Battlefield 1943 is now backward-compatible on Xbox One
Microsoft has announced that DICE’s multiplayer WW2 shooter Battlefield 1943 is the latest title to join its heaving backward-compatibility list…
Xbox Game Pass' June additions include Mega Man Legacy Collection 2, Wasteland 2
Microsoft has unveiled the newest arrivals to its Xbox Game Pass service for the month of June, and they include…
Wolfenstein 2 deliberately caters to speedrunners, and Bungie hires them
Apparently speedrunning – racing to finish a game as fast as possible – is quite popular. Of course it is…
Detroit: Become Human is a different kind of tech showcase
As big budget triple-A games fixate increasingly on delivering larger, more complex open worlds, we’re left wondering – what if…
Detroit: Become Human review – clumsy yet effective robot-rights thriller
The main menu screen for Detroit: Become Human – Quantic Dream’s new game about androids discovering free will and rising…
A vote of confidence for new arcade co-op shmup I Hate Running Backwards
I love Broforce and I’m constantly looking for games like it – fast and fun arcade games I can play…
Microtransactions, battle royale and Wake Island – the Battlefield V interview
Well, who would have thought it. There’s a new Battlefield game coming out this year, and it uses World War…
Nintendo Switch consoles for £240 and more in TheGameCollection's sale
Up-and-coming online retailer of video games and pop culture stuff, TheGameCollection, has made a habit of hosting a monthly range…
H1Z1 dev battles login issues as PS4 open beta hits 1.5m players
Battle royale game H1Z1 is out now on PlayStation 4 – and it’s been an early hit. The game’s open…
We Happy Few developer responds to ban by Australian Classification Board
UPDATE 24/5/18: The Australian Classification Board has released a new statement, more fully explaining its reasoning for refusing to classify…
Chaos and tactics make for a tasty blend in Sushi Striker
Some things in life are so innately delightful that I just can’t spend enough time thinking about them. Leaf blowers!…
Nintendo is now selling the Switch without a dock in Japan
Nintendo is now offering the option to buy a Switch without a dock in Japan, in a new, reduced-price configuration…
All three Banner Saga games are coming to Switch later this year
UPDATE 23/5/18: Following the original Banner Saga’s launch on Switch last week, developer Stoic Games has announced that part two…
Battlefield V has a Fortnite-style building tool, ditches the season pass and is out this October
After months of speculation and a few weeks of teases, EA has confirmed this year’s Battlefield is set in World…
Bad Company 2-style destruction and a dash of Fortnite: everything we learnt from Battlefield V's reveal
Battlefield V, in case you hadn’t guessed already, is a very real video game that sees DICE return to World…
Jagex is shutting down RuneScape Classic after 17 years
Jagex has announced that, after 17 years of operation, RuneScape Classic – the original version of its long-running fantasy MMO…
Sea of Thieves' latest update sets the stage for next week's big content expansion
UPDATE: While I was writing all that below, Rare sneakily released full details on next week’s The Hungering Deep content…
Watch the Battlefield V reveal live here
EA is nearly ready to reveal Battlefield V, the next big game in DICE’s blockbuster first-person shooter series. The publisher…
The PUBG developers changed the way sound works in the game but forgot to tell anyone
Have you noticed the way the sound works in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has changed? If the answer to that question is…
Win a pair of tickets to MCM Comic Con London
This weekend, London’s Excel Center will again play host to MCM Expo’s Comic Con event. The uber-popular pop culture show…
Overwatch pro team manager reveals brutal, 72-hours a week training regime
Overwatch professional players train hard – that’s how they get to the top of their game. But at what point…
Sony: VR market growth "below expectation"
A few years ago, as Facebook forked out $2bn for Oculus and Valve and Sony entered the fray with fancy…
Mass Effect Andromeda down to £6.49 in this week's PSN sale
Not to be outdone by Microsoft’s range of Xbox Deals with Gold, PlayStation has come out swinging this week with…
Leisure Suit Larry is back from the dead for some reason
There’s a new Leisure Suit Larry game for some reason. Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don’t Dry comes out autumn…
PES 2019 has nine new officially-licensed leagues – including the Scottish top flight
When Konami announced it had lost the Champions League licence for PES 2019, it moved to reassure fans that it…
Bungie, Naughty Dog, Sony Santa Monica and Blizzard talk about crunch
Senior figures from four of the world’s biggest developers – Bungie, Naughty Dog, Sony Santa Monica and Blizzard – have…
Lonely worlds: gaining insight when surrounded by nothing
One of the most frustrating endings I’ve ever witnessed belongs to the excellent film A Separation, by Asghar Farhadi. The…
Notorious 80s trading card series Garbage Pail Kids is being turned into a game
Developer Jago Studios has teamed up with The Topps Company to produce a new title based on the notorious 80s…
Epic Games' classic first-person shooter Unreal is free right now
Epic Games is currently celebrating the 20th anniversary of its seminal first-person shooter Unreal – and you can get it…
Fortnite's jetpacks finally take flight tomorrow
UPDATED STORY 22/5/18: Fortnite’s jetpacks are finally here and players are already having oodles of high altitude fun with the…