Sony Announces Big Changes to Playstation Plus – Here’s What You Need to Know

For months we’ve been hearing rumours and reading reports that Sony was going to be launching some kind of new service. Allegedly codenamed “Spartacus” the new service was heavily speculated to be Sony’s answer to Microsoft’s Game Pass, a subscription service boasting an absurdly huge library of games, including first-party titles, for one very low price. However, numerous people have claimed that Game Pass is not profitable and that Microsoft is actually losing money by offering the service, begging a simple question; would Sony really attempt something similar, especially since they aren’t even in the same financial ballpark as Microsoft?

The Steam Deck Is One Of The Most Exciting Things To Have Happened In Video Games In Years

Nintendo dominate the hand-held market. While they technically do fight Microsoft and Sony, and battle against mobile gaming, they’re currently the only option for a proper hand-held console. That reign of power, though, is finally being challenged, not by Microsoft or a returning Sony but rather by Valve, the dominant force in PC gaming. A company with plenty of resources to throw at any project it fancies, stepping into the market and trying to expand PC gaming in a whole new way. Valve are aiming to do something dramatic, something big and something very exciting. Can it succeed?

(E3 2016) Upgraded Xbox One Announced, Called Scorpio

  Microsoft have lifted the lid on an upgraded Xbox One that they claim will support 4K gaming and VR. It is currently called Scorpio and will ship sometime next year. No pricing was announced. They’re promising 6-teraflops of performance thanks to a new GPU. Basically what they feel like they’re saying is that this…

E3 2016: Bethesda Announce Quake Champions

During their official press conference before E3 gets underway (and I’m therefore counting it as part of E3) Bethesda unveiled a new Quake game titled Quake Champions. No actual gameplay was shown, but it seems fairly clear that it’s going to be a hero-based shooter in the same vein as Overwatch, which seems to be…

Inustice 2 Announced, Coming Next Year

Warner Bros. just made a pleasing announced: Injustice 2 is real. The big change we can expect to see is a loot system that lets players build up and customize their characters. here’s what the official blurb has to say about it:  “As you gear up your characters, you’re building a roster of DC Super…

Microsoft To Release Upgraded Xbox One With More Powerful GPU Next Year?

One of the interesting and divisive talking points about this latest generation of consoles has been Sony’s desire to release a more powerful version of their Playstation 4, upgrading the GPU to deliver a better experience for a higher price. Such an idea has been highly controversial as many people feel it detracts from the…