Last week, world War Z developer Saber Interactive and publisher Focus home Interactive thumped their chests, celebrating the co-op zombie shooter’s sales milestones. The game sold over a million copies in its first week, which is impressive given that it’s a mid-tier game from a smaller publisher.
Surprising everyone, a game based on the below average film of same name, released six years since the movie, is actually kinda…great?
With the recent announcement that Borderlands 3 will be exclusive to the Epic store on launch, players have been review bombing previous games to do…something? Let’s be honest with ourselves here, review bombing…is nothing. It’s nothing! And it always happens when a fanbase doesn’t get what they want so rather than just accepting some news they find unpleasant, they try …
The spiritual successor to the Burnout franchise will allow for custom in-game soundtracks all built around Spotify’s library. Neat!
Yesterday we told you that Borderlands 3 was probably going to be released on 13 September, and that it was also probably going to be exclusive to Epic’s Store on PC. Those are no longer just probabilities. They’ve both been confirmed by a YouTube ad that aired before it was supposed to. The ad has the Epic store logo, but …
Thanks to some recently deleted tweets, it looks there won’t be too much of a wait between now and the final release, as the official Borderlands account seems to have jumped the gun on that reveal. According to its hasty pull of the tweet trigger, Borderlands 3 will be out in September.
I am excited to try out the full version of Anno 1800. Having previewed it back in January, it was apparent that Ubisoft’s civilisation simulator had received improvements and additions that elevated it above its franchise predecessors. Up to this point, pre-orders have been open on both Uplay and Steam. Now that’s changing. On Friday, the game’s publisher announced that …
There is a common discussion on the internet that, like the growing glut of streaming services that aim to one-up Netflix or Amazon with exclusive content, that the number of dedicated game launchers is TOO DAMN HIGH. With a line in the sand being drawn between Steam and the Epic as they compete with one another for exclusive deals in …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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