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As Epic Games ramps up the competition against Steam, one thing that it still needs to work on is ensuring that customers trust it. Just last year, a massive security hole was found in the Fortnite creator's launcher, which allowed fake APKs to be installed on Android devices. To quell those fears, the company has detailed how it secures user accounts and the steps that it plans to take in the ...read more
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With Anno 1800‘s official release in the rearview mirror, developers Blue Byte have announced their plans for upcoming downloadable content. The game’s forthcoming updates include an Anno 1800 Season Pass, which is priced at $24.99 and will include three pieces of DLC, along with free content updates based on feedback from Anno players. Currently, the season pass is unavailable for ...read more
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The isometric RPG Transistor is currently available as a free download on the Epic Games Store. The second title from Bastion developer SuperGiant Games, Transistor is available free through the Epic Games Store now until May 2. Transistor is a science-fiction RPG with rather great isometric combat jumping between fast-paced, real-time actions and a more methodical, strategic approach using ...read more
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Earlier this month, a rumor surfaced that claimed that Halo Infinite is currently the biggest and most expensive project in gaming, with a development budget of over $500 million, which doesn't include marketing costs at all. At the time, the claim not only seemed unlikely, but frankly, a bit absurd. But apparently it's not that absurd. According to a new video from Brad Sams, executive editor of ...read more
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It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call Mortal Kombat 11 one of the most hotly anticipated releases of the year, and with just a few days to go till its launch, the excitement surrounding it is reaching a fever pitch. To crank that excitement up even more, NetherRealm Studios have released a launch trailer for the game, which is about as bloody brilliant as you’d expect it to be. Best of ...read more
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Last year, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced it would be skipping E3 2019, leaving the ball completely in Microsoft's court to either slam home or brick. And while Nintendo will be present at the event, it won't have a live show, meaning Xbox is the only one of the big three who will be at E3 with a live media showcase. As you would expect, Microsoft didn't anticipate Sony backing out, but ...read more
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Today, Bandai Namco revealed the first look at its second DLC character, All Might of My Hero Academia fame. That said, while Bandai Namco has provided the character's first trailer -- which shows of All Might's combat style and more -- it has not said when the character will drop beyond sometime in May alongside the previously announced Seito Kaiba and one other character who hasn't been ...read more
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After nearly 12 years, EA has decided to take Burnout Paradise servers offline. EA has announced that on Thursday, August 1, all servers for Burnout Paradise will be turned off. This goes for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. This does not affect last year’s Burnout Paradise Remastered, of course. Xbox One owners playing the Xbox 360 version through backwards compatibility will, however, no longer ...read more
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Is Valve -- finally -- making Left 4 Dead 3? Well, according to a new leak, Valve was once making a new entry in the beloved last-gen zombie series, but it was cancelled in 2017. That said, 29 alleged screenshots of the cancelled game are poised to release to the public tomorrow via YouTuber Tyler McViker, who has a track-record of Valve-related scoops, but has also had faulty information ...read more
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This week, Sony Interactive Entertainment officially announced the PS5, and even revealed some details and specs of the next-gen PlayStation system. Included in these details was word that the console will be backwards compatible with the PS4 and can boast load times over 19x faster than the PS4. That said, while Sony's PlayStation 5 sounds exiting and promising, it apparently isn't as advanced ...read more
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