#GamingFlips

A curated computer games & video gaming magazine of the best articles, including videos, audio and #GamingWednesday, from around the Web.

By Kol Tregaskes

Kol Tregaskes
One year on, Anthem remains a sad monument to a generation of folly
eurogamer.net - Chris Tapsell
It's the most wonderful time of year: February! It's also still Christmas, according to Anthem, because the game still has its decorations up - even …
3 hours ago
Kol Tregaskes
Bethesda pulls its games from Nvidia's streaming service GeForce Now
eurogamer.net - Wesley Yin-Poole
Bethesda has pulled its games from GeForce Now, Nvidia's streaming service. In a post on the Nvidia forum, a company representative provided a list of …
22 hours ago
Kol Tregaskes
Game Scoop! 567: $400 Is the Magic Number for a Console Launch - IGN
IGN - Daemon Hatfield
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we're discussing the possible price of next-gen consoles. We also talk …
1 day ago
Kol Tregaskes
Bethesda pulls its games from Nvidia GeForce Now, just days after Activision
androidpolice.com - Corbin Davenport
GeForce Now's promise of being able to stream all your existing PC games isn't quite panning out. Activision Blizzard pulled all its games from …
1 day ago
Kol Tregaskes
Nvidia GeForce Now vs. Google Stadia: Which Is Best?
makeuseof.com
Google Stadia is Google’s cloud gaming service. It hit the headlines after its launch, as the service struggled with performance issues, a lack of …
1 day ago
Kol Tregaskes
Ninja
Ninja's 'It's Just a Game' Comment Sparks Heated Debate - IGN
IGN - Colin Stevens
"When you stop getting angry after losing, you’ve lost twice." Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, one of the most prominent Fortnitestreamers and professional …
3 days ago
Kol Tregaskes
Fortnite
Fortnite fans piece together new Chapter 2 Season 2 locations
eurogamer.net - Tom Phillips
Last night brought more clues to Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 - and fans now reckon they've worked out several of its new locations. A teaser posted to …
4 days ago
Kol Tregaskes
Zombies
Hunt: Showdown review - a sweaty, stinking, cat-and-mouse masterpiece
eurogamer.net - Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
In combining an open world monster-rush format with PUBG-esque PvP, Crytek has crafted a stealth survival game like few others. A rough beast indeed, …
4 days ago
Kol Tregaskes
Google Stadia Is Finally Launching on Non-Google Phones - IGN
IGN - Matt Purslow
Stadia, Google’s cloud-based game streaming platform, is finally coming to more than just Google hardware. The company has announced support for a …
4 days ago
Kol Tregaskes
Xcloud vs. Stadia: Which is better?
androidpolice.com - Zach Laidlaw
Countless companies have fallen in pursuit of building the perfect cloud gaming service, making the idea seem more like a distant dream than a …
4 days ago
Kol Tregaskes
Fortnite
Fortnite's Chapter 2: Season 2 ARG is dropping hints worldwide
eurogamer.net - Tom Phillips
Fortnite has begun teasing its long, long-awaited new season with a Chapter 2: Season 2 ARG - and it's all themed around gold. And cats. Clues have …
5 days ago
Kol Tregaskes
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The Suicide of Rachel Foster review - a Shining-esque riff on Gone Home that doesn't quite dazzle
eurogamer.net - Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
The setting is elegantly eerie, but this Gone-Home-inspired first-person mystery struggles to overcome its tired, melodramatic story. It doesn't take …
5 days ago
Kol Tregaskes
Google WiFi
How to get the best Stadia experience
androidpolice.com - Taylor Kerns
Stadia is an incredible proof of concept under ideal circumstances, but the delta between the best and worst game streaming experience can be huge: a …
5 days ago
Kol Tregaskes
The inescapable impact of plastics in the video game industry
eurogamer.net - Sean Martin
"I can hear the waves right now!" he tells me from his home on the coast of Northern California. "I knew when I moved from New York that I needed to …
February 16
Kol Tregaskes
Activision Blizzard
GeForce Now has pulled Activision Blizzard games because they weren't supposed to be there in the first place
eurogamer.net - Vikki Blake
Nvidia has removed all Activision Blizzard games from its GeForce Now cloud subscription service following a "misunderstanding" with the …
6 days ago
Kol Tregaskes
PlayStation 4
The early reveal of next-gen systems has sent current-gen sales plummeting in the US
eurogamer.net - Vikki Blake
Sales of both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the US are declining faster than expected, says an industry report. In a report by market analysts NPD …
6 days ago
Kol Tregaskes
Activision Blizzard
Activision's deal with YouTube is reportedly valued at $160m - almost doubling its prior deal with Twitch
eurogamer.net - Vikki Blake
The "exclusive worldwide third-party provider" deal for livestreaming between YouTube and Activision Blizzard is reportedly worth $160 million …
6 days ago
Kol Tregaskes
Technology
Stadia's free tier will be available to Pro subscribers when their trials end
androidpolice.com - Cody Toombs
In a recent interview between Protocol and Google executive Phil Harrison, it was revealed that Stadia's free tier will launch "over the next few …
February 14
Kol Tregaskes
Assassin's Creed
Blind choice and blind luck: the magic of FTL's superlative decisions
eurogamer.net - Chris Tapsell
Choice is everything in FTL: Faster Than Light, a game I've returned to recently and would now quite happily swear to never leave again. FTL is, …
February 15
Kol Tregaskes
DualShock 4
DualShock 4 Back Button Attachment review: small but perfectly formed
eurogamer.net - Will Judd
Microsoft's Elite Series 2 controller has been divisive. To its fans, the Elite is responsive, powerful and premium, the ultimate first-party …
February 15
Kol Tregaskes
PlayStation 5
Sony "struggling" to lower $450 PlayStation 5 price, report claims
eurogamer.net - Tom Phillips
High prices for PlayStation 5 parts have pushed up Sony's manufacturing costs for the console, a new Bloomberg report claims. Each PS5 will cost …
February 14
Kol Tregaskes
PlayStation 4
Why did Dreams take Media Molecule seven years to make?
eurogamer.net - Martin Robinson
Finally, some seven years after it first broke cover at 2013's PlayStation Meeting as it accompanied the unveiling of the PlayStation 4, Media …
February 14
Kol Tregaskes
Ubisoft
Saving Siege: Ubisoft's Hard Fought Victory - IGN
IGN - Matt Purslow
Rainbow Six Siegeis one of Ubisoft’s most successful games ever. The 5v5 tactical shooter is a mainstay on Steam’s top played list, has a huge …
February 13
Kol Tregaskes
PlayStation 4
Dreams Review - IGN
IGN - Simon Cardy
What is Dreams? Well, It's pots of paints, a ball of clay, a games compendium, a music studio, a creative classroom, an animation programme, a social …
February 13
Kol Tregaskes
Moustaches
The Dreams campaign is stylish but... is that it?
eurogamer.net - Robert Purchese
This is not a review. I want to spend more with Dreams as a whole before I think about that. These are impressions of the story campaign. There's a …
February 12
Kol Tregaskes
Harper Lee
Epic Games Boss Says All Politics Should Be Removed From Game Companies [Update] - IGN
IGN - Matt Kim
During his keynote talk at the annual DICE Summit, Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney argued to keep politics out of gaming and away from …
February 12
Kol Tregaskes
Manhattan, NY
The Division 2's Warlords of New York paid expansion liberating Manhattan in March
eurogamer.net - Matt Wales
Ubisoft has unveiled Warlords of New York, a brand-new paid expansion for online shooter The Division 2 that's heading to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, …
February 11
Kol Tregaskes
BioWare
Anthem Getting Major Overhaul, BioWare Confirms - IGN
IGN - Matt Kim
BioWare general manager Casey Hudson announced in a new blog post that the developers at BioWare will be redesigning Anthemthat will reinvent “the …
February 10
Kol Tregaskes
Kunai review - not the greatest Metroidvania, but a good reminder of what makes Metroidvanias great
eurogamer.net - Martin Robinson
Kunai throws a grappling hook and a fair amount of style into the Metroidvania genre for a solid if not stellar example of the form. Don't judge this …
February 10