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Activision sets up a publishing page on Steam
Activision looks set for a big return to Steam. Over the past weekend, it was noted on Reddit(opens in new tab) that Activision now has a full publishing profile on Steam(opens in new tab). Currently, the publisher's Steam page is loaded with hits like Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, and even lesser-known games (well, comparatively) like Prototype, Zork, and Vampire: The Masquerade. ...read more
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Half-Life players are planning to break a Steam world record
Half-Life 3 isn’t happening. I mean, it might be, but this is what I have to tell myself now in order to move on. At the same time, I continue taking solace in the vibrant Half-Life fan community, which keeps turning in amazing speedruns, and discoveries about the game’s AI and mechanics. And now, in honour of Valve’s iconic, 1998 FPS, the Half-Life fans are planning to take to Steam to ...read more
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UK Government Warns Of Legislations If Loot Boxes Aren't Addressed
Over the last two months, governing bodies from various European countries have addressed the exploitative nature of loot boxes, especially those found in EA's sport games. In June, a study backed by 18 countries branded loot boxes "exploitative". The Netherlands is at the forefront of this movement, with six political parties supporting a motion that would compel developers to remove them from ...read more
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Sonic Frontiers Dev Details Combat and Skill Tree Mechanics
Sonic Frontiers is looking to be one of the biggest shake-ups to the series, taking the Blue Blur into an open-world setting. This has led the game to be compared to other titles in the genre, like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The first gameplay reveal of Sonic Frontiers showed off a number of elements that cemented these comparisons further, such as the melancholic atmosphere and ...read more
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Sony for PS5 Defect
The PlayStation 5, despite being launched during a global chip shortage and pandemic, is proving to be a hit with high sales. However, the next generation of console hardware faces controversy as a player claims Sony is hiding a defect in the system. Approaching two years since launch, the PlayStation 5 has received many updates to the system software to fix a wide range of issues. Most ...read more
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New Aliens Single-Player Game from Survios is Coming to Consoles
Survios has announced they’re collaborating with 20th Century Games to create a new single-player, action horror game set in the world of Aliens. While details are relatively scarce at the moment, they did confirm the game is in development for consoles, PC, and VR, meaning we could even see it debut on PSVR 2. When Aliens: Dark Descent was announced in June, many were hoping for a game to ...read more
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Controversial GTA Online Hack Is Straight Out Of Doctor Strange
GTA Online is rife with mods if you want it to be when playing on PC. In fact, sometimes it's rife with mods even when you don't want it to be. Some players who logged on to the game recently have discovered that for themselves the hard way after they appeared on a server made up of a map that appeared to be folding in on itself, Multiverse of Madness style. The discovery appears to have first ...read more
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Cr1tikal increases Halo 2 LASO deathless bounty to $20,000
Major YouTuber and streamer Charlie ‘Cr1tikal’ White is offering a bounty to anyone who can beat Halo 2 Anniversary – and has just raised it from $5,000 to a massive $20,000 USD. This is a bit of a tougher challenge for FPS game fans than just beating it, too – it’s a Halo 2 no death run, on Legendary difficulty, with nearly all skull modifiers turned on. Which is nearly ...read more
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World of Warcraft Dragonflight Alpha Testing Has Begun
World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Dragonflight, has entered its alpha testing phase. This is the first phase of alpha testing for Dragonflight and will focus on some specific features and locations. The Azure Span is the location of choice for this phase of testing. This frigid area of snowy peaks and icy tundra is one of the largest zones ever introduced in World of Warcraft. The new ...read more
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Forza Horizon 5 Reveals Hot Wheels Expansion Map
Prior to its release in the coming days, Playground Games has revealed the world map for the forthcoming Hot Wheels expansion in Forza Horizon 5. In a general sense, the Forza series has collaborated with Hot Wheels in the past, so this crossover isn't all that new. However, now that we've been given a look at the overworld map with Forza Horizon 5, it seems like this expansion is going to take ...read more
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