PlayStation Plus January 2022 lineup revealed

Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus lineup for January 2022. It includes Persona 5 Strikers and more. All of the games this month can be played on either PS4 or PS5. The lineup includes: PS4 & PS5 Dirt 5 Deep Rock Galactic Persona 5 Strikers The new PlayStation Plus games are available starting on January … Read more

Dirt 5, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and more get touch controls on Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft has added touch control support for several Xbox Game Pass titles for Android including Dirt 5 and Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers have access to the cloud-enabled titles on their Android devices with all-new touch controls. The titles that now support touch controls include: Dirt 5 Double Kick Heroes Eastshade … Read more

Here’s a list of Xbox One games supporting Smart Delivery on Series X and S

One big advantage of the Xbox Series X and S is that you can bring your Xbox One games with you. Not only does it support backward compatibility but also Smart Delivery, a free next-gen upgrade for certain titles. We wrote a story a while back explaining what’s the difference between backward compatibility and Smart … Read more

Electronic Arts completes Codemasters acquisition

Codemasters is now part of Electronic Arts. The acquisition became official today. In a press release, Electronic Arts announced the completion of its acquisition. The deal values Codemasters at $1.2 billion. The company is best known for its racing games, including Formula 1, Dirt, and GRID. Codemasters also owns Project CARS developer Slightly Mad Studios. … Read more

Dirt 5, Killer Queen Black, Elite Dangerous, and more coming soon to Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft has announced the latest batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass. Among them are Dirt 5, Killer Queen Black, Elite Dangerous, and Wreckfest. But that’s not all! Here are all of the new games that you can look forward to playing soon on Xbox Game Pass: Just Added Monster Hunter: World (Cloud) February … Read more

Take-Two buys Codemasters for $1 billion

The company behind hit games like Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto V, and Borderlands 3 is purchasing Codemasters for just north of $1 billion. UPDATE: In a surprise development, Electronic Arts outbid Take-Two. EA’s offer of $1.2 billion was apparently too tempting to pass up. The New York-based Take-Two already owns publishers Rockstar … Read more

Xbox Series X and S: Here’s what to expect when you boot it up

Microsoft has released a new video that looks at what gamers can expect when they boot up the Xbox Series X and S. The 15-minute video dives into a lot, but it gives you a first glimpse at the Xbox Series X user interface and some of the games. They fire up Gears 5, which … Read more

Dirt 5 launches October 9 with free next-gen upgrade from Xbox One to Series X

Codemasters has revealed the launch date for the upcoming racing game Dirt 5. The game launches on October 9. In addition to the launch date, the publisher also confirmed that the game will support Smart Delivery. It’s part of a growing list of games to offer a free next-gen upgrade. Dirt 5 will have 130 … Read more

This week’s top game trailers: The Last of Us Part II, Scorn, Dirt 5, The Ascent

This week’s top game trailers list is dominated with next-gen reveals, including Scorn for Xbox Series X. There are a couple of exceptions: The Last of Us Part II and Destroy All Humans are both coming out in the next couple of months. The rest of the games, though, are next-gen. The trailers are largely … Read more