Game Review
Facebook launch a mobile app for their gaming-only livestream platform today
If you didn’t know that Facebook have their own game streaming network, don’t worry. Neither did I. Facebook Gaming is the blue giant’s gaming-only spin on Twitch, YouTube, and Mixer. It’s existed on browsers for a while, but is now available as a standalone mobile app that launched on the Google Play Store today. An iPhone […]
Catch a Travis Scott concert inside Fortnite this weekend
If you’re missing proper concerts right about now, Fortnite is queuing up yet another one of its in-game performances for you to enjoy. This time around, rapper and songwriter Travis Scott will headline an event called Astronomical where he’ll be debuting a new song for all you hot dogs and bananas in the audience. The […]
Doom Eternal’s composer doesn’t approve of the soundtrack album’s mixing
Blood, guts, and chainsaws are integral parts of Doom, but so are its bangin’ metal soundtracks. Australian game sounds man Mick Gordon was the composer for both Doom (the 2016 one) and Doom Eternal‘s soundtracks, winning multiple awards for the former back when it released. The Doom Eternal OST launched over the weekend and apparently […]
Corona Relief Done Quick raised $400,000 with speedrunning this weekend
Over the weekend, dozens of speedrunners whizzed through 50-odd video games in a bonus Games Done Quick to raise money for charity. In total, the Corona Relief Done Quick event raised $400,774.60 (£320k) for an American charity providing personal protective equipment and medical support in these trying times. That’s pretty great! And it produced a […]
Now you can get a Cyberpunk 2077 headset to match your Cyberpunk graphics card
CD Projekt Red look like they’re going all out on Cyberpunk 2077-themed hardware this year, as Steelseries have just announced they’re collaborating with the studio on a brand new collection of Cyberpunk 2077 Arctis headsets. Alas, the headsets in question are only variants of their Arctis 1 Wireless headset rather than my current best gaming […]
Steam will host more virtual game festivals during lockdown
With calendars wiped clean by the ongoing lockdown, another two virtual games events have announced plans to fill in the gap with showcases on Steam for the public to play demos and hear developers. Valve and Geoff Keighley’s official Steam Game Festival will return in June, and it’s probably no coincidence they’re claiming dates previously […]
Gun Rounds’ turn-based shootouts are a hectic delight
You could throw a hell of a lotta buzzwords at Gun Rounds. It is, at once, an indie roguelike (roguelite) bullet-hell deck builder with permadeath mechanics and tactical blah blah blah. You get the picture. But in play, Blabberf’s turn-based shooter brings all those disparate terms together with wonderfully tight gun puzzles, a potent mixture […]