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July 2017 Archive

    1. Titanfall 2 lands on EA and Origin Access
    2. Monster Hunter Stories demo due next week
    3. Ark: Survival Evolved's full release delayed
    4. League of Legends gets its own reality show
    5. 2000 to One: A Space Felony is the Kubrickest game yet
    6. Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
    7. Crash magazine returns with a crowdfunded annual
    8. Final Fantasy 15's invincible armour now looks less like Power Rangers
    9. Dean Hall's Stationeers due September
    10. Valve makes Dota 2 more welcoming for newcomers
    11. Hey! Pikmin fails to set UK chart on fire
    12. Ambitious GTA5 mod launches players into space
    13. Pokémon Go developer postpones European events after Chicago problems
    14. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds just became the most played non-Valve game on Steam ever
    15. The cult of Fire Pro Wrestling
    16. AMD returns to the high-end: Radeon RX Vega unveiled
    17. AMD reveals full Ryzen Threadripper launch line-up
    1. Intel Skylake-X: Intel's new six, eight and ten-core CPUs reviewed
    2. Watch: Big games whose first trailers would surprise you
    3. Tracing the panoramic obsessions of Destiny
    1. All hail Wario
    2. The hope and despair of A Light In Chorus
    3. One of Nintendo's most significant curios just snuck out on the Switch
    4. Procedurally-generated Metroidvania Sundered is out now on PS4 and PC
    5. Input lag tested: COD vs Battlefield - which is the most responsive FPS?
    6. Dragon Quest 11 is coming to the west next year
    7. Breath of the Wild and telling stories through archaeology
    1. Night Trap - 25th Anniversary Edition to haunt PS4 and PC players in August
    2. Sine Mora EX sets August release date on PS4, Xbox One and PC
    3. Metal Gear Solid 5 update adds playable Ocelot to FOB missions
    4. Forza Horizon 3 is about to get its wildest crossover yet
    5. New Overwatch patch "drastically" reduces amount of duplicates
    6. Tekken 7 pre-order bonus Eliza now standalone DLC
    7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered is having a tough time on Steam
    8. Here's a brand new card from Hearthstone's next expansion
    9. How I programmed Final Fantasy 12 to help me meet an impossible deadline
    10. Pokémon Go Fest attendees file class-action lawsuit against Niantic
    11. PlayStation Plus price hike announced for Europe
    12. MS Paint has had a bit of an upgrade
    13. Ultra Street Fighter 2 on Nintendo Switch does the business for Capcom
    14. How Firaxis saved XCOM from complete disaster
    15. Civilization 6 finally adds a restart button
    16. Hey! Pikmin's smart amiibo functionality feels much fairer than Metroid's
    17. Chinese game giant Tencent buys 9% of Elite Dangerous dev Frontier
    18. The three times EA mentioned Mass Effect: Andromeda in its financial results
    19. Esports are coming to BBC Three
    20. Destiny 2 PC beta dates, system requirements confirmed
    21. For Honor to get dedicated servers
    22. What Remains of Edith Finch director Ian Dallas reflects on his unforgettable family drama
    23. The past, present and future of Battlegrounds - according to PlayerUnknown
    24. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds introduces paid cosmetics inspired by the Battle Royale movie next month
    1. Zelda: Breath of the Wild glitch lets you play without the Sheikah Slate or night cycle
    2. Dark Souls trilogy is getting a limited edition vinyl soundtrack
    3. Overwatch's new hero, Doomfist, arrives next week on all platforms
    4. Monster Hunter World reveals summary videos of every weapon type
    5. Watch 10 minutes of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice gameplay
    6. Overwatch League players to be paid at least $50k a year plus perks
    7. Lego Worlds finally lands Nintendo Switch release date
    8. Hit comedy sex game to be modified after Valve pulled it off Steam
    9. Echo is a mind-boggling sci-fi game which pits you against yourself
    10. Xbox Games Pass gets Dirt Rally, Dead Rising 3 and Limbo in August
    11. Guild Wars 2 new expansion announcement next week
    12. Capcom says it'll fix Chun-Li's face in Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite
    13. So far, Fortnite feels less than Epic
    14. Watch an hour-and-a-half of brand new Wolfenstein 2 gameplay
    15. Wolfenstein 2 DLC lets you play as different characters
    16. Splatoon 2 gets its first patch, fixes ticket exploit
    17. Blizzard announces clampdown on bad Overwatch behaviour
    18. Friday the 13th finally patched on Xbox One
    19. Here's the first trailer for Warhammer Quest 2
    20. Diablo 3 free this weekend on Xbox Live Gold
    21. You have to pre-order Destiny 2 to get one of its exotic weapons at launch
    22. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds fans feel ripped off by new key and crate system
    23. Destiny 2's awful turbines will be less awful when the game comes out
    24. Walking in a giant's footsteps: a father and son story
    25. The Overwatch dialogue that everyone remembers but doesn't exist
    1. Mighty No. 9's belated Kickstarter reward includes a DIY build-a-box and too big manual
    2. Cult classic XBLIG shmup Bleed is coming to PS4 and Xbox One
    3. Switch Minecraft's 1080p patch improves more than just resolution
    4. The Sims 4 is coming to Xbox One in November
    5. PlayStation Plus' August freebies include Just Cause 3 and Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry
    6. Face-Off: Minecraft on Switch takes on PlayStation 4
    7. You can test Final Fantasy 15's multiplayer expansion next week
    8. Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition slated for September on Switch
    9. After four years A Hat in Time is finally coming out on PC, PS4 and Xbox One
    10. Splatoon 2 has just got its first exploit
    11. Street Fighter 5 players are already doing some pretty crazy stuff with Abigail
    12. Civilization 6 introduces Nubia as next civ
    13. Niantic explains what caused Pokémon Go Fest's technical difficulties
    14. Pokémon Go Moltres, Zapdos, Articuno legendary bird raid times detailed
    15. Epic's Fortnite on UE4 plays better on Xbox One
    16. GTA 5 tops UK physical game sales chart for first half of 2017
    17. Nintendo Switch shipped an impressive 4.7m in four months
    18. Friday the 13th fans furious as studio moves on to new game
    19. Modders are adding co-op to Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    1. Killing Floor 2 coming to Xbox One next month
    2. I Am Setsuna dev's follow-up Lost Sphear sets January release date
    3. Pokémon Go Plus accessory delayed until September
    4. Bayonetta free in August with Xbox Live Games with Gold
    5. Is The Lost Legacy another farewell for Uncharted, or the start of something else?
    6. Minecraft on Nintendo Switch is getting an update to boost its resolution
    7. Pokémon Go event bonuses extended following Go Fest kerfuffle
    8. BioWare builds a maze to advertise Anthem
    9. Destiny 2 patrol zones look like a fun place to hang out
    10. Vostok Inc review
    11. Overcooked: Special Edition spices up the Switch this week
    12. Roguelite Noita's simulated pixel system suggests a promising Spelunky successor
    1. Destiny 2 players find their own fun in new social space The Farm
    2. Warframe Chains of Harrow update arrives on PS4 and Xbox One
    3. Pokémon Go Fest's online stream made the event look like a disaster
    4. Crash Bandicoot blocks Splatoon 2 from UK chart top spot
    5. Destiny 2 open beta extended
    6. Dying Light still so popular it's getting another year of free DLC
    7. Behold the Kickmen: the football game from a developer who doesn't like football
    1. Pokémon Go Fest attendees to be compensated following widespread connection problems
    1. Middle-earth: Shadow of War reveals Shelob as you've never seen her
    2. Face-Off: Kingdom Hearts 3 vs Toy Story
    3. Sega's just announced a new arcade racing game, and it looks amazing
    4. Playing Civilization as Trump
    1. Ghost Recon: Wildlands' 4v4 PvP mode coming autumn, open beta this summer
    2. The Witcher 3 can still look prettier as impressive new mod shows
    3. Bungie says it's already tuned Destiny 2 to address some of the biggest beta concerns
    4. I see why Naughty Dog scrapped Crash Bandicoot's rock hard DLC level
    5. Love it or hate it, it sounds like Mario Kart's Blue Shell is here to stay
    6. Let's talk about the controversial Ark: Survival Evolved price hike
    7. Does Xbox One get the full-fat Destiny 2 experience?
    8. Arms at length: The big Nintendo interview
    9. A quick look at four new Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite characters
    10. Six perspectives on the Destiny 2 beta
    11. The Doom Marine was modelled after John Romero
    12. Atari is making a hat with speakers in it
    1. Crash Bandicoot's previously unreleased Stormy Ascent stage added to N.Sane Trilogy
    2. After three years on Early Access, horror roguelike Darkwood is finally getting an official launch
    3. Call of Duty: WW2 reveals Nazi Zombies co-op mode
    4. Destiny 2's Tower compared with Destiny 1's Tower
    5. Pokémon Go legendary birds release confirmed, first set to appear this weekend
    6. Rogue Trooper Redux comes out in October
    7. American Truck Simulator closes in-game California highway after real life landslide
    8. So, how's Sports Direct doing now it's bought a chunk of GAME?
    9. Can PS4 Pro really deliver Destiny 2 at 4K?
    10. The more I see of Street Fighter 5's Abigail, the more I love him
    11. Here's how Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Remastered looks
    12. Das Boot is getting a VR game
    13. There's a lot to love about Absolver's martial arts-fuelled combat
    14. PS4 opens beta registration for next system update
    1. Layers of Fear dev's cyberpunk horror game Observer stars Rutger Hauer
    2. Left 4 Dead and Evolve dev is releasing a VR Blade Runner 2049 game
    3. Virtua Fighter 2 and Quantum Conundrum now have Xbox One backwards compatibility
    4. Doom's paid DLC is now free for everyone
    5. Telltale announces The Wolf Among Us season two, days after telling fans not to get hopes up
    6. The Surge now has a demo on all platforms
    7. Xbox One users hit by bizarre My Little Pony message
    8. Nintendo's new online service looks like it could be every bit as bad as you feared
    9. Ark dev makes abrupt U-turn on plan to wipe PvP servers
    10. Destiny 2 beta glitch gives you an infinite super
    11. The End is Nigh review
    12. There's a Paul McCartney Easter egg in the Destiny 2 beta
    13. Destiny 2 beta players have already glitched their way into a hidden location
    14. Black the Fall review
    15. New Pokémon Go update tweaks gyms further
    16. Nintendo Switch Online app launches for iPhone, Android
    17. How developers really deal with bugs
    18. Titanfall 2's co-op horde mode Frontier Defense drops next week
    1. Telltale Humble Bundle offers almost studio's entire catalog for $15
    2. BioWare boss Aaryn Flynn quits, just months after Mass Effect Andromeda launch
    3. Watch: 90 minutes of Destiny 2 beta gameplay
    4. Sounds like Telltale's not making more Wolf Among Us or Borderlands any time soon
    5. Square Enix really wants you to know Ashly Burch is involved with Life is Strange: Before the Storm
    6. New World of Warcraft fan server recreates The Burning Crusade - as it was a decade ago
    7. Pre-order Total War: Warhammer 2, get DLC for the previous game
    8. Yonder: The Cloud Catcher review
    9. SFANS portable dock for Nintendo Switch review
    10. Watch: We followed real world coordinates we found in Get Even
    11. The Eurogamer Podcast #29: The Streets of Tom Francisco
    12. Brink dev Splash Damage making games in the "Wargaming universe"
    13. The Eurogamer Podcast #28: The return of the P-cast!
    14. Dev confirms the Crash Bandicoot remaster is harder than the original
    15. Destiny 2 beta client just got an update
    16. American McGee's had enough of your Alice 3 questions
    17. Final Fantasy 12 The Zodiac Age review
    18. Smash Bros fans unveil full game Icons: Combat Arena
    19. Superhot flares up on PS4 this Wednesday
    1. Monaco dev's minimalist RTS Tooth and Tail sets September release date
    2. Splatoon is getting an anime adaptation
    3. Windjammers blows onto PS4 and Vita in August
    4. Street Fighter 5's next DLC character is Abigail from Final Fight
    5. PC and mobile cross-platform play coming to Runescape
    6. Skullomania returns in the next fighting game from the dev behind Street Fighter EX
    7. First look at Atari's new console
    8. I meet the Romeros: An hour on stage with Brenda and John
    9. George Romero and the politics of panic
    10. Splatoon 2's very Nintendo warning for rage quitters
    11. BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle stars characters from Persona and Under Night In-Birth
    12. Trunks is in Dragon Ball FighterZ
    13. Toy Story coming to Kingdom Hearts 3
    14. Games industry pays tribute to George A. Romero
    15. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is getting a first-person only mode
    16. Our first look at Jedah and Gamora gameplay in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
    17. PS4-exclusive Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age tops UK chart
    18. The pleasures of a good video game horizon
    19. Geese Howard from Fatal Fury is the next Tekken 7 DLC character
    20. SHOGO: Mobile Armor Division - Monolith's forgotten mech shooter
    21. Tokido crowned Street Fighter 5 Evo 2017 champion
    1. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver - the genesis of today's open world tech?
    2. Watch: Urban legends we believed for far too long
    1. Why Wii U ports on Switch are good for Nintendo - and for us
    2. Thoughts on three months spent with Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    1. Destiny 2 map returns to a familiar Destiny location
    2. Nidhogg 2 release date set for next month
    3. Pokémon Go now has an official ring accessory
    4. New Nintendo 3DS discontinued
    5. The End Is Nigh game you never knew existed
    6. The murder-scene-tampering Serial Cleaner out today
    7. Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition now Xbox One backwards compatible
    8. 10-hour Mass Effect: Andromeda trial now open to all
    9. Watch: Johnny cooks Sloop from Thief
    10. Brenda Romero versus the systems of pain
    11. A translator's tale: Inside the building of Final Fantasy 12's Ivalice
    1. Nine Inch Nails' new music video features Polybius
    2. Just Cause 3's multiplayer mod is coming out of beta next week
    3. Xbox One update adds custom Gamerpics, co-streaming and more
    4. Warhammer Vermintide gets free, hardcore DLC
    5. 10 years later, The Lord of the Rings Online finally makes it to Mordor
    6. Gran Turismo Sport gets a new (and final) release date
    7. Mark your calendar: Microsoft's Gamescom live show set for 20th August
    8. Ni No Kuni 2 delayed until January 2018
    9. PlayStation Now's PS4 game performance analysed
    10. Radiohead fans find mysterious ZX Spectrum Easter egg in OK Computer's new C90 cassette
    11. Check out Mario Kart's official first-person VR spin-off
    12. Dota 2 The International beats its own biggest esports prize pool ever record
    13. Sports Direct buys chunk of GAME
    14. Why people are still making NES games
    15. Making Cyberpunk: when Mike Pondsmith met CD Projekt Red
    16. Castlevania's Netflix show is weird and flawed but it totally works
    1. Capcom Humble Bundle lets you pay what you want for DmC
    2. Titanfall 2 and Battlefield 1 coming to EA Access this month
    3. Hitman's final Elusive Target premieres Friday
    4. What Remains of Edith Finch flutters to Xbox One next week
    5. Retro City Rampage dev's Shakedown Hawaii trumps its predecessor in new trailer
    6. Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon special edition includes extra potions
    7. 13 years later, Spider-Man 2's swinging has never been bettered - here's its story
    8. How Splatoon 2's Switch tech improves over Wii U
    9. Pokémon Go Fest attendees must unlock "major global reward" for players worldwide
    10. Watch 80 minutes of XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
    11. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds players team up to try and break the game
    12. Blizzard's big plan for Overwatch esports allows teams to buy cities
    13. Rock Band 4 gets 17-minute DLC track
    14. Rainbow Six Siege deploys update to add loot boxes
    15. Nintendo Switch is getting its first video app
    16. Arms update adds plenty while removing the most controversial stage from ranked play
    1. Mafia 3's third DLC expansion, Sign of the Times, launches in two weeks
    2. BroForce and Genital Jousting dev just released a VR game
    3. Cave Story+ on Switch getting "classic graphics" option in August
    4. Zelda: Breath of the Wild speedrunner blazes through Trial of the Sword in under 44 minutes
    5. Sub-Zero hits Injustice 2 today
    6. Pokémon GO's battery life draining problem a "known issue"
    7. Splatoon 2's single-player is an enjoyable if familiar encore
    8. The Escapists 2 carves out a release date
    9. Arms' new mode lets you play as an even tougher enemy than Max Brass
    10. You can study the business of esports at university now
    11. Destiny 2's Control mode is getting some big changes
    12. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD to be removed from Steam next week
    13. Fantasy Strike is a fighting game for everyone
    14. Ultra rare Mega Drive game goes for £3380 on eBay
    15. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds fan unearths work in progress items
    16. Get a PlayStation 4, Crash Trilogy, Overwatch and spare controller for £180
    17. City of Brass looks like Prince of Persia meets BioShock
    18. WWE 2K18 for Switch marks series' return to Nintendo after five years
    19. The Switch just got a game that channels the spirit of Smash Bros and WarioWare
    20. Half-Life has a new patch, 19 years after launch
    21. Strike Vector EX open beta now available on Steam
    22. Valve issued its biggest banhammer in history following Steam Summer Sale
    1. Final Fantasy 12's PS4 remaster is a great upgrade for 1080p gaming
    2. Fable Fortune's Early Access delayed two weeks at the last minute
    3. Nioh's second expansion is coming this month
    4. Here's what's in the Star Wars Battlefront 2 beta
    5. Battlefield 1 Premium Trials starts this month
    6. Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy smashes UK chart top spot for second week
    7. Our first look at Wild West Online gameplay
    8. Mercy me: in praise of gaming's greatest healer
    9. Glacier White PlayStation 4 Pro debuts in Destiny 2 bundle
    10. Watch out, there are convincing fake NES mini consoles about
    11. Oculus Rift and Touch bundle just got a massive discount
    12. Four months on, BioWare still patching Mass Effect: Andromeda facial animations
    13. Netflix Castlevania gets second season
    14. Summer Games Done Quick raises over $1.7m, smashes previous record
    15. Final Fantasy 14 Stormblood review
    1. In Theory: is AMD's Ryzen CPU the game-changer for next-gen consoles?
    2. Watch: 8 times stealth made us want to eat our own hands
    3. Watch: The video team fights to the death
    4. The making of Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior
    1. Someone's hit the Pokémon Go level cap
    2. Watch: 7 things we love about Overwatch's new hero
    3. PlatinumGames is still working on a Nier: Automata PC patch
    4. Is Elite Dangerous on PlayStation the definitive console version?
    5. Games and the delights of accidental creativity
    1. Firewatch dev reproduces game universe's trashy paperback book in real-life for one fan
    2. In Breath of the Wild's The Champion's Ballad you will be playing as Link
    3. Paradox offers free game or two DLCs after price hike kerfuffle
    4. Arms' first DLC character is out next week
    5. The bonkers box boasts of classic Codemasters covers
    6. Xbox One "gift a friend" feature coming soon
    7. Firefall is dead
    8. Hearthstone's next expansion turns heroes into Death Knights
    9. Uncharted 4's Crash Bandicoot cameo made me nostalgic for a game I'd never played
    10. A map on a leaked World of Warcraft skirt might have revealed the next expansion location
    11. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds full launch delayed to end of 2017
    12. Here's what is and what isn't in the Destiny 2 beta
    13. ZeniMax faces lawsuit from singer Dion over Fallout 4 promo
    14. Overwatch's Doomfist is real, and he's available now on the PTR
    15. Watch 23 minutes of Monster Hunter World gameplay in HD
    1. Halo 5 will have 4K support on Xbox One X
    2. The original Shadow Warrior is now free on GOG
    3. Shadow of War lets you import your worst enemy from Shadow of Mordor
    4. Pokémon Go celebrates first anniversary with new Pikachu event
    5. Nintendo's Online app for Switch is launching on July 21st
    6. PlayStation Now gets PS4 games
    7. You'll never see a Game Over screen in Super Mario Odyssey
    8. Tekken 7 gets Tekken Bowl - the greatest Tekken mini-game ever - in August
    9. The Tomorrow Children shuts down in November
    10. Horizon Zero Dawn gets a big new update today
    11. eBay takes on SNES mini scalpers, pulls listings
    12. Now PlatinumGames has teased The Wonderful 101 for Nintendo Switch
    13. California university offers eSports scholarship for top Overwatch players
    14. Maybe it's time for us to leave Sonic Team's take on its own series behind
    1. Here's our first proper look at Destiny 2's hub
    2. Watch: Johnny cooks peanut butter nachos from Overwatch
    3. Cuphead will never come to PS4
    4. There's no new official Half-Life game, but there is an officially licensed Half-Life comic
    5. Revealed: Microsoft's Xbox One X benchmarks
    6. Star Wars Battlefront 2 leak hints at hero roster
    7. Creative Assembly announces Total War Saga, a historical spinoff series
    8. Nintendo dominates Japan's top 10 selling games of 2017 so far
    9. Assassin's Creed anime announced by Netflix Castlevania creator
    10. Riot blames Brexit for 20% League of Legends in-game currency price hike
    11. Mass Effect Andromeda multiplayer will soon get an unexpected new race
    12. Liberty City in GTA5 mod shut down
    1. Splatoon 2 neon green and pink Joy-Con release date moved forward
    2. Chinese developer restricts game time for mobile hit labelled "poison"
    3. Xbox fan with highest Gamerscore goes on honeymoon, loses top spot after 11 years
    4. Tequila Works opens up about turbulent development of Rime
    5. Evil Genius 2 in development at Rebellion
    6. Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Master Trials DLC is the perfect addition for those still playing
    7. Amazon UK limits orders of more than one SNES mini
    8. Fans reckon they've worked out why jumping is harder in Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy
    9. Inside dev Dino Patti reveals more about new game Somerville and why he left Playdead
    10. Why PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds fans are excited about a picture of a bike
    11. The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ sets sail for European Switches in September
    12. PlayStation YouTube hosts Xbox One X Anthem footage with Photoshopped buttons
    13. Don't hold your breath for Lords of the Fallen 2
    14. How does the new Morrowind measure up to the classic version?
    1. Rayman's lost SNES prototype unearthed
    2. Over half a million counterfeit Pokémon plushies confiscated in South Korea
    3. PlatinumGames teases Bayonetta on Switch
    4. GTA modding tool OpenIV resurfaces following Take-Two's cease and desist
    5. New Skyrim mod lets you explore Cyrodiil's Bruma
    6. Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy biggest single-platform launch of the year
    7. How internet trolls became Mass Effect fans' public enemy number one
    8. Why the SNES mini emulates more than just the console
    9. Five Nights at Freddy's dev announces, cancels next game
    1. Watch: The Witness game you never knew existed
    2. Watch: What you need to know about Beyond Good & Evil 2
    3. Stranger fangs: in defence of Altered Beast
    1. Watch: Everything we know about Life is Strange Before the Storm so far
    2. Asus ROG Zephyrus GX501VI with Nvidia Max-Q GTX 1080 review
    3. How gaming helped me get ripped