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If you've ever been for a night out in Birmingham, chances are you may well have ended up at Snobs: the place where I would, somehow, find myself every week during my first few months of university. There's now another way to return to the nightclub, as a group of friends recreated the entire thing in Minecraft - and turned it into a fundraising opportunity for NHS charities.

Bethesda and its billionaire parent company Zenimax Media have pledged to donate $1m to frontline organisations in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

2K has announced an arcade-style WWE game and addressed concern about the fate of the simulation series.

We all love to jump on the hype train for the arrival of a hot new game, but Gears Tactics is a very different animal. Aside from viewing some early trailers, I approached final code with no expectations - I really didn't know what to expect at all. I went into this one almost completely 'unspoiled' then but suffice to say, I'm blown away by the quality of this game: both for its gameplay and technological design.

Riot's new team-based shooter Valorant is still only in beta, but it sure didn't take long for the toxicity to creep in. Even the game's developers are reporting having experienced in-game sexist harassment, with one now avoiding the solo queue.

Breaching a room is one of those weird things that games turn out to be brilliant at. It's pure tactics - information with stimulating gaps in it. A bunch of bad guys are waiting behind closed doors. You know some things about them but you don't know everything. How are you going to open the doors?

It's a bit overwhelming at first. Nivalus - the metropolis stretched out for miles beneath the jets of your HOVA vehicle - is vast and unwelcoming, a disorientating complex of highways and highrises blinking neon under the clouds. The flashing lights of the billboards and advertisements - in select shades of blue, yellow, white, orange - bounce off concrete walls without ever softening the city's razor-sharp edges. There's a nagging sense that wherever you are, someone, somewhere, is watching. Maybe it's the constant stream of anonymous vehicles that chunder past you. Maybe it's the unblinking stare of a million windows looking out at you.

Infinity Ward has signalled another big patch download is coming to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare this week.

Yesterday was Alien Day and so a number of Alien games have incredible discounts on Steam.

Bedford Falls, the darkest time-line. A classic movie moment. Clarence and George are in the bar and have finally pushed Nick, the proprietor, too far. "Dat does it," says Nick. "Out you two pixies go. True da door or out da window."

In a bid to keep us safe inside and flattening the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sega is giving away Total War: Shogun 2 from tomorrow, Monday 27th April, right up until Friday 1st May, 2020, inclusively.

A new time-limited mode, Battle Armor, is coming to Apex Legends.

Bungie has outlined plans to hit back at Destiny 2 cheaters, including bans and restrictions on "any player who has benefitted from cheating, even if they didn't cheat themselves".

Nintendo has been tinkering with the spawn rates of a number of our favourite money-making bugs, including Emperor and Peacock butterflies, Atlas moths, scorpions, and tarantulas.

The recent release of Final Fantasy 7 Remake is the end of a long, long story - and the beginning of a new one. One of the most significant releases in the original PlayStation's library, FF7 redefined the JRPG with its combination of pre-rendered backgrounds, real-time 3D and stunning CG video sequences. Beyond the technology, the world and characters of the game had far more of an impact across the years than any Final Fantasy before or after, leading to numerous ports of the title, off-shoot games and even CG movies. It's a worthy topic for Digital Foundry Retro - but the sheer scale and scope of the project required us to push further than we ever have before.

A Kickstarter campaign to bring a Wolfenstein board game to life has generated over ten times its original goal.

The Japanese version of Super Mario World for the Super Famicom came in a long yellow box that always felt absolutely stuffed. There was the cartridge in there, and a plastic mount for it I think, but there was also the instruction sheet, which was folded and folded on itself, and when unfolded spread out to a surprising degree. And at the centre of it was a map - a beautiful, detailed map. Here was Super Mario's world, islands, bridges, oceans, rivers. Even now I get a bit emotional thinking about it.

Say what you will about FIFA 20, but EA Sports nailed Sergio Agüero's shock at missing a sitter.

The Minecraft community is known for its incredible creations - but this stunning city was built by the pros.

Video game cheating has been around for as long as video games. But the eternal issue has once again hit the headlines - and developers are struggling to cope.

On the face of it, Blaze's Evercade joins a long line of emulation-based multi-game handhelds - but this is a system with a twist. It uses actual cartridges, licensed games and bespoke emulation software included with each cartridge. It's a fascinating approach but also a contentious one. Surely it's all too easy simply to dump a complete set of game ROMs onto an SD card and call it day? Clearly that's one way forward, but the curated approach provides some interesting benefits, while behind the scenes emulation choices deliver a level of quality beyond my expectations.

Last week, Eurogamer revealed how Call of Duty players on console were disabling crossplay in order to escape cheaters on PC. But it turns out not all console players have this option.

Google has announced a new Stadia Connect video, to run on YouTube next week.

Konami is holding a PES 2020 tournament this weekend to encourage people to stay at home during the coronavirus outbreak.

Many Final Fantasy 7 fans were disappointed to learn key character Red XIII is not playable in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake, despite being one of the stars of the original game. But it turns out he is playable - briefly - via save editing.

It must be Animal Crossing, but for some reason I've spent a lot of the last week thinking of video games in relation to dolls' houses.

Just before Christmas, sportswear giant Puma announced its first products designed explicitly for esports. Called "Active Gaming Footwear", these lightweight socks cost $105/£80 and are designed to be used indoors and in esports arenas, providing the comfort, support and grip that professional gamers need to compete at the highest level. This sounds to me like complete bollocks - and that's why I knew I needed to buy them.

A few months ago, we reported on the Eve Spectrum: a crowd-designed display based around the same 1ms IPS LG panel as our current top gaming monitor recommendation. Back then, the Finnish start-up behind the monitor was planning to offer a series of improvements to make its offering more unique, including a higher contrast figure, overclocking from 144 to 165Hz and USB-C connectivity - all solid upgrades that meshed well with the unique, fan-influenced design. Now, as the Spectrum goes on pre-order, the company has unveiled that the monitor will actually be available with three different panel choices - including the very first 1440p 240Hz IPS screen to appear at retail.

It's almost inevitable: once a multiplayer game's been out for some time, veteran players tend to pull ahead to a point where newer players just can't keep up. The situation is the same for PUBG, which has now developed a player base so proficient that new joiners are simply being flattened before they can improve.

UPDATE 2PM UK: Nintendo has now published an English language statement on today's announcement its account system has suffered a privacy breach affecting up to 160,000 people.