Overwatch: First Strike Graphic Novel Has Been Cancelled
If you are a fan of Overwatch we have some sad news for you. A graphic novel "Overwatch: First Strike" was being developed by Blizzard which promised to tell us about the early years of the legendary team. However, on the official Overwatch forums, lead writer Michael Chu announced that First Strike…
What is the Perfect Game?
A lot of games over the years have been referred to as the ‘Perfect Game’ and most of us can more than likely name a few of them. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64, Half-Life 2, Final Fantasy VII to name just some of them. Each…
Watch the Animated Version of the Overwatch Actors from Blizzcon 2016
A YouTuber called Greatdictator has taken a recent Blizzcon video of the OverWatch voice actors speaking and animated it as Lucio walks around bumping into other characters from the game having a little fun. The latest update for Overwatch has added a new character to the roster of heroes that are available…
Game Industry Legend Shigeru Miyamoto Turns 64 Today
Many happy returns to one of the most infamous and influential people in the gaming industry today; Shigeru Miyamoto! The game maker is celebrating his 64th birthday today after joining Nintendo 39 years ago and bringing us some of the most popular and timeless games and characters in the industry today; most…
What’s in a trailer?
As journalists, let alone players, when we are presented with a new game trailer of some description we find ourselves musing over the same questions over and over. “I wonder if it shows good or actual gameplay?”, “Ergh yet ANOTHER CGI mess” or even, “Why don’t they just release the…
YouTuber ‘Sparkles’ Brightens Streamer’s Day
Many of you will know who Sparkles is. For those of you who don't, he's a CS:GO YouTuber with over 1.7 million subscribers. Having such a massive fan base generally gets YouTubers and streamers some kind of benefits when it comes to weapon skins in CS:GO and giveaways to fans…
Ratchet & Clank Movie DVD And Digital Release Date Announced
If you have been waiting for the home media release of the movie adaption of the Ratchet & Clank reboot which was released earlier this year, then you will be excited to learn that Lionsgate Home Entertainment have officially revealed the street dates earlier this week. The DVD version of Ratchet & Clank will be…
Persona 5 Take The Treasure Event Announcements Revealed
The wait for Persona 5 has been long and ardous since it's initial announcement back in 2013. With the Japanese release date confirmed for September this year, it seems that our patience is finally being rewarded by ATLUS with a livestream that reveals footage from the beginning of Persona 5. This includes the full…
English Dub Of Danganronpa 3 Anime To Air This Summer
Last year, Spike Chunsoft revealed that the third chapter in the Danganronpa franchise would take place outside of a video game in the form of an anime series. It later transpired that the series is split into two distinct arcs which will air back to back. The first arc, named the Side:Future, would…
Blizzard Honours Deceased Overwatch Fan
Blizzard have paid tribute to college student Wu Hongyu, 20, from Guangdong University of Technology in Guangzhou, China, after he died tragically in an accident on May 23rd. Wu Hongyu had seen somebody stealing a classmates bike from the campus, and in an heroic move, got on his own bike…
Telltale Have Turned To Publishing – And The First Game Looks Terrifying
The creators behind The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, Minecraft, Tales from the Borderlands and the upcoming Batman have turned their hand to publishing, revealed with a brand spanking new Twitter Profile: Telltale Publishing. Two tweets have been sent out teasing a horror/survival project, far darker than what we would normally expect from…
Crunchyroll To Stream Ace Attorney Anime From Tomorrow
If you have been eagerly awaiting the courtroom focused world of Ace Attorney to make its anime debut, then you will be pleased to learn that Crunchyroll have obtained exclusive rights to stream the series across most of the world after it's broadcast in Japan. The first episode will be…
Gaming Festival Insomnia Comes To Ireland
For the first time Insomnia gaming festival comes to Ireland. Irish gamers will get the chance to come together and play some the latest and upcoming games. On the 10th-13th June 2016, INEC Killarney will be hosting Insomnia Gaming Ireland. Day, evening and BYOC (Bring your own computer) tickets are…
Nominations for Video Game BAFTAs Are Up
Forget the Oscar season, it's over and had nothing to do with our beloved video games. Now the focus shifts over to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, who have just released the nominations for their upcoming Game Awards. Taking the lead in nominations is The Chinese Room's…
Special Guests XSplit Stream Team at Insomnia57
Popular Twitch streamers XSplit Stream Team will be making an appearance at this months i57 festival. Content creators: Ltzonda, Official_DoN_Gaming, Stodeh, Deanabean, Phantom SFX, GameboyLuke, Phasegames, GiveMeANameX, Just JamieHD, ThePrenti, CandyExplosives, naysayerz, GeekByte, Kelly_Jean, TheChigs, MissEllaCronin, Squirrel TV and LeahLovesChief will all be streaming live over 3 days from the ASUS…
The Cycle of a Dark Souls Fan
I swore that I wouldn’t get suckered into the hype this time. After being burnt by Dark Souls II, I was going to remain as uninterested in Dark Souls III as humanly possible and go into it with no excitement for the final instalment in the trilogy. This plan failed…
Play Quantum Break First at Insomnia 57
Be one of the first to play Quantum Break at the Insomnia 57 festival this month. Fans have been eagerly awaiting the chance to try out the latest game by Remedy Entertainment since it was first unveiled at the Xbox One reveal event back in May 2013. A time travel experiment…
Insomnia 57 – Noxcrew Exhibiting for Minecraft Fans
Noxcrew, the team behind the popular Noxcrew Gameshow series on Youtube will be appearing at i57 this month. Come join them where they will be displaying their magical Minecraft creations, as well as the chance to 3v3 them in challenging face-offs. A few lucky participants will also join the Noxcrew on the…
Insomnia 57 – Hypixel Official Event Partners
That's right Minecraft fans, Hypixel has joined up with i57 to run the Hypixel Zone. The world's largest Minecraft server, Hypixel allows fans to play custom mini-games for free - no mods required. Challenge your friends to multitude of game modes created in Hypixel like Build Battle, Skywards, Pixel Painters…
Insomnia 57 Indie Zone Games and Devs Announced
Indie fans can get their hands on the biggest games at this month's i57. The Indie Zone is the best place to try out new games developed by passionate independent developers, and also have the chance to talk to the devs themselves. The latest games that have been confirmed are: Perpetual…
Insomnia 57 -10% Student Discount
Listen up cash-strapped students, Insomnia 57 is offering you all a 10% student discount on all day tickets. Claim this offer here before tickets are sold out. The 4 day event takes place March 25-28 in it's new location NEC, Birmingham. The most anticipated gaming event in the UK, i57…