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One of the major selling points behind Gotham Knights is the ability to clean up the grimy city streets alongside a friend. The game will include a full, two-player co-op experience throughout the story. But, there are four members of the Bat Family. Will you be able to punch bad guys with three friends? The answer to that question, is yes. Gotham Knights is getting a free, four-player co-op mode in late November called Heroic Assault....

One of the most brilliant concepts of the Half-Life series is that it never leaves the first person perspective of protagonist, Gordon Freeman. Freeman, a theoretical physicist, has become the one symbol of hope in a world that has become oppressed by the Combine forces - so what better way to showcase this fact than by making a short movie trailer for a “I really wish this was in the works” Half-Life film?...

WD’s SN570 drive is one of the best value NVMe SSDs for gaming, and the current discount on the 2TB size to £103 underscores just how affordable these high-spec drives have become over the past few years. If you want to add a ton of game, media or OS storage space to your PC, this is a great pickup at a very reasonable price. WD Blue SN570 2TB NVMe SSD for £103 from Ebuyer (was £179) The price works out to around 10p per gigabyte, which is a solid value for a mid-range NVMe drive....

Today, during the Gran Turismo World Series 2022 Manufacturers Cup Showdown, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Polyphony Digital announced a collaboration between Gran Turismo 7 and a popular fashion brand. The brand is Dior, and the collaboration includes racing gear for the player’s avatar and a customized De Tomaso Mangusta vintage car. The car’s livery and the gear were designed by British fashion designer and Artistic Director of Dior men’s collections, Kim Jones....

Over the years, there have been quite a few creepy video game urban legends and hoaxes, but few game series have seen quite as many as Rockstar’s open world Grand Theft Auto franchise. Perhaps due to their open world nature and the fact that there are many legitimate creepy easter eggs that can be found in the games (like a massive beating heart inside the Statue of Liberty in Grand Theft Auto 4, for example), the Grand Theft Auto series has had a dizzying number of urban legends dreamed up and spread around the Internet over the years....

One of the reasons gamers love PCs is the ability to tweak the experience to meet their individual preferences, and it looks like Grand Theft Auto 5 on PC is loaded with graphical sliders and toggles. The game auto detects your system’s capabilities and sets the graphics accordingly, but you have the ability to bypass this and tweak the settings to your heart’s content. A video memory slider shows you how much video memory is being utilised by the chosen settings....

Fortnite is making waves in the news with the launch of Chapter 2 and the release of a brand new map. It’s no surprise that with Fortnite getting so much attention, the game’s most popular streamer, Ninja, is also taking in some of the spotlight. His interaction with Lady Gaga may not have worked out particularly well for him, but it’s certainly making the news. Now another celebrity wants in on some of the fun....

Microsoft has no plans to bring Halo 5: Guardians to PC, the platform holder has confirmed, after rumours earlier this week claimed that a PC port could be revealed at E3. In a statement to PC Gamer, a Microsoft spokesperson denied plans to port the game to PC, saying: “Our approach is to deliver epic Halo experiences designed for PC gamers and Windows 10, such as Halo Wars 2 and the recently announced Halo 5: Forge....

Hearthstone is a digital card game developed by Blizzard Entertainment that is built around the lore of Warcraft. In Hearthstone, you face another player in a turn-based battle with a deck of 30 cards. Each of these cards has unique abilities & powers. Some cards are very powerful and are the center of their decks while other cards are used to support those cards. There are different types of Decks in Hearthstone and each can be customized to fit the Players’ playstyle....

In an interview with PowerUp, lead effects artist Hadidjah Chamberlin noted that Blizzard briefly worked on a VR version of Hearthstone. “They actually prototyped a VR version of Hearthstone during that time,” says Chamberlin. “You could walk around the tavern and sit down to play a game with someone. They only had two weeks, so they only got as far [allowing you to] throw cards at the table and you could flip the table over!...

Madmind Studio has announced that upcoming first-person horror title Agony will be unleashed for PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One on May 29. Agony plunges you down into the depths of hell as a tormented soul who has been stripped of his memories, and must survive the nightmarish conditions by solving puzzles and brushing shoulders with various creatures, some of whom you are able to possess to your advantage. The mysterious Red Goddess is apparently your only means of escape, while also serving as the architect of the hellish conditions you find yourself in....

The trailer for DC Universe Online, Sony’s upcoming and much anticipated MMO, was unveiled at E3 last week, and it looks like the title just might succeed at immersing you amongst the heroes and villains of the comic book grounded brand. Check out the trailer below: The trailer serves up a good amount of gameplay and information about the title. You are a new character who has to decide what side you are on - fighting against baddies with the likes of Batman, Flash and Superman, or reaping havoc on the city with the Joker, Poison Ivy and others....

Collect COG Tags is one of the Gears of War challenges in Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 1. These challenges - referred to as the Delta-One set - are only available for a limited time and, if you complete them all before the deadline, you’ll receive a special Gears of War spray. Completing this challenge will also reward you with 25k XP, which will help you unlock rewards from the first Chapter 3 Battle Pass....

Epic Games has introduced a new in-game currency for Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 5 that allows players to purchase and upgrade loot via NPC vendors. Therefore, it’s important for players to know how to gain as much of the new in-game currency as possible. There are many ways to earn golden bars, but safes offer the highest single yields of anything so far. Players who can manage to find a safe will be rewarded with 150 golden bars....

Fortnite Season 8 is well underway, containing some notable new features. Players have been able to interact with new NPCs, fight monsters in The Sideways, and more. However, Season 8 still has a familiar feel to it overall. The cubes have returned from previous seasons, while various forms of wildlife still roam around. However, according to a new Fortnite leak, animals are set to change, by becoming rideable. Already, Fortnite has a plethora of animals you can hunt, including dinosaurs, boars, wolves, and more....

Fortnite may no longer hold a monopoly over the battle royale genre, but it is still doing well enough to justify a continuous stream of content updates. To fund those development costs, it looks like Epic is exploring more ways to offer value and retain its player base moving into 2021. Earlier this year, the price of V-Bucks was permanently reduced, but the pay model changes might not stop there. It seems a monthly subscription plan is on the minds of the Fortnite developers, and Epic sent out a survey to see what people think....

It’s off to the races for the tenth major update for Forza Horizon 5 and the game’s first expansion. Both the Series 10 update and the Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels expansion have released and are live on the servers for all players to jump into. The new Series 10 Update for Forza Horizon 5 is mandatory to access to the Hot Wheels expansion, but it also includes a lot of changes and improvements for all players in the base game....

The free-to-play edition of PES 2016 is now available on PC, having launched for PS3 and PS4 late last year. For free players get access to an entry level version of the game, boasting: Exhibition Mode: Complete with the choice of seven teams including Bayern Munich, Juventus, AS Roma, Brazil and France. Full Training section myClub: Unlimited access to the myClub mode wherein players use accrued in-game currency and micro-transactions to build a title-winning team....

Today Square Enix and PlayStation released an extensive new trailer of the upcoming action-JRPG Forspoken. The trailer focuses on one of the most relevant aspects of the game, magical parkour. Our heroine Frey’s powers aren’t just meant to destroy her enemies, but also to get her around the vast open world of Forspoken. You can use magical ziplines to grab onto objects and pull yourself toward them (which also works very well in combat), surf on the waves, levitate, create mystical steps to reach great heights, and much more....

In Fuser, music game maker Harmonix drops players in front of mixing decks and lets their creativity run free. Featuring over 100 songs from a range of artists and genres, players are challenged to mash together and modify unique mixes. If you’ve ever wondered how tracks from country, hip-hop, and pop songs sound when mashed together, you can find out in this game. Spoiler: the answer is “shockingly well.” In Fuser’s campaign, you’re an up-and-coming DJ at the Fuser music festival....