Sony Interactive Entertainment president Jim Ryan has announced that starting today, download speeds from the PlayStation Network (PSN) may be slower in Europe. This decision was made in an effort to “preserve access for the entire internet community”, as more and more people are now stuck home. As a measure against the spread of coronavirus, countries around the world are enforcing lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, which caused a spike in internet usage....

Earlier today, the PC version of PUBG received patch 6.2, following a week of testing. Today’s patch adds Arcade, a new gameplay section that offers game modes separate from the core battle royale experience. The first of these is Team Deathmatch, available in 8v8 configurations on seven different arenas cut out from existing maps. TDM is available in first-person only, and comes with a standard ruleset from re-spawning to regenerating health....

This year in Rainbow Six Siege will look different. As previously revealed, the game is only getting four operators in Year 6, one per season. The even bigger change, however, is that the Year Pass is itself going away. Previously, operators were available as part of a season pass-style purchase called the Year Pass. Available for every year since Siege’s original release, each pass would include access to all of that year’s yet-to-be-released operators, as well as a few other bonuses....

A new look at Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart was shown today during gamescom Opening Night Live, and if you missed it, we have you covered. First announced in June during the PS5 showcase, it’s coming to you courtesy of Insomniac Games. The game features ray-traced reflections on Clank’s character model and makes use of the PS5’s SSD to allow players to instantly jump through rifts across different dimensions. Today’s real-time PS5 demo goes deep on that, showcasing some of the same content from the PS5 showcase event, but extended....

The developer has rolled back the latest Red Dead Online title update for PS4 and Xbox One to help address issues and improve stability. According to the studio, an update which intended to provide security improvements and address connection errors introduced the issues. These issues ranged from connection problems, low animal spawn counts, difficulty pitching Camps, entering Moonshine shacks as well as others on consoles. “We have reverted back to the previous version on those platforms, initially launched on July 28....

During its Q3 call to investors overnight, Take-Two announced new shipped figures for Red Dead Redemption 2 and Borderlands 3. In November, it was reported Red Dead Redemption 2 had shipped 26. 5 million units. Since its release on PC and Stadia, the figure has risen to over 29 million units shipped. While Take-Two wouldn’t go into specifics, going by a SuperData report from January, digital sales of the title more than doubled from 406K in November when it released on PC through the Epic Games Store and Rockstar Launcher, to 1 million when it hit Steam in December....

Red Dead Redemption 2 players can Xbox One can now not only play through the Story Modes, but also enjoy additional weapons, horses and trinkets. Here’s what to expect: Three Bounty Hunter Missions Two Story Mode Gang Hideouts Two Story Mode Treasure Maps “To The Ends of The Earth” Story Mode Mission Four Weapons Added to Story Mode Seven Horse Breeds Added to Story Mode Five Hidden Trinkets Added to Story Mode...

As part of today’s Resident Evil Showcase, Capcom unveiled Resident Evil RE: Verse, a new multiplayer third-person shooter. RE: Verse is a free pack-in with every copy of Resident Evil Village. RE: Verse lets you celebrate Resident Evil’s 25-year history by letting you play as/against many of the series’ iconic heroes, villains and monsters. The gameplay shown on stream today was seemingly cut from different matches, and Capcom didn’t offer much in the way of explaining how the game actually works....

The latest video also shows The Mercenaries Additional Orders. It introduces new playable characters, more stages, and additional improvements. The Winters’ Expansion is set a few years after the events of Resident Evil 7 and resumes the Winters family saga. It finds Ethan hunted by new foes in an isolated village. In Mercenaries, a new ensemble of heroes and villains join protagonist Ethan Winters as playable characters in The Mercenaries Additional Orders....

But before we get to revisit the second part of the iconic Final Fantasy 7 story, we need to respond to some burning questions we have about the next title in the series. During the Final Fantasy 7 25th Anniversary stream, returning Square Enix director Yoshinori Kitase revealed that there’s a third game in the series already in development. We’ve had Remake, we’re getting Rebirth, and we’re expecting… something else....

Further information on the mobile version of Valorant, such as gameplay expectations and a release date, were not provided. But, it’s coming. “One of our top goals this first year was to earn the trust and respect of the global FPS community, and to prove to them that the game will always uphold the fundamentals of a truly worthwhile competitive tac-shooter,” said Anna Donlon, executive producer. “To see our growing player community recognize and appreciate what we’re trying to do with VALORANT is beyond what we could’ve expected and we’re thrilled to soon offer the same competitive Valorant experience to even more global players....

That’s right, with a new arena called “The Block”, players will be able to shoot balls into — get this — large circular hoops at each side of the arena, as opposed to the smaller, elegant goals Rocket League is known for. There’s more! With the new arena and event there’s challenges are rewards to dive — or drive — into. Rewards include the illustrious new game time player anthem, and the animated double dribble topper....

I’ve seen a few that are the same over the past few weeks: “What video game series would you want to see a TV adaptation of?” No doubt these people were inspired by the recent release of Netflix’s The Witcher. Either way, my answer was always the same: Control. Remedy’s third-person action game is weird. It’s a world of twisting corridors and supernatural rubber ducks. It’s about the thin membrane that separates our world from whatever lies in the periphery - X-Files for the modern audience....

The Royal Mail is introducing 12 new stamps that feature games and characters created in Britain. Some of the names on the list include Tomb Raider, Lemmings, Elite, Wipeout and Sensible Soccer. The focus of this particular batch is on 80s and 90s classics. The new stamps are available as a set of 12 for £14.25, but you can also buy just eight for £8.9. The first set includes four immortalising Lara Croft’s various iterations....

The laptop is loaded with features for both style and substance. Firstly, it has an Intel Core i7 11th gen chip. This has eight cores and sixteen threads, so you’ll be sure it can handle demanding tasks besides gaming, such as media editing and juggling multiple apps at once. The star of the show is the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060. This will give you awesome details on the latest games at 1080p, so you can be sure titles like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Elden Ring will look fantastic....

The G915 keyboard is packed with features, some that are immediately visible and others to make it your own. Firstly, the battery life is rated to last over 30 hours when using the RGB lights resting under the keys. Also, using Logitech’s Lightspeed technology, you can expect 1ms response time and a reliable wireless connection, something not always true of some other wireless keyboards. Don’t be fooled by the fact it’s a mechanical keyboard either, as the ultra-thin design makes it easy to move around with your setup or when you’re having a multiplayer meet-up with your friends....

And here we are, almost a year later, and we’re seeing the entire Battlefield fanbase operate with the same sentiment. The game is so bad that all the players you’d expect to be glued to the latest title have instead wandered off to play Battlefield 1. Over the past 24 hours, the 2016 game has attracted a tasty 51,000 concurrent players on Steam – its all-time user high (according to SteamDB)....

If you are buying the game for the first time, it will run you $49.99/€54.99/ £47.99. If you already own the current release, the Skyrim Special Edition, or are a Game Pass subscriber, you can purchase the digital-only upgrade for $19.99/€19.99/£15.99. If you are a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X/S user, and own the Skyrim Special Edition or purchase the Anniversary Edition, you will receive a next-generation upgrade for the game for free....

This small preview of Sonic Frontiers trailer is an IGN First, and you can view it below Announced at The Game Awards 2021, Sonic Frontiers is slated to come out this holiday for PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and PC. It’s the latest 3D entry in the Sonic franchise. The story follows the blue blur and his friends as they go after Dr. Eggman who has lost control of an “ancient technology....

The head of PlayStation Jim Ryan has said that its PS5 games justify the £70 price tag they’ve been given. In an interview with The Telegraph, the Sony exec was pressed on whether he felt this was a fair price point for games on its brand new hardware, saying that they provide as much entertainment as other mediums. “Yes, yes, I do [think £70 is a fair price]," Ryan said....