Gaming

Forza Motorsport is coming next year to PC and Xbox

Turn 10 has announced this week that the next version of Forza Motorsport is coming next year to PC and Xbox. The next version is not going to be called 8 which would follow on from 7, instead the game is to be called just Forza Motorsport. Judging fro the trailer, the graphics seem to have taken a huge leap, with a new advanced dynamic time of day system for […]

The OG Angry Birds app comes back to the App Store

In the early days of the App Store, Angry Birds was one of the original classics, along with the likes of Doodle Jump and Fruit Ninja. Rovio, the developers behind the iconic game said there has been a lot of outcry for them to bring back the old games, but updated for the new devices Apple and Android are offering. Well, earlier this month Rovio brought back the original Angry […]

Rockstar has finally confirmed it is working on the next version of GTA

Rockstar today has revealed two pieces of good news for GTA fans around the world, first announcing when Grand Theft Auto V will be available on the next generation consoles, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X as well as giving the first nugget of news on the next version of the blockbuster game. GTA V and GTA Online will be available the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X on […]

Forza Motorsport 7 will be taken off of the Microsoft Store in September

According to the official Forza Twitter account, Forza Motorsport 7 will be taken off of the official Microsoft Store come 15th September. The game will remain playable, but will be no longer available to purchase or play on Xbox Game Pass. By that day in September, the game would have reached its ‘end of life’, which for Forza games is around four years, due to the cars and tracks being […]

Nintendo announces new OLED version of the Switch

This week, Nintendo updated the Switch, after many months of rumours, many expected a ‘Pro’ version, with 4K output and at least, some updated graphics capabilities. However, with the new updated model, Nintendo has opted for a more minor change this time, with a new OLED screen, improved audio as well as some minor improvements all round to make the Switch experience better. The new Nintendo Switch OLED features a […]

Forza Horizon 5 is coming this November and takes place in Mexico

Microsoft will be launching the next big version of its Forza Horizon game franchise later this year with Forza Horizon 5, which will be available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox Cloud Gaming and PC on 9th November. What’s also good is that the game will be made available with no up front cost to Game Pass subscribers on the first day. This year, the game moves on from the idilc villages of […]

GTA Online is being shut down for Xbox 360 and PS3 later this year

Rockstar has announced today that later this year, the GTA Online service for older gaming consoles is being shut down. Come the 16th December 2021 the online multiplayer section of Grand Theft Auto V will no longer be available for those users on consoles from two generations ago. However, Rockstar has been keen to point out that the local story mode of the game will be unaffected – it is just the […]

Grand Theft Auto V is coming to next gen consoles later this year

Later this year, in November Rockstar will be being fully compatible versions of Grand Theft Auto V to the new Xbox Series S, Series X and PlayStation 5. On 11th November 2021 Rockstar says the game will be “expanded and enhanced”, exactly what that entails will remain to be seen. Rockstar is still supposed to be launching GTA 6 sometime soon, now that the game is approaching nearly eight years of […]

Sony has already sold 7.8 million PS5s

The next generation consoles from Sony and Microsoft haven’t been on sale that long and both companies have had issues with stock and consoles being sold out and in a lot of cases they are still hard to get hold of. However, despite this Sony has sold absolutely tons of PlayStation 5 consoles. In around five months, Sony has sold 7.8 million consoles and 3.3 million of them were sold […]

Xbox Live Gold no longer needed to play online, for some games

As of this week, Microsoft has updated its policies for what Xbox Live Gold is required for, most notably free-to-play games such as Call of Duty: Warzone and Fortnite won’t need an active subscription to be able to play online with friends. This change affects Xbox One and Xbox Series S and X users and more than 50 games are eligible for this new change. This change does come after […]