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There were desperate scenes at the end of our Sunday Warzone session, in one of those games where nothing goes quite right. Having burned through their gulag opportunities, my squadmates had died for good, leaving me the sole survivor - and also the one required to scrabble around for cash to buy them back. Easier said than done when everything's been stripped as bare as a supermarket toilet roll aisle.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake maker Square Enix has warned that physical copies of the game will likely be delayed in some places by the current coronavirus crisis.

If you're planning for a weekend of self-isolation (whether that be due to current events or simply because you can't be bothered going outside), there's a heap of gaming freebies to help you pass the time on Steam right now, courtesy of The Game Festival: Spring Edition.

Following the surprise appearance of a "Thanksgiving 2020" release date for the Xbox Series X on a number of Microsoft's international websites earlier today, the company has called the listing 'inaccurate', reiterating its commitment to launching the console in "Holiday 2020".

Blizzard has unveiled Overwatch's 32nd hero, and it's a familiar face, arriving in the form of sleek "evolutionary robot", Echo - a being said to have been "programmed with a rapidly adapting artificial intelligence" and representing "the cutting edge of technology".

At launch, PlayStation 5 will play "almost all" of the top 100 most-played PlayStation 4 games via its in-built backwards compatibility support.

Microsoft has revealed the next batch of titles heading to Xbox Game Pass on PC and Xbox One over the next few weeks, including the likes of Ninja Theory's Bleeding and sci-fi Souls-like The Surge 2, as well as details of its new Perks scheme for Ultimate subscribers.

"Whilst we continue to work on more radical things longer term in the background," said Hello Games following No Man's Sky's Living Ship update last month, "we are experimenting with releasing content we know the community would enjoy as soon as we're able." And here we are, several weeks later, with dashboard bobbleheads wobbling all over the place.

Football Manager 2020 is completely free to play on Steam for a week, Sports Interactive has announced.

Join us today at 4pm UK time as we watch PlayStation hardware architect Mark Cerny chinwag about PS5.

UPDATE 12:30pm: While it won't come as a huge surprise, Pokémon Go maker Niantic has now officially postponed its Safari Zone events in Liverpool and Philadelphia.

For the first time since launch, Hearthstone will add a new class to the game: Demon Hunter. Fronted by hero Illidan Stormrage, the class will come to Hearthstone as part of its next expansion, Ashes of Outland.

Bleary eyed, I tore open my sachet of Quaker Oats, dumped it into a bowl, popped some milk in, and set the microwave to whirr for two minutes. This cost me. Usually it's a bit of bran, cold milk, and it's wolfed down in T-minus three minutes, give or take four. I hadn't factored in the other variables and I missed my bus into work. No way was I waking up earlier, no deal.

Warzone, Call of Duty's standalone free-to-play battle royale experience (also available as part of Modern Warfare), now has a Solos mode on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.

UPDATE 17/3/20: Two Point Hospital's eco-themed Off The Grid expansion has been delayed, and is now scheduled to launch on Steam next Wednesday, 25th March.

Developer Maschinen-Mensch's rather splendid 19th-century-inspired rogue-like exploration adventure, Curious Expedition, has, at long last, received release dates for consoles, and will be coming to PS4 on 31st March, Switch on 2nd April, and Xbox One a day later on 3rd April.

Exit the Gungeon, developer Dodge Roll's previously Apple Arcade exclusive Enter the Gungeon spin-off, is now available on Switch and Steam.

Nintendo's Indie World presentation has just brought us word of a new game from Hollow Ponds and Richard Hogg - responsible in part for the brilliant Hohokum - with the gorgeous looking I Am Dead confirmed for Switch and PC later this year.

It's been over a year since the announcement of The Last Campfire, Hello Games' first new project since No Man's Sky.

Riot launches free-to-play auto chess game Teamfight Tactics on mobile this week.

It's 5am, I can't get back to sleep, so out of habit I reach for the Switch on the bedside table to check in on my island. For the past three weeks this has been how every day's started. Animal Crossing: New Horizons has become a part of my life. Last night, just before bed, I wrote a letter to Billy, a jock and a goat, designed to make him want to leave. He'd become a nuisance as I was going about my daily chores, chasing me down and making me apologise and make amends to the other animals he'd just hot-headedly disagreed with. This morning, I'm wondering if I've been too rash.

The excellent Assassin's Creed Odyssey will be made free to play this weekend on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The entire, sprawling game will be yours to explore - and any progress you make will carry over after the free period expires. Oh, and you should be able to pre-load it beforehand so it's ready to go.

Looking like a mash-up of Superhot, Streets of Rage and Advance Wars, the stylish Fights in Tight Places seems to do exactly what it says on the tin. You're a suited assassin in a small area surrounded by enemies who all need a good smack in the chops.

After Xbox Live ran into difficulties over the weekend, the latest gaming service to encounter problems is Nintendo Switch Online. Too many people trying to buy Animal Crossing: New Horizons, I imagine.

Love is in the (decidedly chilly) air in Borderlands 3's second paid DLC episode - titled Guns, Love, and Tentacles: The Marriage of Wainwright and Hammerlock - and in the run up to its Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC release on 26th March, Gearbox has shared its opening 12 minutes of gameplay for those impatient sorts.

And we're off. Just two days after Microsoft lifted the lid on its Xbox Series X technical specs and lots more besides, Sony will talk PlayStation 5.

Control's first big story expansion, The Foundation, will be making its way to PS4 and PC next week, 26th March, and in the run-up to release, developer Remedy has shared a few more details - and a brand-new trailer - of things to come when the Oldest House reopens its doors.

You've heard of the Skyrim-playing grandma, but have you heard of the Animal Crossing grandma who became famous for her impressive gameplay time? Well, now it looks like she's being recognised in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, as eagle-eyed fans have spotted a new character that appears to have been named after her.

For the first time in a year, Fortnite is adding a new aerial vehicle. This time around, it's helicopters - which are squad sized and come without any weaponry attached - though passengers can hang from the side and fire.

Following its PC launch at the beginning of March, Warframe's massive quality-of-life-focussed update is now available on Xbox One and PS4 - and it'll be coming to Switch "soon".