Adam Jensen returns in a newly upgraded form, as Square Enix released a new trailer for their upcoming sci-fi action RPG Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. In this new world, augmented folks have become persecuted and placed into ghettos.  Adam certainly never asked for this, so it's time to crack the…

Ubisoft has performed a promotional stunt today in London (of course) as the launch of Assassin's Creed Syndicate looms. In celebration of the launch this Friday, a collection of Penny Farthings (those Victorian bicycles with hilariously asymmetric wheels) and appropriately dressed riders descended upon London to re-enact a typical commute…

A running theme throughout all of the Assassin's Creed games is the appearance of real historically important people from the various time periods. We've met the Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci, and we've seen George Washington at the birth of a nation, so now it's Assassin's Creed Syndicate's turn with…

As part of their series of weekly updates, Activision and Guitar Hero Live developer FreeStlyeGames have revealed 12 new tracks coming to Guitar Hero Live when it releases on October 20th. All of the songs have previously appeared in Guitar Hero games in some form, most notably Living Colour's Cult of…

LEGO and Marvel continue their reign of terror on parent's wallets with the announcement of LEGO Marvel's Avengers, which gives players a whole bunch of characters and locations from the first two Avengers films as well as the heroes' individual movies. TT Games returns once again to handle development, and…

Activision released a new video recently which delves further into the development of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5, a direct sequel of sorts to the fourth game which came out way back in 2002. To say that the Tony Hawk series has had its fair share of ups and downs…

Project X Zone 2 (subtitled as Brave New World in Japan), the sequel to the 3-way crossover RPG featuring characters from Capcom, Namco Bandai, and Sega, just got a little more interesting. For the first time in the series, the roster is being shaken up by the inclusion of characters…

Namco Bandai, publisher of From Software's upcoming dark fantasy RPG sequel Dark Souls III, has announced the game's release date. Gamers who are preparing to die yet again can look forward to April 2016, as that's when the game is slated for release in the US, Europe, Australia and more.…

Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is the most ambitious Trine game yet. Developer Frozenbyte has made the jump from 2D to 3D with Trine 3 and this both opens the game up in terms of design and increases the burden on the developers. Has this new ambition paid off?…

Trine 3, the latest in Frozenbyte's series of fantasy puzzle-platformers, is now available on PC. Trine 3 moves away from the side-scrolling nature of the first two games and goes fully 3D for the first time. The game follows the Trine trio - wizard Amadeus, knight Pontius and rogue thief…

Seven, a new game from a studio which now includes ex- CD Projekt RED members, was officially announced today via press release. The game is being developed by Fool's Theory, an indie studio founded by former members of CD Projekt RED, after their work on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.…

Harmonix's upcoming rhythm game Rock Band 4 will include Van Halen on the setlist for the first time in the franchise's history.  Harmonix and MadCatz today issued a press release stating that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee's 1984 hit "Panama" will be on the disc when the…

Shenmue 3 is being Kickstarted. Yu Suzuki himself took to the stage at the Sony press conference and counted down the 5 seconds to the Kickstarter's launch. Shenmue 3 has been long sought-after, after the legions of fans who loved the first two games way back in 2000/2001 on Sega's…

Guerilla Games has announced their latest game, and a new IP, Horizon at the Sony press conference. The story concerns a far-future, long after an apocalypse has reset humanity to tribal hunters. This is a third person action game which follows humans while they tackle robot dinosaurs in a beautiful-looking…

Microsoft announced at their E3 conference today that Gears of War Remastered is coming to Xbox One on August 25th. The will include a whole host of new features befitting the new hardware. Gears of War originally launched in 2006 for the Xbox 360, and went on to spawn a…

Looking over the small cluster of buildings in the Afghan desert, you prepare your binoculars. One, two, three guards patrolling; possibly more you can’t see. The red flag of the USSR billows in the wind above a particular building, right in the centre and modestly fortified. That must be where…

Ahh, the Electronic Entertainment Expo. If the consoles and PC are indeed at war, here is where the gladiatorial combat actually takes place. We’ve come to expect the news on games in our favourite franchises, and to see new games in those franchises get announced. That’s all well and good,…

Konami has confirmed to multiple news outlets today that Silent Hills is no more. Silent Hills was to be the return to form of returns to form: a AAA release, with superstar talent behind it, on a new generation of consoles after years wallowing in the mire. Announced by way…

When DmC: Devil May Cry was released in 2013 in the twilight of last gen, it was praised by critics for its snappy gameplay, over-the-top dialogue and surreal art direction. The new version of Dante and his hack’n slash journey through the parallel demon realm of Limbo in order to take…

The revamped re-release of Ninja Theory's 2013 reboot of Devil May Cry has finally hit stores. This is the latest in a long line of last-gen games getting a Definitive Edition or a Remastered, but with DmC it feels a little bit more justified. The "hardcore stylish crazy action" genre is…

Square Enix has officially announced the details of the demo for Final Fantasy XV. Releasing as part of the special Collector's Edition of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, the demo is titled titled Episode Duscae. It marks the first chance players will have to take control of Noctis and the gang…