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21st September 2017

• Destiny 2 Exotics: all Warlock armour

  22:31

• Final Fantasy 15 upcoming story DLC hints shown in TGS 2017 trailer

  20:47

• Monster Hunter World: first look at character creation, flagship monster gameplay , giant Elder Dragon, more

  20:20

• Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST Campaign Edition, Halo 4, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary added to Xbox One backward compatibility

  19:50

• Call of Duty: WW2 dev video discusses how campaign mode pays homage to the men and women who fought

  18:53

• FIFA 18 reviews are out in the wild – get all the scores here

  16:49

• Pokemon Gold and Silver releases on 3DS tomorrow, buy it to receive a code for Mythical Pokemon Celebi

  15:39

• One thing emulated Zelda: Breath of the Wild lets you do that the Switch original cant: play as GTA: San Andreas’ CJ

  15:34

• Rainbow Six: Siege is changing weapon recoil to be more like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

  14:58

• Nier: Automata sells over 2 million units

  14:08

• FIFA 18 has a 10-hour trial available for EA and Origin Access members on PC, Xbox One

  14:07

• Here’s some first screenshots of DOOM for Switch, plus some hands-on impressions

  14:01

• Not a Hero DLC turns Resident Evil 7 into a shooter – watch the first gameplay trailer

  12:31

• PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds creator wants to add a single-player campaign, more destruction

  12:02

• Left Alive sure looks a lot like a Metal Gear sequel with mechs in the first gameplay trailer

  10:47

• Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition retail listing spotted

  09:49

• PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds creator promises changes to the Blue Zone, ranked play implementation

  09:11

• Overwatch Competitive Play permanent bans will start next week

  08:04

• Destiny 2 Bright Engrams: here’s how much Silver costs, and what you can and can’t buy with it

  06:33

• How to complete Destiny 2’s Public Events, trigger Heroic objectives, and get the best loot

  06:10

20th September 2017

• Which class should you roll in Destiny 2? A quick overview

  22:37

• Those looking forward to Vampyr will have to wait until 2018 to sink their teeth into it

  20:09

• These Call of Duty: WW2 videos provide the first real look at Major Crowley and French Resistance fighter Rousseau

  17:54

• Fortnite’s 100 player Battle Royale mode will be free for everyone starting next week

  17:09

• Someone made a live action short based on PUBG

  16:09

• Pokemon Sun and Moon players can now grab Pikachu wearing Ash’s original trainer’s hat

  15:47

• The Golf game on every Nintendo Switch is actually a tribute to late Satoru Iwata

  15:17

• Pokemon Go celebrates the Equinox with double Stardust for catching Pokemon and hatching Eggs

  14:01

• Yep, Super Mario Odyssey still seems amazing: hands-on and video of new worlds

  13:39

• Pick up PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds with 11% off this week using a code

  13:36

• Project Cars developer Slightly Mad is apparently making a Fast and Furious game

  13:05

• Need for Speed Payback – check out this new 4K 60fps gameplay video and look over the recommended PC specs

  12:59

• Final Fantasy 15’s online multiplayer expansion, Comrades, gets October release date

  12:01

• This limited edition Bloodborne Hunter figure is up for pre-order now

  11:19

• Junkertown won’t be part of Overwatch Competitive Play for another week

  11:13

• Pokemon Go gets new update on Android and iOS

  10:03

• Overwatch’s latest patch made it so players on Xbox One with bad reputation can’t use voice chat

  09:47

• New PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds patch is out now, prevents binding multiple actions to the same key

  08:25

• Xbox One X pre-orders are live again, get ’em while you can

  08:03

• Valve introduces histograms to Steam reviews to combat review bombing

  07:56

19th September 2017

• Destiny 2: Xur location, currency changes, how to get Legendary Shards and more

  22:42

• Humble Very Positive Bundle 2 includes Rive, Oxenfree, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY, more

  20:59

• Overwatch: Junkertown map is live, update includes changes to Mystery Heroes, D.Va and Mercy abilities – patch notes

  20:17

• Forza 7 demo available now for Xbox One, Windows 10 – check out the launch trailer

  18:15

• Call of Duty: WW2 squad videos focus on playable and non-playable characters

  17:51

• Get Abe’s Oddysee for free right now, courtesy of Humble

  17:01

• Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus stars a colorful group of revolutionaries determined to rid the country of Nazis

  16:10

• Xbox Live deals: Overwatch, Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, more

  15:49

• Square Enix’s King’s Knight is more than just a Final Fantasy 15 spin-off – it’s a labor of love

  15:41

• Get the Japan-exclusive Monster Hunter amiibo for £7.55 / $9.99 this week

  15:11

• Ghost Recon Wildlands: Ghost War open beta pre-load starts today, watch the PvP reveal here

  14:45

• VG247 and GOG.com are giving away 460 awesome PC games!

  14:41

• A group of modders are bringing Battlefield Heroes back to life

  14:38

• A Street Fighter Anniversary Collection for PS4 and Xbox One keeps popping up on European retailers – but is it real?

  13:11

• The Minecraft Halo content pack is coming to platforms other than Xbox One, including Nintendo Switch

  12:50

• Flagship Monsters, new environments, and everything else you missed from the TGS Monster Hunter World trailer

  12:09

• Battlefield 1 is free to play this weekend on Xbox One, In the Name of the Tsar and They Shall Not Pass free trial starts today

  10:48

• Horizon Zero Dawn patch 1.34 out now, adds new save feature, fixes bugs

  10:24

• LG’s 55-inch OLED 4K TV down to its lowest price yet

  09:51

• Destiny 2 weekly reset for September 19 – Nightfall, Challenges, Flashpoint, Call to Arms and more detailed

  09:35

18th September 2017

• Project Cars 2 reviews round-up, all the scores

  20:29

• Every Nintendo Switch has a hidden NES emulator, a copy of Golf – report

  20:00

• The Division patch 1.7.1 goes live tomorrow – here’s everything it does

  19:36

• Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek joins Surgeon Simulator dev to direct a co-op action game

  19:19

• Editing config files in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will now get you banned, so don’t try to get rid of the fog

  18:52

• Call of Duty: WW2 – watch the stunning story trailer here

  17:19

• Destiny 2 maintenance is over, hotfix 1.0.1.3 released

  17:01

• Divinity: Original Sin 2 is close to reaching 500,000 sales just days after launch

  16:24

• Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite – Capcom confirms Monster Hunter, Winter Soldier, Black Widow, Venom as DLC characters

  15:52

• Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite reviews round-up, all the scores

  15:18

• Marvel vs Capcom Infinite review: frantic, fun and with enormous competitive potential – but boy, it feels cheap

  15:02

• Fortnite quietly enables PS4 and Xbox One cross-platform play – report

  14:20

• GOG’s current sale is a Big Deal, featuring up to 90% some choice PC games

  13:54

• A new Call of Duty: WW2 single-player trailer is coming today, more campaign details to be revealed all week

  13:36

• Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite Roster – all launch characters, plus DLC leaks and rumours

  13:01

• Gran Turismo Sport with Limited Edition DualShock 4 up for pre-order now

  12:57

• PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds beats Dota 2, breaks Steam’s record for highest concurrent players ever

  12:41

• Amazon selling one-year subscription to PlayStation Plus for £35

  11:09

• Fallout, Doom, Dishonored, Wolfenstein added to Humble’s End of Summer Sale

  10:26

• Battleborn: No more content planned as the team moves on to Borderlands 3

  08:38

16th September 2017

• Destiny 2 Trials of the Nine: how to get Flawless rating, enter The Third Spire and earn Legendary Weapons

  07:19

15th September 2017

• Pokemon Sun and Moon players can add Charizard to the game thanks to a special code available at Target

  21:50

• Destiny 2: how to get the Legend of Acrius Exotic Arc shotgun – prepare yourself for a bit of work

  18:36

• EU PlayStation Store weekend sale discounts Persona 5, Prey, Call of Duty, more

  15:19

• PlayStation 4 update 4.74 improves system performance and not much else

  15:15

• Destiny 2 reviews round-up – all the scores

  15:00

• 8Bitdo’s latest SNES inspired Bluetooth controller is designed for Switch, available to pre-order now

  14:37

• PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is getting 3D positional audio

  12:59

• Destiny 2 had the biggest “console game launch week” of the year, largest ever day 1 sales on PS Store

  12:26

• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is now available in China, free-to-play only for Chinese players

  11:26

• Destiny 2 Xur update: should you buy Merciless?

  10:16

• Destiny 2 Leviathan raid guide: complete walkthrough, defeat Calus, secret chest locations and loot

  09:45

• Destiny 2 Trials of the Nine event kicks off today – here’s the start times and everything we know

  09:22

• Destiny 2: Xur location and inventory for September 15-17

  09:13

• This week’s best gaming deals: Tekken 7, Amazon Vouchers, Psychonauts for free, and more

  09:00

• Bungie comes clean on Destiny 2’s “vile” hate symbol gauntlets, promises to “scrub it from the game altogether”

  08:25

• Switch tops NPD hardware charts for the second month in a row, but Madden NFL claims its usual August crown

  07:19

• Saints Row: The Third is now backwards compatible on Xbox One – time to replay that bit where Kanye’s ‘Power’ plays

  06:55

• Destiny 2 Rat King: how to get your hands on this ornate Exotic sidearm

  06:11

• Divinity: Original Sin 2 is out today, and has dethroned PUBG as Steam’s top seller

  03:28

• Cliff Bleszinkski says he may need to be “less of a dick” to draw in Lawbreakers players

  02:57