Articles by Dom Peppiatt

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Destiny 2’s transmog really is pretty bad

17 5 月, 2021 Dom Peppiatt 0

Players in Bungie‘s first-person lootshooter Destiny 2 are increasingly unhappy with how badly the transmog system has been handled.Even when it was announced, players could identify that Destiny 2’s proposed transmog system was a convoluted, grindy mess. Simply put, Armor Synthesis (as it’s formally known) is limited, obtuse, requires lots of grinding, and involves the Eververse in-game […]

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Warzone developer Raven has now banned over 500,000 players

16 5 月, 2021 Dom Peppiatt 0

Raven Software has been swinging the banhammer once again, and now the total number of banned players in Warzone has risen above 500,000 – or half a million.Cheaters are nothing new to Warzone. Raven Software has been battling with hackers and cheaters pretty much since the game went live. Back in February, we heard the […]

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Final Fantasy 14 launches for PS5 later this month, Endwalker coming in November

16 5 月, 2021 Dom Peppiatt 0

The PS5 version of Final Fantasy 14 launches alongside the game’s 5.55 patch on May 25, providing an official launch after the extensive open beta on the platform.Over the weekend, Square Enix has been celebrating all things Final Fantasy 14 at the Final Fantasy 14 Fanfest, an annual event that has become immensely popular amongst […]

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It looks like inXile’s next game is going to be an FPS RPG

13 5 月, 2021 Dom Peppiatt 0

inXile Entertainment, the development studio behind the Wasteland series and Torment: Tides of Numenera, has teased its next game as an FPS RPG.The studio dropped a hint about its next project in a reply to an Xbox tweet yesterday. The Xbox account asked “What kind of game should I play next?” to which inXile replied “Pulled NEW […]

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PS5 owners played and bought more games compared to PS4 at launch

13 5 月, 2021 Dom Peppiatt 0

Though there’s ongoing concern over the scarcity of PS5 consoles, Sony has recorded some pretty impressive figures about the system’s use since it launched late in 2020.As per a new article on Wired, Sony has recorded an 81% increase in playtime on the new-generation console, compared to what the PS4 enjoyed in the same time […]

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PlayStation Studios has 25 games in development, half of which are new IP

13 5 月, 2021 Dom Peppiatt 0

PlayStation Studios has more than 25 PS5 games in development, and ‘nearly half’ of those titles are for new IP and won’t be based on any existing brand.According to a new interview with Wired, PlayStation Studios lead Hermen Hulst noted that Sony has a lot of projects in the oven beyond what we’ve heard about […]

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Microsoft’s Console Purchase Pilot might help you get an Xbox Series X/S and avoid scalpers

13 5 月, 2021 Dom Peppiatt 0

Microsoft has announced Console Purchase Pilot, a scheme that lets Xbox Insiders register to buy Xbox Series X/S consoles directly through the company.Since the launch of the latest generation of console hardware, scalpers have been making headlines as they take advantage of high demand and low supply for both the Xbox and PlayStation consoles.Watch on […]

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Blizzard is showing off 2 hours of Overwatch 2 PvP next week

12 5 月, 2021 Dom Peppiatt 0

It looks like we’re finally going to get a closer look at Overwatch 2 next week, as Blizzard has announced its plans to show off some of the PvP mode in a livestream.Following the departure of Jeff Kaplan from Blizzard, Aaron Keller has stepped up as director on Overwatch over at the development studio – […]

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Far Cry 6, Rainbow Six Quarantine, The Division Heartland and Prince of Persia all set to arrive before April 2022

12 5 月, 2021 Dom Peppiatt 0

Ubisoft‘s earnings call for the 2020-2021 financial year took place today, and it revealed a lot of information about the status of its in-development roster of games.The report was a more eye-opening one than usual. As well as sharing insight into how the company plans to shift its focus from relying on triple-A games and […]

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