Layers of Fear is free on Steam and you can keep it forever
Easely recommendable.
Layers of Fear was a turning point for Polish studio Bloober. Before it, Bloober had a reputation for poor games, but Layers began something new.
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Warhammer: Vermintide 2 gets imminent Xbox One release date and open beta
"Yes, the PS4 version is coming."
Still got your old 1MB Amiga? A new game has come out
A maze thing.
FeatureThe PlayStation 4 Fortnite account curse is not "for the players" at all
"It doesn't feel like it helps grow gaming to me."
We've seen Sony block cross-console multiplayer on PlayStation 4 before and heard unconvincing justifications for it, but never has the issue seemed as petty - and yet also as big - as it has this week.
It's all very well Wesley painting an ever-so-exciting picture of Cyberpunk 2077 after seeing nearly an hour of the game at E3 2018, but we - everyone watching from afar - haven't seen it, have we? I mean we're not jealous but it's really unfair.
Valve launches all-new Steam chat and Friends beta and it's basically Discord
Which isn't a bad thing.
Valve has launched the beta for an all-new Steam chat and Friends list, and it's basically Discord - even so far as to be usable in a browser as well as the Steam client.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses coming to Switch in spring 2019
Not to be confused with tree houses.
The big Nintendo Switch Fire Emblem game has been unveiled. It's called Fire Emblem: Three Houses and it's coming spring 2019.
A few missed morsels from the PC Gaming Show
RAM these in your eyes.
Sandwiched between the major publisher E3 conferences and Sony last night was the PC Gaming Show. We wrote a few stories - there was a Shark RPG, Overkill's The Walking Dead got a release date, two Yakuza games and Valkyria Chronicles 4 are coming to Steam, Oculus and Insomniac showed open-world VR game Stormlands, and Factorio/No Man's Sky mash-up Satisfactory looked very impressive - but we missed others in the din.
Gaiden excited?
Koei Tecmo announced Nioh 2 during the PlayStation E3 bonanza today.
The Last of Us: Part 2 stuns with a kiss, then with violence
Beauty and the Beast.
Sony kicked off the PlayStation E3 2018 conference with a spectacular moment - a kiss in The Last of Us: Part 2.
DayZ studio Bohemia announces a new survival game set in 90s Norway
Coming to Xbox Game Preview very soon.
DayZ and Arma studio Bohemia has announced a new Scandinavian post-nuclear-war survival game for Xbox One called Vigor. It's coming to Xbox Game Preview this summer. Whether it will land on other platforms we don't yet know.
E3 is over, there's an open-world shark RPG
Jaws agape.
A single-player, open-world shark action RPG called Maneater has been announced at E3! A SharkPG!
Satisfactory looks like a cross between Factorio and No Man's Sky
By Goat Simulator studio Coffee Stain.
Goat Simulator studio Coffee Stain has unveiled gameplay for Satisfactory at E3, which looks like an enticing cross between Factorio and No Man's Sky.
Ubisoft's pirate game Skull and Bones reemerges with broadsides to swoon over
Shivers me timbers!
Ubisoft's recently delayed pirate game Skull and Bones reemerged at E3 flaunting broadsides to go weak at the knees over.
There won't be - can't be - any new content made for Friday the 13th: The Game because of the messy Hollywood battle over ownership of the franchise.
PlatinumGames and Square Enix announce Babylon's Fall
I've made a Mesopotamia!
PlatinumGames is making a game for Square Enix. It's called Babylon's Fall and it's coming 2019 for PC and PS4.
Devolver's Scum (not the 1979 Ray Winstone film) will launch on Steam Early Access this August.
My Friend Pedro is a Nintendo Switch and PC game about shooting people because a banana told you to, and it looks great.
Devolver's Metal Wolf Chaos XD is a remaster and out this year
"Suck on my missile punch!"
From Software's 14-year-old mech game Metal Wolf Chaos - previously only available on Xbox in Japan (yes they do have them over there) - is being remastered for PC, PS4 and Xbox One this year.
Bethesda's new Elder Scrolls RPG for mobile looks really rather good
Coming this autumn for Android and iOS.
Bethesda has built a whole new first-person Elder Scrolls role-playing game especially for mobile. It's called The Elder Scrolls: Blades and will be released this autumn on iOS and Android for free (presumably with in-app purchases).
Oh hell, Bethesda just announced Doom Eternal
But we'll have to wait for a demon-stration.
Oh hell, Bethesda just announced Doom Eternal, a sequel to the wonderful Doom reboot from 2016!
CD Projekt Red unveils Cyberpunk 2077 at E3 2018
Witcher you are excited?
UPDATE: The Cyberpunk 2077 trailer contained a secret letter. We now have a legible copy (barring a few words) of the two halves and I've typed out what it says.
Dying Light 2 announced and Chris Avellone is working on it
Cities will evolve depending on your choices.
Techland has announced Dying Light 2 - and legendary role-playing game writer and designer Chris Avellone is working on it!
Dark Souls and Bloodborne developer From Software has announced a brand new game called Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. It's published by Activision, notably, and is coming early 2019 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
BioWare reveals Anthem release date at E3
Coming February.
EA BioWare has announced Anthem will be released 22nd February 2019 on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Respawn's Star Wars game announced as Jedi: Fallen Order
Dark Times coming holiday 2019.
Respawn Entertainment's new third-person Star Wars action game will be called Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Studio boss Vince Zampella announced the name during the EA E3 2018 conference today.
19-year-old storybook strategy game King of Dragon Pass is getting a sequel!