This weekend to celebrate Valentine's day, Jagex's Block N Load has a special 8-bit inspired map call Love Hurts. Along with the map comes the beta of the game's ranked mode which will be playable until Feburary 15th for any player level 20 with 10 matches completed in the game. “Naturally,…

Today is the day that hunters can get back into the world of Monsters with the release of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate which is available today both online and in store across North America and Europe. The game is playable on all of the Nintendo 3DS range including the new Nintendo 3DS…

Teased at on Twitter and finally revealed in this month's Edge magazine, many ex-Rare employees are getting the band back together to form Playtonic Games, a brand new studio which aims to capture the old school joy of 90s era Rareware games for a new generation. To cap off this…

You’re down to your last torch as you stagger through the polluted ruins. Your Plague Doctor babbles about the horrors in the dark, while your Crusader hacks up blood from his infected wound. As you push through into the final room, you are startled by a party of undead warriors.…

In a rather fiery trailer released today, Avalanche Studios has revealed that the third in their series of over-the-top sandbox games, Just Cause 3, is to release this holiday season. The trailer was a cinematic one rather than a gameplay teaser. It showed scenes of buildings and cars being set…

Monitors are the hardware a lot of gamers probably undervalue. The ViewSonic VG2401mh 24” LCD gaming monitor is the one that looks to change that. If you are not an avid FPS gamer you might not notice how valuable a fast refresh rate and low latency is for a monitor.…

Evolve is now out and some people are enjoying the game whilst others are not as satisfied. As for me, I refused to purchase the game due to my personal complaints with it's pre-order and DLC practices. With that said however, I did see promise in the game after playing…

In news which made Fallout fans around the world collectively start to hope again, Bethesda have announced on the Bethblog that they will be holding their own E3 press conference this year, to show off all the games they have in store for the foreseeable future. The showcase will take…

It is that time, time to hunt or be hunted. 2K Games' Evolve is out now on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. You can watch the launch trailer to get an idea of what the game is like (if you have been living in a cave) and can start…

H1Z1 has to compete with a lot of other Zombie Survival Craft titles, so the question is, how does it fare against the competition? As VGU's self proclaimed zombie survival expert, I naturally found all the previous videos and blog posts about H1Z1 completely enticing. With it's release, H1Z1 took…

Cultural differences are one of the many reasons that certain games never cross the border from one country to another. With Criminal Girls Invite Only, a remake of the original Criminal Girls on the PSP, it is easy to understand why this is the case. While on the surface it…

Legend Of Zelda on TV? Surely not? And if it is true? How?! WHAT?! A few years ago an april fools joke excited many people. A trailer for Legend Of Zelda film was released, and while it may not have had the visual of a high end production, it was…

Failbetter’s gothic sailing adventure has left the Steam Early Access drydock and is now headed for open water. We’ve taken a look at the preview version but is the complete vessel ready for the water, or is it doomed to end up in Davy Jones’ Locker? I’ve covered much of…

In a dev diary coming from NetherRealm today, we've got more details on some of the new modes you can play through in Mortal Kombat X. One of the modes revealed is the new Tower mode, which functions a lot like the Challenge Tower from Mortal Kombat 9 but with…

ArenaNet and NCSoft, the developer and publisher of Guild Wars 2 have released details about the two big features coming in the expansion, Heart of Thorns. ArenaNet is inviting players to learn more about the Mastery System, with the vision on what happens next at endgame. As well as looking…

*Update* - The first trailer of the game has been released. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc_9r4wifFc ATLUS are well known for keeping their games under wraps until the last possible moment, relying on hype and customer loyalty to do quite a lot of their advertising. It is with this is mind that we have…

Last Inua the 2D adventure game by Wired Productions is available for £5.99, €7.99 or $7.99 on iTunes for Mac Users. “We’ve had great feedback from players since launching Last Inua in December, and we’re now delighted to make Last Inua available to a new audience through iTunes,” Leo Zullo, Managing Director…

Ever since it was announced in early 2014, many ATLUS fans wondered when the PS Vita rhythm based action game based on Persona 4 would surface. Although we have not got an official date as of today, ATLUS revealed a very welcome surprise in the middle of their Persona Channel live…

DONTNOD Entertainment are a studio that took a shot and fell short, like so many before them when their last game, Remember Me, was met with middling reviews and spartan sales. Rumours were abound that DONTNOD had gone the way of the Dodo, but thankfully they are alive and kicking,…

Nosgoth the team based multiplayer game set in the Legacy of Kane universe has reached one million lifetime downloads. A brand new Vampire class is also available to play, known as the Summoner. “It’s great that everyone can now experience Nosgoth with the launch of Open Beta. We’re grateful for the…

In welcome news, Failbetter's gothic RPG Sunless Sea, where you command a ship across the gloomy Zee, releases this Friday. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe…