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January 2016 Archive

    1. Watch: We play Far Cry Primal's first story mission
    2. 30 years in space: Meet the man who's kept space sims flying
    3. Remembering Dragon Age: Origins
    4. Blackmagic Video Assist review
    1. The XCOM 2 mods you can play from day one
    2. Watch: Are betas beneficial for players?
    3. Keith Stuart on: horror, madness and control
    1. Fractured Space is free to play - and keep - this weekend
    2. Metal Gear Solid 5 has shipped 6m units
    3. Beyond Good & Evil developer has an incredible story to tell
    4. Watch: Anxiety and video games - Low Batteries episode 4
    5. Don't hold your breath for This War of Mine Little Ones content on PC
    6. Why Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players are upset at Valve's community server clampdown
    7. Lego Marvel's Avengers review
    8. Digital Foundry: Hands-on with HTC Vive Pre
    9. Meet Saints Row: Undercover, the canned PSP sequel suddenly released for free
    10. We now have a clearer picture of how Xbox One is doing
    11. This War of Mine: The Little Ones review
    12. Watch 43 minutes of Yakuza 6 gameplay
    1. New Titanfall game and Mass Effect: Andromeda coming in the next 14 months
    2. Super Mario Maker's most challenging level has been beaten
    3. Play Sunless Sea for free this weekend on Steam
    4. Song of the Deep is Insomniac's new aquatic Metroidvania
    5. The Elder Scrolls Online's Thieves Guild DLC dated for March
    6. Killing crows and closing car doors
    7. Feast your eyes on these glorious new Dark Souls 3 screenshots
    8. The Division's post-release plans revealed
    9. Funcom announces Conan multiplayer open-world survival game
    10. The wonderful surprise in Torment: Tides of Numenera's first two minutes
    11. GOG launches an early access program with "no questions asked" refunds
    12. Almost every comment on EA's Instagram is "Skate 4"
    13. Watch: We talk about the reaction to Life is Strange with its creators
    14. PlayStation 4 players can download The Division beta now using this one weird trick
    15. Face-Off: Rise of the Tomb Raider on PC
    16. Bravely Second steps out of Final Fantasy's shadow
    17. Tribes: Ascend patch breathes new life into dormant shooter
    18. Sony is trying - and failing - to trademark "Let's Play"
    19. Bungie president out less than a week after Destiny 2's reported delay
    1. Tron Run/r release date confirmed for PS4, Xbox One and PC
    2. Someone is making a Fallout: New Vegas multiplayer mod
    3. Teenage dev's Way To The Woods signs with publisher Team17
    4. Hard Reset Redux announced for PS4, Xbox One and PC
    5. Games with Gold adds Hand of Fate and Styx in February
    6. Helldivers, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax headed to PlayStation Plus in February
    7. A new game bundle wants to give Bryan Henderson, the god who Peter Molyneux forgot, $10,000
    8. Everything Broken Sword developer Revolution has done in one 25th Anniversary Collection
    9. Watch 30 minutes of the Torment: Tides of Numenera beta
    10. Everything you need to know about The Division beta
    11. End of an era as Evo, the world's biggest fighting game tournament, ditches Street Fighter 4
    12. The Angry Birds Movie is still a thing, here's a new trailer
    13. Halo 2's Battle Rifle shoots its way into Halo 5
    14. Star Wars Battlefront patch nerfs Boba Fett, DL-44, Bowcaster, Homing Shot
    15. Sunless Sea's Zubmariner expansion surfaces
    16. Lego fans reckon they've worked out the series' next game
    17. Sony drops pricing information from the PlayStation Blog
    18. Fabulous Beasts is Jenga for the gods
    19. Monument Valley gets a two-volume vinyl soundtrack
    20. Downwell arrives tonight on Android
    21. Insomniac Games teases upcoming underwater adventure
    22. Life is Strange publisher hosts actual Everyday Heroes photo content
    1. Star Wars Outpost revealed: a galaxy far, far away "meets Settlers of Catan/EVE"
    2. Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade due this summer on PC and consoles
    3. Resident Evil shooter Umbrella Corps slated for May
    4. Digital Foundry: Hands-on with Far Cry Primal
    5. Star Wars Battlefront Season Pass includes Death Star map
    6. Watch: Base building and beast riding in Far Cry Primal
    7. Ex-Sony Online boss announces RPG Hero's Song
    8. The creators of Burnout announce Dangerous Golf
    9. Bizarre Pokémon game Detective Pikachu is real, out next week in Japan
    10. Homefront: The Revolution is surprisingly nutty
    11. Our best look yet at the promising Planet Coaster
    12. EGX Rezzed 2016 announces Divinity: Original Sin 2 developer session
    13. Bungie rolls back controversial Destiny matchmaking changes
    14. Sony Computer Entertainment is no more. Meet, Sony Interactive Entertainment
    15. Platinum's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game looks great
    16. Dragon's Dogma on PC is a HD remaster in all but name
    17. Donald Rumsfeld has released a mobile Solitaire game
    1. Watch: What is FNaF world and why is it awful?
    2. FNaF World has been removed from sale, refunds offered
    3. Her Story 2 is in development
    4. Pokémon has a Super Bowl trailer
    5. Street Fighter 5 has a story
    6. Valkyria Chronicles PS4 remaster is coming to the west
    7. It's time for Destiny to show its hand
    8. People are already modding Street Fighter 5
    9. Shock, horror: Mighty No. 9 delayed - again
    10. The wonderful Final Fantasy Tactics Advance hits Wii U Virtual Console this week
    11. Someone made Princess Peach's Castle in Halo 5
    12. New Paper Mario game coming to Wii U - report
    13. Darkest Dungeon review
    1. Watch: Weaponising the new two-seater buggy in Dying Light: The Following
    2. The Making of The Witcher 2
    3. Acer X34 Predator vs XR341CK: two ultra-wide gaming displays reviewed
    4. A different creed: the legacy of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
    1. Is it time for a PS4 SSD upgrade?
    2. Watch: Our best (and worst) game bugs
    3. Long tail: the near-endless joy of unlockable content
    4. Fallout 4 14.5 inch power armour figurine costs £279
    1. Cancelled Saints Row PSP game unearthed
    2. Dedicated Fallout 4 player explains how to make seemingly impossible structure
    3. Attack on Titan trailer reveals loads of new gameplay
    4. Atari Vault will bundle 100 titles on PC this spring
    5. DriveClub is getting a Hardcore mode in February
    6. Writer David Gaider leaves BioWare after 17 years
    7. Destiny 2 delayed from September 2016 - report
    8. Tom Clancy's The Division PC specs detailed
    9. Life is Strange boxed release available today
    10. Mod gives Fallout 4 cool New Vegas-style Traits
    11. Elite: Dangerous dev Frontier focuses on SteamVR
    12. The Witcher 2 headlines Xbox One January back-compatibility games
    13. What is Yandere Simulator, and why has Twitch banned it?
    14. Mario Kart 64 doesn't have Ghost data on Wii U
    15. Destiny's next event is... not what players expected
    16. Oxenfree review
    17. Hyrule Warriors: Legends gets it own decorative 3DS XL model
    18. Shocker! Five Nights at Freddy's World is out now
    19. Ark: Survival Evolved is getting online and local split-screen on Xbox One
    1. The Escapists The Walking Dead breaks out on PS4 next month
    2. P.T.-inspired Layers of Fear release date confirmed for February
    3. Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime arrives on PS4 ahead of Valentine's Day
    4. Harebrained Schemes' roguelike Necropolis sets March release date
    5. Watch: Underrail has a weird XP system
    6. Warner accused of abandoning Mortal Kombat X PC players
    7. The Eurogamer podcast is back (again!)
    8. Long War team are making mods for XCOM 2
    9. Zelda: Twilight Princess HD's Amiibo-exclusive dungeon revealed
    10. Splatoon's final new map rolls out tomorrow
    11. Fire Emblem: Fates controversial scene changed for Western launch
    12. Blizzard reveals new Wizard and Necromancer characters for Heroes of the Storm
    13. Aviary Attorney review
    1. Why the internet is in a flap about Nintendo's NX console
    2. Mortal Kombat XL includes all the DLC
    3. PC's Resident Evil Zero HD remaster shows us how the original game was made
    4. Resident Evil Zero review
    5. New player reporting tools headed to Heroes of the Storm
    6. Heroes of the Storm: free hero rotation for June 9th
    7. Video: What does the future hold for Heroes of the Storm?
    8. Why Heroes of the Storm is the MOBA that you'll love or hate
    9. Heroes of the Storm review
    10. Prison Architect tunnelling to PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
    11. Assetto Corsa console release date narrowed down to April
    12. Assetto Corsa is about to bring one of the finest handling models to console
    13. I have to break Fallout 4 to finish it
    14. Digital Foundry: Hands on with Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
    15. Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann on why Uncharted has to end
    16. GTA5 modder adds Mad Max's Doof Wagon
    1. Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Amiibo features detailed - report
    2. The Witness costs £29.99, pre-orders now live
    3. Metal Gear Online PC emerges from beta to full launch
    4. Rise of the Tomb Raider's Baba Yaga DLC due next week
    5. Digital Foundry: Hands-on with Ark: Survival Evolved on Xbox One
    6. Here's everything in Xbox One's February system update
    7. Microsoft announces subscription-based Minecraft for schools
    8. Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty drizzled onto PlayStation Vita today
    9. Star Wars PS2 Classics now available from PS4 store
    10. Minecraft Boris Johnson announces £1.2m fund to promote games in London
    11. What does Diablo 3's new patch offer for the end-game player?
    1. Metal Gear Solid fan remake looks lovely in Unreal Engine 4
    2. Minecraft: Story Mode turns up on Wii U this week
    3. The link between Kylo Ren's Lightsaber and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
    4. Watch: Ian play 2D paranormal thriller Oxenfree
    5. There's a new Iron Maiden RPG
    6. Gone Home console review
    7. I was patched out of Eve Online
    8. Far Cry Primal promotion invites you to sleep in a cave
    9. Lap up Mario Kart 64 on Wii U Virtual Console this week
    10. What The Division's world map does - and doesn't - include
    11. Sony says sorry for PSN falling over with 1-day Plus extension
    12. Xbox Live Gold members can play EA Access Vault games free this week
    13. The Banner Saga console review
    1. Does Diablo 3 patch 2.4 impact console performance?
    2. Watch: What we don't want from Assassin's Creed Empire
    3. Remembering David Bowie's Nomad Soul
    1. Cyber Gadget Retro Freak review
    2. Alexis Kennedy on: Gravity
    3. New Homeworld gets a launch trailer ahead of its release next week
    4. Fallout 4's 1.3 beta update helps you get a head in the commonwealth
    5. I Have no Mouth, and I Must Scream is now on mobile
    6. John Romero releases his first Doom level in 21 years
    1. Valve-approved fan-made Half-Life expansion Prospekt dated for February
    2. Dark Chronicle is coming to PS4 next week
    3. Pokkén Tournament confirms March release date
    4. David Bowie-featuring adventure Omikron: The Nomad Soul is free this week
    5. Watch: Tom Clancy's The Division - E3 2013 vs now.
    6. What's the deal with The Division's microtransactions?
    7. Digital Foundry: Hands-on with the Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster
    8. Mojang-published Cobalt gets Steam, Xbox release date
    9. Is your PC really VR-ready?
    10. Portal fan film director helming surprise Cloverfield sequel
    11. Hitman is now fully episodic
    12. Meet the man trying to finish all the Steam games
    13. The Division beta gets January launch date
    1. Call of Duty maker sued by family of Angolan rebel leader
    2. 80 Days dev dates Sorcery! for PC and Mac
    3. Watch: Designing the new League of Legends champion
    4. World of Tanks rolls onto PS4 next week
    5. Zelda: Twilight Princess HD has a new dungeon
    6. Elite Dangerous soars past 1.4m sold
    7. Five Nights at Freddy's World release date
    8. Disney invests in new YouTube channel network starring PewDiePie
    9. Fallout 4 could do with a proper Hardcore Mode
    1. Rockstar North boss leaves Grand Theft Auto developer
    2. Watch: We race buggies around Dying Light: The Following
    3. Satoru Iwata to be honoured with posthumous DICE Lifetime Achievement Award
    4. Seasons mod makes Fallout 4 look like The Last of Us
    5. Whopper of a Diablo 3 patch arriving very soon on PC and consoles
    6. Payday 2 fans react in surprise at paid-for Goat Simulator tie-in
    7. Tom Clancy's The Division trailer leaks new gameplay footage
    8. Watch: We met the creator of Jenga
    1. EA launches Origin Access for PC
    2. Why everyone's talking about Grand Theft Auto 5 single-player DLC again
    3. Last minute delay for console versions of Gone Home in Europe
    4. Cool BioShock Infinite-themed Fallout 4 settlement puts Columbia in the Commonwealth
    5. Not a Hero gets PS4 release date but canned on Vita
    6. Watch: How many ex-Rare staff work at Playtonic?
    7. Psychonauts comes out on PS4 this spring
    8. Alton Towers announces first VR rollercoaster
    9. Homefront: The Revolution out in May, new gameplay trailer
    10. NewRetroArcade developer announces Hypercharge
    11. Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India is a spin-off taking risks and finding its feet
    12. Tim Schafer talks Psychonauts 2 story
    13. Steam's sale changes were a huge success
    14. Performance Analysis: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance on Android
    15. Ratchet & Clank PS4 out April 2016
    16. DC Universe Online coming to Xbox One
    1. Performance Analysis: World of Tanks on PS4
    2. Why Destiny fans think the series is headed to Mercury
    3. That Dragon, Cancer review
    4. AMD cuts prices on R9 Nano small form-factor graphics card
    5. Watch: Ian plays Resident Evil Zero HD live from 5:30pm
    6. GTA5 mod teaches Watch Dogs new tricks
    7. The best clips from the wonderful Awesome Games Done Quick 2016
    8. Oslo's City Hall is chiming the Super Mario Bros. theme
    9. David Bowie dies aged 69
    1. Where in the world is Edward Snowden?
    2. Video: The Avengers games we're still trying to forget
    1. Face-Off: The Crew: Wild Run
    2. Ellie Gibson on: Manual Stimulation
    1. Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw leaves Valve
    2. Finally, tide turns in war with PC game crackers
    3. Valve's first wave of Steam Machines launch 10th November
    4. Star Wars open-world RPG Kickstarter bites the dust
    5. Pimped game controllers with bullets and diamonds - who makes these things?
    6. Space Grunts is a turn-based spin on Nuclear Throne
    7. Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir details new game modes
    8. Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2 is as shameless as App Store games get
    1. Far Cry Primal PC system requirements revealed
    2. Star Wars: The Old Republic's next story expansion dated for February
    3. Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 open beta begins next week
    4. The elements of style: celebrating the seventh row with Toca Lab
    5. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey: "We don't make money on the Rift"
    6. First-person astronaut game Adr1ft launches on PC in March
    7. Hardware: Rivals review
    8. Yakuza 5 review
    1. Psychonauts 2 has reached its funding goal on Fig
    2. 2016 IGF Award finalists revealed
    3. Final Fantasy 9 is "coming soon" to PC, iOS and Android
    4. Soma mod makes enemies harmless (but still super creepy)
    5. Rick and Morty mobile game Pocket Mortys parodies Pokémon
    6. Boxboy! sequel gets a surprise release in Japan
    7. Oculus Rift costs £500
    8. Oculus Rift pre-orders open today and you won't be charged for them
    9. Square Enix closes cloud gaming company Shinra Technologies
    10. Star Wars Pinball reveals two The Force Awakens tables
    11. Shenmue 3 PayPal backers denied Kickstarter-exclusive reward options "as originally promised"
    12. Witness the horror of Thomas the Tank Engine in Fallout 4
    1. Fear the toot of Thomas the Tank Engine in Skyrim
    2. Platinum's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game Achievements leaked
    3. PS4 sells over 35.9m units
    4. Pillars of Eternity: The White March Part 2 delayed until February
    5. EA Sports UFC 2 sets March release date
    6. Torment: Tides of Numenera hits Steam Early Access this month
    7. Assassin's Creed prequel set in ancient Egypt, due 2017- report
    8. Valve's virtual reality headset adds a front-facing camera
    9. Free Rift for Oculus dev kit Kickstarter backers
    10. Rise of the Tomb Raider comes to PC 28th Jan
    11. Amplitude review
    12. 20,000 video game cars flow like water in TrackMania
    13. Wii game A Boy and His Blob revived for modern systems
    14. Apple TV 2015 review
    15. Sleeping Dogs developer puts down Triad Wars
    16. Best-selling Steam games of 2015 list has a few surprises
    17. Hack flips Super Metroid on its side, makes game even harder
    18. PlayStation Network is currently down
    19. Fallout 4 mod adds mutated Macho Man Randy Savage
    1. Activision acquires Major League Gaming for $46m
    2. PS Plus free January offerings include Hardware: Rivals and Grim Fandango
    3. The Xbox One and Windows 10 exclusives due out in 2016
    4. AMD reveals 'Polaris' next-gen graphics architecture
    5. Xbox One exclusive Scalebound delayed to 2017
    6. Blind gamer completes The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
    7. PlayStation 4 hack confirmed: watch the Linux demo
    8. Seeing in the new year with Resogun
    1. The Digital Foundry 2016 graphics card upgrade guide
    1. Inside Digital Foundry: Teach yourself pixel-counting
    1. Eurogamer's top 50 games of 2015
    2. Eurogamer's Game of the Year 2015