Just a few days ago we reported that former Alternate member Simon “smn” Beck was banned for cheating in an official ESEA match. Today, yet another Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professional player suffered a similar fate, although the circumstances were a bit different. The player in question is none other than Hovik “Kqly” Tovmassian from team Titan, who was banned by Valve’s own Anti-Cheat ...
Read More »World of Warcraft subscribers back at over 10 million thanks to Warlords of Draenor
Against all odds, the glory days of World of Warcraft are returning as millions of players from around the world are flocking to check out the new Warlords of Draenor expansion pack. Back in July, the game was not doing so well with only about 6.8 million active subscribers, although as the expansion approached this number grew to 7.4 million ...
Read More »Shadow of Mordor gets a new skin and challenge mode for free
Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor players will soon be able to outfit their protagonist with a brand-new skin – the Lithariel character skin (see above) – in addition to trying out a new challenge mode and epic rune. All of these will be available in the Power of Defiance bundle, which is coming to ...
Read More »Far Cry 4’s map editor gets its own trailer
Publisher Ubisoft has revealed a new trailer for its recently-released open-world first-person shooter set in the Himalayas, Far Cry 4. This latest video focuses on the game’s map editor, with which players can create whole new levels by adding all sorts of enemy-soldiers, animals, buildings, and terrain. Additionally, the trailer has also revealed gamers will be able to share their ...
Read More »League of Legends patch 4.20 is here, full patch notes revealed
Patch 4.20 – also known as one of the biggest League of Legends updates ever – is now live. This is the first patch of the 2015 preseason and it’s all about “strategic diversity” according to Riot. If you’re thinking this sounds a little vague it’s because it does, but fortunately the company goes on to explain what this actually ...
Read More »Titanfall currently has 7 million unique users
Respawn Entertainment have managed to create one of the best games of 2014, a game that was a must play for pretty much everyone back in March. The game in question is of course the mech themed multiplayer FPS Titanfall. Publisher EA bragged quite a bit with this title on several occasions, but has yet to actually reveal any specific ...
Read More »Dragon Age – Inquisition Review
Bioware has been on some pretty thin ice with their last few games. We’ve seen controversy after controversy from Mass Effect 3 to their MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic. I believe I am not alone when I say that Dragon Age: Inquisition was something I approached with caution. I barely looked in to the game after the entire Dragon ...
Read More »Halo: The Masterchief Collection matchmaking patch goes live today
After 343 Industries initially announced they needed more time to sort out the final details for the matchmaking patch of Halo: The Masterchief Collection, developers seem to have managed to get the job done on time, as the patch is now available for download. This fix addresses matchmaking performance, UI, gameplay, and title-specific issues. Additional to the Materchief Collection patch, ...
Read More »Dragon Age Inquisition Review Roundup
Dragon Age Inquisition was released yesterday and we would like to give you a general idea of what to expect if you should decide to jump into the world of Thedas. GameRankings has a 88.15% consensus, while Metacritic has a 87 metascore, which translates to being generally favourable. If you were to use Rotten Tomatoes system, it would say that 92% ...
Read More »Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes PC system requirements announced
The minimum and recommended system requirements for the PC version of Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes are now available on Steam for all to see. The game is only scheduled to launch in about a month or so from now but it doesn’t hurt to check beforehand and see if perhaps an upgrade or two are in order. Interestingly, ...
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