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While the gaming industry is under more external scrutiny than ever as it deals with complaints about loot boxes and addiction courtesy of tabloid hysteria, a UK charity is using video games to help children reconnect with their estranged parents.

Valve has revised its Steam Distribution Agreement and revenue share tiers so developers can keep more of the profits of their most successful games.

Rocksteady's co-founder and game director, Sefton Hill, has confirmed the studio will not be making an appearance at The Game Awards, and told his followers that despite the rumours, the studio's latest project is not Superman.

It's clean, bright and open. There's colourful art on the walls, the lingering but not unpleasant scent of toast, a fish tank bubbling away at the front desk.

Splatoon 2 might have just received its very last content update after nearly 18 months of post-launch support, but Nintendo's still not done with its multiplayer shooter. The company has announced that Splatoon 2 will be getting a special winter-themed Splatfest on January 4th.

EVE Online developer CCP Games has announced that work on its EVE-themed multiplayer shooter Project Nova will cease in its current form. Instead, CCP will now "take a step back and return to the drawing board".

Monster Hunter World is getting in the festive spirit with its first ever Winter Star event. It's accessible now on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, and introduces new quests, new outfits, new Guild Card customisations, and more.

Bethesda has banned a group of Fallout 76 players for life after a shocking in-game homophobic attack.

Red Dead Online's beta has been out for two days, and somewhat unsurprisingly, there's already been a flurry of criticism regarding the way Rockstar has designed the game's economy. Complaints have largely centred on the microtransactions (amusingly dubbed "micahtransactions" by the community), with many players claiming the premium currency is too difficult to earn.

In a brief change from the current furore over Fallout 76 (see: "bag-gate"), there's some slightly different Bethesda news regarding one of its other titles: the Elder Scrolls Blades, Bethesda's latest foray into the mobile market, is delayed to early 2019.

Microsoft has unveiled the latest batch of Xbox 360 titles to gain backward compatibility support on Xbox One. Now added to the ever-growing list are Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Sonic Unleashed, and Aliens vs Predator.

Underworld: Ascendant is positively paranoid that you'll forget that it's an immersive sim. A crowd-funded successor to Looking Glass Studios' landmark RPG Ultima Underworld, created with the input of Looking Glass veterans, its dialogue is full of allusions to the genre's ethos of player improvisation using flexible tools. “Experimentation is advised,” remarks Cabirus, the papier-mâché beard in a dressing gown who serves as your mentor on the quest to defeat Typhon, an escaped demon king. Later: “only the adaptable prosper”. Elsewhere: “I seek not to teach you, but to make you think.”

Football Manager studio Sports Interactive and other developers from around the globe have joined forces to create games for Help, a new Android and iOS charity app to support War Child UK.

Most Red Dead Redemption 2 fans are currently focused on the game's new online mode, the beta for which has already begun. Butt one player's attention has been fixed elsewhere. Thanks to an obscure (and slightly murderous) glitch, a player has found a way to walk around the world of Red Dead totally in the nip.

EA has announced that the closed alpha for BioWare's upcoming multiplayer space shooter Anthem will begin on December 8th for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Developer Drinkbox Studios has announced that its luchador-themed Metroidvania sequel Guacamelee 2 will be heading to Switch on December 10th.

Surprise! There's a new title by Facepunch in the pipeline - and this one looks very different to Rust and Garry's Mod.

Microsoft has announced three new games coming to Xbox Game Pass.

Excuse me for being a bit slow, but after spending a day with Red Dead Online, something that should have been obvious dawned on me. Maybe Rockstar's a developer whose focus is now more firmly placed on big, grand multiplayer experiences than it is the single-player experiences that made its name, and that first made me an admirer of its craft. And that perhaps should have been obvious if I'd have paid attention to the phenomenon that was Grand Theft Auto Online rather than moseying through GTA 5's campaign a couple of times before setting it to one side. Now I've sampled a little of what happens when Rockstar's open worlds go online, I'm kind of smitten.

Grid Autosport launches on Nintendo Switch in 2019.

After recording a podcast about how it's such an exciting time for Pokémon fans with Let's Go, you can't quite say the same for those looking forward to Fallout 76, the online spin-off in Bethesda's role-playing series.

Nintendo is finally shutting down its controversial Creators Program after three rocky years packed with criticism from YouTubers.

We. The Revolution, an intriguing and attractive game about playing judge during the French Revolution, comes out 21st March 2019.

If you thought the controversy surrounding Fallout 76 ended at the game itself, you're in for a surprise. Bethesda is now in trouble with fans for promising a canvas duffel bag in its $200 (£156) Power Armour Edition of the game - and instead delivering a cheap nylon replacement.

The PlayStation 4 version of Path of Exile has been delayed to early February 2019, its developers have said.

There's something of the palate cleanser to the faithful hack and slash game. When elsewhere the worlds are getting bigger, the narratives more urgent and the collectables more numerous, games such as Darksiders generally have only one goal: hitting monsters on the noggin. In Darksiders 3, you get to do that once again - and little else besides.

Sony has announced its final batch of PlayStation Plus games for 2018 - and while it's short on triple-A showstoppers, there's a fine selection of titles to be found, including Frictional Games' existential horror SOMA and superb racer Onrush, both on PlayStation 4.

Bandai Namco has unveiled three free content additions for developer Arc System Works' superb anime battler Dragon Ball FighterZ. Updates one and two are are available to download now on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Switch, with a third, festive effort due next month.

A mere two months after Sea of Thieves went positively volcanic with the introduction of its deadly new Devil's Roar region, the multiplayer pirate adventure's next major free content update, Shrouded Spoils, is here.

Now Fallout 76 has been out for a couple of weeks, there are plenty of players who have hit the soft level cap and are now grinding through the endgame.