This week's Nintendo eShop update offers two new Virtual Console titles, a demo for the latest entry in the Etrian Odyssey franchise and a pre-load for Final Fantasy Explorers as part of it's ensemble. Several indie titles have also been placed on sale, and a new Animal Crossing theme completes the round…

Far Cry Primal will be released on Xbox One, Playstation 4 and PC on February 23rd 2016, the main question at the moment is 'what are the requirements to play this pretty, prehistoric project?' Well wonder no more, as Ubisoft have released the minimum and recommended PC specs to play…

In the last few years, live-streaming video games has taken the world by storm thanks to services such as Twitch and YouTube. One of the companies that provides vital support to these activities is SplitmediaLabs, whose XSplit Gamecaster software allows anyone with a high speed internet connection to show off…

After their success with their tough as nails roguelike, Risk of Rain, the team over at Hopoo Games have just announced their new game, titled Deadbolt. In this stealth action hybrid, you take control of a skull faced reaper of souls, tasked with following the orders of a talking fireplace…

For all you hardcore RPG fans, you can now preorder the sequel to Square Enix's old school RPG, Bravely Second: End Layer, on the UK Nintendo Store. Bravely Default was a love letter to old school JRPGs, in line with the original 6 Final Fantasies, with tons of jobs to…

We were always told that Rise of the Tomb Raider would come to the PC platform in "Early 2016", but I'm pretty sure none of us thought it would come this early into the year. Square Enix announced that Rise of the Tomb Raider would hit the PC platform on…

Upcoming platformer Unravel has been turning heads for quite some time. Since the release of the games trailer at E3 last year, interest has been growing in the beautiful looking game and its equally adorable protagonist Yarny. The latest video to surface for the games promotion features creative director Martin…

After the runaway successes of Candy Crush and Candy Crush Soda Saga, a brand new adventure has bounced onto our mobile devices named Candy Crush Jelly Saga. This latest entry is available free today on the App Store, Google Play and Windows Store, but considering the developer's long standing relationship…

Now we don't want to get your hopes up, but it seems that our little squirrel friend Conker might be about to make his big comeback. No not that rubbish in Project Spark, that was just the warm up act. Professional Wrestler and actor Ken Anderson posted this image of…

Ubisoft are beginning to roll out their latest title update for Rainbow Six Siege, hoping to resolve the plethora of bugs and performance issues the shooter is still having post launch. Update 1.2 will be available on PC tomorrow, while consoles will receive this patch next Tuesday. The main aim…

Its still early days for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan, but there have already been a few supposed leaks online. The first of which is the rumoured concept art for Platinum's latest action adventure, which boasts a slightly different art style to what most were expecting. Going by Platinum's last offering,…

Despite the PlayStation Network currently being down, Sony must be jumping for joy as the latest sales figures for the PlayStation 4 have been released. Over the Christmas period, Sony managed to shift an impressive 5.7 million units, bolstering their already mammoth sales toward the thirty-six million mark. Although I…

Although music rhythm games have slipped out of the public eye in recent years, one of the most popular games from the PlayStation 2 has officially been rebooted, thanks to the original creators of the franchise and a healthy dose of Kickstarter funding. This new version of Amplitude is now…

As everyone has surely heard by now, the PlayStation Network has been down since yesterday. The unknown outage has affected all of Sony's current platforms and understandably, most PlayStation users are not happy. Never fear though as Sony have taken to Twitter to reassure users that everything will be fine eventually, promising to…

Oh dear Sony, this is not the start you want to the year. After having limited problems over the Christmas period, Sony's Playstation Network is currently experiencing major problems, which according to their support site, is set to continue until 7am GMT on January 7th. At this moment in time,…

It's not even half way through January and we already have the game roster for one of the FGC's biggest events confirmed. Revealed in a tweet by Jebailey, CEO's main tournament organizer, the 8 games that have an official spot on the title card for CEO 2016 are Ultra Street…

So it begins. Scalebound, the ambitious open-world action RPG from Platinum Games renowned Game Director Hideki Kamiya has been officially delayed until 2017. In a statement on their website, Platinum said that 'development is going well' but that 'In order to deliver on our ambitious vision and ensure that Scalebound…

Final Fantasy XI is making its way to PC and mobile devices in Japan sometime in 2016, Kotaku reported. Currently there is no word from Square Enix if the game will be getting the same treatment over here in the West for North America and Europe yet. Past instances of other Final…

At this time of year, when we all look back and celebrate the good stuff that has come our way this year, it is also important to remember some of the absolute Grade A cock ups that have happened in the games industry. Incredibly shoddy ports, unethical business practices and…

The original Freedom Planet was released back in 2013 after a highly successful Kickstarter campaign helped bring it to life. Combining fast paced action platforming with a distinct 16 bit motif, it proved to be a hit on both PC and Wii U. After a countdown event that ended on…

2015 has been a great year for Smash, with the ever-increasing popularity of Melee and the influx of new fans to the community with the release of Smash 4, resulting in a big tournament almost every month and the continued growth of the competitive scene. It's not even 2016 yet…