90, out in December.
FIFA says football gaming "must involve more than one party controlling and exploiting all rights"
Following reports negotiations with EA have stalled.
Twitch confirms data exposed in major leak, but "no indication" passwords leaked
UPDATE: "Twitch passwords have not been exposed."
Nintendo Switch Online's premium tier service launches this month, costs Ł35 a year
Includes N64 and Mega Drive games, plus Animal Crossing expansion.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons gets a final, enormous free update in November
Alongside first paid expansion, Happy Home Paradise.
Twitch data leak reveals remnants of previous “Urgent Pizza” hacking incident
The platform suffered a major hack in 2014.
First major update for Deathloop out now
Available on PlayStation 5 and PC.
Amazon clamping down on resource farming bots in New World
"We are committed to ensuring fair gameplay."
Blizzard responds to Diablo 2 Resurrected server issues
"We wanted to provide some transparency around what is causing these issues."
14 October 2021
MercurySteam responds to complaints some Metroid Dread devs were left out of credits
Despite their work reportedly appearing in-game.
Paradox says it almost cancelled Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 earlier this year
Following removal of original developer.
Sea of Thieves' latest charity sails are raising money for No Kid Hungry
And its Halloween event is now in full swing.
Call of Duty Vanguard's Zombie mode revealed
Going back to its WW2 roots.
Pokémon Go's next five years: plans for the future of AR, and when the game runs out of Pokémon
A chat with Niantic, now this summer's dust has settled.
Rainbow Six Siege caster Michael Stockley dies aged 24
"Michael worked hard to lift up the R6 Siege community."
Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality finally launches today on PC, PlayStation, Xbox
But Nintendo Switch version delayed further.
Call of Duty developer Sledgehammer opens UK studio
The hammer lands in Blighty.
NFL coach Jon Gruden to be removed from Madden NFL 22
The coach made derogatory comments in newly surfaced emails.
Gaming forum ResetEra acquired for a cool $4.5m
For "significant opportunities to increase advertising revenue".
It looks like Apple Music may be coming to PlayStation 5
Move over Spotify.
Monster Hunter Rise demo out now on Steam
Rise to the occasion.
Joe & Mac's back on PC and consoles next year
Club back together.
Mobs announced for fan vote ahead of Minecraft Live
UPDATE: All potential mobs have now been announced.
Heart Machine's Solar Ash delayed until December
Hyper Bug Fixer.
Nintendo Switch OLED UK launch comfortably beat Switch Lite
Already accounts for 7% of UK Switch sales this year.
Far Cry 6 owners report issues upgrading PS4 boxed copies to PS5
UPDATE: Ubisoft says issue now fixed.
13 October 2021
New report says FIFA wants "more than double" from EA to renew licence
Over $1 billion for each four-year World Cup cycle.
Cult-classic sci-fi horror System Shock is getting a live-action TV adaptation
By the company adapting Ubisoft's Driver.
Activision unveils new server-side and kernel-level anti-cheat solution for Call of Duty
Heading to Vanguard and Warzone.
Rocket League's Halloween event is all about Batman
And it starts tomorrow on all platforms.
Tomorrow's Ghost Recon Frontline closed test has been indefinitely delayed
Following a less-than-stellar reception.
State of Decay founder launches new studio Possibility Space to work on "joyful" new game
The possibilities are endless.
Sony celebrates five years of PlayStation VR with free game giveaway
Available in November.
Final Fantasy 14 now most profitable game in the series
Reaping the rewards.
Skyrim Anniversary Edition could cause major disruption to the mod scene
A Riften the community.
Obsidian's forthcoming Avowed sounds like its own take on Skyrim
Fresh details on the Microsoft-exclusive RPG.
The Last of Us set photos show our best look yet at Joel
And a ruined downtown Boston.
EA renews contract with FIFPRO to "deliver the greatest, most authentic football experience"
As it mulls ditching FIFA license.
12 October 2021
Mario Party Superstars overview trailer shows off classic boards and minigames
Ahead of this month's Switch launch.
Quake's free "next-gen" upgrade now available for Xbox Series X/S and PS5
Adds 120fps at up to 4K.
Epic Games now credits Among Us' Innersloth as inspiration for Fortnite's Impostors mode
UPDATE: Twitter brandter hints at official collab.
Adorable DNA-splicing zoo tycoon Let's Build a Zoo is out in November on PC
Giraffephant! Chickow! Crocoduck! More!
Paradox staff criticise "culture of silence" which let man with reputation for harassment hold senior role for years
And "toxic" studio where women say they're treated as "token" hires.
Second World Esports Day to raise money for COVAX
Taking place on 23rd October.