Call of Duty: WW2 devs accidentally gave everyone double XP from launch

Call of Duty: WW2 developer Sledgehammer accidentally gave all players double XP from the launch of the game - and have only now turned it off.Sledgehammer… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

How The Witcher 1 opening hour looks remade in The Witcher 3

What would The Witcher 1 prologue tutorial - where amnesiac Geralt is hauled in from the woods by his witcher pals and taken to the iconic castle Kaer Morhen - look like remade in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt? After all, Kaer Morhen and Geralt's pals all appear in The Witcher 3.Well … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jelly Deals: Up to 80% off Capcom classics on PC at Fanatical this week

A note from the editor: Jelly Deals is a deals site launched by our parent company, Gamer Network, with a mission to find the best bargains out there. Look out for the Jelly Deals roundup of reduced-price games and kit every Saturday on Eurogamer.In case you missed the memo a for … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Now Warface gets a Battle Royale mode

It was inevitable, wasn't it? After PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds broke Steam records and Epic saw a huge uptick in players following the launch of a Battle Royale mode for Fortnite, other developers are getting stuck into the hot new video game genre. The latest: Crytek's Warfac … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

There's more to Assassin's Creed's Renaissance Italy than meets the eye

Editor's note: Rob Dwiar is a garden designer, landscape architect, horticulturist and writer who regular Eurogamer readers may remember for his analysis of The Witcher 3, Mass Effect and Dishonored, his essay on the genius of Rapture and his thoughts on the close quarters of Dea … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jelly Deals: Nintendo Switch down to £269.99 at Amazon this week

A note from the editor: Jelly Deals is a deals site launched by our parent company, Gamer Network, with a mission to find the best bargains out there. Look out for the Jelly Deals roundup of reduced-price games and kit every Saturday on Eurogamer.As I have mentioned multiple time … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Sledgehammer outlines plan to combat Call of Duty: WW2's worrying online issues

Call of Duty: WW2 came out two weeks ago, and while it's a cracking shooter, performance issues are threatening to derail the game's launch.Last week we reported on the game's first big update, which fixed some things but broke others.All the while the game's 48-player social spa … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Noctis from Final Fantasy 15 coming to Tekken 7

Hot on the heels of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles guest starring in Injustice 2 comes the news that Noctis, star of Final Fantasy 15, is coming to Tekken 7.Noctis is due out as a DLC character at some point in spring 2018, Bandai Namco said. You can see him in action in the ga … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are coming to Injustice 2

Here's a guest character - well, four - we hadn't expected for Injustice 2: the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.In a video announcing the final three DLC characters for NetherRealm's DC Universe fighting game, The Atom and Enchantress are joined by none other than Leonardo, Michelan … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

EA's response to Star Wars: Battlefront 2 hero unlock fury isn't going down well

Star Wars Battlefront 2 is now out in the wild, but the negative response to its controversial progression systems shows no signs of going away.Over the weekend, EA responded to the conversation on reddit - in a comment which is now one of the all-time top downvoted posts on the … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Dangerous sports for a frosty morning

Sometimes a crow is the perfect companion. All the way through the demo for Lonely Mountains: Downhill, you can hear this crow, solitary as ever, that ragge… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Football Manager 2018 review

You only need an excuse. The fundamental appeal of Football Manager is the same as it was in the Collyer brothers' debut in 1992, and if at any time in your life that appeal has spoken to you, it will do so forevermore. Really, it's just a matter of how seductively each iteration … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

How does Call of Duty: WW2 look on Xbox One X and PS4 Pro?

Every year, a new Call of Duty arrives, the franchise standard bearer for 60 frames per second gameplay and by extension, the end product of some of the ind… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Revisiting Nintendo's novelty pop hit

The name Simon Harris has meant many different things to many different people, since the musician and producer began his career as a club promoter in London in the early 1980s. In 1986 he co-founded the Music of Life label - home to material by Paul Oakenfold, Norman Cook Fatboy … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Doom's 'impossible' Switch port analysed in depth

One of the most celebrated FPS franchise giants has finally returned to the House of Mario. Going back more than two decades, Nintendo hardware has always had a unique relationship with the series. Doom for the Super NES, sluggish though it may be, was a technical showpiece for N … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Wolfenstein 2: the biggest jump yet from PS4 Pro to Xbox One X?

Wolfenstein 2 is one of the most exceptional graphical showcases of the generation so far - a 60 frames per second shooter with beautiful dynamic lighting and shading, GPU-accelerated particles and a state-of-the-art post-process pipeline. However, it does have one weakness: perf … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jelly Deals roundup: Switch, Nioh, Xbox One X Scorpio Edition and more

A note from the editor: Jelly Deals is a deals site launched by our parent company, Gamer Network, with a mission to find the best bargains out there. Look out for the Jelly Deals roundup of reduced-price games and kit every Saturday on Eurogamer.Welcome to another look back at t … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Video games and improv are made for each other

I started acting when I was fifteen. It was the freedom that attracted me; years of shyness and frustration shunted cleanly out of the way with scripts and imaginary characters to hide behind. A few decades of training, performing, directing, then teaching eventually lead to two … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Little Nightmares' spooky new DLC episode The Hideaway is out now

Little Nightmares' second helping of deliciously dark story DLC, known as The Hideaway, has arrived on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.The Hideaway is the second of three planned DLC episodes for developer Tarsier's Secrets of The Maw story arc, following on from July's The Depths. That ep … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Capcom confirms it has new games in the works for Switch, including an Ace Attorney

Capcom is already developing new games to release on Nintendo Switch in fiscal year 2018, Capcom COO Haruhiro Tsujiro has confirmed - and one of those is an Ace Attorney game. The news comes via an interview by Japanese news website Jiji, as translated by Wall Street Journal tech … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Until Dawn developer's PSVR psychological horror game The Inpatient has been delayed

Sony has announced that two of its Supermassive-Games-developed PSVR titles - hospital horror The Inpatient and co-operative cover shooter Bravo Team - have been delayed.Both games were revealed at E3, and were originally scheduled to launch by the end of the year. According to a … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Surgeon Simulator studio has cancelled Splatoon-esque multiplayer skater Decksplash

Surgeon Simulator and I Am Bread developer Bossa Studios has announced that development on its vaguely Splatoon-esque multiplayer skateboard project Decksplash will end after the game failed to reach its 100k player target during last week's free trial.Bossa recently announced th … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jelly Deals: Razer discounting its gaming hardware this weekend

A note from the editor: Jelly Deals is a deals site launched by our parent company, Gamer Network, with a mission to find the best bargains out there. Look out for the Jelly Deals roundup of reduced-price games and kit every Saturday on Eurogamer.The folks over at Razer are getti … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Halo 5: Xbox One X's most impressive 4K upgrade?

Step back for a moment to the year 2015. 343 Industries is releasing Halo 5: Guardians to eager fans the world over. While not completely escaping criticism, the game itself is well received and ultimately, it's a solid shooter with tight gameplay and gorgeous art direction - all … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Star Wars Battlefront 2's free The Last Jedi DLC gets a release date

EA has laid out the roadmap for December's The Last Jedi season of Star Wars Battlefront 2 content.The main date to remember is 13th December. This is when new Hero and Villain characters Finn and Captain Phasma will arrive; when new planetary map Crait, and new Starfighter Assau … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Call of Duty: WW2 gets its first big update

Call of Duty: WW2 has its first big update - but it doesn't fix the game's troubled social space.Sledgehammer's first-person shooter has got off to a rocky start performance-wise, with connection issues and server problems marring what is a solid and fun multiplayer experience (I … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Super Lucky's Tale review

On the surface, Lucky the fox is a perfect example of why you should never, ever name your kid "Lucky". His debut adventure was tied to the Oculus Rift, which meant that its impact was always going to be pretty limited. Even then, in amongst all those weird treats that defined th … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

FIFA 18 fans are using terrible players to "exploit" the AI

A new FIFA Ultimate Team "exploit" has emerged that some players reckon can't be fixed.FIFA 18 introduced a new FUT mode called Squad Battles. This lets you play computer-controlled teams for FIFA Coins and points that determine your ranking on the global leaderboard. At the end … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Destiny 2 PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X enhancements coming next month

PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X enhancements are coming next month, on 5th December, to Destiny 2.That's the same date as Destiny 2's upcoming Curse of Osiris DLC, and the start of the game's second quarterly Season.Both PS4 Pro and Xbox One X will gain high dynamic range (HDR) … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Meet the champion racing driver turned indie developer

Recent years have seen the rise of one particularly positive story; that of the gamer turned professional racing driver, as personified by Lucas Ordóñez, Jann Mardenborough or the eventual winner of McLaren's world's fastest gamer competition that's been running through the year. … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

PlayerUnknown offers a closer look at Battlegrounds' new desert map

Brendan 'PlayerUnknown' Greene has offered another look at Battlegrounds' upcoming desert map. And it's not just a bunch of sand!Battlegrounds' desert map was first revealed earlier this year, when Greene confirmed that two new maps were currently in development. The other, set i … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

EA is buying Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment

EA has announced it will buy Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment.The agreement will see EA pay $151 million in cash for Respawn, up to $164 million in long-term equity, and a maximum of $140 million in performance milestone payments.According to Kotaku, South Korean publish … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

You can download and play Overwatch for free next weekend on PC, Xbox One, and PS4

You'll be able to download and play Overwatch for free next weekend on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4, Blizzard has announced. The Overwatch Free Week… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jaunty musical adventure Wandersong is coming to PC and Switch next year

Developer Dumb & Fat Games has announced that Wandersong, an adorable side-scrolling adventure in which you manipulate the world around you using the power of music, will release on PC and Switch early next year.Wandersong casts you as a roaming bard who embarks on a globe-trotti … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Crytek's multiplayer swamp horror Hunt: Showdown will enter closed alpha this winter

Crytek has announced that Hunt: Showdown, its multiplayer swamp-based bounty hunting horror game, will hold closed alpha sessions for a limited number of pa… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

LA Noire remaster changes those infamous interrogation button prompts

LA Noire had a lot going for it - pulpy murder mystery cases to solve, an open world 1940s Los Angeles to explore, and that weird uncanny valley facial motion capture.The thing I remember most, though, is its interrogation scenes. As Cole Phelps I sat across a table from my suspe … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

The price and state of Star Wars Battlefront 2 loot crates at launch

The 10-hour Star Wars Battlefront 2 trial is now live for EA Access on Xbox One and Origin Access on PC. This is the full version of the game, meaning we can use it to see how loot crates work at launch. The only restricted content is single-player, where three levels are availab … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Telltale's Batman series arrives on Nintendo Switch next week

Telltale's first season of Batman episodes launches for Nintendo Switch next Friday, 17th November. You'll be able to pick up a physical cop… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

US video-streaming app Hulu launches on Switch

Nintendo Switch just got its first video-streaming app outside of Japan: US TV service Hulu.You can download Hulu from the Switch eShop now if you have a US-registered account. Setting up a US account is easy - Switch is region-free - although you'll need a US-registered IP addre … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Sonic Forces review

It's taken years of gruesome experimentation but Sonic Team's designers have finally pulled it off. They've created the Ur-Sidekick, the Sidekick of Sidekicks, a total embodiment of a wayward franchise that can be invested with the traits of every other noxious bit-part this univ … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Humvee suing Activision over Call of Duty

The people behind Humvee are suing Activision over the appearance of the famous military vehicle in Call of Duty.AM General LLC said Activision incorporated its Humvee trademark without permission in the Call of Duty games, toys and strategy guides, Reuters reports.In the lawsuit … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Assassin's Creed Origins: Xbox One X is improved, but to what extent?

Assassin's Creed Origins arrives on Xbox One X, giving us a fascinating insight into how a key developer aims to scale their multi-platform projects most effectively across the current generation of consoles - both base models and 4K mid-gen refreshes. On the face of it, there ar … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jelly Deals: Some early Black Friday offers are going live

A note from the editor: Jelly Deals is a deals site launched by our parent company, Gamer Network, with a mission to find the best bargains out there. Look out for the Jelly Deals roundup of reduced-price games and kit every Saturday on Eurogamer.Whether or not you're happy about … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Unpatched, the disc version of The Witcher 3 runs at 60fps on Xbox One X

If you put your disc of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in your Xbox One X and play the game unpatched it will run at 60 frames per second.The Witcher 3 was one of the only games to ship with an unlocked framerate. Simply what you're seeing, then, is the extra grunt of Microsoft's new c … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Would there ever come a day when EA doesn't release a new FIFA every year?

For years now the FIFA community has wondered whether EA would stop selling a new game in the huge football series each year.Currently, EA releases a new, full price FIFA game each September. Each game usually includes gameplay improvements, squad updates, improved graphics and n … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

This short animated Assassin's Creed Origins trailer is worth a minute of your time

Clocking in at just under a minute, this Assassin's Creed Origins video is but a morsel of a trailer. Still, amongst all the bombastic gameplay and review score braggery we usually see in promotional trails, it's well worth highlighting.Created by Hong Kong-based Paperbox Creatio … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jelly Deals: GeForce 1080 8GB graphics card now under £500 with free Destiny 2

A note from the editor: Jelly Deals is a deals site launched by our parent company, Gamer Network, with a mission to find the best bargains out there. Look out for the Jelly Deals roundup of reduced-price games and kit every Saturday on Eurogamer.Those of you looking to upgrade y … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Xenoblade quest now live

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been updated with its new Xenoblade quest and support for the Champions amiibo.The Xenoblade armour is unlocked through a quest available as soon as you download Zelda's update 1.3.3. We got playing just now:Like other DLC armour, the q … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago