Archive
3 August 2020
2 August 2020
Microsoft rebrands Xbox Game Pass
"Trying out a new look."
"Easy there", Konami tells Silent Hill fans, before linking to a brand new Silent Hill Twitter account
"Sorry everyone, didn't mean to kill your Friday mood."
Over a million of us are fighting giant spiders in Grounded
Early access game clocks up one million players in two days.
New Football Manager games are coming but they'll be "a little later than originally planned"
"It has taken a monumental effort to make this possible."
1 August 2020
Warframe unveils Infested open-world expansion, ability transfer feature
Entrati at your own risk.
FeatureWarframe dev on working from home, Necramechs and the wild new Helminth system
"Sometimes you gotta try these things."
BioWare outlines plan to fix Anthem's terrible loot system
And it's a bit Destiny.
Microsoft is having a good time on Steam right now
Grounded! Microsoft Flight Simulator! Sea of Thieves! More!
Digital FoundryAll PS5 and Xbox Series X games that support 120fps
Plus Digital Foundry's recommended 120Hz TVs and monitors.
Leo Whitefang and techno samurai vampire Nagoriyuki revealed for Guilty Gear Strive
PS5 and Steam versions confirmed.
Tekken 7 Season 4 announced, new character teased
Kun you believe it?
Netflix Beyond Good & Evil film announced
When pigs fly.
31 July 2020
Halo Infinite multiplayer is reportedly free-to-play
UPDATE: "Halo is for everyone," Microsoft confirms.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez moves to stop US military using Twitch for recruitment
UPDATE: But amendment defeated in Congress.
Battletoads is back on 20th August
Hop and glory.
Here's a first look at mod support on Epic Games Store
Added on today.
FeatureTorchlight 3 is tackling the great ARPG end-game challenge
I too love lamp.
Digital FoundryGet a Razer Blade gaming laptop for £550 off in our daily deal roundup
Plus: Logitech's G502 mouse! Dell's Nano IPS monitor! DF merch!
Jelly DealsThe Double Fine 20th Anniversary Humble Bundle is a absolute bargain
A damn fine bundle of over 20 games.
Sonic Mania and other Sega PC games are joining EA's Origin Access Premier
Ring in the changes.
Halo Infinite developer says it has "work to do" on game's visuals
"We've read your comments."
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reveals Shadow Company, Season 5 release date
Red sky at night, Shepherd's delight.
30 July 2020
CD Projekt warns players away from Cyberpunk beta email phishing scam
"It's not from us".
Netflix is reportedly working on an animated Splinter Cell series
With John Wick writer on board.
Jeff Minter's latest psychedelic arcade shooter Moose Life comes to PC in August
And there's VR support too.
Ubisoft's sci-fi battle royale game Hyper Scape getting full launch in August
On Xbox One, PS4, and PC.
Digital FoundryHow Flight Simulator delivers maximum fidelity visuals
The power of the clouds.
Valve closes loophole that made some Steam prices cheaper
Credit where its due.
FeatureProject Cars 3 goes all out for the Forza Motorsport crowd
Hands on with the new handling model and career mode.
Bulletstorm developer announces action-adventure for PS5, Xbox Series X
Headed by New York studio, targeting next-gen.
Jelly DealsHere's a mega bundle of Switch accessories for under £20
Includes carry case, screen protector, stylus and more.
Star Citizen dev responds to fans still waiting for new Squadron 42 roadmap
Lays out four-stage roadmap to get to new roadmap.
Riot signs controversial sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabia city project
UPDATE: LEC ends partnership following backlash.
Jelly DealsGamesplanet Summer Sale adds Resident Evil 3 for £25, Sekiro for £30
Day 8 brings the lowest ever price on Capcom's survival horror.
What's the deal with Microsoft Flight Simulator's premium airports?
Pricing and business model explained.
Microsoft Flight Simulator is coming to Steam
Day and date release in August.
VR is coming to MS Flight Sim later this year
Launching alongside HP's G2 Reverb, further support coming after.
FeatureMicrosoft Flight Simulator is a once-in-a-generation wow moment
Taking to the skies with the most striking looking game of the year.
29 July 2020
Take-Two's Private Division publishing new games from Ori, Armello, and OlliOlli devs
First title not due until fiscal year 2022.
Crystal Dynamics details its sizeable Marvel's Avengers beta, coming in August
And Hawkeye's the first post-launch hero.
Sea of Thieves adds fiery new boss battles in today's Ashen Winds update
Plus flamethrower skulls, Ashen pets, and more.
Wasteland 3 developer InXile unveils multiplayer sci-fi VR shooter Frostpoint
Heading to PC later this year.
Sekiro's getting a free update with outfits, remnants and gauntlets
Strike a posture.
Grounded's arachnophobia options turn creepy spiders into cute blobs
Web of intrigue.
At long last, an official BTCC game is coming
TOCA its time.
FeatureArena has completely changed my mind about Magic: The Gathering
Cardly believe it.
Jelly DealsGet up to 10% off The Last of Us Part 2, Final Fantasy 7 Remake and more
Latest eBay voucher discounts many PS4 and Xbox One games.
Someone's making Halo Infinite on PlayStation using Dreams
Doing the grunt work.
Rewind to the turn of the century with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2 track list
Spinning the decks.
Five years on, Metal Gear Solid 5's secret nuclear disarmament cutscene has finally been unlocked
Seemingly without hacking this time.
FeatureSomeone should make a game about: the Chinese underworld
The 10 courts of hell.
28 July 2020
Kingdom dev's Cloud Gardens is a chill game about growing plants to beautify urban decay
Aiming for Steam early access later this year.
Adorable dinosaur theme park sim Parkasaurus leaves early access next month
That's a wrap(tor).
Red Faction 2, Portal Knights lead August's Xbox Games With Gold
Plus Override: Mech City Brawl, and more.
Red Dead Online gets legendary animals and naturalist role
Big iron on his hippie.
PlayStation 5 feature which lets you load specific parts of a game detailed
Reportedly offers "deeplink" to individual races in WRC 9.
Looks like Cuphead is coming to PlayStation 4
UPDATE: Spill the teaser today.
Ferrari is launching its own esports series this September
With a (reserve) spot on its sim team for the winner.
Star Fox 2 cut characters revealed in latest gigaleak finds
Hippo! Cow! Bear! Lemur!
Digital FoundryDeath Stranding PC: how next-gen AI upscaling beats native 4K
Plus: Nvidia DLSS vs PS4 Pro checkerboarding.
Maid of Sker review - an effective if unadventurous slice of rural horror
Not quite Sker-y enough.
Ex-Ubisoft creative boss canned Dragon Age dev's King Arthur game
Which had to be "better than Tolkien".
Digital FoundryThe EPOS tech interview: designing gaming headsets for esports and immersion
The artists formerly known as Sennheiser's gaming division.
Pokémon Go maker Niantic doubles Black Lives Matter donation to $10m
As Go Fest 2020 reportedly brings game's most lucrative day since July 2016.
Legend of Zelda gigaleak reveals Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask cut content
Boss rush dungeon? Archery mini-game? More!
Jelly DealsCOD: MW Remastered and many more console games are now as low as £5
Clearance sale underway at Asda and Amazon.
Paper Mario invades Tetris 99 for next special cup
Cut-out and keep.
Feature1sland is a dreamy game of exploration and competition
A certain flare.
27 July 2020
COD Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered headlines August PlayStation Plus games
Plus Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout.
Jelly DealsWow, GOG has a lot of great RPGs on sale right now
Original Sin 2 for £15! Dragon Age for £4!
Digital FoundryExternal hard drives, SSDs and memory cards are going cheap on Amazon today
Some of the best prices we've seen on flash memory for months.
Ghost of Tsushima is getting an option to make combat easier
Or more difficult.
Analogue Pocket gets a new 2021 release window
Plus a slightly new design as pre-orders open.
Zelda: The Missing Link is a fan-made Ocarina of Time sequel
With a Harry Potter item mechanic.
FeaturePokémon Go managed to make a Go Fest that worked in 2020
Victini from the jaws of defeat.
Take-Two nukes GTA: San Andreas fan remake trailer
Caught between Rockstar and a hard place.
Witcher Netflix showrunner announces prequel series set 1200 years earlier
Bet Yennefer expected that!
With 5D Chess, you can checkmate in multiple dimensions
En passant, present and future.
FeatureCryptics, Sudoku and authorship
A house divided.
26 July 2020
Filming for season two of Netflix's The Witcher series is unlikely to end until early 2021
Filming is expected to restart in August 2020.
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War has allegedly been leaked by a Doritos marketing campaign
Leak includes new logo and potential release window, too.
Don't worry about PC crossplay, says Apex Legends dev - console players won't get matched with PC lobbies
"Have been seeing lots of console players worrying about this but don't."
VideoSomeone's remade Beat Saber in the Dreams PSVR update
Cut and paste.
Yes, the Mega Man movie is still in development and there's "big news" on the way
“We're super excited about it."
Kojima's been talking to horror manga artist Junji Ito about a new horror game again
"He has invited me to work on that, but there are no details on it yet."
Here's a few minutes of The Medium gameplay
"Two fully-fledged and visually distinct worlds rendered simultaneously."