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July 2021 Archive

July 31, 2021
1. Halo Infinite's bots aren't messing about
2. Impressive-looking Esports Boxing Club delayed, but it's got Tyson Fury
3. The Ascent dev says it's on the case as players discover PC version lacks DLSS and ray tracing on Game Pass but not Steam
4. Age of Empires fans are having their say on Age of Empires 4's ships and water
5. Death's Door review - wonderfully honed Zelda-like with a soulful edge
6. More Activision Blizzard allegations emerge as former dev calls for industry unionisation
7. 343 issues Halo Infinite spoiler warning after "unintentionally" including campaign files in the preview build
July 30, 2021
1. Horizon Forbidden West reportedly delayed into Q1 2022
2. Two Point Hospital celebrates Sonic's birthday with free in-game items and outfits pack
3. PS5 SSD expansion upgrades explained: Compatible SSDs and other external storage options explored
4. DayZ creator Dean Hall's sci-fi survival game Icarus delayed until November
5. Valheim's Hearth and Home update will make it easier to store treasure
6. Dissecting the Dead Space remake
7. Sekiro speedrunner completes game blindfolded
8. Five years on, we remember Pokémon Go's remarkable first summer
9. Ubisoft staff say company "continues to protect and promote known offenders and their allies"
10. New FIFA 22 trailer gives us a first taste of gameplay
11. What we've been playing
12. Forza Motorsport 7 will be delisted after just four years
July 29, 2021
1. Adorable avian skateboarding game SkateBird delays release to September
2. Everything shown in Annapurna Interactive's showcase
3. Hyper Light Drifter dev's acrobatic action-adventure Solar Ash gets October release date
4. Rock opera adventure The Artful Escape sparkles onto Steam and Xbox in September
5. Outer Wilds' "first and only expansion" launches September
6. Brilliant 14th century stealth adventure A Plague Tale: Innocence is next week's Epic Store freebie
7. Black Panther heading to Marvel's Avengers in August
8. Fortnite seems to have killed off a fan-favourite character
9. Flight Simulator camera views and 'photo mode' explained: How to go to third-person and use Active Pause
10. Naraka: Bladepoint is coming to consoles
11. The Ascent: an Xbox Series showcase - but how well does it run on Xbox One?
12. Flight Simulator speeding up time explained: How to increase the sim rate and 'fast travel'
13. New Pokémon Snap gets a new update
14. Fortnite confirms three-day concert starring "record-breaking superstar"
15. Sony recommends well-lit room, screwdriver and probably a flashlight to add PS5 SSD
16. Chernobylite Review - a haunting and atmospheric Stalk-'em-up
17. Hell Let Loose is a hardcore WW2 shooter with an RTS twist, and it's carnage
18. Destruction AllStars' July update fixes "ghost hits"
19. PlayStation 5 system beta now shows PS4 and PS5 versions of same game separately
20. Award-winning Skyrim mod The Forgotten City launches as standalone game
21. Blizzard confirms former Warcraft boss fired for "misconduct in his treatment of other employees"
22. There's a real buzz about Amazon's New World MMO
23. Kena: Bridge of Spirits delayed until September
24. James Bond's Aston Martin is now in Rocket League
25. Ubisoft employees sign open letter slamming management's "empty promises" following last year's toxic work culture allegations
July 28, 2021
1. Activision Blizzard employees press ahead with walkout, say Kotick statement "fails to address critical elements"
2. There's an official Mega Drive and Master System themed Picross game on the way
3. Flight Simulator autopilot explained: How to activate AI Control and autopilot controls explained
4. Microsoft Flight Simulator tech review: a brilliant port to Xbox Series X/S
5. Nintendo pulled out of Tokyo 2020 Olympic opening ceremony, report claims
6. Sony just did a better job of convincing me Xbox Game Pass is viable than Microsoft has so far
7. Xbox Games with Gold for August announced
8. Ex-Naughty Dog and Sony Santa Monica devs working on new AAA single player adventure
9. Microsoft says Xbox Series X/S are its "fastest-selling consoles ever"
10. NEO: The World Ends With You review - a DS classic gets a charmer of a sequel
11. Hitman 3's Season of Lust is out now
12. As PS5 hits 10m sold, Sony says "improving inventory levels remains a top priority"
13. PUBG's burning planes will spice up the start of matches
14. GTA2 meets Cyberpunk game Glitchpunk launches on Steam Early Access in August
15. You can get yourself an Xbox doughnut this August
16. People think that new hill in London looks like Super Mario 64
17. Nintendo is killing off Dr. Mario World after just two years
18. Halo Infinite multiplayer technical preview confirmed for this weekend
19. Last night I played Microsoft Download Simulator
20. Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick tells staff company's initial response to discrimination lawsuit was "tone deaf"
21. Nintendo Switch Online's next three SNES games revealed
22. "They didn't want super anime reads"
23. Bloodborne modder restores shortcut door cut from final game
24. What's behind Final Fantasy 14's surge in popularity?
25. Facebook temporarily halts Oculus Quest 2 sales, recalls foam inserts following reports of skin irritation
July 27, 2021
1. Activision Blizzard employees planning walkout following company's "abhorrent" response to discrimination lawsuit
2. Over 2000 current and former Activision Blizzard employees sign petition calling company response to discrimination lawsuit "abhorrent and insulting"
3. Okami's Amaterasu heading to Monster Hunter Rise this week
4. Acclaimed puzzler A Monster's Expedition heading to Switch, getting "major" free expansion next week
5. Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons expansion out February 2022
6. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla skills list and best skill recommendations explained
7. Flight Simulator planes list: Aircraft manufacturers and every Standard, Deluxe and Premium aircraft in Flight Simulator listed
8. Flight Simulator airport list: every Standard, Deluxe and Premium hand-crafted airport in Flight Simulator listed
9. Flight Simulator Achievements list
10. Flight Simulator weather explained: How to change weather, time of day, and enable live weather conditions
11. Flight Simulator multiplayer: How to play online, invite friends, and other multiplayer modes explained
12. What's the best controller for Flight Simulator?
13. DF Direct Weekly on The Coalition's UE5 demo and Intel CPUs and Graphics at GDC 2021
14. Flight Simulator liveries: How to change and download new liveries explained
15. Destiny 2 Synthstrand sources, drop rate, and how to get Synthcord and Synthweave explained
16. A Total War Saga: Troy launches on Steam in September alongside new Mythos expansion and free Historical mode
17. Destiny 2 transmog: Armor Synthesis cost, cap and upcoming changes to transmog in season 15
18. Apex Legends' Caustic and Fuse getting buffs in Emergence patch
19. Nintendo says it hasn't forgotten Animal Crossing: New Horizons
20. A deep dive into the lore of Horizon Zero Dawn
21. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 the latest game to get a PS5 update
22. Fortnite countdown sets stage for live event next Friday
23. Forza Horizon 5's biomes shown off in gorgeous new screenshots
24. Makers of 14-year-old GTA San Andreas mod were so worried about a takedown, they pulled it offline themselves
25. Pokémon Go developer battling to overturn false ban wave
26. It looks like Netflix has commissioned a live-action Pokémon series
27. The Seagate Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X/S is the cheapest it's ever been
28. Skate City has added Tokyo and it's a dream
29. Microsoft Flight Simulator Xbox edition review - occasionally clunky port can't dull the magic
30. Splitgate's open beta was so popular the dev has delayed launch to August
July 26, 2021
1. Warzone best MAC-10 loadout: Our MAC-10 class setup recommendation and how to unlock the MAC 10 explained
2. Warzone best Swiss K31 loadout: Our Swiss K31 class setup recommendation and how to unlock the Swiss K31 explained
3. Pokémon Go Ultra League Remix - Banned list and alternative recommendation explored
4. Resident Evil Village PC is fixed - but players still deserve better
5. Destiny 2 Corrupted Key Code explained: How to get Corrupted Key Codes and increase loot from Corrupted Conflux Chests
6. Mortal Kombat 11 sells more than 12m copies
7. The Last of Us Part 2 fan discovers unused dialogue on Ellie's tattoo
8. What we've been playing
9. Assassin's Creed Valhalla adds level scaling this week
10. Stadia exclusive Submerged: Hidden Depths set to launch on PC
11. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles review - more history lesson than comedy
12. Final Fantasy 16 cutscenes filmed first in British English
13. Red Dead Online's horses have "gone wild" since update, players say
14. Pokémon Unite fans are enjoying this naked Machamp glitch
15. You can now fight this knock-off Terminator in GTA Online
16. We tumble down a Far Cry 6 theory rabbit hole
17. Death Stranding has sold 5m copies
18. Amazon's New World hits 200,000 concurrent players
19. F1 2021 review - old dog, new tricks
20. Review: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD - a cloud-bound romance
21. It looks like Assassin's Creed Valhalla's upcoming Siege of Paris DLC will release in August
July 25, 2021
1. Bungie is tweaking Destiny 2's transmog system
2. Genshin Impact's next update takes us fishing and visiting Watasumi
3. Sony renews PlayStation Home trademark again
4. Motive's Dead Space remake may use content cut from the original game
5. Most games "consistently met or exceeded" 30 FPS on Steam Deck during testing
6. People are now speedrunning that Google Doodle game
7. Video: "Kingdom of Death", Auday Hussein's Gilgamesh-inspired Amiga game
July 24, 2021
1. Shadow of the Tomb Raider gets surprise update that adds 4k support in 60fps on PS5
2. Sniper Elite 4's free next-gen upgrade out now for PS5 and Xbox Series X and S
3. New World: EVGA says it will replace all failed RTX 3090s
4. 343 details Halo Infinite's first bot-focused technical preview
5. Splitgate dev "blown away" as "Halo meets Portal" FPS explodes in popularity
6. Blizzard developers criticise corporate statements on recent allegations
7. PlayStation website reveals PS Plus August games
8. Ex-Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime on allegations: "I am ashamed"
9. Jurassic World Evolution 2 dev video talks dino behaviours, habitat enhancements, and more
July 23, 2021
1. Warzone best FFAR 1 loadout: Our FFAR class setup recommendation and how to unlock the FFAR explained
2. Darkly atmospheric Slavic folklore adventure Black Book gets August release date
3. Warzone best PPSh-41 loadout: Our PPSh-41 class setup recommendation and how to unlock the PPSh-41 explained
4. Warzone best AMAX loadout: Our AMAX class setup and how to unlock the AMAX explained
5. Warzone best FARA 83 loadout: Our FARA 83 class setup recommendation and how to unlock the FARA 83 explained
6. Max Payne turns 20 years old today
7. Tokyo Olympic Games opening features suite of game music
8. The Witcher Pokémon Go-like game is out, but is it any good?
9. Red Dead Redemption 2 finally gets buyable properties thanks to modders
10. Google's Olympics-inspired RPG is way better than it needed to be
11. World of Warcraft players stage sit-in protest following Blizzard allegations
12. Save 30% on gaming accessories, tech and more from Amazon Warehouse
13. Respawn working on "brand new single-player adventure"
14. Looks like a new Overwatch map reveal was pulled
15. Now you can drive a Ferrari in Fortnite
16. Pokémon Go Ultra Unlock Part 1: Time research quest - How to complete each quest task and field research explained
17. eBay clamps down on Steam Deck scalpers
18. Seven Borderlands veterans leave Gearbox
19. The Double-A Team: Tyranny's greatness shouldn't be so much of a secret
20. Final Fantasy 14 boss says 'don't show so much restraint you stop having fun' following pleas to help ease server woes
July 22, 2021
1. New report details shambolic leadership decisions behind Blizzard's disastrous Warcraft 3 remake
2. EA makes rumoured Dead Space remake official and shares first teaser trailer
3. Football Manager is finally getting women's football
4. Ratchet & Clank heading to Fall Guys for a pair of limited-time events
5. Everything announced during EA Play Live 2021
6. Codemasters announces Grid Legends, due out 2022
7. New Apex Legend Seer is "all about tracking enemies"
8. Bad Company is back and plenty more besides in Battlefield 2042's bold new mode
9. Can the Playdate live up to its joyful premise?
10. PS5 owners can get stuck in to Apple TV+ with a six months free subscription
11. Steam Deck's updated specs are promising for gaming performance and storage options
12. Battlefield 2042's 'love letter to its fans' leaks ahead of tonight's reveal
13. Horizon Zero Dawn's Aloy heading to Genshin Impact
14. Konami will sell Master League and other offline modes as eFootball DLC
15. Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality launches for consoles and PC in September
16. Fans unearth Battlefield Bad Company 2 map remaster tease for Battlefield 2042
17. Amazon Prime Gaming signs shirt sponsorship deal with… Stevenage FC
18. PS5 restock sells out at Game
19. Long-time Assassin's Creed art director Raphael Lacoste exits Ubisoft to join Haven Studios
20. Amazon responds after reports its MMO New World is bricking pricey RTX 3090 cards
21. Battlefield 1 is free on PC through Prime Gaming
22. State of California sues Activision Blizzard over "frat boy" culture
23. Mini Motorways review - a city builder that balances precision and beauty
24. Netherrealm's DC superhero fighter Injustice: Gods Among Us is now an animated movie
25. "Trolls need kind words the most"
July 21, 2021
1. Fortnite - Hatchery locations: Construct a wooden hatchery explained
2. Netflix's animated Witcher movie gets its first proper trailer ahead of next month's release
3. Tom Clancy's Elite Squad shuts down a year after launch
4. Ghost of Tsushima's Iki Island expansion gets new trailer and more details
5. Aliens: Fireteam Elite is actually very fun
6. EA to bring women's golf into next-gen PGA Tour game
7. Humankind dev pulls controversial Denuvo DRM from game before launch
8. Pokémon Go Fest 2021 earned ?15m in two days
9. Warzone best Krig 6 loadout: Our Krig 6 class setup recommendation and how to unlock the Krig 6 explained
10. One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows multiplayer servers will shut down after two years
11. Steam Deck UI will replace Big Picture mode on Steam
12. Samsung's T5 Portable SSD drops to a great low price
13. Fallout 76 getting custom servers as part of Fallout 1st subscription
14. Netflix wants to focus on mobile games first
15. Goldlewis Dickinson is the first Guilty Gear Strive DLC character
16. Nintendo leak reveals early Wii Remote ideas
17. PES renamed eFootball, goes free-to-play, digital-only
18. Someone should make a game about: Cold Comfort Farm
July 20, 2021
1. There's a Player Unknown's Battlegrounds animated adaptation in the works
2. Procedural road trip adventure Road 96 gets August release date
3. Fortnite Fish Collection locations - Where to find all 33 fishes and best fishing spots in Fortnite explained
4. Ready at Dawn's Oculus-exclusive zero-gravity sci-fi sequel Lone Echo 2 out in August
5. Square addresses Final Fantasy 14 server issues following "staggering and unexpected" surge in popularity
6. FIFA 22 on next-gen plays nice on the pitch
7. Alex Scott is a commentator in FIFA 22
8. Here's what's new in FIFA 22 gameplay on PS4, Xbox One and PC
9. Fallout 4 horror mod The Wilderness will leave you feeling spooked and afraid
10. District 9 director Neill Blomkamp is working on a video game
11. Why Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart's 40fps support is a potential game-changer
12. Fortnite announces Rainbow Royale event with free Pride cosmetics
13. Helicopters "planned" for Microsoft Flight Simulator next year
14. There's a follow-up to the acclaimed My Child Lebensborn in the works
15. Blinx and Microsoft Flight Simulator round out Xbox Game Pass in July
16. Looks like Dying Light will get a Switch port
17. F1 2021 patch pulls ray-tracing on PS5 "to aid stability"
18. Nexus Mods removing lifetime membership option
19. Huge Fortnite leak points to upcoming Ariana Grande concert
20. Hunting for map fragments in Alto's Odyssey: The Lost City
July 19, 2021
1. EA reassures fans it's still working on new Skate as promised "a little something" drops
2. Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon, and The Division merge in Ubi's 6v6 free-to-play FPS XDefiant
3. DF Direct Weekly revisits RE Village DRM, Skyward Sword HD and 120Hz modes
4. Apex Legends' next character is microdrone-wielding legend Seer
5. Pokémon Go levelled up its storytelling at a memorable Go Fest
6. Amazon "definitely heard the feedback" about New World's paid in-game boosts
7. GTA Online will have faster vehicle upgrades on PS5, Xbox Series X/S
8. Sackboy developer Sumo set to be bought by Tencent
9. Fall Guys' fifth season has a jungle theme and Spelunky crossover
10. Don't expect to see Skate at this year's EA Play
11. Nintendo: "no plans" to launch any other model than Switch OLED
12. A new "Tom Clancy's universe" game will be announced tomorrow
July 18, 2021
1. GTA parent company Take-Two is issuing takedown notices to GTA modders
2. Microsoft Flight Simulator will take up around 100GB on your Xbox
3. Yuki puts VR bullet hell in the palm of your hand
4. Pokémon Go Raikou counters, weaknesses and moveset explained
5. Pokémon Go Thundurus counters, weaknesses and moveset, including Therian Forme Thundurus explained
6. Pokémon Go Zekrom counters, weaknesses and moveset explained
7. HBO's The Last of Us TV show "well exceeds the eight-figure per episode mark"
8. Former Nintendo boss Reggie Fils-Aimé is releasing a new book
9. Pokémon Go Suicune counters, weaknesses and moveset explained
10. Pokémon Go Regice counters, weaknesses and moveset explained
11. Pokémon Go Kyurem counters, weaknesses and moveset explained
12. Celebrate 12 months of Ghost of Tsushima with these "re-enabled" PlayStation-inspired Legends outfits
13. Pokémon Go Regirock counters, weaknesses and moveset explained
14. Pokémon Go Entei counters, weaknesses and moveset explained
15. Pokémon Go Reshiram counters, weaknesses and moveset explained
16. Warframe players will get cross-play and cross-save later this year
17. Pokémon Go Tornadus counters, weaknesses and moveset, including Therian Forme Tornadus explained
18. Pokémon Go Strange Rings special research quest tasks and rewards explained
19. Pokémon Go Ho-oh counters, weaknesses and moveset explained
20. Ghost Trick and the joy of the ridiculous
July 17, 2021
1. Ukraine warehouse packed with thousands of PS4s was actually a FIFA Ultimate Team bot farm
2. 2K soft-launches unannounced XCOM Legends mobile game
3. Steam Deck scalpers are trying it on - despite Valve's anti-scalping efforts
4. Steam Deck expected order availability now Q1 2022 (64GB), Q2 2022 (256GB) and Q3 2022 (512GB)
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War players come up with quick-fire way to complete the new OTs 9 SMG unlock challenge
6. War Thunder player posts classified military documents to try to convince the dev to make a virtual tank more realistic
7. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is more than just a remaster
8. Pokémon Go Deino counters, weaknesses and moveset explained
9. Pokémon Go Fest 2021 start time, ticket price and Go Fest 2021 activities explained
10. Pokémon Go Global Challenges: Timed bonus rewards and the Global Challenge Arena for Go Fest 2021 explained
11. The Melody Pokémon research tasks and rewards: How to get Meloetta, Pikachu Rock Star and Pikachu Pop Star in Pokémon Go
12. Spec Analysis: Steam Deck - can it really handle triple-A PC gaming?
13. As Call of Duty: Warzone cheating complaints ramp up, Raven issues first anti-cheat update in over two months
14. Pokémon Go Cave Pokémon incense spawns and Collection Challenge list: How to find Sableye and Vanillite explained
15. Pokémon Go Ocean Beach Pokémon incense spawns and Collection Challenge list: How to find Feebas and Tympole explained
16. Pokémon Go Desert Mountain Pokémon incense spawns and Collection Challenge list: How to find Shieldon and Fennekin explained
17. Pokémon Go Jungle Pokémon incense spawns and Collection Challenge list: How to find Snivy and Chespin explained
18. Ubisoft delays Rainbow Six Extraction and Riders Republic
19. There's a line of dialogue in Life is Strange I can't stop thinking about
July 16, 2021
1. All-women speedrunning event Flame Fatales unveils schedule
2. HBO's The Last of Us casts original Tommy actor but not as Tommy
3. Pokémon Go Fest leak points to surprise Mythical tease
4. How to pre-order Steam Deck, Valve's handheld gaming PC
5. 3D animated Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild film hits Netflix in August
6. Dicebreaker Recommends: Specter Ops, the closest we're getting to a Metal Gear Solid board game anytime soon
7. April Fool's mode Path of Exile: Royale is back at weekends only
8. Steam Deck's ?349 price point was "painful", Gabe Newell says
9. Guilty Gear Strive passes half a million copies sold
10. Valve announces Steam Deck, a ?349 handheld PC
11. What we've been playing
12. Win an incredible Zelda package by sharing your memories of Nintendo's series
13. Nintendo Zelda Free Prize Draw Terms and Conditions
14. Don't expect any new Star Wars games at EA Play Live
15. Tetris Effect: Connected launches on Steam 18th August
16. Raven forced to pull Call of Duty: Warzone's new pre-match lobby loadout selection feature the same day it was added
17. Bethesda confirms all-digital QuakeCon 2021
18. Pokémon Go Mewtwo counters, weaknesses and moveset, including Armoured Mewtwo counters, explained
July 15, 2021
1. A Plague Tale: Innocence's 60fps upgrade tested - and there's a bonus for Xbox Series owners
2. GTA Online update reveals "gigantic" shared social space to show off your cars
3. Pokémon Go fans find hidden mechanic behind catching raid bosses
4. Warhammer 40,000 Darktide delayed to spring 2022
5. Call of Duty: Warzone's High Alert perk will soon hear Dead Silent footsteps
6. Pokémon Unite launches for Nintendo Switch next week
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on PC quietly adds PS5 DualSense adaptive triggers support
8. Super Mario Bros. speedrunner sets new blindfolded world record
9. Raven just released "the biggest balance update in the history of Warzone"
10. Resident Evil Re:Verse delayed to 2022
11. The stories are true - the pirate version of Resident Evil Village improves performance
12. The mystery of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas' mass grave
13. Game Builder Garage gets a boxed version in September
14. Minecraft's new cheese and spaghetti caves are seriously impressing fans
15. YouTube introduces three very Twitch-inspired features
16. Netflix reportedly plans to add first games in the next year
17. Today a game taught me how to crack an actual safe
July 14, 2021
1. Battlefield 2042 PC and console cross-play detailed
2. Red Dead Online's PlayStation Plus requirement dropped for two weeks to coincide with new Blood Money update
3. The Dell Black Friday sale comes early with massive discounts on a wide range of products
4. Naughty Dog designer reveals how Tommy and Abby sequence was made
5. Stadia announces new revenue schemes to try and tempt more developers
6. Bloodborne PSone demake project shows off full boss fight
7. FIFA 22 PC does not have a one machine limit, EA inists
8. Tencent obtains patent for digital asset inheritance
9. Xbox app now lets you set spending limits for child accounts
10. The Mafia Titanic mod is really looking ship-shape
11. Someone should make a game about: architectural salvage
12. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's hidden nuke scorestreak expands to the rest of multiplayer
13. Maker of machine learning cheat says "my intent was never to do anything illegal" after Activision clampdown
14. Spongebob, Rugrats star in Smash Bros-style fighting game
July 13, 2021
1. Company of Heroes 3 is coming - and it feels like the original, but bigger
2. Call of Duty: Warzone hackers appear to be boosting high-profile streamers to level 1000 and unlocking all weapon camos
3. Black Ops: Cold War, Warzone Reloaded update release time: Everything coming in the mid-Season 4 update explained
4. Rebranded version of PUBG Mobile hits 2.4m concurrent players in India
5. PS5 timed exclusive Ghostwire: Tokyo delayed to early 2022
6. Dicebreaker recommends Monsterhearts 2 - an RPG about being queer and loving demons
7. The Ninja Gaiden Master Collection PC port now has some graphics options
8. Four years later, Nier: Automata finally gets some Steam improvements
9. Frontier delays Elite Dangerous Odyssey on consoles to fix the PC version
10. Five years after launch, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 gets a surprise patch on PC
11. Tag Heuer announces $2k Super Mario smartwatch
12. Out of Line - a chilled platformer that can feel a bit lacking
13. Call of Duty: Warzone gets its first ever objective-based mode this week
14. Minecraft Dungeons' sixth DLC and Ultimate Edition get release date
15. Pokémon Go postpones release of new Pikachu in Japan
16. Whatever happened to City of Metronome, the missing game by Little Nightmares developer Tarsier?
17. Nintendo Switch bundles on offer in Currys Epic Deals sale
July 12, 2021
1. Here's LeBron James in Fortnite
2. Work on Apex Legends cross-progression slowed by recent hacking problems
3. DF Direct Weekly takes on Switch OLED, Dark Souls 3 FPS Boost and more
4. What the Golf's A Whole New World update adds 1000 new holes
5. Kojima disagrees with Death Stranding: Director's Cut title
6. EA's decision to make FIFA 22 on PC the last-gen version isn't going down well
7. Monster Hunter Stories 2 review - charming blend of hunting and RPG mechanics
8. Wildermyth review - a proper RPG marvel
9. PlayStation website references Gran Turismo 7 beta test
10. Summer Games Done Quick raises over $2.8m for charity
11. FIFA 22's next-gen upgrade only available to those who buy the ?90 Ultimate Edition
12. Sealed copy of Super Mario 64 sells for record-breaking $1.56m
July 11, 2021
1. There's a Final Fantasy 14 cookbook coming out later this year
2. Psychonauts 2 will feature an invincibility toggle to enable "all ages, all possible needs" to enjoy the game
3. Here's some Marvel's Avengers Wakanda concept art
4. Bloober Team says Silent Hill "leak" is based on "outdated or incomplete" information
5. This Warzone glitch lets players parachute into other people's Gulag matches
6. Capcom's anti-tamper measures might be causing Resident Evil Village's poor PC performance
7. 36 US states sue Google over its alleged Play Store monopoly and antitrust practices
8. Japanese police arrest man selling modified Zelda: Breath of The Wild save files
July 10, 2021
1. Modders are recreating The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's 1997 Space World demo
2. Don't expect Final Fantasy 16 at the Tokyo Game Show
3. Ambitious mod aims to turn Fallout: New Vegas into Star Wars
4. Battlefield 2042's unannounced new mode adds fan-favourite maps
5. Genshin Impact gets cross-progression with 2.0 update later in July
6. Sealed 1987 copy of The Legend of Zelda for NES sells for world record $870,000 at auction
7. France star Kylian Mbappé returns as FIFA 22 cover star
8. PS5 timed console exclusive Deathloop won't hit Xbox until at least September 2022
9. Witcher 3 is getting DLC inspired by the Netflix show
10. Emotional texture: in praise of naturalism in games
July 9, 2021
1. Season 2 of Netflix's The Witcher series arrives this December
2. Here's the first teaser trailer for Netflix's animated Witcher movie, Nightmare of the Wolf
3. Call of Duty: Warzone at 120Hz - has PS5 back-compat evolved?
4. Video game collector believes he's found evidence of unreleased SNK Millennium console
5. Alto's Odyssey: The Lost City comes to Apple Arcade on 16th July
6. Adventures in Pokémon Go
7. Call of Duty: Warzone pro streams with five cameras in bid to refute cheating allegations
8. Oddworld: Soulstorm developer details list of "major fixes" following rocky launch
9. New machine learning cheat threatens competitive console play
10. What we've been playing
11. Baldur's Gate 3's next big patch out 13th July
12. PlayStation pulls advert with upside-down PS5
13. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone Season 4 Reloaded kicks off next week
14. The Double-A Team: We made our own multiplayer game out of a movie tie-in for The Incredibles
15. Death Stranding Director's Cut adds a racing mode
July 8, 2021
1. Everything shown in PlayStation's State of Play broadcast
2. Here's nine minutes of gameplay from Arkane's recursive stealth shooter Deathloop
3. Moss: Book 2 announced for PlayStation VR
4. Arcadegeddon is a PS5 and PC multiplayer shooter from the developer of Predator: Hunting Grounds
5. Lonely Mountains: Downhill's new Daily Ride modifiers add Mirrored Mode and more
6. Sam & Max's VR adventure This Time It's Virtual arrives on Oculus Quest today
7. Rockstar has started removing GTA Online jobs
8. Frostpunk's three expansions finally coming to PlayStation and Xbox at the end of July
9. Watch tonight's PlayStation State of Play here
10. Destiny 2 Path of the Splicer quest steps: How to complete the weekly seasonal quest
11. Destiny 2 Expunge missions: Locations and how to start Expunge: Delphi explained
12. Surgeon Simulator 2 launches for Steam, Xbox in September
13. Destiny 2 Elemental Orbs: How to make Orbs and Elemental Empowered Buffs and Prism Day explained
14. Battlefield developer DICE LA renamed to Ripple Effect Studios
15. "Decensor" mod restores Guilty Gear Strive's original China-related lore entry
16. Silent Hill and Siren devs on their return to horror
17. Nintendo reveals upgraded OLED Switch, due October
18. Nintendo Switch OLED costs ?309 in UK
19. Resident Evil Village sales pass 4.5m
20. Among Us Irish localisation "a cultural win for a thriving minority language"
21. Dark Souls 3 now runs at 60fps on Xbox Series X/S thanks to FPS Boost
July 7, 2021
1. Wadjet Eye's acclaimed urban fantasy adventure Unavowed is now on Switch
2. Doom Eternal's next-gen patch tested on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles
3. Spec analysis: Switch OLED model - new display, old tech
4. Rockstar details Red Dead Online's Blood Money update with new trailer
5. Konami dumps France and Barcelona star Antoine Griezmann after racism allegations
6. Call of Duty: Warzone stats tracker app back online after successful talks with Activision
7. Review: Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights - a Metroidvania built of care and charm
8. Game Builder Garage review: entertainment and education blend together
9. Red Dead Online PC players can now enter some of the banks
10. Latest Humble Choice bundle features Yakuza 3, Dirt 5, Paradise Killer and more
11. Ubisoft pulls Might and Magic 10 - Legacy from sale after DRM server shutdown backlash
12. Codemasters bosses exit developer following EA buyout
13. Here's Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
14. Warpips is a real-time tactics delight
15. Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong delayed into next year
July 6, 2021
1. Young fan sent PS5 by Marcus Rashford for fundraising work
2. Greedfall dev shares first gameplay footage of its 18th century automaton RPG Steelrising
3. There's a new RoboCop game in the works from the team behind Terminator: Resistance
4. Star Trek: Discovery's Michelle Yeoh cast in Netflix's upcoming live-action Witcher prequel
5. Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown's location is finally revealed
6. Tunic still lacks a release date, but already has speedrunners interested
7. King of Fighters 15 now also coming to Xbox Series X and S
8. Pokémon Go is five years old today
9. Microsoft announces games coming soon to Xbox Game Pass
10. Atari moves away from free-to-play and mobile to focus on premium PC and console games
11. Pokémon Go - Fifth Anniversary event: Collection Challenge and field research tasks explained
12. Nintendo Switch update makes patching games easier when your storage is full
13. Ten minutes of sweet chaos in Severed Steel
July 5, 2021
1. PlayStation Now games for July 2021 announced
2. Sci-fi colony sim RimWorld getting Ideology DLC and big free update "in about two weeks"
3. DF Direct Weekly talks Sony acquisitions, PS5's chip on a PC board and more
4. Sony charging ?9 for Ghost of Tsushima's PS5-exclusive features
5. Don't expect Grand Theft Auto 6 anytime soon
6. US military withdraws from Afghanistan base, leaves Pokémon behind
7. Oops I let the humans die: being god of the galaxy in The Fermi Paradox is tricky
8. Mass Effect Legendary Edition mod fixes infamous Conrad Verner glitch
9. Final Fantasy 14 breaks its Steam concurrent players record
10. Dragon Age 4 concept art teases familiar faction
11. A hacker has hacked Apex Legends to complain about Titanfall hackers
July 4, 2021
1. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt's PC system requirements have been updated
2. Looks like Dark Pictures Anthology's next instalment will be called The Devil In Me
3. Dead by Daylight hits a new concurrent user milestone of 105,000+ players
4. Watch Ian play two full levels of Sniper Elite VR on Oculus Rift S
5. Doom Eternal's ray tracing upgrade delivers a dramatic improvement
6. You can own this rare 1987 version of The Legend of Zelda for $110,000 (and rising)
7. Getting physical with Virtual Realms
July 3, 2021
1. The System Shock remake gets seven minutes of new gameplay
2. Guild Wars 2 expansion End of Dragons delayed, but senior devs return to ArenaNet
3. Guilty Gear Strive stealth patches out mention of Uyghur, Tibet and Taiwan in China-related lore entry
4. Faze kicks out one member and suspends three others over alleged influencer crypto "scam"
5. Seven important lessons toward greater LGBT+ inclusivity
6. Eurogamer Pride Week 2021 round-up
7. Frog Detective 3 out this year
8. The patch notes for Dark Alliance's first big update are frustratingly vague
9. No more Mortal Kombat 11 DLC, NetherRealm confirms
10. The exciting revival of old puzzle books in Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
July 2, 2021
1. Doom Eternal ditching planned PvP Invasions Mode for new solo horde mode
2. Shiny Tepig, Tepig evolution chart and best Emboar moveset recommendation in Pokémon Go
3. Capcom details Monster Hunter Stories 2's post-launch content roadmap
4. Sony's best noise-cancelling headphones are now the cheapest they've ever been
5. Nexus Mods will no longer allow authors to delete mod files
6. SteelSeries' best gaming headset for PS5 is now on offer
7. Twine Games and the Trans People Who Love Them
8. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD enhancements detailed
9. Humble Bundle once again capping how much users can donate to charity
10. CD Projekt's Pokémon Go-style Witcher game launches this month
11. Xbox and Kojima reportedly in talks for publishing deal
12. Star Wars: The Old Republic is getting another expansion
13. Dragon Age and Mass Effect will skip this month's EA Play Live
14. Digital PSP games will live on via PS3 and Vita, Sony clarifies
15. Nintendo's developer interview series returns
16. Mario Kart Live Home Circuit gets a surprise new update
July 1, 2021
1. Microsoft Flight Simulator set to receive massive performance boost in next PC update
2. The Sims 4's new Cottage Living expansion is all about the rural life and arrives this month
3. Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut is official, out in August on PS4 and PS5
4. Team Fortress 2 players beat team of bots using a conga line
5. Fortnite fans complain Loki is too horny
6. Square Enix announces Final Fantasy pixel remaster release date
7. PlayStation has bought another developer
8. Valheim's aggressive monsters have been told to calm down
9. BioWare prototyped Mass Effect spin-off for Nintendo DS
10. The Xbox Series X/S Storage Expansion Card is now at its lowest price so far
11. Those fan-made GoldenEye Far Cry 5 levels are back with a new name
12. Pokémon Go gets its first branching questline today
13. Scarlet Nexus: Unreal Engine 4 deployed to excellent effect on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles
14. Pokémon Go BIDOOF special research paths, quest tasks and rewards: Which BIDOOF research path is best?
15. Sea of Thieves' new Pirates of the Caribbean expansion hides another brilliant crossover
16. Respawn details further measures to stop Apex Legends cheaters
17. A Plague Tale for PS5 launches via PlayStation Plus
18. Disidentification and Lady Dimitrescu - Taking Pride in Queer Thirst
19. Curious things happen when you slow down for The Longest Road on Earth
20. Playing The Last of Us without music feels too real
21. Arcsmith is a new space engineering game for Oculus Quest 2