To promote the upcoming tournament, The International, Valve has announced that submissions for the annual DOTA short film contest have opened once again. With The International drawing ever closer, it seems like Valve is selling tickets for the hype train in bulk. Alongside the recently announced Battle Pass and all the goodies associated with that, Valve has announced that entries …

Able to render spooky backdrops with proper digital ACTING with ease (or a team of Japanese developers who long to remember what it was like to sleep once), the RE Engine is another example of software pushing a console generation to the bleeding edge of what’s possible in the waning days of that era. According to Capcom’s latest financial reports, that engine is only getting started as the next generation of devices will also see the Big C use it for future projects.

Five hours. That’s how long it took for PC players to work their way through the first raid for The Division 2, as a team of eight players took on Operation Dark Hours and paved the way for other squads to reach one of the more challenging finish lines in Ubisoft’s massive new sandbox. Over on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 side of The Division 2, it was a whole other story.

Total War: Three Kingdoms is the latest instalment in Creative Assembly’s epic turn-based series of strategy games. It’s also the first major return to a historic setting since Total War Attila released in 2015 (if you exclude the light dose of Thrones of Britannia). Much of the developer’s focus in the last few years has been on the hugely successful …

While this year’s incarnation see’s Infinite Warfare’s Infinity Ward (try saying that five times fast without tying your tongue in a Gordian knot) step up to the plate for a rumoured new Modern Warfare 4, next year’s chapter in the franchise will see Sledgehammer back in action. Or maybe not.

There are still those who are willing to get up at the crack of dusk and boot up their console to find him for you. People who’ll risk digital life and limb to let you know if Xur is selling a treasure or rubbish. I just so happen to be one of those people. Maybe you’re stuck at work and can only log in later tonight. In that case: Where is Xur?

The latest update to Valve’s wildly successful shooter has seen a rework of the “loss bonus” system, changing competitive strategies. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the reskin of an old game that revolutionised esports back in 2012 has recently made a rather large change to one of the staple mechanics of the game by modifying team’s “loss bonus”. For those who don’t …

The Gamecube deserves a second chance at life, but until Nintendo decides to pony up and invest in making a Gamecube Mini, that’s a pipe dream. Unless you happen to be a wizard with electronics, like YouTuber Madmorda.