There's a Harry Potter narrative-based RPG in the works

There's another new Harry Potter smartphone game in development - this time, a narrative-based RPG where you get to attend Hogwarts.The appropriately-named Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery will see you attend the magical school, take classes, learn how to duel and meet familiar pro … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Crowdfunded back-to-basics WW2 shooter Battalion 1944 will cost just £12

Battalion 1944 will cost just £11.99 when it launches next year in Early Access - less than the price of the crowdfunded game's lowest Kickstarter pledge.In… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Jelly Deals: Bayonetta 2 Special Edition up for pre-order

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.While we're all still reeling fro … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Today, Bungie will make Destiny 2's brilliantly overpowered Prometheus Lens "way too weak" instead

After a weekend of Destiny 2 where its PVP Crucible mode looked like a laser light show, Bungie is calling time on the game's overpowered Prometheus Lens gun.As Wesley wrote yesterday, the ridiculous nature of Prometheus Lens has lit up Destiny 2 - literally - over the past coupl … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Assassin's Creed Origins gets 3GB patch today

Assassin's Creed Oranges owners will notice a 3GB update being piped to their consoles and/or PC today. It contains a selection of handy updates and changes.First up, for folk who've noticed the game has struggled loading textures at a distance (we're looking at you, 2D trees), t … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Bungie admits it made "mistakes" locking off bits of Destiny 2 behind DLC

Bungie has posted a frank blog post admitting it "made some mistakes" regarding Destiny 2 content access - in short, the fact it last week locked various base-game activities behind a Curse of Osiris DLC paywall.Destiny 2 players could no longer access the Prestige raid or Nightf … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

BioWare had a really cool idea for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2

How do you follow a game like Knights of the Old Republic, the most famous original Star Wars tale a video game has ever told? Forget about Obsidian's sequel for a moment and imagine it was BioWare staring at a piece of paper wondering how to follow a twist like Revan's. Because … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Fans figure out how to complete Super Mario Odyssey without jumping

Super Mario Odyssey fans have figured out that it's possible to complete the game without jumping. Going by Odyssey's own strict definition of jumping, that is.For those unaware, once Mario Odyssey is completed for the first time, players gain access to an NPC that records variou … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Conan Exiles reveals the big one: a release date

Conan Exiles - the topless and, um, bottomless barbarian survival game by Funcom - will now launch a little later than expected on 8th May 2018. That's on all three formats: PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. We had expected it in the first quarter.I stress the PS4 release because i … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

The overpowered, broken Prometheus Lens makes Destiny 2 fun again

Over the weekend I dipped back in to Destiny 2 to grab the bugged, seriously overpowered gun Prometheus Lens from everyone's favourite video game arms dealer Xur - and I ended up having more fun with the game than I'd had in a good long while.One of the weirdly brilliant things a … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Play PUBG on Xbox One now, hours before official release

People are already playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on Xbox One. You can, too.The worldwide battle royale sensation is not due to launch on Microsoft's console until tomorrow, 12th December. The official UK launch time is midnight tonoight.But you can get the game downloadin … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Jelly Deals: Amazon's 'Last Minute Christmas Deals' range includes games, 4K TVs 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.Terrifying as the fact may be, Ch … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Witcher Netflix series reportedly helmed by Daredevil and Defenders lady

The Witcher Netflix series will reportedly be adapted by the driving force behind Marvel's Daredevil and Defenders shows.Writer and producer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich will, according to Variety, be the showrunner and executive producer for The Witcher. She co-wrote and co-executive … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

PSVR exclusive Golem out March 2018

PSVR exclusive Golem comes out on 13th March 2018, developer Highwire has announced.Golem is a story-based game about an injured child who learns to explore the abandoned ruins of the Endless City through magical gifts. She has help from her older sister and father along the way. … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Steam Early Access survival game The Forest branches out to PS4

The Forest, a first-person survival game about building wooden forts, traps and other defenses to fend off monsters, will launch for PlayStation 4.It's already available for PC via Steam Early Access, where it has garnered positive reviews.A new trailer confirming the PS4 version … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Patapon 2 Remastered out on PS4 in 2018

The PlayStation remasters continue: this time it's Patapon 2.The rhythm-action game comes out on PlayStation 4 with a 4K maveover in 2018, Sony said.Here's the official blurb:Read more… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Papers, Please Vita release rubber stamped

Over four years after it came out on PC, superb dystopian document thriller Papers, Please launches on, wait for it... the Vita.Hot on the heels of Vita announcements for Romancing SaGa 2 and Stardew Valley, Papers, Please fuels the feeling there's life in Sony's discarded handhe … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Hello Neighbor review

As many a parent has wryly told their spouse above the caterwauling of their kid on a long haul flight: getting there is half the fun. So it goes with Hello Neighbor, a game about breaking into a stranger's house to find out what they're keeping so well guarded in the basement. T … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Looks like the Detective Pikachu game will finally launch outside Japan

Detective Pikachu, a 3DS game where you solve mysteries with a talking Pikachu sidekick, launched more than 10 months ago in Japan. Until now, there's been no word of it launching anywhere else.But, over the weekend, the game popped up on the PEGI ratings board (thanks, Serebii). … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

10 minutes of Soulcalibur 6 gameplay

Hot on the heels of the announcement of Soulcalibur 6 at PlayStation Experience over the weekend, Sony has released 10 minutes of gameplay, giving us a decent look at the upcoming fighting game.Soulcalibur 6 sees the return of Bandai Namco's long-running weapon-based fighting gam … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp adds gardening, clothes crafting next week

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp feels determined to keep a hold of its players, with a big update due next week and another in-game event starting today.Next week's update brings a garden patch to your campsite where you can add wild flowers. You'll also be able to craft specific cl … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Overkill's The Walking Dead game resurfaces with cool new teaser trailer

Overkill's The Walking Dead game comes out autumn 2018 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.Overkill, developer of the Payday series, released a new teaser video that reveals Aiden, one of the game's four playable characters. Aiden carries a club in the video, so I expect he'll use … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

PlayerUnknown apologises for Battlegrounds' inappropriate female character model

Over the weekend, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds fans discovered a surprising change to the game's female character model: suddenly, it had camel toe.Camel toe, AKA the imprint of female genitalia upon too-tight clothing, had not been there previously. But there it was on PUBG's t … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Sakura and Sagat headline Street Fighter 5 season three DLC characters

Capcom has announced all six DLC characters coming to fighting game Street Fighter 5 in 2018.First up is fan-favourite Sakura, who comes out on 16th January, the same day as Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition. Circa Street Fighter 5, Sakura works part-time at an arcade (hence her m … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection coming to PS4, Xbox One, PC and Switch

Capcom has announced Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, which bundles all of the Street Fighter games from the original to 3: Third Strike.The Collection, due out May 2018 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, includes 12 fighting games. They are:There's o … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

The history of bleem!

As retro game prices continue to rise and old games become lost to time, emulation is an increasingly popular option for players looking to sample the classics. And yet, while their use is legal if a little murky, emulators are generally frowned upon by video game publishers, and … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

How today's games could look and run better on future consoles

Since the arrival of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, games have skewed towards multi-platform projects, but could it be that we are now moving into a period… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Your Amiga games are likely dying

The Amiga 500 came out just over 30 years ago, seeing as many as 6000 games released across its lifespan and that of its two immediate successors, the Amiga… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

There's a Lord of the Rings card game for PC

The Lord of the Rings will get a card game on PC in 2018.The Lord of the Rings Living Card Game is a video game version of Fantasy Flight Games' physical Lord of the Rings card game. As such, it retains the fixed distribution of cards, which removes randomness from card purchasin … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Xbox One backwards compatibility: how does it actually work?

One of the most memorable of E3 reveals also happens to be one of the greatest technological achievements of the current-gen era. Two-and-a-half years ago, Phil Spencer took to the stage at Los Angeles' Galen Centre to showcase the original Xbox 360 version of Mass Effect running … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Jelly Deals roundup: PS4 Pro bundles, HyperX headsets, PSVR deals 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.The deals, they just keep coming. … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Jupiter & Mars is a sci-fi Ecco the Dolphin-style game for PlayStation VR

What if Ecco the Dolphin had a proper story and also had some radical neon highlights. That's the pitch for Jupiter & Mars, an upcoming underwater Playstation VR game.Revealed in today's PlayStation Experience 2017 show, Jupiter & Mars is the work of indie developer Tigertron, in … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Is this our next great dystopia?

For me, a humble denizen of the 21st century, I have developed a real interest in the dreariness permeating Earth in 2017. I think a lot more about nukes now for example, which is a fun addition to my usual suspect of bewildering fears. I think a lot about the movie Threads in wh … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Monster Hunter World is getting a Mega Man collaboration

Today's PlayStation Experience 2017 show revealed a new trailer for Monster Hunter World, and with it a special Mega Man collaboration.Both series are, of course, published by Capcom. 2018 is Mega Man's 30th anniversary, hence the hookup.You'll be able to dress your Felyne helper … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Sony resurrects MediEvil for PS4

Sony is resurrecting MediEvil for PlayStation 4 in 2018.A 4K remastered version of the cult classic PlayStation game was confirmed at the end of Sony's PlayStation Experience keynote.MediEvil is an action-adventure hack and slash first developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Cam … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Well, the good news is, Death Stranding is playable

That weird Death Stranding trailer - the one with the thumbs up fetus inside Norman Reedus' throat - is rendered in real-time on a PlayStation 4 Pro, developer Hideo Kojima said during the PlayStation Experience.No-one's really sure what the trailer's about. Well, that's not true … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

WipEout Omega Collection gets a free VR update in 2018

WipEout Omega Collection gets a free VR update early next year, Sony has announced.Sony executive Shawn Layden announced the update for the sci-fi racer on-stage during the PlayStation Experience. It launches early 2018.WipEout Omega Collection came out in June, and our Martin Ro … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

The Last Guardian VR demo out next week

Sony will release a The Last Guardian VR demo next week.Sony chief Shawn Layden announced the demo on-stage during the PlayStation Experience. It's out as a free download on the PlayStation Store from 12th December.The demo is limited - it only offers around 20 minutes of gamepla … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Stardew Valley's multiplayer beta has been delayed until next year

Stardew Valley's multiplayer beta has slipped into next year, publisher Chucklefish has announced in a new blog post.When Chucklefish offered first details on the hugely popular village life sim's long-awaited multiplayer mode back in August, it said that it hoped to begin beta t … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Twin-stick bullet-hell dungeon crawler Enter the Gungeon is heading to Switch next week

Dodge Roll Games has announced that its fab twin-stick bullet-hell dungeon crawler Enter the Gungeon will release on Switch starting next week.Why "starting", you ask? Well, for whatever reason, Enter the Gungeon's launch will be staggered across different eShop territories. Nort … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Planet Coaster is going a bit Indiana Jones with its new jungle-inspired theme pack

Frontier has announced the Adventure Pack, a sizeable new paid DLC theme pack for Planet Coaster. It features a new collection of rides, decorations, and props designed to bring a touch of classic jungle-themed pulp adventure to your parks, with scenery options including thick fo … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Xbox One X's 4K Destiny 2 upgrade analysed

Destiny 2's Xbox One X upgrade hands in everything you'd expect from a talented studio working with a very powerful piece of hardware, so in many respects, there are no real surprises here. Bungie's long-awaited upgrade essentially takes the existing Xbox One and PlayStation 4 vi … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

PlayStation Experience 2017 live report

All the news from Anaheim as it happens, live from 4am GMT. | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

A Way Out gets release date, as creator Josef Fares rants about Oscars, lootboxes and his publisher EA

Last night at The Game Awards, co-op criminal caper A Way Out got a new trailer which also revealed the game's release date (23rd March 2018). But that is not what A Way Out's segment will be remembered for.A Way Out's chief creator Josef Fares was on hand to chat with host Geoff … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Shadowhand review

Grey Alien Games is the definition of an outsider game developer. A husband-and-wife team based in rural Dorset, Jake Birkett and Helen Carmichael work alone with support from tiny publishers and overseas contractors. Jake isn't a refugee from AAA development, but a veteran of th … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Hearthstone's live-action Kobolds and Catacombs trailer is a love-letter to '80s fantasy films

Hearthstone has celebrated the launch of today's big Kobolds and Catacombs expansion with a live-action trailer.The video pretends to be a trailer for The Light Candle, the direct-to-VHS directorial debut of chief kobold King Togwaggle.However true that is, Blizzard has created a … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

My new gaming heroes are a pharmacist, a classical pianist, and a guy who really loves Jumanji

Hackney Wick is the best station for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, and so I emerged from the carriage last Sunday amongst what seemed like a disproportionate number of people wearing running shoes and tracksuits and fiddling with Fitbits. Once I had left the station, though, … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Metro Exodus out autumn 2018

Metro Exodus comes out autumn 2018, Deep Silver has announced.4A Games' survival shooter sequel is set for release on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.A new t… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago