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23rd June 2018

• Expect more Devil May Cry 5 information and fresh gameplay at gamescom 2018

  17:24

• Pokemon Go trading update is live, Alolan Rattata and Legendary Regice added

  16:55

• PS Store Flash Sale: take up to 70% off games like Doom, DMC 4, Far Cry bundles, more

  15:05

• Fortnite PlayStation 4 Bundle arrives next month with exclusive Royal Bomber skin

  13:40

22nd June 2018

• PayPal blocks the sale of school shooter game Active Shooter

  20:41

• Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom patch adds two additional difficulty levels

  18:00

• Multiplayer shooter World War 3 will be at gamescom – see the new screenshots

  15:46

• Life is Strange 2 release date set for late September

  15:38

• PUBG dev adds new free items to Sanhok Event Pass following outcry

  15:13

• Pokemon Let’s Go should be quite the nostalgia trip, but it also underlines the need for a truly new Pokemon experience

  15:12

• Bethesda suing Warner over its Westworld title using Fallout Shelter code

  15:11

• A Way Out director Josef Fares is sick of people obsessing over game length and replayability

  15:08

• Smash Bros Ultimate character roster – every fighter and level for the Switch Smash listed

  15:06

• Realm Royale beginner’s guide and tips: classes, abilities, best weapons explained

  14:53

• Fortnite: where to search for 7 Hungry Gnomes

  14:49

• Destiny 2 update 1.2.3 to include additional Exotic armor tuning

  14:41

• The games we thought for sure would be at E3 2018 but were nowhere to be found

  14:33

• Cyberpunk 2077: CD Projekt talks dismembering with katanas, deep RPG systems, romance, and the controversial decision to go first-person

  13:41

• Resident Evil 2: here’s the minimum and recommended specs to run it on PC

  13:41

• Fortnite: search between a Bear, Crater and a Refrigerator Shipment – where to find the hidden Battle Star

  13:38

• Fortnite shopping carts have been disabled and re-enabled five times since their release

  13:11

• Why Sony London Studios talent left triple-A to make VR games about balls

  12:23

• PUBG has lost half of its player base on Steam since January

  12:20

• This week’s best gaming deals: Poke Ball Plus, PUBG, 4K TVs, and more

  11:01

21st June 2018

• PUBG mobile update adds first-person perspective to Classic Mode

  21:03

• Fallout 76 players can’t target others with nukes, and you’ll know when one’s launched

  20:39

• Shadowrun Returns Deluxe is free right now on the Humble Store

  20:15

• Dragon Ball FighterZ Switch release date set for September

  19:56

• Killing Floor 2 is free to play this weekend for PS Plus and XBL Gold users

  18:27

• Forza Horizon 4: here’s five new features to get excited about

  17:55

• Steam Summer Sale 2018 is live: discounts on Fallout, Halo Wars, Tyranny, more

  17:14

• Minecraft: Bedrock Edition released, trailer shows Switch, Xbox One cross-play

  16:54

• Warhammer Vermintide 2 character classes guide: all hero careers, subclasses and skills

  15:54

• Warhammer Vermintide 2 Loot System primer: character progression, how drops work, and cosmetics

  15:49

• Warhammer Vermintide 2 weapon traits and item traits: every bonus trait effect detailed

  15:44

• NPD May 2018: PS4 best-selling console, State of Decay 2 tops software

  15:38

• Resident Evil 2 remake interview: “You won’t ever feel completely safe”

  15:07

• Westworld mobile game released for Android and iOS

  14:27

• Minecraft creator’s Scrolls game released for free with a new name

  14:03

• Hitman 2 is Season 2 in all but name. Also, you can smack people with a fish

  13:39

• Rebellion is prototyping its CEO’s dream game – a game that’s been on his mind for 15 years

  12:48

• Nintendo, Smash Bros. were the most Tweeted about topics and reveals at E3 2018

  12:21

• Judge Dredd and 2000AD games are coming – “there may be announcements in the next few months”

  11:33

• Several PC games drop tracking software Red Shell following outcry

  11:13

20th June 2018

• Warhammer: Vermintide 2 beta kicks off today on Xbox One, releases in July

  20:09

• Valkyria Chronicles 4 heading to PC, consoles in September

  18:31

• Valve has disabled CS:GO and Dota 2 trading in the Netherlands

  16:58

• Pokemon Quest releases for mobile next week, pre-registration opens today

  16:02

• The PUBG Sanhok Event Pass is $10, has 30 levels

  15:15

• Steam now lets you see how much money you spent on the store and the market

  14:30

• Insurgency: Sandstorm mixes tense co-op with ARMA-lite gameplay

  13:52

• Fortnite: Epic may have started teasing Season 5 with in-game countdown clocks, missile holograms

  12:44

• Street Fighter 5’s next update adds a new character, Devil May Cry and Mega Man costumes, improved survival and loot boxes

  12:39

• Sony has little to gain by enabling cross-platform play, says analyst

  11:59

• Serious Sam 4 has 100,000 enemies on screen, a 128km map, and 16-player co-op

  11:01

• Cyberpunk 2077 won’t have loading screens

  10:13

• Strange Brigade is a satisfying co-op shooter that encourages efficient fighting

  09:57

• PUBG’s Sanhok Event Pass is exactly what it sounds like

  09:21

• PlayStation Now getting Game Pass-style offline play later this year – report

  08:12

• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey blends BioWare-style choice with Metal Gear Solid 5 base management

  07:42

19th June 2018

• Call of Duty: WW2 – United Front launches first on PS4 June 26

  20:33

• Cyberpunk 2077: here’s a recap on everything from the E3 2018 demo

  20:01

• PUBG gets first ever discount on Steam, take 33% off until July 5

  17:41

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 added to Xbox One backward compatibility library

  17:20

• PlayStation Hits: Bloodborne, Uncharted 4, more get permanent price drop

  16:59

• Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries gets delayed to 2019

  16:40

• Quake Champions free-to-play period extended for another week

  15:29

• PUBG PC test server patch adds Sanhok, new AR, big UI changes

  14:51

• Final Fantasy and Monster Hunter collide: Producers Yoshida and Tsujimoto explain a cross-over seven years in the making

  14:06

• Xbox Live Deals with Gold: Diablo 3, The Division add-ons, Telltale Publisher Sale, more

  14:01

• Publisher and developer pages on Steam now look a lot nicer, have better navigation

  13:08

• EA looked at cross-platform support for FIFA 19

  12:28

• Prominent hacker warns Switch hackers that piracy will get you banned fast

  12:16

• Xbox’s Adaptive Controller is a truly special device and Microsoft deserve praise for creating it

  11:38

• Fallout 76 beta to start first on Xbox One

  11:03

• Resident Evil 2 Remake will feature 4K 30fps mode, and another for 60fps on PS4 Pro and Xbox One X

  10:36

• Destiny 2: Forsaken will come with a character level boost

  09:43

• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey won’t Americanise Ancient Greece – Ubisoft cast as many Greek actors as possible

  09:13

• Fortnite V4.4 Content Update Patch Notes: Stink Bombs, 8-Bit Demo, Final Fight Limited Time Mode

  09:01

• Former Sony Online Entertainment president explains why Sony is blocking cross-platform play

  08:28