May 2017 Archive

    1. Sonic Mania release date set for August
    2. Arma 3 dev is releasing completely free competitive FPS Argo next month
    3. Archie Comics nearly made a Metroid series
    4. SoundCloud is now available on Xbox One
    5. PS Plus freebies for June include Life is Strange and Killing Floor 2
    6. Ubisoft has a new logo
    7. Lego Dimensions dates final Year Two franchises
    8. Impact Winter review
    9. Kerbal Space Program bought by Rockstar parent company Take-Two
    10. In Theory: Where next for the Nintendo/Nvidia partnership?
    11. It looks like Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite's roster has leaked
    12. Eurogamer Assetto Corsa Championship: Tonight's grand final heads to Adelaide
    13. Pokéland is yet another new Pokémon mobile app
    14. Final Fantasy 12's Gambits remain the greatest mechanic in JRPGs
    15. Tekken 7's PlayStation VR mode is a low-effort bolt-on
    16. Transistor and Bastion successor Pyre sets summer release date
    1. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is coming to Switch next week
    2. Assassin's Creed T-shirt seemingly reveals new lead character
    3. HTC Vive now includes Star Trek: Bridge Crew as a free pack-in
    4. Shadows of the Damned and Murasaki Baby director reveals tearjerker drama Last Day of June
    5. Watch: Ian hunts unsuspecting teens in Friday the 13th: The Game
    6. Danger Zone review
    7. Square Enix willing to give up Hitman rights to ensure series future
    8. I Am Setsuna studio reveals new RPG Lost Sphear
    9. What's keeping Nintendo from making a new Advance Wars?
    10. The past, present and future of Fire Emblem
    11. Final Fantasy 7 Remake development moved in-house at Square Enix
    12. Arms Global Testpunch will refuel with more modes for this weekend
    13. PlayStation 3 production finally shut down
    14. Don't expect to see Shenmue 3 any time soon
    15. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia review
    1. Arkane's living prisons
    2. Hob sees the makers of Torchlight trading Diablo for Zelda
    1. Watch: The videogame good guys who became bad guys, much cooler
    2. Moving targets: the scattergun politics of Far Cry 4
    3. DF Retro: Soul Calibur on Dreamcast - beyond 'arcade perfect'
    4. Vanquish remains the pinnacle of cover shooters
    1. Snazzy Witcher 3 vinyl soundtrack coming
    2. 4K gaming: what can PC learn from PlayStation Pro?
    3. Jelly Deals roundup: Dishonored 2, PlayStation VR, NieR: Automata, and more
    4. Are we all living in a video game?
    1. Vanquish PC's improved framerate actually increases enemy damage
    2. Far Cry 5 introduces airplanes, muscle cars and far-right fanatics
    3. Guardians of the Galaxy's second episode, Under Pressure, gets a release date
    4. Disgaea 5 is a video game drunk on itself
    5. Venturing online with Ultra Street Fighter 2 on Nintendo Switch
    6. Mass Effect Andromeda fans excited by new hint at quarian DLC
    7. Bungie addresses Destiny 2 dedicated servers concern
    8. There's FIFA 18 - and there's EA Sports FIFA on the Nintendo Switch
    9. Monster Hunter is heading to Switch
    1. Titanfall 2's latest DLC is out next week, adds new Titan
    2. Battle Royale survival game The Culling is coming to Xbox One
    3. Seaman creator Yoot Saito teases a new entry in the series
    4. Beyond Good & Evil 2 won't be at E3
    5. The cancelled Prey 2 had an incredible plot twist
    6. The Walking Dead: A New Frontier's season finale launches next week
    7. Street Fighter 5 to get Vega's Spain stage this month
    8. Netflix's animated Castlevania series has a debut trailer
    9. Lego Worlds adds creative sandbox mode
    10. Rime review
    11. PC Vanquish is every bit as good as you would hope
    12. GT Sport on PS4 Pro: 4K impresses, but what about 1080p support?
    13. Jelly Deals roundup: Prey, Injustice 2, Humble's Spring Sale and more
    14. Microsoft's Twitch rival gets new co-streaming and mobile features
    15. You can now hire out a GAME arena for a stag do
    16. Watch: Hands on with Deadly Premonition The Board Game
    17. The new WipEout collection's got Prodigy and Chemical Brothers on the soundtrack
    18. Xbox Game Pass launches 1st June
    19. DayZ just got its most meaningful update in months
    20. Jelly Deals: Big range of amiibo figures on sale for £6.99 today
    21. New Pokémon mobile game Magikarp Jump released today
    22. Jelly Deals: PlayStation VR headset with Farpoint down to £299.84
    23. Destiny 2's PC version will launch after console
    24. Teslagrad was most profitable on Wii U
    25. Quake Champions is an old school first-person shooter done right
    1. Gothic metroidvania Blasphemous features some truly inspired pixel art
    2. Divinity: Original Sin 2 release date set for September
    3. Far Cry 5 debut trailer teases new setting
    4. The Darkness 2 and Warframe developer announces F2P FPS Keystone
    5. Watch: Johnny cooks Feast Day Fish from Dragon Age Origins
    6. Fallout 4 offers free weekend trial on Xbox One and Steam
    7. Unreal Engine now fully supports Nintendo Switch development
    8. Nokia 3310 relaunched today with new version of Snake
    9. Ultra Street Fighter 2: The Final Challengers review
    10. Destiny Isenfyre Token - How to use it to open Felwinter Peak's doors in Rise of Iron
    11. Final Fantasy 15 survey hints at possible future updates
    12. Watch: The Destiny game you never knew existed
    13. Leaked images detail Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
    14. Minecraft getting Adventure Time mash-up pack
    15. Pokémon Go cheaters complain they're being punished with Pidgeys
    16. Injustice 2 didn't need a story mode, but it delivered a blockbuster anyway
    17. Sunless Skies now offering closed alpha registration
    1. Valve hired former Kerbal Space Program developers
    2. Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap gets a PC release date
    3. Bandai Namco's Get Even postponed in light of Manchester attack
    4. Overwatch celebrates first anniversary with skins, dances and three new arena maps
    5. Watch Dogs, Dragon Age headline June's Xbox Live Games with Gold
    6. Battlefield 1 announces first female multiplayer soldier
    7. Jelly Deals: Tesco vouchers with up to £20 off gaming and electronics this week
    8. Layoffs at Hitman developer IO Interactive
    9. What I like and what I don't like about Bungie's surprise decision to go with 4v4 for Destiny 2 PvP
    10. El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron to get a spiritual successor
    11. Dragon's Dogma re-release coming to PS4, Xbox One
    12. Gran Turismo Sport may well be the series' first real racing game
    13. Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer is stunningly beautiful, stunningly short
    14. Red Dead Redemption 2 is named...
    15. Watch: Six things we want from Red Dead Redemption 2
    16. Looks like Rockstar is teasing Red Dead Redemption 2
    17. Red Dead Redemption 2 delayed until spring 2018
    18. Watch: Five real cowboys Red Dead Redemption 2 could learn from
    19. Blind gamer sends letter to Nintendo, gets heartwarming response in braille
    20. Kynseed is a whimsical sandbox RPG from a few ex-Fable devs
    21. Shadow Warrior 2 is fine on consoles but lacks key features
    1. Injustice 2 on PS4 Pro is the best way to play
    2. Grasshopper Manufacture's sequel to The Silver Case is getting an English remake
    3. Angry Birds movie is getting a sequel
    4. Writing the next Dragon Age
    5. Resident Evil films to receive a reboot
    6. Don't get too excited about Hey! Pikmin
    7. LawBreakers coming to PS4, promises no "pay-to-win" mechanics
    8. Spider-Man actor to play Nathan Drake in Uncharted movie - report
    9. Splatoon 2 Switch bundle sells out in Japan, but you can still buy the cardboard box
    10. Looks like Destiny 2 will ditch Grimoire Cards
    11. Watch: Eurogamer takes on Outside Xbox at Micro Machines World Series
    12. Why can't Destiny 2 run at 60fps on PS4 Pro?
    13. Hands-on with the impressive PC version of Destiny 2
    14. Extra Nintendo Switch dock costs £80
    15. Injustice 2 first fighting game to top the UK chart in over two years
    16. Minecraft Switch owners report random screenshot issue
    17. GAME launches unattractive new £36 loyalty card scheme
    1. Watch: 7 new things you can do in Destiny 2
    1. Searching for a video game hero
    1. Hands-on with Destiny 2 - a fun and familiar experience
    2. Watch: Johnny plays Darksiders for the first time, gets the horn
    3. Housemarque and Eugene Jarvis' Nex Machina has a release date
    4. Don't expect other non-Blizzard games on its platform
    5. We've got 10 copies of Endless Space 2 to give away
    6. Klei's space colony sim Oxygen Not Included arrives on Steam Early Access
    7. Here's your first look at Destiny 2 gameplay footage
    8. Old Man's Journey review
    1. Life is Strange 2 finally confirmed
    2. Our friends at Rock, Paper, Shotgun are hiring
    3. Overwatch Anniversary event this coming Tuesday
    4. Vive launching a new VR headset that doesn't need a PC or phone
    5. Watch: Johnny cooks Rigglefuzz's BBQ Buzzard Wings from WoW
    6. The Surge review
    7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe patched to remove offensive arm-clench gesture
    8. PS2 adventure Star Ocean: Till the End of Time coming to PS4 next week
    9. The Witcher Netflix series begins production
    10. Here's our first good look at Splatoon 2's story mode
    11. Arms is getting an open beta at the end of the month
    12. Arms is that rare thing - a motion control game that works
    1. The Surge is Souls-inspired sci-fi - with better technology
    2. Gwent: The Witcher Card Game enters open beta next week
    3. South Park: The Fractured But Whole finally has a new release date
    4. PaRappa the Rapper, Gitaroo Man creators working on new rhythm-action game
    5. Nintendo Switch best-selling console in US for second month
    6. Rejoice! Danger Zone is Burnout's Crash Mode
    7. Minecraft will patch parrots to protect real-life pets
    8. Classic cars return in F1 2017
    9. PES 2018 release date announced
    10. Xbox One has a handy new Party chat overlay
    11. Jelly Deals: Humble Indie Bundle 18 is now live
    12. Torment: Tides of Numenera free update reinstates cut companion Oom
    13. Ubisoft sets its E3 press conference date
    14. Jelly Deals: Get a free copy of Dungeons 2 on PC from Humble
    15. Persona 5's translation is a black mark on a brilliant game
    1. Ubisoft confirms Far Cry 5 and The Crew 2
    2. Sonic Forces will let you play as a custom Sonic character
    3. Injustice 2 review
    4. Promising PvP MMO Crowfall reveals new look
    5. Another Pokémon Go event rocks app next week
    6. Thief studio boss mocks report of series revival
    7. Watch: Ian aims to stream 90 minutes of Farpoint gameplay
    8. Here's how Resident Evil Revelations looks on PS4, Xbox One
    9. Farpoint review
    10. Largest ever Xbox 360 back-compat games sale live
    11. Flinthook is all that's loveable about games in one brilliant bundle
    12. Phantom Dust launches free today on Xbox One, Windows 10
    13. HTC Vive now offers two-year £35 monthly financing option
    1. Street Fighter 2 Nintendo Switch first-person mode is the worst of Wii waggle
    2. Watch: How Strafe failed to capture the 90s
    3. NBA Playgrounds review
    4. Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 announced
    5. Meet the unofficial mini NES which plays Nintendo's original cartridges
    6. Russian YouTuber slapped with three-and-a-half year suspended sentence for playing Pokémon Go in a church
    7. Is Kickstarter for video games dead?
    1. Quake 2 on Xbox 360: the first console HD remaster
    2. The hidden echoes of Resident Evil 7's remixed house
    1. Jelly Deals roundup: Stardew Valley, Vanquish, Steam controllers and more
    2. In Theory: Could Sony release PlayStation 5 in 2018?
    3. Things in games are having a moment
    1. Polybius review
    2. If you're after a fighting game for your Switch this month, there's one obvious answer
    3. Nioh's big update brings more depth to an already brilliant game
    4. Jelly Deals roundup: £10 off New Nintendo 2DS XL, Infinite Warfare for £12.99, and more
    5. Modders set out to make Half-Life 2 playable on Rift and Vive
    6. The state of Elite Dangerous
    7. Paradox picks up Battletech
    8. The next game from the people behind Tropico is Surviving Mars
    9. Payday 2 evolves into "final form" with upcoming Ultimate Edition
    10. Ubisoft to spend next three months fixing Rainbow Six Siege's tech issues
    1. Jeff Kaplan reveals the Overwatch balance triangle
    2. The Lizardmen are angry in Total War: Warhammer 2's first in-engine trailer
    3. Nintendo reveals E3 plans
    4. Battlezone VR review
    5. This is Payday VR
    6. Mass Effect series "on ice" following Andromeda disappointment
    7. Prey is a love letter to the PC gamer
    8. Rime on Nintendo eShop now costs the same as other digital versions
    9. Hitman: The Complete First Season review
    10. Watch: Johnny makes Grog from The Secret of Monkey Island
    11. Meanwhile, Square Enix just reported huge sales and profits
    12. Square Enix trying to find a buyer for IO, future of Hitman in doubt
    13. Spaceplan is the 2001 of clicker games
    1. The Eurogamer Assetto Corsa Championship races at Estoril tonight
    2. Jelly Deals: PSN sale, Xbox Deals with Gold and other digital discounts this week
    3. War for the Overworld spearheads new charity DLC initiative
    4. Vanquish confirmed for PC
    5. PS2 classic Resident Evil Code: Veronica X out today on PS4
    6. PS4 WipEout's classic sleeve is PSX nostalgia supreme
    7. Nintendo Switch Dock Set hits the UK in June
    8. Deadly Premonition is back - as a board game
    9. EA reckons 40% of console game sales will be downloads by the end of 2017
    10. More than 19 million people have played Battlefield 1
    11. The new Need for Speed lets you play single-player offline
    12. BioWare's new "live service" game delayed to EA's next financial year
    13. How to save Mass Effect Andromeda
    1. Prey PC: even a budget rig can hit 1080p60
    2. Sources: leaked Assassin's Creed: Origins image is real
    3. Playing Divinity: Original Sin 2's convincing new Game Master mode
    4. For Activision, WW2 ends Call of Duty's YouTube dislikes nightmare
    5. Call of Duty: WW2 officially confirmed by Activision
    6. Call of Duty: WW2 gets reveal trailer and release date
    7. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 DLC announced via T-shirt
    8. Watch: Going back to the 90s with 90 minutes of Strafe gameplay
    9. Strafe review
    10. Dead Island 2 is still alive, Deep Silver insists
    11. Retro shooter Hyper Sentinel coming to Nintendo Switch
    12. Full Throttle Remastered review
    13. Risk of Rain 2 announced
    14. Raiders of the Broken Planet has four campaigns
    15. Steam now explains why a game has been recommended to you
    16. The promising Tokyo 42 comes out later in May
    17. New headset pairs with an Xbox One just like a controller
    18. Ever Oasis is both town sim and RPG from the man behind The Secret of Mana
    19. Quake Champions to let anyone play this weekend and all next week
    20. Watch: 26 minutes of gore-soaked Butcher PS4 gameplay
    21. GNOG is the kind of marvel PSVR was built for
    1. Ed is the next Street Fighter 5 DLC character
    2. The original idea for Civ Rev 2 included zombie and alien civilizations
    3. The appeal of Nintendo's new handheld play is plain to see
    4. Outlast 2 patch makes game easier on normal
    5. Story behind lost Sonic hoverboard game prototype unearthed
    6. DICE unveils new Battlefield 1 multiplayer map as part of switch to monthly updates
    7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe holds off Prey in UK game chart
    8. The Fifth Element and the best way of finding out about something
    9. Overkill's The Walking Dead delayed again, now due out second half of 2018
    1. Digital Foundry: Paladins tested on PS4, Pro and Xbox One
    2. The Occupation and the perils of politics in games
    1. Watch: The video team plays Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
    2. Hands-on with Tekken 7 - and its PlayStation VR mode
    3. Good games done slow
    4. Blizzard reveals Overwatch's loot box probabilities
    1. Sub-Zero is a guest DLC character in Injustice 2
    2. Dota 2 gets a co-op campaign this month
    3. Birthdays the Beginning review
    4. Nicalis demos Cave Story+'s new local co-op mode on Switch
    1. Jelly Deals roundup: £20 off Nintendo Switch, Outlast Trinity, PS4 Pro, and more
    2. Activision shows off side-by-side comparison of its Crash Bandicoot remake
    3. Fan gets free trip to BlizzCon after finding long-lost StarCraft gold master
    4. Outlast 2: one last hurrah for Unreal Engine 3?
    5. Jelly Deals: Digital deals this week include Star Wars PC titles, Xbox deals, and more
    6. Bethesda lawyers force name change on indie game Prey for the Gods
    7. Sony sets a date for its E3 media showcase
    8. Gears of War movie is still go, gets Avatar screenwriter
    9. Titanfall is coming to mobile as a real-time strategy game
    10. Meet the man with 1200 Platinum trophies
    1. Watch: Johnny cooks Kwama Egg Quiche from The Elder Scrolls Online
    2. Horizon: Zero Dawn patch adds new photo mode features
    3. Paladins now free-to-play on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
    4. Play The Division for free this weekend on PC, PS4, Xbox One
    5. Live-action Zelda escape game lands in London this July
    6. How Edith Finch captures the weird reality of family life
    7. Code Vein is a new "gruelling" action RPG from Bandai Namco
    8. Darksiders 3 leaked with screenshots and details
    9. Alan Wake developer's next game gathers pace
    10. What's behind PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' phenomenal success?
    1. TumbleSeed review
    2. From RIGS to Röki, a point-and-click adventure
    3. Julian Gollop launches $500,000 crowdfunder for X-COM spiritual successor
    4. Zelda: Breath of the Wild update lets you play with Japanese VO, English subtitles
    5. Chet Faliszek has left Valve
    6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is Nintendo's first UK chart topper in six years
    7. Zelda: Breath of the Wild's first DLC detailed
    8. Prey was a flawed FPS with ideas worth remembering
    1. Asus ROG Strix GTX 1080 Ti OC review: top-tier SLI tested
    2. Beat Cop review