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Dizzy series developer the Oliver Twins (that's Philip and Andrew Oliver) aren't going to be able to finish their procedurally-generated sandbox adventure game SkySaga: Infinite Isles, the developer announced with a heavy heart.

Undertale is a game all about endings, so it's fitting that its console release comes towards the tail-end of one particular piece of hardware's life. If this is a finale of sorts for Sony's PlayStation Vita, then it's a wonderfully apt one - there's something irresistible about the pairing of a handheld that became the home of a number of indie darlings and this, the indie phenomenon of the past few years.

90s platforming C-lister Bubsy is returning for his first official release in 21 years with Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back, now slated for a 31st October launch on PS4 and Steam.

Nearly 15 minutes of footage from Destiny 2's new Earth location - the European Dead Zone - has leaked online.

Warner Bros' latest superhero fighting game Injustice 2 is branching out of the DC Comics universe with the addition of Dark Horse hero Hellboy as part of the upcoming Fighter Pack 2 DLC.

The wait for a lavish new Overwatch animated short has ended - a new one has aired. For Mei.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is getting a Season Pass encompassing three pieces of DLC.

The Switch version of Rocket League will have exclusive Mario, Luigi and Samus cars when it arrives this autumn.

Bastard's Wound, the expansion to Obsidian role-playing game Tyranny, will be released 7th September and cost $15.

Devolver and Flying Wild Hog's Shadow Warrior is free on Steam until 6pm UK time (BST) today.

Blizzard has announced Overwatch Competitive seasons will, from season six forward, last two months instead of three.

At 5pm tonight Blizzard will be hosting its grandly titled 'reveal ceremony' on its Gamescom stage (and in the stream embed below). This is distinct from the preview stream on Monday evening which already saw a bunch of announcements - including the Junkertown map for Overwatch and Kel'Thuzad's arrival in Heroes of the Storm - so we're not quite sure what to expect, but at the very least there'll be more detail on the new content for all the studio's games. Outside chance of a World of Warcraft expansion tease, too…

Bandai Namco has announced a new strategic partnership with Life is Strange developer Dontnod Entertainment which will see the creation of a brand-new IP based on a new narrative adventure experience.

Techland Publishing's new title God's Trigger looks like a co-op Hotline Miami.

UPDATE 23rd August 2017: Popular Overwatch streamer Unit Lost was among the first play new map Junkertown at Gamescom and share a video.

It's fair to say Microsoft's Gamescom offering left us underwhelmed. For Xbox One X's last big showing before its November launch, we expected announcements and footage to make the console a must-buy. Instead, we got reheated E3 assets and that same old mantra: the most powerful console in the world. Sure, it's accurate, but also accurately followed by 'great, now what are you going to play on it?'

Gamescom 2017 has offered up few exciting stories for Digital Foundry so far, but the playable debut of the Switch version of Skyrim at the Nintendo booth proved to be a genuine surprise - and the good news is, the port is looking very strong.

UPDATE 23RD AUGUST: Low quality footage showing actual Biomutant gameplay has surfaced from Gamescom. It's refreshingly colourful and bizarre. Environments vary from orange deserts to blizzards on snowy hilltops, then down into turquoise waters bordered by lush green forests. The game's unusual animal hero wanders, sword on back, across the land, making use of a variety of machinery on the way. There's a tank, shaped like a hand, you sit in the wrist of, the fingers flicking enemies and even shaping into a gun to shoot at them. There's also blimp, a glider, a jet-ski and a mech seen in the footage. Attacks vary from ranged gun shots to twirling acrobatic sword strikes, and to what appears to be a kind of magic, too.

Last week Deadly Premonition and D4 director Hidetaka "Swery" Suehiro announced his next game about an English town in which its denizens transform into cats at night. It's called The Good Life and now it's received its first trailer.

Call of Duty: WW2's previously teased 48-player multiplayer social hub has been detailed in a brand new trailer.

Splash Damage's 2011 team-based parkour shooter Brink sold over 2.5m copies in its first year, but more than half a decade later its fire has nearly extinguished. To keep the forgotten game relevant, Bethesda has decided to simply give the game away on Steam.

Cities: Skylines is getting an eco-friendly expansion with its Green Cities DLC.

Rainbow Six Siege will be free to play this weekend from 24th-28th August. This limited time trial's exact times will be as follows:

A new horror-themed Humble Bundle has emerged, offering great deals on a slew of spooky titles wherein the proceeds go to charity.

Hideo Kojima's disturbingly prescient 2001 sci-fi stealth game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is now available on Android, provided you have an Nvidia Shield.

Xbox One X's vertical stand, shown off earlier this week during Microsoft's Gamescom livestream, will be available to buy separately.

CI Games has revealed plans to release a single-player campaign DLC for Sniper Ghost Warrior 3.

Splatoon 2 is getting its first all-new maps, with Manta Maria coming to Turf War and Ranked Battle Modes this Saturday and Lost Outpost coming to co-op mode Salmon Run from tomorrow.

Fire Embem Warriors, the musou spin-off for Intelligent Systems' strategy series, has been granted a western release date - and it's a month after the Switch and 3DS game comes out in Japan.

After a week or more of teases, Nintendo's finally revealed Arms' new character - and she's a pantaloon-wearing, nunchuck-touting French clown who can expand her trousers in order to block incoming punches, and has the ability to block mid-air.