Intel Extreme Masters confirms StarCraft II tournament at Fan Expo in Toronto
Premiering in Shenzhen, China on July 15th, the Intel Extreme Masters is set to continue its elite pro gaming tour in Toronto for what promises to be the most impressive season of competition to date. Following the event in Shenzhen, the worldwide leader in eSports will host a US$25,000 StarCraft…
Teslagrad Review
Teslagrad is the first singleplayer game produced by Rain Games, following the tale of a young boy who must adventure through an ancient tower and harness the powers of electricity and magnetism to escape. Is it an attractive proposition, or is it one that will repel you? The game takes…
VGU Interviews: Shovel Knight
Hot on the heels of its success, we got chance to talk to Sean Velasco and Nick Wozniak over at Yacht Club Games to talk Shovel Knight, fan art, troupples, how to start off as an indie developer and much more. SF: So how are you all reacting to the…
The Golf Club – Early Access Review
Note - Due to the nature of early access video games, this review is based on a version of The Golf Club that was the latest release available. Golf is a sport that has been relatively underplayed in the games industry this generation, with the only mainstream releases coming in…
No Man’s Sky: Belief in the Unknown
For many of us, we still don’t really know what No Man’s Sky is about. We know we have massive galaxies to explore, creatures to find and possibly hunt and minerals to mine but hardly anyone outside the dev team seems to know how this all slots together to form…
VGU Talks: Sting Revealed For WWE 2K15
Light up the stadium, ready the fireworks and get the hype rolling in. WWE 2K15 is shaping up to be the most ambitious wrestling game in the series to date and with John Cena recently revealed as the cover superstar for the game, a new star has been revealed as…
The Walking Dead: Amid The Ruins Trailer and Release Date
Telltale have today revealed the trailer and release date for the penultimate episode of The Walking Dead: Season Two. Amid the Ruins will be available to download from next week, with the usual staggered release date across platforms. Here's all the dates you need. July 22nd - Steam, NA PS3…
Hearthstone: Curse of Naxxramas Releases 22nd of July for NA, 23rd for EU
In news Hearthstone fans have been waiting for, Blizzard has finally announced that the Scourge necropolis of Naxxramas will open its doors next Tuesday, the 22nd of July for players in North America, and then a day later in Europe. This single player expansion for Blizzard's popular card game will…
The Walking Dead: Episode 4 Trailer Incoming, Screenshots Revealed
Telltale have today revealed that The Walking Dead: Season Two Episode 4 - Amid the Ruins is almost here. With a trailer on the way tomorrow it's just about all we can do to contain our excitement until then, but Telltale have eased the wait by sharing a slightly spoilerific…
The Great Shouting Match: The State of Game Journalism
Game journalism is in a very odd place now. We are stuck in a weird hinterland where battle lines are clearly drawn between top level game journalists and gamers. An ‘us versus them’ mentality is starting to prevail, a ‘you’re either with us or against us’ feeling which is only…
New Assassin’s Creed: Unity Trailers Showcase Gameplay and World
To celebrate Bastille Day, Ubisoft have released two new trailers for Assassin's Creed Unity. The first trailer, above, shows our main man, Arno, strolling about town as he does what assassin's do best; kill and cause a ruckus. In this trailer the city looks stunning and much more dynamic than…
VGU Talks: Thoughts on Battleborn
2K along with Gearbox Software revealed their next and most ambition game yet. Battleborn is a first person battle arena that will put multiple factions against one another in a setting similar to MOBAs. The developers are very stern that the game does not represent or play anything like a…
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax To Welcome Marie As DLC
The sequel to ATLUS's crossover fighting game has already attracted fan favourite characters and all new entrants, but if the latest revelation is anything to go by, it seems there is alot more to come. After revealing Tohru Adachi as a playable character last month, the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu have…
Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed for Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty
It has been revealed today that two piece of bonus content will be bundled in for those who pre-order Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty. The game is set to release in the US and Canada on July 22nd, so you better get your order in now if you want to pick…
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Will Not Be Region Locked
ATLUS caused a minor controversy among the gaming industry in 2012 when they announced that Persona 4 Arena would be the first PS3 game in the Americas to be region locked. The exact reasons for the decision weren’t clear, but they have managed to ensure that Persona 4 Arena Ultimax,…
MOBA Madness: This Generation’s MMO Rush
The day there is an Adventure Time MOBA, you know that the market is over saturated. This genre, which really hit its stride at the start of this decade, seems to be following the MMO gold rush of the late 2000s to the letter. Just like the catastrophic MMO rush,…
New Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Trailer Reveals New Gamplay Elements
The Pokémon Company International today announced exciting new features and story elements of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, launching in the United Kingdom on November 28th, 2014, for the Nintendo 3DS and 2DS systems. A brand new gameplay trailer has also been released, giving fans a deeper look…
Sakurai Reveals Lucina, Robin as Playable in Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS
In a special livestream today, Sakurai announced that Lucina and Robin (The Avatar) from Fire Emblem Awakening will be joining the fray in Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS. Robin can be played as either Male or Female and relies on special Tomes to do damage. Shown in…
Breaking the Silence – An interview with SilentSentry
You may remember a couple of weeks ago an article about streamers we think you should be watching. One of the members of that list was DayZ streamer SilentSentry who we've managed to grab from his busy life to sit down for a quick interview about how he became so…
EVO 2014: Meltdown Louffy Is Crowned Champion in Ultra Street Fighter IV
In the ultimate finals of EVO 2014, Meltdown Louffy has been crowned champion in Ultra Street Fighter IV after coming from Losers’ Finals, resetting the bracket and winning in the second set 3-1. His Rose seem to have an answer to everything Bonchan's Sagat could throw at him, resulting in…
EVO 2014: Katsuhiro Harada Teases 2 New Games, Also Confirms Tekken 7
Following the UMvC3 finals at EVO 2014, Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada confirms that Tekken 7 is on the way as well as teasing two other games which are in development. He will announce more at the special Tekken panel at San Diego Comic Con on the 28th of July. From…