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If you're looking for a way to kill time during the ongoing lockdown, Roll7 might have just the thing for you. The studio behind Laser League and OlliOlli have just released abstract puzzler RunMe for free, and it's available to download now.

UPDATE 16th April 2020: And, just like that, trios is coming back to Warzone.

Still searching for an Ironwood Dresser to finally make that elusive Ironwood Kitchenette? You could patiently wait for the item to crop up in Nook's Cranny, or simply skip the whole process by buying it on Animal Crossing's answer to Amazon.

Konami has delayed the Euro 2020 update for PES 2020. It was due to come out on 30th April.

UPDATE 10pm: Planet Entertainment has responded to accusations that it breached its contract by publishing Cooking Mama: Cookstar, in a lengthy statement which, if nothing else, is worth relaying for its surprise use of the words "unicorn food".

As I warp into the system known as The Heart of Unity, it doesn't seem as if anything special is happening. Five planets and a handful of moons slowly orbit a sun that casts an aquamarine light into the void between. My stellar guides have already entered the orbit of Terra1, a green and blue sphere that, from my vantage amid an asteroid belt, looks pretty Earthlike.

Fans of numbers, squares, and pictures magically arising from the canny application of those numbers and squares, should prepare to cheer; the fourth instalment in developer Jupiter's hugely entertaining Picross S puzzle series is heading to Switch next Thursday, 23rd April.

Elite Dangerous' long-awaited multi-ship Fleet Carriers are, after many delays, almost upon us - and better yet, their eye-watering running and upkeep costs, revealed last month, have now been dramatically reduced, following push-back from players during the current beta.

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne's next big update, which introduces the previously announced Arch-tempered Namielle and Master Rank Kulve Taroth, will be heading to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC next Thursday, 23rd April.

What appears to be evidence of a long-lost Pokémon Pink version has appeared online.

Microsoft has revealed the next shimmering cluster of offerings heading to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service on console and PC, which this month include the likes of sub-zero survival game The Long Dark and adorable bite-sized Metroidvania Gato Roboto.

Pokémon Go maker Niantic has detailed to Eurogamer its game-changing new remote raiding option, coming in the very near future.

Today is the final day of War Child UK's annual Re-Play appeal, aimed at raising money for kids separated from loved ones due to conflict.

Landlord's Super hits Steam Early Access on 30th April 2020 priced £15.49 / $19.99 / €16.79.

Codemasters has firmed up plans for this year's F1 title, with F1 2020 releasing on July 10th and boasting a suite of new features.

John H. Conway, a pioneer in the early history of video games, has passed away aged 82.

Smartphone game Pokémon Rumble Rush will switch itself off after just a year of operation.

Epic is extending Fortnite's current season, which was initially due to wrap up at the end of this month, by around five weeks.

Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey will be free to download on PS4 later this week as part of Sony's newly revealed Play At Home initiative.

The history of Sega's consoles is one often written by their competitors. Right off the bat, Sega tried to follow in Nintendo's footsteps, both in terms of creating a recognisable mascot, and in offering a varied games line-up. Becoming aware of a lack of a strong RPG franchise for the Sega Saturn, Sega partnered with game developer Red Entertainment (then Red Company) to create a series that would be a hit with RPG fans. It was a feat Red Entertainment had previously achieved with Galaxy Fräulein Yuna for the TurboGrafx-16 in 1992 and, more notably, Far East of Eden (天外魔境, Tengai Makyou), a series which in the early 90s rivalled the success of the well-known Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy franchises.

Supermassive Games has unleashed a brand-new trailer for Little Hope, its second Dark Pictures Anthology horror instalment, which is now confirmed to be launching this "summer".

The Capgras delusion is an extremely rare disorder that leads somebody to believe at least one person close to them has been replaced by an imposter. It is impossible to convince somebody with Capgras that this is not the case through reason and logic.

Assassin's Creed 2 is currently free on PC as part of Ubisoft's month-long schedule of offers, trials, and discounts, collated to "help everyone who is following health authorities' guidance by staying at home" during the coronavirus outbreak.

Fledging online gaming event The Game Festival, which enables players to try out demos of upcoming indie games, will be returning to Steam this summer, plugging the calendar gap vacated by this year's cancelled E3.

XCOM 2 is getting a standalone follow-up, Chimera Squad, which is due to launch via Steam on 24th April.

After years of hopes and dreams and wishful thinking Square Enix's Final Fantasy 7 Remake finally came out last week. Or maybe it was the week before, or a bit before that if you lucked out with your online delivery - but hey, when it comes to Square Enix and Final Fantasy, nothing's ever quite that simple.

Rick May, the voice actor behind Star Fox's Peppy and Team Fortress' Soldier, has passed away aged 79.

European video games rating board PEGI has announced it will now label video games that include "paid random items" - a term meant to cover loot boxes, card packs and the like.

A new tease from Crytek has fans excited for an upcoming Crysis remaster.

Nintendo Switch has hit the big version 10.0.0 via a new firmware update rolling out today. It contains the long-awaited option to move game data to and from an SD card, an option to remap controller buttons, plus some lovely Animal Crossing icons.