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June 2020 Archive

    1. Nintendo halts sale of digital download codes for its games through European retailers
    2. Amazon is yanking struggling free-to-play shooter Crucible back into closed beta
    3. Media Molecule's Dreams is getting VR support in July
    4. Fallout 76's free season-pass-style progression system arrives today
    5. Monster Hunter World: Iceborne's delayed Alatreon update out next week
    6. There's a terrific SanDisk and Western Digital storage sale right now at Amazon US
    7. LGBT+ streamers and the importance of communities
    8. Some The Wonderful 101: Remastered Kickstarter backers still haven't got their boxed copies
    9. Nintendo president apologises for Switch Joy-Con drift
    10. EGX and PAX to join forces for 9-day online event in September
    11. Pokémon Go maker Niantic's next game is Catan: World Explorers
    12. Harmonix's Fuser is a music creation tool disguised as a game
    13. Microsoft pauses advertising on Facebook
    14. Witnessing the rise of LGBT+ representation
    15. Three years later, Fortnite finally loses "Early Access" label
    16. Infinity Ward just nerfed the hell out of the Grau, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone's best gun
    17. Super Smash Bros Ultimate Min Min release time alongside update 8.0 explained
    18. Super Smash Bros Ultimate patch notes for update 8.0.0 in full
    19. Assetto Corsa Competizione review - the full sim experience comes to console
    20. Animal Crossing Bug-Off prize list, how points and trophy rewards work, and future dates explained
    1. Final Fantasy 15 designer's music adventure No Straight Roads delayed to August
    2. Call of Duty's next update adds 200-player Warzone mode, new Modern Warfare map
    3. Rise of the Tomb Raider, Erica are July's PlayStation Plus games
    4. Ubisoft reportedly set to tease a battle royale called Hyper Scape
    5. Microsoft will close out June without a big Xbox 20/20 moment
    6. Diablo 2 turns 20
    7. Horizon Forbidden West: how the Decima engine evolves for PS5
    8. Retailers are selling off loads of 3DS games from just £2
    9. YouTuber Syndicate denies claims of sexual assault
    10. Valorant review - exacting, infuriating, sublime
    11. Tales of Monkey Island is for sale again on Steam and GOG
    1. Here is Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2's release date
    2. Square Enix will announce "several" new games over the next few months
    3. Dr Disrespect insists "Twitch has not notified" him on why he's been banned
    4. Xbox is "sorry to get your hopes up" about the new Perfect Dark and Fable Twitter accounts
    5. Universal is reportedly delaying the opening of its Nintendo theme park in Japan
    6. Ubisoft has reportedly put "several" staff on admin leave as it investigates misconduct allegations
    1. The creator of NBA Jam confesses that the Detroit Pistons were cheating against the Chicago Bulls all along
    2. This is why it's probably best not to teabag in Call of Duty: Warzone
    3. Command & Conquer Remastered Collection soundtrack released
    4. Ahead of the launch of Xbox Series X, Microsoft closes its physical stores across the world
    5. Turn 10 bans the Confederate flag in Forza
    6. State of Decay 2's Green Zone is a "relaxed, accessible apocalypse"
    7. Brand new Metal Slug game announced
    8. Disco Elysium TV show in the works
    9. Dying Light gets DLC based on Techland's unreleased Hellraid in July
    10. XMG Apex 15 review: Ryzen 9 3950X in a laptop - and we're not kidding
    11. Shakedown: Hawaii coming out on the Wii and the Wii U
    12. Dr Disrespect banned by Twitch
    13. Sea of Thieves is getting custom servers in the "near future"
    1. Here's your first glimpse of Netflix's animated Cuphead series
    2. Doom Eternal's latest update adds new Battlemode map, Doom Classic filter, more
    3. Minecraft Dungeons' first, jungle-themed DLC expansion is out next week
    4. Down and out in Orgrimmar and London
    5. The Last of Us Part 2 sold 4m copies during opening weekend
    6. The big Valorant tech interview: Riot on developing the next big competitive FPS
    7. Xbox July Games with Gold detailed
    8. Darius Cozmic Collection review: M2's latest does an arcade classic justice
    9. Naughty Dog has "no plans" for The Last of Us: Part 2 DLC
    10. Ubisoft addresses allegations against multiple staff, investigating further
    11. We played Cyberpunk 2077 for four hours, here's what we think
    12. Beyond a Steel Sky out today on Apple Arcade
    13. Towards more speculative sex
    14. The Almost Gone's point-and-click personal history doesn't work
    1. Occult Slavic folklore adventure Black Book continues to look striking in latest showing
    2. JRPG classic The World Ends With You is being turned into an anime
    3. Her Story and Telling Lies dev Sam Barlow teases "ambitious" new game
    4. Bethesda and id Software announce online QuakeCon for August
    5. PlayStation offers $50k reward for finding serious exploits
    6. Cyberpunk Edgerunners anime headed to Netflix
    7. Taiwan's Pokémon Go grandpa has levelled up to 64 phones
    8. Pokémon Go's fourth anniversary celebrations unlock new species
    9. Fortnite holds its first movie night this Friday
    10. Animal Crossing: New Horizons gets a swimming update next week
    11. Persona 5 Royal drops to £33 on PS4
    12. Team Fortress 2's bot wars continue as Valve steps in again
    13. David Beckham is co-owner of an esports team now
    14. Halo Infinite teaser confirms the bad guys from Halo Wars 2 are back
    15. Life is queer
    16. Assassin's Creed Valhalla creative director steps down
    1. Crystal Dynamics shows off fresh Marvel's Avengers gameplay in latest livestream
    2. Sci-fi thriller Observation and The Messenger lead latest Xbox Game Pass additions
    3. Project Cars 3 gets into gear this August
    4. EA secures LaLiga in FIFA for another decade
    5. Here's a whole load of free Cyberpunk 2077 goodies from GOG
    6. Pokémon Go Stickers: How to get and what to do with stickers in Pokémon Go explained
    7. Apex Legends weakens Wraith's "get out of jail free card"
    8. Spider-Man studio Insomniac responds to sexual harassment allegations
    9. Warcraft movie director outlines what would have happened in the trilogy
    10. Ninjala might be the perfect summer game
    11. This week's best deals: Monster Hunter, Onrush, DropMix and more
    12. Onrush discounted to £24 this week
    13. Get a Nintendo Switch with Mario Tennis Aces and extra Joy-Cons for £340
    14. Get Arms or Mario Tennis Aces with an extra set of Joy-Cons for under £100
    15. Pokémon Unite is a new free-to-play MOBA from Tencent
    16. Burnout Paradise Remastered on Switch: a classic reborn for handheld play
    17. Apex Legends soft launches on mobile later this year
    18. Oculus ditches Go headset to focus on Quest
    19. Pokémon Café Mix has dropped onto Nintendo eShop
    20. Hades gets last major update before 1.0 launch later this year
    21. Warden from For Honor is a Samurai Shodown DLC character
    22. Someone should make a game about: the Lego Brick Separator
    1. Here's a closer look at Annapurna's surreal rock opera adventure The Artful Escape
    2. Rogue Legacy 2 is entering early access on PC in July
    3. Ys 9 is coming west next year
    4. The Switch is getting a few more Neo Geo Pocket titles this summer
    5. Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is getting a sequel
    6. Traveller's Tales spent $1m making a demo for a non-Lego Hobbit game that never came out
    7. Minecraft's Nether Update finally makes its hell dimension more habitable
    8. Free games help Epic Games Store hit 61m monthly active users
    9. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is getting a remaster - report
    10. Why FIFA 20 players are deliberately relegating themselves
    11. Final Fantasy 7 - the perfect queer epic for Pride in lockdown
    12. Dying Light, Vampire Bloodlines developers distance themselves from Chris Avellone
    13. Marvel's Avengers has free next-gen console upgrade
    14. Among Trees is a seriously relaxing survival sim
    15. Pokémon Sword and Shield: Isle of Armor review - baby steps towards an open world
    1. Facebook acquires Lone Echo developer Ready at Dawn
    2. Microsoft shutting down its Mixer live streaming platform in July
    3. Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time officially announced with debut trailer
    4. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's latest DLC character is Min Min
    5. In Theory: Can the PS5 Digital Edition deliver a cheaper next-gen console?
    6. Fortnite has quietly removed police cars
    7. The Last of Us 2 is Sony's biggest PlayStation 4 launch ever
    8. Dirt 5 feels more like a new MotorStorm than a new Dirt - and that's okay
    1. Mirror's Edge Catalyst still offers an open-world city like no other
    1. EA's decision to make FIFA 21 on PC the same as the PS4 and Xbox One version isn't going down well
    2. Lord of the Rings Online players gather in-game to mourn the loss of Bilbo Baggins actor Ian Holm
    3. UFC 4 reveal set for July, reportedly stars Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua
    4. Steam release breathes new life into the criminally-underplayed Titanfall 2
    5. Star Wars: Squadrons doesn't have microtransactions, isn't a live-service game
    6. Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time images and release date hit the internet
    7. With any luck, the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone mid-Season 4 weapon tuning will nerf the hell out of the Grau
    8. Put a Conquest Mode in everything
    1. Pokémon Sword and Shield Isle of Armor walkthrough - how to finish the first DLC's story
    2. Pokémon Isle of Armor - escaped Slowpoke locations: How to find the three Slowpoke and outfit for the first Dojo challenge
    3. Pokémon Isle of Armor: how to get and evolve Kubfu, including how to become best friends
    4. Pokémon Isle of Armor: Max Mushroom locations - how to find Max Mushrooms for the second Dojo challenge
    5. VR shooter smash Boneworks adds zombie arena, Boardgun tool and more
    6. Monument Valley dev's antique restoration game Assemble With Care gets free epilogue
    7. DC superhero fighter Injustice: Gods Among Us is free to download and keep right now
    8. It looks like retro platformer The Messenger is finally coming to Xbox One next week
    9. Pokémon Isle of Armor Diglett locations: Every Diglett location and Diglett rewards explained
    10. The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller gets a small discount at Amazon UK
    11. Sony is selling a replica of Ellie's guitar from The Last of Us 2 for $2299
    12. Smash Bros. will detail its Arms DLC fighter next week
    13. CrossfireX beta launches later this month
    14. The Last of Us Part 2 tech review: a Naughty Dog masterclass
    15. Cyberpunk 2077 PS4 will get a free upgrade for PlayStation 5
    16. Sir Ian Holm passes away, aged 88
    17. Here's a very brief next-gen Dragon Age 4 tease
    18. These Samsung mobiles come bundled with a Switch or PS4 and Disney+ for under £30 per month
    19. Guinness World Records reinstates Billy Mitchell's Pac-Man and Donkey Kong records
    20. Rockstar stops hackers spawning KKK in Red Dead Online
    21. Disintegration review - a quirky but troubled sci-fi shooter
    22. Little Orpheus review - a delightful platforming sprint from the masters of the walking sim
    23. EA-published Rocket Arena arrives next month
    24. Here's over an hour of new Baldur's Gate 3 gameplay
    25. A Way Out dev's next game is "emotional" co-op action adventure platformer It Takes Two
    26. Google Stadia timed-exclusive Crayta out in July
    27. Demon's Souls PS5: a remake worth waiting a generation for?
    28. Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time leaked by Taiwan ratings board
    29. The Double-A Team: The thrilling convenience of Torchlight
    30. Cyberpunk 2077 delayed again to November
    31. Star Wars Squadrons can be played completely in VR
    32. More EA titles including The Sims 4 and Titanfall 2 now available on Steam
    33. FIFA 21 current-gen release date announced, PC version confirmed for Steam
    1. Apex Legends finally gets Switch release and cross-play this autumn
    2. 10 years later, EA has finally announced a new Skate
    3. Lost in Random is the next game from the developer of Fe
    4. NES arcade bundles Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1 & 2 out today
    5. Blizzard bans 74,000 World of Warcraft Classic botters
    6. App store loot boxes allow for "predatory" gambling, lawsuit alleges
    7. Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary Edition World Tour hits Nintendo Switch next week
    8. Dirt 5 current-gen out early October 2020, next-gen to follow
    9. In Poland, This War of Mine will join school reading lists
    10. Insomniac confirms Spider-Man: Miles Morales is like Uncharted: The Lost Legacy in terms of scope
    11. Humankind might solve the historical 4X's biggest problem: culture
    12. Pathway, The Escapists 2 free to own forever if you download this week from the Epic Games Store
    13. The Game of Thrones board game is getting a digital version
    14. Horizon Forbidden West launches 2021 on PlayStation 5
    15. Minecraft's big Nether Update arrives next week
    16. Torchlight 3's a bit of a mess but I have faith
    1. Assassin's Creed Origins is free to play this weekend on PC
    2. Stylish turn-based horror RPG Othercide gets a July release date
    3. CEX staff complain of "flimsy" protection as stores re-open
    4. Humble's Fight for Racial Justice bundle includes 50 games and more for £25
    5. Pokémon Sword and Shield - How to start the Isle of Armor DLC
    6. Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 3 Battle Pass skins, including Ocean, Fade, Jules, Kit and tier 100 skin Eternal Knight
    7. PlayStation 5: what to expect from next-gen console ray tracing
    8. Fortnite Lockie's Lighthouse, Apres Ski and Mount Kay locations explained
    9. Fortnite Shadow Safe House locations explained
    10. Fortnite chimichanga locations explained
    11. Fortnite The Rig, Hydro 16 and Logjam Woodworks locations explained
    12. Fortnite sentry cameras and sentry turrets, including locations explained
    13. Fortnite Grumpy Greens, Mowdown and Risky Reels locations explained
    14. Fortnite: Visit Coral Cove, Stack Shack and Crash Site without swimming explained
    15. Fortnite The Shark, Rapid's Rest and Gorgeous Gorge locations explained
    16. Fortnite campsite locations: Where to find all Skye's coastal campsites explained
    17. Fortnite: Fly a choppa under Purple, Red and Blue steel bridges explained
    18. Fortnite sword in a stone locations: Where to find all of Skye's swords in a stone in high places explained
    19. Everything announced in today's Pokémon Presents livestream
    20. New Pokémon Snap announced for Nintendo Switch
    21. Pokémon Smile is an AR game designed to get kids brushing their teeth
    22. Valve tackles Team Fortress 2's racist bot problem
    23. Square Enix apologises for "insensitive" Marvel's Avengers tweet
    24. Fortnite's new season arrives today and brings a radically changed map
    25. The world of Grounded is completely magical
    26. Bob and Prickle is a blaster with real pace
    27. Someone should make a game about: Stage management
    1. Steam's summer Game Festival is now on, features over 900 playable demos
    2. The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners getting quick-fire horde mode in July
    3. Acclaimed VR rhythm shooter Pistol Whip is heading to PSVR next month
    4. Obsidian's Grounded gets Steam demo
    5. Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 3 release time, and every teaser for the new Fortnite season so far
    6. Own The Witcher 3 on PS4 or Xbox One? You can claim a free PC copy from GOG
    7. Star Wars Episode I: Racer remaster gets another delay on Switch and PS4
    8. Those Who Remain review - a torturous exercise in mediocrity
    9. EA's Madden NFL 21 is the first game in the series on Steam
    10. AMD announces three new Ryzen 'XT' processors
    11. MicroProse is back and it's publishing first-person shooters
    12. There's a new The Lord of the Rings game in the works
    13. Fortnite's The Device event analysed, as Epic delivers a game-changing story moment
    14. Pokémon Presents announcement broadcast due tomorrow
    15. Game Pass alternative EA Access is now just 79p for one month
    16. Planet Coaster: Console Edition set for PS5 and Xbox Series X
    17. This video game can now be prescribed as medicine in the US
    18. Itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality ends with a stunning $8.1m raised
    19. The sorry Duke Nukem saga continues as Gearbox sues 3D Realms - again
    20. Fortnite live event servers hit capacity 30 minutes early
    21. A company is bringing BloodRayne back
    22. Nintendo surprise-launches free Switch skipping exercise game Jump Rope Challenge
    23. The Last of Us Part 2 review - a gut-wrenching sequel
    1. Invisible Inc. has materialised on Nintendo Switch
    2. Pokémon Go Fest 2020 plans laid out, as Niantic talks future of its game and company
    3. Star Wars: Squadrons is a dogfighting experience landing this October
    4. Pokémon Sword and Shield's Isle of Armor expansion sounds like a second Wild Area with sidequests
    5. Windjammers 2 Steam demo out tomorrow
    6. Pokémon Go wrongly slaps scores of iPhone users for cheating
    7. 25 years later, Command & Conquer fans can finally see its weird UFO tile for what it was meant to be
    8. Rogue Lords looks like Slay The Spire spliced with a Tim Burton movie
    9. Someone's made Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge from The Simpsons
    10. Amplitude's Humankind delayed to 2021, but gets three playable "open dev" scenarios this summer
    11. Mortal Shell is a Dark Souls-like and an Epic Games Store timed PC-exclusive
    12. Borderlands Legendary Collection - another excellent compilation for the Switch library
    1. Microsoft resumes custom Xbox Live gamerpics and avatars again
    2. New gothic action RPG Morbid: The Seven Acolytes looks bloody brilliant
    3. This is the latest hiding spot being abused in Apex Legends' King Canyon
    4. Little Devil Inside developer apologises for "racist stereotypes" in its reveal trailer
    5. Star Citizen crowdfund now tops $300 million
    6. These are the most wanted items in Animal Crossing: New Horizons right now
    7. Crisis VRigade 2 is an intense arcade shooter that will give you buns of steel
    8. PlayStation CEO says Sony is emphasising "value as opposed to price" when it comes to the PS5
    9. AT&T puts Warner Bros. Interactive up for sale
    1. Stealthy murder mop-'em-up Serial Cleaner is getting a sequel
    2. Bomber Crew gets sequel Space Crew later this year
    3. Wield weaponised words in Dreamfall dev's new game Dustborn
    4. Beautiful wilderness survival sandbox Among Trees now available in early access on PC
    5. Life is Strange developer's Twin Mirror is no longer episodic
    6. Here's the Shadow Man remaster in action
    7. Cult classic management sim sequel Evil Genius 2 gets first gameplay trailer
    8. Mafia: Definitive Edition looks great
    9. Here's your first look at Godfall on PC
    10. Torchlight 3 out now on Steam
    11. Icarus is a sci-fi survival game from the creator of DayZ
    12. JRPG classic Persona 4 Golden reportedly heading to PC this week
    13. Beautiful Scandinavian-folklore-inspired adventure Röki gets July release date on PC
    14. Frostpunk getting a tabletop adaption from This War of Mine: The Board Game's creators
    15. The creator of Just Die Already really wants to be friends with Hideo Kojima
    16. Here's a fresh look at the System Shock reboot
    17. First look at Dwarf Fortress Steam version gameplay
    18. Exo One gets new trailer, release later this year
    19. Baldur's Gate 3 hits early access August 2020
    20. The Last of Us Part 2: performance tested on PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro
    21. Here's five minutes of Paper Mario: The Origami King gameplay in new trailer
    22. Adorable PSVR hit Astro Bot is getting a PS5 platform spin-off at launch
    23. Sea of Thieves adding battles against wraith-spewing ghost ships in next week's update
    24. Star Wars Squadrons leaks on Microsoft Store
    25. Up Close: multiplayer Halo's playground genius
    1. Destruction AllStars is a PS5 exclusive from some of the key people behind WipEout
    2. Someone should make a game about: Seagulls
    3. PlayStation 5: Does the new Sony console deliver the next-gen dream?
    4. It turns out Spider-Man Miles Morales on PS5 is an "expansion" to Spider-Man on PS4
    5. Pokémon Go tweaks proposed premium currency redesign after fan criticism
    6. Horizon Zero Dawn sequel Forbidden West announced for PlayStation 5
    7. Jett: The Far Shore is a space adventure from Superbrothers
    8. Get a whole bunch of racing games in the Humble Codemasters bundle for just £12
    9. The internet reacts to the PlayStation 5
    10. Little Orpheus, the next game from the developer of Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, launches today
    11. How the world's greatest motor race is coming to video games this weekend
    12. PlayStation 5 is a hefty chonk of a console
    13. Sagat mod for Resident Evil 3 remake makes Nemesis a Street Fighter
    14. Stadia leaks playable build of Ubisoft's Gods & Monsters
    15. Five of the Best: E3 conferences
    16. Pokémon Go will donate $5m minimum from Go Fest 2020 ticket sales
    17. Riot Games exec placed on leave for "abhorrent" George Floyd Facebook post
    18. The Double-A Team: Lara Croft Go - an unusual gem that strikes the core of the series
    19. Here's your first look at the PlayStation 5 console
    1. Deathloop and GhostWire: Tokyo are timed PS5 console exclusives
    2. Oddworld: Soulstorm coming to PS5, PS4 and PC
    3. Annapurna Interactive's Stray lets you explore a futuristic city... as a cat
    4. GTA 5 will launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X in 2021
    5. Evil Within studio's Ghostwire: Tokyo resurfaces with first gameplay footage
    6. Demon's Souls getting a long-awaited remake on PlayStation 5
    7. Square Enix turns heads with Project Athia for PS5 and PC
    8. Capcom's next-gen project Pragmata won't launch until 2022
    9. LittleBigPlanet returns on PlayStation 5
    10. PS5 reveal event live report
    11. PS5 game Little Devil Inside looked marvellous
    12. Housemarque reveals PS5 science-fiction mind-bender Returnal
    13. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart for PS5 announced
    14. Spider-Man: Miles Morales launches for PlayStation 5 this year
    15. Ark: Survival Evolved is free on the Epic Games Store this week
    16. Warframe's Deadlock Protocol update brings major Corpus Faction remaster to PC today
    17. XIII remake arrives this November
    18. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone Season 4 launches Thursday morning
    19. Borderlands 3's latest free update has some real Destiny vibes
    20. Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope delayed until autumn
    21. Call of Duty Warzone Contraband: How to find and complete contraband contracts in Warzone explained
    22. Call of Duty: Warzone gets mid-game events with Season 4
    23. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 4 adds new maps, operators and a Ride of the Valkyries vehicle horn
    24. Call of Duty: Warzone declassified - the Digital Foundry tech deep dive
    25. Metal: Hellsinger is an ingenious mix of Doom and Guitar Hero, but needs a little tuning
    26. Save 70% or more on Total War games in the Total War promo at Games Planet
    27. Five Dates tells the struggle of dating during lockdown
    28. FIFA 20 gets Classic XI team, putting FUT-exclusive Icons in Kick Off and Career Mode
    29. Sega's Alex Kidd is getting a remake
    30. "84GB" trends on Twitter as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare update is lot bigger than expected for some
    31. Opening up strategy design - Old World meets early access
    32. Infinity Ward warns Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 4 download "is going to be large"
    1. Ex-Battlefield, Payday dev David Goldfarb unveils rhythm FPS Metal: Hellsinger
    2. Curious Expedition 2 bringing 19th century expedition adventure to Steam early access next week
    3. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night shares 2020 roadmap as sales surpass one million
    4. June's Game Pass additions include Kingdom Hearts HD on Xbox One, BattleTech on PC
    5. CEX staff react in dismay as stores set to re-open for browsing
    6. No Man's Sky getting cross-platform multiplayer support this Thursday
    7. Disintegration's campaign blends the silly with the smart
    8. Evercade retro console gets The Oliver Twins Collection
    9. 19 Valorant tips and tricks for your first weekend in Riot's hardcore shooter
    10. Valorant best guns and damage stats: Our best Assault Rifle, Sniper Rifle, Pistol and SMG weapon recommendations explained
    11. Valorant tier list: Our best agent recommendations and how to unlock agents explained
    1. Point-and-click adventure sequel Beyond a Steel Sky gets a new story trailer
    2. Bungie reveals 2020, 2021 and 2022 expansions for Destiny 2
    3. The Exo Stranger finally returns in Destiny 2 expansion Beyond Light
    4. Nintendo account breach affected almost twice as many people as previously thought
    5. Bungie's new IP is "lighthearted and whimsical"
    6. Destiny 2's new season name and September expansion date leak
    7. FIFA 20 gets Black Lives Matter in-game message
    8. GAME will isolate all traded-in stock for three days
    9. Total War Saga: Troy's battles feel a tad dry, but its mythology is fascinating
    10. Dépanneur Nocturne: step inside a magical night-time world
    1. Taiwanese horror Devotion finally gets re-release after being pulled from Steam last year
    2. It looks like Sony's rescheduled PS5 games reveal livestream will happen this Thursday
    3. Need for Speed Heat the first EA game to get crossplay
    4. Command and Conquer Remastered: modernised, improved - and unmissable
    5. Get 742 games with Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality on itch.io from $5 / £4
    6. UK government calls for evidence on loot boxes over concern they train children to gamble
    7. The Riftbreaker mashes together StarCraft, They Are Billions and Diablo, and it's a joy to play
    1. Here's when you can try Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break for free
    2. Riot is "prototyping" Valorant on consoles but only if it's certain the port "can deliver the experience"
    3. Activision Blizzard cancels World of Warcraft: Shadowlands livestream
    4. Someone created the entire Smash Bros. roster in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
    5. Here's when we'll finally be able to explore Apex Legends' mysterious bunkers
    6. There's a secret message hidden on the Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox One X
    1. Destiny 2 gets its first Fortnite-style live event today
    2. BioShock: The Collection for Switch - classic games get a solid remaster
    3. EA extends free Madden Xbox Series X upgrade window
    4. Sky will broadcast crowd noises from FIFA when the Premier League returns
    5. P.T. remade in Half-Life: Alyx is as terrifying as you'd expect
    6. People are playing a five-year-old build of Dead Island 2
    7. Steam Game Festival delayed, Valve yet to issue statement on Black Lives Matter movement
    8. EA Play Live 2020 delayed a week
    9. This year's Summer Games Done Quick charity speedrunning event will be online-only
    10. My friend and his Pokémon save file
    1. Black Lives Matter indie game bundle has already raised over £43,000 on itch.io
    2. Amazon's team-based shooter Crucible "retiring" two of its three modes
    3. PUBG is having a free weekend on Steam right now
    4. Sea of Thieves is currently running a slightly mind-boggling array of limited-time events
    5. Sea of Thieves The Shroudbreaker guide: Magpie's Wing and Totem explained
    6. Finally, we know what Mortal Kombat supervillain Shao Kahn looks like under all that armour
    7. Wave of EA games hit Steam, including Dragon Age 2 and Dragon Age: Inquisition
    8. Animal Crossing Summer shell: How to find summer shells, DIY recipes, and the summer shell price explained
    9. Sony fined £1.9m by Australian court over PlayStation refund policy
    10. Pokémon has released a Looney Tunes-inspired short
    11. Sea of Thieves Skeleton Forts: Skull Clouds, Stronghold Keys and how to defeat the raids
    12. Sea of Thieves error messages explained - CyanBeard, LavenderBeard, CinnamonBeard and what we know about other errors
    13. Sea of Thieves gold and doubloon sources and how to earn currency fast from Emissaries and other sources
    14. Sea of Thieves controls - Xbox and PC control schemes for gamepad, keyboard and mouse and how to re-map controls explained
    15. Sea of Thieves installation - unlock times, how to download Sea of Thieves on PC and Xbox One
    16. Sea of Thieves tips and tricks - essential advice for conquering the high seas
    17. Sea of Thieves chicken, pig and snake locations - how to find and catch animals and Merchant Alliance quests explained
    18. Sea of Thieves Pirate Legend and Mysterious Stranger explained - riddle solution, rewards, and how to become Pirate Legend
    19. Sea of Thieves Kraken: How to find, spawn and kill the Kraken, and Kraken loot explained
    20. Sea of Thieves sailing: How to sail, sailing into and against the wind and sailing terms explained
    21. Sea of Thieves fishing guide: How to catch fish, sell fish and find trophy and rare fish locations explained
    22. Sea of Thieves skeleton types: Green, Gold and Ancient Skeletons, and Skeleton Captains and how to defeat them explained
    23. Sea of Thieves Maiden Voyage tutorial: Key and journal locations, and how to complete all other Maiden Voyage commendations
    24. Sea of Thieves ship battles: How to win, use cannons and repair your sinking ship explained
    25. Valorant release time in BST, CEST, EDT, PDT, JST and KST explained
    26. Valorant Ranks: Ranking system, tiers and whether ranks reset in Valorant explained
    27. Valorant Ignition Battle Pass weapon skins, buddies and price explained
    28. GAME has a gold Xbox One X for £259
    29. Valorant error codes: How to solve errors 59, 29 and 'something unusual happened'
    30. Valorant Specs: Required, minimum, recommended and high-end specs explained
    31. Activision Blizzard shareholders urged to vote against boss Bobby Kotick's bonuses
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    34. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone now have in-game Black Lives Matter message
    35. Switch Digital Days Sale is under way on the eShop in Europe
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    2. Pac-Man Championship Edition is getting an NES-inspired demake on Switch
    3. Co-operative cuisine-'em-up Overcooked is free on the Epic Store
    4. GOG adds The Witcher Universe Collection for £20 to their Summer Sale
    5. Two-headed dog simulator Phogs delayed
    6. Rejoice, for Slay the Spire is finally coming to iOS and Android
    7. BioShock: The Collection gets upgraded for PS4 Pro and Xbox One X - and the results disappoint
    8. There's a Kingdoms of Amalur remaster and it's called "Re-Reckoning"
    9. The Outer Worlds on Switch: an ambitious effort, but the compromises cut too deep
    10. Fortnite's new season hit by another delay
    11. Project Cars 3 takes the series in a new direction
    12. You can already save £10 off Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
    1. CD Projekt unveils Gwent's next free expansion Master Mirror
    2. Bohemia Interactive says it isn't being acquired by Tencent, despite recent reports
    3. Frostpunk's final expansion is called On The Edge and it's out this summer
    4. Elite Dangerous getting on-foot traversal and atmospheric landings early next year
    5. Kerbal Space Program 2 developers found out their project was cancelled via LinkedIn
    6. Pokémon Go adds first new Sword and Shield species today
    7. Destiny 2 trailer teases Europa for September expansion
    8. Valorant is set for inevitable success, but there's still room to improve
    9. Pokémon Sword and Shield's first expansion arrives in two weeks
    10. Call of Duty's new seasons postponed
    11. CD Projekt teases more Cyberpunk 2077 news coming in June
    12. Total War Saga: Troy will be free at launch on the Epic Games Store
    13. Sega celebrates its 60th anniversary with a Game Gear Micro
    14. Rhythm Fighter is an irresistibly awkward beat-'em-up
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    2. Five of the Best: Game Over screens
    3. One of the PS Vita's best games has unexpectedly gone offline
    4. Sony will show PlayStation 5 games next week
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    2. Fortnite fans reckon new season leak ties into Epic teaser from year ago
    3. The Last of Us Part 2: hands-on with Naughty Dog's stunning farewell to PS4
    4. Gang Beasts will be kept alive via new self-published updates
    5. New enemies, new abilities and new details - hands-on with The Last of Us Part 2
    6. 51 Worldwide Games review - a playful history of the world
    7. Animal Crossing: New Horizons wedding event begins today
    8. Xenoblade Chronicles on Nintendo Switch sells double Wii original
    9. Codemasters has secured the official WRC licence
    10. Atomicrops review - a zany farming shooter Roguelike that's intense fun
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