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Developer ZA/UM's acclaimed open-world detective RPG, Disco Elysium, struck a chord with many last year - and those players looking for an excuse to do it all over again can now take advantage of its newly launched Hardcore Mode.

Dishonored, developer Arkane Studios' sublime stealthy action-adventure series, is getting the tabletop RPG treatment later this year, courtesy of Modiphius Entertainment.

Developer Bloober Team, purveyor of psychedelic horror delights such as Layers of Fear and last year's Blair Witch game, is in a teasing mood - and it looks very much like its excellent sci-fi horror adventure Observer is making a return, be it for a sequel or something else.

For reasons unclear (but not unappreciated), Sega has released a new update for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD on Steam, enabling players to ditch their traditional roly-poly spheres and take a tumble using rather less ergonomic cubes, triangles, and even stars.

EA has begun removing its Tetris games from mobile storefronts, and it all seems connected to another official Tetris game which has arrived in their place.

World of Warcraft expansion Battle for Azeroth has come to an end in story terms with a cinematic that's more than a let down, and it riffs heavily on the end of Lord of the Rings - perhaps too heavily.

When Valve officially unveiled Half-Life: Alyx late last year, there was perhaps a little skepticism that the game would manage to meet its projected March 2020 release date - perfectly understandable given the preceding twelve year wait between series instalments. However, Valve now says its "confident" that Alyx will launch on time.

Temtem's launch has been something of a roller coaster, as while the game has experienced significant demand, it's also been struggling to keep up with said numbers. Thankfully it seems the situation is now under control, as developer Crema says it's managed to stabilise the servers.

Blizzard's decision to ban a pro-Hong Kong Hearthstone player who staged a mid esports match protest made headlines in October last year. Now, in a new People Make Games interview, Blitzchung has said he has no regrets for speaking up - that it was simply something he had to do.

Anyone who's into the competitive side of Mortal Kombat 11 will know of the scourge of Geras.

Can you believe it - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's been out for nearly three months now. Imagine if a message were to appear telling you to reset all your multiplayer progress since then in order to play a match.

Doom Eternal staff "were crunching pretty hard most of last year" to hit the game's original November 2019 launch date.

Given the ferocity of competition in the genre, this probably doesn't come as much of a surprise: but another battle royale has bitten the dust, and this time it's Housemarque's Stormdivers.

"Stand by for clearance Normandy," bellows Captain David Anderson as the iconic ship approaches Citadel Dock 422. Shortly thereafter the wonder of the galaxy's epicentre hits you like a sledgehammer, its empyrean skyline a majestic marvel among the cosmos. However, there exists a monumental issue that has plagued this cutscene for over a decade: it has aged like a fine wine, if only said wine had its cork removed long before it was shelved.

Pokémon Go's February Community will be decided upon by a player vote.

An attempt by German and Norwegian consumer authorities to declare Nintendo's eShop pre-order practices illegal under European law (Nintendo prevents consumers from cancelling a pre-order once made) has been dismissed, with a German court ruling in Nintendo's favour.

As January nears its inevitable conclusion, Microsoft has tossed a few last-minute additions onto its list of titles heading to Xbox Game Pass this month on Xbox One and PC.

Following the news that Netflix's live-action Witcher series has been a massive success, the streaming service has confirmed that it's currently working on an animated Witcher movie too.

Hellblade and Enslaved developer Ninja Theory has yet another new game in the works - Project: Mara.

Netflix's The Witcher, while undeniably successful, managed to mess up one key thing: it didn't release Toss A Coin To Your Witcher as a single. The ridiculously catchy tune, sung by the show's bard Jaskier, took the internet by storm - with fans producing hundreds of cover versions and mods to pay homage to the song. But alas, there was no official single released on any of the major streaming services.

The city of Liverpool has been chosen to host the UK's first Pokémon Go Safari Zone.

In retrospect, the signs were all there - viral bard songs, record numbers of Witcher 3 Steam players, a second season confirmed before the first was even released. But now it's official: The Witcher's first season was a huge hit, to the extent it's on track to become Netflix's most-watched first season of TV ever.

Life is Strange's popular graphic novel spin-off will return in April for a new season.

Mortal Kombat Kollection Online has resurfaced.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has come a long way. From Steam early access phenomenon to popularising the battle royale genre, PUBG has enjoyed millions of players across multiple platforms.

What makes a good Double-A game? You know, the games that might not have had the biggest budgets or the best marketing, but which still made your life a bit brighter with their gimmicks and sense of simple fun.

How many times will Mewtwo threaten the world of Pokémon? At least once more, as the CGI remake of Pokémon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back will be available on Netflix next month.

The Double-A Team is a feature series honouring the unpretentious, mid-budget, gimmicky commercial action games that no-one seems to make any more.

EA Sports has released a significant 2.8GB update for FIFA 20 that tackles a couple of the game's burning issues: dribbling and shooting.

Hang on - how come that care package isn't dropping?