If you're running out of storage space on your Xbox Series X/S or you're fed up of moving games on and off an external hard drive, the Seagate 1TB Storage Expansion Card is on sale and could make things a little less laborious for you. Let's be honest - £179.99 is still pretty expensive, but this is the cheapest it's ever been ( albeit by three quid ) and you're saving £40 (18%) off the RRP of £219.99. You can grab it on sale at Amazon or Currys PC World if you don't want your money funding Bezos' future space ventures. Seagate 1TB Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X/S for £179.99 from Amazon Seagate 1TB Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X/S for £179.99 from Currys PC World Regardless of the price, the Seagate 1TB SSD for Xbox Series X/S is currently the best memory expansion option for the consoles as it's the only option (outside of the internal SSD) that allows you to directly run enhanced Series X/S games while utilising features such as Quick Resume. …
Pokémon Go developer battling to overturn false ban wave
Pokémon Go developer Niantic is battling to overturn a wave of false account bans. The game's anti-cheat system appears to have incorrectly flagged numerous player accounts for using "third-party applications" - AKA cheating software. Last night, after Eurogamer flagged the bans to Niantic, the developer acknowledged the problem and said it would now work to restore any affected player accounts. Still, there's a feeling of concern in the Pokémon Go community regarding how long it has taken to get the issue identified. Plenty of player reports had been filed with the game's customer support to no avail. And this is an issue which has now occurred several times in the past. Dozens of Pokémon Go players got in contact with Eurogamer to report the problems, while fans attempted to gain visibility by posting large threads on the popular TheSilphRoad reddit. Prominent Pokémon Go Youtuber spieletrend was also among those affected. The Vienna-based player is one of the game's …
Makers of 14-year-old GTA San Andreas mod were so worried about a takedown, they pulled it offline themselves
The makers of a 14-year-old Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas mod have pulled it offline themselves over a fear of a takedown from Take-Two. GTA United is a mod based on San Andreas for PC. It unites the maps of Grand Theft Auto 3 and Grand Theft Auto Vice City in one game area within San Andreas, effectively replacing San Andreas' map. Work on the free, non-commercial mod began in 2006. The first beta of what was then known as "Vice City 2 San Andreas" came out in early 2007. The beta for "Liberty City 2 San Andreas" came out soon after. Then, in late 2007, the beta for a combined effort called GTA United was released. Five years later, in December 2012, GTA United 1.2 was released. It remained available ever since - until now. Rockstar parent company Take-Two has issued a raft of takedown notices for GTA map mods in recent weeks . Mods such as GTA: Underground, and the 15-year-old project, GTA: Liberty City, were hit. Even HD texture projects such as Vice Cry were targeted. …
Forza Horizon 5’s biomes shown off in gorgeous new screenshots
Last month we got our first look at Forza Horizon 5's beautiful Mexico setting , and if that video left you hungry for more, just take a look at these brand new screenshots. Shared in a blog post on Xbox Wire , the screenshots (and brief video clips) provide a nice look at Forza Horizon 5's 11 "distinct and unique biomes". Seasons will return with Forza Horizon 5, and each of these 11 biomes will transition through the seasons differently: spring will bring the rainy season to the farmland and jungles, for instance, while summer might bring tropical storms to the coast. All on a map that's about one-and-a-half times the size of Forza Horizon 4. "We knew from the beginning that we wanted this to be the biggest Forza Horizon yet. However, if we wanted to be the biggest, then we felt we also needed to offer the most diversity and contrast as well," said creative director Mike Brown. Canyon, Tropical Coast and Farmland. Arid Hills, Jungle and Living Desert. Art …
Fortnite countdown sets stage for live event next Friday
Fortnite will hold its next live event on Friday, 6th August at 11.05pm UK time (that's 6.05pm Eastern, or 3.05pm Pacific). This will be Fortnite's first big live event in quite some time - since last December's big Marvel season finale - and, unusually, it is coming in the middle of the game's current UFO-themed season. What do we expect to happen? Well, leaks and Epic's own legal documentation have pegged an Ariana Grande concert as coming soon - though the current state of the island suggests this will somehow be wrapped into its current alien theme. Today, Fortnite received its 17.21 update seemingly designed to prep the game for the event. I'm reminded of how Fortnite slowly got its island ready for the last big concert, for Travis Scott , which entertained 27.7 million people last summer. Spoilers for next week's event are already doing the rounds on social media, which we've chosen not to post here. For now, anyone can load into Fortnite and gaze at a big …
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 the latest game to get a PS5 update
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 has received a PlayStation 5 performance and visual update. The upgrade for Fatshark's melee co-op game includes a boosted framerate of 60fps at 1440p resolution, improved shadow quality and casting, higher density scattering, and screen space reflections. A similar update to the game was released on Xbox Series X and S earlier this year. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is the latest game to get a PS5 update in recent weeks. Sniper Elite 4's free next-gen upgrade came out for PS5 and Xbox Series X and S last week, and over the weekend we reported on how Shadow of the Tomb Raider received a surprise update that added 4k support in 60fps on PS5. Call of Duty: Warzone got a 120Hz update for PS5 last month . …
Nintendo says it hasn’t forgotten Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons will receive further free content later this year, Nintendo has said, thanking fans for their patience during a particularly dry spell for updates. There are no details on how big these updates may be or what features they may contain. There is no word of Brewster. But, I suppose, it is something. A small update arrives this Thursday, 29th July, meanwhile. This adds another smattering of seasonal items and brings back the game's previous August fireworks . Animal Crossing: New Horizons launched to stratospheric sales, and quickly became Nintendo Switch's second-biggest game ever behind the evergreen Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. As of 31st March this year, it had shifted more than 32.63m copies. But an early flurry of updates began to tail off around the end of last year, and recent months have seen only a few new pieces of furniture added to note the passing of public holidays. The feeling of staleness has only grown as the game's first anniversary …
Madden 22 Wide Receiver Ratings: Here Are The Highest-Rated WRs
As part of the Madden NFL 22 ratings reveal week , EA Sports is announcing the player ratings for some of the league's most skilled players, and this includes one of the flashiest positions: wide receiver. The full list of top rookie and veteran WRs has now been released, and there are no surprises. Starting with veterans, DeAndre Hopkins of the Arizona Cardinals and Tyreek Hill of the Kansas City Chiefs lead the way with a 98 OVR rating. Hopkins has generated some amount of controversy recently over his anti-vaccination stance in response to the NFL's new policies . Following close behind is Stefon Diggs of the Buffalo Bills (97 OVR), Julio Jones of the Tennessee Titans (95 OVR), and Michael Thomas from the Saints (94 OVR). As for rookies, Jaylen Waddle leads the pack with a 76 OVR for the Miami Dolphins. You can see a full rundown of the top-rated wide receivers in Madden NFL 22 below, while a more granular breakdown of the ratings can be found on EA's website and through …
Learn How To Create Your Own Video Games By Mastering Unity For Just $40
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Infinite Frontier #3 brings back a classic DC superteam
Last issue Infinite Frontier brought back a classic DC storyline - Kingdom Come - as Earth 23's President Superman and the Flashpoint Batman took a trip to Earth-22 (the Kingdom Come Earth ) for a meeting with Magog. Now in Infinite Frontier #3 , writer Joshua Williamson has brought back a classic DC superteam, and it looks like the entire Infinite Frontier may be as much about looking into the publisher's past as looking into the uncharted Omniverse . Spoilers ahead for Infinite Frontier #3. Infinity, Inc. is back, or Infinite Incorporated, as they may now be called. The second-generation offshoot of the Justice Society of America appears on the last page of the issue, but its presence answers one of the original "questions" of the limited series - where is Jade, the daughter of Alan Scott/Sentinel and sister of Obsidian? And while now she's found, what she's been doing to wind up leading a new iteration of her former team remains to be seen. …