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October 2021 Archive

Oct. 31, 2021
1. Happy Halloween! There are Luigi's Mansion Lego sets on the way
2. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night's new update will feature a new character "not from the world of Bloodstained"
3. It looks like New World has shed around half its playerbase since launch
4. Nintendo's Switch Online + Expansion Pack trailer is now its most downvoted video ever
5. Nintendo shutters "small, satellite" offices in California and Toronto
6. Could id Software be making a new Quake game?
7. As a Halloween treat, Slender Man is infiltrating Phasmophobia games
8. Animal Crossing Spooky Furniture series: How to find spooky furniture, and spooky furniture DIY recipes explained
9. How to get every reward in tonight's spooky Animal Crossing Halloween event
Oct. 30, 2021
1. US national security panel investigating Tencent's ?919m takeover of Sumo Group
2. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: an excellent game - but 60fps comes at a cost
3. Age of Empires 4 charging up Steam's current players chart
4. It looks like the spirit of Sony's foray into handheld gaming will live on in Valve's Steam Deck
5. Toys "R" Us reportedly returning to the UK
6. Warner Bros.' Smash Bros-style game Multiversus is leaking all over the place
7. GoldenEye N64 no longer banned in Germany - sparking speculation it will hit the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service
8. The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Anniversary Edition has new quests tapping into Morrowind and Oblivion
9. How The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles portrays the immigrant experience
Oct. 29, 2021
1. Kingdom Two Crowns and Moving Out lead November's Xbox Games With Gold
2. Creaks and Samorost dev's "psychedelic horror adventure" Happy Game out now
3. Former Uncharted creative director Amy Hennig is working on a new Marvel game
4. CD Projekt pushes all new Cyberpunk 2077 updates and DLC into next year
5. GTA 5 The Jewel Store Job best approach, Smart or Loud differences explained
6. GTA 5 mod install guide: How to install and get GTA 5 mods on PC
7. GTA 5 Strangers and Freaks missions list, gold medal checklist
8. GTA 5 The Big Score best approach, Subtle or Obvious differences explained
9. GTA 5 story missions list, gold medal checklist
10. Netflix's live-action Witcher series gets new three-minute Season 2 trailer
11. YouTube to boost gaming support, providing strong competition to Twitch
12. Dead by Daylight: the "Smash Bros of horror" committed to diversity
13. Slightly Mad Studio's CEO and founder is leaving the company
14. PUBG company Krafton buys Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds
15. The Devil In Me is the season one finale of the Dark Pictures Anthology
16. Resident Evil Village to get free DLC, Capcom says
17. New Tekken 7 Legendary Edition doesn't include all the DLC characters
18. Seeing the Windrush generation through a bold new game
19. Halo Infinite dev "has sort of a love-hate relationship with Craig"
20. The Emperor's Champion is now in a Warhammer 40,000 video game
21. Twitch tests paid boost feature, despite negative feedback from streamers
22. Knockout City gets PS5, Xbox Series X/S upgrades next week
23. Assassin's Creed Infinity won't be free-to-play, Ubisoft confirms
24. Assassin's Creed Infinity is a live service platform connecting future games
25. PUBG Mobile is getting Liverpool FC kits
26. Riders Republic relic locations: Where to find all 11 relics in Riders Republic
27. Riders Republic crossplay: How crossplay and playing with friends in online multiplayer in Riders Republic works
28. Riders Republic wingsuit: How to get the wingsuit and unlock air races in Riders Republic
29. Riders Republic trick list: How to whip, superman and perform all Riders Republic tricks
30. Ubisoft says Assassin's Creed: Valhalla is its "second largest profit generating game"
Oct. 28, 2021
1. Arkane Studios co-founder's immersive sim Weird West gets January release date
2. Facebook ditching Oculus branding as part of company name change to Meta
3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is coming to Oculus Quest 2
4. November's leaked PlayStation Plus games include Kingdoms of Amalur, Knockout City
5. Stadia testing time-limited demos
6. Square Enix celebrates Tomb Raider's 25th Anniversary with new Switch ports
7. FIFA 22 Chemistry explained: how to increase Team Chemistry, Individual Chemistry, and max Chemistry in Ultimate Team
8. FIFA 22 Chemistry Styles list: Which attributes are affected by every Chem Style in FIFA 22
9. Everything in last night's PlayStation State of Play
10. Vicarious Visions will reportedly lose its name after 30 years
11. Digimon Survive, originally due 2019, now set for 2022
12. Sackboy: A Big Adventure might be heading to Steam
13. Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick asks for big pay cut until company improves
14. Sony launches PlayStation PC label for ports
15. Nintendo and Niantic's Pikmin Bloom is a mix of gardening, scavenging, scrapbooking and Pokémon
16. Pikmin Bloom launch spreads to US, Canada
17. The Banner Saga developer reportedly working on Xbox exclusive
18. Black hairstyles added to Monster Hunter Rise
19. Resident Evil Village has now sold over 5m
20. Sony has now sold 13.4m PlayStation 5 consoles worldwide
21. Nintendo releases free demo for Metroid Dread
22. Dr Dre is working on music for a new Grand Theft Auto, says Snoop Dogg
23. Halo Xbox 360 games go dark in January
24. A Little Golf Journey review - a streamlined delight
25. Inscryption review: a wonderful nightmare, and a vividly memorable game of cards
26. Intel's radical 12th-gen processors: price, performance and release date
Oct. 27, 2021
1. Image and new details of Warner Bros' Smash-Bros-style fighter leak online
2. Acclaimed action-adventure Death's Door comes to PS4, PS5, and Switch in November
3. Star Ocean The Divine Force gets debut trailer
4. King of Fighters 15 open beta set for November
5. PlayStation State of Play October 2021 live report
6. Acclaimed perspective puzzler Superliminal is getting an "experimental" battle royale mode
7. Final Fantasy 5's pixel remaster coming to Steam and mobile in November
8. It looks like Apple Music may be coming to PlayStation 5
9. Far Cry 6's goading marketing email raises eyebrows among fans
10. Crusader Kings 3's Royal Court expansion delayed to 2022
11. Back 4 Blood has seen over 6 million players
12. Ghost Recon Breakpoint's Operation Motherland update is a story mode alternative that lets you conquer the island
13. Free Horde Mode added to Doom Eternal today in 6.66 update
14. Nintendo Switch Online datamine points to upcoming N64 games
15. Next year's BlizzConline on "pause" as Activision Blizzard looks to "reimagine" event
Oct. 26, 2021
1. The Division 2's big new update and game mode now arriving in February 2022
2. Shadow Warrior 3 delayed into next year
3. Age of Empires 4: an excellent RTS - but tech problems need addressing
4. Razer Zephyr review: relic of a dark future
5. Valve confirms Steam Halloween, autumn and winter sale dates
6. Trans dev who left Guardians of the Galaxy team praises Eidos for crediting her - and doing so correctly
7. A Quiet Place is a new single-player, story-driven horror game based on the film
8. Xbox adds Twitch streaming integration
9. Murkrow 100% perfect IV stats, shiny Murkrow in Pokémon Go explained
10. Returnal finally receives suspend functionality
11. Battlefield 2042 features series' first non-binary character
12. Age of Empires 4's Min Spec Mode equivalent to what Microsoft would have built for an Xbox 360
13. Pokémon Unite purposefully hides the score to avoid rage quits
14. What is Halo Infinite's The Harbinger?
15. Metroid and Tetris 99 join forces with a new theme
16. Metroid Dread speedrunners are finishing the game in under 90 minutes
17. Nintendo Switch Online's N64 games have a few issues
18. Confederate flag removed from GTA: The Trilogy
19. Charles Martinet: "I want to voice Mario until I drop dead"
20. Fortnite refer a friend program, rewards and how to unlock the Rainbow Racer skin explained
21. Off-Topic: Weird futures in Vermilion Sands
Oct. 25, 2021
1. Phasmophobia's big Halloween update adds haunted campsite map, new ghosts, more
2. Call of Duty: Vanguard details PS5 DualSense support and four of its Operators
3. DF Direct Weekly talks God of War PC, new Apple Silicon and Cyberpunk 2077/Witcher 3 RT upgrades
4. Judge rejects Activision Blizzard's attempt to pause California sexual harassment lawsuit
5. Beast Breaker review: smart, heart-warming strategy reminiscent of Peggle
6. Take a look at Apex Legends' new tropical island map in Season 11 gameplay trailer
7. Tomb Raider celebrates 25th anniversary today
8. Here's a fresh look at Halo Infinite's campaign
9. Here's a closer look at Horizon Forbidden West's new abilities
10. EA uses world's oldest football club to call on FIFA 22 players to stop being so annoying online
11. Halo Infinite's Craig has a beard now
12. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy review - breezy but unfocused action
13. Sir Trevor McDonald is the GamesMaster
14. Component shortages could continue into 2023, Intel says
15. Smash Bros-style Warner Bros. crossover platform fighter reportedly in the works
16. Mario Party Superstars mini-game features special warning on how to "avoid irritation to your skin"
17. New Wu-Tang Clan game reportedly in the works for Xbox
18. Microsoft to show off Halo Infinite's campaign for the first time in over a year this afternoon
19. House of Ashes review - The Dark Picture anthology's best entry yet
Oct. 24, 2021
1. Resident Evil's Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield are on their way to Fortnite
2. You can change your BattleTag for free - but hurry
3. The Dark Pictures The Devil In Me looks to be decidedly less supernatural than prior instalments
4. Here are the PC requirements for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
5. The Persona series has reportedly sold over 15 million copies
6. Phasmophobia's Halloween update, Nightmare, will release next week
Oct. 23, 2021
1. Video reveals what it was like inside BioWare during the Mass Effect 3 ending controversy
2. Konami delays eFootball's first update "to ensure the experience is improved for all of our users"
3. Valheim dev teases the Mistlands biome update with work-in-progress screenshot
4. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award now lets you do esports
5. CD Projekt buys The Flame in the Flood developer The Molasses Flood
6. No More Heroes developer Grasshopper Manufacture snapped up by NetEase
7. Forza Horizon 5 hands-on: a next-gen spectacle for Xbox Series consoles
8. Payday 3 is set in New York, features the original gang
Oct. 22, 2021
1. Overwatch's McCree will be renamed Cole Cassidy next week
2. King games portal which birthed Candy Crush to close after 18 years
3. Far Cry 6 Liquid Courage: Where to find the owner and solve the Liquid Courage quest in Far Cry 6
4. Far Cry 6 The Last One to Leave: How to restore the power and solve The Last One to Leave quest
5. Pokémon Go developer diary series begins with look at Community Days
6. Far Cry 6 The Long Drop: How to get the worker key and solve The Long Drop quest
7. Next Sony State of Play on 27th October
8. Streamer Valkyrae faces backlash for new gamer skincare range
9. Switch Advance Wars remake delayed into 2022
10. First look at visual upgrade in Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition trailer
11. Ask Eurogamer: Reviews
12. What we've been playing
13. Pokémon Unite Pumpkins: How to get pumpkins and Pumpkin Box odds explained
14. Stardew Valley creator reveals Haunted Chocolatier
15. Pokémon Go Pumpkaboo: How to get Gourgeist, Pumpkaboo size mechanic and Pumpkaboo Collection Challenge explained
16. Pokémon Go Mega Absol counters, weaknesses and moveset explained
17. How to get Phantump and Trevenant in the latest Pokémon Go event
Oct. 21, 2021
1. Nvidia reveals RTX 3080-class GeForce Now premium tier
2. Among Us hits PlayStation and Xbox in December
3. Grand Theft Auto Online's Halloween event adds serial killers and phantom cars
4. DICE doubles down on Specialists with response to Battlefield 2042 beta feedback
5. 343 shows off PC features for Halo Infinite
6. Far Cry 6 Parting Gifts: How to power the water pump and solve Parting Gifts in Far Cry 6
7. Microsoft announces new 2TB and 512GB Seagate storage expansion cards for Xbox Series X and S
8. New Pokémon teased in frankly rather creepy found footage video
9. Watch Tom Holland fall out of a cargo plane in Uncharted movie trailer leak
10. Here's a look at the new Saints Row's opening story missions
11. Metroid Dread review - a sublime return for a Nintendo icon
12. Ask Eurogamer: Join us for a supporters-only Q&A about reviews tomorrow at 3pm
13. Smash Bros. Ultimate's Sora DLC was tough to make happen
14. Sony granted patent which lets spectators pay to remove players from games
15. PS3 emulator reaches new milestone in quest to run every game made on platform
16. Epic announces publishing partnerships with Cozy Grove dev and Nine Inch Nails guitarist studio
17. Life is Strange: True Colors launches for Switch in December
18. Android apps are now available for Windows 11 beta users
19. This week's Pokémon Go Limited Research rewards explained
20. Twitch testing new rewind feature
21. GAME warns scalpers it has "strong measures in place", ahead of new PS5 stock going on sale today
22. Nintendo apologises for game closing bug in Metroid Dread
23. Returning to Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a reminder of how a single series can really evolve its accessibility options
24. Square Enix shows off Tomb Raider survival horror prototype made prior to 2013 reboot
Oct. 20, 2021
1. How we built a streamlined recording and streaming setup for DF Direct
2. New video reveals Starfield's Settled Systems
3. Cyberpunk 2077 delayed to 2022 for PS5, Xbox Series S/X
4. Fortnite: How to thank the bus driver on PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch explained
5. Assassin's Creed Valhalla's third big expansion spotted again
6. God of War coming to PC
7. Resident Evil 4 VR version edits out several lines of dialogue
8. Dusk on Switch: a beautifully nightmarish modern retro shooter
9. Amazon now working on New World region transfer after player backlash
10. Far Cry 6 High Supply: How to climb the mountain and solve the High Supply quest
11. No Man's Sky's sandworms are getting a terrifying makeover, just in time for Dune
12. Surprise! Lego Star Wars: Castaways launches exclusively on Apple Arcade in November
13. Amazon gives New World players "The Stoic" in-game title and "Waiting" emote for free to make up for terrible launch server queues
14. Dead By Daylight fans unhappy Hellraiser model is an NFT
15. FIFA 22's next big patch nerfs the AI
16. Resident Evil 4 in VR is a wonderful way to revisit a classic
17. More than 20 Activision Blizzard staff have now "exited" company since sexual harassment lawsuit became public
18. EA issues seven-day bans to over 30K FIFA 22 players who exploited an Ultimate Team "no loss glitch"
19. New Destiny 2 dungeons won't be available in the standard edition
20. Destiny 2 Ager's Scepter quest: How to complete A Hollow Coronation
21. Xbox Game Pass subscriber numbers grow but miss goal
22. Guardians of the Galaxy requires 150GB of disk space on PC
23. Someone should make a game about: Quantum Leap
24. Dying Light isn't available on Switch's eShop in the UK because it's banned in Germany
Oct. 19, 2021
1. Ubisoft's extreme sports game Riders Republic is having a Free Trial week starting Thursday
2. Riders Republic is free to try for 24 hours on PC tomorrow
3. Valve quietly readying Half-Life 2 for Steam Deck with big new beta branch update
4. Gran Turismo 5, PSP "moving forward"
5. Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto joins EA to build new studio making first-person games
6. Pokémon Go's postponed Liverpool event welcomed 20k fans in-person
7. DF Direct Weekly talks Forza Horizon 5, Star Citizen and GTA Remastered
8. G2 Esports launches its first all-female Valorant team
9. Microsoft Flight Simulator gets Game of the Year Edition
10. Sea of Thieves sails past 25 million players
11. Pokémon Super Pet Contest announced to celebrate release of remasters
12. Gothita 100% perfect IV stats, shiny Gothita in Pokémon Go explained
13. The rest of October looks great for Xbox Game Pass
14. Twitch "do not ban" list used to protect prominent streamers
15. New Splinter Cell in production - report
16. FIFA 22's customisable pitch lines are causing an accessibility problem
17. Far Cry 6 Rising Tide order: How to solve the boats puzzle order for A Rising Tide in Far Cry 6
18. Fortnite adds Dune's Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya
19. New mobile game in collaboration with WHO raises COVID-19 vaccine awareness
20. Sony testing PS5 beta for easy screenshot sharing in PS mobile app
21. Monster Hunter: World hits 20m units shipped
22. The new OLED is great, but the Switch could do with more than a hardware refresh right now
23. Company that told Sony "go ahead, sue us" defiant in the face of legal threat, sells new PS5 plate design
24. Off Topic: Seeing the world through the eyes of Jonathan Gold
Oct. 18, 2021
1. Pokémon Unite adds Greedent as part of big Halloween update
2. Valve reviewing entire Steam catalogue for new Steam Deck compatibility ratings system
3. Outriders is coming to PC Game Pass this week
4. Apex Legends' next hero is Titanfall 2's formidable simulacrum Ash
5. The Eurogamer Podcast continues with a shining star of writing and narrative design
6. Yoshida "positive" about Final Fantasy 14 coming to Xbox
7. Namco pixel artist Hiroshi Ono has passed away
8. Elden Ring delayed a month to February 2022
9. Crysis 2 and Crysis 3 Remastered: how improved are the new games?
10. Doom is now playable on Twitter
11. Fans vote on new mob to be added to Minecraft
12. Pokémon Go Galarian Slowking: How to get and evolve a Galarian Slowpoke explained
13. The Good Life review - Deadly Premonition by way of middle England
Oct. 17, 2021
1. Kingdom Hearts producer says the team is still "undecided" on the idea of native Switch ports
2. We Happy Few's Compulsion Games is working on a new "narrative, third person, story game"
3. US players can register now for a chance to buy one of Sony's "limited" PS5 consoles next month
4. Dying Light on Switch - another mobile miracle?
5. Apex Legends players warned not to pull poses due to game-crashing bug
6. Ubisoft may have leaked Rainbow Six Extraction's release date
7. Meet Dota 2's newest hero, Marci
8. Did Blade of Darkness really pioneer Dark Souls?
Oct. 16, 2021
1. New Gotham Knights cinematic leans on Penguin, Court of Owls
2. Here's a new trailer for Rocksteady's Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
3. Minecraft's big The Wild Update detailed, due 2022
4. Company that told Sony "go ahead, sue us" pulls replacement PS5 plates from sale, says Sony threatened to sue them
5. Minecraft Dungeons is getting a new seasonal model and battle pass
6. Minecraft Java and Bedrock Editions hit Xbox Game Pass for PC in November
7. Watch DC FanDome here
8. Analogue OS announced
9. Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania review - effective cover version of an all-time great
10. Far Cry 6 review - not quite the revolution, but a solid entry all the same
11. Diablo 2: Resurrected review - faithful revival of an uncompromising classic
12. Valve bans blockchain, crypto and NFT games from Steam, but Epic is on-board
13. You can pre-order Microsoft's official Xbox Series X mini fridge starting next week
14. Far Cry 6 Cache Money: How to enter Bunker 2 and solve the Cache Money quest
15. Far Cry 6 The Emerald Skull: Where to display the skull to statues and solve The Emerald Skull quest
16. Far Cry 6 The Missing Muse: Where to find Rosa's location and solve The Missing Muse quest explained
17. Far Cry 6: How to navigate the dance club to solve And the Beat Goes On...
18. Far Cry 6 The Truest Yaran: Where to find pipes and solve The Truest Yaran quest
Oct. 15, 2021
1. FIFA says football gaming "must involve more than one party controlling and exploiting all rights"
2. Nintendo Switch Online's premium tier service launches this month, costs ?35 a year
3. Twitch confirms data exposed in major leak, but "no indication" passwords leaked
4. Animal Crossing: New Horizons gets a final, enormous free update in November
5. Twitch data leak reveals remnants of previous “Urgent Pizza” hacking incident
6. Lost Judgment review - all-out action hampered by ill-judged story
7. First major update for Deathloop out now
8. Disco Elysium's Switch port feels like the perfect form for this most novelistic of games
9. Amazon clamping down on resource farming bots in New World
10. Pokémon Go Safari Liverpool spawns, field research tasks and egg pool explained
11. What we've been playing
12. The Good Life - Gnome locations: Where to find gnomes during The Heritage of Rudman White
13. The Good Life - Ruff Dress for Classical Cosplay: Where to find Glass Beads, Gold Nuggets and Wool Felt locations
14. The Good Life Liquid Vitae location: Where to find Sage and Butterfly Wing locations
15. Blizzard responds to Diablo 2 Resurrected server issues
16. Rainbow Six Siege caster Michael Stockley dies aged 24
17. The Double-A Team: We need more games like Child of Light
18. Pokémon Go - Galarian Slowpoke evolution: How to get and evolve a Galarian Slowpoke into a Galarian Slowbro explained
19. Pokémon Go What Lies Behind the Mask quest tasks and rewards
Oct. 14, 2021
1. MercurySteam responds to complaints some Metroid Dread devs were left out of credits
2. Sea of Thieves' latest charity sails are raising money for No Kid Hungry
3. Paradox says it almost cancelled Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 earlier this year
4. Baldur's Gate 3: Patch 6 impressions and a big interview with Larian
5. Far Cry 6 anti aircraft guns: How to destroy anti aircraft guns easily and locations explained
6. Far Cry 6: Where to go first on the map in Far Cry 6 explained
7. Far Cry 6 best weapons: Where to find the best unique weapons in Far Cry 6
8. Far Cry 6 Triada Relic locations: Where to find Oluwa Cave and Oku, Ida and Mimo Abosi Triada Relics in Far Cry 6
9. Call of Duty Vanguard's Zombie mode revealed
10. Pokémon Go's next five years: plans for the future of AR, and when the game runs out of Pokémon
11. Battlefield 2042's Hazard Zone is a squad based extraction mode
12. Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality finally launches today on PC, PlayStation, Xbox
13. Call of Duty developer Sledgehammer opens UK studio
14. NFL coach Jon Gruden to be removed from Madden NFL 22
15. What we've learned about digital gaming's climate impact - a summary
16. Gaming forum ResetEra acquired for a cool $4.5m
17. Monster Hunter Rise demo out now on Steam
18. Mobs announced for fan vote ahead of Minecraft Live
19. Back 4 Blood characters: How to unlock all characters and Back 4 Blood character abilities explained
20. Back 4 Blood crossplay: How to invite friends and create online multiplayer matches in Back 4 Blood
21. Joe & Mac's back on PC and consoles next year
22. Heart Machine's Solar Ash delayed until December
23. Nintendo Switch OLED UK launch comfortably beat Switch Lite
24. Activision unveils new server-side and kernel-level anti-cheat solution for Call of Duty
25. Far Cry 6 owners report issues upgrading PS4 boxed copies to PS5
26. New report says FIFA wants "more than double" from EA to renew licence
27. I've worked out what Metroid Dread's bosses are for
Oct. 13, 2021
1. Cult-classic sci-fi horror System Shock is getting a live-action TV adaptation
2. Rocket League's Halloween event is all about Batman
3. Tomorrow's Ghost Recon Frontline closed test has been indefinitely delayed
4. State of Decay founder launches new studio Possibility Space to work on "joyful" new game
5. What does gaming's all-digital future mean for the climate crisis?
6. AMD Radeon RX 6600 review: damp squib
7. Sony celebrates five years of PlayStation VR with free game giveaway
8. Final Fantasy 14 now most profitable game in the series
9. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl look like welcome, if low-key remasters
10. South Korean monster adventure DokeV shown off in new gameplay
11. Black Ops - Cold War, Warzone Season 6 Battle Pass skins and Operators, including Panda, Mason and Aurora Borealis Tier 100 rewards
12. Skyrim Anniversary Edition could cause major disruption to the mod scene
13. Obsidian's forthcoming Avowed sounds like its own take on Skyrim
14. The Last of Us set photos show our best look yet at Joel
15. After more than a decade, Fallout 3 GOTY no longer needs Games for Windows Live on PC
16. Why we're turning our attention to gaming and the climate crisis
17. Paradox staff criticise "culture of silence" which let man with reputation for harassment hold senior role for years
18. All PS5 and Xbox Series X games that support 120fps
19. Forza Horizon 5 is a playable tourist board ad - in a good way
20. EA renews contract with FIFPRO to "deliver the greatest, most authentic football experience"
Oct. 12, 2021
1. Mario Party Superstars overview trailer shows off classic boards and minigames
2. Quake's free "next-gen" upgrade now available for Xbox Series X/S and PS5
3. Epic Games now credits Among Us' Innersloth as inspiration for Fortnite's Impostors mode
4. Adorable DNA-splicing zoo tycoon Let's Build a Zoo is out in November on PC
5. Alan Wake Remastered: can the 360 classic cut it on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles?
6. Second World Esports Day to raise money for COVAX
7. Battleborn is ?3.85
8. Britbox TV app available on Xbox
9. There are lessons of brilliance in Star Wars Battlefront 2, not just the drama
10. One year later, Warzone has changed Call of Duty forever
11. Save up to 75% on Nintendo Switch games in the Digital Deals sale
12. Everything announced in E3's Nintendo Direct
13. Metroid Dread is finally real, out October
14. Twitch leak reveals streamer earnings and lack of diversity
15. Infinity Ward breaks four-month silence to confirm maps it added then pulled from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will return
16. Jelly Deals roundup: cheap Doom, Rock Band, 1TB Xbox One
17. Off Topic: The pure pleasure of a classic Casio
18. Latest Activision Blizzard legal twist sees California's $18m settlement objection questioned
19. Audio Radar peripheral allows deaf and hard of hearing players to see sounds
20. Black Friday game deals 2018 - the best deals for games, consoles, and more
21. Evercade VS shipments delayed until December in Europe
22. Players discover secret method to kill Kraid in Metroid Dread
23. Pokémon Go's huge Halloween event introduces the size mechanic
24. Diablo 2 Resurrected plagued by server issues
25. So far, Back 4 Blood is a lot of the things I love about Left 4 Dead
Oct. 11, 2021
1. Capcom says it's "unable to implement" Monster Hunter Rise cross-saves/cross-play
2. Warzone best Bullfrog loadout: Our Bullfrog class setup recommendation and how to unlock the Bullfrog explained
3. Warzone best AK-47 loadout: Our AK-47 class setup recommendation and how to unlock the AK-47 explained
4. Warzone best MP5 loadouts: Our MP5 class setup recommendations and how to unlock both MP5s explained
5. Rainbow Six Siege's Doktor's Curse Halloween event returns tomorrow
6. Warzone best XM4 loadout: Our XM4 class setup recommendation and how to unlock the XM4 explained
7. Far Cry 6 Fuel the Revolution mission: How to assassinate Comandante Rosario explained
8. Far Cry 6 male or female character choice: Male and female Dani Rojas differences in Far Cry 6 explained
9. Far Cry 6 endings: How to unlock the secret ending in Far Cry 6
10. Far Cry 6 Chorizo location: Where to find and unlock Chorizo in Far Cry 6
11. Far Cry 6 GDP Oil Platform location and how to get oil platform gun Supercharger explained
12. DF Direct Weekly talks Halo Infinite big team battles, Switch's HDMI 2.0 dock and Steam Deck internals
13. Microsoft considering changed approach to right-to-repair
14. Black Ops: Cold War, Warzone Season 6 release time, and what's new in Season 6 explained
15. Epic mulls Fortnite movie as it launches entertainment division
16. Star Wars bundles coming to PlayStation 4 and Switch
17. EA trademarks EA Sports FC as it mulls ditching FIFA licence
18. Nintendo Switch Online N64 games will all be 60Hz, English language versions
19. Metroid Dread is UK's best launch in series to date
20. Intellivision Amico boxed games go on sale, for console still without launch date
21. Lorn's Lure is Silent Hill for rock climbers
Oct. 10, 2021
1. ScummVM releases big new update to celebrate 20 year anniversary
2. Sony reportedly considering jointly building a chip factory in Japan
3. GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas fans are using Steam reviews to encourage people to buy the originals before Rockstar delists them next week
4. Big Star Citizen event shows new system, new ships and new clouds - but no release dates and no Squadron 42
Oct. 9, 2021
1. Upcoming Guilty Gear Strive update promises to reduce the annoyingly-long login time
2. Amazon faces backlash after New World region transfer U-turn
3. Over 4 million people claim PC Building Simulator free from the Epic Game Store in just over 24 hours
4. Far Cry 6 tech review: it looks good and runs well - but needs extra polish
5. Pokémon Company confirms Monster Hunter-style structure of Pokémon Legends: Arceus
6. Deus Ex mod lets you play as a female JC Denton 21 years after the game came out
7. GOG pulls Hitman from its own store, admits it shouldn't have released it in its current form
8. Back 4 Blood dev discussing ways to address lack of progression in solo mode after player backlash
Oct. 8, 2021
1. Former Twitch employees say company routinely valued speed and profit over safety and security in new report
2. California files objection to recent Activision Blizzard settlement, says will cause "irreparable harm" to its legal proceedings
3. GTA Online teases "exciting new adventure", 20th anniversary tie-ins for later this year
4. Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto Trilogy finally official and launching later this year
5. Metroid Dread - a brilliant game that breathes new life into Switch
6. EA says it needs to work on "real solutions" for FIFA players who lose control of their spending
7. Destiny 2 to remove Forsaken campaign next year
8. Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics "have destroyed player trust" by selling Marvel's Avengers progression boosts
9. Battlefield 2042 beta release date, start times, download size and beta access explained
10. eFootball's first update due 28th October
11. Warzone best .410 Ironhide loadout: .410 Ironhide class setup and how to unlock the Ironhide in Warzone
12. What we've been playing
13. Randy Pitchford no longer Gearbox Software president
14. Resident Evil 7 ships over 10m units
15. The Shenmue anime gets its first trailer
16. Imagining FIFA Ultimate Team without pay-to-win loot boxes
17. The big interview: EA, FIFA and loot boxes
18. Metroid Dread has landed: where to buy the Special Edition and amiibo
19. Nintendo says it has "improved" Joy-Con analogue sticks, but wear is unavoidable
20. Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi confirms departure from Sega
Oct. 7, 2021
1. Apex Legends' Halloween-themed Monsters Within event starts next week
2. Blizzard announces Joe Shely as new Diablo 4 game director
3. Eidos Montreal announces move to four-day work week
4. Resident Evil movie gets first trailer, December release date in UK
5. Pokémon Go Gym rework - Motivation, Gym Battles, Defender Bonus and how Gyms work in the new Gym update
6. StreamElements launch second Creator Diversity Program
7. Scandinavian adventure R?ki coming to PlayStation and Xbox
8. Pokémon Go Equinox event - end date, Super Incubators, Mareep, Chansey, Larvitar, other event Pokémon and everything else you need to know about the Autumn event
9. Pokémon Go Ash Hat Pikachu Anniversary event - everything you need to know about Anniversary Boxes and the Anniversary Pikachu
10. Pokémon Go Dragon Scale - evolve Seadra into Kingdra and how to get the Dragon Scale
11. Pokémon Go Up-Grade - evolve Porygon into Porygon2 and how to get the Up-Grade
12. Sky partnering with Microsoft on new Kinect-like camera
13. Tales of Arise adds new difficulties, weapons
14. Pokémon Go King's Rock: How to evolve Poliwhirl into Politoed and Slowpoke into Slowking
15. Pokémon Go - How to find Pokémon in spawn locations, biomes and using radars
16. Pokémon Go Fire and Ice event - end time, Lapras, Charmander, Cyndaquil, other event Pokémon and everything else you need to know about the Solstice event
17. Pokémon Go grass event - Bulbasaur, Chikorita, other grass Pokémon and everything else you need to know about the weekend event
18. Pokémon Go nests - Where to find nests in London, the UK and other areas worldwide
19. Halo: The Master Chief Collection gets its final season next week
20. Pokémon Go Thanksgiving event update - When it ends, using a Lucky Egg and everything else you need to know
21. Xbox 20th anniversary controller announced, unlocks exclusive background
22. Pokémon Go Pikachu: How to get Pikachu as your starter and out in the wild
23. Pokémon Go username: How to change username, change Trainer appearance
24. Battlefield 2042 fans think it has too many bots, and they're just too OP
25. The best video game trailer you'll see this week is about brake pads
26. Arkane Lyon studio head leaves after 16 years
27. There's a new official Ashes cricket game, after a couple of years without
28. Far Cry 6's post credits scene features a big surprise
29. Pokémon Go Jessie and James: How to find and counter Jessie and James explained
30. Xbox Cloud Gaming now runs on Series X hardware
31. The Eurogamer Podcast returns! Meet the UK's first professional gamer
32. New database for gaming accessibility launches
33. Warzone Battle of Verdansk event rewards and Vanguard event end time explained
34. EA "exploring" idea of dropping FIFA name
35. No Man's Sky's latest Expedition is a great re-introduction to five years of updates
Oct. 6, 2021
1. Take a peek inside Steam Deck with Valve's latest promotional video
2. Destiny 2 Shattered Realm secrets, collectibles and rotation for Forest of Echoes, Debris of Dreams and Ruins of Wrath
3. Destiny 2 - Data Cache locations: Where to find Data Caches explained
4. Microsoft announces official Xbox-inspired Adidas trainer range
5. Sony ending credit card, debit card, and PayPal payments on PlayStation 3 and Vita
6. Grounded getting sizzling sandbox biome, first dungeon and more in "biggest update yet"
7. Twitch source code leaked by anonymous hacker
8. Pokémon Go Gen 2 Pokémon List: Every Pokémon from Gold, Silver and Crystal's Johto region
9. Animal Crossing Direct scheduled for Brewster's birthday
10. Farmville 3 launches this November
11. Destiny 2 - Enigmatic Mystery locations: Where to find Enigmatic Mysteries explained
12. Pokémon fans ponder how much Legends: Arceus is open world
13. Nintendo Switch OLED Model review: an excellent premium upgrade
14. FIFA 22's first big patch makes some key changes to gameplay
15. Twitch and other video platforms must take new measures to protect users
16. Now the achievement icons have leaked for GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas remasters
17. Pokémon Go Niantic birthday box times and contents explained
18. Pokémon coming to Universal Studios Japan
Oct. 5, 2021
1. Ghost Recon Frontline is a new and evolving free-to-play shooter for up to 102 players
2. Ubisoft to reveal new Ghost Recon project tonight
3. Destiny 2 Wayfinder's Voyage quest steps: How to complete the weekly seasonal quest
4. Kingdom Hearts back catalogue coming to Nintendo Switch
5. Sora from Kingdom Hearts is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's final character
6. Battlefield 2042's standard edition will now let you play across both generations
7. Back 4 Blood leads new additions to Xbox Game Pass
8. Ride 4: is this really the next level in photo-realism?
9. Super Smash Bros Ultimate character unlock guide and Smash Bros character list
10. Clock app arrives on Nintendo Switch, to be priced $9.99
11. Far Cry 6 includes a couple of QR code teases
12. Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals promises that same delicious spookiness
13. Panzer Dragoon VR future uncertain as producer falsely reported dead
14. The Last of Us Part 2 comes to PlayStation Now
15. Watch the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character reveal here
16. Jett: The Far Shore review - a profound but extremely irritating space odyssey
17. Halo Infinite's multiplayer is secretly a comedy
18. Facebook sorry after lengthy disruption hits Oculus and other game logins
19. Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania characters list, how to unlock and when DLC characters will be available
20. If Ubisoft wants to cling on to Clancy, it's time to talk politics
21. Super Monkey Ball 'Switch Inferno' solution for Banana Mania and Super Monkey Ball 2 explained
Oct. 4, 2021
1. Ed Nightingale joins Eurogamer as news reporter
2. MechWarrior studio apologises after its policing of in-game trans rights messages sparks concern
3. Epic Games Store adds new achievements system next week
4. Diablo 2: How to imbue items and when to imbue items explained
5. Letter from the Editor: What's with all the good reviews?
6. Twitch testing new paid boost feature
7. DF Direct Weekly talks Nintendo Switch 4K denials, Nvidia DLAA, Xbox Dolby Vision and the new 4K dash
8. The final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character will be announced tomorrow
9. Offline version of MMO Dragon Quest 10 hits Japan in February
10. Steam Next Fest: RFM offers a world of groovy real-time tactics
11. Metroid Prime 3 developer reveals scrapped open world plans
12. Halo Infinite's Big Team Battle mode has the potential to be something truly special
13. 512GB Xbox Series X SSD expansion card spotted
14. Life is Strange: True Colors' Wavelengths DLC adds much-needed backstory for one of the series' best characters
15. Inscryption plays a disturbing game of cards, and I'm all for it
Oct. 3, 2021
1. Quiet actress Stefanie Joosten working on mech combat game Vengeance is Mine
2. Genshin Impact's 2.2 update out 13th October
3. Mobile battle royale Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier out November
4. Valve refunds tickets for Dota 2 tournament The International amid covid case rise
5. Zool Redimensioned: how a new generation of developers revitalised a 90s platform icon
6. Forewarned could be VR's scariest game yet
Oct. 2, 2021
1. Halo Infinite's Warthog is a little buggy
2. Choo-Choo Charles is a horror game in which you fight an evil spider train named Charles with an old train of your own
3. Sony adds Game Trials feature to PS5
4. GTA reverse engineering fan projects pulled offline for a second time after yet another Take-Two takedown
5. Amazon now blocks New World players from creating new characters on full servers
6. FIFA 22 Ultimate Team sells anime cosmetics now
7. The Medium on PS5 shows big differences compared to Xbox Series X
8. Sega's mystery mobile RPG is Sin Chronicle
9. Bethesda unveils The Elder Scrolls Online's Deadlands DLC
Oct. 1, 2021
1. Microsoft unveils host of new accessibility features for Xbox
2. EA expands its GeForce Now presence with four more games
3. Paradox cancels "several" unannounced projects to focus on its "proven game niches"
4. Steam's Next Fest is back with "hundreds" of demos and "oodles" of livestreams
5. Paradox grand strategy Europa Universalis 4 is currently free on the Epic Games Store
6. Home Alone director departs delayed Five Nights at Freddy's movie
7. Halo Infinite's performance modes impress on Series X and One X
8. What Lies in the Multiverse is a story-driven platformer with reality swapping
9. Bandai Namco's new speech bubble logo represents Japan's manga culture
10. Konami has reportedly greenlit a MGS3 remake
11. Konami vows to fix eFootball following disastrous launch
12. Gaudy and garish, Stranger of Paradise is everything I want from a Final Fantasy spin-off
13. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin gets March release
14. Amazon suggests new New World players join low wait time servers ahead of character transfer feature
15. What we've been playing
16. Assassin's Creed Valhalla reveals a teasing autumn roadmap
17. EA "unintentionally released" FIFA 22 OTW pre-order player packs before OTW player items were in the game
18. eFootball is currently the worst game on Steam, according to user reviews
19. Pokémon Go Search for Zarude quest tasks and rewards: Every step to catching Zarude
20. Pokémon Go Secrets of the Jungle field research tasks explained
21. Bloober teases new Layers of Fear project, heading back to the easel