Category: Gaming

Watch footage of Arkane’s unreleased Half-Life spin-off

[ad_1] For all of its many faults, 2020 has at least one thing going for it: We’ve seen more of Valve’s Half-Life franchise in the last two months than in the 13 years before combined. It started in late March when the studio released Half-Life: Alyx, the first new entry in the series since 2007, and continues this […]

‘Fortnite’ will play at a speedy 90FPS on OnePlus 8 phones

[ad_1] OnePlus has also arranged to make the Epic Games App (and thus Fortnite) easy to install through its Game Space portal, although that’s exclusive to India for now. This is a marketing stunt in some ways. Other phones with fast-refresh displays, like the Galaxy S20 family, are technically capable of pushing past 60FPS when […]

‘Call of Duty: WWII’ is the next free PS Plus game, and it arrives tomorrow

[ad_1] Perhaps bearing in mind that many PS4 players are looking for more ways to kill time until The Last of Us Part II finally drops next month, Sony is releasing its next free PS Plus title a bit early. And it’s a pretty big one — subscribers can snag Call of Duty: WWII at […]

You can try crowdfunded space sim ‘Star Citizen’ for free right now

[ad_1] Will Star Citizen ever be finished? That’s a question I doubt anyone knows the answer to right now. If you’re curious about the state of the game, though, and haven’t yet contributed to its absurdly-successful crowdfunding campaign, good news: it’s currently free to play. Developer Cloud Imperium Games is running a two-week ‘Free Fly’ […]

Formula E racer disqualified for using a ringer in an esports race

[ad_1] Abt did have a Zoom feed going, but his face was blocked by a microphone or other equipment. “Please ask Daniel Abt to put his Zoom next time he’s driving, because like Stoffel said I’m pretty sure he wasn’t in,” said two-time Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne. Formula E reportedly checked IP addresses and […]

Hacked NES Power Glove controls a modular synth with finger wriggles

[ad_1] Never mind controlling a modular synth by twiddling knobs. If one modder has his way, one of Nintendo’s legendary controllers is the way of the future. Look Mum No Computer (aka Sam Battle) has hacked an NES Power Glove into a gesture controller for his modular synth setup. All he has to do is […]

Watch the first private ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ tournament at 3PM ET

[ad_1] Activision is ready to show what all-pro Call of Duty: Warzone tourneys are like. The gaming giant is debuting the first Call of Duty League Warzone Weekend today (May 24th) at 3PM Eastern, marking the start of private lobby Warzone competitions. The 48-player event is pre-recorded, but it will show just what the league’s […]

‘Halo 3’ for PC should be ready for public testing in June

[ad_1] It won’t be too much longer before you can play the whole of the original Halo trilogy on PC. The 343 Industries team has announced (via Windows Central) that public testing for Halo 3’s Master Chief Collection PC release should start sometime in the “first half of June,” or roughly a month after Halo […]

‘Iron Man VR’ gameplay demo arrives to satisfy your inner Tony Stark

[ad_1] It’s not just the game itself that’s launching on July 3rd. There’s also a PlayStation VR bundle coming out that day, which comes with the Iron Man VR Blu-ray disc, a PlayStation VR headset, a PlayStation Camera and two PlayStation Move motion controllers. The bundle is now up for pre-order and will be available […]