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May 2021 Archive

May 30, 2021
1. Resident Evil Village producer Peter Fabiano leaves Capcom after 13 years
2. Genshin Impact's 1.6 update brings summery fun next month
3. Quake revisited: the game, the technology, the ports, the legacy
4. The Humble Heal: COVID-19 Bundle has raised over 1 million dollars for charity
5. A Hades Zagreus figurine is "coming soon"
6. DF Direct Weekly takes on The Last of Us PS5, Mass Effect, 3080 Ti and GTA5's AI makeover
7. You can now play the cancelled Fallout 2 sequel Van Buren in Fallout: New Vegas with this mod
8. On the trail of the odd one out in the Virtua Fighter series
9. Why Virtua Fighter is chess to other fighting game's chequers
May 29, 2021
1. Upcoming Biomutant patch to make "changes based on community feedback"
2. PS5 exclusive Destruction AllStars to get online bots
3. Scavengers will today test up to 5000 players in a shared environment
4. "A true visionary": tributes to Syberia creator Beno?t Sokal, who has died aged 66
5. Creative Assembly faces backlash over decision to end support for Total War: Three Kingdoms
6. Grounded to get "larger and slightly less frequent" updates from now on
7. Saints Row, Dead Island and Metro owner Koch announces Summer Game Fest livestream
8. Microsoft Flight Simulator patch reduces download from over 170GB to 83GB
May 28, 2021
1. Far Cry 6 lets you have a pet attack crocodile, and 100 other things we spotted
2. What we've been playing
3. There's a Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night sequel in the works
4. Xbox Series S for under ?100 at GAME if you trade-in Switch, PS4 or Xbox One
5. Among Us is the latest Epic Games Store freebie
6. Nintendo Switch Pro! Breath of the Wild 2! Metroid Prime 4! It's the Eurogamer News Cast!
7. Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World review - a lost charmer revisited
8. Taking a brief lesson in game design from Nintendo
9. Company of Heroes 2 and expansion Ardennes Assault free to download and keep forever on Steam
10. Sega quietly confirms official Olympics game for next month
11. Merle Dandridge to reprise her role as Marlene in The Last of Us TV show
12. Cyberpunk 2077 gets new game director
13. Fortnite adds character from Mistborn book series
14. Sega mentions Sonic Rangers in its own press release
May 27, 2021
1. Here's 14 minutes of gorgeous Horizon Forbidden West gameplay on PlayStation 5
2. Dying Light 2 gets December release date and new gameplay trailer
3. Sega confirms Sonic Colors Ultimate plus a retro Sonic compilation for next year
4. House of Ashes is a frantic underground horror set beneath the Iraq War
5. Nintendo Switch Pro reveal expected before E3
6. Aragami 2 unfolds release date
7. Randy Pitchford says Borderlands 3 PlayStation crossplay blocked
8. Raven nerfs Call of Duty: Warzone's "Big Bertha" meta
9. Pokémon Go Fest 2021 tickets cost just ?5, a third of last year's entry fee
10. Creative Assembly wraps up work on Total War: Three Kingdoms
11. Resident Evil Revelations walkthrough, guide and tips for the new PS4 and Xbox One editions
12. There's loads of interesting info in Sony's PlayStation investor relations document
13. Resident Evil Revelations unlockables list
14. Resident Evil Revelations Raid Mode characters, weapons, costumes and stages explained
15. Battlefield 6 video meant for internal use at EA leaks online
16. Huntdown review - pulpy 2D brilliance
17. Beyond FMV: the remarkable story of Erica
18. EA made $1.62bn from Ultimate Team in its last financial year
19. Sonic Mania cheats: Level Select, Debug mode, Super Peel Out, and other secrets explained
20. Sonic Mania special stages - How to get Chaos Emeralds and Gold Medals from UFO, Blue Sphere stages
21. Sony seemingly reveals Uncharted 4 is coming to PC in an investor relations document
22. Erica review - a captivating FMV thriller
23. Dragon Quest 12 takes the long-running RPG series down a darker path
24. Microsoft and Bethesda set June date for this year's E3-adjacent Xbox showcase
May 26, 2021
1. Blizzard cancels BlizzCon 2021, is planning digital and physical event early next year
2. Sonic the Hedgehog voice actor announces surprise return to role four months after departure
3. Apex Legends' Valkyrie will no longer be able to take mid-air "coffee breaks"
4. Sony announces PlayStation Plus June 2021 games
5. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl arrive this November
6. Monster Hunter Rise adds Crimson Glow Valstrax and Apex Zinogre tomorrow
7. Looks like a cowboy-themed PUBG game is in the works
8. Microsoft announces Xbox Games with Gold June 2021 titles
9. Warzone best ZRG 20mm loadout: Our ZRG 20mm class setup recommendation and how to unlock the ZRG 20mm explained
10. New Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade: Episode Intermission DLC details and gameplay
11. Pokémon Legends Arceus out January 2022
12. Respawn adds abandon penalty to Apex Legends' Arenas mode
13. Vermintide 2's Chaos Wastes expansion launches free on Xbox, PlayStation next month
14. Konami nabs Atalanta exclusive for PES from next season
15. PUBG's getting two new maps and a Miramar remaster
16. Destiny 2 Season of the Splicer roadmap, release time and new features explained
17. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's first update in two years leaves fans wondering if it will ever get DLC
18. Sony "exploring the mobile market with some wonderful PlayStation franchises"
19. Echtra Games ceases work on Torchlight 3
20. Odd Realm is Dwarf Fortress for people who can't keep houseplants alive
21. Cloudpunk's getting a neon-drenched life-sim spin-off and its "sequel-sized" DLC is out now
22. Romantic metal-detecting adventure The Magnificent Trufflepigs out next week on PC
May 25, 2021
1. Valve reportedly working on a "Switch-like" handheld gaming PC
2. Axiom Verge 2 delayed again, now expected in latter half of 2021
3. There's a Sonic the Hedgehog 30th anniversary livestream this Thursday
4. Destiny 2 Fatebringer god roll recommendation and drop location explained
5. Destiny 2 Vex Mythoclast: Drop location and how to get the Catalyst explained
6. Pigeon dating sim Hatoful Boyfriend to be delisted from iOS, Android, PS Store in June
7. Here's 15 mins of Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground gameplay
8. Virtua Fighter is back - and it's back very soon
9. Horizon Forbidden West State of Play announced for Thursday
10. Our best value mechanical keyboard pick is 60% off right now
11. Epic v Apple trial ends, Tim Sweeney tweets about chicken
12. Pokémon Go fans peer into loot box-style egg rarity system with surprising results
13. Pokémon Go Celebi quest - every step in A Ripple in Time
14. Pokémon Go Sinnoh Stone - how to get the Sinnoh Stone for Gallade, Froslass, Tangrowth and much more
15. How to get back into Pokémon Go
16. Pokémon Go Jump-Start Research quest tasks and rewards explained
17. Pokémon Go Evolve Collection Challenge list and rewards
18. Pokémon Go Defeat All Challengers event research quest: How to complete each quest task
19. Pokémon Go Luminous Legends Y event research quest: How to complete each quest task and field research explained
20. How well does Mass Effect Legendary Edition run on last-gen consoles?
21. 8 years later, J.J. Abrams' Portal movie "finally on the rails"
22. Elder Scrolls Online's next-gen update delayed by a week
23. When the arcade came home: a short oral history of the Neo Geo
May 24, 2021
1. Mini Motorways' acclaimed minimalist road-building strategy comes to Steam in July
2. Team Ninja reportedly working on Nioh-like Final Fantasy spin-off for PS5 and PC
3. American Truck Simulator gets official multiplayer support in latest experimental beta
4. Amanita Design's surreal space adventure Samorost just got a free 'enhanced' edition
5. Ubisoft boss says "considerable progress has been made" since last year's reports of sexual harassment
6. 343 updating Halo 1 in The Master Chief Collection to match the original Xbox version's visuals
7. How Street Fighter 2's mythical 10-0 matchup was finally proven true - 30 years after it began
8. Biomutant review - an open world adventure buckling under its own ambitions
9. Zelda: Skyward Sword's Loftwing amiibo lets you skip a frustrating piece of game design
10. E3 registration opens to fans next week
11. Frontier boss David Braben issues public apology for Elite Dangerous Odyssey woes
12. PUBG Sanhok map: vehicles, size, and the best Sanhok start locations and 4x4 map strategies
13. PUBG Erangel map: vehicles, best start locations and Erangel map strategies
14. PUBG Vikendi map: vehicles, size, best start locations and snow map strategies
15. PUBG Miramar Map: vehicles, strategies, and the best start locations for the desert map
16. PUBG loot locations - where to find the best loot on all maps
17. PUBG weapons damage stats - MP5K stats, damage chart and the best weapons in PUBG
18. PUBG Emotes list - how to use Emotes and all Emotes explained
19. PUBG tips - 74 tricks for both beginners and those still mastering PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
20. PUBG graphics settings - how to increase FPS and the best PUBG settings for visibility and competitive play
21. PUBG Custom Matches - War mode and how to join and create a Custom Match to play deathmatch and Zombies explained
22. PUBG roadmap explained - all the new features and updates coming in the Xbox Roadmap and on PC
23. PUBG Missions - Week 4 Missions list, reset time and Missions explained
24. PUBG Event Pass price, rewards and Event Seasons explained
25. PUBG mobile installation: How to download PUBG Mobile official, Exhilarating Battlefield or Army Attack on iOS and Android
26. PUBG first-person only mode: How to play the mode in PUBG
27. Crash Bandicoot Gems walkthrough: All green, white, red, blue, purple, yellow coloured Gem locations, Key locations, Secret Levels and how to 100% each game
28. Arms character colours: How to change colour schemes, plus a list of every alternate appearance for each fighter
29. Arms unlockables guide: How to unlock new Arms and earn prize money
30. Life Is Strange photo locations guide - find every collectible across all chapters and unlock the Platinum Trophy
31. Life Is Strange bottle locations - how to find all five junkyard bottles
32. Call of Duty WW2: How to Commend a fellow soldier, with or without an empty Headquarters
33. Call of Duty WW2 Divisions: What division to join, choosing the best division for you and how to change your division explained
34. Call of Duty WW2 Prestige rewards explained: What you unlock for each Soldier Prestige and Weapon Prestige
35. Call of Duty WW2 server issues: Error codes 103295, 103294, 4128 explained and how to check server status
36. Call of Duty WW2 XP sources, how to use the double XP booster and the best game mode for fast XP
37. Call of Duty: WW2 - PC beta end date, PC system specs, plus Nazi Zombies, multiplayer modes and everything else we know explained
38. Call of Duty: Warzone developer suggests they will tone down sun lens flare in Verdansk '84
39. Dorfromantik review - gentle elegance from a deceptively challenging village builder
May 23, 2021
1. Respawn responds to complaints about the cost of cosmetics in Apex Legends
2. Sonic Collection leaks online
3. Twitch will introduce 350+ new tags next week to "give creators more choices"
4. Crytek teases Crysis 2 remaster
5. One of the first players to complete Destiny 2's Vault of Glass raid is banned after revealing their offensive username
May 22, 2021
1. Sony disables LittleBigPlanet servers after offensive messages were displayed in-game
2. Watch Dogs: Legion PS5 and Xbox Series X gets 60fps performance mode 1st June
3. Twitch launches new Pools, Hot Tubs, and Beaches category
4. Netflix reportedly wants to get into video games in a big way
May 21, 2021
1. Paradox on the revival of its long-dormant society builder series in Victoria 3
2. Empire of Sin's new Make It Count expansion adding loan sharks, fixers, and more
3. Prison Architect's Second Chances expansion brings rehabilitation to the fore
4. Crusader Kings 3's Royal Court expansion will let you field petitions from atop your throne
5. Where to pre-order The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD on Nintendo Switch
6. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Joy-Con are now available to order
7. Sci-fi base-builder The Riftbreaker will launch on Xbox Game Pass
8. Xbox dashboard Easter egg revealed after 20 years
9. You can unlock Mass Effect's Normandy SR1 as a frigate in No Man's Sky for a limited time
10. Red Dead Redemption 2 VR mod launches in early access
11. My favourite planet: Gradius
12. Respawn investigating fresh wave of DDoS attacks on Titanfall games
13. Raven didn't mention it gave Call of Duty: Warzone's Rebirth Island a fantastic lighting makeover
14. Dicebreaker Recommends: Trail of Cthulhu, a horror RPG where solving mysteries matters more than shooting monsters
15. Long-lost Gears of War 3 PS3 build released
16. Yes, I'm buying My Friend Peppa Pig
17. Destiny 2 will host an official crossplay beta next week
18. What we've been playing
19. Overwatch 2 PvP is 5v5, Bastion reworked "from the ground up"
20. Do we give Nintendo's bad business practices a free pass? It's the Eurogamer News Cast!
21. The Double-A Team: Forget GoldenEye, the Die Hard Trilogy is the ultimate film tie-in
22. Pok Pok is a creative app for kids
May 20, 2021
1. Returnal's latest patch once again aiming to make more Deceased Scouts appear
2. How to tap to pick up items with Warzone's Contextual Tap and Black Ops: Cold War's Prioritize Interact explained
3. New Pokémon Snap - Mew locations in the Jungle Day and Night courses and Myth of the Jungle request explained
4. Starfield release date reportedly late 2022
5. The latest Epic Games Store Mega sale is now underway
6. GTA 5 speedrunner beats game without taking damage - and in only 9 hours
7. Looks like Ni No Kuni 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch
8. Help those affected by the Israel-Gaza conflict
9. My favourite planet: Star Wars' twisted and scarred Malachor V
10. Fortnite Impossible Escape guide: Where to find helicopter parts, Huntmaster location and tips for how to win
11. Valheim sells 6.8m copies, expected to shift another 1m by July
12. PES 2021 won't get updated national team squads until Euro 2020 hits the knockout stage
13. DC announces Injustice animated movie
14. EA opening new studio led by former Shadow of Mordor exec
15. If you want Rambo and John McClane in Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War, expect to spend ?33.58 worth of COD Points
16. Deep Silver founds new Free Radical Design to work on TimeSplitters
17. Deathloop looks like more than Dishonored with guns - it's Arkane does Hitman
18. It's Global Accessibility Awareness Day, so here are some pieces to read
19. Call of Duty: Warzone substantially reduces Stopping Power spawn rates
May 19, 2021
1. Square Enix calls Outriders its "next big franchise" as it reaches 3.5m unique players
2. Not-E3 event Summer Game Fest details live show, extensive publisher line-up
3. Supermassive's third Dark Pictures Anthology horror House of Ashes gets new teaser trailer
4. The Last of Us Part 2 has been upgraded for PS5 - and we've tested it
5. NASCAR and F1 are coming to Rocket League Season 3
6. Fortnite's NBA tie-in boasts a basketball back bling you can play with
7. Several Cyberpunk 2077 lawsuits have been rolled into one
8. Frontier on Elite Dangerous: Odyssey's four-decade journey from idea to foot-stomping reality
9. The Falconeer lands on PlayStation, Switch in August
10. First look at Die Hard's John McClane in Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War
11. Red Dead Redemption 2 The Elemental Trail Treasure Map locations
12. Red Dead Redemption 2 Landmarks of Riches Treasure Map locations
13. Red Dead Redemption 2 The Ends of the Earth mission explained
14. Red Dead Redemption 2 Le Tresor Des Morts Treasure Map locations
15. Red Dead Redemption 2 Stranger locations for Noblest of Men and a Woman, A Test of Faith, A Fisher of Fish, All That Glitters
16. Red Dead Redemption 2 photo mode: How to activate photo mode, photo mode controls and where to find saved photos
17. Red Dead Redemption 2 camp upgrades list, how to get Leather Working Tools
18. Red Dead Redemption 2 Bounty and Wanted level - how to pay bounties and lose your wanted level explained
19. Red Dead Redemption 2 Perks, Trinkets and Talismans list
20. Red Dead Redemption 2 Poisonous Trail Treasure Map location and solution - how to find and solve the Poisonous Trail Treasure
21. Red Dead Redemption 2 money making explained - how to get money fast with Gold Bars and more
22. Red Dead Redemption 2: How to redeem War Horse, Nuevo Paraiso, Throughbred, boosters and other special edition and pre-order bonuses
23. Red Dead Redemption 2 Trapper locations - where to find the Trapper and what he does
24. Red Dead Redemption 2 Legendary fish locations and how to catch them
25. Red Dead Redemption 2 best horse, how to get new horses and horse bonding explained
26. Red Dead Redemption 2 Legendary animal locations and how to defeat them
27. Red Dead Redemption 2 Gunslinger locations and how to duel in the Gunslingers quest
28. Red Dead Redemption 2 High Stakes Treasure Map locations
29. Red Dead Redemption 2 Fences explained and where to purchase the Lock Breaker
30. Red Dead Redemption 2 best weapons recommendations, how to get gun mods and ammo
31. Red Dead Redemption 2 Dreamcatcher locations - where to find all Dreamcatchers
32. Red Dead Redemption 2 Jack Hall Gang Treasure Map locations
33. Red Dead Redemption 2 pelts - how to get perfect pelts, hides and skins when hunting
34. Red Dead Redemption 2 Rock Carving locations
35. Red Dead Redemption 2 Killer Clue piece locations: How to stop the serial killer
36. Red Dead Redemption 2 mission list walkthrough, gold medal checklists and other guides to Rockstar's huge western open-world
37. Red Dead Redemption 2 World Champions Cigarette Cards locations
38. Yooka-Laylee Ghost Writer locations - where to find the Red, Yellow, Green, Blue and Pink Ghosts
39. Yooka-Laylee Quiz answers for Dr Quack's Quiz Time
40. Yooka-Laylee Pirate Treasure locations to unlock three hidden Trophies and Achievements
41. Yooka-Laylee guide and walkthrough - tips for finding collectables and unlocking worlds in the retro-styled platformer
42. Persona 5 guide: Walkthrough and tips for making the most of your school year
43. Persona 5 Mementos - how to get Requests, how Mementos work and the best time to run these randomly generated dungeons
44. Persona 5 Trophy list - How to unlock Guardian of the Pond, Cruiser of Pride Sinks, One Who Rebels Against a God, A Unique Rebel and other challenges
45. Persona 5 Endings - How to get all Bad, Good and True Endings
46. Persona 5 Fusions - how to create the best possible Personas in the Velvet Room
47. Persona 5 test answers - How to ace school exam and class quiz questions
48. Persona 5 Confidant, Social Link and romance options, their locations and gift ideas
49. Persona 5 Social Stats - Best ways to increase Knowledge, Guts, Proficiency, Kindness and Charm
50. Everything coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War with Season Three Reloaded
51. Call of Duty: Warzone gets Nakatomi Plaza, survival camps and a CIA Outpost this week
52. Nintendo Switch Online limps past 100 game milestone
53. Mass Effect Andromeda - Architect locations, how to beat them in Making an Impression, Missing Science Crew and other quests
54. My favourite planet: The lonely wonders of Mirrormoon EP's opening world
55. Summer Games Done Quick 2021 reveals full schedule
56. Netflix's new Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness trailer has vomiting zombies
57. Big Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War update adds sniper flinch
58. PS1 at 20: rehearsing the rock hard light gun game Die Hard 2
59. Retrospective: Die Hard Trilogy
60. New Pokémon Snap - Ho-Oh's location, A Slice of the Rainbow request and how to take a four star Ho-Oh photo explained
61. New Pokémon Snap - Suicune's location, Wish Upon a Shining Star and how to take a four star Suicune photo explained
62. New Pokémon Snap - Manaphy's locations, Myth of the Sea Request and how to take a four star Manaphy photo explained
May 18, 2021
1. Days Gone PC: a quality conversion that elevates the console experience
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone trailer shows off Rambo in action
3. Saints Row: The Third Remastered gets free PS5 and Xbox Series upgrade next week
4. Hallelujah! Divinity: Original Sin 2 arrives today on iPad
5. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance finally launches on Nintendo Switch this week
6. Fortnite earned $9bn in two years
7. Fortnite planned basketball, survival simulator modes
8. Epic Games and Xbox discussed dropping Xbox Live Gold requirement for F2P games last year, emails reveal
9. EA wants Codemasters to retain identity like Respawn
10. New Pokémon Snap - Shiver Snowfields Alternative Route: How to unlock the alternate route for the Snowfields Day and Night courses explained
11. Rockstar outlines summer updates for GTA Online and Red Dead Online
12. Xbox Game Pass adds Slime Rancher on PC next week
13. Grand Theft Auto 5 hits PS5 and Xbox Series X and S this November
14. The Ascent is what you get when a group of veteran developers makes whatever they want
15. Animal Crossing International Museum Day 2021: Stamp rally and plaque rewards in New Horizons explained
16. SnowRunner is getting a second year of post-launch support
17. Mass Effect Legendary Edition's first mods let you adjust FOV, have ME1 gay romance
18. My favourite planet: The fragile tranquillity of Hillys, from Beyond Good & Evil
19. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla - The Cost of Betrayal choice: Both kill or spare final boss outcomes for Wrath of the Druids explained
20. Mass Effect Legendary Edition hasn't fixed this infinite Paragon/Renegade point glitch
21. Imagining World of Warcraft in Jerusalem [article removed]
22. Black & White 2 modder releases 4K texture pack
23. Mass Effect Legendary Edition changed a character's race, fixing a decade-old bug
24. Mass Effect Legendary Edition off to good start on Steam
25. Murdered teen footballer now in FIFA 21 - 15 years after his death
26. Unreal developer Epic Games sues smart glasses maker Nreal
May 17, 2021
1. Mass Effect Legendary Edition: PS5, Xbox Series X and Series S tested
2. Mass Effect - Keeper locations: How to complete the Citadel: Scan the Keeper Mission
3. DF Direct Weekly takes on the PSVR2 spec leak, The Coalition on UE5 and RetroTink 5x
4. Mario Golf: Super Rush has a mode where you race across courses on foot
5. Chivalry 2 crossplay open beta kicks off next week
6. Mass Effect Andromeda - Remnant Decryption puzzle solutions, all Monolith and Vault solutions
7. Mass Effect Andromeda walkthrough: Guide and tips to exploring the new galaxy and completing all main missions
8. Mass Effect Andromeda - Memory Trigger locations for the Ryder Family Secrets quest
9. Mass Effect Andromeda Romance options for male and female Ryder, including squadmates, ship crew and other characters
10. Zelda: Breath of the Wild Guardians - How to beat Guardian's easily and get Ancient materials
11. Zelda: Breath of the Wild Master Sword - location of the legendary weapon and how to complete The Hero's Sword
12. Zelda: Breath of the Wild Shrine locations, Shrine maps for all regions, and how to trade Shrine Orbs for Heart Containers
13. Walsall council criticised for enormous "Super Mario" plant pots
14. Assassin's Creed fans translate all of Valhalla's Vinland dialogue
15. Samurai Shodown hits Steam 14th June with a new DLC character
16. A Microsoft Flight Simulator modder is building a tour guide to the entire world
17. My favourite planet: The quiet awe of Installation 04, AKA the original Halo
18. The best noise-cancelling headphones 2021
19. Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Captured Memories locations and how to get every Recovered Memory
20. Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Hylian Shield location, how to beat Stalnox for the best shield in the game
21. Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Great Fairy Fountain locations and how to upgrade armour
22. Zelda: Breath of the Wild Rupees - How to get easy Rupees and quick Rupee farming spots
23. Zelda: Breath of the Wild Test of Strength locations and tips for beating Minor, Modest and Major Tests of Strength
24. Zelda: Breath of the Wild cooking explained - ingredients list, bonus effects, and how to cook with the cooking pot
25. Zelda: Breath of the Wild best armour - Ancient Armour, Robbies Research, and the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab
26. Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC 1 guide: The Master Trials explained, including new item and gear locations
27. Zelda: Breath of the Wild horses - how to tame a horse, use stables and get Epona
28. Zelda: Breath of the Wild walkthrough - Guide and tips for completing the main quests
29. The Fallout 4: New Vegas mod looks fantastic in the latest trailer
30. How to get Goomy, Spritzee and Swirlix in the latest Pokémon Go event
31. Pokémon Go Pancham counters, weaknesses and moveset explained
32. Zelda Breath of the Wild Xenoblade Chronicles quest: Largest bridge, skull's left eye and snowy mountain red shooting star locations explained
33. PlayStation 5's DualSense controller gets black and red versions
34. Reap your reward: cursed games illuminate the ghosts of our past
May 16, 2021
1. Fans hit back at plans to introduce premium QoL and XP boosts in New World
2. Final Fantasy 14 vinyl boxset can be pre-ordered now
3. The Making of Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition
4. Google wants you to know Stadia is still "alive and well"
5. 500,000 cheaters have been banned from Call of Duty: Warzone
6. Here's the working title of the next Tomb Raider movie
May 15, 2021
1. Intel Core i9 11900K and Core i5 11600K review: calm before the storm
2. Leaked The Division Heartland gameplay warns closed test players not to leak the game
3. Watch Dogs: Legion's upcoming 4.5 update adds 60fps performance mode on PS5 and Xbox Series X
4. Hades PS4 rating spotted
5. Mass Effect Legendary Edition changes Tali's controversial cabin photo
6. Treyarch reveals what's next for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies
7. Here's three minutes of unedited Biomutant gameplay on five platforms
8. Famicom Detective Club: the history behind Nintendo's once-forgotten foray into visual novels
9. Final Fantasy 14 expansion Endwalker out in November
10. Swablu's best IV and Alteria's best moveset recommendation in Pokémon Go explained
May 14, 2021
1. Elite Dangerous: Odyssey players will be put in separate galaxy to base game friends
2. EA's "dodgebrawl" game Knockout City getting 10-day free trial at launch
3. Xbox Party Chat gets text-to-speech and speech-to-text as accessibility push continues
4. Assassin's Creed Valhalla - How to start Wrath of the Druids DLC, level requirements and how to get to Ireland
5. Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Trade Post locations and how to increase Dublin's Renown in Wrath of the Druids
6. Judging a game by its cover
7. Mass Effect romance options: All male and female Shepard romance options in the Legendary Edition explained
8. Another Call of Duty: Warzone exploit has been fixed, this time for unbreakable gas masks
9. New Pokémon Snap - Diancie's location, Gem Royalty, Look My Way and Myth of the Cave requests explained
10. Fortnite fan survey reveals dozens of potential skins
11. Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids review
12. "I am alone." Skyrim player tries to kill everyone in the game
13. FPS Boost: brilliant for Xbox gamers but we hope to see more from Series X
14. Destiny 2 players say its transmog system is worse than feared
15. Disco Elysium no longer in Australian Classification Board sin bin
16. "Very experimental" Resident Evil Village third-person mod features a headless Ethan
17. In Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the trilogy's best ending is still available if you only play ME3
18. What we've been playing
19. Blizzard lowers price of a cloned World of Warcraft Classic character following backlash
20. Cyberpunk parkour game Ghostrunner is getting a sequel
21. Katy Perry debuts Pokémon pop song Electric
22. Dungeons & Dragons Dark Alliance launches straight into Xbox Game Pass
23. Should Sony follow Microsoft's lead and sell PS5s through the PS4? It's the Eurogamer News Cast!
24. Plotting a course: how Mass Effect 3 brought the trilogy to a close
May 13, 2021
1. Fall Guys' latest mid-season update out now bringing two new stages and more
2. PlayStation Play at Home continues next week with free in-game currency and virtual items
3. Destiny 2 Aspect of Influence quest steps: How to unlock Bleak Watcher, Howl of the Storm or Grim Harvest
4. Destiny 2 Aspect of Interference quest steps: How to unlock Diamond Lance, Glacial Harvest, Touch of Winter
5. Hands on with Total War: Warhammer 3's fiery new survival battles
6. Konami's comeback is a welcome deep cut - and perhaps the start of something
7. Sony working on 25 games for PlayStation 5, half of which are new IP
8. Pokémon cards pulled from Target and Walmart due to safety concerns
9. The excellent Logitech G502 gaming mouse is at terrific low price
10. Here's how E3's virtual event will work
11. The games industry just talked about outsourcing crunch and totally missed the point
12. Humble launches the Heal Covid 19 Bundle to raise funds for charities tackling the pandemic
May 12, 2021
1. Blizzard showing off Overwatch 2 PvP in two-hour livestream next week
2. Resident Evil Village's PC port is disappointing and needs work
3. Scarlet Nexus console demos arrive later this month, starting with Xbox
4. Ubisoft won't abandon paid AAA games while making free-to-play versions of core franchises
5. Destiny 2 cross-play accidentally switched on early
6. Scarlet Nexus impressions: chaotic combat, and not in a good way
7. Europa Universalis 4 director apologises for "long trail of low quality releases"
8. Destiny 2 cross save explained: How to set up cross saves and supported platforms explained
9. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: a PS5 stress-test built from charm
10. Resident Evil Village tech review: Capcom transitions beautifully to next-gen
11. Xbox Series X/S adds OG Xbox dashboard theme
12. Grab Immortals Fen Rising and more for cheap in the Amazon Gaming Week promotion
13. Microsoft's Console Purchase Pilot looks like a new way to avoid Xbox Series scalping
14. Resident Evil Village review - an entertaining if uneven slice of horror
15. Apex Legends update nerfs Spitfire and Bocek Bow
16. Battlefield 6 is designed for PS5 and Xbox Series X, but will also run on last-gen
17. Someone should make a game about: rabbit holes
18. Epic vs Apple emails special - it's the Eurogamer News Cast!
May 11, 2021
1. Intel and Nvidia announce new 11th-gen laptop CPUs and RTX GPUs
2. LucasArts' 16-bit classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors heading to PC and consoles in June
3. HTC expanding PC VR headset line-up with Vive Pro 2 this June
4. Ubisoft's beleaguered pirate game Skull & Bones now won't arrive before 2022
5. Stargate: Timekeepers is an RTS coming to PC
6. EA swerves E3 to hold live event in July
7. Nintendo Switch is getting a calculator app, priced ?8
8. Galactic Civilizations 4 due out 2022
9. Reverse-engineered GTA code restored after developer files DMCA counterclaim
10. Twelve Minutes is easier to understand when you think of it as a theatrical play
11. Fortnite's new PVE survival mode Daybreak looks set to launch soon
12. Baby Chris, Lady X and Dante lead the early days of Resident Evil Village modding
13. "Unbannable" Apex Legends cheater faces potential legal action
14. Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector now out in July
15. Epic v Apple trial debates appropriateness of Fortnite's naked banana man Peely
16. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 re-release "on the table"
17. Dissecting Dead Space 2's most memorable level
18. Resident Evil Village ships over 3m copies
19. The Game Boy Printer lives on in the instax mini Link Special Edition
May 10, 2021
1. Dev turns The Room 4: Old Sins' creepy old dollhouse into a gorgeous Lego build
2. First (brief) look at Rambo in Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War
3. DF Direct Weekly: Epic vs Apple, FPS Boost, Returnal and Super Mario 64 RT
4. We've got two high performance WD_Black SSDs to give away
5. Here's where to expect more PS5 stock this week
6. Movie director says Capcom copied his monster for Resident Evil Village boss fight
7. New Pokémon Snap - Lugia location, how to wake Lugia up and Seafloor Roar request explained
8. This Valheim mod lets you build some really big boats
9. Ubisoft will now brand all its own games as "Ubisoft Originals"
10. Sony expects it will continue to struggle to meet PS5 demand into 2022
11. Monster Hunter Rise and Resident Evil 3 fuel another record year for Capcom
12. Before I Forget: How two strangers made one of 2020's most moving games
May 9, 2021
1. How is Resident Evil Village shaping up on Xbox Series consoles?
2. Registration for Final Fantasy 7 battle royale, The First Soldier, is now open
3. Rumour suggests two new colourful DualSense controllers could go on sale "very soon"
4. Careful, Wattson fans - her fence in Apex Legends is useless right now
5. Remnant: From the Ashes gets a free next-gen upgrade later this week
6. Pokémon Go Marill Limited Research event quest: How to complete each quest task explained
May 8, 2021
1. Die Hard's John McClane teased for Call of Duty: Warzone
2. Capcom made a huge chalk lycan on a hill in Somerset to promote Resident Evil Village
3. Modder's Nier: Automata HD texture pack finally complete after four years of development
4. Sega: No plans for Lost Judgment on PC "at this time"
5. 20 year-old action RPG Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance re-releases on console tomorrow
6. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance re-release on Nintendo Switch delayed at the last minute
7. Titanfall 2 Gauntlet world record broken twice in two weeks
8. "The Yakuza series has been transformed into a turn-based RPG," says dev
9. Resident Evil Village is off to a flyer on Steam
10. Raven is trying to raise Call of Duty: Warzone's skill ceiling
11. Understanding Closed Hands, a game about reactions to a terrible event
May 7, 2021
1. Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 gets PS5 delay due to "unforeseen technical issues"
2. Returnal reinstating pre-rollback fixes in new patch tomorrow
3. Skullgirls 2nd Encore's next DLC fighter Umbrella has a ravenous sentient brolly
4. Acclaimed post-apocalyptic city builder Frostpunk is heading to mobile
5. What we've been playing
6. CDPR in talks to use The Witcher 3 mods in official next-gen version
7. Easter discounts on 4K TVs at Amazon this week
8. Injustice 2 Legendary Edition down to ?31
9. Lost Judgment leaks on PlayStation Store ahead of official reveal
10. Valheim modders are fleshing out the game's unused biomes
11. Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade exclusive to PS5 for at least six months
12. Pokémon Go is finally holding a Gible Community Day
13. Resident Evil Village concept art reveals early plan to include fan-favourite character
14. Pokémon Go Luminous Legends X event research quest: How to complete each quest task and field research explained
15. Conan Exiles confirmed for Xbox Game Pass
16. Gunpoint and Heat Signature developer shows off fresh gameplay of Tactical Breach Wizards
17. Fortnite now has an old-school toon Meowscles
18. Hardspace: Shipbreaker launches big story update
19. Mass Effect: Legendary Edition has an option for those original, terrible Mako controls
20. Resident Evil Village Goat locations: Where to find all Goats of Warding collectibles
May 6, 2021
1. Humble Bundle reinstating charitable donation sliders following outcry over removal
2. World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic arrives in June
3. Sci-fi horror spruce-up Observer: System Redux comes to PS4 and Xbox One in July
4. Metro Exodus heading to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in enhanced form this June
5. Ubisoft announces The Division free-to-play spin-off Heartland
6. Rambo is coming to Call of Duty: Warzone
7. Save your ?16 - the Mortal Kombat movie is boring
8. Mortal Kombat movie producer's "dream" is to do a Marvel with the famous fighting game franchise
9. Assassin's Creed Valhalla datamine points to mythical realm of Muspelheim
10. Microsoft confirms it's never turned a profit on sale of Xbox consoles
11. Mass Effect deluxe edition comics, art books, soundtracks made free
12. Apple Arcade paper plane adventure Lifeslide is swooping onto Steam in August
13. Returnal patch pulled after corrupting saves
14. We Are The Caretakers' Afrofuturist strategy wants you to imagine a better world
15. Nintendo Switch passes 84m sold, as company records record profits
16. Game Builder Garage promises a Nintendo masterclass in creativity
17. Save 20% on Returnal, Resident Evil Village, Nier Replicant, Monster Hunter: Rise and more
18. How videogames explore our ancient, troubled love affair with fire
May 5, 2021
1. Mass Effect Legendary Edition's switchable frame rate and resolution options detailed
2. Back 4 Blood details its deck-building card system in latest trailer
3. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 gets June release date on Switch
4. Returnal has some handy debug cheat codes if you connect a keyboard
5. Hands-on with a fully ray traced version of Super Mario 64
6. Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition headlines May's Humble Choice bundle
7. Stadia staff join Jade Raymond at Haven Studios
8. Total War: Warhammer 3 gameplay details and images leak ahead of big reveal
9. Gamescom 2021 ditches hybrid plan, goes all digital
10. Lady Dimitrescu as Thomas the Tank Engine is the headline act in Resident Evil Village's burgeoning mod scene
11. R-Type Final 2 review - a scruffy celebration of a genre great
12. Apex Legends' Legacy season got off to a popular but rocky start
13. Ahead of Returnal's first big patch, Housemarque warns players to turn PS5 auto-updates off "to keep your run"
14. Detective Pikachu star pours cold water on those sequel plans
15. Blizzard continues to lose millions of players, but new games are coming
16. Activision commits to autumn 2021 for Sledgehammer's WW2 Call of Duty game
17. Someone should make a game about: competitive online singing
May 4, 2021
1. Witcher 3 director leaves CD Projekt following investigation into workplace bullying
2. 16-bit sci-fi classic Flashback is getting (another) sequel
3. League of Legends Netflix series launches this autumn
4. We've got 125 beta keys for World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic to give away
5. Microsoft gives FPS boost to 74 more Xbox Series X/S games
6. Sony working on Discord integration for PlayStation
7. Document reveals how much Epic paid for each free game on its store up to Sep 2019
8. The Epic v Apple trial opened with a public phone line, and chaos ensued
9. Fortnite planned Metroid crossover, Ariana and Lady Gaga concerts
10. Epic's "fully loaded" Borderlands 3 deal cost $146m, secured six months of PC exclusivity
11. Interactive book-teaser Sixteen Horses is a reminder of the power of text
12. Epic boss says Sony charges publishers a cross-play fee in certain circumstances
13. New Pokémon Snap sold nearly triple the boxed copies of Returnal
May 3, 2021
1. DF Direct Weekly talks Metro Exodus Enhanced and Returnal
2. Bringing the arcade home with Arcade Paradise
May 2, 2021
1. Internal Microsoft document reveals plan to slash cut on Xbox game sales, too
2. The Skyrim Grandma is now a Skyrim follower - thanks to a mod
3. Resident Evil Village demo goes live on all platforms - and yes, PC users have already worked out how to reset the timer
4. Six blurry seconds of Elden Ring leak online
5. Saints Row The Third Remastered hits Steam late May
6. How Animal Crossing became a place of protest in China and Hong Kong
May 1, 2021
1. EA is selling FIFA 21 cosmetics outside loot boxes for the first time
2. Riot to record Valorant voice chat to combat toxic behaviour
3. Raven gives all Call of Duty: Warzone players the Tortured & Rescued Adler skin for free after botched Hunt for Adler event
4. BioWare teases Grey Wardens for Dragon Age 4
5. Scavengers' early access made available to all today
6. Call of Duty: Warzone's "Big Bertha" meta and the state of solos
7. Paradox temporarily shelves Imperator: Rome to focus on other projects
8. Konami says it won't be at E3 - but "key projects" are in "deep development"
9. Long-running Official PlayStation Magazine becomes Play Magazine
10. Housemarque says "we hear the community" as Returnal players call for save and quit option
11. The best thing a game can give you is a camera