The world’s biggest public-voted games awards, the Golden Joystick Awards, returns for its 38th year this November. This year’s show will be reimagined as a digital broadcast that celebrates the best games of the last 12 months, and looks forward to the next generation of consoles and creators. The Golden …
Read More »Why driving safely in GTA 5 can be just as fun as wreckless road-rage
18 months ago, I passed my driving test at the grand old age of 32. While that may not sound like a Herculean achievement, it made me appreciate how hard it is to learn a new skill in your 30’s. Compared to my adolescent sponge of a brain, my current …
Read More »Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith will play a character in Cyberpunk 2077
CD Projekt Red have consulted with Mike Pondsmith, the creator of the Cyberpunk tabletop game that Cyberpunk 2077 (opens in new tab) is based on, throughout the RPG’s development. As Pondsmith revealed in the latest OXM (opens in new tab) issue, he will also play a part within the game …
Read More »No Mans Sky Next has a release date and finally brings multiplayer to the galaxy (for real this time)
The redemption song of Hello Games has been one of the most magical stories in game development over the past ten years, especially the revamp of No Man’s Sky Multiplayer. After being panned at launch for its lost promise (including a lack of multiplayer functionality) it has been receiving bumper …
Read More »Forget Apex Legends, its time to return to Titanfall 2
With 50 million players and counting, Apex Legends (opens in new tab) has finally given developer Respawn Entertainment the success it has deserved for the better part of a generation. Because the sad truth is that, while Titanfall (opens in new tab) and its successor, Titanfall 2 (opens in new …
Read More »How to optimise your Xbox Elite Controller for better gaming
The Xbox One Elite Controller (opens in new tab) is undoubtedly the finest game pad ever built, one of the best Xbox One accessories (opens in new tab) available. Hold Microsoft’s luxury peripheral in your hands for the briefest moment and you’d find it hard to argue against. The Elite …
Read More »Game of Thrones Gregor The Mountain Clegane just got a FIFA 19 Ultimate Team card
Gregor ‘The Mountain’ Clegane survived expulsion from the Riverlands, poisoning by Oberyn Martell and all manner of Qyburn experiments as one of Game of Thrones’ most popular, and beastly, characters – but the always rabid FIFA 19 (opens in new tab) community may be another challenge entirely. The beast-man all …
Read More »Dragon Ball Zs best-known saga is being turned into an action RPG in 2019
In a surprise reveal, Bandai Namco has released an announcement trailer for Project Z, a fully 3D action RPG retelling Goku’s most famous exploits. You can watch the trailer above to get a glimpse of Project Z – or Dragon Ball Game: Project Z, if you prefer the full working …
Read More »The Anthem servers are having major issues on the first day of the VIP demo
Update 2: As of Friday 4pm PT, PS4 and PC players might now be in luck – but the Xbox One servers are still experiencing problems. “The main issue impacting the Anthem VIP demo on PC and PS4 has been resolved,” reads an official statement from EA and BioWare. “Anyone …
Read More »The Launch Bay is Anthems equivalent of Destinys Tower, supporting up to 16 players at once
It’s getting reeeally difficult to avoid comparing Bioware’s upcoming Anthem (opens in new tab) game to Destiny 2 (opens in new tab) these days. The upcoming multiplayer open world adventure, in which you play as a robot-suit wearing “Freelancer” on an alien planet, bears a number of the same DNA …
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