Konami have today released a demo for the latest in the Castlvania series, Lords of Shadow 2. Released ahead of the full Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 game which launches on February 27th, the demo takes place as Dracula's castle is under siege by the Brotherhood of Light. Players must…

KickStarter has become the ideal place to fund projects that may not have a mainstream audience, and the adventure genre has gone from strength to strength because of it. Following the recent success of Book of Unwritten Tales 2, Philip Bucanan's 39 Days to Mars has reached it's funding goal…

Chris Lewis, the senior Microsoft executive in charge of the companies European console business and publishing operations, has revealed his plans to retire from the company. According to MCV Lewis is departing in order to focus on "other business interests." He will leave the company within the space of a…

UK based professional gaming teams can rejoice as eSports are becoming easier to access for Europeans. Gfinity is now the leading in UK based eSports, bringing the concept to a larger audience. With tournaments being accessible all over the world, it is good to have a company representing the UK.…

Nintendo Direct briefings started out as an inventive way to show off new products and services, but they have now evolved into a regular event, even replacing their usual live press conference at E3 with an extended version of the format. With the winter drawing to a close, it was…

realMyst: Masterpiece Edition, a third remake of adventure game classic Myst, is now available on Steam. Released last week, Shack were the first to notice this surprise remake. Recreated in Unity, realMyst: Masterpiece Edition features dynamic water, day cycles, and presented in full HD for the first time. Visuals have come…

Undead Labs are expanding State of Decay with a new DLC pack, titled "State of Decay: Lifeline". This was announced on the Undead Labs official blog, shortly after fans found out the name through Steam. Introducing another map, as well as a "new way to play", it seems significant enough to earn…

Naughty Dog have a high chance of receiving some shiny ornaments at this year's BAFTA Games awards as their latest release, The Last of Us, leads the competition with 10 nominations. Rockstar's GTA V and Media Molecule's Tearaway follow closely behind with 9 and 8 nominations respectively. These 3 titles…

The Xbox One version of Titanfall currently does not run at 1080p. Respawn Entertainment community manager Abbie Heppe wrote on the Titanfall Blog that the game runs native at 792p in its beta form, but could be closer to 900p at launch next month. 792p is not a standard resolution…

Kinect Sports Rivals will launch for the Xbox One on April 8 in North America, Australia and New Zealand and on April 11 in Europe, developer Rare and Microsoft announced today. Kinect Sports Rivals uses the Xbox One’s Kinect to set players in sports competitions. A demo of the wave…

Originally released in 2008 in the UK, Persona 3 FES is an expanded release of the third entry in the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona franchise. The new version of the game added new story sequences, expanded game mechanics, and a thirty hour epilogue which is set a couple of months…

When The Book of Unwritten Tales was released back in 2010, fans of the point and click adventure genre were delighted. The game took everything that made the classic games of it's kind, and combined with them with loveable characters, great graphics and a sense of humour as wide as…

Upcoming, and much hyped mech riding shooter, Titanfall, has opened it's huge metallic arms for anyone who owns an Xbox One or a PC that can handle the specs, to put themselves forward to play the closed beta, due to start sometime in the near future. Registration opened last night,…

DeviantArt and Square Enix have teamed up to bring fans the ultimate Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII art contest. To take part, budding artists simply need to create their own customised design for Lightning, to celebrate the huge amounts of customisation available in the latest game. This includes changing Lightning's…

Dong Nguyen has explained that he didn’t like how addictive the game was, and felt that it was causing harm to players, he told Forbes. "Flappy Bird was designed to play for a few minutes when you are relaxed", Nguyen said. "But it happened to become an addictive product.” "I…

The PlayStation 4 version of Final Fantasy XIV will have two open betas that will allow players to access their PC and PS3 characters, the game’s director Naoki Yoshida revealed this morning to IGN. The first beta will begin February 22 and ends March 3. In this session players will…

The beta for the upcoming online shooter, Titanfall will "not an open beta by any standards," Respawn Entertainment’s studio cofounder, Vince Zampella, has said over Twitter. "If it were up to me I would let most of you in (always a few bad apples)," Zampella said. "Sadly, we have restrictions…

Today, Microsoft have announced a headset and adaptor designed for Xbox One. While intended for use with the console, the headset is also compatible with PC and mobile/tablet devices. The new Stereo Headset boasts a premium, full-range audio experience, with a unidirectional microphone. It does not require batteries as it…

Lions Arch has long been a huge player hub in the Guild Wars universe. As a stronghold that has withstood a lot of attacks over the cities 250 year life span, it is sure to have some tricky situations lined up in its inevitable timeline. One of which is actually…

Metal Gear developer Hideo Kojima has just launched a Kickstarter, with his new team iQiOi, for their up-and-coming adventure game Blackmore: A Steampunk Adventure. The "visual novel", set in a steampunk inspired Victorian England, will involve the player getting point-and-clicky as the young protagonist Emma Blackmore and her robot companion…

In the latest issue of CoroCoro magazine, Pokemon #719, Diancie, has been officially announced. This news comes as Diancie is set to star in its own movie, Coccoon of Destruction & Diancie, which is due out in Japan on July 14th. There are currently no details on how the Rock/Fairy-type…