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AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative, the sequel to publisher Spike Chunsoft's acclaimed 2019 serial killer mystery AI: The Somnium Files, now has a release date, and will be launching for PC, Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on 24th June.

A little over 18 months after launch, Ubisoft is calling time on Hyper Scape, its reasonably entertaining entry in the already well-represented free-to-play battle royale genre.

Over the past couple of weeks, details have begun to emerge about a new Armored Core game from From Software. As Vikki reported, videos and screenshots were apparently shown as part of a consumer survey, and leakers have talked online about what they were shown. Since the original news appeared, screenshots have been shared, albeit heavily edited to remove any identifying watermarks.

Free games! It's hard to pass up on such an offer. In Epic's bid to steal market share from Steam, the Fortnite and Unreal Engine developer has been continuously giving away games since the launch of its Game Store.

Epic Games has issued a set of stats on its store's growth last year, and detailed upcoming improvements due to arrive in 2022.

IO Interactive has today announced a series of free upgrades for Steam owners of Hitman 3, following fan criticism of the game's arrival there last week.

Amazon has announced its Prime Gaming offerings for February.

As we've gotten closer to Horizon Forbidden West's release, Sony has ramped up its barrage of marketing announcements with videos and blog posts highlighting various aspects of the game.

Two Point Campus now has a release date: 17th May.

Giftable Atari NFTs are being released for the company's 50th anniversary.

Sony's Uncharted movie is nearly upon us, and today we got one final glimpse at the long-awaited Tom Holland adventure.

Car combat game Destruction AllStars has had a bit of a bumpy ride - and now looks set to go free-to-play.

A cyberattack on a major Minecraft tournament was so substantial it took down the internet of Andorra.

Nintendo has had limited luck in the mobile space, but Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp stands as one of its continued success stories.

With the imminent release of the first batch of Steam Decks to the public, Valve has quietly been working behind the scenes to optimise the experience to make gaming on the handheld machine as accessible as possible.

PlayStation's London Studio is working on a new PS5 online game.

Wolfstride reminds me, in a powerful but rather hard to pin down way, of Invitation to Love, the make-believe soap opera that everyone's watching in the first season of Twin Peaks. I've heard the game described as an anime like Cowboy Bebop, or even an actual soap opera, and that's true. But there's a freedom here, a willingness to contain chaos and clashing elements, that outstrips even the wilder animes or least rigorous soap. It feels like the anime that someone watches inside an anime. Each time you catch a glimpse it's a bit zanier, a bit more willing to go there. It has the wonderful power of the raised eyebrow. Everything is serious, but nothing is too serious.

eBay has extended its Authenticity Guarantee service to trading cards.

SayGames, the company behind a widely-criticised clone of top indie game Unpacking, has apologised.

The infamous, long-ago cancelled Star Wars 1313 has surfaced again, this time via a chunk of previously-unseen gameplay featuring Boba Fett.

Same-sex marriage is being added to Crusader Kings 3 in its next update.

The recent Mortal Kombat movie is getting a sequel, Deadline reports.

Taiwanese indie gaming has come a long way in a short time. It's only five years since Red Candle released Detention, a surreal and harrowing expedition into the 'white terror' of political purges and martial law that dominates the island's 20th century history, and - I'm pretty sure - the first game of Taiwanese origin I'd ever played. Since then, I've discovered that more and more of the indie games I've been enjoying have been made in Taiwan. Detention now feels like a spark that led to a quiet explosion.

Following a bit of a delay at the end of last year, Steam Deck is almost upon us, with Valve now confirming its highly anticipated portable gaming PC will begin shipping on 28th February.

With February (you may better know it by its more common name, Elden Ring month) less than a week away, it's time to do the subscription service additions dance once more. First up is PlayStation Plus, with Sony now confirming Planet Coaster, UFC 4, and Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep as February's library additions.

No Man's Sky studio Hello Games is bringing its much-loved Joe Danger series back to iOS with various enhancements after an earlier operating system update left the games unplayable.

Norco, a twisted gothic take on Southern America via a point-and-click-adventure, now has a release date for its full version.

PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of Crusader Kings 3 will launch on 29th March, publisher Paradox has announced.

Rare will be outlining Sea of Thieves' "biggest year yet" during a special 2022 preview livestream airing this Thursday, 27th January.

A demo for Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires is now available ahead of its release.