Author: Garry Smith
Valve has announced the first-ever official discount for its fabulous handheld gaming PC, Steam Deck, alongside the launch of Steam Deck startup movies on the Steam Points Shop. Starting with that discount, Valve is slashing the price of Steam Deck – that is, of all three models across all shipping regions – by 10%. That means UK resident can currently pick up the 64GB model for £314.10, the 256GB model for £413.10, and the 512GB model for £512.10. Valve says the discount will remain available until the end of Steam’s Spring Sale, which starts today and runs until 5pm GMT/10am…
Splash Damage – the UK studio behind the likes of Brink and Gears Tactics – has shared early details of its latest title, currently being referred to by the codename Project Astrid. Specifics remain incredibly limited at present – the title is currently in the pre-production phase according to Splash Damage – but it’s being described as an “AAA open-world survival game” developed in collaboration with streamers Mike “Shroud” Grzesiek and Chris “Sacriel” Ball. There’s no Project Astrid footage or even a hint of concept art at this early juncture – today’s announcement trailer and assets are solely focused on…
Hajime Tabata, director of Final Fantasy 15 and former Square Enix employee, is working on a metaverse project named Ryugukoku. Tabata, now the Web 3.0 advisor for the Japanese Government’s Digital Agency, has created the concept of “updating Japan through the power of games” and is creating an “open metaverse infrastructure from a role-playing game perspective”. The project has been launched in response to the “rapidly growing demand for DX [digital transformation] utilising the virtual domain among enterprises and government agencies”. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for…
Minecraft’s cross-platform Bedrock Edition is now available to play via your ChromeOS browser. This early access version is currently being rolled out to certain Chromebook devices to test how it works on various pieces of hardware. If you’re interested, there’s a list of minimum specifications for your Chromebook available via this Minecraft support site. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
The Sims 4 received its free Infant update earlier this week, which saw a brand new life stage added to the base game. However, if you will excuse the unintentional pun, there have been some teething issues with this update, and several Simmers have noticed their adorable babies aging up into long-legged monstrosities. A collection of posts across Reddit and the EA answers HQ reveal that some infants are appearing with a significantly stretched body, leaving them to look like they are atop some kind of humanoid stilts. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their…
Criterion and EA have unveiled Need for Speed Unbound: Volume 2, a free content update coming to all platforms next Wednesday, 21st March. Volume 2 – said to be the first in what will presumably be a series of post-launch updates for Criterion’s well-received racer – looks to bring a little bit more of everything, starting with the introduction of cop chases in multiplayer. “Stay ahead of the chase to make Bank while your friends help knock them off your tail,” is how Criterion explains the addition in its announcement, “or take the Heat off you for their own rewards.…
Sony has announced the new games coming to the PlayStation Plus game catalogue on 21st March for Extra and Premium Members. Let’s dive in! Leading the line-up is Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection, which includes both Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and its shorter cousin The Lost Legacy. As for brand new games, colourful adventure Tchia looks like an absolute joy. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
Jeremy Irvine, known for roles in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Treadstone and War Horse, has been cast as James in Return to Silent Hill. The upcoming Silent Hill 2 film adaptation will follow James, a man described as being “broken after being separated from his one true love”. As for James’ “true love”, she will be played by Hannah Emily Anderson. Anderson’s previous credits include The Purge, Jigsaw and X-Men: Dark Phoenix where she played Elaine Grey. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes…
Game director Mathijs de Jonge has promised Horizon Forbidden West’s Burning Shores DLC will fully embrace the “power” of the PlayStation 5, in a bid to explain why the add-on is exclusive to Sony’s newer console. Burning Shores will see Forbidden West’s protagonist Aloy heading out to the “untamed wilds of Los Angeles” following the events of Forbidden West’s main campaign.However, despite the base game releasing across both PlayStation 5 and PS4 consoles, Burning Shores is a PS5 exclusive. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes…
The third and final episode of DLC for Citizen Sleeper is set to release on 30th March for free across all platforms. That’s a day before the game makes its debut on PlayStation consoles. Episode: Purge follows Flux and Refuge, and promises to show the future of Erlin’s Eye so players can make a final choice. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.