UK network provider Virgin Media is allowing its customers access to a beta of Marvel's Avengers this weekend, regardless of whether they have pre-ordered the upcoming Square Enix title.The beta will be open to all Marvel's Avengers pre-ord...

According to recent online reports, Square Enix's upcoming comic book adventure Marvel's Avengers will feature timed exclusive content tied to customers of specific internet media providers such as Verizon, Virgin Media, and Intel.The conte...

Koei Tecmo's anime RPG Fairy Tail may have only just launched a week ago, but the publisher has already released an expensive season pass, which will bring new characters and content to the anime adaptation just weeks after the base game's ...

A new update to PC gaming platform Steam aims to block users from purchasing games from regions other than their own, an exploit sometimes used in order to pick up titles for lower prices than they perhaps retail for within their home terri...

A new report into toxic culture at Ubisoft suggests that 2018 open-world adventure Assassin's Creed Odyssey was initially designed with only one protagonist in mind: Spartan mercenary Kassandra. However, execs at the publisher demanded the ...

Review aggregate site Metacritic has implemented a new ruling that prevents users from leaving review scores for a video game until 36 hours after the title's initial release."We recently implemented the waiting period for all user reviews ...

Despite having not yet played Cyberpunk 2077, (still hurts), it appears a relatively snug statement to suggest that CD Projekt RED's Night City adventure is going to have more than its fair share of sex, sleaze, and violence. After all, the...

Crash Bandicoot fans were whipped up into a tizzy a little over a week ago with the official reveal of a brand new entry in the super-popular platforming franchise. But while the initial buzz around Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time was po...

Currently, the only way to obtain Mortal Kombat 11's newest roster additions is by picking up paid DLC expansion Aftermath. But a recent update on the Steam database seems to suggest that these characters will be made available for individu...

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that it will be hosting a new "State of Play" broadcast tomorrow, entirely dedicated to Naughty Dog's long-awaited sequel The Last of Us Part II, which launches on PS4 in less than a month's time...

Naughty Dog has released a new story trailer for its upcoming epic The Last of Us Part II. The morbid two-minute preview sees protagonist Ellie attempting to adjust to life in a miserable new world, where death and danger stalk every waking...

Koei Tecmo releases the final DLC for Dead or Alive 6 today, bringing an end to a full year of expensive and repetitive add-ons for this latest entry in the fighting franchise. And, in a fitting conclusion, the final bundle isn't even all-n...

It's still really distressing... It's been over 10 years, and it's still one of the most disturbing moments in the annals of video games. Despite the tell-tale "gaming" reminders (a quick glance around reveals a very repetitive use of chara...

The still-unreleased Atari VCS console continues to hit new hurdles en route to realisation. Back in October, consultancy firm Tin Giant resigned from project development, citing six months' worth of unpaid invoices. Now it seems that the c...

Yesterday, publisher Activision did a (sort of) surprise drop for Call of Duty fans, releasing a remastered edition of its infamous Modern Warfare 2 single-player campaign. However, the new release did not show up on the Russian PlayStation...

Koei Tecmo has announced that an upcoming update for its 3D fighter Dead or Alive 6 will be its last, bringing an end to a year of patches and expensive DLC practices.The final update - bringing DoA 6 to Version 1.22 - will include two sets...

If you ever wanted to play through Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's grim-as-fuck single-player campaign, but from a 2020 visual perspective, then you might be in luck. Reports are coming in that Activision is set to release Call of Duty: Mo...

Koei Tecmo was the subject of merciless ridicule late last month, when the publisher revealed a new "paid hair colour alteration" mechanic for its fighting-game-cum-shopping mall Dead or Alive 6. In the wake of said controversy, Koei Tecmo ...

All is not well in the world of Mortal Kombat (2011), as this weekend saw a series of strange maneuvers pulled around the best-selling release, one that successfully rebooted NetherRealm's fighting franchise for a whole new generation of pl...

Video game retailer GameStop has cancelled all midnight launch events for the foreseeable future - including late-night openings planned this week for Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Doom Eternal - in response to the ongoing COVID-19/coro...

Nintendo's super-popular mobile battler Fire Emblem Heroes continues to push out the added benefits offered to those subscribed to its new and controversial monthly subscription pass. In a recent reveal, it is noted that pass owners will be...

[Update: Capcom has released patch notes to accompany the February 18 update. They can be found over at the CFN website right here. Community reception to the new patch continues to be mixed.]Street Fighter V fans were on tenterhooks this w...

One of the most prolific disaster releases of 2019 was the newest entry in 2K Games' long-running wrestling series, WWE 2K20. Within mere hours of fans getting their mitts on the game back in October, it became apparent that the title was a...

A little over a year ago, Deep Silver announced that the PC edition of its underground/overground adventure Metro Exodus was to be an Epic Games Store exclusive, which at the time led to upset from rival dashboard Steam.Well, time flies and...

The EVO Championship Series will return to Las Vegas this summer, and the team has finally announced the nine titles that will take to the main stage for the biggest fighting game tournament of the year, and a highlight of the competitive g...