Star Wars fans warned they've less than 24 hours to grab free game

So let’s not beat around the bush. I’m gonna hit you with some quickfire info so you don’t miss out on this one. The game in question isStar Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition.It’s the 2017Electronic Artspublished, DICE developedStar Wars Battlefront II, not the 2005 LucasArts published, Pandemic Studios developedStar Wars: Battlefront IIversion. Advert Advert Where can you get it? Only onXbox, unfortunately. Apologies in advance to all my PlayStation and Nintendo buddies (not gonna apologise to the Steam folks, because you lot get a new free game every three minutes)....

December 20, 2024 · 2 min · 242 words · Mary Perez

Star Wars fans work out what really killed Padmé, and it's broken my heart

Of all of the deaths in Star Wars, Padmé’sStar Wars: Episode IIIis up there as one of the dumbest. We all know Padmé needed to be cleared off the board as theStar Warsprequels wrapped up, given she’s not around in the original trilogy. But dying of a broken heart after giving birth? They did my girl so dirty. AsStar Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sithcomes to a close our former friend Anakin - who’s now a fully-fledged child-murdering bastard - decides to end his day with a bit of light domestic abuse....

December 20, 2024 · 2 min · 318 words · Teresa Gillespie

Steam drops 16 free games you can download now, no strings attached

Steam users can add an unbelievable 16 games to their libraries for free, no strings attached either. I’m not going to sugarcoat, there are a lot of games onSteamandThe Epic Games Storeto go over here and it’s nearly Christmas, so let’s just go over the list with descriptions for each game, and get out of here, deal? Deal. While you’re here check out the trailer forThe Witcher IV Project Fireball: “Take to the arena in the one and only Project Fireball, a rowdy fantasy-arcade footbrawl game where there are no rules....

December 20, 2024 · 3 min · 436 words · Micheal Richardson

Steam drops 3 free downloads you've until 2 January to grab

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve said “Tis the season” this month.It’s been a lot.However, it really is that time of the year when gifts are given, and thus it makes sense thatSteamhas dropped three freebies for you to claim.AdvertAvailable until 2 January, you can grab three free downloads when signed into your Steam account.These rewards come via the Steam Discovery Queue.Do you have what it takes to join theMidnight Murder Club?...

December 20, 2024 · 6 min · 1204 words · Troy Wilson

Steam quietly makes open-world RPG 100 percent free, but you've not got long

One of the prettiest RPGs of 2015 is currently 100% free, zero strings attached, over onSteam– but you better get your butt in gear and snag it ASAP if you want to claim it. Fair warning however, if you’re outside the EU or North America this game was probably already free for you anyway. From what I can tell,Black Desertseems to be permanently free to play in several regions outside of Europe and America....

December 20, 2024 · 2 min · 275 words · Joshua Williams

The Elder Scrolls 6 can wait, we've some new DLC for Christmas

Ho ho ho, it’s Christmas time, and with it comes a new DLC that’ll have you forgetting all aboutThe Elder Scrolls VI. Unless some annoying writer (that’s me) reminds you. With fans still indisbelief over the game’s announcement, they need something else to occupy their time. Advert Advert As fun as it is to theorise aboutThe Elder Scrolls VI, eventually you become numb to any and all ideas. Remember this?...

December 20, 2024 · 2 min · 264 words · Miss Emily Brown

The Witcher 4's open-world map size confirmed, and she's a hefty beast

Since it was finally announced at this year’s The Game Awards, and even before then if we are being honest,The Witcher 4has already become one of the most anticipated games of all time. Taking place a few years after the events ofThe Witcher 3: Wild Huntand following the canon ending of Ciri becoming aWitcher, we follow her as she embarks on her monster-slaying journey but other than that, not much else is currently known....

December 20, 2024 · 2 min · 290 words · Susan Williams

The Witcher finally confirms Geralt's age, and he's way younger than I expected

Believe it or not, The Witcher series has never really given an exact answer on Geralt of Rivia’s age. Due to his status as a magical mutant, it’s established inThe Witchercanon that Geralt ages much slower than humans. It just leaves him more time to hunt monsters, right? His white hair and fairly aged appearance give him an older look. But when witchers can live for hundreds of years, this doesn’t say much....

December 20, 2024 · 2 min · 318 words · Carol Osborne

Uncharted 5's lead character is leaving fans pretty torn

It is hard to believe that we are rapidly approaching ten years since the last Uncharted entry but despite the decade-long hiatus, Naughty Dog is seemingly in no rush to bring usUncharted 5. Check out the trailer for theUncharted: The Nathan Drake Collectionbelow! Consisting of eight games altogether but four of them being main entries, the Uncharted series has gone from strength to strength over the past twenty years with its most recent entry,Uncharted 4: A Thief’s Endbeing released back in 2016....

December 20, 2024 · 2 min · 351 words · Jeffrey James

Xbox $1 million free store credit available for you to claim until 31 December in giveaway

If you want to become a millionaire courtesy of Xbox, then you’re in the right place with Microsoft’s massive get-rich-quick competition.Microsoft Rewards gifts users points for performing simple tasks such as using the Bing web browser, making purchases on theMicrosoftandXboxstores, and using a Rewards Hub on the Xbox console. You can also earn points throughXbox Game Pass.Check out the Indiana Jones and the Great Circle trailer below!Microsoft Rewards has inspired other rewards schemes such as Sony’sPlayStation Starswhich gives you points that can be spent on store credit, games and digital collectables for completing simple campaigns....

December 20, 2024 · 6 min · 1240 words · Mrs. Judy Smith

Xbox drops free download you can claim now, no Game Pass needed

You’ve got the chance to get your hands on a slice of one of 2024’s weirdest games, as Xbox currently has a demo available forSlitterhead. You don’t needXbox Game Passto download and play this bizarre horror game, you can simply log in and grab it from the Xbox store. Slitterheadcan be played for free on Xbox via a new demo Slitterheadis the latest game from Keiichiro Toyama, the creator ofSilent Hill....

December 20, 2024 · 2 min · 262 words · Sara Smith

Xbox drops free game you can download and keep forever

Thanks to the recent partnership between EA and Xbox, players have had access to some incredible free games this past month and now there is another up for grabs.To celebrate the festive period,EAandXboxhave teamed up to bring a series of EA games and DLC toXbox Game PassUltimate and EA Play members with each offer lasting up to 24 hours.Check out some gameplay fromStar Wars: Battlefront IIbelow!Starting on 17 December, games such asBattlefield1 RevolutionandDanny’s Hawaiian DreamDLC forSkate 3have already been shipped out to those eligible and now it is the turn for two extra free games that you do not want to miss out on....

December 20, 2024 · 6 min · 1215 words · Kyle Gordon

Xbox quietly confirms new console days after PlayStation 6 tease

News of Microsoft attending a “future of gaming handhelds” panel, next month, has increased the likelihood that we’ll see their next console enters into the handheld space.Does this confirm what we all suspect? IsMicrosoftcreating a handheld console to accompany their home consoles, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S?Everything is an Xbox. Does this mean that Xbox is targetting a handheld next?According to reportsfrom Tom Warren, industry insider, Microsoft’s VP of Next Generation, Jason Ronald, will be attending the “future of gaming handhelds” event as a guest of Lenovo....

December 20, 2024 · 6 min · 1239 words · Julie Richards