In readiness for the open beta coming to PC, Xbox One and PS4 from the 5th to the 9th of May, Blizzard have released a new animated short for Overwatch, following the exploits of Winston the highly intelligent gorilla. The short itself concerns Winston reliving the glory days of Overwatch…

Universally acclaimed RPG The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has taken home yet another award. Adding on top of their ever-growing list of accolades, The Witcher 3 was named “Video Game of the Year” at the prestigious South by South West Gaming Awards. Not only did it get the most distinguished…

If you've yet to make the leap to the current-gen then you may be in luck. The Microsoft Spring Sale has just begun and they're slashing prices across the board. The biggest and most interesting of which is that they've dropped the price of an Xbox One to $300, which…

Dogmeat is your loyal canine companion in Bethesda’s blockbuster Fallout 4 and it seems that the hard work and dedication has paid off this time as River, the inspiration behind Dogmeat, was announced “Best Game Dog” at the World Dog Awards, presented by Iams and The CW network. We are…

Daedalic Entertainment, the German studio best known for their point-and-click adventure games like The Whispering World and the Deponia series, are trying their hand at something new; a procedurally-generated space odyssey. Procedurally-generated might be the most overused concept in the indie development scene since the Minecraft crafting system, but Daedalic seem…

A few weeks back, we reported that a remake of the Adam's Venture trilogy would be coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC later this year thanks to the efforts of the original developers. Like the awakening of an ancient treasure, it has now been now revealed that Adam's Venture Origins…

Get your protein shakes ready because shit's about to go down. The Gears of War 4 multiplayer beta finally has a release date, with an early access period starting on April 18th for owners of the Gears of War Ultimate Edition whilst everyone else gets to join the fun on April 24th.…

Sound the horns for the apocalypse is surely upon us. Microsoft are now officially supporting cross platform play between Xbox Live and other networks, including those of other consoles like PSN. The first game to support full cross-play will be the indie powerhouse Rocket League, which currently allows PC and…

Turtles fans rejoice! It would seem that the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan will be hitting shelves a lot sooner than expected. Developers Platinum Games have dropped a new trailer via the good folks at IGN and it looks really damn good. Blending the kind of button-mashing chaos that…

More news for Killer Instinct fans as a leaker known as no1dead has leaked some very interesting screenshots to Shoryuken, detailing two new fighters and a new online mode for Microsoft's fighting game. The two new characters are Mira, Maya's late twin sister and General RAAM, the Locust general from…

Rivals of Aether has its final launch character in Etalus, a giant warrior polar bear with command of ice. He is a heavy character like Kragg, using his control of ice to freeze opponents and even grant him frozen armour to help tank hits. He can freeze sections of the…

The development for Dead Island 2 has been taken over by Sumo Digital, the studio behind LittleBigPlanet3. Publisher Deep Silver told MCV today that it had moved the production of the zombie shooter to the studio as “Sumo showed so much understanding of the brand, had creative ideas and an excellent, vision that…

After the success of their first person puzzle adventure that was Pneuma: Breath of Life, Bulkhead Interactive have set their sights on the stars. Announced earlier today, The Turing Test is set on a research facility on Europa, one of the moons orbiting Jovian, also known as the planet Jupiter.…

Since it's launch day on March 8th, Tom Clancy's The Division from Ubisoft has quickly become the companies fastest selling title to date. It was also revealed that the game has also set new digital sales record for the company across all platforms. There are no numbers thus far as…

Oh my god this looks awesome. Sorry, composure. Seriously though, this latest Doom multiplayer trailer looks freaking sweet. ID Software's montage of pain shows off the suite of weaponry at the player's disposal including shotguns, energy weapons, railguns and rocket launchers. We also get a peak at the kind of…

Good news for fans of old school RPGs and 90s era comics as thanks to a partnership between Nordic Games and Airship Syndicate, the developers of Battle Chasers: Nightwar, all of the campaign stretch goals for this video game revival of Joe Madureira's comic series have now been reached. Nordic…

After a few months away, The Odd Gentlemen have invited us to return to Daventry once again. With the strong start offered by A Knight to Remember, we are offered to join Graham in another tale of his past adventures, affectionately named Rubble Without A Cause. The second episode takes…

Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb spoke out about the downtime that Xbox Live has been experiencing over the last two weeks. Reddit user BIGBLOCK22s submitted a thread titled 'Has Microsoft even thought about compensation for the last 2 weeks?' Major Nelson responded "I've taken some of the more thoughtful comments and shared them with…

The latest issue of Game Informer is out and it is telling us a whole lot of details about the main characters in the upcoming Gears of War sequel. The new title takes place 25 years after the events of Gears of War 3, meaning we will be introduced to…

Whether you are a fan of sandbox crime solving, time travelling adventure games or skateboarding legends, the Xbox Store Deals with Gold update for this week will have something for everyone. If you were wondering about the game with time travel, DontNod Entertainment's Life is Strange has received a 50%…

After a leak early today via an ad on IGN's website which teased another beta launch, Jeff Kapkan from Blizzard has officially announced that Overwatch will be launching on all platforms on May 24th. There will also be an open beta which consoles can join in on, between the 5th…