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When the Carlton dance was refused copyright approval back in February, I thought we might finally be free of the Fortnite emote lawsuits. And yet here I am, writing about yet another case against Epic Games.

In many ways, FromSoftware games are inextricably intertwined with speedrunning and challenge runs. Perhaps it's the fact they're designed to be difficult that makes series veterans long for an even greater challenge, or maybe players create almost insurmountable obstacles purely for the sake of their viewers' entertainment. Either way, Dark Souls and Bloodborne have retained their relevance for years post-release thanks to these self-sacrificing runners. It's no wonder, then, the speedrunning scene in Sekiro is already shaping up nicely.

Mortal Kombat 11 has been out a week, and PC gamers have found much to love - and much that's frustrating - about NetherRealm's latest fighting game.

What's that? Minecraft villagers are sleepy, boring characters peacefully living out their lives in little hamlets? Not so, thanks to the latest Minecraft Village and Pillage update, which has given the citizens of Minecraft a new lease of life thanks to some significant AI changes. They're perhaps taking the title a little too literally, in fact, as villagers are now breaking into homes to steal player beds and crops.

PlayStation 4-exclusive Days Gone has secured the biggest physical sales launch of the year so far in the UK.

On the face of it, Sea Hero Quest VR might look just like any other run-of-the-mill VR offering, but this game - which we first told you about in 2017 - was developed to help identify players with early symptoms of dementia - often much earlier than current medical screening. And it's working.

A group of volunteer developers and modders have been quietly enhancing and improving the PC release of celebrated psychological horror, Silent Hill 2.

Another day, another Thomas the Tank Engine mod - this time, for the PC version of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.

Riot Games has countered multiple gender discrimination lawsuits by insisting some of the women who have taken legal action waived their rights to sue under the terms of their employment contracts.

Little is known about AMD's upcoming graphics hardware based on the new Navi architecture, but a number of leaks and driver releases are starting to bring the project into focus. Navi is the codename for new Radeon video cards based on the new 7nm process technology, allowing for more rendering power and higher efficiency - and it's also the architecture confirmed for use in Sony's upcoming PlayStation 5 GPU.

World War Z developer Saber Interactive has suggested that its "way above expectations" sales on PC is down to its exclusivity agreement with Epic Games Store.

Microsoft has rolled out a new Minecraft map and skin pack in support of charity:water, an organisation that campaigns to bring free water to "every person on the planet".

Call it research if you like but Jon Brown - veteran TV writer-for-hire and now creator of Dead Pixels, a sitcom centred around compulsive online gamers - has sunk a fair few hours into near-future looter-shooter The Division. After so much time clearing out the gang-ridden grids of Ubisoft's detailed simulacrum of a trashed New York, you might expect him to already feel at home in the Big Apple. But speaking down the line from a noisy Manhattan sidewalk during a break from location filming, Brown cannot quite get his bearings. "I don't really know where I am," he says cheerfully. "Somewhere near 47th Street? To be honest I just get in a van every day and they take me somewhere."

After more than seven years in development, Days Gone has finally arrived, delivering Bend Studio's take on the zombie apocalypse. It's a large-scale open world experience with a heavy focus on narrative and characters. To boil things down to their essentials, it's basically The Last of Us meets Far Cry and it works.

Kingdom Hearts 3 is set to get a premium DLC called ReMIND.

Epic has discussed the "unique balancing act" it faces in keeping as many Fortnite players happy as possible.

Mortal Kombat 11 developer NetherRealm will give players in-game currency as it tweaks the controversial Towers of Time mode.

The inevitable Crash Bandicoot remake in Dreams has arrived - and it looks mightily impressive.

Backpacks are coming to Fallout 76 - and no, they're not made out of nylon.

Here's something magical and strange: a vast, perhaps endless world of glorious horrors, stuffed into a teeny tiny space.

Developer Asobo Studio has offered up eight solid minutes of gameplay footage from its bleakly intriguing "single-player co-op" adventure, A Plague Tale: Innocence - which is coming to PC, Xbox One, and PS4 on May 14th.

Developer Hopoo Games has unveiled the full early access roadmap for its enormously well-received co-operative rogue-like shooter sequel Risk of Rain 2 - with the likes of new stages, bosses, and more on the way.

Atlus has finally unveiled its mysterious Persona 5 S - a game which has been the source of much speculation in recent times. The bad news is that it's not the Switch port of Persona 5 that many had been hoping for.

Fans of Birmingham, hats, misdeeds, and virtual reality should assume the brace position immediately; BBC 2's Cillian-Murphy-starring historical crime drama Peaky Blinders is being turned into a VR game, set to release next year.

If you've been watching Mario Tennis Aces with growing interest over the last ten months as it's continued to expand with new characters and modes, albeit from afar, you've now the opportunity to try it out for free, courtesy of Nintendo's new week-long demo.

Nearly 10 million Switch accounts are now signed up to Nintendo Switch's premium online service, which unlocks online multiplayer, access to a library of NES classics, and the ability to back up saves to the cloud.

A new Warhammer video game dubbed Warhammer Underworlds: Online is in the works, as announced today by Steel Sky Productions.

Developer NetherRealms has a history of pushing the envelope for cinematic visuals in fighting games - and Mortal Kombat 11 is no exception, delivering a spectacular experience on all consoles. The physically-based lighting and facial capture tech of Injustice 2 returns, this time put to work with some gruesome fatalities and bone-crunching close-ups. PS4 and Xbox One machines of all flavours deliver an accomplished presentation, but with this latest franchise entry, a new handheld contender enters the fray - and MK11 on Switch delivers a surprisingly strong conversion.

Sony may have begun talking openly about PlayStation 5, but it's still a long way from going on sale.

Eve Online is known for its outrageous space battles, propaganda and political maneuverings, but things got real earlier this month when an actual US politician was banned from the game for alleged corruption. The politician in question, Republican lobbyist Brian Schoeneman (in-game name Brisc Rubal), was accused by CCP of breaking a non-disclosure agreement to share confidential information which was then used by another player to conduct "illicit in-game transactions".