Discord is "gradually" rolling out PlayStation Network integration from today
Sony's previously announced partnership with Discord has finally reached fruition, and PlayStation users can start linking their PSN ac...Read More
Dark Pictures Anthology owners can invite a friend to co-op for free throughout February
Bandai Namco is bringing its Dark Pictures Anthology Friend's Pass promotion back from the dead once more, enabling owners of the three...Read More
Final Fantasy 7 directors share 25th anniversary message promising "even more" new projects
Square Enix has shared a message from the Final Fantasy 7 directors to begin celebrations of the game's 25th anniversary. This year al...Read More
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is UK's fourth-biggest boxed Pokémon launch ever
Pokémon Legends: Arceus has become another big sales success story for the franchise - just two months after last November's Brilliant ...Read More
The secret to success in Vampire Survivors is power evolution
I've been sucked into Vampire Survivors like a stream of blood pouring into a fanged mouth. I've done well in the game and I've...Read More
Elden Ring will feature poison swamps because Miyazaki loves making them
Hidetaka Miyazaki loves poison swamps, even if you don't. The Souls games are notorious for including dark, dank swamp areas filled wi...Read More
PlayStation State of Play announced for this week
Sony has announced its first State of Play broadcast of 2022 - for this Wednesday, 2nd February at 10pm UK time. The show will focus speci...Read More
How is a battle system like a poem?
I've been fascinated lately by micro-RPGs, and specifically micro-JRPGs. Typically crafted in RPG Maker and published on Itch.io, these...Read More
Take a peek at the Halo TV series' latest trailer
Paramount+ is getting ready to share a fresh look at its upcoming TV show based upon Microsoft's fan-favourite shooter, Halo. In true ...Read More
Nintendo has filed another 1300 copyright strikes against a music-sharing YouTube channel
Nintendo has once again taken aim at YouTube channels streaming soundtracks from its games. The takedowns started over a year ago now, in ...Read More
Microids will make two Agatha Christie games - and one will feature "a brand new adventure"
Microids has been engaged to create two new video games based upon the words - and worlds - of Agatha Christie. The French publisher will ...Read More
God of War PC patch introduces a new sharpness slider for DLSS
God of War's latest PC patch is here, and as well as a handful of bug fixes, it's also bringing a DLSS sharpening slider, too. In ...Read More
Warframe's next expansion is Angels of the Zariman
Warframe's next expansion will be called Angels of the Zariman. Revealed by way of a recent developer livestream and then via the game...Read More
Details of a PS5 version of Cyberpunk 2077 have popped up online
A PS5 version of Cyberpunk 2077 may be on the way. Though right now it's just a rumour sparked by an early sighting of the game on Pla...Read More
French retailer warns customers to "choose their machine carefully" after Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
A French supermarket has put up a notice in its gaming section to advise prospective buyers that Microsoft now owns Call of Duty publisher,...Read More
Co-op alien shooter The Anacrusis tops 200,000 users since launch
New co-op shooter The Anacrusis has clocked up over 200,000 players since it was released on 13th January. While the game remains in Early...Read More
DLSS support is coming for Microsoft Flight Simulator on PC - but it'll be "later this year"
DLSS support for DirectX 12 mode is coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator on PC "later this year". Confirmation came via a recent...Read More
Rumour suggests there's a new Halo Infinite multiplayer mode in development
Support studio Certain Affinity may be working on a new game mode for Halo Infinite. The news broke around the same time rumours bubbled u...Read More
Netflix partners with RocketRide Games for its mobile games library
Netflix has partnered with Canadian games company RocketRide Games to bring more title to its burgeoning games library. The company says i...Read More
Hunt: Showdown is the game that's better when you're bad at it
An assassin made of insects and knives shrieks somewhere in the dilapidated church behind me. I'll deal with that in a minute, for now ...Read More
System Shock TV adaptation will be helmed by writer of last year's Mortal Kombat movie
Last October brought the new that LookingGlass Technologies' cult-classic 1994 sci-fi horror System Shock was to be the latest entry i...Read More
UFL takes aim at FIFA and eFootball with big-money signings
There's a new football video game - and it has some big names behind it. UFL is in development at a studio called Strikerz Inc., and h...Read More
To me, depression and games have always been tied together
Hello! Our ongoing series of articles examining accessibility in games continues with this piece from Caelyn. This piece discusses depress...Read More
New Apex Legends trailer gives another blast of Maggie ahead of Season 12 launch
Apex Legends' 12th season, titled Defiance, is almost upon, and developer Respawn Entertainment's usual pre-release stampede contin...Read More
Same-sex marriage coming to Crusader Kings 3
Same-sex marriage is being added to Crusader Kings 3 in its next update. While the base game allows players to express same-sex attraction...Read More
Unpacking clone maker sorry for "lack of research" after ripping off game
SayGames, the company behind a widely-criticised clone of top indie game Unpacking, has apologised. "Unpacking Master", as its r...Read More
Mortal Kombat movie sequel on the way with a script from the writer of Moon Knight
The recent Mortal Kombat movie is getting a sequel, Deadline reports. Jeremy Slater, head writer on the upcoming Disney+ series Moon Knig...Read More
The rise of Taiwan's indie scene and why it deserves our attention
Taiwanese indie gaming has come a long way in a short time. It's only five years since Red Candle released Detention, a surreal and har...Read More
Steam Deck starts shipping on 28th February
Following a bit of a delay at the end of last year, Steam Deck is almost upon us, with Valve now confirming its highly anticipated portabl...Read More
Planet Coaster, Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep come to PlayStation Plus in February
With February (you may better know it by its more common name, Elden Ring month) less than a week away, it's time to do the subscriptio...Read More
No Man's Sky dev's much-loved stunt racer Joe Danger returns to iOS in remastered form
No Man's Sky studio Hello Games is bringing its much-loved Joe Danger series back to iOS with various enhancements after an earlier ope...Read More
Vagante review - a hidden gem, but watch out for the arrow traps
For a genre defined by unpredictability, roguelikes often sound staggeringly boring. These are games for initiates, cast in the image of ce...Read More
Western Digital's SN850 1TB SSD now only £149.99 at Amazon
If you've got yourself a load of new games over the holiday period or in the January sales, and haven't got enough space in your PC...Read More
Final Fantasy 14 back on sale later this month
UPDATE 25/01/22: Square Enix has now opened the Oceania data centre for players in that region. As reported below, a number of new data c...Read More
Digital kindness and the Library of Babble: a chat with idlemurmurs
"I think it's a very rare thing to make a game or anything, really, to put it out in the world and to be able to return to it not ...Read More
Cities: Skylines' Airports DLC takes off today alongside customisation-focused free update
Cities: Skylines' new aviation-focused expansion, Airports, is out today, 25th January, on PC and consoles, and publisher Paradox Inter...Read More
Sea of Thieves detailing "biggest year yet" in 2022 preview livestream this Thursday
Rare will be outlining Sea of Thieves' "biggest year yet" during a special 2022 preview livestream airing this Thursday, 27th...Read More
Riot Games sues Vietnamese developer for copying League of Legends spin-off Teamfight Tactics
Riot Games has filed a lawsuit against Vietnamese developer Imba Network for creating a "knock-off" of its League of Legends spi...Read More
Yakuza creator Nagoshi details new NetEase studio
Toshihiro Nagoshi, creator of the Yakuza series, has officially announced Nagoshi Studio - his new Tokyo-based development house that's...Read More
Nintendo takes aim at fan-made Pokémon FPS
Nintendo is attempting to scrub the internet of a fan-made Pokémon FPS, footage of which began to bubble up online last week. As chatter a...Read More
Missing: The story behind the Indian game tackling sex trafficking
Warning: this article discusses trafficking and child sex abuse. "In empathy for the millions of girls who disappear from the face of...Read More
Streamers are broadcasting Pokémon Arceus: Legends ahead of release
Streamers are already broadcasting Pokémon Arceus: Legends ahead of its release date this week. The notoriously secretive Pokémon Company ...Read More
I cheesed the Fortnite Tones and I event for XP and now I don't want the Metaverse
I haven't been to a gig in years - I guess with Covid I'm not alone there, but even before that it was getting on a bit. I remember...Read More
Halo Infinite players may not get their lost XP back following server issues
Halo Infinite players who lost XP during recent server outages are seemingly unlikely to have their rewards restored. Confirmation came vi...Read More
Another Wraith portal glitch has been discovered in Apex Legends
Another Apex Legends Wraith glitch has popped up, this time allowing players to draw their weapons and deal damage whilst the fan-favourite...Read More
Grid Legends drops new Story Mode video teaser
Codemasters is back with another teaser to whet your appetites ahead of the upcoming Grid Legends. It's our first peek at the racer...Read More
Hitman 3's PC VR support disappoints in almost every department
As a massive fan of Hitman's glorious PSVR mode it pains me to say that the game's long awaited update for PC VR support is a huge...Read More
Raven Software ends QA strike action in light of unionisation
Raven Software's QA team has ended its strike action. As Matt helpfully summarised for us a couple of days back, the strike began when...Read More
Dark Souls PC online servers are down following reports of a security issue
Bandai Namco has been forced to shutter the PC PvP servers for all Dark Souls games following "recent reports of an issue with online ...Read More
Sol Cresta gets a new release date, and it's coming next month
PlatinumGames' delayed Sol Cresta will release on 22nd February, 2022. Sol Cresta was delayed from its December launch date , with Pla...Read More
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