The Coalition is one of Microsoft’s cornerstone studios, mainly responsible for the Gears of War franchise. With every new console iteration from Xbox, we have seen games from this studio push the limits and showcase new hardware. Gears 5 looked phenomenal on the last-gen Xbox consoles, and fans are waiting…
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We have written, on this website, quite extensively about cloud gaming and its potential to transform the space dominated by physical hardware. Many tech giants, including Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, have their own version of a cloud gaming platform. Interestingly, it turns out Walmart also has plans for something very…
Smartphones have evolved a lot over time, but they seem to have hit a stagnation point in design. There are improvements with a new launch every year, but it’s not as drastic as it was a few years back. Foldables can be the next big thing, but companies still need…
This is probably a first for any console generation where there aren’t many console moving titles at launch. There’s an assortment of cross-gen titles on both platforms, but that’s about it. Sony and Microsoft realize this well, and they have steadily acquired quite a few other Studios to make new…
Age of Empires has been one of Microsoft’s most beloved franchises, but that love didn’t materialize in a new game (Not Including Remasters) in the last Xbox generation. Thankfully in the era of the Series X, we are getting a new Age of Empires. So Age of Empires 4 was…
It seems almost every other day now that there’s a new announcement of games coming to Xbox Game Pass. Coincidentally Microsoft just announced a new list of games coming to Game Pass soon, including GTA 5. The company also announced new features for XCloud and Game Pass on consoles. Grand…
Borderlands 3 will greet players with a new event today called “Show Me the Eridium” The upcoming update will also encompass game fixes and balances. “Show Me the Eridium” will be a mini-event helping players score extra Eridium. After the update goes live today, even standard enemies can drop Eridium.…
Xbox has announced its collection of titles that will be joining Games with Gold for the month of April. Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S users with gold membership will have free access to four new games. April’s lineup for Games with Gold comes with an approximate $130 in value…
This year was off to a good start with the release of Hitman 3. IO-Interactive took everything that made Hitman 2 click and made it bigger and better. The previous games got a ton of DLC content, including new locations. Hitman 3, too, is getting its first DLC Expansion: “HITMAN…
Apple has done exceptionally well with its in-house M1 SoCs; the chip offers excellent performance and is relatively light on the battery compared to its competing Intel chips. On the other hand, Windows laptops are still very slow on the ARM adoption, but Apple’s success with their M1 chips has…
After a few weeks on the test server, Rainbow Six Siege Operation Crimson Heist has finally launched on the main build. The new seasonal update has a lot to offer including a new operator, a map rework, a new secondary gadget, and several gameplay and balance changes. As noted in…
Outriders is an upcoming game from PCF studios, the same studio behind very successful titles like Painkiller and Bulletstorm. This is going to be a Co-Op RPG game where players can select from four different characters with their own unique skills and abilities. The good news? You can play it…
The RTX 30 series from Nvidia is actually a very decent step-up from last gen for the price, but sadly it’s extremely difficult or borderline impossible to get one at MSRP. This squeeze in GPU supply has happened before, but earlier a cryptocurrency boom was the culprit, in 2021 cryptos…
Game Pass is hands down the best gaming subscription service at this point and it’s a gift that keeps on giving, with new games added every month. This month it’s going to be a treat for sports fans with the addition of 5 new titles. Madden NFL 21 (Console) EA…
Doom 3 was an outlier in the much loved series, but in a good way. The game had a very different creative direction and the end product was more of a horror game. There’s a very wide spectrum of opinions on the game, while some people hated it, others embraced…
Fans of the souls series are desperately waiting for any new information on Elden Ring, a game in development since 2017. The game was first announced in E3 2019 and we have heard very little since. There were rumors of some sort of a reveal in March this year but…
When Anthem was officially unveiled at the 2018 E3, it got a lot of people very excited, and how could they not be? The initial gameplay reveal looked beautiful and it seemed like something with a lot of potential. When the game finally came out, it was just a shell…
The gaming peripheral market is very lucrative but its tough to create a brand that is respected by both enthusiasts and mainstream buyers. One such brand that comes to mind is HyperX, the brand is well known for its value for money products that deliver both on quality and performance.…
Following a delay, the online multiplayer component of Watch Dogs: Legion now has a release date for next month. Originally scheduled for release in 2020, the online co-op and PvP modes will now be out for all owners of the game on March 9th. Watch Dogs: Legion Online The Watch…
During the year 6 reveal panel last night, Ubisoft detailed lots of new changes and additions headed to Rainbow Six Siege in 2021. While we won’t get to try much of the changes such as driving drones after death until later on the year, the upcoming Y6S1 patch is still…
After five years of quarterly content updates, Ubisoft has revealed its plans for year 6 of Rainbow Six Siege. In addition to a bunch of new core gameplay features, today’s reveal panel gave us our first complete look at Operation Crimson Heist. Operation Crimson Heist Flores is the first Argentinian…
During the Operation Crimson Heist reveal panel today, Rainbow Six Siege developer Ubisoft unveiled a ton of changes and additions headed to the first person shooter. Year 6 of the game is filled with new content in the form of operators, weapons, map reworks, and balance changes. One of the…
Ahead of the Rainbow Six Siege Operation Crimson Heist full reveal panel this Sunday, chunks of information regarding the new operator “Flores” have leaked online. Playtesting for the new update began a while ago, so naturally details about the Argentinian attacker spilled on Twitter. Flores Reputable Rainbow Six Siege leaker…
Launched at the start of this month, Valheim surpassed 1 million units sold in just a week. The success didn’t stop there, however, as the Viking survival game tripled that number and crossed 3 million sales less than three weeks after release today. To celebrate, developer Iron Gate AB posted…
Grand strategy game Crusader Kings 2 is getting a new subscription service for all of its expansion packs. Developer Paradox Interactive announced today that Crusader Kings 2 expansions are now available in the form of a affordable monthly subscription. Players will have access to the game and approximately $300 worth…