NCSoft and Arena Net announced Twilight Assault, the new update for the online MMO Guild Wars 2. The new content is expected to go live on Tuesday 1st October. The update will feature new content such as a new Level 80 path in Twilight Arbor. Players can work with an…

EA Sports' handheld entries into the FIFA series have been revealed today to be roster updates. Put simply this means that the underlying game, mechanics and engine have not changed - all that's happened is that the game will include updated kits, players, leagues and teams. Since this has been…

Speaking during an interview with the French website Le Figaro, David Cage - Quantic Dream's studio lead and the writer/director of Beyond: Two Souls - confirmed that the game has had a production budget of €20 million. Converting that to dollars gives us the figure of a little over $27…

The mysterious countdown on Valve's teaser site ended with the announcement that SteamOS is coming, "designed for the TV and the living room". SteamOS will work with your existing Steam account, meaning you'll be able to use your games and friends lists using Steam OS running on "any living room…

There will be three different demos for Assassin's Creed IV at this weekends' Eurogamer Expo, which is taking place from Thursday 26th September - Sunday 29th. Ubisoft announced that there will demos of the game waiting to be played at the NVIDIA, Ubisoft and Sony stands, and will be offering…

Sony have confirmed via Twitter that the PS4 will be able to capture from HDMI using PVRs. This is good news for players who want to capture footage from their consoles and upload the footage to Youtube for their Let's Plays or walkthrough videos, whic have become popular in recent…

Deep Down, Capcom's PS4-exclusive action game, is going to be released as a free-to-play title when it launches next year. Sony's Shushei Yoshida tweeted that Capcom had announced the game's F2P ambiitions, and also confirmed that the game will see an open beta near the launch of the PS4 in…

It seems fitting that Spartacus Legends is getting a Tournament feature - the gladitoral fighting game has been brutally slicing and maiming as a free-to-play game on consoles since its release in the summer. Spartacus Legends is based on the equally gory and over-the-top Starz TV series Spartacus, and is…

Nintendo 3DS owners who will be in London or Manchester on the 28th of September are in for a treat, as Nintendo have announced the first ever National StreetPass Day for the UK. Nintendo will be running special events at Waterloo Station in London and Manchester's Picadilly Station. During these…

Namco Bandai games has announced that the next Soul Calibur game is a free to play title coming exclusively to PS3 this winter. The game appears to be exclusively single player, which, suffice to say is incredibly odd for a fighting game. The game will feature new element-based weapons and…

The official trailer from this year's Tokyo Game Show for The Evil Within is now making the rounds. Created by Shinji Mikami (creator of Resident Evil 4), The Evil Within - known as Psycho Break in Japan - is a third person horror game that features the same over-the-shoulder view…

Aaron Greenberg, Chief of Staff for Devices and Studios Group at Microsoft, recently tweeted the confirmation that Ryse: Son of Rome runs at a native resolution of "900p", as opposed to the "full HD" offered by 1080p resolutions. In terms of image size, then, we're looking at a pixel resolution…

  The narrated video shows us some new footage of some crazy moments possible in the new engine. The trailer also shows us how the destructible environments can come crashing down, right in the middle of the multiplayer match. Vehicle-based warfare makes its return, with tanks, fighter jets, and helicopters…

Via its official blog, DICE has unveiled the plans for its upgrade path from the PS3/Xbox 360 versions of Battlefield 4 to the PS4/Xbox One version.  The exact details differ slightly depending on region and console, and whether or not you want a physical or digital copy of the game,…

I AM ERROR. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link was originally released in 1988 for the NES, as the direct sequel to The Legend of Zelda. Whereas the first game utilised a top-down perspective that would become the basis for later Zelda games, Zelda II is mostly a sidescroller, making…

The Eurogamer Expo - which occurs from the 26th-29th of September - is going to host some very high-profile developer sessions.  At 12pm on Thursday the 26th, Phil Harrision from Microsoft will be showing an exclusive Xbox One demonstration , followed by a showing of Forza Motorsport 5 by Turn…

SNK-playmore have now released the latest entry in its 2D fighting series on Steam. The game was originally released on consoles in 2011, and has since been updated with new characters. Crucially, this version of the game - entitled The King of Fighters XIII Steam Edition - includes all the…

In 1990, SEGA created a quaint and enjoyable platformer starring the indomitable Mickey Mouse. Castle of Illusion is fondly looked back upon by gamers who grew up in the 90s, and along with Sonic helped to define the Mega Drive/ Genesis console, and the genre. Featuring quirky levels and a…

The head of the Kickstarter campaign and co-creator of Video Games Live, Tommy Tallarico, announced that the funds necessary to complete Video Games Live: Level 3 have been amassed.  With just under 18 hours to go at the time of writing, the campaign asked videogame music fans for $250,000, but…

Warner Bros. Interactive and developers Turbine have today announced that the release for Lord of the Rings Online: Helm's Deep is currently set at November 18th, 2013. The expansion will take the game into some new locations in Middle-Earth, such as  the western plains of Rohan, Edoras, Dunharrow and the Hornburg fortress.…

The video shows us how Ubisoft's Anvil Next engine can create ocean movement, and how the global illumination lights the scenes. Particularly of interest is the fact that, when it rains in AC4, each raindrop has its own lighting. Assassin's Creed IV is looking stunning so far, and the colours…