A viewership increase of 83% Last week saw the coming of that menagerie of adverts, prizes, recognition, and more adverts, The Games Awards. And it appears that the 2020 iteration of Geoff Keighley’s annual shindig was more than a little successful, having drawn the eyes of 8.3 million viewers worldwide. This incredible viewing figure -proudly tweeted yesterday by Keighley himself – represents a viewership increase of 83% over last year’s event… and that’s without aFast & Furiousgame reveal....

Believe it or not, it’s been almost a year sincePayday 3came out. The game has gone through proper turmoil in these twelve months, and Starbreeze aims to celebrate thatit’s finally on the right pathwith a huge QoL update, the highlight of which is the server browser. Part 2 ofPayday 3‘s big anniversary update is now slated to hit the game on October 30, and it will include a whole host of improvements, such as the aforementioned server browser....

There’s been a lot ofbad Sony newsrecently, so the fans and fanboys may like to know that the company has seen a big profit on the PlayStation brand for the 2010 financial year, raking in $435 million (or ¥35.6 billion). The news is doubly significant when you factor in the previous year’s results, which saw Sonylose¥83.3 billion. As you might guess, this is quite a step up. Sony says that sales have gone up while PS3 manufacturing costs have gone down....

WALL BARRICADED! Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siegeis certainly something. I don’t think I’ve ever played a game that I find so engaging, but also leaves me tilting my head and going “Really? Come on”. When everything comes together, what a shooter! An intense, nerve-racking and satisfying test of skill, performance under pressure, teamwork and player psychology. Then other times, your team-mate shoots you in the face because you barricaded “the wrong window”, or because you didn’t get any kills, or because you gottoo manykills or, more often than not, because they felt like it....

TheAssassin’s Creedfranchise has no shortage of beautifully crafted historical playgrounds for its fans to enjoy exploring. From the narrow streets of Florence and Venice inAssassin’s Creed IIto the sprawling landscapes of Ancient Greece inAssassin’s Creed Odyssey, the series has always impressed me with its outstanding attention to historical detail in world design. Sure, it’s all a fiction. However, there’s no denying that the bestAssassin’s Creedgames feel like taking a trip back in time....

With a vast majority of this year’s heavy hitters out on store shelves, we must now make sure to completely overhype everything 2009 has to offer. Let’s get cracking then,and talk aboutthe platform exclusive offers that will be coming withResident Evil 5. Yes, each version ofRE5will have something a little different to offer customers. The PlayStation 3 version is packing a “making of” feature, which comes courtesy of folk from Hollywood to give it that professional air....

Enjoy your hard-earned loot Season 4 has launched inCall of Duty: Warzone, bringing exciting new features to the game. Among the notable additions in this season are a new faction, a fresh game mode, theAssault on Vondel event, and the inclusion of anew Vondel map. AvidWarzoneplayers know that each map contains locked areas that potentially contain high-tier loot, making them highly sought after. To access these locked zones, you will need to find specific keys....

Cold Darkness Awakened Rise of the Tomb Raider‘s final piece of downloadable content,Cold Darkness Awakened, is infecting Xbox One and PC next Tuesday, March 29, Square Enix just announced. The story takes place in Siberia, where a mysterious affliction emanating from a decommissioned weapons research facility begins transforming men into mindless killers. Naturally, it’s kill or be killed for Lara, who must discover a way to cure the sickness before it spirals out of control....

The Spirit Board supports multiplayer It’s time for Piranha Plant to shine inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, if only for a brief moment. The game’s 2.0.0 update is now live, so initiate the download from the Switch home screen if needed and fire it up. Along with the plucky new DLC character, Nintendo has expanded the Spirit Board to include four-player co-op, introduced the ability to “Short Hop” by pressing both jump buttons simultaneously, and issued a round of balance tweaks....

Note: SvC is NOT CvS SNK producer Yauyuki Oda, who is responsible for some of the developer’ssolid modern fighting games, has suggested that both SNK and Capcom are interested in the possibility of reviving theSNK vs. Capcom(SvC) series — a crossover franchise that has remained dormant since the 2006Card Fighters Clashseries. Speaking in an interview with VGC, Oda spoke of therecent art collaborationthat took place at fighting game tournament EVO earlier this month, which saw characters from SNK and Capcom’s respective fighting game series squaring off for the first time in many years....

Like TimeSplitters 2’s Anaconda, but the music isn’t incredible Every now and then I think aboutAnaconda, a competitive multiplayer minigame embedded in the fantasticTimeSplitters 2. It was basicallySnakewith full 360 degree movement, and it was glorious. My friends and I probably spent as much time in college playingAnacondaon a multi-tapped PlayStation 2 as we did playing the rest ofTimeSplitters 2. Well, the need for extra peripherals for multiplayer battleSnakeis gone now....

Finally trade routes I love Paradox Interactive games because they allow me to indulge my inner megalomaniac, but even I have to admit that sometimes they ship sans some key elements. I can look past these shortcomings as their games are usually always 40 bucks at launch and supported through long-term expansions as well as free updates to the base game. WhenStellarisreleased in 2016, it was an amazing mix of the 4X and grand strategy genres with a great science-fiction skin over it....

It’s been rated Outed by Taiwan’s Digital Game Rating Committee, it seems as ifRaiden Vis coming to Switch at some point. Unlike other ratings that may or may not come to fruition for years, this one seems like a sure thing given the sheer popularity of the Switch and the fact that the listed publisher, UFO Interactive, has handled prior releases in the west. Previously available on PC, PS4 and Xbox One, the Switch would complete the cycle, allowing pretty much anyone and everyone to grab it on the platform if their choice....