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From the people who brought you the Xbox onesie comes the latest thing you don't really need: a PUBG-branded, greaseproof Xbox One controller.

In the run up to the release of Forsaken, Destiny 2's latest expansion, developers at Bungie said they hoped it would do for Destiny 2 what The Taken King expansion did for Destiny 1. Well, it's early days for Forsaken, but based on what I've played so far, it may well do the trick.

Red Dead Redemption 2's cast of characters are getting revealed right now over on Rockstar's Twitter page. At the time of writing, half a dozen characters have been spotlighted - most of which we haven't seen named before.

UPDATE 6/9/18: EA has released more details on how to watch the Jacksonville Tribute Stream - an initiative which aims to commemorate the victims of the Madden tournament shooting.

While most people are busy thinking about Spider-Man and a new Destiny 2 expansion this week, some of us are still hopelessly obsessed with Shenmue thanks to its recent remaster. If you're still thinking about tracking down sailors and playing games of Lucky Hit, then we have just the show for you.

Eight years after its first release, Lego Harry Potter is getting relaunched for Nintendo Switch and Xbox One on 2nd November.

Talk about mopping up: THQ Nordic has bought the Kingdoms of Amalur IP as well as the unreleased Copernicus MMO.

Valve has updated Steam so you can better filter out games that contain "controversial content". It's part of the company's ongoing response to complaints around some of the games Steam sells.

Fortnite's new High Stakes mode is a bit of a classic, I think. It's only just dropped in but, two games down, I'm already mourning the moment they snatch it away from us again. It's super simple: you land somewhere, hunt for a safe and extract a jewel from inside, and then you have to lug it to a getaway van. It's squad-based, so it's all about teamwork, and because this is Fortnite, the intricacies in terms of approach are already muddling my brain.

Charismatic Icelandic developer CCP, maker of Eve Online, has been acquired by the South Korean maker of Black Desert Online, Pearl Abyss, in a deal reportedly worth $425m.

Frozen Synapse 2 - the sequel to popular indie Frozen Synapse - has now been given a solid release date. Next week, on the 13th of September, players will finally be able to jump into the game's network of procedurally-generated streets.

Well, this is a return to the past in more ways than one. Battlefield 5's beta hit for early adopters ahead of today's open test, and it was a proper beta - misshapen, malfunctioning and with more than a handful of those glitches that mired Battlefield 4's launch in infamy. Matchmaking was broken, squads - such an integral part of Battlefield's make-up, and even more so this time around - weren't working, and it was all a bit wonky. This was a beta in the old-school definition of the term.

There's a new mode in Fortnite's 5.40 patch, which has just rolled out to the game's servers. It's called Getaway, and it's a little Capture the Flag-like.

Had enough of Skyrim ports? Can't quite hold on until the next Elder Scrolls game? Don't worry, modders have your back - and you can now play one of their best creations without ever leaving Steam. Hooray!

UPDATE 5/9/18: Last week, fans were delighted to receive Sea of Thieves' latest update - partly because it permanently introduced skeleton ships and cursed cannon balls to the game, but mostly because an unexpected glitch inadvertently gave players proud, majestic spyglass wangs.

Capcom has announced that Monster Hunter World players on PC will get their first taste of free post-launch content tomorrow, September 6th, with the arrival of the series' legendary Deviljho.

Classic arcade shoot-'em-up compilation R-Type Dimensions is heading to Switch and PC later this year, publisher Tonzai Games has announced.

Jagex has announced that Old School RuneScape, its long-running fantasy MMORPG, will launch on iOS and Android devices on October 30th, following a successful members-only beta testing period.

Forgotton Anne - one of my favourite games of the year so far - has been confirmed for release on Nintendo Switch.

PUBG players will be pleased to know a new update is on its way, and boy is it a whopper. PC Update #21 has it all - bug fixes, new content, and even a shiny new rewards system. It's currently only available on test servers, but should be in the main game fairly soon.

Athlon Games - a subsidiary of Chinese publisher Leyou Technologies, owner of Warframe developer Digital Extremes and Splash Damage - has announced that it's partnering with Middle-earth Enterprises to create a new free-to-play MMO based on Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

The delectable perspective-warping mobile puzzle game Monument Valley sure has some surprising influences. Did you know one level was based on Kim Chi from RuPaul's Drag Race? Kim Chi didn't either, and is delighted.

You can now start earning Destiny-themed items by signing up to Bungie Rewards, the developer's fresh loyalty programme.

Anthem is still causing image problems for BioWare. Each time we see more of the game, debate swirls around the studio's departure from single-player storytelling, for which it is so well known, into cooperative multiplayer action games.

What are the two best things in the world? That's right, dogs and gaming. So nothing could excite me more than a custom Tomb Raider console being sold for an animal charity.

Marvel's Spider-Man continues Sony's winning run in first-party releases, once again combining state of the art technology with well-realised gameplay and a wealth of content. For our money, it's also the best and most ambitious release yet from Insomniac Games, and the most complete Spider-Man experience to date. Our focus here concentrates primarily on the game's technical aspects - if you're looking for the final word on last week's 'downgrade' flare-up, we debunked that yesterday.

Developer Zen Studios has announced that it has secured the digital rights to Williams and Bally's full library of classic pinball tables, and that it will begin introducing them to Pinball FX3 soon.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's battle royale mode, Blackout, will support 80 players per match during its upcoming beta, developer Treyarch has revealed.

The search for the star of the Netflix Witcher series is over but I can't work out if it's a bird or a plane or... That's right, it's cleft-chinned British actor Henry Cavill, who launched to fame portraying Superman recently, playing the iconic witcher Geralt.

Out of the blue, Prison Architect has added cooperative multiplayer.