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It's been a while since Bethesda's had anything significant to say about Starfield, but that should be changing soon - not only is its Shattered Space story expansion now…

You could call this week's DF Direct an assemblage of patch tests as they arrived thick and fast for a range of titles, in varying degrees of scale. The addition…

I didn't realise this while I was recording the video, but this week's VR Corner subject, ConVRgence was made by the same developer as another game that I previously featured…

Escape from Tarkov developer Battlestate has released a second statement after it u-turned on a decision to lock an "exclusive" PvE mode to its €300 Unheard Edition following player feedback,…

Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has pushed out another update for Stardew Valley. Update 1.6.6 addresses a number of bugs and some balance, gameplay, and translation issues, including restoring the ability to…

Path tracing? In Dragon's Dogma 2? The game shipped with ray-traced global illumination but a path tracer sits within Capcom's code - exposed thanks to a new mod for the…

It mightn't be a huge surprise to hear - given we're talking about one of Steam's most wishlisted games in recent times - but solo developer Slavic Magic's Manor…

Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami has opened up about his decision to leave Tango Gameworks, as he wishes to break free from the survival horror genre. Mikami left Tango…

Bulletstorm and Outriders studio People Can Fly has brought development of its struggling Project Dagger to a close after concluding its commercial potential was "unsatisfactory". Project Dagger, which…

With more than seven years' worth of games to pick from, there's never been a better time to delve into the best Nintendo Switch games. The line-up of games for…

Disney Dreamlight Valley is stuffing the glitter cannons and oiling its gates as it readies to welcome two new guests, with Daisy Duck and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit both…

There's a confidence to Manor Lords that belies its one-person development, and what's there can be spellbinding, but it's a pastoral idyll that still needs significant development. Yesterday, in between…

Flaming Fowl, the developer behind card battler Fable Fortune and the acclaimed Gloomhaven video game adaptation, has unveiled its new project - but, in an unusual move, has also…

A new hybrid AI licence for voice actors has been launched by a leading audio tool company, with the aim of providing an ethical approach for AI usage. …

El Paso, Elsewhere - the ultra-stylish "neo noir" motel-in-hell shooter from developer Strange Scaffold - is getting the movie treatment following its acclaimed release last year. El Paso,…

Last week, I took to Eurogamer to announce a Warehouse Sale for Digital Foundry merchandise, and this week we have development: new 'Bespoke' merch has hit the DF Store, featuring…

Fallout fever continues to grip the world, with Fallout 4, New Vegas, and Fallout 76 all seeing a resurgence in popularity, and the latter breaking its own concurrent user record…

7 Days to Die – an open-world zombie game that first released back in December 2013 – is finally leaving early access. Developer The Fun Pimps says that the next…

Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy may play the villain in Far Cry 7. According to leaker j0nathan – who has successfully leaked Ubisoft details before, including accurate reports of Assassin's Creed…

Sea of Thieves stared off life as an Xbox exclusive, growing over time into a genuine hit with a large, committed community. Now, in an effort to increase its…

As the calendar continues its ceaseless onward march, Epic has announced its next batch of weekly Epic Games Store freebies, which this time look very much like Cold War…

You'd think after launching Stardew Valley's massive 1.6 update, creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone would want to catch his breath; but nope - Barone has just casually tossed out a…

Earlier this week Hades 2 developer Supergiant announced its technical test, which players can sign up for now ahead of the game hitting early access. The…

Dwarf Fortress - the hugely influential, dizzyingly expansive colony sim that's been in development for over 20 years - has just released its roguelike Adventure Mode over on Steam,…

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - the atmospheric new puzzle adventure from Simogo, perhaps best known as the extraordinarily talented team behind 2019's glorious Sayonara Wild Hearts - finally…

CD Projekt's official mod editor for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is now available for playtesting on Steam - albeit initially only to select registrants - ahead of its…

Xbox has announced the next wave of games coming to Game Pass in late April. It begins today with the release of Harold Halibut across cloud, PC and…

If you've been itching to dive into World of Warcraft's new subterranean expansion The War Within, there's an opportunity to do so ahead of release, with beta testing sign-ups…

UPDATE 2.50pm UK: "Nintendo UK has now confirmed to Eurogamer it will not be present at this summer's Gamescom. The company's statement is below: "Gamescom is a great event, and…

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has called for the games industry to do more to protect developer jobs and prevent further layoffs. Citing "more than 8,700" job losses this…

Before you watch this week’s episode of VR Corner, please bear in mind that I’ve never really played World of Warcraft before. That means you won’t see any high level…

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has reportedly sold "about half" the sales of its predecessor Remake in the same timeframe. That's according to industry analyst Daniel Ahmad, who confirmed earlier today…

After shutting down The Crew's servers at the end of March, Ubisoft has reportedly started removing the open-world racer from owners' libraries and revoking their user license. Ubisoft…

Fallout fans are scratching their heads over a plot point mentioned in the new hit TV show's sixth episode - which some say contradicts the game series' established lore.…

The BAFTA Games Awards 2024 winners have been revealed, with this year's big victor - perhaps unsurprisingly - being Larian Studios' hugely acclaimed Baldur's Gate 3. Baldur's Gate…

From Castlevania to Arcane, Halo to The Last of Us, we've been treated to plenty of video game TV adaptations over the past few years - and it's always…

Sky: Children of the Light, the acclaimed free-to-play "social adventure" from Journey and Flower developer ThatGameCompany, has - just shy of a year since being announced for PC -…

The creators of Westworld tackle one of gaming's foremost franchises in the new Prime Video streaming series. Boom time: whether by accident or design, the Fallout TV show - announced…

World of Warcraft Classic, the nostalgia-tweaking old-school version of Blizzard's long-running MMORPG, is set to move into the next era of history next month, with World of Warcraft Cataclysm…

Developer Balloon Studios cultivates a beautiful puzzle game with the timeless allure of a summer's day stroll. If you’ve ever been into plants, you’ll know, outside their natural habitat, they're…

Balatro, the acclaimed poker-themed roguelike from developer LocalThunk, has just received its first big content update - officially known as Update 1.0.1c - with the patch currently in Steam…

Palia developer Singularity 6 has laid off 35 percent of its staff just months after the game entered early access. Workers from the studio began sharing news of…

This War of Mine developer 11 bit studios has revealed Frostpunk 2's beta will be live from 15th April until 22nd April, 2024. The beta access period will launch at…

Howdy, Helmet-heads! Thanks to a Bank Holiday Monday and a lengthy trip to the Elder Scrolls Online 10-Year Anniversary Celebration, this week's episode of VR Corner is something of a…

Xbox has established a new team dedicated to video game preservation and forward compatibility. That's according to Windows Central, which today published a report stating that Xbox president Sarah Bond…

Gears 6 will reportedly be announced on 9th June 2024. That's according to The Verge, which purports that the next instalment of the fan-favourite shooter will be confirmed at an…

A new investigation into developer Deck Nine - best known as the current steward of Life is Strange, a series celebrated for its diversity and inclusivity - has painted…

Nightdive Studio's remake of System Shock will get its patch 1.2 update next week, adding a new female Hacker and revised ending. The female Hacker was a stretch…

Amazon has announced the 12 games it'll be giving away to all Prime Gaming subscribers in April, with this month's offerings including Fallout 76 - whose arrival is perfectly…

Capcom has devised a way for your Dragon's Dogma 2's Pawns to still be hired, even if other players choose not to do so. Those who have been playing Dragon's…

Content Warning - the viral co-op horror hit from the team behind Totally Accurate Battle Simulator - has just received its first patch. And alongside a first batch of…

Mattel is launching a cute Xbox 360 block building kit - but its price tag is more than double what you'd spend on an actual Xbox 360. The…

Microsoft continues to pump out the special edition Xbox controllers with wild abandon, and its latest offering is a new addition to its now three-strong Vapor line-up, arriving in…

There is a Bugsnax card game on the cards. The project was announced yesterday, when developer Young Horses was quick to assure its community that it was not an April…

Payday 3's Operation Medic Bag's second patch is now available. Described as a "focused effort to respond to community expectations and improve Payday 3", Operation Medic Bag "covers a range…

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth players who bought the game digitally cannot platinum the game. According to Kotaku, ever since Square Enix pushed out the 1.020 patch, one of the RPG's…

Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors has acknowledged it's "way too early" for the company to "start talking about" acquiring new studios. Talking to investors – as transcribed by RPS – Wingefors…

I'm sitting opposite Saboteur's coder, Clive Townsend, at a retro gaming show in the Midlands. Two pints separate us: beer for me, cider for him - ever the West Country…

Hi-Fi Rush recently arrived on PlayStation 5 and as contentious as the idea of Xbox going 'multi-plat' in any way may be, the strategy so far is sound. Lower…

CD Projekt's chief financial officer, Piotr Nielubowicz, says the company does "not see a place for microtransactions in the case of single-player games". Talking to Polish site StockWatch.pl (via Insider…

Earlier this month I reviewed the Asus ROG Swift PG32UCDM, a 32-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor that combines a 4K resolution with 240Hz refresh rate, impressive HDR and fewer downsides than…

This is the second time I've written this week's Game of the Week. The game has remained the same, though. That's the first part of the trick. Our game this…

Certain Affinity - the renowned Texas-based support studio most recently reported to be working on a Halo battle royale project for Microsoft - has announced a round of layoffs,…

Occasionally in a game I'll look up and I'll notice the clouds. I'll be shooting someone, or collecting something, or just walking over the crest of a hill as I…

Images allegedly showing the white, digital-only Xbox Series X reported to be in the works earlier this year have leaked online. An "adorably all-digital" Xbox Series X refresh,…

Another F-Zero game is on the way to Switch. F-Zero: Maximum Velocity will join Nintendo Switch Online for Expansion Pack subscribers on 29th March. The high speed…

It's been 10 years since BioShock Infinite, and creator Ken Levine is still not done with follow-up project Judas. But the game is inching closer, evidenced recently by its…

It is understood the "majority" of Xbox games will eventually be coming to PlayStation. That's according to Chris Dring from Eurogamer's sister site GamesIndustry.biz. Speaking on the…

Dragon's Dogma 2 is full of surprises, and players are still working to discover all of them. Chief of interest at the moment is the curious Dragonsplague affliction that can…

Apple and other tech giants face another legal fight - this time from the European Commission, which is now investigating the iPhone maker's alleged non-compliance with EU rules. …

Yes, there are a lot of references to Final Fantasy 9 in Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail's collector's edition… and no, that's not a coincidence. "You may have noticed a lot…

Not to brag, but I'm pretty sure I know what Mars After Midnight smells like. I reckon Mars After Midnight smells of church halls and community centres, which means it…

Overwatch 2's beleaguered PvE content has reportedly been scrapped. That's according to Bloomberg, which reported yesterday that following "poor" sales of its prior PvE missions, the company "does not plan…

Earlier this year I spoke to Tomas Sala, the developer of The Falconeer and his new game, Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles. I was particularly eager to chat while development on Bulwark…

You might have heard: while Larian isn't done with updating Baldur's Gate 3, the studio's next game won't be Baldur's Gate 4 or anything to do with D&D. But…

Larian Studios won't be making any expansions for Baldur's Gate 3, but the developer isn't quite done with the game yet. Following Larian founder Swen Vincke's GDC talk yesterday, in…

Despite months in Steam Early Access and hundreds of positive player reviews, Stellaris Nexus is no more. Instead, the spin-off is taking the rare step of rebranding itself -…

A Sims movie adaptation is in the works from Margot Robbie's production company, to be helmed and co-written by Loki director Kate Herron. According to The Hollywood reporter,…

Epic Games has discussed the future of Fall Guys, following today's announcement that its game assets, animations and characters are coming to Fortnite's UEFN creative mode. Players…

Five of the Best is a weekly series for supporters of Eurogamer. It's a series that highlights some of the features in games that are often overlooked. It's also about…

Pirates make everything better, so if Blizzard's announcement that World of Warcraft now has a standalone battle royale mode isn't enough to get your tootsies twitching with excitement, then…

"The beautiful thing about what Black Panther did was it essentially showed there can be heroes that look like me," says Abubakar Salim. "The feeling I had when watching…

Valve has launched Steam Families - a streamlined, enhanced version of its existing household game sharing tools - and it's available for testing now in public beta form. …

Sony wants to know what your favourite ever PlayStation game is, as long as it isn't Bloodborne. Putting games like Uncharted 4 against The Last of Us Part 1, and…

Oh, look – Steam's gone and broken its own concurrent record. Again. Just a fortnight ago, the PC client secured a new record of 34,649,583 players, but earlier today (Sunday,…

Valve has revealed that of the 100 most-played games on Steam Deck over the last 12 months, Larian Studios' Baldur's Gate 3 tops the chart. Between March 2023 and March…

The hugely popular roguelike Poker game Balatro is coming to iPhone. The decision to port it to mobile devices is unlikely to come as much of a surprise – Balatro…

Lurking behind a dated exterior is a limited but sophisticated RPG with a unique setting and some memorable new ideas. I think it counts for a lot when a role-playing…

Ninja Theory has confirmed Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 will - like its predecessor, so not exactly a massive surprise - have a photo mode on release, meaning you can…

This piece contains major spoilers for the original Final Fantasy 7 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Please do not read unless you've finished Rebirth. It's hard to overstate how…

Saber Interactive chief operating officer Tim Willits has taken to social media to confirm a "number of titles" remain in development at the publisher - including Warhammer 40,000: Space…

Troubled video game publisher Embracer has announced the sale of more of its assets - this time, large portions of Saber Interactive, for the price of $247m. In…

Ubisoft has shared a post-launch roadmap for its acclaimed series revival Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, which promises to introduce the likes of a permadeath mode, boss rush…

In the latest from the team behind The Making of Karateka, a true genius gets an interactive museum for the ages The black screen has a single white dot at…

Tobias Sjögren has been removed from his role as CEO of developer Starbreeze after the company's board concluded the studio "needs a different leadership" to execute its current business…

Capcom has shared a first trailer for Street Fighter 6's next playable fighter, Akuma, who'll be joining the game's steadily expanding line-up sometime this "spring". Akuma will be…

Fresh off its dalliance with Mass Effect, Destiny 2 is getting a Ghostbusters collaboration - which'll seemingly manifest in the form of premium cosmetics - next Tuesday, 19th March. …

Three more classic Mario Game Boy games are coming to Switch Online. As part of today's Mario Day celebrations, Nintendo has revealed that Dr Mario, Mario Golf, and Mario Tennis…

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has opened up on his thoughts about the modern games industry, stating that "exclusivity is the "Achilles' heel" of the modern development cycle. In a…

Former EA and Microsoft exec, Peter Moore, says there are "serious questions" to be asked about video game hardware and whether or not there's a future for the traditional home…

Silent Hill 2 Remake has been rated in Korea. The highly-anticipated horror game – one of gaming's worst-kept secrets before it was formally revealed back in October 2022 – has…

Following the launch of Sea of Thieves' radical structural overhaul last month, Rare is readying to release a new mid-season update next week that'll add anti-cheat and subscription-free solo…

Ori and the Blind Forest is well known for its tear-jerker of an intro cutscene so for developer Moon Studios, the dark and damp, gore-soaked world of its next game…

Epic has revealed the next titles it's giving away on the Epic Games Store, with Deux Ex: Mankind Divided and The Bridge getting the freebie treatment from Thursday, 14th…

Even to this day, developer Starbreeze Studios' 2013 classic Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is fondly remembered. This adventure puzzler was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 just…

Developer LocalThunk's Balatro might have hit a bit of a bump last week after an unexpected ratings change, but that hasn't stopped the acclaimed poker-inspired rogue-like deckbuilder from selling…

Creatures of Ava, an action-adventure creature saving game, was announced by publisher 11 Bit Studios during tonight's Xbox Partner Preview. The game is co-developed by Spanish indie studios Inverse and…

If you're looking to bring a bit of summer sun into the lingering bleakness of a waning winter, then boy do I have a recommendation for you - assuming…

Warner Bros. Discovery gaming boss J.B. Perrette wants the company to move away from the "volatile" market of AAA games for consoles. Speaking during a recent Morgan Stanley…

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's first season of post-launch content gets underway on 28th March, introducing The Joker as a new playable character. Additionally, the delayed Epic Games…

This weekend, Fortnite simultaneously did something it had never done before, and something it hadn't done in ages. On the game's storied battle royale Island, players looked on as…

Steam's done it again: another weekend, another concurrent user record broken and a new one set. According to SteamDB, over 34.5 million of us were simultaneously online earlier today, setting…

Helldivers 2 creative director has hit back at fans pitting the Helldivers 2 franchise against Halo, saying we "need more compassion and union in the world, and less rivalry." Responding…

The Gauntlet is coming to Diablo 4 next week. As revealed by the team at yesterday's Campfire Chat, The Gauntlet – which goes live on Tuesday 5th March – is…

Payday 3's "Operation Medic Bag" patch is now available. Bringing in "key improvements and features", developer Starbreeze says the update is a "focused effort responding to community expectations and improving…

Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, the lovely looking musical adventure based on Tove Jansson's classic series of children's stories, finally has a released date and will be launching for Switch…

Four new cast members have been announced for The Last of Us Season 2. As reported by Variety, Danny Ramirez, Tati Gabrielle, Ariela Barer and Spencer Lord have all joined…

Another Thursday, another Epic Games Store freebie to add to your ever-growing backlog, this time in the form of stylish 3D side-scroller Never Yield. Never Yield - also…

Leap day is now upon us and a couple of games aren't happy about this sudden affront to their usual calendar expectations. Both EA Sports WRC and Theatrhythm Final…

Following its decision to cut six percent of its workforce last March, EA has announced another round of layoffs - this time affecting 5 percent of staff (around 670…

This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss the shocking news that the next big Pokémon game is mysteriously set to arrive in 2025. Hey, that sounds a lot…

It's been over seven years since Limbo and Inside developer Playdead first began teasing its mysterious third project, and now - nearly five years since Eurogamer last has cause…

Publisher NIS America has confirmed a western release for action-RPG Reynatis, which was revealed during the Japanese version of last week's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase. Reynatis wasn't present in the…

Ark: Survival Ascended developer Studio Wildcard has announced it's indefinitely delaying the release of the dinosaur survival remaster's enhanced The Center expansion, just days before its planned 28th February…

Tekken 8 has crossed 2m copies sold within its first month. The latest instalment to the fighting series released on 25th January, almost seven years since its predecessor Tekken 7.…

Tomorrow marks Bravely Default 2's third anniversary, and Tomoya Asano has the best gift of all for fans: a tease that the team will be able to tell us more…

Think you know everything there is to know about Elden Ring? Think again, Tarnished – according to director Hidetaka Miyazaki, there's still "a small element" yet to be discovered. Whilst…

Halo co-creator and Battlefield game director Marcus Letho has left EA. Letho – who had been heading up Seattle-based Ridgeline Games, an EA studio dedicated to the Battlefield franchise –…

If you like the look of Dying Light 2: Stay Human but have yet to pull the trigger, I have good news – for one weekend only, Techland is letting…

Ubisoft has teased its future plans for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, saying the acclaimed Metroidvania will be getting new content and modes in free updates starting "soon". …

SteamWorld Build publisher Thunderful said the game "fell slightly short of expectations", as its company restructure is "off to a good start". The game was the latest in…

This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss the reports that Nintendo Switch 2 will now launch in 2025, later than its previously-expected arrival towards the end of this…

Fallout: London - the upcoming fan made DLC-sized mod for Bethesda's Fallout 4 - has added Neil Newbon to its cast. The actor is known for many roles…

Xbox has announced a PlayStation release date for Sea of Thieves, its popular pirate live service game from British studio Rare. PlayStation 5 players will be able…

Elden Ring DLC expansion Shadow of the Erdtree finally has a release date: 21st June. FromSoft boss Hidetaka Miyazaki told Eurogamer this is the biggest expansion the company has…

Lady Gaga is coming to Fortnite, having famously once asked what "Fortnight" was all about. Her arrival in the game marks something of a full-circle moment for…

Everywhere developer Build A Rocket Boy has confirmed a round of layoffs at the company, which was founded by ex-Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies in 2016. An…

Baldur's Gate 3 won Game of the Year at the DICE Awards last week, and unlike at The Game Awards, the developers were actually allowed to take some time…

In this week's DF Direct Weekly, the Digital Foundry Team shares their thoughts on the Xbox business update podcast and attempts to fathom strategy from the PlayStation team in the…

Despite claims it is a "quadruple-A" live-service experience, Skull and Bones's user Metacritic score has taken a pummelling since the pirate ship game was released on Friday, 16th February. Based…

It looks like a demo for Dragon's Dogma 2 could be on the way. According to a recent Steam update – and spotted by the eagle-eyed community on the Dragon's…

Digital Extremes' fan-favourite sci-fi RPG, Warframe, is coming to iOS later this month. Courtesy of the game's recently-launched cross-play and cross-save systems, players will be able to use – and…

Look, I certainly wouldn't call myself a trucking nerd - I'm not even sure I could tell the difference between a carburettor and a carbonara - but I do like…

Bandai Namco has revealed it cancelled development of "at least" five projects following a review to implement "stricter standards" and an "emphasis on quality" in its upcoming games. The information…

Microsoft has shared updated Game Pass membership figures for the first time since January 2022, saying the on-demand gaming service now has 34m "fully paid" subscribers, with "significant growth"…

Xbox has rolled out a new update for February, adding touch controls in remote play and more. With this update in action, users will be able to play games without…

Sony president and PlayStation chairman Hiroki Totoki has spoken of the opportunities available in its approach to releasing first-party games on PC, saying it's "proactively [working] on" bringing more…

With its high-chaos, high-comedy firefights, Helldivers 2 is a riot to play with friends – although its launch has been hampered by persistent matchmaking and progression problems. Ten minutes into…

These classic games remain as ingenious, memorable and frustrating as ever. Games can be beautiful because they are timeless, but they can also be beautiful because they are timely. When…

Nearly one in five gamers are members of the LGBT+ community, yet LGBT+ storylines and characters account for less than two percent of all games. That's according to…

Microsoft's gaming top brass are expected to lay out their plans to publish some Xbox games on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms via a business update released this week as…

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is getting a new leaderboard thanks to a "major unintended bug" which caused the Burn status to scale incorrectly. Rocksteady became aware of the…

Helldivers 2 creative director and Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt believes games should "earn the right to monetise", adding that whilst players are welcome to "support this title" by buying microtransactions,…

Happy Steam Next Fest, Helmet-heads! I hope you've all been having a lovely time discovering exciting new games, both VR and in flat! To celebrate this season of Steam-y goodness,…

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios has confirmed that the "rapid patch" the team deployed to Steam yesterday is "now on PS5 as well". The update comes after players lamented…

Rogue Trader nails the 40k setting and provides an appropriately massive narrative filled with meaty tactical combat, though some bugs and poor performance hold it back. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue…

Hideo Kojima dropped a bombshell at the end of January, announcing that - alongside development of Death Stranding 2 - he would also be returning to the action-espionage genre…

Ubisoft's live-service pirate ship game Skull and Bones is a "quadruple-A" project, Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot has said. Discussing the long-awaited project with investors last night, Guillemot…

A fresh set of weekly freebies has now arrived on the Epic Games Store, this time in the form of acclaimed visual novel Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! and…

The Walt Disney Company has announced it's acquiring a $1.5bn USD stake in Epic Games as it launches a multi-year partnership to create an "expansive and open games and…

Homeworld 3 is currently playable on Steam in demo form. The game is one month away from release on 8th March, after a number of delays. The demo lets players…

If your nights spent kingly (or queenly) crusading have been growing a little stale of late, Paradox Interactive would like you to know there's a busy year ahead for…

The ability to adjust the brightness of your console's power indicator is one of several nifty features included in the PlayStation 5's next console update beta. While 'Bright'…

If it's demos you want, today's your lucky day; Valve's thrice-yearly Steam Next Fest event is back for another outing, this time featuring "hundreds" of demos across its seven-day…

Action-RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink has had a successful launch weekend on Steam, peaking at over 100,000 concurrent players and debuting high on the global top-selling games chart. Granblue Fantasy: Relink…

The Last of Us Part 2 was originally designed as an open-world action game that was heavily inspired by Bloodborne. Confirmation came via co-game director Anthony Newman, who revealed during…

Imagine being the only person in the building allowed to go into a room because there's a top secret console inside. It's bizarre and yet it happens - console manufacturers…

EA has apologised to FC 24 fans after a bugged challenge accidentally awarded thousands of players an incredibly expensive and hard-to-get TOTY player. According to a blog posted on the…

There are many factors that go into making a good game, and there are some brilliant ones out there to choose from. But, what about the 'bad' games that are…

There's a bit of bad news if, like us, you were quietly hoping Citizen Sleeper 2 might just squeak out before the end of 2024; developer Jump Over The…

Our Game of the Week is Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. It's a game I enjoyed much more than I was expecting to. But I'm also deeply aware that I'm not…

Last week, developer Tango Gameworks distributed a relatively minor Hi-Fi Rush update to celebrate the first anniversary of the acclaimed rhythm-brawler's release; however, dataminers poking around the update's innards…

At last night's State of Play, Vertigo Games and Deep Silver lifted the lid on Metro Awakening, an upcoming origin story for the Metro series. The game is…

It's been a good long while since we've seen anything concrete from Konami and developer Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 remake, but the project has now received a fresh…

Microsoft has shared its Q2 2024 financial results, reporting significant revenue gains across its gaming division - including a massive 61 percent increase in Xbox content and services revenue…

Beloved indie platformer Celeste has received an official N64-style spin-off to celebrate its sixth anniversary. Called Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain, it was created by the original…

UPDATE 6pm UK: A statement from Eidos Montreal has confirmed 97 jobs have been lost at the studio, following the previously-reported news that its Deus Ex project has been cancelled.…

Footage from a cancelled futuristic Call of Duty sci-fi game in development by Tony Hawk's studio Neversoft has leaked online. The footage was spotted by Call of…

Nexon has announced it is pulling the plug on its free-to-play PvP medieval fantasy game Warhaven just four months after it launched in early access. Despite initial plans to launch…

If you're encountering an infinite loading screen when trying to connect to Palworld servers this weekend, you are not alone. The official Palworld X/Twitter account acknowledged that, further to the…

Palworld developer Pocketpair has dropped a new Steam demo for its upcoming Metroidvania, Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse. The upcoming game – which, like Pocketpair's predecessor, is fielding…

Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has shared an update on the farm-life sim's highly anticipated - and long-in-the-works - 1.6 update, saying he's now "done adding major new…

It's been five months since Paradox Interactive's surprise announcement Everybody's Gone to the Rapture developer The Chinese Room had taken the reins of its troubled Vampire: The Masquerade -…

Fortnite developer Epic Games says it'll be launching a native iOS version of the Epic Games Store - and bringing Fortnite back to iOS devices - following today's announcement…

PC players who've been patiently awaiting the arrival of Horizon Forbidden West on their platform of choice now have a date to mark in the calendars: the action-adventure sequel…

Ever since Netflix took its first tentative steps into video games back in 2021, the company has reported a relatively modest response from subscribers, but new figures suggest its…

Nexus Mods - one of the biggest modding sites on the internet - has confirmed it won't be hosting Pokémon-themed Palworld mods, saying doing so would "almost certainly... put…

Acclaimed management game Arcade Paradise is getting the VR treatment, and in the run-up to its release on Meta Quest, developer Nosebleed Interactive has shared a closer look at…

As Fortnite continues its apparent mission to feature all other video games within itself in some capacity (until presumably it then puts itself in itself including all the other…

League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced it's laying off 530 employees - roughly 11 percent of its total global workforce - saying it's making the decision as…

CD Projekt has confirmed it's "considering" multiplayer elements for its Cyberpunk 2077 sequel during an update on its latest development plans - which also included word the studio is…

Palworld is now the sixth game to ever hit more than a million concurrent players on Steam. Palworld – described as "Pokémon with guns" – has been breaking records left…

Xbox owners have once again hit back at Microsoft for "very disappointing" advertisements. This time, the full-screen advertisements – which players currently cannot opt-out from – were to raise awareness…

Fans think they've spotted a reference to a new Quake game hiding in plain sight in Microsoft's latest Developer Direct presentation. As spotted by ResetEra's JigglesBunny – in a segment…

Sony has revealed the next batch of titles bidding a fond farewell to its PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscription tiers in February, which this time include the likes…

This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss Microsoft's Xbox Developer Direct 2024, our first look ahead at the year to come from one of the big three console…

35 percent of game developers have been impacted by layoffs in the last 12 months and half are concerned more job cuts are on the way. That's according to…

We're going to get a look at some of Microsoft's big new Xbox games tonight, in a brand new Xbox Developer Direct. We've been promised a look at the new…

Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker, the duo that co-founded acclaimed Batman Arkham studio Rocksteady before departing to "start a new adventure together in games" in 2022, have set up…

In theory, Open Roads should be an easy sell to someone like me, because I love a stylised narrative adventure game - see As Dusk Falls from a couple of…