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February 2022 Archive

Feb. 28, 2022
1. Pac-Man Museum+ launches in May
2. Request 103 'Digging for Tomorrow' in Pokémon Legends Arceus explained
3. How to get Shaymin and Oak's Letter in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
4. Save ?100 on this Acer Nitro 5 laptop, equipped with a QHD display and RTX 3060
5. Martha is Dead review - promising Italian horror descends into incoherent chaos
6. Elden Ring server downtime planned
7. DF Direct Weekly talks Elden Ring performance, Street Fighter 6 and Sol Cresta issues
8. Civilization's Sid Meier blasts NFTs, game monetisation
9. Nvidia "completely compromised" by cyber attack
10. Pokémon Go's Johto Tour was its most demanding day yet
11. Valve would happily help Microsoft put Game Pass on Steam
12. Celeste developer's missing Game Awards trophy turns up on eBay
13. Rare Pikachu Illustrator Pokémon sells for record-breaking $900k
14. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet starters are already popular
15. Tokyo Games Show returns as physical event this year
16. Elden Ring earns biggest launch for any Souls game
17. Pokémon Go's new season focuses on Alola
18. No Super Smash Bros at this year's Evo championship
19. The Oculus Quest 2 is down to ?269.10 at Currys' eBay store
20. The SNK artist in the director's chair
Feb. 27, 2022
1. Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet will come to Switch later this year
2. Fixes for Elden Ring's Steam Deck issues should be released next week
3. This new mod lets you play Cyberpunk 2077 in VR
4. Valve already has big ideas for the next generation of Steam Deck machines
5. CD Projekt Red joins efforts to support Ukraine by donating to humanitarian aid
6. Here's what's new in Pokémon Legends: Arceus' new free update
7. House of the Dead Remake is seemingly coming to Stadia
8. The challenge of From Software games is part of the studio's "identity", says Hidetaka Miyazaki
9. Amazon US ships Gran Turismo 7 a week early
Feb. 26, 2022
1. Pokémon Go Evolution Collection Challenge list and rewards
2. How to get Raikou, Entei and Suicune in Photo Safari in Pokémon Go
3. Pokémon Go introduces Gym Trainers today
4. Pokémon Go Johto Battle Challenge research quest steps, rewards
5. Pokémon Go Tour Johto 2022 event times, schedule, rewards and free activities explained
6. Pokémon Go Johto research quest steps and rewards: How to get Celebi and shiny Gyarados in Pokémon Go
7. Elden Ring's PC performance simply isn't good enough
8. Slitterhead will span "multiple genres" and appeal to "players who don't usually play horror games", says developer
9. Ubisoft provides additional funds, advance salaries, and alternate housing to staff in Ukraine
10. Ukraine game developers speak out in face of Russian invasion
11. Valve has no plans for a Steam Deck "subscription service at this time"
12. Japanese development studio gives staff paid time off to play Elden Ring
13. Pokémon Go Tour Johto - Gold or Silver version differences explained
14. Pokémon Go Heracross counters, weaknesses and moveset explained
15. Pokémon Go Corsola counters, weaknesses and moveset explained
16. Locks, lockpicking, locksport, and an actual locksmith
Feb. 25, 2022
1. Valve is bringing Portal back as a playable Steam Deck tutorial thingy next week
2. Gabe Newell explains why Steam banned NFTs
3. Steam Deck review: the handheld PC capable of console quality gaming
4. Final Fantasy 6 pixel remaster opera scene will have real singing
5. Eurogamer Newscast: Call of Duty 2023 delayed, while the wait for Dragon Age continues
6. Horizon Forbidden West is now under ?50 at Currys
7. The excellent Nintendo Switch Mario Kart bundle is back in stock at Game
8. Unearthed The Last of Us Part 2 files show off Ellie's multiplayer armour
9. Bandai Namco apologises for Elden Ring performance issues
10. Zelda: Breath of the Wild players are still finding the most inventive solutions to everything
11. Elden Ring receives "mixed" rating from Steam users, as PC performance backlash begins
12. Elden Ring demake imagines PS1 port
13. Warzone best Whitley loadout: Whitley class setup and how to unlock the Whitley in Warzone
14. Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo Switch update re-adds fog
15. Hoopa has entered Pokémon Unite's frenzied arena
16. Elden Ring playable on Steam Deck
17. Grab a Nintendo Switch with Animal Crossing from Very for just ?286
18. How to beat the Demi-Human Chief in Elden Ring
19. Elden Ring hits huge peaks on Steam and Twitch
20. Grid Legends review - a fun but thin expansion to 2019's reboot
21. Sol Cresta review - distinctive, but slightly untidy shooting thrills
22. Fallout New Vegas 2 reportedly in "very early" discussions at Microsoft and Obsidian
23. Elden Ring review - FromSoft ventures into a sumptuous open world
24. Unlock a quadrupedal robotic companion in No Man's Sky's latest limited-time Expedition
25. EA-published Knockout City going free-to-play this "spring" without EA
26. What we've been playing
Feb. 24, 2022
1. PlayStation Plus' Project Spartacus overhaul reportedly "pretty close" to launching
2. Elden Ring multiplayer: How to play with friends and how summoning works
3. Elden Ring: How to use Whetstone Knife and equip Ashes of War
4. Elden Ring release time in UK / GMT, CEST, EST and PST on Xbox, PS4, PS5 and PC
5. How to get a torch and light caves in Elden Ring
6. How to beat the Erdtree Burial Watchdog in Elden Ring
7. This ASUS ROG keyboard, Strix Impact 2 mouse, and Scabbard 2 mousepad bundle is now under ?150
8. Babylon's Fall getting Nier: Automata collaboration in first post-launch season
9. Cult of the Lamb coming to all platforms
10. What would an accessible Souls game look like?
11. Madden NFL 22 heads up Amazon Prime March lineup
12. Martha is Dead PlayStation cut content detailed
13. Auto-upload of screenshots and videos to mobile coming to PS5
14. Pokémon Presents broadcast scheduled for Sunday
15. Cyberpunk shooter The Ascent comes to PlayStation
16. New Elden Ring patch will improve controls and gameplay stability
17. Elden Ring performance: what to expect on PS5, Series X/S and PC
18. Nintendo acquiring long-time development partner SRD
19. EA boss claims FIFA is just "four letters on the front of the box"
20. EA exec denounces toxicity in the games industry, stating "Leaders who fall short of basic standards must go"
21. Call of Duty reportedly skipping annual release next year
22. Twitch streaming returns to the Xbox dashboard in latest update
23. Sony seeks to dismiss PlayStation gender discrimination lawsuit
24. Steam Next Fest: Lost in Fantaland offers snug turn-based battles
Feb. 23, 2022
1. Elden Ring now ready for pre-load on all platforms
2. BioWare says next Dragon Age still "right in the middle" of production phase
3. March's PlayStation Plus games are Ghostrunner, Team Sonic Racing, and Ark
4. Horizon Forbidden West cauldron locations: All cauldrons and machine override unlocks in Horizon
5. Apex Legends comes to mobile in limited 10-country launch
6. Save on this trio of SteelSeries headsets
7. Destiny 2 Resonant Splinter Heroic public event explained
8. BBC report exposes VRChat app used to groom children
9. Street Fighter 6's logo looks like an Adobe stock image, and its creator wants a cut
10. Chocobo GP has its own Rainbow Road
11. Nier Automata anime officially confirmed
12. Steam Next Fest: Neon White, speedrunners' delight
13. Dead by Daylight trademark points to dating sim
14. Destiny 2: The Witch Queen off to a great start on Steam
15. Ubisoft scraps plans for Rainbow Six Siege tournament in Abu Dhabi
16. Unreal Engine 5 edges closer to full release
17. How compatible is your Steam library with Steam Deck?
18. Horizon Forbidden West's first patch out now, takes aim at HDR issues
19. Horizon Forbidden West update in the works targeting "various visual issues"
20. Steam Next Fest: Spirited Thief is an immersive sim by way of XCOM and Invisible, Inc.
21. Destiny 2 Witch Queen Legendary campaign rewards, level requirement estimate and modifiers
22. Halo Infinite Fracture Tenrai event: Challenges, Tenrai dates and how to get the 'samurai' Yoroi armor
23. Destiny 2 - Extraction, Metamorphosis and Sepulcher locations
24. VR fitness game partners with Olympic hopeful Zion Clark
25. Citizen Sleeper: a gripping mash-up of board game and RPG
Feb. 22, 2022
1. Classic city builder remake Pharaoh: A New Era now has a demo on Steam
2. Shadow Warrior 3 will be available on PlayStation Now from launch next week
3. Here's big discounts on Western Digital Blue SN550 SSDs
4. Destiny 2 Witch Queen release time: What time will Destiny 2 servers be back online?
5. Destiny 2 patch notes: What's new in The Witch Queen update?
6. 2K reportedly making Lego football and racing games
7. Fall Guys update adds crossplay
8. Bethesda PC launcher shutting down
9. Rumour suggests a new Fire Emblem game has "nearly finished development"
10. Kirby, I mean Carby, gets an adorable new video
11. Tencent buys Nightingale developer Inflexion Games
12. Here's one last look at Elden Ring before it's released
13. PlayStation VR2 headset design revealed
14. Lost Ark won't increase Europe Central server capacity
15. Star Citizen improving character eyeball wetness
16. Middle Eastern Twitch streamers have payouts blocked
17. Uncharted film marks the start of a new franchise, Sony says
18. Halo Infinite ranking system: All competitive tiers and ranks in order in Halo Infinite's Ranked Arena
19. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl patch targets creatures acquired via "illicit modification"
20. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy "undershot our initial expectations", says Square Enix
21. Min Min Smash Bros amiibo due in April
22. Square Enix considering more HD-2D remakes of SNES games
23. Destiny 2: The Witch Queen pre-load unavailable on PS4
24. Mario Strikers: Battle League Football is developed by Next Level Games
25. Off-Topic: The travel show magic of Footy Scran
Feb. 21, 2022
1. Fallout 76 promises alien invasions and more in 2022 development roadmap
2. Steam's latest Next Fest features "hundreds" of playable demos and is underway now
3. Here's what time you can start playing Elden Ring in your time zone this week
4. Fortnite dev Epic Games to offer hundreds of contract-based testers full-time employment
5. As PS5 shortages continue, Final Fantasy 14 developer commits to PS4 support
6. Pokémon Go in-person events are starting to return
7. DF Direct Weekly talks Cyberpunk 2077 1.5, Horizon Forbidden West and Dying Light 2 VRR
8. Capcom Fighting Collection includes 10 classic games
9. Assassin's Creed Valhalla update improves game's notoriously-shaky stealth
10. Game Changers: making Valorant esports inclusive for women
11. Dying Light 2 windmills: How to activate windmills and all windmill locations in Dying Light 2
12. Shin Megami Tensei game Soul Hackers 2 announced
13. Henry Cavill delights fans by visiting Warhammer World
14. There's a game about straightening wonky pictures and it's a joy
15. The Pokémon Company teases week of announcements
16. Eurogamer's Aoife Wilson on life in video
17. Podcast: The story of Heaven's Vault maker Inkle
18. Halo Infinite mid-season update will see "multiple improvements in the Campaign experience"
19. Far: Changing Tides review - a tense and mournfully beautiful sequel
20. Final Fantasy 14 expands support for solo players
21. Horizon: Forbidden West is second-biggest PS5 physical game launch so far
22. Street Fighter 6 announced
Feb. 20, 2022
1. Supermassive Games trademarks another game - only this one is not a Dark Pictures title
2. Souls Week: As the Elden Ring subreddit reaches its endgame, let's revisit the whole wild ride
3. Cyberpunk 2077's next-gen patch tested on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles
4. Here's a new lengthy gameplay trailer of Elden Ring
5. Call of Duty Warzone cheaters will have to face God Mode opponents in this latest anti-cheat initiative
6. Ubisoft is "very happy" with the progress of Skull & Bones
7. All Destiny 2 players will get a Power buff in preparation for The Witch Queen expansion
8. Play Star Wars: Dark Forces in VR thanks to this stellar new fan remake
9. Here's what's coming in Rainbow Six Siege Year 7 Season 1, Demon Veil
Feb. 19, 2022
1. Starfield will have a "NASA-Punk" aesthetic
2. Final Fantasy 14 producer says "No NFTs in FF14, so don't worry"
3. Dead Island 2 is still in "active development" and may be out in 2023
4. PowerSlave Exhumed is one of the best retro remasters ever made
5. Final Fantasy 14 brings back free trials from next week
6. Capcom's timer may be counting down to a Street Fighter 6 announcement
7. Rainbow Six Extraction's first free event, Spillover, is now live
8. Sea of Thieves' Shrouded Islands update is an underwhelming start to a promising new era
9. Souls Week: Some of our favourite Souls pieces from over the years
Feb. 18, 2022
1. Assassin's Creed Valhalla is having a free trial next week
2. Walton Goggins signs on for Amazon Prime's Fallout TV series
3. Destiny 2 Exorcism mission bugged: What to do when Severing the Worm is not completing
4. Horizon Forbidden West was delayed in part to avoid crunch
5. Does RAM speed matter for gaming on AMD Ryzen? Testing memory up to 4000MHz
6. Talking video with Eurogamer's Aoife Wilson in the Podcast
7. London Transport Museum shows off WW2 VR game, Secret Shelter Challenge
8. Life is Strange and Disco Elysium could be Amazon's next video game to TV adaptations
9. Destiny 2 Malfeasance quest steps
10. Lost Ark Rambutan Orchard Secret area location, quest rewards
11. Lost Ark Dalian Orchard Secret area location, quest rewards
12. Lost Ark Rudric spawn location, strategy, and drops
13. Lost Ark Rovlen spawn location, strategy, and drops
14. Lost Ark Salt Giant spawn location, strategy, and drops
15. Lost Ark Mokoko Seeds locations and rewards list
16. Lost Ark Powerpass guide and how Knowledge Transfer works
17. Uncharted post-credit scenes set up future film installments
18. Dragon Age 4 due in next 18 months - report
19. Cyberpunk 2077's next-gen patch changes nothing that matters
20. Zelda: Breath of the Wild mod revamps its tutorial shrines
21. Nintendo was waiting for Wii U 10th anniversary before shutting eShop, report claims
22. Hundreds of sealed retro games discovered in Nebraska storage facility
23. What we've been playing
24. Square Enix amends the train suplex in Final Fantasy 6 pixel remaster
25. Souls Week: Dark Souls 2 is the best Dark Souls game that isn't Dark Souls or Dark Souls 3
26. Assassin's Creed Valhalla passes $1bn revenue
27. Retro Studios artwork puts Metroid fans in a spin
28. Ubisoft discusses idea of potential buyout
29. Majora's Mask next game to join Nintendo Online
30. Pokémon Go Tour Poké Ball Prep Rally event quest steps, research tasks and spawns explained
31. Horizon Forbidden West Cinnabar Sands Tallneck: How to restore power to the console and climb the Tallneck explained
32. Horizon Forbidden West Death's Door code: What is the code for the bunker door?
33. Horizon Forbidden West inventory upgrades - How to find pouch upgrade resources
34. Horizon Forbidden West levelling explained: How to get XP fast, use skill points and Horizon's max level cap
35. Farewell to the Virtual Console, the boldest part of Nintendo's mid-00s revolution
Feb. 17, 2022
1. Souls Week: Revisiting Dark Souls 3: the Dark Souls 3 of Dark Souls
2. Gorgeous JRPG homage Cris Tales is next week's free Epic Store game
3. Anime streaming service Crunchyroll is now available on Switch
4. Eurogamer Newscast: Cyberpunk 2077 relaunched with a whimper, but what's next?
5. No Man's Sky is getting full Steam Deck support
6. PlatinumGames says NFTs have "no positive impact on creators or users in any sense"
7. Eurogamer News Cast E3 2021 predictions special!
8. Eurogamer Newscast Special: Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard
9. Eurogamer Newscast: Nintendo Direct Digested
10. Horizon Forbidden West has gyro controls
11. One final FYI: Sony is charging ?10 more for Horizon Forbidden West on PS5 than you need to pay
12. New Voice of Cards game from Yoko Taro out now
13. Nintendo Switch Sports play testers "forbidden" from sharing information
14. Total War: Warhammer 3 review bombed by Chinese players
15. Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.5 bugs being investigated, CD Projekt says
16. Paradox publishes external report on studio culture after harassment issues raised last year
17. Metro Exodus has now sold 6m copies
18. EA blames Halo Infinite for Battlefield 2042's woes
19. Making modular synths a game
20. Elden Ring spoilers are now out in the wild
21. More changes coming to Marvel's Avengers
22. Souls Week: Nioh 2 is a Soulslike to savour
23. Sifu review - gripping kung fu time management through a Western lens
24. Dying Light 2 review - brutal blockbuster that's inelegant but hugely entertaining
Feb. 16, 2022
1. EA delays Sims 4 LGBT-inclusive wedding DLC as it reverses decision to skip Russian release
2. HBO's The Last of Us live-action TV adaptation aiming for 2023 release
3. Xbox Live services being discontinued on Windows 10 Mobile devices from May
4. Switch Sports online play test times, dates, how to access explained
5. You can now register for the Nintendo Switch Sports online play test
6. This week, Wordle featured a different word for two groups of users
7. No Man's Sky's first update of 2022 brings a much-needed combat overhaul
8. Horizon Forbidden West release time in UK / GMT, CEST, EST and PST
9. Witcher 3 director and other ex-CD Projekt staff announce new studio Rebel Wolves
10. Souls Week: Below disturbs the Soulslike formula
11. Free Sims 4 update adds new items ahead of wedding expansion
12. Halo TV show getting second season on Paramount Plus
13. Streamers caught unawares by new Dead by Daylight killer's jump scare
14. Pokémon Go getting Sword and Shield's Ball Guy
15. Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin introduces new jobs
16. Sony planting trees for players of Horizon Forbidden West
17. 3DS and Wii U eShop purchases end in March 2023
18. Baldur's Gate 3 "unlikely" to be released this year says Larian
19. Third Sonic movie confirmed and Knuckles is getting his own live-action TV show
Feb. 15, 2022
1. Here's the new PlayStation Productions ident you'll be seeing ahead of its movies and TV
2. Star Wars: Hunters reveals new maps, characters, and Old Republic's Huttball mode
3. Cyberpunk 2077 latest patch notes: What's new in 'next gen' update 1.5?
4. Cyberpunk 2077 PS5, Xbox Series X/S update finally available today
5. Netflix is turning BioShock into a live-action film
6. Dead by Daylight reveals new killer from Ringu
7. February's next Xbox Game Pass additions detailed
8. Here's our first look at Dune: Spice Wars gameplay
9. DF Direct Weekly: first Steam Deck reviews shine - but is battery life a concern?
10. Elden Ring PC specs confirmed
11. BBC report suggests Roblox has an issue with sexually explicit content
12. Uncharted film adaptation sees solid ticket sales despite lacklustre reviews
13. Cyberpunk 2077 livestream announced
14. Horizon Forbidden West Tallneck Lego revealed
15. Nintendo currently uninterested in building a metaverse
16. A Better Ubisoft gives update on work environment, 200 days after open letter demanded change
17. Mario Kart 8 DLC courses will be playable online, even if you don't own them
18. This fan-made Mother 3 trailer looks stunning
19. Why do Miyazaki's games have such timeless appeal?
20. Super Mario RPG director would love to make a sequel as his final game
21. Off Topic: Zen motoring
22. Cities: Skylines players warned to check for malware after malicious code is discovered in mods
23. Team17 exec promises change following last week's report
24. Dying Light 2 gets new armour and axe as its first bit of free DLC
Feb. 14, 2022
1. New York Times deletes rude words from Wordle's dictionary
2. Horizon Forbidden West review - a gorgeous sequel that continues to borrow more than it adds
3. Total War: Warhammer 3 review - a thrilling, exhausting mosh pit of strategy
4. 10 Second Ninja developer reveals neo-Edwardian RPG Abermore
5. Two-hour documentary film celebrates 30th anniversary of Lemmings
6. Horizon Forbidden West: how a PS5 graphics showcase scales down to PS4
7. The Gunk coming to PC and Steam, gets new photo mode on Xbox
8. GAME criticised for Valentine's Day ad "mocking domestic violence"
9. Metal Slug: Awakening trailer points to PS4 and PS5
10. Warzone Season 2 release time, and what's new in the Season 2 update explained
11. Sifu players can't get past the second level
12. Mother 3 producer says he'd love to see an English localisation
13. Ubisoft staff push back as company continues to big up blockchain
14. CrossfireX producer apologises for state of the game
15. God of War mod will add playable Atreus
16. Capcom teases fans with mysterious countdown timer
17. Secret discovered in Pokémon Legends: Arceus may hint at DLC
18. Lost Ark adding entirely new European server region as game "filled to the brim"
19. Amazon MMO Lost Ark already has fifth-largest Steam concurrent record ever
Feb. 13, 2022
1. Six hours with the terrifying freedom of From Software's Elden Ring
2. How God of War was brought from PlayStation to PC
3. World of Warcraft's Shadowlands: The Eternity's End goes live later this month
4. The heavily-rumoured GoldenEye 007 HD remaster could be announced "in the next few weeks"
5. Valve releases Steam Deck CAD files so we can 3D print new shells ourselves
6. Deep Dungeons are returning to Final Fantasy 14
7. A Babylon's Fall demo will be available later this month
Feb. 12, 2022
1. There's a secret Jedi Force Choke blueprint hidden in Dying Light 2
2. Uncharted's Nathan Drake and Chloe Frazer are dropping in Fortnite next week
3. Halo Infinite's latest update hopes to improve "the overall online experience"
4. The Town of Light dev's WW2 thriller Martha is Dead will be edited on PlayStation
5. Sifu may be getting difficulty modes after all
6. Elden Ring's minimum PC system specs were published and then quickly deleted again
7. Silt offers underwater horrors worthy of Searle and Scarfe
8. Original Halo composers sue Microsoft over unpaid royalties dating back 20 years
Feb. 11, 2022
1. Josef Fares' magical Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is next week's free Epic Store game
2. This year's Call of Duty confirmed as Infinity Ward developed Modern Warfare sequel
3. Sunless Sea dev's darkly romantic visual novel Mask of the Rose now has a demo on PC
4. Disgaea 6 Complete heads to PlayStation 4, PS5, and PC this "summer"
5. Horizon Zero Dawn sales hit 20m
6. Carby is swallowing the internet
7. Mario Kart fans debate graphical quality of forthcoming DLC tracks
8. Resident Evil 4 remake reportedly inspired by original, spookier game pitch
9. Nolan North voicing novelisation of Tom Holland's Uncharted movie
10. Pokemon Legends: Arceus is ?34.99 at Currys
11. Lost Ark release time in UK / GMT, CEST, EST and PST
12. The making of an icon: Maggie Robertson on becoming Lady Dimitrescu
13. Classic Lord of the Rings video game mod hit with copyright notice
14. Russian teenager jailed for plot to blow up FSB building in Minecraft
15. Wordle has moved to New York Times, and reset streaks
16. Nintendo hacker Gary Bowser sentenced to over three years in jail
17. What We've Been Playing
18. Grounded dev celebrates 10m players in its backyard
19. Rip-off Wordle clones with ads and purchases hit app stores
20. How do Requests work in Pokémon Legends Arceus?
21. Request 16 'Strange Happenings at Midnight' in Pokémon Legends Arceus explained
22. Request 59 'Misdreavus the Hairstyle Muse' and Misdreavus locations in Pokémon Legends Arceus explained
23. Request 17 'To Bloom or Not to Bloom' and Cherrim locations in Pokémon Legends Arceus explained
24. Request 50 'Double the Tails, Double the Fun' in Pokémon Legends Arceus explained
25. Request 10 'Wurmple's Evolved!' and evolve Wurmple in Pokémon Legends Arceus explained
26. Request 21 'Back Alley Mr. Mime' in Pokémon Legends Arceus explained
27. Request 8 'Bothersome Bidoof' in Pokémon Legends Arceus explained
28. Request 69 'Gone Astray…in the Highlands' in Pokémon Legends Arceus explained
29. Request 41 'An Elegant Tail' in Pokémon Legends Arceus explained
30. Pokémon Legends Arceus - Hearty Grains locations for Request 23 explained
31. Pokémon Legends Arceus - Pop Pod locations for Request 43 explained
32. Pokémon Legends Arceus - Crunchy Salt locations for Request 61 explained
33. Pokémon Legends Arceus - Sand Radish locations for Request 71 explained
34. Elderly woman held hostage saved by Wordle
35. Twitch updates username policy to remove hateful words
36. Lost Ark is blowing up and I can totally see why
37. 80 Days and Heaven's Vault dev reveals "narrative adventure with rhythm" A Highland Song
38. Microsoft watching to ensure Activision has "the right people" at top to improve culture
39. Inside Team17, following the Worms NFT firestorm
Feb. 10, 2022
1. Never Alone is getting a sequel, and the original comes to Switch later this month
2. Valorant pledges harsher, more immediate punishment for voice and chat toxicity
3. Everything announced in the Nintendo Direct
4. Dawn of Ragnar?k looks like an ambitious if familiar remix of Assassin's Creed Valhalla
5. 2D Soulslike sequel Salt and Sacrifice gets May release date
6. Xbox update adds comma to your Gamerscore total
7. Project M from Subnautica studio Unknown Worlds headed to early access this year
8. Warner Bros announces Harry Potter collectible card game with RPG, MMO elements
9. Farmville maker Zynga plans studio-sized group making blockchain and NFT games by year end
10. Horizon Forbidden West accessibility features detailed, introduces new custom difficulty setting and co-pilot system
11. Sony updates Horizon Forbidden West's store page, as fans say pricing unclear
12. Splatoon 3's trailer hides a mysterious QR code
13. Chrono Cross comes to Europe for the first time
14. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 announced for Nintendo Switch
15. CrossfireX sees launch issues on Xbox Game Pass
16. The Lord of the Rings film and games rights up for sale
17. Sims 4 wedding expansion won't release in Russia due to anti-LGBT+ laws
18. Microsoft says it wants Call of Duty on Switch
19. Triangle Strategy is an intricate, if slow-burn tale of war and political intrigue
20. Russian BioShock-style game Atomic Heart gets release window
21. Portal and Portal 2 coming to Nintendo Switch
22. Pokémon Go - Furfrou forms: How to get Furfrou and change Furfrou's trims explained
23. Pokémon Go Flabébé flower forms - How to get Flabébé and evolve into Floette and Florges explained
24. Telltale Games' long-awaited Wolf Among Us 2 gets first proper trailer, 2023 release
25. Firewatch and Octopath Traveler, and the importance of a good introduction
26. Final Fantasy 6's pixel remaster comes to Steam and mobile on 23rd February
Feb. 9, 2022
1. Latest Kirby and the Forgotten Land trailer debuts Mouthful Mode
2. Mario Strikers is back in Battle League, coming to Switch this June
3. Splatoon 3 launches for Nintendo Switch this summer
4. No Man's Sky is heading to Switch this summer
5. Earthbound games available via Switch Online today
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is adding 48 newly remastered classic courses as paid DLC
7. Metroid Dread free update adds one-hit-kill mode
8. Nintendo Direct February 2022 live report
9. Nintendo Switch Sports sees a return for the Wii pack-in classic this April
10. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp is coming on the 8th of April
11. Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes announced
12. Uncharted movie director reveals his next gig is a Jak and Daxter film
13. Gran Turismo 7 is set to get some groundbreaking AI
14. Microsoft commits to releasing Call of Duty on PlayStation "beyond the existing agreement and into the future"
15. Pokémon Legends Arceus: Evolution methods list and how to evolve every Pokémon in Hisui
16. Pokémon Legends Arceus Eevee evolution: How to evolve Eevee into Umbreon, Sylveon, Espeon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Flareon, Vaporeon and Jolteon
17. Pokémon Legends Arceus Friendship - How Friendship works, how to raise Friendship and Friendship Checker location explained
18. In the latest trailer for Arceus, Pokémon go to the Antiques Roadshow
19. Ubisoft reportedly has a smaller, stealth-focused Assassin's Creed game in the works
20. Watch a snippet of Horizon Forbidden West running on base PS4
21. PUBG creator Krafton is getting into NFTs
22. Elden Ring online servers will make launch, publisher confirms "security measures" in place
23. Make a home for yourself and your fossils in chill PC puzzler Fossil Corner
24. Controversial US army FPS shutting down after 20 years
25. Accessibility on Twitch: the complications of streaming
26. Phil Spencer wants Xbox console-exclusive Starfield to be played by even more people than Skyrim
27. Esports coming to 2022 Commonwealth Games
28. Ubisoft Rabbids added to blockchain "metaverse" The Sandbox
29. Battlefield 2042 petition demanding refunds on all platforms nears 40k signatures
30. Someone should make a game about: Jack Reacher
31. PlayStation 5 system software beta adds voice commands
32. Lost Ark proves hugely popular ahead of launch as Steam pre-loads soar
33. Bandai Namco is building a ?96m interconnected "IP metaverse"
Feb. 8, 2022
1. Here's a first official look at The Sims 4's imminent wedding-themed expansion
2. Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut adds Aloy-inspired armour in latest patch
3. Playing videogames carefully
4. PlatinumGames would love to resurrect Scalebound and "wants to discuss it with Microsoft properly"
5. Capcom lawsuit over stolen Resident Evil photos resolved
6. Nintendo Direct announced for tomorrow
7. How to evolve Basculin into Basculegion in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
8. Mobile game Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent due out in the West this year
9. Lord of the Rings star Andy Serkis plays a Space Marine in Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
10. Spritzee 100% perfect IV stats, shiny Spritzee in Pokémon Go
11. You Awaken in a Strange Place: the remarkable RPG you create as you play
12. Resident Evil 3 remake has shipped over 5m copies
13. Here's the reason behind Bioshock Infinite's joyous dancing bread boy
14. Fire Emblem Heroes nears $1bn as it hits fifth birthday
15. Fortnite will not be supported on Steam Deck
16. To me, depression and games have always been tied together
17. Ring Fit Adventure on Nintendo Switch is now just ?40
18. GTA5 shifts another 5m copies in latest Take-Two financials, bringing total to 160m
19. Off-Topic: Wisdom from the wings of a theatre
Feb. 7, 2022
1. Intellivision CEO Tommy Tallarico departs role
2. Jade Raymond's studio making "persistent and evolving online" title for PlayStation
3. Gran Turismo developer teasing "breakthrough" collaboration with Sony AI
4. Dying Light 2 endings: How many endings and the best ending explained
5. The Tomorrow Children will not be free-to-play on its relaunch
6. Swindle dev Dan Marshall reveals new spacefaring game
7. DF Direct Weekly talks Sony's Bungie acquisition, Switch mega-sales and Dying Light 2
8. Apex Legends Season 12 release time: Everything coming in Defiance explained
9. Tobii in negotiations with Sony to provide PlayStation VR2's eye-tracking tech
10. PlatinumGames CEO wants to make larger, more experimental games
11. Letter from the Editor: The trouble with game awards
12. Please, Touch the Artwork review - engaging with abstract art
13. This Logitech G502 Lightspeed gaming mouse is now ?79.99
14. Laughing with Dan Marshall and Ben Ward in The Eurogamer Podcast
15. Indie platform itch.io condemns NFTs
16. Dying Light 2 developer details hotfixes and ongoing updates
17. Halo Infinite fans buy nail polish for exclusive skin, only to find it's for Forza
18. Konami confirms Mason Greenwood dropped from football games
Feb. 6, 2022
1. Sony is "actively investigating" Sifu's early access download issues
2. Co-op is now available in Age of Empires 3
3. Ghostwire: Tokyo takes up just 20GB on PC
4. Zenith: The Last City is a VR-exclusive MMORPG with real promise
5. Ubisoft gives its Ghost Recon Breakpoint team an NFT cap
6. Dying Light 2 has a secret rideable bike
7. Batman Arkham Collection is allegedly coming to Switch later this year
8. Mapping the musou empire
Feb. 5, 2022
1. Games that avoid capitalistic design
Feb. 4, 2022
1. Sims 4 wedding-themed Game Pack detailed in new leak
2. Stadia reportedly "deprioritised" as Google focuses on selling streaming tech to third-parties
3. Dying Light 2 gets off to a flying start on Steam
4. Pokémon Legends Arceus - How to break rocks explained
5. Acclaimed co-op adventure It Takes Two has now sold five million copies
6. Pokémon Legends Arceus Scyther evolution: How to evolve Scyther into Kleavor or Scizor in Pokémon Legends Arceus
7. How to evolve Hisui Qwilfish into Overqwil in Pokémon Legends Arceus
8. How to evolve Stantler into Wyrdeer in Pokémon Legends Arceus
9. GTA5 and GTA Online PS5 and Xbox Series X and S release date set for March
10. GTA6 "active development" now "well underway", Rockstar says
11. Here's an even more detailed look at Tango Gameworks' Tokyo Ghostwire
12. Hideo Kojima has launched a podcast
13. Dying Light 2 PC is a graphics juggernaut that powers past the consoles
14. Capcom, Nexon become latest video game companies in Saudi's investment splurge
15. Microsoft boss plays down potential Activision Blizzard buyout block
16. Activision Blizzard says Warcraft is coming to mobile later this year
17. How to evolve Hisui Sneasel into Sneasler and Johto Sneasel into Weavile in Pokémon Legend Arceus
18. Dicebreaker Recommends: Camel Up: Second Edition, a game you can bet on for a good time
19. US government wants Nintendo hacker Gary Bowser behind bars for five years "to provide just punishment"
20. Activision Blizzard active users fall, as Square Enix rises through the ranks
21. Pokémon Legends: Arceus sells an enormous 6.5m copies in seven days
22. What we've been playing
23. Activision turns to Infinity Ward to address declining Call of Duty player numbers
24. Evil Within dev gives best look yet at Ghostwire: Tokyo with 15 minutes of new gameplay
25. How to get XP fast in Dying Light 2
26. Dying Light 2 length: How long to beat Dying Light 2 explained
27. How to complete The Only Way Out's 'meet the people of the Bazaar' objective in Dying Light 2
28. Dying Light 2 factions: Who is best between Peacekeepers or Survivors?
29. Dying Light 2 best skills: What are the best parkour and combat skills to get first in Dying Light 2?
30. Dying Light 2 Inhibitor locations: How to increase stamina and health with Inhibitors in Dying Light 2
31. Dying Light 2 fast travel: How to unlock fast travel and all Metro Station locations in Dying Light 2
32. Dying Light 2 crossplay details and how to play online co-op with friends
Feb. 3, 2022
1. Far Cry 6's third and final DLC episode Joseph: Collapse is out next week
2. Risk of Rain 2's Survivors of the Void paid expansion gets March release date on PC
3. Nautical open-world survival game Windbound is next week's Epic Store freebie
4. Respawn talks Apex Legends' new hero Mad Maggie and what comes next
5. Check out the first hour of Dying Light 2 gameplay
6. Sony will spend $1.2bn on retaining Bungie staff
7. Latest Horizon Forbidden West trailer shows new Gladiator-esque challenges
8. Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak will now be in Fortnite
9. Evocative fan-made Bioshock short film includes music from original composer
10. PvPvE shooter The Cycle: Frontier kicks off new beta in March
11. Pokémon Go is getting its own trading card expansion
12. Battlefield 2042's scoreboard update pushed back to March
13. Victoria Kennedy joins Eurogamer as our news reporter
14. Psychonauts' Tim Schafer has no interest in Double Fine movie adaptations
15. Sony set to help Bungie expand franchises into TV and films
16. Oculus Quest store surpasses $1bn in revenue
17. Star Citizen will limit its roadmap, as "passionate" players are getting upset over delays
18. Weird Pokémon Legends: Arceus ad sees Munchlax on cooking contest
19. Bloodborne PSX demake passes 100,000 downloads in less than a day
20. Monster Hunter Rise sales tower over Resident Evil Village
21. Switch "in the middle of its lifecycle", Nintendo says
22. Pokémon Legends: Arceus is second fastest selling Switch game in Japan
23. Nintendo uninterested in chasing Microsoft and Sony's acquisition frenzy
24. Pokémon Go Lunar New Year event quest steps, research tasks and spawns explained
25. Nintendo Switch has now outsold Wii
26. How is a battle system like a poem?
27. Gran Turismo 7's wet weather racing could be some of the best in a game yet
28. Here's all that was revealed in the Gran Turismo 7 State of Play
Feb. 2, 2022
1. Evil Within developer's Ghostwire: Tokyo gets March release date
2. Rocksteady's Suicide Squad has reportedly been delayed into next year
3. Pokémon Legends Arceus - Black Augurite location: How to get Black Augurite explained
4. Does Dying Light 2 deliver on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles?
5. Valheim dev talks Steam Deck support and biome progress as it celebrates first birthday
6. Techland asks Dying Light 2 fans with early retail copies not to play until launch
7. Team17 U-turns on controversial Worms NFT project following intense backlash
8. Pokémon DP Sound Library released featuring Diamond and Pearl audio
9. Journey, Skyrim and Spider-Man developers announce new studio Gardens
10. Pokémon Legends: Arceus review - budget bare-minimum, or the series' purest form?
11. Vagante review - a hidden gem, but watch out for the arrow traps
12. Windjammers 2 review - tasteful revival of a cult classic
13. PlayStation plans to launch more than 10 live service games before March 2026
14. Video game composers have music sold as NFTs without permission
15. Guardians of the Galaxy's unclosing fridge door joke inspired by Modern Family, creative director says
16. Shovel Knight devs reveal New Project: Mina The Hollower
17. EA seemingly backtracks from earlier NFT enthusiasm
18. Cyberbang 2069 visual novel expands on Cyberpunk 2077 romances
19. PS5 sales hit 17.3m, but hampered by chip shortages
20. EA admits Battlefield 2042 flopped, but would have been less than 10% of annual revenue anyway
21. Xbox celebrates Black History Month with diverse initiatives
22. Dying Light 2 release time in UK / GMT, EST and PST on Xbox, PS4, PS5 and PC
23. Playing Spelunky for the first time: a friendly interrogation
24. Valve dates Steam sales and events for first half of 2022
Feb. 1, 2022
1. Danny Trejo is guest starring in OlliOlli World
2. Shadow Warrior 3 gets March release date
3. If not exclusivity, what does Sony get from buying Bungie?
4. New York Times buys puzzle game phenomenon Wordle for seven-figure sum
5. Sony buying Bungie for $3.6bn
6. Bloodborne demake out today
7. CrossfireX headlines Xbox Game Pass titles for February
8. The LG C1 OLED 4K TV is 10 percent off at John Lewis
9. Developers of Team17-published games slam Worms NFT plans
10. How to get Hisuian Growlithe Kimono Set and Baneful Fox Mask purchase bonuses in Pokémon Legends Arceus
11. Mason Greenwood reportedly dropped from FIFA 22 following rape allegations
12. World of Warcraft is relaxing the age-old Horde vs. Alliance factional divide
13. Battlefield 2042 Season One pushed back to summer
14. Why don't games play around with time more?
15. Resident Evil 4 VR update adds accessibility options for comfort
16. The Dark Pictures developer trademarks five future titles
17. Polygon characters coming to Final Fantasy 7 The First Soldier battle royale
18. MLB The Show 22 is a PlayStation game for Xbox and Nintendo Switch
19. Scarlet Nexus director discusses desire for an "even more mature" sequel
20. Pokémon Legends Arceus Unown locations
21. Union busting staff message from Activision Blizzard released online
22. Pokémon Legends Arceus Effort Levels: How to raise Effort Levels and Grit items explained
23. Off Topic: High spirits: the most precarious of cinematic genres
24. Pokémon Go Catch Challenge steps and rewards
25. Apex Legends' new gameplay trailer showcases Control mode, "sabotaged" Olympus map