Neowin News Feed for: Pre-load

Battlefield 6 open beta maps and modes detailed, pre-loading available now

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:18:01 +0000

EA is preparing for a massive double weekend of Battlefield 6, letting PC, Xbox, and PlayStation players jump into the open beta to play through four maps across multiple modes. Read more...

Starfield has gone gold, preloading begins tomorrow for everyone except Steam players

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:22:02 +0000

Preloading for Bethesda's next big RPG, Starfield, is kicking off two weeks ahead of the game's launch. Unfortunately, Steam players will have to wait much longer to preload game files than others. Read more...

Cyberpunk 2077's exact launch and pre-load times detailed

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 20:28:01 +0000

CD Projekt RED is almost ready to launch its highly anticipated RPG Cyberpunk 2077, and to prepare the masses it has unveiled when exactly will the game's pre-load and launch happen on each platform. Read more...

Half-Life: Alyx pre-load is 48GB, now available on Steam

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 06:20:01 +0000

Half-Life: Alyx is releasing early next week, and now Valve has opened the floodgates for pre-loading the highly-anticipated VR title. The download comes in at 48GB and is available now on Steam. Read more...

Red Dead Redemption 2 PC pre-load is 109GB, now available on Rockstar Launcher

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:10:01 +0000

Rockstar has pushed out the pre-load for its upcoming PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2. It is only available via the Rockstar Games Launcher currently, and it comes in at a whopping 109GB. Read more...

Update: Xbox One owners won't be able to pre-load digital version of Titanfall after all

John Callaham — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 20:22:10 +0000

Microsoft has now said that the Xbox.com page which said that Xbox One users could pre-purchase and pre-load Titanfall before its release "was posted in error." Read more...

OpenOffice To Dell: Pre-load Us, You'll Like Us

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:23:50 +0000

There has been a flood of requests on Dell's recently launched online suggestion box, IdeaStorm, for Dell PCs to be available with pre-loaded Linux operating systems and open-source desktop productivity applications. The Round Rock, Texas-based... Read more...

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Pre-load on Steam Updated

Todd Tanner — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 20:50:48 +0000

Just a quick note guys. The Steam News page was updated with the news that the pre-load for Dark Messiah of Might and Magic has been updated in preparatin for release to you... Read more...

Half-Life 2 pre-load moves onto fifth phase

Thu, 30 Sep 2004 14:30:09 +0000

The ongoing Half-Life 2 pre-load saga hit its fifth phase last night, with Steam account holders able to continue downloading the Counter-Strike: Source maps in encrypted form. With the ongoing legal saga between Valve and... Read more...