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- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Robert Purchese
GTA 6 officially has character weight and exercise systems, and even "multi-day benders" reportedly have a visible effect

Official Grand Theft Auto 6 coverage is starting to appear ahead of today's Netflix 'extended look' premiere, and with it comes confirmation that eating and exercising and even going on [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Chris Tapsell
Rockstar set up a special GTA 6 team in Miami to meet with "ex-criminals, law enforcement, club promoters, gun dealers and anyone notorious or influential"

Rockstar went to some great lengths for its Grand Theft Auto 6 research, it seems, as the studio has said it sent multiple teams of developers to Miami as well [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Matt Wales
Dark Souls meets Weird West in Guns of Eschaton, and it's a refreshing FPS shake-up for the well-worn formula - even if it's a bit bloody hard

Look, I'll level with you: I was rubbish at Guns of Eschaton during my recent hands-on time. There are some very obvious reasons for that - it's a hard game [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Chris Schilling
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy review

Putting 'legacy' in the title of your game naturally encourages considerations about what that legacy might be – and that, in turn, invites thoughts about its identity. (And perhaps 'supremacy' [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Kelsey Raynor
Elden Ring plays much better than I'd expected on Switch 2, but it isn't without its flaws

The power of the Nintendo Switch 2 definitely knows its bounds, but that hasn't stopped Nintendo and its fellow publishers from trying to push the handheld device to its limits [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Robert Purchese
Fool's Theory explains where The Witcher 3's expansion region Letten actually is, and it's close to the setting of The Witcher 4

CD Projekt Red properly revealed new Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past yesterday during Opening Night Live, confirming the new playable location as Letten, the place Geralt's best friend [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Kaan Serin
State of Decay 3 lives on after studio's separation from Xbox, with a closed beta promised for this year

Undead Labs has announced that a closed State of Decay 3 beta is coming sometime in 2026, weeks after the studio separated from Xbox. Read more [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Kaan Serin
Hugely anticipated anime RPG Ananta gets a January release date, as pre-registrations hit a whopping 17m sign-ups

Ananta, the free-to-play open-world game that looks a whole lot like Grand Theft Auto's urban sandbox got an anime makeover, finally has a release date. Read more [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Sherif Saed
Rockstar issues statement on GTA 6 gameplay leaks, calling them "heartbreaking" and warning they may include some spoilers

Rockstar has officially addressed the Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks, which have been pouring in online for over a week. The developer said the gameplay leaks have been "heartbreaking" for [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Sherif Saed
Crimson Desert Enhanced is a free upgrade that's out now and revamps the story, adds new skills and comes with all previously-released updates

Crimson Desert Enhanced was among the more surprising reveals of Gamescom Opening Night Live. Not because it was a trailer for a game that's already available, but that it was [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Connor Makar
Having played it, Tides of Annihilation looks to be a flashy, combo-heavy game of Simon Says

Tides of Annihilation is a very stylish, combo-heavy, Simon Says game. It's a mishmash of mythologies and action game tropes, and while I feel as though its teeters on the [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Sherif Saed
Path of Exile 2 finally has its 1.0 release date and it's coming this year

Grinding Gear Games made a surprise Path of Exile 2 announcement at Gamescom Opening Night Live yesterday. The developer confirmed when the game's long-awaited 1.0 release will be. Read more [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Dom Peppiatt
It sure seems like The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past is introducing at least one new romanceable character for Geralt to woo

Who was your first choice for romance in The Witcher 3? Sure, everyone knows about Triss and Yen, but there's also Keira, Sasha, Jutta an Dimun, Shani, Sylvia… the list [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Dom Peppiatt
The story for Witcher 3: Songs of the Past was actually written  "years ago", according to Fool's Theory CEO

Last night, CD Projekt Red showed off the first footage we've seen for The Witcher 3 expansion, Songs of the Past - new content for the game launching some 11 [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Robert Purchese
The legendary Heroes of Might and Magic 3 is being remade by Ubisoft, and while it's visually redone, it's reportedly like-for-like in terms of gameplay

Heroes of Might and Magic 3, the iconic and arguably never-bettered strategic fantasy role-playing game, is being remade by Ubisoft for release on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Sherif Saed
No, the Humankind 2 announcement trailer wasn't made with gen-AI, despite it sharing a similar kind of look

One of the bigger Gamescom Opening Night Live pre-show reveals was Humankind 2, the sequel to Amplitude's Civilization-like 4X game from 2021. The trailer didn't feature much gameplay, rather a [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Dom Peppiatt
Metro 2039 is a game about war that actually has something to say

Earlier this year, publisher Deep Silver and developer 4A Studios published a blog post outlining its vision for Metro 2039. The studio revealed the game - being developed primarily in [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Matt Wales
Paradox's latest grand strategy Afterworld wants you to survive and thrive in the post-apocalypse

After a succession of grand strategy sequels - including Crusader Kings 3, Victoria 3, and Europa Universalis 5 - Paradox has unveiled Afterworld, its first grand strategy game to feature [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Robert Purchese
The Witcher 3 Remastered announced, an overhaul free for existing owners, while expansion Songs of the Past finally shown

The Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past - which is due to arrive 12 years after the base game was released - has finally been detailed in a debut [...]

- Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed - Dom Peppiatt
Gears of War: E-Day somehow feels exactly like a direct continuation of the original Xbox 360 trilogy, for better and for worse

Marcus Fenix says something gruffly, his squad laughs, then a horde of Locust enemies rushes the team. The hulking figure of Marcus roadie-runs towards the nearest hip-high bit of cover, [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Mark Warren
The Witcher 3 Remastered includes work from a top modder, as CD Projekt Red follow the path they walked with the RPG's next-gen update

As revealed earlier this week alongside a look at next year's Songs of the Past expansion, The Witcher 3 is getting a free remastered update next month. As with 2022's [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
GTA 6 life simulation elements confirmed: thank god, we can turn the offensively hot Jason and Lucia into exhausted slobs like the rest of us

If you think the protagonists of Grand Theft Auto 6 look dull as piping hot ditchwater then rejoice, friend, for the game will let you transform these gung-ho sex magnets [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
New D&D RPG Warlock is an open world spell-collecting game with a touch of Far Cry, and that's just fine by me, actually

This week we got our first proper look at Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, Wizard of the Coast's new RPG-tinted action game. In theory, it's the story of a grizzled weapon [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Julian Benson
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy review – a competent action game spinoff that loses what made its predecessors unique

For a series about light and dark, it's appropriate that Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a spinoff that's trying to escape the main entries' shadow. Developer Asobo Studio have [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Mark Warren
I'm still not convinced The Witcher 3 Songs of the Past is worth pasting over the perfect ending that was Blood and Wine

Since the persistent rumours of a cheeky extra DLC for The Witcher 3 turned into confirmation from CD Projekt Red that such a thing is on the way prior to [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Mark Warren
Rockstar finally break silence on "heartbreaking" GTA 6 leak, say it's "unfortunate that the intended game experience may now be impacted by some spoilers"

Rockstar Games have put out a statement publicly acknowledging the ongoing GTA 6 leaks for the first time. Though they and parent company Take-Two have already gotten the ball rolling [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
D&D, LEGO, and mounting ennui: Our biggest games from Gamescom 2026

This week, RPS took the downright heroic step of declining to live report on the latest Geoff Keighley trailer bonanza at Gamescom 2026's Opening Night Live. Under the wise guidance [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Julian Benson
I'm not a fan of Heroes of Might & Magic 3, but I can recognise that Ubisoft have done a faithful job of recreating the much-loved turn-based strategy RPG

Heroes of Might & Magic is having a moment. Not only are publishers Hooded Horse and Ubisoft backing the development of Unfrozen's Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era, the [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - James Archer
Metro 2039's return to the underground plays like the sneaky FPS you'd expect, but there are still good reasons to leave the beaten track

Since I’m apparently now RPS’ Radioactive Eastern Europe correspondent, I recently spent a couple of hours in Metro 2039, the gloom ‘n’ grit FPS sequel that Ukrainian developers 4A Games [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Oisin Kuhnke
CD Projekt Red sweeten the Witcher 3 Songs of the Past honeypot with a free base game remaster, and, oh yeah, both original expansions too

Hey kid, you want a free remaster? It's totally not a scam! No, really. While everyone knew The Witcher 3's sort of surprise new expansion Songs of the Past would [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Oisin Kuhnke
Imbricate human history all over again and throw climate change into the mix in Humankind 2, which arrives 2027

The idea behind Humankind is a funny one, in that it pulls from real-world history to essentially let you craft historical fanfiction. I suppose that's true of many strategy games, [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Mark Warren
Having taken over Cities: Skylines 2's resurrection, Iceflake Studios are also making a bricky city builder called Lego Skylines

You probably don't need me to recap the difficult life Cities: Skylines 2 has had since hitting the streets in 2023. Plagued by performance issues and prompting questions over whether [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
Crusader Kings devs Paradox officially reveal Afterworld, a Fallout-flavoured grand strategy game in which you can overrun America with a cannibal cult

Following leaks earlier in the week, Crusader Kings 3 and Hearts of Iron IV creators Paradox Interactive have officially announced Afterworld, a post-apocalyptic grand strategy game about wasteland tribes jostling [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Julian Benson
Rainbow Six Tactics transforms the demolition-driven Siege into a turn-based game while keeping the destructible environments, operators, and reconnaissance drones

Ubisoft have done the sensible thing and turned Rainbow Six into a turn-based tactical game. Nabbing the special ability-laden operators of Rainbow Six Siege and dropping them into the XCOM: [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Oisin Kuhnke
Cosmic horror and sea bird waddling sim Penguin Colony gave me a genAI fright in its release date trailer, but thankfully there's no actual cause for concern

You might be surprised to hear this given the very indie vibe about it, but Penguin Colony features RTX. It's actually AAA too, and includes DLSS as well. Perhaps most [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Oisin Kuhnke
Roblox put a stop to games that include rewards for endless, TikTok-style scrolling, if you're under the age of 16 anyway

It continues to both amaze and concern me that a whole other internet ecosystem appears to exist within the realm of Roblox. Recently, a game by the name of Steal [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Mark Warren
Nvidia tech behind PUBG's genAI team mates will let folks chat to creature-collecting RPG Aniimo's not-Pokemon next year

Alongside releasing Ray Reconstruction for DLSS 4.5, Nvidia have announced that their ACE tech best known for powering PUBG: Battlegrounds' generative AI team mates will be coming to another game [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Mark Warren
Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, out now, ups shadow quality and more accurately illuminates trash bags

Today, August 25th, Nvidia have released Ray Reconstruction for DLSS 4.5, with the aim of more swankily rendering ray-traced/path-traced shadows and lighting than was possible with previous Ray Reconstruction versions. [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
31 years later, beautiful SNES RPG Terranigma is finally coming to PC, and I must lay the ghost of my console warrior childhood to rest

Clear River Games Development and Limited Run are working on a PC re-release of Terranigma, Quintet's Super Nintendo Entertainment System action-RPG from 1995. I never played Terranigma, for I was [...]

- Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed - Mark Warren
Discord have yet to receive a GTA 6 leak subpoena from Take-Two, says marketing director, but they will "evaluate the validity and scope" if they do

Last week, Rockstar Games' parent company Take-Two were filed subpoenas asking for info from Microsoft and Discord to help uncover the identity of the hacker or hackers behind the ongoing [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

Ubisoft has a few gamescom announcement about plans for Tom Clancy's The Division 2, its open-world first-person shooter. First up is the news that crossplay will launch in November, bringing [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

Wolcen Studio announces Wolcen 2, an upcoming sequel to Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, its dark fantasy action/RPG. It is set six years after the original game in "a world on [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

Team17 and Absolutely games announce Worms: Galactic Tactics a new installment in the long-running strategy series coming to PC and console. The Windows version will crawl onto Steam, which shows [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

Here's a roundup of reviews for STAR WARS Zero Company in advance of tomorrow's launch of this turn-based tactics game set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

Speaking of STAR WARS Zero Company, NVIDIA announces the release of a new GeForce Game Ready 616.56 WHQL driver for Windows with additional support for it an two more games. [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

A post on Steam from 1047 Games announces it is ceasing development of both Splitgate: Arena Reloaded and Empulse. Splitgate: Arena Reloaded launched at the end of last year as [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

A new Official Release Window Trailer for Perceptum announces this psychological horror game from Duck Reaction and Perp Games will come to PC and console in spring of next year. [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

Mob Entertainment announces Escape From Playtime, a co-op survival/horror game that shares a universe with Poppy Playtime, its hit horror/puzzle adventure. It's got a Steam Listing where this post [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

Raw Fury announces Kingdom III: Rising Realms, a new installment its long-running Kingdom series it describes as "an all-new micro-strategy and tower defense game set in a shattered realm." This [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

Savage Planet developer Raccoon Logic announces Breakaway Hockey League, a 4v4 hockey game coming to Windows of all platforms. The Official Announcement Trailer has a look at some fast action [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

Dotemu and Homo Ludens announce Dungeons & Dragons: Long Rest Tavern, a standalone management sim based on the role-playing franchise. It's coming to PC next year, and its Steam Listing [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

Duco on Steam (Windows). "Duco is a survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world, built around card-based roguelike mechanics. Draw from location-based decks to gather resources, loot, craft, build, [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

ANANTA Launch Date Trailer - Global Release January 15th, 2027. Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement is delayed to 2027 - VGC. Graveyard Keeper 2 launches 22 September - Pre-Order Now (video). [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

Construction Simulator: Evolution - Reshape the Future: Demolition comes to Construction Simulator: Evolution. [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

GTA 6 leaker escalates spoilers, releases 4 minutes of Lucia's prologue - PC Gamer. [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

Microsoft Flight Simulator Franchise Sale on Steam. Save 30% on Aloft on Steam. Save 75% on PixARK on Steam. [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

Playdate maker Panic is refunding tariff fees to customers - Game Developer. [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

Assassin’s Creed: Watcher of Realms Crossover, Philips Ambilight TV Partnership, Echoes of History AMA, and More. [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

Official patches. Aloft - Discovery & Ancestry Is Out Now! Get Aloft at 30% Discount Until September 7. [...]

- Blue's News - Blue

Star Wars Zero Company Tips for Tactics Padawans - XBOX Wire. [...]

- IGN Video Games - Ryan McCaffrey
Double Fine Productions Makes Brutal Legend Free for 666 Minutes to Honor Tim Curry

Double Fine Productions, who recently regained the rights to its entire catalog following its pivot back to independence after Microsoft parted ways with several studios during its "Xbox reset," is [...]

- IGN Video Games - Virginia Glaze
Silent Hill Producer Says Konami Wants to Release a New Game in the Series Every Year

Silent Hill producer Motoi Okamoto says that Konami is gunning for annual releases of new games in its flagship horror franchise. [...]

- IGN Video Games - Cade Onder
'I Think That Was a Big Flaw' — Uncharted 3 Designer Says the Game Was Hindered by Too Many Set Pieces

An ex-Naughty Dog designer believes that Uncharted 2's success may have negatively impacted the way Uncharted 3 was developed. [...]

- IGN Video Games - Chris Reed
The Witcher 3 Remastered: Here’s How to Upgrade

The Witcher 3 Remastered will be a free upgrade for all current owners of The Witcher 3. The two major expansions are also free now. [...]

- IGN Video Games - Luke Reilly
Doom Composer Mick Gordon Contributes New Track to Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2

Auroch Digital and Big Fan Games have confirmed award-winning composer Mick Gordon has contributed a new track to its upcoming ’90s-inspired boomer shooter Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2. [...]

- IGN Video Games - Blythe Dujardin
Yu-Gi-Oh x Crocs Collaboration Revealed Ahead of World Championship

Crocs and Konami have revealed a new line of clogs inspired by the Yu-Gi-Oh trading card game and anime series.  [...]

- IGN Video Games - Cade Onder
Rockstar Games Doubled in Size for GTA 6, Hired Real World Professionals for Fashion, Vehicles, and More

Rockstar Games doubled its employee headcount for Grand Theft Auto 6 and hired real-world professionals for the game's vehicles, fashion, and more. [...]

- IGN Video Games - Chris Reed
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 for Switch 2 Is Up for Preorder

Preorders are live for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 – but physical copies are just a code in a box. [...]

- IGN Video Games - Logan Plant
The Duskbloods Feels Like a Nintendo Party Game in a Bloody Wrapper

Once you go beneath the surface of its wonderfully grotesque, unwelcoming exterior that’s right in line with FromSoftware’s house style, The Duskbloods plays so much like a classic multiplayer Nintendo [...]

- IGN Video Games - Matt Purslow
Guns of Eschaton Is a Soulslike Shooter for the Genre’s Most Masochistic Fans | gamescom 2026

Guns of Eschaton reinvents the rules of both the soulslike and the first-person shooter, making for what seems to be a very challenging journey through the Wild West. [...]

- IGN Video Games - Virginia Glaze
Final Fantasy VII Revelation Gets Pending Mature 17+ Rating, and Fan Theories Are Already Going Wild

Final Fantasy VII Revelation is available to wishlist on all major platforms, and fans have noticed that its pending rating is a bit more intense than they expected. [...]

- IGN Video Games - Ryan McCaffrey
Game of Thrones: War for Westeros – The First Hands-On Preview

Game of Thrones: War of Westeros is shaping up to be an impressive RTS, especially for folks that are looking to scratch that base-building fantasy itch. Still, from the other [...]

- IGN Video Games - Ryan McCaffrey
Chronicles: Medieval Is Exactly as Dense and Complicated as You Thought It Would Be | gamescom 2026

Chronicles: Medieval is one of those incredibly dense strategy games that almost immediately feels intimidating to try your hand at just because of how complicated and meticulously detailed it is. [...]

- IGN Video Games - Jacob Kienlen
The Frosthaven Board Game Gets a Rare Discount on Amazon

Update: This deal is now 100% claimed and no longer available.Frosthaven is one of the best board games on the market. It served as a follow up to the immensely [...]

- IGN Video Games - Cade Onder
Grand Theft Auto 6 Will Have RPG Mechanics Like Eating, Exercising, and More

Some of the first gameplay details for Grand Theft Auto 6 have been confirmed, and it seems like Rockstar is embracing a more RPG-y style this time around. [...]

- IGN Video Games - Ryan McCaffrey
The Division 2: Echoes of Central Park Announced

Massive Entertainment, developers of Tom Clancy's The Division 2, announced a new DLC for the long-running online action-RPG/third-person shooter at a community panel at Gamescom. The new expansion is called [...]

- IGN Video Games - Cade Onder
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's Beta Will Be Playable on Switch 2 for Free This Weekend

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will be playable on Nintendo Switch 2 for free this weekend. [...]

- IGN Video Games - Jacqueline Thomas
I've Tried Star Wars Zero Company on Five Different PCs, and It's Been a Nightmare

Star Wars Zero Company is an incredible game, but it's marred by all kinds of technical issues on PC, particularly at the hands of Epic's Unreal Engine 5. [...]

- IGN Video Games - Corey DeMoss
6 indie.io Games Coming to gamescom and PAX West That Have Free Demos on Steam

Publishing platform indie.io will be on hand at gamescom and PAX West in the coming weeks, and it’s bringing six games for people to try out in person. But if [...]

- IGN Video Games - Tom Marks
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Review

This prequel spinoff takes some interesting chances, only some of which pay off. [...]