Sony has surprised PS3 users with a new update focusing on system performance. The update, version 4.92, requires 200MB of free space on the hard drive and emphasizes the renewal of the Blu-ray player encryption key for continued disc playback. This marks the first update for the PS3 in over a year, following version 4.91 … Read more
A Great New Year for the media and journalism community, especially for the gaming and esports industry. As we step into 2025, we look forward to a transformative beginning in esports media and journalism. Okaz Organization’s Expansion into Esports Media Okaz Organization for Press and Publishing, a widely recognized Saudi Arabian media institution established in … Read more
Assassin’s Creed Shadows launches on March 20, and now Ubisoft has announced precisely when people can get started by publishing the game’s global releasing timing. Ubisoft also announced that pre-loading for Shadows is now underway on Xbox and will start soon for PS5 and PC. As you can see in the graphic below, Shadows unlocks … Read more
The next film from Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo, The Electric State, is set to release on Netflix on March 14, and it’ll be accompanied by a prequel video game. With the duo also set to direct Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, they were recently asked if they’d be interested in developing … Read more
The first Battlefield Labs test, which gives players a chance to try the next Battlefield game, kicks off this week. That’s according to a report from Insider Gaming, which said this playtest will let players try out “concepts and mechanics” when it begins on March 7. This is an extremely limited test, it seems, as … Read more
Official Announcement The Esports Advocate (TEA), the leading destination for esports business and complementary gaming news, proudly announces that award-winning esports journalist Kevin Hitt has joined as editor-at-large, effective immediately. Kevin is a seasoned journalist and editorial leader with a distinguished career spanning top publications such as Sports Business Journal, The Esports Observer, Dexerto, Rotowire, … Read more
Preorder bonuses for Bungie’s upcoming first-person extraction shooter, Marathon, have reportedly appeared on the backend of the game’s Steam page. Users of the SteamDB Discord server were the first to notice what appeared to be varying editions of the game (including possible preorder versions of the game and additional DLC) popping up on Steam’s backend. … Read more
Last year saw dozens of games earn critical acclaim, as studios went all out to deliver exciting and novel experiences. As usual, publishers big and small helped get these games out the door, and GameSpot sister site Metacritic has rounded up a list of the companies that earned the highest metascores for the games they … Read more
It’s been a lifetime since I read George Orwell’s 1984 – a tale of mass surveillance, indoctrination and repression nowadays invoked to describe everything from Trump’s Twitter ban to Pizza Express telling you that jelly-beans aren’t a topping – but I will always remember how it combined role-playing with adventure gaming and brought the “detail … Read more
Usually, the thought of police going undercover brings to mind Hollywood-esque stakeouts where authorities utilize binoculars in cars. But in Brazil, the cops went undercover for Sao Paulo Carnival celebrations by dressing up as Mario and Luigi to arrest alleged thieves. Sao Paulo Gov. Tarcisio de Freitas shared a video on X of three officers–two … Read more
Steam Next Fest Winter 2025 Reveals Most Popular Game Demos The recently concluded Steam Next Fest Winter 2025 offered PC gamers an early look at some of the upcoming titles that are arriving soon. Now, Steam has shared the most popular demos from the event, and some of the games that made the cut are … Read more
The sky is a vast expanse that has intrigued and captivated humanity for centuries. From the soft hues of a sunrise to the fiery brilliance of a sunset, the sky presents a canvas of ever-changing beauty. Whether adorned with fluffy white clouds or painted with the shimmering glow of a full moon, the sky holds … Read more