There are few experiences as crushing as being properly roasted in a fighting game. The coordination goes from your thumbs; the blood drains from your face; all sense of strategy implodes as blow after blow snakes through your defences and punts you helplessly around the stage. A … | Continue reading
Back in the 90s, if you had mentioned the names Nintendo and Sega to a kid in America, Japan or Europe, their face would have likely lit up. They'd instantly know what these words represented; the colour and excitement of a game on the TV screen in their front room, and a sense o … | Continue reading
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 down, another week o … | Continue reading
23 years on from its initial release, Donkey Kong Country remains one of the most influential games of all-time. Combining a unique approach to visual design and a pivotal reimagining of a classic Nintendo character, DKC was a landmark release. It was Rare's unique response to th … | Continue reading
Earlier this week, Take-Two's brand new label Private Division was named publisher of Obsidian's big and secret, in-development role-playing game.Take-Two, the parent company of 2K and Rockstar, is a big name, and what big names have been doing recently - Activision Blizzard, EA … | Continue reading
This piece contains spoilers for Assassin's Creed Origins. Assassin's Creed has always had fun with nested narratives. The modern-day sequences get a lot of stick, and fairly: they often feel like awkward and unnecessary interruptions to the historical adventuring which draws ma … | Continue reading
A few weeks ago now, a company called Boss Level Labs contacted Eurogamer, claiming to have created the world's first brain booster supplement for gamers. They called it GodMode. Now I felt that claim was a little generous, given I'd heard of an esports team in the States that we … | Continue reading
A year ago, Eurogamer reported on Pokémon Stars, an expanded version of Pokémon Sun and Moon which sources had told us was then pegged for release on Nintendo Switch this Christmas.Except, as we now know, plans changed. So what happened to the Stars project? Why did Nintendo and … | Continue reading
Earlier this week, a YouTube video sparked reports that Battlefield Bad Company 3 would launch in 2018. Details of the purported project were uploaded by Yo… | Continue reading
The story of how Final Fantasy came to be is as famous as any of the tales spun by the series itself. Of how one Hironobu Sakaguchi, working at a Square that was down on its luck, gave his fledgling RPG a little flourish in its title, and how it created an irony that stalks the s … | Continue reading
There's a folder on my PlayStation 4 that's reserved for the really good stuff. It's where Towerfall Ascension sits alongside Nidhogg and the brilliant compilation that is Sportsfriends. It's where I head when friends are around, when I want a guaranteed good time, and ever since … | Continue reading
Destiny 2's first seasonal event, The Dawning, arrives next week on Tuesday, 19th December. Three weeks long, it'll conclude on Tuesday, 9th January.Included in the update are new snowball fight activities in social areas, snowball weapons in Strikes, the supercharged Mayhem mode … | Continue reading
Following the relaunch of Pokémon Gold and Silver for 3DS, Nintendo has now confirmed Crystal, too.It'll arrive on 26th January 2018 in the same way - as a download from the 3DS eShop or in a cardboard box from a shop with a download code stashed inside.As with Gold and Silver, C … | Continue reading
Nintendo has thrown open its gaily coloured box of festive discount treats, revealing full details of its eShop Christmas sale for Switch, 3DS, and Wii U.Nintendo isn't exactly known for its generous savings when it comes to digital sales, but a cursory glance at this year's Chri … | Continue reading
Elite Dangerous' legendary Thargoid menace has embarked on the next stage of its apparent plan for galactic domination, attacking space stations and causing… | Continue reading
Night School Studio, the developer of 2016's brilliant narrative adventure Oxenfree, has revealed its next game, Afterparty."In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola," says Night School, "recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell."But t … | Continue reading
Click to enlarge.Tracks, the wonderful toy train set builder from developer Whoop Group is getting a big free Christmassy update tomorrow.Tracks is one of t… | Continue reading
Bandai Namco and Outright Games have announced Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion, a new open-world pirate adventure based on the cult Cartoon Network show."The Land of Ooo is underwater," we're told, "and it's up to Finn and Jake to find out why. Join our heroes as they … | Continue reading
Take-Two has announced a new publishing label called Private Division focused on partnering with independent teams. One of these teams is Obsidian Entertain… | Continue reading
The makers of Star Citizen - Cloud Imperium Games and Roberts Space Industries - are being sued by Crytek over misuse of CryEngine.Cloud Imperium Games has dismissed - in a statement on Polygon - the claims as "meritless" and said it will "defend vigorously" against them, but the … | Continue reading
Hitman's second location, Paris, will be free over Christmas and into early next year.You'll be able to nab the French capital and all of its content from tomorrow, 15th December, until 5th January 2018.Also included is the game's Holiday Pack, helpfully set in Paris, where you h … | Continue reading
You can now join an Xbox party chat using an Android device.First up you'll need the Xbox Beta app, which Microsoft uses to test "new capabilities".There's no word on when this will roll out to the standard Xbox smartphone app, which is also available for iPhone.Read more… | Continue reading
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.Given that we're now midway throu … | Continue reading
In the Ehime Prefecture of Southern Japan, around 40 minutes from Nagahama Port, sits the remote, mile-long island of Aoshima. You may not have heard of Aoshima Island, but every year masses of tourists dock at its tiny harbour to sample the isle's hospitality. Yet, there are no … | Continue reading
After months of anticipation, Yooka-Laylee has finally arrived on Switch and it feels right at home. Playtonic's debut is a sprawling platformer with a focu… | Continue reading
Last week, independent charity Gamble Aware held its annual two-day conference in London. It focused on what's called Harm Minimisation, in particular, how to protect young people from gambling. The event was a who's who of the UK gambling industry, but there was one topic on eve … | Continue reading
Overwatch's Winter Wonderland event has begun and with comes the usual excitement of festively flavoured legendary skins, all of which have now been revealed by Blizzard.Winter Wonderland 2017 brings with it seven new legendary skins in total, this time for Bastion, Ana, Hanzo, J … | Continue reading
Developer Freebird's long-awaited To the Moon follow-up Finding Paradise is finally launching on PC and Mac tomorrow, and there's a first proper trailer to celebrate.Finding Paradise is the second full episode in the To the Moon saga (there have been smaller spin-offs like A Bird … | Continue reading
Nintendo has announced that Monolith Soft's superb Switch J-RPG Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will receive a sizeable update on December 22nd. It aims to fix some of the game's more bothersome elements, including its utterly terrible map system.Xenoblade Chronicles 2's map is genuinely … | Continue reading
Polytron Corporation's delightful (and near-ubiquitous) puzzle-platformer Fez, is now available on iOS in the form of Fez: Pocket Edition.Fez: Pocket Edition marks the eighth outing for the critically acclaimed indie title since its 2012 debut (you'll also find it on Xbox 360, PC … | Continue reading
Rocket League's physical version will launch in the UK on 26th January priced £35 - far higher than on other platforms.In North America it will arrive a little earlier, on 16th January, for $40.Online, you can pick up a boxed copy of Rocket League on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One fo … | Continue reading
Heist shooter Payday 2 will crack open on Nintendo Switch early next year - on 23rd February in the UK.North America will get the game just a few days later on 27th February, meanwhile. Payday 2 will be getting a digital and physical launch - prices for which are still to be conf … | Continue reading
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on Xbox One continues to throw up some fascinating discoveries, including the inclusion of a PC-style settings screen that displays resolution and graphics options. The menu itself is non-functional, but suggests that the base Xbox One version of the … | Continue reading
I never thought I'd see Wasteland 2 and Nintendo Switch in the same sentence but here we are. InXile boss Brian Fargo has tweeted a picture of the Wasteland 2: Director's Cut menu on a Switch console.It prompted a mild frenzy, which in turn prompted Fargo to say, "I have to give … | Continue reading
Old Diablo-alike Titan Quest is getting a console re-release on PS4, Xbox One and Switch! This was a game first released in 2006.The PS4 and Xbox One versions of Titan Quest will arrive on 20th March 2018, priced at a budget £27/€30/$30, with the Switch version to follow "when it … | Continue reading
Describing a game as a mash-up of two other well-known titles is lazy, but you know what? It's fun and sometimes useful, as in the case of SpellForce. 'Baldur's Gate meets Age of Mythology' is the sell, and third time out for this particular series I'm committed to updating the l … | Continue reading
Life is Strange, developer Dontnod's critically acclaimed game of teen angst, time travel, and lilting guitar anthems, is heading to iOS this week.The new mobile release is described as an "enhanced" version of Life is Strange for iPhone and iPad, and features all five episodes o … | Continue reading
The Last Jedi update has arrived in Star Wars Battlefront 2. This first major dollop of DLC is free and brings new heroes (Finn and Phasma), new maps (Crait and D'Qar), new hero ships (Tallie Lintra and an upgrade for Poe) and new story chapters. Importantly, these new story chap … | Continue reading
It's been six months since E3 2017, when Bethesda announced its intention to add a Creation Club to Skyrim and Fallout 4, their massively-successful mega-RPGs known for their breadth of content and emphasis on player freedom. This club would task third-party developers with produ … | Continue reading
Dean Hall's ambitious "hardcore" spaceship construction and management sim Stationeers is out now on Steam Early Access.Stationeers was first announced back in March and draws inspiration from cult classic spaceship management game Space Station 13. It's being created by Hall's R … | Continue reading
SteamWorld Heist is coming to Switch, developer Image & Form has announced, and will arrive on December 28th, just in time to see out 2017.SteamWorld Heist marks another return to Image & Form's wonderful western-themed sci-fi universe, this time putting you in charge of band of … | Continue reading
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is - without question - the biggest game in the world right now, so Microsoft's current console exclusivity for the title is obviously a big deal. Equally without question is that the PC game is notorious for its work-in-progress visuals and wobbly p … | Continue reading
Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom has officially received its second delay, and will now release on PC and PS4 on March 23rd 2018, according to publisher Bandai Namco.Developer Level-5's highly anticipated follow-up to the wonderful DS (and later PS3) J-RPG was initially due to rele … | Continue reading
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.GOG has decided that mid-December … | Continue reading
RocketWerkz has unveiled a new open-world, procedural, "neo-noir" game called Living Dark. There's no mention of it being multiplayer and, judging by a developer's post on Facebook, the team is 15 people big, so temper expectations accordingly - this will be no Grand Theft Auto.R … | Continue reading
A second expansion pack for Ark: Survival Evolved has launched on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It's called Aberration and it is, as the title suggests, unusual.Aberration is the name of a malfunctioning Ark with an underground biome. There's radioactive sunlight, earthquakes, … | Continue reading
At one point, the sun becomes a gear with tooth-like rays that might slot neatly into the crenellations of a nearby castle. A man walks to the right in the foreground, and the castle retreats to the left in the background. The teeth of the sun have meshed with the castle now, so … | Continue reading
Nintendo has now sold more than 10m Switch consoles worldwide in just nine months.It's an impressive total, and one which will only rise higher as the Christmas sales season continues.For comparison, Wii U sold just 13.56m in five years - although that figure shows how much of a … | Continue reading