Phantasy Star Online 2: Cloud is coming to Switch… in Japan

Sega's free-to-play hack-and-slash MMO Phantasy Star Online 2: Cloud is coming to Switch next year, at least in Japan.As reported by Siliconera, this Switch version of the much pined for RPG was revealed in the Japanese stream of tonight's Nintendo Direct. Allegedly the "Cloud" i … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Super Mario Odyssey's photo mode will let you send screenshots to your smartphone

Super Mario Odyssey is going to have its own in-game photo mode and it sure looks impressive.As revealed during Nintendo's livestream earlier today, this feature, entitled Snapshot Mode, allows you to freeze time and move the camera anywhere you'd like. From there, you can implem … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Skyrim's Switch release date slated for November

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is coming to Switch on 19th November.Nintendo just revealed this release date during a Nintendo Direct livestream tonight. This handheld version of Skyrim should basically be the Skyrim you know and love, only with optional motions controls and a Zelda … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Surprise! Minecraft is coming to New 3DS today

A 3DS edition of Minecraft was just announced, and then revealed to be launching later today on the eShop.The surprise unveiling happened during a Nintendo Direct livestream tonight. Word of warning though, Minecraft will only run on the New Nintendo 3DS models. Not the old ones. … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

One of the original Splatoon's best maps is coming to the sequel this Saturday

Kelp Dome, one of the finest maps in the original Splatoon, is coming to the sequel this coming Saturday - and it's being joined by a couple of new surprises, too. Kelp Dome is being joined by an all-new map, Snapper Canal, as well as a new weapon dubbed the Tenta Brella. It work … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Arms' new character and version 3.0 are now live

Arms' first all-new character has been introduced into the game, alongside a new update that introduces a suite of new features. Lola Pop's the all-new character, a clown with nunchucks and magical expanding trousers because video games. She comes complete with an all-new confect … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has a final release date

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 finally has a release date, with the sequel to the epic 2010 RPG coming on December 1st. Monolith Soft's adventure was one of the last pieces to fall in Nintendo's first-party plans for the remainder of 2017. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a spiritual successor … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Nintendo unveils a Pokémon themed New 2DS XL

Nintendo has announced an all-new Pokéball-themed 2DS XL that will launch alongside this autumn's Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon. Alongside the announcement of the new hardware, some slim details were revealed about Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, with two new Ultra Pokémon r … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Doom and Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus are coming to Switch

Bethesda's double whammy of resuscitated id Software IPs, Doom and Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, are coming to Switch.Revealed moments ago in a Nintendo Direct livestream, Doom is planned for this "holiday" season, while Wolfenstein 2 is slated for sometime next year.The 2016 … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

The Last of Us and Uncharted 4 co-director Bruce Straley departs Naughty Dog after 18 years

The Last of Us and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End co-director Bruce Straley is departing from Naughty Dog after 18 years.Straley joined Naughty Dog in 1999 where he served as a texture artist on Crash Team Racing and an artist on Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. After a decade h … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Axiom Verge to launch early on Switch eShop following retail release delay

Oldschool metroidvania adventure Axiom Verge is coming to Switch digitally on 5th October, which is a pleasant surprise as it was previously slated for 17th October (though it was originally targeting an August launch).The reason it's been moved forward is due to the fancy Multiv … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Rocket League's Autumn Update adds seasonal arena, new items, and a better spectator mode

Rocket League is getting a huge Autumn Update on all platforms come 28th September that will keep the esport evolving in a myriad of ways.One of the most readily apparent additions will be seasonal arenas. This autumn we'll be getting a rural-themed map called Farmstead.There wil … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Thimbleweed Park sets release dates on Switch, iOS and Android

Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion co-creator Ron Gilbert's retro point-and-click detective comedy Thimbleweed Park is coming to Switch, IOS and Android in th… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Stardew Valley publisher reveals new details on magic school RPG

Stardew Valley publisher Chucklefish has revealed more details on its upcoming magic school RPG.The untitled game was first teased last month by Chucklefish founder Finn "Tiy" Brice on Twitter, with fans immediately drawing similarities to Little Witch Academia.Not much has been … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jelly Deals: Humble Capcom x Sega x Atlas bundle live now

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.Who, other than Humble, would giv … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Celebrating Devrim Kay, Destiny's first gay character

UPDATE 15/9/17: Since our article celebrating Devrim Kay went live earlier this week, we've received some lovely responses. One of the best comes from Gideo… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Super Meat Boy Forever does more with two buttons than most do with 14

Let's get the bad news out of the way first: Super Meat Boy co-creator and character designer Edmund McMillen, the burly bearded man made famous by his starring role in Indie Game: The Movie, is not involved in the sequel, Super Meat Boy Forever. Having gone independent to work o … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Fallout: New Vegas was once Fallout: Sin City and had three playable races

Did you know Obsidian originally wanted three playable races in Fallout: New Vegas? This is the part literally crossed out - struck through and coloured red - on the Fallout 3.5 treatment Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart showed me at the studio."Originally we had this idea where the … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Nintendo Switch's disappointing mobile app just got a bit better

Nintendo's mobile companion app for the Switch just got a big improvement. Its new update, 1.1.0, now lets you chat while using other apps or while your phone's screen is switched off.The Switch's mobile companion app launched back in July and it is fair to say we were less than … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Dissecting PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' datamined desert map

PlayerUnkown's Battlegrounds rolled out its latest patch to test servers yesterday and already someone has datamined the new desert mini-map.Redditor bizzfarts uncovered the map from the patch's directories, using UModel to reveal its contents.Check out the map below, or download … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

A (brief) history of PlayStation football

Last night, following Manchester United's 3-0 Champions League group game victory against Basel, manager Jose Mourinho expressed his anger at the way his side had played.The demanding Portuguese said his players played with too much confidence and, well, took the piss a bit."We w … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Tooth and Tail review

At a glance, Monaco developer Pocketwatch Games' new real-time strategy game Tooth and Tail can look a little twee. Mice in uniforms, drunk squirrels, a flamethrower-wielding hog who calls himself Uncle Butter, hulking owls that will sometimes regurgitate the repentant for one fi … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jelly Deals: Amazon offering six months of Prime for £6 to students

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 you happen to have been a citi … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Recent disasters hurry World of Warcraft to release this year's charity pet

Due to hurricanes Harvey and Irma, flooding in South Asia, and "countless other crises" around the world, Blizzard has decided this year's World of Warcraft charity drive cannot wait. Instead of releasing the new charity pet alongside BlizzCon in November, Shadow the Fox is avail … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

iPhone X: Apple bets the future of smartphones on Kinect's failed tech

Sooner or later we knew we'd reach this point. Apple's newly revealed iPhone X is the first $1000/£1000 smartphone, arriving with a slew of features and technologies that have already been trialled in mainstream gaming with varying levels of success. The new phone brings with it … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Bungie removes "hate symbol" from Destiny 2

Bungie has acted swiftly to remove a "hate symbol" from a piece of Destiny 2 armour.The "Kek" logo was featured prominently on a pair of legendary Hunter ga… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

The video game pacifists

Video games are guilty of reflecting humanity's more violent nature at times - and it's easy to see why when our screens are filled with nameless marines and musclebound maniacs eager to destroy every living thing in their path. As in reality, the virtual worlds we inhabit contai … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

The Machines may be Apple's most impressive augmented-reality showcase yet

Apple revealed perhaps the best showcase for its impending augmented-reality tech yet at its press conference earlier today.Shanghai-based startup Directive Games' upcoming RTS The Machines will take full advantage of Apple's ARKit tech, which will be included in iOS 11 when that … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

ThatGameCompany reveals "social adventure game" Sky for iOS

Journey and Flower developer ThatGameCompany just announced its first project outside of Sony's stable. Now it's making its mobile debut with the iOS "socia… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Apple reveals iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and X

Apple has unveiled the next two iterations of its iPhone line today.The next model of iPhone is predictably the iPhone 8. It will feature a 4.7 inch retina display and an A11 Bionic chip, making multithreaded workloads 70 per cent faster and the GPU 30 per cent faster that that o … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Okami HD is coming to the west in December

The recently revealed Okami HD restoration is slated to arrive in the west on PS4, Xbox One, and PC 12th December, Capcom has announced.You can see how the remaster of this 2006 cult classic looks in action in its debut trailer below:Okami HD will feature 4K support along with an … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

89-rated Gareth Bale drops out of top 10 players for FIFA 18

Poor Gareth Bale. Not only does he have to contend with annoying recurring injuries and the nagging sense that Real Madrid's going to sell him sooner rather than later, but he's now found himself relegated from FIFA's top 10 rated players list.Each year, ahead of the release of t … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Battle Royale coming to Fortnite in September

A Battle Royale mode is coming to Fortnite on 26th September."100 players. One giant map. A battle bus," Epic said in a note to press. "Fortnite building skills combined with intense PvP combat. The last player standing wins."100 players parachute - sorry glide - from the battle … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jelly Deals: Solid Snake statue from First4Figures pre-orders 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.There are probably some of you ou … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

GAME deletes "inappropriate" Hurricane Irma tweet

UK retailer GAME has pulled a Twitter message which inappropriately referenced the deadly Hurricane Irma.In a tweet boasting about its "crazy good #tech deals", GAME encouraged customers to check out its offers despite "#hurricaneimra [sic] causing chaos".More than 40 people acro … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

PewDiePie apologises for racial slur

Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg has apologised for using a racial slur during a recent livestream.The world's most popular YouTuber was heavily criticised for using the n-word during a livestream of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds earlier this week. He said: "What a f***ing n*****! Gee … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Switch's Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition is far from definitive

Before we go on, let's stress that Rayman Legends is and has always been a highly enjoyable platformer - one of the best of the last five years - and it's t… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Star Wars: Battlefront Season Pass currently free on PS4 and Xbox One

UPDATE 2:50pm: A PS Plus account is not required to buy the Season Pass for PlayStation 4, however it is required to play the game on online-multiplayer. Mi… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jelly Deals: Spend $15 / £12 at GOG this week and get 3 games free

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.Since the very beginning of this … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Metroid: Samus Returns review

Metroid is back. For real, this time. After the odd detour of last year's Federation Force, a serviceable co-op adventure but a horrendously misjudged comeback for the series after an eight year hiatus, we have this. Metroid: Samus Returns is a remake of 1991's Metroid 2, a side- … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' latest patch brings foggy weather and a new town

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds latest patch is now available for test servers and is expected to roll out to live servers later this week.The game's Septembe… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Nintendo announces NES mini is back in production

UPDATE 10.50am: Nintendo UK has now confirmed the NES mini will return to shops here next summer. Not only that, but an increase in production of SNES mini… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Rummaging through Obsidian's drawer of game ideas

Everyone has a drawer they can't close because it's stuffed too full of things. Mine has a whisk which always stops the bloody drawer from closing, and it's… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Destiny 2 servers down for four hours today

Bungie will take Destiny 2 offline for four hours today while it conducts its first round of live maintenance on the game.Players will be unable to login from 3pm UK time this afternoon, when maintenance is scheduled to begin.Any players still in the game at that point will get 6 … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Jelly Deals: Nintendo Switch from as low as £255 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.On a seemingly innocuous Tuesday … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

FIFA 18 demo goes live today

The FIFA 18 demo comes out today on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (it goes live on each platform at various times - we'll update the article throughout the day). You can play Kick Off mode with a raft of clubs and stadiums, as well as preview The Journey story mode.12 teams are … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Xbox Live Indie Games officially closes 29th September

Microsoft shuts down its indie games programme for Xbox 360 at the end of this month.29th September will be the last day players can buy games from Xbox Liv… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Please Knock on My Door review

Have you ever had that voice in your head which tells you that your friends don't like you? That nagging feeling people would be better off without you? Or that you are a failure in work? Thoughts and feelings we find ourselves trying to suppress but which still raise their ugly … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago