ANNOUNCEMENT 31 Oct 2016­ by Stephen Haselden

Starfall Tactics: An Unknown Quantity

Space based RTS. Once upon a time that phrase alone was enough to make me break open the piggy bank and start counting pennies. Not any more though. These days Sci-fi RTS’s, particularly FTP MMO Sci-fi RTS’s are a dime a dozen. You cannot read five pages of Facebook posts without coming across an ad…
ANNOUNCEMENT 26 Oct 2016­ by Lee Braden

GWENT Now in Closed Beta

CD Projekt RED has announced that the first wave of invites for GWENT, the famous Witcher card game, is being sent out. Everyone who signed up so far should keep an eye at their inboxes over the next few days. This, however, is not the first time there has been a standalone card game made…
ANNOUNCEMENT 28 Sep 2016­ by Kyle Johnson

Black Ops 3’s Modding Tools Now in Open Beta

Beginning with the Closed Alpha of the Modding Tools back in April, Treyarch has finally delivered on something they promised would come with the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 over a year ago. With several months of development time behind them, all owners of Black Ops 3 can now check out custom…
ANNOUNCEMENT 20 Sep 2016­ by Kyle Johnson

What DICE Learned From the Battlefield 1 Beta

Guns still kill people, and bayonets still hurt, for starters. Aside from that, a whole host of Battlefield 1 balance changes to vehicles, such as how durable and how much damage the light tanks can do, and the survivability of horses will be tweaked, along with how tickets are earned in Conquest mode, and the…
ANNOUNCEMENT 16 Sep 2016­ by L Coulsen

Eugen Harton Tells us Making DayZ is Hard

This should come as no surprise but it seems DayZ's playerbase had grown so disgruntled with the apparent lack of engagement by development staff, that Eugen took to Reddit to respond to their frustrations. It's a lengthy, and oft times quite technical, post giving a broad overview of precisely what is involved in continued development…
ANNOUNCEMENT 14 Sep 2016­ by L Coulsen

For Honor Samurai and Special Units Prepare for the Coming A…

With the first Alpha cycle right on our doorstep, Ubisoft are kicking advertising of their Medieval multiplayer battle arena For Honor into high gear. Giving us not one, or even three this time, but four new videos to sink our teeth into. All of which shows content which will be available in the Alpha from…
ANNOUNCEMENT 07 Sep 2016­ by Bis18marck70

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada – The Greater Good Unleashed

Upstart and full of vigour, the Tau Empire unleashes its young fleet upon the Gothic Sector. Available end of September, current Battlefleet Gothic: Armada owners can opt in to join the Tau Beta from September 8 onwards. Free to all Early Adopters of the game who got their hands on Battlefleet Gothic: Armada before the…
ANNOUNCEMENT 03 Sep 2016­ by Kyle Johnson

Call of Duty Calls for Multiplayer Details

With Call of Duty XP, a fan event in Inglewood, California fully underway, many were wondering if Infinity Ward and Activision had done enough for the franchise to freshen the multiplayer take. The long and the short of it is...maybe. Paying tribute to its frenetic, twitch-shooter roots, yet while still honing its jetpack and hero…
ANNOUNCEMENT 26 Aug 2016­ by Sawyer Scherbenske

Mortal Kombat XL Beta is Live Now

Early last morning WB Games let Steam users and Mortal Kombat fans know that they’ve been “working behind the scenes” with NetherRealm Studios trying to improve the historically problematic PC port. While NetherRealm studios were quick to announce a MKXL beta for Xbox One and PS4, the PC was left out, meaning that PC players…
ANNOUNCEMENT 20 Aug 2016­ by Simon Sirmenis

No Titanfall 2 Beta for You, PC

EA/Respawn are running a Titanfall 2 Alpha/Beta thingie called Tech Test this and next weekends but unfortunately it’s a console exclusive. All we get on PC is to watch this rather nice looking trailer. The official reason, and in this case I have to admit it doesn’t sound like a marketing bs, is that Respawn…
ANNOUNCEMENT 18 Aug 2016­ by L Coulsen

Ubisoft @ Gamescom 2016

Ubisoft are kicking up a real stink at this year's Gamesom. Drifting, at a leisurely pace, all the way across the pond from the good ol U S of A. Ladies and gentlemen, The Fractured but Whole is ready to unleash itself upon the world. Coming this December, and offering the previous game gratis for…
ANNOUNCEMENT 17 Aug 2016­ by Jordan Fong

Paragon is Ready for Open Beta

There’s been a surge of MOBA-lite shooters lately; Battleborn, Overwatch, Smite and Paladins just to name a few. Admirable rosters, usually hosting a tech-clad gremlin. Most recently, Paragon has come to open beta and is all ready to play. I’m downloading it right now, and I’m quite excited by the prospect. Paragon looks to play…
ANNOUNCEMENT 16 Aug 2016­ by Kyle Johnson

What’s Next for BossKey’s LawBreakers?

With the conclusion of the first closed alpha test earlier this month for LawBreakers, Cliff Bleszinski and his team at BossKey Productions have set about to work on the next iteration of their class-based shooter. Balance changes, matchmaking, more maps, characters, and greater backend support are all coming in future updates and future alpha testing…
ANNOUNCEMENT 15 Aug 2016­ by Simon Sirmenis

Gamescom Ushers a New Battlefield 1 Trailer

In a prelude to Gamescom DIDE/EA saw fit to release a new gameplay trailer for Battlefield 1. The action takes place in the Senai Desert map where we see teams of professional stuntmen play out a highly orchestrated game where people pretend to not see you, miss, or run in front of the trains. Rest…