During the recently announced Nintendo financials for the third quarter of the current fiscal year it was revealed that Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield for the Nintendo Switch have now sold over 20 million units. This means that Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are the first mainline games to sell over 20 million since Pokemon Gold
Month: February 2021
The Oculus Quest has captured the imagination of VR gaming veterans and newbies alike and, with the recent release of the Oculus Quest 2, VR gaming has taken another huge step forward. The Quest 2, like its predecessor, is wireless – which means you can take it with you wherever you go – stepping into
Looking for the best RPGs (or role-playing games) around? Then you’ve come to the right place. These days it’s more often than not that a game features RPG elements. Whether that’s a skill tree, dialogue options, or anything else that was once a staple of the genre, there’s always something for players to tweak and
If you’re looking for the best simulation games available right now then you’re in the right place. After all, who hasn’t wanted to experience the feeling of driving a train, flying an aircraft or even fixing a car, all from the comfort of your armchair? Fortunately for you, the selection of simulator titles on the
There’s way more than one type of official PS4 controller. Did you know there are at least 20 varieties of PS4 DualShock 4? Most of us may still have the plain black one that ships with the standard PS4, but the iconic gamepad comes in a whole stack of flavours. How about the translucent “Crystal”
Google’s run in game development was short but sweet. The company announced that it plans to shut down its internal development studio and divert all resources to enticing third-party developers to launching games on Google Stadia. Google only began making its own games in the last two years, and now will close the doors on
The Sony PlayStation 5 has finally been launched in India. It did take more than two months since the global launch but the console is finally ‘available’ in India. And by available we mean technically, since you will be hard pressed to find a unit to buy anywhere. The Sony PS5 went for pre-orders in
PS4 classic God of War now looks better than ever thanks to a surprise new PS5 update. God of War previously took advantage of Sony’s new hardware to deliver a locked 60 frames per second experience when using performance mode, something which wasn’t possible on PS4 Pro. The only caveat was that the game’s resolution
By Sherif Saed, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 09:13 GMT Google has kicked off the new year with some bad news. Google has announced that it’s shutting down both of its internal Stadia game development studios, located in Montreal and Lose Angeles. The company is instead pivoting Stadia to only be a platform. In the short
“Today is February 1, 2021. This is Mordecai, host of the updates, bringing you your daily Elden Ring update. There’s no news about Elden Ring today. And that has been your daily Elden Ring update” makes up the entirety of the content in the most recent video from Elden Ring News. It’s not a random
People are excited for Resident Evil Village. Part of that enthusiasm comes from the recent gameplay demo, along with additional details revealed as part of the latest trailer. However, another part of the excitement comes specifically from Lady Dimitrescu, the ghastly, yet compelling woman who has captured fans’ attention with her disturbing mystique and towering height. Capcom
When you see squirrels doing their thing in the wild, have you ever wondered what they’re really up to when no one’s looking? As they forage for nuts and make those weird cries, what are they hiding? That’s the premise of Nuts, a bizarre and intriguing narrative surveillance game that’s all about spying on squirrels. The
The folks over at AndaSeat, one of the top of the line gaming chair producers, have teamed up with Disney to release a line of Marvel’s Avengers branded gaming chairs, and they were nice enough to ship me one that would make Tony Stark proud. I’ve spent the last week and a half relaxing, playing
The Nioh Collection, including Nioh Remastered – The Complete Edition and Nioh 2 Remastered – The Complete Edition, will be released on PS5 later this week. To prepare for the game’s release, Team Ninja will be releasing update 1.24 for Nioh 2 on PlayStation 4. Amongst other things, the patch enables cross-save between PS4 and PS5, as well
If you missed out on the Yakuza spinoff Judgment when it hit PlayStation 4 in 2019, you’ll soon have another chance to check out the detective thriller. Sega has announced that a remastered version of Ryo Ga Gotoku Studio’s game will be coming not only to PlayStation 5 but also the Xbox Series X/S and
Blizzard is celebrating 30 years of fandom glory this year and a small part of the celebratory festivities includes a first look at an impressive Arthas Helm of Domination replica. This collectible comes at a good time, considering Sylvanas destroyed it in the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands DLC. While the in-game helmet is used to
Fans are waiting with bated breath for any inkling of Overwatch 2 news (and they might not have to wait much longer with BlizzCon Online happening this month), but in the meantime, the Overwatch in-game event calendar presses on. Just a week removed from the Kanezaka challenge centered on Hanzo, and less than a month
Everybody’s talking about the Firebase Z update that’s coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on February 4, but that isn’t the only thing that’s happening on that day. Both Black Ops Cold War and Warzone will be getting double XP starting on February 4and running through the weekend. PlayStation players on both
The lauded 2018 God of War is getting updated for the PS5, and its coming sooner than you’d think. Launching free tomorrow, the God of War PS5 enhancement update will optimize the performance of the game on PlayStation 5 consoles. While the PS4 Pro allowed players to select between performance and resolution, this new update
Apple has released iOS 14.5 for public beta testers today. Per The Verge, the most exciting feature in terms of gaming is controller support for the PlayStation 5’s DualSense and the Xbox Series X controller. There’s no confirmation on when the update will go live for everyone, but iOS 14.5 allows users to use the