GamingNews

Try 'Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War' multiplayer on PS4 this weekend

As part of its PlayStation 5 showcase on Wednesday, Sony featured a new campaign trailer from Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, talking up its support for ray tracing, 120Hz refresh rate and HDR on the new console. However, before it comes to the PS5, the developers announced a PS4-exclusive multiplayer Alpha test happening this weekend, “complete with multiple modes, maps, and a preview of the…
Read more
GamingNews

PS5 will be ‘99 percent’ backward compatible with PS4 games

Sony revealed the PlayStation 5’s price and release date ($399 for the all-digital version, and $499 for the one with a disc drive, both out on November 12th), as well as the company’s six launch titles that will be available at release. That’s not a huge lineup, and…
GamingNews

Watch the new trailer for 'Resident Evil Village'

We already knew Capcom was working on a new Resident Evil entry, but during Sony’s recent PlayStation 5 showcase, the developer shared a second trailer for Resident Evil Village. The clip features a similar atmosphere to the one we saw in June, but includes narration from…
GamingNews

Sony confirms PS5’s first-party launch lineup and free game upgrade plans for PS4 titles

Sony has confirmed its PlayStation 5 first-party launch lineup, as well as confirming some details around PS4 versions of its exclusive titles and how the transition from current-gen to next-gen will work. In a blog post published after revealing the price of both of its upcoming consoles (the standard for $499.99 and the digital edition without a disc drive for $399.99), Sony says it has six…
Read more
GamingNews

PlayStation Plus Collection brings PS4’s biggest hits to PS5

Sony revealed the PlayStation Plus Collection during its Showcase event today. It’s a new PlayStation 5 perk for the console’s premium subscription service. PlayStation Plus Collection gives PlayStation Plus subscribers access to a catalog of PlayStation 4 games that they can download to their PlayStation 5. This includes huge first-party hits like God of War, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and…
Read more
GamingNews

The US Army shouts out an anti-Semitic user on Twitch

Today, the Army has found itself in a new pot of hot water after a member of the Army National Guard, Axel “ZexsOG” Torres, shouted out an anti-Semitic username live, as first reported by Motherboard. “Yo, six million wasn’t enough, thank you so much for the follow…
GamingNews

Ubisoft announces Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed for Oculus VR

Splinter Cell is coming back! Although it’s not in the way you probably expected. Elizabeth Loverso, the vice president of product development at Ubisoft’s Red Storm Entertainment, joined today’s Facebook Connect event to reveal that the publisher is bringing two major franchises to VR: Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed. They will be exclusive to Oculus platforms. For Splinter Cell, this…
Read more