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Netflix has dropped a huge new trailer for the second season of its wildly successful The Witcher series. In the trailer we see all of the key players from the first season return, with Geralt and Ciri making their journey to Kaer Morhen and Yennefer making some big moves. All the while Dandelion sits in jail, being Dandelion. The trailer shows off some explosive set pieces as well as a menagerie...

Alongside the massive announcement that it would be changing its name to Meta, Facebook has revealed that it will be retiring the Oculus branding for its VR headsets in a move to bring everything under the Meta umbrella. The company detailed the changes to its VR and AR vision which includes the rebrand which will see Oculus Quest become Meta Quest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

As it has in the last few months, November’s PS Plus games look to have leaked courtesy of Dealabs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nintendo has just dropped the latest Nintendo Switch console update, bringing along with it the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, meaning users can now upgrade their Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions and gain access to the brand-new Nintendo 64 and Sega Mega Drive apps. The Nintendo Switch Expansion Pack will set you back $59.95 AUD for 12 months for a single user or $109. See omnystudio.c...

A number of Oculus Quest Pro leaks look to have started hitting the internet this morning. These leaks come courtesy of a number of setup videos that found their way onto the internet. The new Oculus Quest Pro which looks set to be announced later this week at Facebook Connect seems to sport a much smaller headset that’s almost goggle like. The controllers look to have dropped the ring which would...

Rockstar has finally revealed the Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definition Edition release date and it's not far away! The games will release digitally this November 11th and then physically almost a month later on December 6th. The Trilogy includes Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and will release on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Ninte...

God of War is the latest PlayStation exclusive to make its way to PC. The game will release January 14th 2022. The announcement comes as Sony confirms that 19.5 million copies of the game has sold on PS4. On PC, the game will feature 4K resolution and unlocked framerates. The PC version will also include a wide range of graphical presets and options. It’ll also include higher resolution shadows an...

Google has announced the long-awaited Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 6 Pro overnight and whilst we were already familiar with a lot of these details, it’s still exciting to have them fully revealed. Both the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are launching on October 28th. Google Pixel 6 starts at $999 whilst the Google Pixel 6 Pro starts at $1,299. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

Bandai Namco has confirmed that Elden Ring will be delayed. The game was originally supposed to release in January but it’s received a five week delay and will now release on February 25th. On the game’s Twitter account, From Software said: “ELDEN RING will release on Feb 25, 2022, as the depth & strategic freedom of the game exceeded initial expectations. Thank you for your trust & patience. See...

In a special Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct presentation, Nintendo has revealed what fans can expect from the game’s final free update, as well as announced a huge, paid expansion for the game titled Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise, both arriving on November 5th. The new DLC will see players join the ‘Paradise Planning Team’, working alongside Lottie to build vacation hom...

HTC VIVE has lifted the lid on the VIVE Flow – immersive glasses designed to transport users wherever they need or want in a compact and portable device. The VIVE Flow allows wearers to interact with apps and games, stream video content and more through the same Viveport app store as its full-fledged VR headsets, using a compatible Android smartphone as a controller and media source. The Vive Flow...

To celebrate five years of PlayStation VR, PlayStation has confirmed that it will give away three bonus PlayStation Plus members in the November PlayStation Plus lineup. PlayStation hasn’t gone on record to say what these three games are yet, but it does say that these will be bonus games indicating that we’ll still get our standard 2-3 PlayStation Plus games next month and these in addition. See...

Feeling a bit left out from from the PS5 SSD game, Samsung has announced that it’s popular 980 Pro Gen 4 M.2 SSD will come in a heatsink edition later this month. The internals will be identical to the 980 Pro SSD providing write speeds of 5,100 MB/s and read speeds of 7,000 MB/s but it’ll now come inside of a heat sink that is perfectly compatible with the PS5’s M.2 internal SSD drive. See omnyst...

Xbox caved and gave into the meme. You can currently enter to win either a Spongebob Squarepants Xbox Series X or a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Xbox Series X to celebrate the release of Xbox All Stars Brawl. All you have to do is be following Xbox and RT the tweet in the article on our website for your chance to enter along with the hashtag #XboxAllStarBrawlSweepstakes. It’s open to all countries...

It’s been rumoured for months and months but Rockstar has finally announced it. Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition will be releasing on PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and PC later this year. We don’t have a release date yet, but Rockstar says it’ll share more information soon. A mobile version will also release in 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

It seems that Xbox is celebrating its 20th anniversary in a big way. Yesterday we saw the announce of Adidas Sneakers whilst today we’ve had the reveal of a brand new 20th anniversary controller and headset. Both will release on November 15th for $99 each and feature translucent designs based on the original Xbox Debug kit. Xbox has placed a high emphasis on the classic green branding, with the bu...

An anonymous hacker has apparently managed to leak the entirety of Twitch, including its source code and information regarding user payout data. This news has come in the form of a post on the notorious message board 4Chan where a user posted a torrent link for 128GB worth of internal Twitch data including: The entirety of Twitch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s been a long time coming but overnight Nintendo and Sakurai have confirmed that the final character coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is none other than Sora from Kingdom Hearts. He was apparently the most requested character of all time. The announcement was made in the final ever Mr Sakurai Presents broadcast with a trailer that came full circle with the original reveal trailer for Super...

We’re only hours away from the final Super Smash Bros Ultimate character being revealed which is taking place later tonight. The game’s Director Masahiro Sakurai is hyping the reveal up as being one that anybody who enjoys games should watch. On Twitter he said: “Even if you don’t play the game, if you’re interested in gaming I’d like to recommend you watch it. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

It’s been reported that Konami is expecting to launch revivals and remakes for some of its most storied franchises including Metal Gear, Silent Hill, and Castlevania. With Konami having kept away from Castlevania since 2014’s Lord of Shadows II, it’s expected the next Castlevania title will be a “reimagining” for the series. It’s being developed internally at Konami in Japan with assistance from e...

Xbox has announced Australia is finally getting the real deal Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) on today. That means that we’ll be able to access over 100 games in the cloud on Android devices using an app or in browser on iPhone/iPad or PC. All you need to do is be an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate member. If you’re on Android, you can get the xCloud app. For those on iPhone, iPad or PC, you can head to Xbox.c...

Aussie swimwear brand Budgy Smuggler and Ubisoft have partnered to create a collection of Far Cry 6 Budgy Smugglers. Available in both male and female fits, the designs focus on the loveable sausage dog Chorizo and the trust bird companion, Chicharron. The collection is available in very limited quantities today on the Budgy Smuggler website. They’ll set you back $60 or $90 depending on whether yo...

Xbox has revealed October’s Xbox Games with Gold and it’s a decent month this month. The line-up is headlined by Aaero, Hover, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair and Resident Evil Code Veronica X. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Nintendo Switch OLED is just over a week away and we have our first impressions courtesy of outlets in the US and UK as well as a couple of gamers who seem to have gotten their hands on the console early. The key takeaway that seems to be unanimous from all of the impressions is the fact that the larger screen coupled with that OLED display means that you really need to get this thing in your...

An Aussie game! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.