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CD Projekt Red announced that they were hosting a stream at 2am AEDT tomorrow morning, without really revealing too much about what would be featured, but it looks like we now know. It looks like the stream will reveal the PS5/Xbox Series X versions of Cyberpunk 2077 and it also looks like both versions will drop soon after the stream ends. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Activision has confirmed that this year’s Call of Duty game is a sequel to Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019). The game is being developed by Infinity Ward and it will utilise a brand new engine. Further to this, the game as well as a brand new Call of Duty: Warzone experience will be built from the ground up and players can expect a “massive evolution of battle royale with an all-new play space...

Nintendo held their first Nintendo Direct of 2022 today and there were truly more announcements that we can even fit into this bulletin. Head to the site for all the announcements but here are your highlights. Nintendo Switch Sports is the successor to Wii Sports and it's coming on April 29th. It will launch with six sports including Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis, Bowling, Badminton and Swordplay wit...

Nintendo has announced the first Nintendo Direct of 2022. It’ll take place on Thursday morning and last 40 minutes focusing “mainly” on Nintendo Switch games launching in the first half of 2022. Whilst we don’t know for sure what games this includes, it’s safe to assume that the latest Kirby game, Splatoon 3 and potentially a party game such as a sequel to 1-2 Switch will all be featured. I think...

Rockstar has finally confirmed that the next Grand Theft Auto game is officially on the way. In a blog post that updated us on all things Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar confirmed that Grand Theft Auto V had unprecedented longevity but that the next Grand Theft Auto is officially in active development. “With the unprecedented longevity of GTAV, we know many of you have been asking us about a new entry...

The next couple of months will be absolutely stellar for PlayStation owners, with Horizon Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7 and Sifu all launching in succession. PlayStation players can add another exciting title to this already incredible line-up now that GhostWire: Tokyo is expected to release on March 25, 2022 or March 22nd if you buy the Ultimate Edition of the game. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

It feels like every second day we wake up to the news that Sony or Microsoft has acquired a major publisher and today is one of those days. PlayStation has announced that it is buying Bungie for $3.6 billion dollars (US). Bungie is the original creator of Halo and owner of the Destiny IP. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve been talking about the Halo TV show for so long now, but it’s finally about to drop. Paramount has revealed that the Halo TV show will premiere on March 24th on Paramount+. To celebrate the release date dropping, we got our first full trailer coming in at over two minutes. The trailer gives us a look at the Chief, some of the franchises most popular vehicles, enemies and weapons and shows th...

The Twitter account PlayStation Game Size has noted that Horizon Forbidden West has been uploaded to the PlayStation database and it’s going to take up the largest amount of space that any first-party PS5 game has yet. According to the Twitter account, the game will take up roughly 96.3GB here in Australia, which is more than 15% of your entire PS5 storage. Horizon Forbidden West is less than a mo...

The Epic Store is holding a holiday sale event that can only be described as… epic. On top of discounting a huge range of titles up to 75% off, the store is also giving away one free game a day and handing out an unlimited number of AUD $15 off vouchers. From now until January 6, users can get $15 off of every game in their cart valued at $22. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s official! Ubisoft has announced that it’s begun work on a Splinter Cell remake at its Ubisoft Toronto studio. The Toronto studio explains that the team considers this a remake – and not a remaster – due to the fact that they’re rebuilding it from the ground up and taking inspiration both from the original games as well as modern titles. Not much else is known at this stage, but we're sure to...

Square Enix fans on PC have been left somewhat shell-shocked in the aftermath of Friday's The Game Awards showcase, with both the upcoming action adventure Forspoken and the Epic Games Store port of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade sporting fairly hefty price tags. Each game has been positioned at US $70, with Forspoken nabbing an AUD $115 conversion and Final Fantasy VII Remake yet to be clari...

One of gaming's biggest events for the year, The Game Awards, aired on Friday and brought with it a ton of new announcements, trailers and – of course – awards celebrating the industry's biggest achievements and best titles in 2021. Alan Wake II got a surprise reveal at the show, with creator Sam Lake taking the stage to announce that the sequel would be a new take on the survival horror genre. Th...

We’ve all been waiting to see what PlayStation’s move will be to combat Xbox Game Pass and it looks like we now have our first details courtesy of Bloomberg. The outlet is reporting that Sony is working on a new subscription service which is currently codenamed Spartacus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EA is giving the Battlefield series something of a shake-up, following a fairly rocky launch for its latest flagship title, Battlefield 2042. Speaking with Gamespot, the franchise's freshly-instated lead Vince Zampella (of Respawn fame) revealed that his new role is not to undo or overwrite any of Battlefield 2042 but to create all-new experiences within a "connected Battlefield universe. See omny...

PlayStation has announced December’s PlayStation Plus games and it’s exactly as leaked. Godfall: Challenger Edition (PS5/PS4) LEGO DC Super Villains (PS4) Mortal Shell (PS4) The Persistence (PlayStation VR) The Walking Death Saints And Sinners (PlayStation VR) Until You Fall (PlayStation VR) These will be available on download on December 7th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Early beta access for Halo Infinite’s free-to-play multiplayer mode has garnered a ton of attention since its surprise release, and although players are having a great time rekindling their love for Halo multiplayer there’s been a vocal disdain for its slow grind for rewards and progression. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

December’s PlayStation Plus games have leaked yet again thanks to Dealabs.com. The lineup includes: Godfall XXXXX EDITION (PS5 & PS4) Mortal Shell (PS4) LEGO DC Super Villians (PS4) As normal, these will be available in the first few days of December, so you’ve still got a few more days to get November’s games. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amazon Studios has told Deadline that, thanks to the success of series like Wheel of Time and the upcoming Lord of the Rings TV series, Amazon Prime Video is looking to expand on their ‘fantasy’ genre content offerings – which could potentially include the likes of Mass Effect. In the Deadline report, the studio confirms that its ‘nearing a deal’ to develop a series based on EA’s best-selling sci-...

It’s been the subject of several leaks, but Warner Bro’s oddball Super Smash Bros-style fighting game, MultiVersus, has finally been revealed and it’ll be free to play when it releases in 2022 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One and PC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It's been a rough weekend for online services with Xbox Live going down on Saturday, preventing users from accessing their digital libraries and Game Pass games – including the just-released Forza Horizon 5 and Battlefield 2042 early access editions. The service went down around 12pm on Saturday, coincidentally at around the same time that the official Xbox Twitter account disappeared entirely. Se...

Valve has announced via a blog post that their super-powered handheld gaming PC, the Steam Deck, has been delayed until 2022. First shipments for the device have been pushed back two months from December of this year to February, based on the company’s estimates. This means that everybody in the pre-order queue will maintain their position, albeit with a two-month delay. See omnystudio.com/listene...

A hacker group by the name of Fail0verflow has claimed on Twitter that they’ve managed to make significant progress in breaking open the PlayStation 5’s security. The group revealed that they’ve gotten hold of the console's “root keys”, unique passcodes that can allow users to decrypt its firmware and cause it to perform functions outside of the intended use. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Skydance New Media, a new studio headed up by Amy Hennig, the Creative Director and writer on the first three Uncharted games, has announced a partnership with Marvel Entertainment to create a brand new game based on an unannounced Marvel property. In a statement released, the studio announced that the game will be a narrative driven, blockbuster action-adventure title, which puts it firmly in the...