For some time now I have worn my Grinch-Hood like a badge, steadfast in my assertion that the Christmas season is my least favourite time of year. I find it emotionally, physically and financially exhausting. The past couple of years in particular I have struggled to see any light in the glitteriest of seasons. This week I found myself with an unexpected free morning in Newcastle. On Black Friday, of all days....
Developer/publisher miHoYo has announced that it’s bringing the enormously popular free-to-play action RPG Genshin Impact to PlayStation 5 soon. Already available since last year on PC and PlayStation 4 (and playable on PS5 via backwards compatbility), the new native PS5 version will include support for 4K resolution and enhanced textures, as well as faster loading times thanks to the new hardware. In case you’re not up to speed, Genshin Impact brings players to the world of Teyvat, where they must discover the fate of their lost sibling and explore a massive open-world filled with creatures, monsters and hidden treasures....
Tennant and Sheen strolled through the grounds, passing several book easter eggs come-to-life, including the A.Z. Fell & Co bookshop and Crowley’s 1926 Bentley. They were flanked by none other than co-star Jon Hamm and showrunner Gaiman, divine figures in their own right, but the tunnel vision was on the show’s leads. They projected an appearance of two schoolyard buddies linked at the hip, a promise of chemistry pivotal to the success of Good Omens....
Google Stadia was released to little fanfare, at least in comparison to traditional consoles such as the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The reviews for the Google Stadia were also mixed and suggested that the gaming platform needed more to realize its full potential. Nevertheless, the prospect of cloud gaming excited many and Google continues to support the console as it acts as the companies first attempt at entering the profitable gaming market....
Gotham Knights can be played with a friend via the multiplayer co-op mode but this feature is not without its issues. When you try to join a friend, you may see the Failed to Join Session Matchmaking error, leading you to wonder why multiplayer is not working in Gotham Knights. If you can’t invite friends, here’s what you need to know about the issue. Gotham Knights Failed to Join Session (Multiplayer Not Working) While there is no official fix or workaround from the developers for the Failed to Join Session error, it is most likely a launch-time issue that will eventually get patched up....
Gotham Knights is almost here, but its performance is already causing concerns. WB revealed that they capped the game at 30 FPS on consoles when fans asked about performance issues. READ MORE: ‘Gotham Knights’ Character List Despite this, the developers have said that performance mode won’t be available to help increase the FPS count. This has led many fans to show concern over how well the game will run on Xbox Series X/S and PS5....
Today Polyphony Digital and Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed the latest free update (numbered 1.15) for their racing game Gran Turismo 7. The update includes three cars as follows: Toyota GR010 HYBRID ’21Suzuki Vision Gran TurismoRoadster Shop Rampage We’re also getting a new Scapes setting, New Orleans. You can check out a trailer below showing the new cars in action. Gran Turismo 7 is currently available for PS5 and PS4 and you can read our review....
Until Rockstar Games officially reveals Grand Theft Auto 6, fans won’t stop looking for possible hints about the next game in the open world franchise. This has included scouring Grand Theft Auto 5 for clues, with one Reddit user thinking they may have found evidence of GTA 6’s setting in the game. There is a company in Grand Theft Auto 5 called Six Figure Temps. Six Figure Temps drug smuggling company sponsored by Adios Airlines, a Puerto Rican airline company mentioned in both Grand Theft Auto 4 and 5....
Codemasters has dropped another video for GRID Legends, this time a deep dive into the game’s Driven to Glory story mode. You’ll be playing Driver 22, a new face to the GRID World Series. They’re racing for the Seneca Racing Team, and you’ll meet – and race against – a wealth of other drivers and teams on your journey. These include series regular villains, Ravenwest and drivers like Valentin Manzi, who we met yesterday....
Codemasters and EA have dropped a new features trailer for upcoming racer GRID Legends, ahead of its release later this month. There’s plenty to look forward to, including the centrepiece Driven to Glory story mode. It’ll be telling the story of the drivers battling it out to become the GRID World Series champion through races and live action FMV scenes. You’ll race across circuits in many iconic locations, including Chicago, Barcelona, London and Brands Hatch to name but a few....
All Xbox 360 versions of GTA 4 and its DLC episodes, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, are now fully backwards compatible on Xbox One, Microsoft has announced. “All versions of the game, including Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition, are compatible on Xbox One,” says Microsoft. “Digital game owners have instant access on Xbox One, so they can download Grand Theft Auto IV directly from the “Ready to Install” section of their Xbox One and play at will....
Grand Theft Auto fans begin to wonder if Rockstar Games could announce GTA 6 at a PlayStation event next month. Fans have spent months talking about when Rockstar may announce its next game and there were also suggestions that Bully 2 or GTA 6 would be revealed at E3 2019, though that never came to pass. On December 3, Sony will host its annual PlayStation Awards in Japan. At this event, Sony hands out awards to the best selling PlayStation games of the year and Dexerto claims that some fans have suggested that Rockstar could use the event to announce GTA 6....
In the time it has taken for Earth to complete a single spin on its axis, the gaming community has been out in full force and picked apart the newly launched Portal: Companion Collection for the Nintendo Switch. The first discovery came from self-proclaimed “Switch tinkerer” OatmealDome. In this case, the modder managed to unearth some Half-Life 2 content tucked away in the Portal: Companion Collection’s files. “The entirety of Half-Life 2 (minus maps and music) is present in the ROM,” they wrote via Twitter....
343 Industries, the developer of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, is “exploring” the notion of adding microtransactions to the game. In a blog post on the Halo Waypoint site, community writer Alex Wakeford writes: “For players who are new to the MCC, or who may not have dedicated much time specifically to unlocking items during the seasonal updates, or are simply completionists looking to catch the last outstanding items they need, we are internally exploring a potential new feature for the future in the form of purchasable Spartan Points....
To celebrate the July 5 launch of the free Halo 5 update, Warzone Firefight, Microsoft and 343 will make Halo 5 free during the week ending July 5 as part of Xbox Live’s Free Play Days program. Those who wish to carry on playing after the free week will be able to pick uthe game up at a 50 per cent saving on its regular price. Halo 5 Warzone Firefight includes the following content:...
HBO will premiere its Beware the Slenderman documentary on January 23 – likely to follow at some point in the UK on Sky Atlantic. The Slenderman meme originated in 2009, and saw several video games made based on the horror character. The original image saw the tall faceless figure following a group of children, who were said to never be seen again. The HBO documentary focuses on the tragic events of 2014, when two young girls brutally stabbed their friend twelve times....
The Architect is a character you’ll meet during your journey in Hellpoint. The robotic NPC is looking for a pal and you could obtain the Architect’s armor set while you’re at it. Here’s our guide to help you out. Note: For more information, check out our Hellpoint guides and features hub. Hellpoint guide: Obtaining the Architect armor set Your first goal if you want to obtain the Architect’s armor set in Hellpoint is to reach Sohn District....
Henry Golding is on a surefire fast track to super stardom. The one-time TV personality entered a new stage of his career when he went from travel show host to leading man with his role in the world wide phenomenon, Crazy Rich Asians. While his subsequent roles have seen him playing different character types, his turn as the young, cocky Dry Eye in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen allows Golding to take on a very different persona....
Sony is finally allowing users to change their embarrassing PlayStation IDs, and here’s how you can do it. Your first username change will be free, according to PlayStation Blog, but each subsequent name change will incur a $10 fee. So, if you don’t want to go by “Straight_Edge_Hardcore_2015” anymore, for example, there are two ways to do it — through your console or via a web browser. If you want to change your PSN ID through your PlayStation 4, you must go to your console’s settings and go to “Account Management....
Hitman 3‘s Berlin level has a plethora of challenges you can complete when you confront The Leader. This includes a way to cheese the “Drive It Home” assassination challenge. Here’s our guide. Note: For more information, check out our Hitman 3 Berlin/Apex Predator guide, as well as our guides and features hub. Likewise, please be reminded that this guide contains major spoilers. Hitman 3: Berlin guide – Taking out the Leader and cheesing “Drive It Home” The Leader is none other than Agent Montgomery, the commander of an ICA squad sent to hunt you down....
