Nintendo at EGX 2018, Hands-on opportunities promised this year

Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!, Super Mario Party, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and many more Nintendo Switch games will be available to play at the event!

Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! and Super Mario Party exclusively for Nintendo Switch will be playable for the first time in the UK at EGX 2018, running 20th-23rd September 2018 at The NEC, Birmingham.… Read the rest

Critical Force joins ElisaViihde and OnePlus in eSports

Critical Force, a Finnish company based in Kajaani, joins information technology giant ElisaViihde and mobile device manufacturer OnePlus. During the second half of 2018, they will go together to Finnish eSports arenas with Critical Force’s first person shooter game Critical Ops. Despite the popularity of newer and similar games – such as Epic Games’ Fortnite and Tencent’s PUGB – Critical Ops has retained its favor and the game’s downloads went through the 45 million cap.… Read the rest

EGX 2018, happening this month at the NEC

The UK’s Biggest Video Games Show Returns To Birmingham’s NEC, 20th-23rd September 2018

Friday, August 31, 2018 — This September sees Birmingham’s NEC open its doors for the UK’s biggest annual celebration of video games. EGX shines a spotlight on all things gaming, from getting a career in the industry and learning how to develop from the experts, to coming dressed as your favourite games character and playing in one of the competitive eSports arenas.… Read the rest

NBA 2K19, ‘Prelude’ chapter

NBA 2K19 has released the Prelude – the first chapter of NBA 2K19’s MyCAREER mode. Featuring performances by actors Anthony Mackie (Avengers, Altered Carbon), Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense, Silicon Valley), Michael Rapaport (Atypical, White Famous), Aldis Hodge (Straight Outta Compton, Hidden Figures), Rob Huebel (Transparent, Bob’s Burgers) and more.… Read the rest

Rocket League, ‘Progression’ update

The Progression Update for Rocket League is now rolling out all platforms! The update features a revamped progression system that retools in-game XP and a new ‘Clubs’ feature that allows players to organize and compete as a proper team.


The Progression Update includes:

  • New Level Progression – An entirely new system that will remove the current level cap and and flatten the amount of XP needed for leveling up.
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Call of Duty: WWII, ‘Shadow War’ DLC

Prepare for epic covert missions across Europe and North Africa starting today in Call of Duty®: WWII – Shadow War, available now, first on PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system. In the fourth DLC Pack for Call of Duty: WWII, players will encounter three new multiplayer maps: Airship, Excavation and Chancellery, uncover the secrets of a classified Nazi weapons facility in an all-new War Mode mission: Operation Arcane, and experience the chilling, final chapter of Nazi Zombies: Frozen Dawn.… Read the rest

Turtle Beach’s Elite Pro 2 + SuperAmp Gaming Audio System

Turtle Beach  unveiled the Elite Pro™ 2 + SuperAmp™ Pro Performance Gaming Audio Systems for Xbox One and PlayStation®4. The eagerly anticipated successors to 2016’s innovative and groundbreaking Elite Pro Tournament Gaming Headset have arrived. Developed in collaboration with top pro esports teams such as OpTic Gaming, Splyce, and the Houston Outlaws, the Elite Pro 2 + SuperAmp is the perfect balance of powerful amplified professional-grade sound, unmatched build quality and comfort, and groundbreaking mobile app-based control of your audio settings.… Read the rest

Thrustmaster’s first Scuderia Ferrari gaming headset

Like a flash of late-summer lightning with a very recognizable signature red hue, Thrustmaster has revealed its first Scuderia Ferrari gaming headset: the T.Racing Scuderia Ferrari Edition.

The best things in life are worth waiting for. This meticulously crafted headset will delight fans of the Scuderia Ferrari F1 team as well as racing fans and players who also want to be part of the Ferrari universe.… Read the rest

World of Tanks: Mercenaries, New Content Update on Consoles

Award-winning online game developer and publisher Wargaming.net is thrilled to announce that its massively multiplayer tank battle game World of Tanks: Mercenaries has reached a landmark 17 million registered players worldwide. To celebrate all those who have bravely entered the battlefield, Wargaming has today rolled out the latest Mercenaries game update globally on Xbox consoles and PlayStation 4.… Read the rest

Sound BlasterX G6, high-resolution gaming DAC amp & USB sound card

Creative today announced the Sound BlasterX G6, the latest flagship addition to the Sound BlasterX G-series of Gaming Amps and USB Sound Cards. The Sound BlasterX G6 builds on the success of its predecessor the Sound Blaster G5-with significant specification enhancements added that makes it unrivalled in its class.

The Sound BlasterX G6 is a high-resolution gaming DAC amp and USB sound card capable of 32-bit/384kHz PCM and DoP playback.… Read the rest

Nintendo at PAX West

Some of the most anticipated Nintendo Switch games of the upcoming holiday season are coming to this year’s PAX West expo in Seattle from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3. Games like Super Smash Bros. UltimateSuper Mario PartyPokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! will join Diablo III: Eternal Collection from Blizzard Entertainment, Starlink: Battle for Atlasfrom Ubisoft and DRAGON BALL FighterZ from BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment as playable games in Nintendo’s booth.… Read the rest