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FeatureThrough the Dragon Age: Inquisition tarot cards I found art
Keeping me warm in Tevinter.
Another central Overwatch character has an LGBT backstory
UDPATE: Ana's short-story skin released as part of special new challenge.
How a random indie game came out of nowhere to post the 10th highest Steam player count ever
Ever heard of Geneshift?
Sony's just released a new Lemmings game for mobile
And it's okay!
A brand new Lemmings game has just been released on mobile, and was announced on the PlayStation blog. Hang on - the PlayStation blog? Isn't that a place Sony talks about PlayStation games?
That's it for Minecraft updates on Xbox 360, PS3, Vita and Wii U
Ore on your own now.
That's it for Minecraft updates on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Vita and Wii U. The final update - the Nightmare Before Christmas Mash-Up pack - has been released.
Floss dance creator Backpack Kid suing Fortnite now too
Well, his mum is.
Yesterday Carlton from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, today the Backpack Kid from, um, Instagram - another day, another legal case against Fortnite because of dances in the game.
Nintendo Switch the fastest-selling US console this generation
But no longer the fastest-selling ever.
The Nintendo Switch is the fastest-selling video game system in the US this generation, according to data-counter NPD. From launch in March 2017, through to November 2018, Nintendo's hybrid console sold more than 8.7 million units.
BioShocky horror Close to the Sun attracts a publisher
A potential scorcher?
Ready for something BioShocky yet? Close to the Sun might be it.
The German Consumer Protection Authority (VZBV) has decided to take legal action against Nintendo over its no-cancellation eShop pre-order policy.
Arguably the most famous dance ever created in the history of the world - except from the moonwalk maybe - is Carlton's finger-snapping, forearm-whirling, hip-swinging dance from TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. You all know it, just like you all know the words to Will Smith's rap-troduction.
After all these years, World of Warcraft adds a potion to understand your enemy with
Apparently it's been lurking in the game since launch!
For as long as World of Warcraft has been alive, Horde and Alliance haven't been able to understand each other (with a few exceptions). Your game client would garble what players of the opposing faction said, thereby reinforcing a sense of belonging while sprinkling on a bit of exotic mystique.
Pillars of Eternity 2 will still come to consoles, including Switch, in 2019
Better tell Magran.
The planned console versions of Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire have been fading from view ever since the flagship desktop version arrived in May and struggled to catch on. As time ticked by, the pencilled-in console release window of 2018 got smaller and smaller.
You can bag yourself a free PC copy of the acclaimed Assassin's Creed: Odyssey simply by playtesting Google's new Chrome streaming service Project Stream. You only need to play for an hour, then you'll be gifted the game.
Rage 2 gets a May 2019 release date
Aaaarrrggghh!
Colourful temper-tantrum Rage 2 will be released 14th May 2019.
A first look at Obsidian's new sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds
Fallout in space.
Obsidian Entertainment's big new role-playing game will be a science-fiction space adventure called The Outer Worlds, and we got our first look at it during The Game Awards 2018.
Ape evolution action-adventure game Ancestors: A Humankind Odyssey will be released in 2019.
Yes! Quake Champions is ditching loot boxes for a battle pass
Just quad we wanted.
Hooray! Quake Champions is freeing itself of a messy - and random - loot box system in favour of a clearer Fortnite-style battle pass.
FeatureTroubling GOG tweets, a fired CD Projekt employee, and the spectre of GamerGate
A behind the scenes look at a messy affair.
UPDATE 8th December 2018: Following the publication of this article, Sean Halliday was revealed to have ties to a website called Exclusively Games, owned by someone with links to GamerGate. Halliday told Eurogamer he had been offered a job by Exclusively Games and had been flagged as a moderator while considering the position. But, he told Eurogamer today, he has since declined the offer of a job.
French Revolution courtroom drama We. The Revolution gets a release date
Beheading for March.
We. The Revolution, an intriguing and attractive game about playing judge during the French Revolution, comes out 21st March 2019.
The Battle of Geonosis in Star Wars Battlefront 2 looks better than in the film!
You Kenobi serious.
Here's a first proper look at Obi-Wan Kenobi and the planet of Geonosis ahead of their arrival in Star Wars Battlefront 2 next Wednesday, 28th November.
Bard's Tale 4 whopper-patch addresses some of our biggest concerns
I amb excited about it.
The Bard's Tale 4: Barrows Deep was scruffy at launch - I used that word in my Bard's Tale 4 review - but inXile has done significant work since. Case in point: this week's Second Sight patch, which is a whopper.
Frostpunk's much-longed-for Endless mode is imminent
UPDATE: It's live! Snow joke!
UPDATE 21ST NOVEMBER: The Endless Modes is live! It's free, remember, and comes in a patch with additional Frostpunk fixes.
Third and final paid expansion for Pillars of Eternity 2 gets a release date
There's Aloth in it.
The Forgotten Sanctum, the third and final paid expansion for Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, will be released 13th December.
Enter the Gungeon dev cancels expansion to work on new game
"We need to move on."
Enter the Gungeon developer Dodge Roll has ceased development on a paid expansion so it can work on a new game instead.
On this day, 20 years ago, Half-Life was released. Makes you feel old, doesn't it? It's because you are old, you wrinkler. November 19th, 1998 - what were you doing then?
FeatureInXile acquired by Microsoft: the interview
"We've had one hand tied behind our back; now, no longer."
On Saturday 10th November, Microsoft announced buying Californian role-playing game developers inXile Entertainment and Obsidian Entertainment. Two studios independent which had fought for survival for a decade-and-a-half were now under the Xbox umbrella. The message from Microsoft was reassurance: don't worry, nothing will change, we won't kill them - they'll continue to make the games you love, only they'll have more resources and support available to "fully realise" their ambitions. Nevertheless, questions remained.
Seven-day free Overwatch trial next week
Ashe hit you not.
There's a good chance you've already tried Overwatch at this point, but just in case you haven't, or you want to play again for free, there's a seven-day free trial coming next week on all three game platforms: PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
PlayStation 4 worldwide sales reach 86.1 million
The most popular controller colour REVEALED!
Sony has wheeled out a new worldwide sales figure for PlayStation 4. The grand total now stands at 86.1 million units sold.
