Argos says it'll deliver Xbox One X at one minute past midnight in London

Argos has upped the ante in the video game delivery arms race with an ambitious new service that promises to get an Xbox One X in Londoners' arms at one min… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Gears of War 4 campaign runs at 60fps on Xbox One X

You can play Gears of War 4's campaign at 60 frames per second - if you choose performance mode.Microsoft published a video, below, outlining the enhancements Xbox One X brings to The Coalition's action game, and it reveals performance mode. This lets players for the first time r … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Battleborn's final update out now

Battleborn's final update has gone live as developer Gearbox moves across to work on the next Borderlands game.Battleborn's autumn update is the multiplayer… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Echo feels like the ultimate conclusion to Hitman

I'm not sure how you feel about eye contact, but even if you really, really love it, Echo is going to test you. Its menu screen, for starters, is a huge eyeball, lashes thick and curling and as weird and alien as real, human lashes, its pupil darting around as you hover between t … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

'80s slasher movie puzzler Slayaway Camp is out on Xbox One and PS4 this week

'80s-slasher-movie-themed puzzler Slayaway Camp is rampaging onto Xbox One and PlayStation 4, starting this week.Slayaway Camp is the first game from Blue Wizard Digital - an indie studio set up by PopCap co-founder Jason Kapalka - and originally launched on PC last year.It plays … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Nintendo reveals a Super Nintendo 3DS XL for North America

North America will gets its very own version of the Super Nintendo 3DS XL next month, Nintendo has announced.It follows the release of a Japanese SNES 3DS XL last year, and the launch of a similarly styled European version earlier this month.Unsurprisingly, the North American edi … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jelly Deals: Splatoon 2 amiibo down to £9.99 today

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.If there's one thing Nintendo doe … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Destiny 2 won't have a Halloween event this year

Every year since release, Destiny has acknowledged Halloween in-game. But, this year, there will be no Festival of the Lost event.Replying to a fan on Twitter, Bungie community manager David "Deej" Dague confirmed there would be no in-game event this year:Festival of the Lost has … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Subsurface Circular comes to iPad today

Modern text adventure Subsurface Circular is available today for iPad.Developed by Mike Bithell, creator of Thomas Was Alone and Volume, Subsurface Circular originally released on Steam in August this year. Its mobile version will launch via the App Store today.In Subsurface Circ … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Rockstar did not think GTA5 single-player expansions "were either possible or necessary"

It shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear confirmation Grand Theft Auto 5, a game released in 2013, will not get a single-player expansion, however disappointing that may be.Now, though, and from what I can tell is for the first time, Rockstar has explained why GTA 5 ended … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Here's your Dragon Ball FighterZ release date

Promising fighting game Dragon Ball FighterZ comes out on 26th January 2018, Bandai Namco has announced. That's for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.Dragon Ball FighterZ is a 2.5D fighter from Arc System Works, the developer of the critically acclaimed BlazBlue series. It is of cou … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Watch: We go hands-on with Total War's new Mortal Empires campaign

This week sees the campaign maps for Total War: Warhammer 1 and 2 being combined in a new mode called Mortal Empires. If you own both games, this'll arrive… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' latest update makes blue zone deadlier

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' latest patch will increase the amount of damage players take from the blue zone.According to the development team's patch notes, the new update, currently on test servers and due to go live next week, increases the blue zone DOT (damage over time) a … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

"I've seen people literally spend $15,000 on Mass Effect multiplayer cards"

Gameplay designer Manveer Heir spent a long time - seven years - working for Electronic Arts at BioWare Montreal, making Mass Effect 3 (mostly multiplayer)… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Our first look at Football Manager 2018's new graphics engine

Football Manager isn't the first title that springs to mind when it comes to video game visuals, but developer Sports Interactive has invested in a new graphics engine for this year's entry to help make the series look less like an interactive spreadsheet, as Football Manager is … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

The Shin Megami Tensei game that's coming to Switch is Shin Megami Tensei 5

Way, way back in January at the final reveal event for Nintendo's Switch, we got news of a Shin Megami Tensei project coming to the hybrid console. And now, over ten months later, we know what that project will be. Atlus' long-running post-apocalyptic RPG series - which celebrate … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Nintendo to reveal Animal Crossing mobile game this week

The long-awaited Animal Crossing smartphone game will be unveiled this week, Nintendo has announced.A special Animal Crossing themed Nintendo Direct will be held on Wednesday, 25th October in Japan - at midday local time, so 4am here.We're checking with Nintendo UK now to hear if … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jelly Deals: Humble's got a bunch of sales for you today

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… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Sonic Mania and its impact on the future of the Sonic series

There was a Sonic the Hedgehog game that came out a short while ago, you might have noticed. It was also a mighty fine Sonic the Hedgehog game, too, restoring a little swagger and glory to the series thanks to the efforts of Christian Whitehead and his team with the outstanding S … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Original Xbox Star Wars: KOTOR downloadable ahead of back-compat launch

Half a dozen games for the original Xbox, including Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, are now available to digitally download ahead of their launch as Xbox One backwards compatible titles.Microsoft has yet to announce the games as being playable on Xbox One, but you can alr … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Destiny 2's Iron Banner reward system will be reworked

Bungie will rework the rewards system for future iterations of Destiny 2's Iron Banner event, following fan feedback.Iron Banner debuted in Destiny 2 earlier this month with several changes from Destiny 1. It no longer featured power advantages for players of a higher level. It a … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jelly Deals: Half Term Sale at TheGameCollection features Destiny 2, Overwatch 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.With the international event that … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Gran Turismo Sport finishes first in UK chart

Gran Turismo Sport is the UK's number one game, with almost three times as many physical launch week sales as racing game rival Forza 7 managed.Data from Chart-Track reveals Gran Turismo Sport, the first in Sony's long-running racing sim series to launch on PlayStation 4, had bet … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

When it comes to FIFA 18, you can most definitely cash out

In FIFA, as so many fans of EA's all-conquering football series know, you can buy FIFA Coins with real world money. And with those FIFA Coins you can buy packs of cards for use in FIFA Ultimate Team, the series' most popular mode and the one that makes EA so many millions of doll … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 review

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was, by all accounts, a brilliant smartphone. It offered significant hardware and software benefits over the competition as well a… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Letter from the meta: This week's top Hearthstone decks

A note from the editor: Metabomb is Gamer Network's specialist competitive gaming site with a particular emphasis on Hearthstone. Each week we're inviting the team to bring you a round-up of all the biggest news and events they've been covering. Welcome to another of our weekly … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Revisiting Raven's Wolfenstein

With Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus due out next week, I'm sure I'm not the only one revisiting some of the highlights of the series. Wolfenstein 3D invent… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Tech Analysis: Gran Turismo Sport vs Forza Motorsport 7

Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo: two franchise juggernauts that push the technical limits of their respective platforms. As console-orientated driving simulators, they share much in common - both hand in state-of-the-art visuals, a remarkable level of fidelity, and they both ta … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jelly Deals roundup: PS4 Pro bundles, L.A. Noire, The Witcher series 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.Another week has sailed on by and … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

How video game difficulty became a cultural battleground

In the 1990s a group of Japanese video game designers were faced with a curious problem. Most games at the time came with three difficulty options, escalating in arduousness from "Easy" through "Normal" up to "Hard." In this way, a player could match the game's challenge to their … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

New Mexico makes for a stunning backdrop in American Truck Simulator's upcoming DLC

Developer SCS Software has released two unexpectedly beautiful new minutes of sweeping vistas from its upcoming American Truck Simulator New Mexico DLC.The expansion was announced back in February to celebrate American Truck Simulator's first birthday, and follows on from last ye … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

You can currently get a Steam Link for 80p

Valve's PC-to-TV streaming box doodah Steam Link can currently be purchased for 80p, down from its usual, considerably heftier price of £39.99.There is, however, one caveat: the Steam Link discount is only available as part of a £7.09 bundle that includes a Steam Link and a copy … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Civilization 6's big religion-improving autumn update is now live

Firaxis' big new autumn update (or Fall Update, if you must) for Civilization 6 is live and available to download now.Its main focus is on overhauling the way that religion works, making the religious path a more enjoyable, tenable approach to winning the game. To that end, the u … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Steam Halloween, Black Friday and Winter sale dates leaked

Start and end dates for the Steam Halloween, Black Friday and Winter sales have been leaked on Reddit, and we've independently corroborated them as correct.The remaining Steam sales in 2017 are: Remember, Steam no longer does flash sales so discounts last the duration. Also remem … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Sensible Soccer spiritual successor Sociable Soccer kicks off on Steam

Sociable Soccer, the Sensible Soccer-style football game, is out now on Steam as an Early Access title. It costs £14.99.Sociable Soccer is a fast-paced arcadey football game designed by Jon Hare, the designer of the Sensible Soccer games. It launches with over 1000 teams, over 30 … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jelly Deals: Nintendo Switch reduced to £260 today

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.Right now (and probably not for m … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Remembering Dyna Blaster, the first Battle Royale game I played

26 years on, the opening ditty to Dyna Blaster on the Amiga is still seared into my memory, a perfect, personal time capsule that exists nowhere else but my brain. I only need to hum the first 10 seconds of that jingle and suddenly I'm transported back in time to 1991. 12 years o … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

What the UK can learn from the Far East's battle with loot boxes

The debate surrounding loot boxes and in-game gambling has reached new levels, with the UK government now being called upon to change current legislation.A petition calling for the government to adapt current gambling laws to loot boxes in video games surpassed the 10,000 signatu … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Destiny 2's Trials of the Nine event postponed for two weeks

Destiny 2's top-tier weekly multiplayer activity Trials of the Nine has been postponed for the next two weeks.The reason? It's that pesky Monty Python emote, which lets you glitch through walls.Destiny 2 developer Bungie has said it won't be able to implement a fix until the firs … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jelly Deals: Sid Meier's Civilization 3 free at Humble

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. You can also find Jamie's Black … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

In praise of bad game design

There is a certain language we too often use around video games, a particular body of criteria and expectations. You could call it the cult of smoothness. This is, I'll admit, more of a characterisation born of years spent trawling forums than it is some kind of scientific apprai … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

PlayStation is touring the UK to promote PSVR in the run-up to Christmas

Sony has announced that it'll be taking PlayStation VR on the road, visiting nine UK cities in the run-up to Christmas.PlayStation's Live The Game tour, to give it the event its full, official name, begins on October 25th, and runs right through until December 19th. It will be ma … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Boyfriend Dungeon is a dungeon-crawler that lets you date your weapon

Ever been deep in the throes of your favourite dungeon-crawler and found yourself thinking, "Hey, this game would be improved dramatically if only I could forge a deep and lasting romantic connection with this sexy looking broadsword"? If you just answered "yes", Boyfriend Dungeo … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Xbox One X Shadow of War shows profound improvements over PS4 Pro

While we can draw conclusions about PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X from their respective specs sheets, real-life comparisons are somewhat thin on the ground right now. Microsoft's new console should offer a comprehensive improvements owing to more memory, higher levels of bandw … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Hollow Knight's spooky free expansion Grimm Troupe has a release date

Hollow Knight's next free expansion, Grimm Troupe, will finally launch on PC on October 26th, developer Team Cherry has announced.Grimm Troupe is the second free content expansion released for Team Cherry's beautiful, insect-themed Metroidvania game, following Hidden Dreams earli … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Dawn of War 3 gets new Endless War update

Relic has released a new update for Dawn of War 3 designed to rekindle interest in the real-time strategy game.The free Endless War update includes new multiplayer maps and options, as well as new elites and skins.The new elites are the Space Marine's Ironclad Dreadnought, the Or … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Croteam's philisophical puzzler The Talos Principle is now available in VR

Croteam's excellent philosophical sci-fi puzzler The Talos Principle has just launched in a brand-new VR guise for Oculus and Vive.The Talos Principle VR is a standalone version of the critically acclaimed first-person puzzler, which originally launched back in 2014, and includes … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Star Wars Battlefront 2's single-player campaign offers a fresh perspective on a familiar world

You asked for it, and here it is. A campaign was, for many, the missing piece from 2015's Star Wars Battlefront, and the one key ingredient that could make its sequel worthwhile. Having played a slim handful of missions, it's certainly not been left wanting when it comes to budge … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago