January 2017 Archive

    1. Super Mario Run hits 78m downloads
    2. Morrowind expansion revealed for The Elder Scrolls Online
    3. Ubisoft is releasing a feature-length Ghost Recon Wildlands documentary film
    4. Watch: Ian plays Conan Exiles live from 3.30pm
    5. The Eurogamer Podcast 27: Donlan's off on sabbatical
    6. Final Fantasy 15's DLC episodes dated
    7. The Banner Saga 3 Kickstarter campaign begins
    8. Torment: Tides of Numenera dev issues apology for missed stretch goals
    9. Rare and the rise and fall of Kinect
    10. 10-hour trial of Mass Effect Andromeda out five days before launch
    11. Blizzard outlines changes for infamous Overwatch hero Bastion
    12. Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age gets July release on PS4
    13. Pokémon and Seattle Mariners sale boost Nintendo profit
    14. Animal Crossing mobile pushed back to next fiscal year
    1. Can Horizon: Zero Dawn really be a AAA game without cynicism?
    2. Psychonauts PSVR game gets a release date
    3. Fallout 4 gets PS4 Pro support and PC high resolution texture pack next week
    4. Namco founder Masaya Nakamura dies aged 91
    5. Elite Dangerous players find a third alien ruins site
    6. Total War's latest Game of Thrones mod looks fantastic
    7. Don't expect another big Deus Ex game anytime soon
    8. 27 years later, scrapped ZX Spectrum version of Total Recall now playable
    9. Yakuza 0 review
    10. Resident Evil 7 has third-best week one sales of the series
    11. Dirt 4 is more evidence that Codemasters is back on track
    1. Why VR might be the next weapon in the war on dementia
    2. Watch: Videogame nobodies who were the real heroes
    1. Punching Nazis
    2. Intel Kaby Lake: Core i3 7350K review
    3. Watch: The very worst moments of Resident Evil 7
    1. Watch: Chris plays FTL for the first time, aids intergalactic slave trade
    2. The voice behind The Witcher
    3. Dead Rising 4 is getting new two new difficulty modes and a timed demo
    4. Hitman's next Elusive Target will be live on Friday
    5. Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire announced
    6. Face-Off: Resident Evil 7
    7. Mario Sports Superstars is coming to the 3DS in March
    8. Flappy Bird dev's latest freebie, Ninja Spinki Challenges!!, is an excellent waste of time
    9. Ninja Theory virtual reality game Dexed comes to PSVR next week
    10. Shadows of the Damned and Alice: Madness Returns are now backwards compatible on Xbox One
    11. Resident Evil 7 ending reveals mysterious free Not a Hero DLC
    12. Double Dragon 4 looks like a proper good Double Dragon sequel
    13. Ace Combat 7 now coming to PC and Xbox One as well as PS4
    1. Enter the Gungeon just got a ton of new free content on PC
    2. Mass Effect Andromeda trailer showcases new aliens, another squadmate
    3. Nintendo's latest Switch ad shows guy playing Mario Kart on the toilet
    4. Final Fantasy 15's new update is dumb, shallow and kind of brilliant
    5. Hohokum dev's roguelike Loot Rascals is coming to PS4 and PC in March
    6. Square Enix announces Marvel partnership, first game focused on Avengers
    7. Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom headed to PC as well as PS4
    8. The Fallout Sex Formula
    9. Dirt 4 announced, and it's out this year
    10. Hideo Kojima shows off his fancy new studio
    11. Mobius Final Fantasy comes to PC with a Final Fantasy 7 Remake crossover
    12. PSA: Some of Sega's best soundtracks just hit Spotify
    13. Life of Black Tiger is the worst PS4 game we've ever played
    14. Looking for Ghost Recon in the Wildlands
    1. Watch: Johnny cooks Kirby's super spicy curry
    2. Apocalypse Now video game comes to Kickstarter via Francis Ford Coppola
    3. When games get collectibles right
    4. Hitman is getting an ultra hard Professional difficulty mode next week
    5. Watch: We played Resident Evil 7 in real life
    6. Prey secures May release date
    7. You can finally transfer Pokémon into Sun and Moon
    8. Watch: Chris and Johnny milk a cow using the Nintendo Switch
    9. Watch: Everything you need to know about the Nintendo Switch in one video
    10. Robin tells Batman to do one in Injustice 2 gameplay
    11. Classic FM to launch a new video game music show
    12. Nintendo announces huge Zelda eShop sale
    13. Here's what Dishonored 2's Custom Difficulties let you adjust
    14. SWAT 4 re-released DRM-free on GOG
    15. There's an official headstand for PlayStation VR
    16. Kevin Smith is in the next Call of Duty DLC
    1. This iPhone and iPad controller looks a lot like a Switch
    2. World of Goo, Little Inferno, and Human Resource Machine will be Switch launch titles
    3. Overwatch celebrates Chinese New Year with new Mei, D. Va skins
    4. Disney Infinity dev is back, now making Cars 3 for Warner Bros.
    5. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's Breach mode and VR Experience are now free on Steam
    6. Surgeon Simulator dev's latest looks like Splatoon meets Tony Hawk
    7. Xbox Games with Gold for February detailed
    8. GAME cancels Resident Evil 7 Collector's Edition orders due to broken Baker Mansion statues
    9. Making of Pillars of Eternity documentary is well worth a watch
    10. Resident Evil 7 DLC begins rolling out next week on PS4
    11. Toukiden 2 has a European release date
    12. Tekken 7 delayed to June
    13. Revealing Zelda: Breath of the Wild guide pulled from Amazon
    14. Dark Souls 3's final DLC, The Ringed City, is coming in March
    15. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's second expansion, A Criminal Past, is due next month
    16. Resident Evil modder re-imagines the classic game in first-person
    17. Fighting game community in a flap over Killer Instinct teabagging ban
    18. Nintendo Switch touchscreen shown in action for the first time
    19. Google Pixel review
    20. The new Unreal Tournament is still chugging along
    21. When Assassin's Creed does modern day London slang
    22. 1-2 Switch is Nintendo's attempt to recapture Wii's golden era
    23. Guillermo del Toro is not creatively involved “at all” with Death Stranding
    1. The Neko Atsume live-action movie trailer is purfect
    2. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard review
    3. D. Va bunny flag and stickers spotted at South Korean Women's March
    4. I Am Setsuna now a Nintendo Switch launch title
    5. After an eight year hiatus, Consolevania is coming back
    6. The Sin City game that never was
    7. FIFA Ultimate Team community accused of "price-fixing" Ryan Mason card after player suffers skull fracture
    8. Watch us play Torment: Tides of Numenera on PS4
    9. Intel Kaby Lake: Core i5 7600K review
    10. Intel Kaby Lake: Core i7 7700K review
    1. Sony Platinum Wireless Headset review
    2. Dev makes a virtual reality discovery experimenting with two Vives
    3. For Honor PC system requirements revealed
    4. DF Retro: Halo - the console shooter that changed everything
    5. Nintendo Switch dark horse Snipperclips in action
    6. The story behind the worst game ever made
    1. Digital Foundry: Every PS4 Pro native 4K game tested
    2. How a Tetris clone on the front of a tape-player led to spiritual enlightenment
    1. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Battlefield 3 have been added to EA Access
    2. 20 minutes of Ghost Recon Wildlands single-player footage
    3. Goodbye! BoxBoy! Lets you unlock cubed Kirby characters with amiibo
    4. Inside and Limbo dev teases its next game
    5. Retro procedural shooter Strafe gets a PC release date
    6. Recommended strategy game Kingdom coming soon to iOS/Android
    7. Jelly Deals: Amazon offering £10 off a £50 purchase today only
    8. The killing joke: How Hitman turns murder into farce
    9. Free XCOM 2 overhaul mod Long War 2 released
    10. The Division movie now has a director
    11. Zelda will be Nintendo's last game for the Wii U
    12. The Division's next big expansion is coming to PS4 and Xbox One at the same time
    13. Portal designer Kim Swift joins Amy Hennig and Jade Raymond on Visceral's Star Wars game
    14. Nintendo Switch won't have any video apps at launch
    15. Blood Bowl dev is making World of Darkness spin-off Werewolf: The Apocalypse
    1. Cave Story and 1001 Spikes are coming to Switch
    2. Hitman to add HDR support this month
    3. Did Nintendo download a Mario ROM and sell it back to us?
    4. The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ will be a Switch launch title in North America
    5. Micro Machines returns with World Series
    6. Yooka-Laylee local multiplayer modes unveiled
    7. 30 minutes of gameplay from Sniper Elite 4's opening level, San Celini
    8. Super Mario Run coming out on Android in March
    9. The new Call of Cthulhu looks promising
    10. Halo Wars 2 benefits from the experience of Creative Assembly
    11. More details about This War of Mine studio's new game Industrial
    12. Super Bomberman R for Nintendo Switch costs £50, Konami says
    13. Path of Exile makes its console debut on Xbox One later in 2017
    14. The big Zelda: Breath of the Wild interview
    15. Fire Emblem Warriors is slated for autumn on Switch and New 3DS
    1. Nintendo's next big mobile game is coming to Android first
    2. There's a new Fire Emblem coming to the 3DS this year
    3. Resident Evil 7 offers Cross-Buy on Xbox One and Windows 10
    4. TowerFall Ascension is coming to Xbox One next week
    5. Nioh's third and final free pre-release trial is this weekend
    6. Developer admits "we screwed it" after game website exposes review blacklist threat
    7. Ubisoft picks up DJ Hero, Guitar Hero Live dev FreeStyle Games
    8. Watch: Johnny makes the sinner's sandwich from Deadly Premonition
    9. Injustice 2 special editions include DLC characters as premier skins
    10. Game based on Warhammer 40,000's Necromunda announced
    11. £60 Zelda: Breath of the Wild for Nintendo Switch now £50 on Amazon UK
    12. Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King 3DS review
    13. Come and work at Gamer Network!
    14. Custom Resident Evil PS4 controller is as disgusting as it is amazing
    15. Zelda fans uncover Breath of the Wild backstory from Special Edition map
    16. Splatoon 2 doesn't feel like a proper sequel just yet
    17. Sony closes Rigs studio Guerrilla Cambridge
    18. Russian publishing giant picks up Crytek's FPS Warface
    19. Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Switch and Wii U differences outlined
    20. Ex-BioShock dev's horror game Perception is coming to PS4
    21. Gabe Newell teases a new single-player IP in the Half-Life universe
    1. Watch Dogs 2 gets a free three-hour demo
    2. Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls is coming to PS4
    3. Watch Super Mario Odyssey's trailer remade in GTA IV
    4. Little Nightmares release date slated for April, the cruelest month
    5. The Eurogamer Podcast #26 - The return of the Velvet Owl
    6. Darkseid is an Injustice 2 pre-order incentive
    7. Watch: Ian plays the charmingly bonkers Hidden My Game By Mom
    8. Mass Effect Andromeda lets you craft and name weapons
    9. Brexit blamed for incoming UK App Store price rise
    10. Watch Johnny learn how to stay alive in Nioh
    11. Tech Analysis: Gravity Rush 2
    12. First contact has finally been made in Elite: Dangerous
    13. The alien hunters of Elite: Dangerous
    14. Microsoft announces inflatable Xbox One controller for your pool
    15. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg set to defend Oculus in court
    16. Here's our first look at Xbox One's new Guide
    17. The 50 most exciting games of 2017
    18. Nintendo Switch's bundled Joy-Con grip doesn't charge controllers
    19. Be warned: surprise Resident Evil 7 ending spoiler leaks online
    20. Writing Lara Croft
    1. Nintendo: Switch launch day "not be-all and end-all"
    2. Watch: Here's how Far Cry's Primal and Blood Dragon might connect to the rest of the series
    3. BBC iPlayer discontinued on Wii U today
    4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe adds Splatoon characters and Battle Mode courses
    5. Zelda: Breath of the Wild download fills almost half Nintendo Switch internal storage
    6. Arms takes the Splatoon approach to fighting games
    7. Bizarre dispute erupts within underground vanilla World of Warcraft
    8. Breath of the Wild amiibo range expands with detailed Zelda, Bokoblin figures
    9. Gwent plays a much better game of cards leaving The Witcher 3 behind
    1. Making a game out of running
    1. Jelly Deals roundup: Hitman, Yooka-Laylee, Day of the Tentacle and more
    2. Watch: 5 things you may have missed in Super Mario Odyssey's trailer
    3. How Marvel vs. Capcom 2 brought us together
    4. Titanfall's card battling spin-off has been cancelled
    5. Nintendo Switch won't use StreetPass or Miiverse
    1. Switch clicks in the hands, but on paper, it's in trouble
    2. Watch: Chris plays Resident Evil 4 for the first time
    3. Watch: Here's how switching the Nintendo Switch works
    4. Evil Ryu and Violent Ken are in Ultra Street Fighter 2 for Nintendo Switch
    5. Zelda: Breath of the Wild will launch with Nintendo Switch
    6. Here's when you can pre-order the Nintendo Switch from Amazon UK
    7. Nintendo Switch out 3rd March for £279.99
    8. The Nintendo Switch paid online service doesn't sound great
    9. Watch the worst video game trailer ever to appear on the official PlayStation YouTube channel
    10. A pair of Nintendo Switch Joy-con controllers costs £75
    11. Nintendo Switch port of F-Zero-esque racer Redout confirmed
    12. Check out the Nintendo Switch steering wheel controller
    13. UK online shop says it will honour £198.50 Nintendo Switch pre-orders
    14. Years later, BioWare reveals why Dragon Age 2 expansion Exalted March was canned
    15. Let's compare and contrast the US and European Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild box art
    16. Torment: Tides of Numenera has a nifty Choose Your Own Adventure-style video
    17. Nintendo's precarious reveal runs risk of Switching off fans
    18. Atlus doesn't know whether the new Shin Megami Tensei for Nintendo Switch will head west
    19. Here's what's coming to Switch you may have missed
    20. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 announced for Nintendo Switch
    21. Super Mario Odyssey revealed, due this “holiday season”
    22. 1-2 Switch is Nintendo's next hardware launch title / mini-game collection
    23. Splatoon 2 announced, due summer
    24. Nintendo announces Arms, a competitive motion-controlled boxing game
    25. EA returns to Nintendo with FIFA for Switch
    26. Nintendo Switch battery life detailed, capacitive touchscreen confirmed
    1. DiRT Showdown is free on the Humble Store today and tomorrow
    2. Mass Effect Andromeda video tours the Tempest, your new Normandy
    3. Former American football player sues Gears of War dev, claims Cole Train cribs his likeness
    4. Dishonored 2 update adds chapter select and permadeath this month
    5. Why doesn't Sid Meier still make Sid Meier's Civilisation?
    6. Nintendo Switch reveal live report
    7. Dirt Rally getting a PlayStation VR support, but it'll cost you a tenner
    8. Lego City Undercover re-release gets first trailer
    9. Scalebound cancellation won't end Xbox projects with other studios, but games may be shown later
    10. Yakuza 0 is a great way to get into Sega's outstanding series
    11. Shovel Knight is coming to Switch, introduces new pricing scheme
    12. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is out now on iOS
    1. Watch 27 minutes of Rime gameplay
    2. Rocket League player count soars past 25m
    3. Sunless Sea is coming to iPad this spring
    4. Night in the Woods has been delayed until February
    5. Win a free copy of Resident Evil 7 on PC
    6. Xbox One controllers now have two more colourful options
    7. Where can the finest driving sim in years go next?
    8. Watch: Johnny cooks a sambocade from Neverwinter
    9. Amazon's Echo gadget has a Mass Effect Easter egg
    10. Officially-licensed Nintendo Switch accessories include console skins, in-car charger, arcade stick
    11. Pokémon Sun and Moon players fail second global event
    12. Tales of Berseria demo is now available on PS4 and Steam
    13. For Honor closed beta due later this month
    14. Sea of Thieves devs explain how its design encourages cooperation
    15. The Eurogamer Podcast #25 - He said he'd never go back into a tunnel ever again...
    16. Scalebound director sorry game's cancellation "let fans down"
    17. Battlefield 3 and Bad Company 2 are now backwards compatible on Xbox One
    18. Bayonetta joins Xbox One backwards compatibility
    19. Silent Hill: Downpour and Puzzle Quest receive Xbox One backwards compatibility
    20. Mass Effect 2 and 3 now available on Xbox One backwards compatibility
    21. Burnout Paradise and Rayman Legends are getting Xbox One backwards compatibility today
    22. Bully, Catherine and Raskulls are getting Xbox One backwards compatibility today
    23. Trials HD and Lego Batman added to Xbox One backwards compatibility
    24. Dark Souls to receive Xbox One backwards compatibility
    25. Geometry Wars is now Xbox One backwards compatible
    26. Carcassonne now Xbox One backwards compatible
    27. EA Access just added a Xbox One backwards-compatible game
    28. Dark Souls and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 receive Xbox One backwards compatibility
    29. Saints Row 4 and Dead Space receive Xbox One backwards compatibility
    30. Portal 2 and Left 4 Dead receive Xbox One backwards compatibility
    31. Red Dead Redemption finally gets Xbox One backwards compatibility this Friday
    32. Call of Duty 2 now available on Xbox One backwards compatibility
    33. Deathspank, Bejeweled 3 now Xbox One backwards compatible
    34. How to 'toilet' in space and other lessons from a remarkable life
    1. First-person horror game Sylvio is coming to console this Friday (the 13th)
    2. Watch: revisiting vanilla World of Warcraft while we still can
    3. Watch: Ian plays 90 minutes of Gravity Rush 2, forgets which way is up
    4. XCOM 2's Long War mod will also cater to casual players
    5. A glitch has opened up Final Fantasy 15's cut continent
    6. Square Enix trumpets 6m Final Fantasy 15 copies shipped and downloaded
    7. Watch: How will aliens change Elite Dangerous?
    8. Final Fantasy 15 review
    9. Watch: Everything you need to know about Resident Evil 7
    10. Sources: Microsoft and Platinum part ways on Scalebound, development ceased
    11. Nintendo hid secret message for hackers within NES Mini
    12. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's pre-order bonus content now free for all
    13. Gravity Rush 2 review
    14. Glacier White PlayStation 4 slim model announced, released this month
    15. Microsoft is removing Scalebound videos from its YouTube channel
    1. She Remembered Caterpillars is a cute semi-autobiographical puzzler about death
    2. Just Cause 3 multiplayer mod now available in beta
    3. Lego City Undercover is getting a Nintendo Switch port
    4. Nintendo Switch Treehouse Live to follow reveal event
    5. Fans think McDonald's new Mario toy features plumber on the toilet
    6. Cancelled Halo Mega Bloks game revealed
    7. NES Mini hacked, extra games added via USB
    8. GTA 5's endless tapestry
    9. PokéManiacs: the grownups who love Pokémon
    1. In Theory: Can AMD Ryzen break the Intel CPU monopoly?
    2. New year's resolution: Let's stop screaming
    1. Jelly Deals roundup: Resident Evil 7, Gears of War 4, The Last Guardian and more
    2. Watch: The 7 scariest things in Resident Evil 7 (so far)
    3. Microsoft's 2017: momentum at last, and a golden opportunity
    4. Watch: Here are 73 games coming out in 2017, unless they get delayed of course
    5. How Amstrad Action changed my life
    1. Watch: Johnny plays Final Fantasy 7 while Aoife sits and judges
    2. Hearthstone celebrates Diablo 20th anniversary with themed Tavern Brawl
    3. Square Enix Twitter recovers followers after hack
    4. Dreamfall Chapters gets PS4, Xbox One release date
    5. Barbaric survival game Conan Exiles looks more and more promising
    6. Super Mario Land recreated in Mario Maker
    7. Frog Fraction 2 is real, it's here, but is it any good?
    8. EverQuest Landmark will close in February
    9. Mass Effect 2 free to download on PC right now
    1. XCOM 2 getting Long War 2 mod
    2. The Flame in the Flood will soak onto PS4 with exclusive extras
    3. There's an official Resident Evil 7 "4D VR candle"
    4. What's going on with Zelda: Breath of the Wild's release date?
    5. The mistake that made WOW's stealth work
    6. The Turing Test formulates PS4 release this month
    7. Sony's 2017: steady as she goes as PS4 goes big on games
    8. World of Warcraft finally has a secret Cow Level
    9. Mass Effect Andromeda release date finally confirmed for March
    10. GeForce Now streaming coming to PC and Mac
    11. The 50 most exciting games of 2016
    1. HDMI 2.1 spec adds 8K/10K video, dynamic HDR and variable refresh
    2. Watch: We made etoile blanche from The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
    3. Day of the Tentacle Remastered is now free on PlayStation Plus
    4. Lego Boost robotic sets announced, designed to teach kids coding
    5. Watch: Ian plays Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+, tries not to gag
    6. Why Let it Die's microtransactions are great for the game
    7. Unofficial fresh-start vanilla WOW server launches Saturday
    8. Mass Effect official Twitter inadvertently highlights face "bug"
    9. Platinum's Turtles game delisted from Steam, PSN and Xbox
    10. Watch: Overwatch and the importance of talking to your community
    11. Modders are putting Liberty City inside Grand Theft Auto 5
    12. Overwatch's newest map, Oasis, is now live
    13. Diablo 3 players divided on 20th anniversary patch
    14. It looks like Microsoft just accidentally released the debug version of Forza Horizon 3
    15. John Smedley closes studio and cancels RPG Hero's Song
    16. Nintendo's 2017: two seismic shifts, and the conundrum that will decide its future
    17. Alien: Covenant is getting its own VR game
    1. Super Mario Run has earned $30m in two weeks
    2. Looks like former PlayStation-exclusive Rime is also headed to PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
    3. Overwatch webcomic not released in Russia over gay character
    4. Planet Coaster dev Frontier sues RollerCoaster Tycoon World maker Atari
    5. Ariana Grande is a Final Fantasy character
    6. At the moment, Astroneer is a fascinating inversion of typical sci-fi wonder
    1. Assassin's Creed film review
    2. Star Wars: The Old Republic community honours Carrie Fisher in droves
    3. Best-selling Steam games of 2016 revealed
    4. Eurogamer's top 50 games of 2016
    1. Eurogamer's game of the year 2016