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Apple is working on a premium games subscription for the App Store, according to a new report.

Big news in the world of Persona: Atlus has announced Persona 5: The Royal for PlayStation 4.

The creators of the popular Halo Online mod ElDewrito have said it's here to stay - despite Microsoft's announcement of Halo: Master Chief Collection for PC.

Square Enix has lifted the lid on Final Fantasy 14's new expansion Shadowbringers.

Bungie has outlined plans to shake up the way Destiny 2 players obtain Enhancement Cores in a move that should make the infusion process more accessible.

When we talk about the uncanny valley, the focus is usually on the eyes or the mouth - on something that's ever so slightly awry with the face. But what about the shoulders? We've been accustomed to seeing shoulders centred on our screens ever since the up-close viewpoint of Resident Evil 4. But there's always been something about video game shoulders that's been a bit off, and I can't quite put my finger on what it is. Is it just stiff animation, or is it something else?

AI: The Somnium Files - the latest game from Zero Escape series creator and director Kotaro Uchikoshi - is getting a worldwide Switch, PS4, and Steam release on July 25th, according to publisher Spike Chunsoft.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 is getting a brand-new mode next week, March 26th, mixing ground battles with taught close-quarters combat as teams run the gauntlet through the interior of a capital ship.

NetherRealm has revealed that Mortal Kombat's demonic ninja Noob Saibot will be returning for the series' imminent eleventh instalment - and that, of course, means a gore-drenched new introductory trailer.

Developer Frictional Games' classic castle horror Amnesia: The Dark Descent has unleashed an even greater terror upon PS4 players today, with the release of a new Hard Mode that's most certainly is not for the faint of heart.

If you've been itching to play the original Borderlands on Xbox One or PlayStation 4, it looks like your time may be nigh. A new listing for a Game of the Year edition on consoles and PC has been spotted on the ESRB website.

Since launching on 8th March, Devil May Cry 5 has impressed fans and critics alike: so much so, in fact, that the title has sold over two million units.

Hot on the heels of Sony's announcement of a Nintendo Direct-style show set to debut on Monday, Microsoft has announced a take on the "Nindie Directs" - and it debuts on Tuesday.

Developer Dante Knoxx's village-life-meets-post-office sim Willowbrooke Post is launching into Steam early access next week, March 27th, and there's a new trailer to celebrate.

The western version of PlayStation 4 game Judgment will be changed before release after the Japanese actor behind one of its characters was arrested for cocaine use.

PlayStation has announced State of Play, its own version of a Nintendo Direct or Inside Xbox announcement broadcast. The first episode will be streamed this Monday, 25th March.

Next week, 40 FIFA 19 players representing the 20 Premier League clubs will compete at the ePremier League Final in London. This gathering of the best FIFA players in the UK is one hell of a shop-window opportunity - the two-day tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, sandwiched between real-life football coverage and ad breaks packed with betting promos. The winner isn't just guaranteed a trophy - they're guaranteed exposure.

Kotal Kahn, while not as famous as Mortal Kombat's big bad guy Shao Kahn, has his fans - he's the current Emperor of Outworld after all - and for his Mortal Kombat 11 incarnation he's got a few cool twists, too.

Control, the next game from Alan Wake and Quantum Break studio Remedy, will launch on 27th August for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

After two hours playing Apex Legends with my friends on Tuesday evening, I can't say I was particularly thrilled to finally reach level two and finally receive... an orange-brown skin for a gun, and a loot box with some junk in it.

Those playing Monster Hunter World on PC can look forward to a notably prettier Monster Hunter World on PC next month, when Capcom introduces a new optional high-resolution texture pack for the game - but you'll need a relatively beefy graphics card to take advantage of it.

Should you be in the market for some video game amusement this weekend, and are hankering for the very specific combination of critically acclaimed sci-fi narrative adventure that is also free, then you might like to know that developer Fullbright's enjoyable Tacoma is currently available for zero pee on the Humble Store.

It launched back in November 2004, is one of the most cherished PC games of all-time and people have been clamouring for a follow-up the 15 years since - and today, at GDC, that finally became a reality. Yes, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is getting a sequel, and it's coming to PC and consoles in 2020.

There was a time, not so long ago, when it felt unlikely Nintendo would ever enter the world of VR. As Oculus, Vive and PlayStation VR were all making their initial plays, Nintendo was finding success with a very different bit of kit; a hybrid device that promised the possibility of play anywhere, was built around very traditional video games and sold on the idea of its inherent sociability. It always seemed one of those cute ironies that, while everyone was obsessed with these technologies that asked you to shut yourself away from the world, Nintendo stole a march by offering a console that said you're free to go out and enjoy it.

UPDATE 21/3/18: Warframe's first community event of 2019, Operation: Buried Debts, is heading to Xbox One, PS4, and Switch today, Digital Extremes has revealed.

Last December Epic released its own digital games store, and now over three months later it boasts some 85 million players. Fortnite has helped, of course, as has its offering of a free game every two weeks, but most controversially it's been through its acquisition of exclusives - such as 4A Games' Metro Exodus - that it's gained most notoriety. In the wake of the announcement of Google Stadia, and at Epic's own keynote at GDC where it announced a $100,000,000 fund for developers, we caught up with Epic founder Tim Sweeney to talk though the current state of play.

Life is Strange 2 developer Dontnod has laid out its release schedule for the season's remaining three episodes - but you'll need to be a little patient for them to arrive.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a spiritual follow-up to the Souls series with a very different visual style and a range of new gameplay ideas. It's a fast-paced, tough-as-nails action game and it's every bit as good as I had hoped - but when it comes to the technology powering its games, From Software doesn't exactly have the best track record. Games like Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3 are gorgeous to behold with complex geometry and remarkable art direction but on consoles, performance leaves a lot to be desired, while historically, loading times have been problematic. Sekiro manages to address some concerns, but others persist.

Google has revealed its new game streaming service, named Stadia. It'll launch in North America and Europe later this year - although there's no word yet on pricing.

With the announcement of Stadia, we're off the blocks. The first next-gen platform has been revealed and while Google isn't going into too much depth about specs, we know enough to paint a compelling picture of the new system's capabilities. In terms of its potential performance, there are comparisons points with the consoles to come from Sony and Microsoft, but at the same time, the whole nature of the enterprise is a massive step beyond what is possible not just from the consoles of the here and now, but even future boxes too.