Microsoft has entered into an agreement to acquire ZeniMax Media

In a surprise announcement this morning, Xbox confirms that Microsoft has entered into an agreement to acquire ZeniMax Media, parent company to Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios. Microsoft will pay $7.5 billion in an all-cash deal, expecting to be finalised in […]

Give tiny countries a resource transport network in the upcoming Mini Countries

Mini Countries from Yheeky Games looks like a fresh take on the transport-network puzzle strategy system. With each level being a new miniaturised country that you need to build up. What they’ve created looks like a very unique blend of ideas in other games such as Rise of Industry, Train Valley 2 and the like. […]

Biped Is Now Available For Xbox One

Biped is a coop action adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration between 2 players. Two little bipedal robots, Aku and Sila, will walk side by side and embark on a fun and bonding journey. You control the robot’s two legs using two sticks. This allows you to perform various moves—from simple walking […]

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Gameplay footage to be revealed at Tokyo Game Show

According to the Japanese Hyrule Warriors twitter account, the first actual gameplay footage for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity will be shown at The Tokyo Game show in Japan on September 26th. In addition, the development team will be sharing new information and the presentation is said to last around 50 minutes. Source.

Nintendo issues statement on ending 3DS production

Last week, during their company briefing, Nintendo revealed that production of all 3DS systems was ending. The company has now followed up with an official statement and more information. Here’s Nintendo’s statement in full: “We can confirm that the manufacturing of the Nintendo 3DS family of systems has ended. Nintendo and third-party games for the […]

Mars Power Industries Deluxe Is Now Available For Xbox One And Windows 10 (Xbox Play Anywhere)

Mysterious puzzle inspired by 2001:Space Odyssey. Manage resources, solve challenging puzzles and uncover what lies beneath the surface! Year after year, strange happenings plague our tiny colony, darkness devours Mars. Your job as an Electrician? Bring light where darkness reigns! Available here.

Avast, me hearties!

Steam are celebrating International Talk Like a Pirate Day with a weekend sale, which will run until Monday. Here are some suggestions for you salty sea dogs: Abandon Ship ($18/£14/€16, 30 percent off) Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag ($7/£6/€7, 67 percent off) The whole Monkey Island collection (69 percent off, price will vary depending on which games in the […]

PS5 pre-order chaos sparks scalper scramble

As reported over on Eurogamer, pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 have been a bit of a mess – and scalpers are taking advantage. Social media is flooded with complaints from angry customers who either couldn’t secure a PS5 pre-order, or who thought they had one but don’t. The situation is so bad, the mainstream press […]

The PS5 is the biggest game console in modern history

Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) have published a variety of images giving us the first close up photos of the next-gen console. The photos show just how big the PS5 actually is. Earlier this week we learned that the PS5 is the biggest game console in console history, and even beats the Xbox One and […]

Trump administration reportedly questions Epic, Riot about Tencent investment

The US government has reportedly requested that domestic games companies who have received investment from Tencent share more information on their data security protocols. Bloomberg reports that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has sent letters to League of Legends studio Riot and Fortnite maker Epic Games, asking about “their security […]