The time has arrived — it’s just here slightly earlier than expected. Ahead of its official scheduled reveal on December 5th, Rockstar has revealed the first Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI) trailer following a barrage of leaks. To say the game’s official reveal is anticipated is an understatement. While it’s difficult to fully grasp …
Sony unveiled the three games subscribers to any tier of PlayStation Plus will get in December: Lego 2K Drive, PowerWash Simulator, and Sable. That’s a solid batch of games, with Sable being a personal favorite indie darling from 2021. Sony Interactive Entertainment Lego 2K Drive from Visual Concepts and 2K was released in May of …
Ubisoft claims a “technical error” led to a fullscreen menu ad appearing in the Xbox and PlayStation versions of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey this week. In one glaring example, a player is shown pausing their game and navigating to the in-game map, only to be interrupted by a full-screen advertisement for Assassin’s Creed Mirage. The ad …
For once, the price is right for a video game remaster. Following a brief flurry of rumours, Naughty Dog and Sony have officially announced The Last of Us Part II Remastered, an updated version of the game that offers native 4K output in fidelity mode and 1440p upscaling to 4K in performance mode (there’s also …
Chip designer Nvidia forecast its sales of video game chips would decline in the current quarter, and startled some analysts by laying out new supply-chain issues resulting from China’s COVID-19 lockdowns. Chief executive Jensen Huang told Reuters that Nvidia’s gaming business revenue will post a percentage drop in the mid-teens for the current quarter compared …
I’m a sucker for nostalgia, especially when it involves portable gaming consoles that play retro cartridges First, there was the glow-in-the-dark Analogue Pocket, then the even cooler transparent Pocket, and now, there’s the awesome-looking Analogue Pocket: Classic, offering Game Boy-inspired colours, including ‘Blue,’ ‘Green,’ ‘Indigo,’ ‘Spice,’ ‘Orange,’ ‘Pink,’ ‘Red,’ ‘Silver’ and ‘Yellow.’ The “limited edition” …
Sony’s PlayStation Portal is now available in Canada for $269.99 at select retailers. The tech giant unveiled the streaming device earlier this year. The PS Portal allows users to stream PlayStation 5 games to the handheld. It sports an 8-inch LCD screen with a 60Hz 1080p resolution alongside DualSense controller buttons on both sides. Thanks …
The University of Toronto — Mississauga (UTM) has launched a new Game Studies minor centred around the world of video games. Hailing from UTM’s English & Drama department in partnership with the university’s Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology (ICCIT), the Game Studies program offers 14 courses tackling all kinds of areas of gaming. …
Alongside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s launch, Activision has revealed announcing its new anti-cheat measure called ‘Splat.’ Aimed at Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters, the new anti-cheat system cuts the parachute of scummy players. Leveraging the Ricochet system, Splat will randomly disable the cheater’s parachute, plummeting them to the ground with no saving grace. …
A new study examines how Quebec has maintained its massive video game sector, which contributes $1.4 billion to the province’s economy annually. The report was commissioned by La Guilde du jeu vidéo du Quebec (the non-profit organization representing Quebec’s gaming industry) with funding from Montreal’s Behaviour Interactive (Dead by Daylight). Conducted by Montreal’s Habo Studio, …