Can VR games possibly recreate the slick thrills of traditional flatscreen first-person shooter (FPS) gaming? Developers are certainly trying – with studio Respawn working on a VR game entry in the Medal of Honor franchise. We’d heard word of an unnamed VR project back in 2017, but it’s only now we got word on the franchise Respawn was taking into the virtual world. The Respawn name gives the project a lot of kudos, as does the Medal of Honor franchise, which has spanned various high-profile ent

After a quiet couple of months Sony and PlayStation have returned with a brand new episode of State of Play for September 2019. Across the 20 minute-long show Sony and PlayStation didn’t mess around, with bumper-to-bumper announcements and little filler which makes a real change from that E3 2018 presentation. If you missed out on the livestream itself, don’t fret because we’ve got a roundup of all the biggest announcements and trailer from PlayStation’s September State of Play right here for yo

Get ready to start your engines and hurl some red shells, because the long-awaited Mario Kart Tour mobile game for iOS and Android is finally launching today. Nintendo first announced this free-to-play mobile version of the class-leading kart racer way back at the beginning of 2018. Now, many iOS users who’d pre-registered for the game are finding it already installed on their iPhones and iPads. Of course, much like previous Nintendo releases on mobile devices, you’ll need to link the game to yo

Apex Legends could finally be getting cross-play that will allow PS4, Xbox One and PC players go head-to-head in the Battle Royale. That’s according to a recent leak by reliable dataminer That1MiningGuy (via GameRant), who found ‘Nucleus’ strings in Apex Legends’ code that suggests developer Respawn Entertainment has found a way to standardize player identification across Xbox One, PS4 and PC. (Image credit: Respawn Entertainment)Not only does this leak suggest that cross-platform play is coming

Fortnite Season 10 is coming to an end which means Fortnite Season 11 is just around the corner. While we’re expecting a new battle pass, gameplay changes and even the introduction of bots to Battle Royale mode, it looks like we may also have a brand new map to look forward to. A Fortnite leak Twitter page recently posted a list of 10 locations found in the Fortnite game files (via Eurogamer) that suggest we’ll be seeing a new map in the future (or at least massive changes to the current on). Ch

As steam picks up for the imminent launch of Microsoft’s game-streaming service, Project xCloud, the software and gaming giant has today released the official details on a public preview program set to be launched in October. With Project xCloud, gamers will be able to play the latest Xbox One games by simply streaming them onto their mobile devices. As for the length of the trial, Microsoft intends to run it for as long as is needed to ensure the technology is meeting its internal standards and

Google Play Pass, an obvious Apple Arcade competitor, is now live – and offers 350 games and non-game apps for $5 per month. While Google teased that Google Play Pass was coming in early September, the company was coy with details. Like Apple Arcade, games appearing on Google Play Pass are ad-free and have no in-app purchases. Google Play Pass is multi-platform like Apple Arcade, and supposedly works with mobile, laptop, and tablet devices with Play Store version 16.6.25 or Android 4.4 and newer

A mere week after Borderlands 3’s release, developer Gearbox has started detailing its post-launch content plans for the game. First up is a free limited-time event called Bloody Harvest. The event was confirmed during the first episode of the new Borderlands Show livestream series which has been created by Gearbox itself. No exact launch date other than late October has been confirmed for Bloody Harvest but we’re likely to hear more closer to the time. During the stream, Gearbox did however con

If you’ve been thinking, “I know, I’m going to buy a Nintendo Switch Lite, even if it doesn’t let me play on a big TV screen – it’s cheaper, and someone will mod it to make it possible later down the line,” well, think again. It’s actually impossible for the Nintendo Switch Lite to output any type of video, and not just because it lacks the original’s dock accessory. The teardown also reveals that the Switch Lite retains the same Joy-Con sticks as those found in the classic model, even though th

It’s the 80th anniversary of Batman and to celebrate Fortnite creator Epic Games has announced a caped crossover. Fortnite ForeverAs far as Batman-themed items are concerned, the game will introduce the Batman Grapnel Gun and the Explosive Batarang. The Explosive Batarang, also in Mythic variant, is a touch more destructive. The Fortnite store is also celebrating with a Batman Caped Crusader pack which will include two outfits among other themed items. There are individual items available for pu

Minecraft is finally getting a character creator that allows players to customize their avatar. Check out the character creator in action below:Very happy custom(er)Minecraft’s character creator has more than 100 free customization items to choose from, but there’s also the option to purchase more lucrative items from the store with real money. Mojang also confirmed in the stream that all the items you apply or purchase will transfer to its upcoming AR title Minecraft Earth. Currently Minecraft’

Naturally, we tested Borderlands 3 performance on seven graphics cards, both at 1080p and 1440p resolutions. Anyway, after diving into some background information about the PC version of the game, we’ll break down performance, and give some recommendations about the best PC build for Borderlands 3. Beyond the Fidelity FX sharpening – which you can enable on Nvidia hardware – Borderlands 3 uses asynchronous compute, which uses multi-threading on Radeon graphics cards to boost performance. AMD gra

The Susquehanna survey of more than 2,000 desktop PCs – although that’s still a relatively small sample in the bigger picture, of course – found that AMD’s CPU market share had expanded to 20% in the third quarter. Rolland also observed that the new Ryzen 3000 chips will likely continue to push AMD forward in terms of market share, and we’d obviously agree – as these chips are evidently selling very well from some sources we’ve seen. Although any impact of the TSMC situation shouldn’t be felt in

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has spoken out about the incoming threat of Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus – with both competing TV streaming services set to launch in November 2019. Speaking at a conference hosted by the Royal Television Society – in Cambridge, UK – Hastings spoke of “a whole new world starting in November”, citing the launches of Apple and Disney’s platforms as well as the prospect of NBC’s recently announced Peacock streaming service. “It’ll be tough competition,” he added, assertin

Voting has now opened for the 37th Golden Joystick Awards over at our sister publication GamesRadar. The Golden Joystick Awards honor the best videogames of the year across a variety of categories with a glitzy award ceremony. Well, indie open-world mystery Outer Wilds has the most nominations including Best Storytelling and Best Visual Design, while paranormal adventure Control boasts four nominations including Best Audio and Best Visual Design. The voting for Ultimate Game of the Year will ope

The September 10 Apple Event unveiled the highly anticipated iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro smartphones. To help you wade through all the different plans, we’ve listed the best iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro prices and deals that are available in the US today. The Apple iPhone 11 features a 6.1-inch LCD display, while the iPhone 11 Pro comes with a Super Retina XDR OLED display in either a 5.8-inch or 6.5-inch size. The iPhone 11 and 11 Pro both have a updated camera hardware with a Wide and new Ultra

Despite the iPad Pro 11 being almost a year old we haven’t heard much about a new iPad Pro 2019 model just yet, but the first image of one may have emerged, and it shows three rear cameras, up from just one on the current models. But as noted there are three camera lenses rather than one, and they’re arranged in a square block, much like on the iPhone 11 Pro. This is probably just an omission from the dummy unit, but could alternatively suggest some differences in the camera hardware. One possib

Renowned audio brand Bowers & Wilkins has released four new wireless headphones, including over-ear and on-ear models, as well as in-ear neckbuds. If you find over-ear headphones a little claustrophobic, you might be interested in the PX5 Wireless On-Ear Headphones. The PX5 headphones are significantly cheaper than the PX7, coming in at $299.99 / £269.99 (around AU$440). At the same price as the PX5 on-ear headphones, these are pretty pricey earphones – even if they do sport class-leading aptX A

Sony has announced its next State of Play live stream will air on September 24, with the company teasing “new game reveals” and “great news to share”. But don’t expect any news on the next-generation PS5, as Sony has explicitly said it won’t be sharing any during the broadcast. Sony has been pretty tight-lipped since the announcement of the PS5 earlier this year, even skipping E3 2019. So we’re hoping there’s something good in store for this State of Play – even if it’s not news on next generati