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Fans hit out at EA for promoting FIFA microtransactions in magazines for children

“Normalising in-game purchases for kids since an early age is so f-cking unethical.” Pressure is mounting against Electronic Arts following the discovery of advertisements promoting FIFA microtransactions in a toy magazine in the UK. As Wes summarised earlier this week, FUT is FIFA’s most popular game mode and publisher EA’s money spinner, pulling in billions in …

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Of course Street Fighter 5’s Dan has a Legendary taunt

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Ah, Dan. Street Fighter’s perennially useless Shoto wannabe has always been fun to play, but no-one takes him seriously. Well, he’s back in Street Fighter 5 – and he actually looks… kinda cool? The truth about Dan (at least as he worked in Street Fighter 4) is that he’s actually an okay character, but his …

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Sports Interactive boss explains why Football Manager 2021 is on Xbox Series X but not PlayStation 5

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Yesterday, Sports Interactive confirmed the release date for Football Manager 2021 (24th November on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store), but the announcement was overshadowed by a kerfuffle about why the game is not coming out on PlayStation when it is coming out on Xbox. This year, Football Manager returns to Xbox for …

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Almost two decades after launch, RuneScape is heading to Steam

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Out in October, Old School RuneScape due next year. Long-running fantasy MMO RuneScape will, almost 20 years after its initial launch, be making its way to Steam on 14th October. Since its release back in 2001, RuneScape has only been available from developer Jagex’s website, but it’ll finally be making its way to Valve’s platform next …

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The Game Awards will be held in LA, London and Tokyo this December

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A reconnected world inspired by Death Stranding, Geoff Keighley says. Geoff Keighley’s annual December games announcement show will broadcast live from three cities around the world on 10th December. The show will be filmed in empty studios based in Los Angeles, London and Tokyo, which will link up to provide this year’s ceremony. Speaking to Variety …

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Fortnite’s about to host the world’s biggest boy band

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Life and Seoul of the party. Fortnite’s already invited a series of prominent musicians to perform through in-game events and its Party Royale mode, and we’ve so far seen Marshmello, Deadmau5 and Travis Scott take to the virtual stage. But the next one could be the biggest of them all, as K-pop group BTS is …

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Hades has sold 1m copies

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Hades, the Greek underworld roguelike made by Supergiant Games, has now shifted an impressive 1m copies. The game first came out in early access in December 2018, and during that time managed to sell over 700k units, but since the game’s full release on PC and Switch last Thursday that number has increased by over …

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TimeSplitters Rewind re-emerges with 30 minute gameplay video

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Remember TimeSplitters Rewind? The last time we reported on the fan-made recreation of TimeSplitters 1, 2 and 3 was back in 2018. Now, it’s reemerged with a 30 minute gameplay video. For the uninitiated, TimeSplitters was the game some of the key creators of seminal console shooter GoldenEye left Rare to make back in the …

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Beat Saber’s long-awaited multiplayer mode arrives next month

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And BTS music pack due in November. Developer Beat Games’ acclaimed wand-waggling rhythm effort Beat Saber will be getting its long-awaited multiplayer mode next month, on October 13th. Details regarding the multiplayer mode’s exact nature are, admittedly, still rather thin on the ground, but Facebook (which acquired Beat Games last year), says players will be able …

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Resident Evil Village continues to look very strange in latest trailer

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Coming to PS5, Series X, and PC next year. Capcom has graced us with a brand-new trailer for Resident Evil Village, the eighth numbered instalment in its long-running survival horror series, and it’s an odd little thing. Resident Evil Village was initially announced earlier this year, with a trailer that seemed a world removed from recent …

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