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May 2019 Archive

    1. There's a Sea of Thieves tabletop RPG on the way
    2. Official E3 website listing points to new Darksiders game reveal at this year's show
    3. Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment, Neverwinter Nights enhanced editions coming to consoles this "fall"
    4. Nioh 2 hands-on: how Team Ninja polishes and refines its winning formula
    5. Harry Potter mobile game maker defends child-choking scene which asks you to wait or pay money
    6. Here's how Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's new VR mode works
    7. The PS4 now has a BT Sport app
    8. The Fallout New Vegas post-game we never got to play
    9. Cultist Simulator dev reveals "elegant, melancholy" occult library follow-up, Book of Hours
    10. It looks like Divinity: Original Sin 2 developer Larian is teasing Baldur's Gate 3
    11. BioWare finally unveils Anthem's much-touted eight-week Cataclysm event
    12. EA details key gameplay changes for FIFA 20 before it's even announced the game
    13. Respawn shares first details of Apex Legends' Season 2
    1. Bungie reveals Destiny 2's first post-Activision chapter next week
    2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's engine revamp promises a generational leap in fidelity
    3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will have crossplay support, no season pass
    4. Beyond Good & Evil 2 won't be at this year's E3
    5. There's a whiff of Destiny about Square Enix's Marvel's Avengers
    6. June is a solid if unspectacular month for Xbox Games with Gold
    7. This year's Call of Duty is called Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
    8. Microsoft announces Xbox Game Pass for PC
    9. Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered announced
    10. In Theory: Could the Sony/Microsoft cloud partnership end the console war?
    11. Iron Maiden suing Ion Maiden for $2m
    12. EA shares full pre-E3 livestream schedule, including a look at Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
    13. It looks like the next Call of Duty will be revealed tomorrow
    14. Anthem's long-awaited Cataclysm event finally being detailed tomorrow
    15. Gran Turismo Sport's May update introduces an all-new track
    16. Blood & Truth review - a VR trip to the Ritchieverse that's filled with charm
    1. Long-in-development zombie survival shooter DayZ is finally out on PS4
    2. Of course the Death Stranding Collector's Edition includes a life-sized Bridge Baby
    3. Confirmed: Death Stranding is out this year
    4. June looks great for PS Plus subscribers
    5. Square Enix will finally unveil Marvel's Avengers at E3
    6. Sky pirate MMO Worlds Adrift shuts down in July
    7. EA won't bring this year's Need for Speed to E3
    8. Disgusting giant eyeball emerges beneath Fortnite's Polar Peak
    9. Super Mario Maker 2's lack of costumes and online matchmaking with friends upsets fans
    10. AMD unveils next-gen Ryzen 3000 processors and RX 5700 graphics card
    11. Ice Lake announced at Computex: Intel's 10nm 10th-gen CPUs
    12. Sexual assault claim surfaces against former Rockstar exec
    13. ThatGameCompany's masterly Journey is out next week on PC
    14. Punishing plague horror Pathologic 2 is getting a difficulty slider - but its developer hopes you won't use it
    15. Four new Pokémon games and apps announced
    1. Stellaris unveils new archaeology themed Ancient Relics story pack DLC
    2. Konami reveals full Contra Anniversary Collection line-up
    3. Striking, story-driven exploration adventure Sea of Solitude gets a July release
    4. Battlefield 5's stunning new Mediterranean map arrives this week
    5. Gorgeous sci-fi indie Sable will now release next year
    6. Layers of Fear 2 review - eagerly anticipated horror sequel falls flat
    7. Alt-Frequencies review: a time-looping radio mystery that doesn't quite get there
    8. Pokémon Go Gengar Day start time, Lick and Psychic moves and Gengar Day explained
    9. Roller Champions looks like one of Ubisoft's E3 reveals
    10. Team Sonic Racing is the first Sonic game to top the UK sales chart since Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
    11. Pokémon Sword and Shield's getting a Nintendo Direct next week
    12. It looks like new Darksiders and Destroy All Humans games are set for E3
    13. Project Athena detailed: Intel's ambitious push for laptop innovation
    1. 40 years on, celebrating the Mattel Intellivision
    2. If you really want to fight a giant owl, Dauntless has you covered
    1. Assassin's Creed 3 Remastered on Switch lacks most of the remastering work
    2. Square Enix announces PS4 and Nintendo Switch remake of the PSP remake of the original Star Ocean
    3. Ambitious Morrowind complete overhaul mod issues beefy update
    4. As Battle.net removes Activision credit for Destiny 2, Bungie indicates it'll soon discuss the "new era"
    5. Microsoft will soon release a purple Fortnite Xbox One S, new leak reveals
    6. Bloodborne mod lets you play as any enemy - and Sekiro's next
    7. Mortal Kombat 11 pros are showing maximum disrespect with Mercy during the game's first big tournament
    8. Conker's Bad Fur Day designer shares new details on planned sequel that never was
    9. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night details extensive post-launch DLC plans
    10. Games that ask: what are cities?
    1. Sonic the Hedgehog movie has been delayed into next year
    2. PUBG patch notes: what's new in update 29
    3. GoldenEye design legend to give Norwich Games Festival keynote
    4. Resident Evil 4, Remake and Zero on Nintendo Switch are competent ports of brilliant games
    5. While we wait for the Final Fantasy 7 remake, this mod gives the original an HD lick of paint
    6. Apex Legends revenue tumbles by 74% in two months
    7. Pokémon Sword and Shield T-shirt competition prize cancelled after repeated rule-breaking
    8. Now it's GTA 5 and Witcher 3's turn to get the ray-tracing treatment
    9. Detective Pikachu review - warm, fuzzy, but just a little too timid
    10. Resident Evil 4 sent the series on a downward spiral from which it's only just recovered
    11. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic film reportedly in the works
    12. Meet the person who translated the original 151 Pokémon into Irish
    1. Acclaimed deck-building rogue-like Slay the Spire coming to PS4 next month
    2. Weird, wonderful Eastern Europe roadtrip adventure Jalopy is free on the Humble Store
    3. Stealthy animal XCOM-alike Mutant Year Zero unveils Seed of Evil expansion
    4. Dreamfall dev's beautiful "fjord noir mystery” Draugen is out next week
    5. Is your broadband good enough for Google Stadia?
    6. All remaining Telltale Games series will be gone from GOG next week
    7. Valve will make its own, standalone version of Dota Auto Chess mod
    8. Beheady French courtroom drama We. The Revolution gets a console release date
    9. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey PS4, Xbox One editions launch four months after PC
    10. Total War: Three Kingdoms sets concurrent player record for the series on Steam
    11. This Spyro Reignited freeflight glitch lets you soar wherever you want
    12. Bubsy: Paws on Fire review - gaming's neglected bobcat returns as a runner
    13. Do you like board games? Then come join us at Gamer Network
    14. Dance Dance Revolution prompts heart attack
    15. Dance Dance Revolution coming to PS3
    16. Dance Dance Revolution: Classroom Edition announced
    17. Dance Dance Revolution just turned 20 - here's how Konami and fans are celebrating
    18. Dance Dance Revolution movie in the pipeline
    19. DDR on Xbox?
    20. Konami unveils DDR Extreme
    21. Nintendo and Konami working on DDR/Mario title
    22. Konami sues over DDR clone
    23. DDR Hottest Party for Wii
    24. DDR Hottest Party 2 coming in June
    25. DDR PlayStation 3 supports Move
    26. Speedrunner dances through Cuphead using DDR mat
    27. Playdate is a quirky new handheld with some great indie designers onboard - and it has a crank!
    28. Red Dead Redemption 2 players have recreated the Van der Linde gang in Online - and Micah keeps getting into shoot-outs
    29. Red Dead Online "performing better" than GTA Online at same stage, Take-Two says
    30. Red Dead Online marks end of beta with poker and gold for all
    31. Red Dead Online is finally moving in the right direction
    32. Red Dead Online players find mass grave of dead horses
    33. Red Dead Redemption 2 patch 1.09 tested: has HDR been fixed?
    34. The brilliant weirdness of Morrowind's in-game books
    1. Warframe's big Gas City remaster update is out next week on PC, consoles "soon"
    2. Redout dogfighter spin-off Space Assault has been delayed indefinitely
    3. GOG's new client aims to integrate all your games and friends across PC and consoles
    4. Outer Wilds, Void Bastards, Superhot coming to Xbox Game Pass in next few weeks
    5. Ouya's game store closes for good next month
    6. Pokémon Go's June community day features a fan favourite
    7. League of Legends mobile version by Riot and Tencent in development - report
    8. Treyarch makes Call of Duty Black Ops 4's Black Ops Pass a bit better - but only for a week
    9. Uwe Boll wanted to do WOW movie
    10. Uwe Boll "happy" with his new videogame
    11. Uwe Boll gets lifetime Razzie award
    12. Uwe Boll paid dev to appear in Postal 3
    13. Uwe Boll to shoot Dungeon Siege 2 movie
    14. Uwe Boll doing new BloodRayne film?
    15. Uwe Boll launches Kickstarter for Postal 2 film
    16. Uwe Boll quits crowdfunding with expletive-laden tirade after third project fails
    17. Infamous video game movie director Uwe Boll retires from filmmaking
    18. Remember Uwe Boll? Someone's made a documentary about him
    19. Uncharted movie's latest director is 10 Cloverfield Lane helmer Dan Trachtenberg
    20. The Detective Pikachu movie's Pokémon Trading Cards are wonderfully hideous
    21. There's already a Detective Pikachu movie sequel in the works
    22. Paul W. S. Anderson's Monster Hunter movie now has an official release date
    23. There's a new trailer for the Detective Pikachu movie and it still looks kind of great
    24. New direct-to-video Doom movie gets first trailer and it…doesn't look great
    25. New Street Fighter 5 stage is a cool throwback to the excellent Street Fighter 2 animated movie
    26. Remade first Pokémon movie reveals its CGI anime faces and Armoured Mewtwo
    27. Here's your first look at the Ni No Kuni movie
    28. Straight Outta Compton, Fast 8 director making Saints Row movie
    29. Sonic movie director says studio hears criticism and character redesign is "going to happen"
    30. It looks like the Mortal Kombat movie reboot is actually happening
    31. Mortal Kombat movie reboot now has a release date
    32. Westworld actor to star in live-action Sonic the Hedgehog film
    33. Fortnite camera locations: Where to dance in front of different film camera locations explained
    34. Metal Gear Solid film director shares new art to celebrate series' 31st anniversary
    35. Uncharted fan film stars Nathan Fillion as Nathan Drake
    36. Warcraft movie director Duncan Jones is making a Rogue Trooper film
    37. Minecraft film delayed as director and writer are replaced
    38. Monument Valley is going to be a film of sorts
    39. New Pokémon film given UK release date
    40. Mega Man's getting a live-action Hollywood film, which nobody asked for
    41. The Battle of Geonosis in Star Wars Battlefront 2 looks better than in the film!
    42. Rebellion spends $100m on new film studio space to help with Rogue Trooper movie, Judge Dredd TV show
    43. Just Dance is being turned into a film, for some reason
    44. Dad and five-year-old daughter release adorable, thrilling No Man's Sky fan film
    45. The Lego Movie 2 game is a bit more than a game of the film
    46. Neill Blomkamp's live action Anthem short film is very short indeed
    47. Tomb Raider film sequel hires writer
    48. Detective Pikachu beats Tomb Raider to claim best US opening weekend for video game film
    49. Pokémon Go's big raid event will offer free passes, likely your best chance at Shiny Lapras
    50. Assassin's Creed: Unity positive review bomb leaves Valve confused
    51. Wonderful fantasy adventure Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is coming to Switch next week
    52. Ashes Cricket 2013 cancelled "following negative consumer feedback"
    53. Oculus Rift gets shedload of cash to help polish consumer headset
    54. Valve is being sued by Australia's consumer rights commission over Steam's refund policy
    55. Oculus Rift's consumer launch design revealed
    56. New Consumer Rights Act puts gamers in the driving seat
    57. Gear VR's consumer version will ship this November for $99
    58. Bethesda's anti-consumer review policy comes as no surprise
    59. EA shows off Frostbite engine's next-gen hair
    60. NHS to fund its first internet addiction clinic
    61. It's time to stop running from gaming addiction
    62. Inside the rehab clinics treating gaming addiction disorder
    63. World Health Organisation now lists "hazardous gaming" as health disorder
    64. Concern rises over World Health Organisation's new "gaming disorder"
    65. Valve reveals new measures to tackle review bombing on Steam
    66. Your Steam library is getting a much-needed makeover
    67. Steam Link finally arrives on iOS, almost a year after Android
    68. Making sense of Steam's refund policy
    69. You now have to spend at least $5 to access some Steam features
    70. Steam gets user-defined tagging
    71. Epic Games to collect special BAFTA award
    72. Epic launches its own version of the Steam summer sale
    73. Epic Games Store quietly opens shop in China
    74. Epic's first big sale is having teething problems
    75. Epic would stop exclusivity deals "if Steam committed to a permanent 88% revenue share for all developers and publishers"
    76. Here's our first look at Mario Kart Tour for smartphones
    77. Valve releases yet another mobile app, this time for Steam Chat
    78. Planet Coaster is getting a Ghostbusters expansion
    79. TABS and the allure of a chemistry set
    80. THQ Nordic acquires... Gothic creator Piranha Bytes
    81. Nintendo Switch FIFA 19 players shafted once again as EA pulls Ultimate Team advert for content that never showed up
    82. Fortnite's latest collaboration is with Michael Jordan
    83. Sci-fi strategy game Stellaris now has multiplayer on consoles
    1. Until Dawn dev's new nautical horror Man of Medan gets an August release date
    2. The Sims 4 is currently free on PC
    3. Sony opens PlayStation Productions to develop multiple game franchises into TV and movies
    4. Rage 2 PC analysis: what does it take to run at 1080p60 and beyond
    5. Free-to-play Monster-Hunter-like Dauntless gets full launch next week
    6. Respawn's next Apex Legends patch focuses on audio, Intel CPU crashes, and hit registration (again)
    7. Activision moves Treyarch to lead 2020 Call of Duty following reports of tension between co-leads Sledgehammer and Raven
    8. Mortal Kombat 11 PC to get 60fps option for certain parts of the game
    9. World of Warcraft Classic players think some features are bugs
    10. Borderlands 3 pre-order pulled from Epic Games store amid Mega Sale kerfuffle
    11. World Health Organisation will decide this week if "gaming disorder" should be a recognised illness
    12. Ubisoft considering The Division 2 raid difficulty tweaks
    13. Why FIFA 19 players are kicking off about kits
    14. Observation review - a simple puzzler elevated by its sublime atmosphere
    15. Team Sonic Racing review - a smart spin on the character kart formula
    16. Codemasters reveals an all-new Grid
    17. PlayStation 5 tech demo footage surfaces at investor conference
    18. Double Fine's post-post-apocalyptic action rogue-like RAD gets an August release date
    19. Nintendo to shut down Animal Crossing, Fire Emblem mobile games in Belgium over loot box law fears
    20. Katana Zero is getting Hard mode, Speedrun mode in big update this month
    21. Pokémon Go Cherrim forms: Cherubi and how to get Sunshine Form and Overcast Form Cherrim
    22. Blood & Truth once carried The Getaway name - now it's a PSVR system seller
    1. Doctor Who is getting a "cinematic, feature-length" VR game later this year
    2. The problem with fear
    3. Many at Xbox, PlayStation teams "blindsided" by Microsoft and Sony's secretive cloud deal
    4. Resident Evil 2 walkthrough: A guide to surviving Leon's and Claire's campaigns
    5. App of the Day: Retro Racing
    6. App of the Day: Slingshot Racing
    7. Grip: Combat Racing review - unrefined tribute to cult racer Rollcage
    8. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is so wrong it's right
    9. Virtua Racing on Switch's 8-player portable splitscreen is eye-boggling
    10. Dirt Rally 2.0 review - Codemasters' finest driving game yet
    11. Rage 2 sales significantly down on original
    12. The Castlevania Anniversary Collection isn't perfect, but it shows there are signs of life within Konami
    13. Lords of the Fallen 2 ditches developer and hits the ropes again
    1. Overwatch's Anniversary event returns this week
    2. Minecraft might be the biggest-selling video game of all time now
    3. Viva Piñata places a brutal lens on late-stage capitalism
    1. Unity pulls tweet and blog post as gambling support is called "unethical"
    2. John Wick looks cool as a NES game
    3. Console players have yet to defeat The Division 2's first raid - and now the community wants Ubisoft to step in
    4. Rage 2 tech analysis: is 1080p60 the best use for Xbox One X and PS4 Pro?
    5. Let's discuss Detective Pikachu spoilers
    6. Predator VR pops up for PSVR
    7. Final Fantasy 7 patch fixes long-running music bug
    8. Where video games and ASMR converge
    1. Minecraft's annual MineCon livestream event gets a September airdate
    2. Dead Cells' big free Rise of the Giant DLC update is heading to Switch next week
    3. Get your haunt on with Betrayal at House on the Hill for £26
    4. Riot Games refuses to budge on arbitration for ongoing employee lawsuits, despite mass walkout
    5. Is FF12 the greatest Final Fantasy game?
    6. Microsoft's Pokémon Go take on Minecraft will allow collaborative building and adventures anywhere
    7. Rage 2 review - sparkling combat is let down by a hollow open world
    8. Skyrim mods let you add Game of Thrones' Starbucks cup
    9. Metro Exodus is getting two DLC expansions, starting this summer
    10. Total War: Three Kingdoms review - can a game have too many big ideas?
    11. Luchador-themed Metroidvania, Guacamelee, is currently free for PC on the Humble Store
    1. Microsoft and Sony collaborating on "cloud-based solutions for gaming experiences and content-streaming"
    2. Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and Detroit: Become Human get release dates on PC
    3. Ubisoft's extreme winter sports romp Steep is currently free on PC
    4. Sega's unveiled another 10 games for September's Mega Drive Mini
    5. Fortnite's John Wick mode live now
    6. A Plague Tale: Innocence review - dull stealth almost spoils a tender and ravishing apocalyptic fable
    7. Nintendo launches £84 vouchers for two Switch games
    8. On Florence and the death of a romance
    9. The Subor Z+ console team has disbanded - but it's not game over yet
    10. Nintendo outlines new Super Mario Maker 2 features ahead of next month's launch
    1. GOG is giving away the first Witcher game, if you don't mind downloading Gwent
    2. Don't Starve's piggy themed DLC expansion Hamlet has left early access
    3. Ubisoft's open-world pirate adventure Skull & Bones has been delayed again
    4. Thrall's back in World of Warcraft
    5. PUBG Mobile rolls out "gameplay management" system for under-18s
    6. Saints Row: The Third publisher promises Nintendo Switch performance fixes
    7. Assassin's Creed Odyssey's 'best' ending is its weakest
    8. Stylish shooter Void Bastards will splice BioShock gameplay and Borderlands art in May
    9. There's a new Pokémon game for your mobile
    10. The God who Peter Molyneux forgot
    11. 20 years on, the Tomb Raider story told by the people who were there
    12. Seeing Red: The story of CD Projekt
    13. Fortnite's John Wick skin and LTM details leaked early
    14. There's another new The Walking Dead tie-in game
    15. Who is Birdo?
    16. Gato Roboto: In the distant future a cat actually does what you ask it to
    1. VR rhythm phenomenon Beat Saber leaving PC early access next week with price increase
    2. Ubisoft creative director appears to confirm new Splinter Cell in random tweet
    3. Acclaimed RPG card-battler SteamWorld Quest is heading to PC later this month
    4. Adorable VR mouse adventure Moss is getting a free DLC chapter next week
    5. World of Warcraft Classic gets a release date, and a beta tomorrow
    6. Nintendo Direct broadcast dated for this week
    7. Fanatical's 'May Madness' sale slashes up to 93% off loads of PC games
    8. Saints Row: The Third on Switch is a great idea that's poorly executed
    9. Fantastic Fetus is a Tamagotchi-style pregnancy simulator and a protest
    10. Borderlands 2 current player numbers suggest Borderlands 3 is going to be huge
    11. Mini Metro plays with the tube map in fascinating ways
    12. FIFA 19 gets a unique War Child FC kit in-game
    13. Shooters: How Video Games Fund Arms Manufacturers
    14. The boy who stole Half-Life 2
    15. Night and the City
    16. The human cost of Red Dead Redemption 2
    17. The fall of Starbreeze
    18. Starbreeze sells subsidiary to Rockstar as its battle for survival continues
    19. Ghostbusters: The Video Game remaster listed by Taiwanese ratings board
    1. Metal Gear Solid remade in Dreams looks surprisingly authentic
    2. You can explore Minecraft's 10-year history in a massive new interactive in-game museum
    3. Shakedown: Hawaii review - crime and capitalism in a sunny open world
    4. Lionhead: The inside story
    5. Amazing games at Humble right now for under £10
    6. Oddworld: Soulstorm - the quintology is back on
    7. There's a bunch of unused Captain Toad levels hidden in the game's files
    8. Snakeybus is Snake on a bus and I love it beyond all words
    1. DICE disables Battlefield 5's battle royale duos mode again
    2. Outer Wilds becomes another Epic Games Store PC exclusive and some backers are not happy
    3. Xbox Game Pass Quests are now available in six additional countries
    4. Wolfenstein: Youngblood will have "open-ended" levels like Dishonored
    5. Respawn will ban persistent "piggyback" cheats in Apex Legends
    6. Ubisoft, it's really past time to bring back Splinter Cell
    1. As Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike turns 20, we remember why it's one of the greatest fighting games of all time
    2. Monster Hunter World gets a free trial on PS4
    3. Ninja Gaiden 2: a fighting classic gets a new lease of life on Xbox One X
    4. Unearthed Ryse prototype reveals how the Xbox One launch title looked as an Xbox 360 game
    5. Capcom: Devil May Cry 5 "successfully reinvigorated brand"
    6. Modder takes control of Mortal Kombat 11's camera to peek behind the curtain
    7. Sunless Skies' next free update arrives in June, introduces the Amiable Vagabond
    8. Dragon Ball FighterZ's next DLC character revealed by an unlikely source
    9. Fantasy 7 Remake has changed a lot over the last three years
    10. How Rainbow Six Siege brings diversity to the military shooter
    1. See stunning remaster of Warframe's ageing Gas City tileset in new before and after trailer
    2. You can get an exclusive Game Boy theme as part of Tetris 99's next online Grand Prix event
    3. An old Life is Strange 2 bug deleted PS4 save files, and some people are only finding out now
    4. Devolver's hosting another (almost inevitably unhinged) E3 press conference this year
    5. Final Fantasy 12 The Zodiac Age walkthrough, guide, tips, plus Switch and Xbox differences
    6. Yes, the best Final Fantasy is even better now that it's portable
    7. Fortnite Vending Machine locations explained and how they work
    8. Yes, Final Fantasy 7 Remake is still episodic
    9. Giga Wrecker Alt is a colourful slice of anime action that leaves a little to be desired
    10. Dragon's Dogma on Switch: the port's solid but the cutbacks are noticeable
    11. God of War's feature length behind-the-scenes documentary is here
    12. Tetris 99 now has offline modes, but you have to pay for them
    13. There's a Predator game coming to PS4 in 2020, and it sounds a lot like Evolve
    14. You should give the Heaven's Vault demo a go this weekend
    15. MediEvil remake set to rise on Halloween
    16. Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Ghost Recon Wildlands and more are super cheap in the Fanatical Ubisoft sale
    17. The folklore roots of Sekiro's anus-ball snatching enemies
    18. Cities: Skylines' upcoming Campus expansion is all about educational excellence
    19. Capcom details Monster Hunter World: Iceborne's massive new biome, new creatures, more
    20. Hades and the texture of the world
    21. Ghost Recon Breakpoint brings more survival and neck-stabbing to the Wildlands formula
    22. Monster Hunter World's snowy Iceborne expansion gets a lengthy gameplay trailer
    23. Square Enix unveils first Final Fantasy 7 Remake trailer in over three years
    1. Sci-fi strategy game Stellaris is free to play this weekend on Steam
    2. Dead by Daylight's next killer revealed to be Ghostface from Scream
    3. Bethesda pulls Elder Scrolls Online tabletop RPG following plagiarism allegations
    4. Guild Wars 2's new dragon mount and story episode get a release date
    5. E3 2019 Nintendo Direct set for 11th June
    6. Switch's 'boost mode' tested: what is it and how does it work?
    7. Obsidian will send you a real embroidered patch for beating Pillars of Eternity 2's new Ultimate challenge!
    8. Fortnite season 9 sees cyberpunk-style Tilted Towers rise from the ashes
    9. Submarine sim Barotrauma hits Steam early access in June
    10. Sega acquires Two Point Hospital developer Two Point Studios
    11. Fortnite Snowfall secret Battle Star locations from loading screens
    12. Fortnite Magnifying Glass loading screen location - search where the magnifying glass sits at on Treasure Map loading screen explained
    13. Fortnite furthest North, furthest South, furthest East, furthest West locations explained
    14. Fortnite giant face in desert, jungle and snow locations
    15. Fortnite Knife Point location - Search where the knife points on the Treasure Map explained
    16. Fortnite highest elevation locations: Where to visit the 5 highest elevations on the island
    17. Fortnite wooden rabbit, stone pig, metal llama locations explained
    18. Fortnite Pirate Camp locations and Pirate Cannon locations: Where to find all 7 pirate camps and cannons in Fortnite
    19. Fortnite Ruin skin: How to unlock Ruin, Ruin pickaxe and back bling
    20. Fortnite Dial the Durr Burger and Pizza Pit number on big telephones explained - both telephone locations and phone numbers
    21. Fortnite Paradise Palms Treasure Map signpost location explained
    22. Fortnite Jigsaw Puzzle locations - where to search Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces under bridges and caves
    23. Fortnite Endgame event: Everything we know about the Avengers and Thanos crossover
    24. Fortnite Ice Sculptures, Three Dinosaurs and Four Hot Springs locations explained
    25. Fortnite Junk Junction Treasure Map signpost location explained
    26. Fortnite flaming hoop locations: Easiest flaming hoops with a cannon to find explained
    27. Fortnite 15 bouncy ball bounces: How to get 15 bounces in single throw easily
    28. Fortnite Discovery secret Battle Star locations from each loading screen
    29. Fortnite Sundial, Oversized Cup of Coffee, Giant Dog Head locations
    30. Fortnite waterfall locations explained
    31. Fortnite letter locations: O near Pleasant Park, S in Wailing Woods, M in Dusty Visit, N under Frozen Lake and Retail Row NOMS locations
    32. Fortnite racetrack and dance club locations - Where to search chests or ammo boxes at racetrack and dance club locations
    33. Fortnite Shooting Gallery locations - Where to shoot targets east of Wailing Woods, north of Retail Row and east of Paradise Palms
    34. Fortnite Water Tower, Ranger Tower and Air Traffic Control Tower locations
    35. Fortnite abandoned mansion Dance Off location: Where to compete in a Dance Off explained
    36. Fortnite Crown of RVs, Metal Turtle and Submarine locations
    37. Fortnite Prisoner stage locations: Where to find The Prisoner style stages 2, 3 and 4
    38. Fortnite Motel and RV Park locations - Where to search chests or ammo boxes at a motel or RV Park
    39. Fortnite Forbidden locations: Where to dance at all forbidden locations
    40. Fortnite Baller locations, how to use The Baller in different matches
    41. Fortnite Island Coins explained: Where to collect Coins in Featured Creative Islands
    42. Fortnite doorbells explained: The easiest way to ring a doorbell in different named locations
    43. Fortnite Ski Lodges location - how to search between three Ski Lodges
    44. Fortnite Holiday Tree locations: Where to find Christmas Tree locations
    45. Fortnite mysterious hatch, giant rock lady and a precarious flatbed location
    46. Fortnite Gnome locations: Where to Search for Chilly Gnomes
    47. Fortnite Time Trials locations explained
    48. Fortnite Trucker's Oasis, Ice Cream Parlor and a Frozen Lake locations, and how to unlock Keep it Mello explained
    49. Fortnite Giant Candy Cane locations: Where to find Candy Cane locations
    50. Fortnite Showtime Venue, Showtime Poster locations explained
    51. Fortnite Expedition Outpost locations: Where to visit Expedition Outposts
    52. Fortnite giant rock man, a crowned tomato, and an encircled tree location
    53. Fortnite Balloon locations: Where to pop Golden Balloons
    54. Ghost Recon Breakpoint leaks ahead of official reveal
    55. With two words, Fortnite Season 9 ends a glorious era of aviation
    56. Echo developer Ultra Ultra has shut down
    57. US Senator proposes legislation to ban loot boxes, pay-to-win mechanics, and other "manipulative design"
    58. Conan Unconquered copies They Are Billions and unsurprisingly it's fun
    1. Mike Bithell's making a John Wick game, here's the first trailer
    2. Trials Evolution gets backward-compatibility support on Xbox One
    3. EA reflects on Anthem, which "did not meet expectations"
    4. Chinese PUBG Mobile replaced with Game for Peace, where enemies wave as they die
    5. Apex Legends is sliding its way onto mobile
    6. The next Eve Online expansion is fittingly titled Invasion
    7. Pokémon Go leak explains new method to evolve Eevee into Leafeon, Glaceon
    8. Mortal Kombat 11 review - the complete package marred by a soul-stealing grind
    9. Now you can play a 10-year old version of Minecraft in your browser
    10. Nintendo details Switch Online NES games for May
    11. Microsoft patent submission reveals haptic Braille accessory for Xbox controllers
    12. Capcom is bringing the original Devil May Cry to Switch later this year
    13. Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm responds to accusations of workplace toxicity and crunch culture
    14. Trials of Fire is an RPG, a card-battler and a lovely digital book
    1. Acclaimed rogue-like action-platformer Dead Cells is heading to mobile devices this summer
    2. Tensions between Claptrap voice actor and Borderlands studio reach fever pitch
    3. EA Access will launch on PlayStation 4 in July
    4. Blizzard wants to cut out World of Warcraft crunch, "not there 100% yet"
    5. Looks like Microsoft is teasing a Pokémon Go-style Minecraft game
    6. Free, simultaneous QuakeCon event heading to UK this summer
    7. Get Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 for just £10/$12 in the latest Humble Monthly
    8. Riot walkout sees over 150 employees protest forced arbitration and systemic sexism
    9. Pokémon Go's big Detective Pikachu crossover begins today
    10. As the dust settles on Fortnite's destroyed Tilted Towers, Epic teases new season
    11. Immortal kombat: does Mortal Kombat have the edge over Endgame?
    12. PlayStation's next Nintendo Direct airs this Thursday
    13. Ubisoft will reveal a new Ghost Recon this week
    14. Forager's Boons are that rare gaming choice that really means something
    1. Crysis as you've never seen it before - with ray traced lighting and co-op play
    2. Mind games: The battle of wits that unites snooker and Hearthstone
    1. EA drops 12 Star Wars games into the Origin Access vault and confirms Jedi: Fallen Order gameplay at EA Play
    2. Ubisoft to change the way it distributes codes through third-party retailers with silent key activation
    3. Xbox outlines the kind of things you can and cannot say on Xbox Live with its new community standards
    4. Final Fantasy 12's remaster delivers 60fps on Xbox One X - but is there a catch?
    5. PlatinumGames' next game is "something that has never been done before"
    6. Microsoft's Project xCloud streaming service moves to "take-home" testing phase
    7. 17,000 Niantic players worked to collect 145 tons of rubbish in celebration of Earth Day 2019
    8. Here's why Claptrap's voice actor has changed in Borderlands 3
    1. Sekiro: difficulty, challenge and empathy
    1. Apex Legends shares update on cheating crackdown, has now banned 770K players
    2. League of Legends dev agrees to scrap mandatory arbitration, but only once current lawsuits are over
    3. Developer of Medieval multiplayer melee slasher Mordhau apologises after unexpectedly strong launch hobbles servers
    4. Classic Star Wars games discounted at Humble this weekend
    5. Pokémon Go legendaries Azelf, Mesprit and Uxie appear in regional raids, only two days after shock wild release
    6. CA: Total War would be "really stung" by reviewers if multiplayer went
    7. Live-action Pokémon movie casts human star
    8. 2K confirms Borderlands 3 has cosmetic-only purchases following microtransactions confusion
    9. As thoughts turn to Dragon Age 4, BioWare insists it remains "100% committed to Anthem"
    1. Surprise-smash co-op zombie shooter World War Z unveils post-launch content roadmap
    2. Life is Strange 2's long-awaited third episode gets a new trailer ahead of release
    3. Path of Exile boss doesn't want his team crunching for patches
    4. Labo VR: how Mario and Zelda look and play in virtual reality
    5. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night unveils June release date, revamped art style
    6. Pokémon Pass app explained - distribution date and how to claim the Shiny Pikachu and Shiny Eevee in Let's Go
    7. The Elder Scrolls: Blades is a bit naff
    8. Classic Star Wars Battlefront now on Steam and GOG, with some multiplayer support
    9. There's a new Earthworm Jim game from his original creators
    10. Mortal Kombat 11 players are beating the grind using exploits, AI Noob Saibot and button-pressing contraptions
    11. Luck, staleness, and earmuffs: what pro players want from Pokémon Sword and Shield
    12. Star Citizen's week-long free-play event is now underway
    1. Terrifying top-down survival horror Darkwood is coming to consoles later this month
    2. Epic acquires Psyonix, will remove Rocket League from sale on Steam later this year
    3. Borderlands 3 sticks to its guns
    4. PlayStation Plus' games for May are What Remains of Edith Finch, Overcooked
    5. Dark Souls overhaul mod Daughters of Ash now has a Remastered version
    6. Valve formally unveils Index, its new £919 high-end virtual reality PC hardware
    7. Gorgeous retro remake Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is coming to mobile next month
    8. Assassin's Creed Odyssey's latest Epic Mercenary target is called Testiklos the Nut
    9. CS:GO's battle royale mode now has respawns and a ping system too
    10. AI-in-space caper Observation is about haunting yourself
    11. Toca Mystery House is...The Witness for kids?