Category: Technology

Back when Genshin Impact was first announced last year, this lush open-world adventure bore some key similarities to Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Now, over a year on, Genshin Impact still hasn’t shaken those comparisons, but since the release of 1.0 last week it’s clear it’s so much more than a free-to-play clone of Nintendo’s […]

If you’ve been playing the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta, which was in open form over the weekend on PlayStation 4, then you’ll probably have an opinion on the new Cartel multiplayer map. Cartel is set in the jungles of Nicaragua where, as you’d expect from the name of the map, a […]

Among Us developer Innersloth recently announced it was cancelling plans for a sequel in order to work on the original game, and it seems the first of those changes are already being introduced in the Among Us beta’s October update – with players spotting a number of additions that could make the deduction process rather […]

What makes the next-gen difference? Today, the embargo lifts on our first look at an actual Xbox Series X title – Dirt 5, from Codemasters Cheshire. Xbox Series consoles benefit from three plays modes, including the ability to play at 120 frames per second on compatible displays – and first impressions are highly favourable. What […]

FIFA 21 UK physical launch sales are down more than 42 per cent over FIFA 20’s, according to a report from Eurogamer sister site GamesIndustry.biz. While a significant number of sales will be digital (UK digital sales are expected later this week), it’s a big drop for EA’s premier sports game. So, what’s up? As […]

I can’t really keep track of all the battle royale seasons at this point, but in any case, we’re now at Season 9 for PUBG – and you can expect some real fireworks in this one as it introduces volcanic map Paramo. Paramo is described by PUBG Corp as the game’s “first dynamic map”, and […]

It’s been years since Assassin’s Creed gave its heroes a home. For all the hours I spent as Kassandra, her brief stab at a quiet life left an odd taste, and there was nothing cosy about the cold stones of Atlantis. Valhalla’s village settlement, however, offers something very different. For new heroine Eivor, it’s a […]