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28th June 2017

• Beyond Good & Evil 2’s concept art sneaks in a Pirates of the Caribbean character

  19:02

• Overwatch isn’t making its expected splash into eSports

  18:13

• Ghost Recon: Wildlands new Tier 1 Mode detailed, rewards and upgrades explained

  16:22

• Pokemon Go raids explained: everything you need to know about the new battles and bosses

  15:39

• Hearthstone has a new workaround to Chinese loot box regulations

  15:37

• Dropping Mario into a “normal” environment like New Donk City in Super Mario Odyssey had Miyamoto “worried”

  15:28

• Titanfall 2 drops “War Games” DLC with two new maps

  14:49

• How Monster Hunter World is streamlining a cult classic

  14:37

• Xbox One X should sell 17 million systems by 2021

  14:22

• Psyonix asks Sony about doing cross-platform play with Rocket League every day, but it’s always the same answer

  13:57

• Minecraft for PS4 still getting DLC outside of “Better Together” update

  13:16

• BioWare is too “distracted” with Dragon Age to focus on Jade Empire 2

  12:48

• Gladiator Arenas in Assassin’s Creed Origins are bloody fun, but I’m worried about the stupid enemies

  11:32

• Ghost Recon: Wildlands latest patch notes hint at undiscovered secret, could lead to real Yeti

  11:18

• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC includes Tingle’s Outfit, and it’s as horrifying as it sounds

  10:24

• Check out Warframe’s Earth Remastered graphical overhaul with Chains of Harrow update

  09:51

• Diablo 3: Rise of the Necromancer is live, here’s what’s new with the rollout of patch 2.6 for PC and consoles

  09:36

• Ghost Recon: Wildlands goes offline for massive 8GB patch, update introduces new level cap with Tier 1 Mode

  08:52

• Shadow of Mordor – GOTY Edition is only $6 in PlayStation Store’s Mid Year Sale, up to 75% off big name titles

  07:57

• The story of Destiny 2, part 1: why Destiny’s alien-walloping story disappointed you so much

  07:13

27th June 2017

• Raphael Colantonio is stepping down as Arkane Studios’ co-director

  21:39

• John Romero is auctioning off his DOOM 2 floppy disks

  19:55

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC includes Midna’s Helmet

  19:32

• Xbox’s July Games With Gold includes Grow Up, Kane & Lynch 2

  18:59

• Pokemon GO raids just opened up for Level 20 trainers

  18:30

• Yakuza series director will announce “something” Yakuza-related in two months

  18:01

• Steam Summer Sale 2017: the best PC games in the highlighted daily deals

  17:44

• Super Mario 64 mod introduces Odyssey’s possession cap

  17:35

• Final Fantasy 14 devs talk about the game’s rebirth in three-part documentary series

  16:28

• Diablo 3: Rise of the Necromancer will launch after today’s maintenance

  15:42

• Destiny servers offline on PS4 and Xbox One for 9 hours to prepare for Destiny 2 beta

  15:27

• Escape from Tarkov announces its closed beta date

  15:20

• Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 studio: we shouldn’t have taken aim at AAA

  14:37

• PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: “Cross network play between PC and console is definitely something we want to do”

  14:36

• How PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds went from scrappy mod to one of the games of 2017

  14:35

• Monster Hunter World isn’t watering down elements of the series in an attempt to sell it to a “casual western audience”

  14:31

• GAME just increased its SNES Classic Mini deposit from £10 to £50

  13:59

• Star Fox 2 dev is as surprised by the SNES Classic release as we are

  13:32

• Final Fantasy 15’s Episode Ignis teaser is heart-wrenching, December release date confirmed

  13:26

• All the SNES Classic Mini games rated from worst to best

  12:45

26th June 2017

• Nintendo announces SNES Classic pre-loaded with an incredible list of bangers, including the never-released Star Fox 2

  16:47

• Metroid: Samus Returns Collector’s Edition for Europe is bloody marvellous

  16:12

• Arms update 1.1 adds spectator mode and LAN support in docked mode

  15:26

• Sony says it will “probably be some time” before we see the PS5

  14:29

• Final Fantasy 15’s Episode Prompto DLC hits tomorrow. Watch the fist 15 minutes here

  13:27

• Pokemon Go type chart – type strength, weakness and effectiveness for Pokemon battles explained

  13:18

• Pokemon Go raid boss egg list – all Pokemon raid bosses and their max CP, including legendaries

  13:10

• Infamous dev’s game is still happening says PlayStation boss

  12:52

• GTA 5 is back at No.1 in the UK charts for its 13th week

  10:53

• GTA 5 cheats: mod tool OpenIV is back online

  10:29

• Prey speedrunner blasts through the game in under 7 minutes

  10:02

• Forza 7’s 4K assets are limited to Xbox One X only, along with massive 100GB download

  09:28

• Final Fantasy 15 update adding off-road Regalia Type-D is live, and it’s a whopping 8.65GB

  08:25

• Pokemon Go moves: best movesets, move lists, the best and most powerful moves ranked

  08:20

• Pokemon Go technical machines: charged TM, fast TM and how to teach Pokemon new moves

  08:15

• Overwatch’s upcoming patch may usher in Doomfist and Summer Games according to PTR

  07:36

25th June 2017

• New games releasing this week: June 26 – July 2

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24th June 2017

• Expect “some good news” on Final Fantasy 15 during gamescom in August

  14:23

23rd June 2017

• PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds passes 4 million sales, hits $100M in revenue

  17:37

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered standalone releases next week, first on PlayStation 4

  17:35

• Pokemon Sun and Moon’s latest distribution code hands you five Mega Stones

  17:17

• Pokemon Go update changes – raid bosses, gym badges, TMs, rare candy and legendary Pokemon

  15:40

• Paradox to roll back price increases on current titles, but is unable to for games included in the Steam Summer Sale

  14:23

• Hitman Season 1’s penultimate Elusive Target takes you to Hokkaido

  12:09

• Monster Hunter Stories gets September release date in Europe

  11:28

• Already more exciting than the Steam sale: the Humble Store is giving away Killing Floor for free

  11:02

• Destiny Xur update: should you buy Monte Carlo?

  09:35

• Destiny: Xur location and inventory for June 23, 24

  09:26

• This week’s best gaming deals: Hitman, Bayonetta, cheapest Steam Link ever, and more

  09:13

• Detroit: Become Human official Twitter account tweets sick burn on Xbox, swiftly removes it

  08:48

• For a limited time, get the PS4 Uncharted 4 bundle for $210, Xbox One S Minecraft bundle for $200

  08:16

• Destiny 2 guide: every bit of intel on Bungie’s Next Big Thing we could get our hands on

  05:30

• Destiny 2 tones down recoil for mouse and keyboard controls, but it’s still there

  05:27

• New Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice trailer finally gives us a look at the world through her eyes and holy heck, cats: it’s not ideal

  02:08

• If the 8 minute Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus announce trailer was too much for you, here’s a new, shorter cut

  01:22

• Here’s how Destiny 2’s release in September affects the first Destiny right now

  01:04

• Like Overwatch, Hearthstone is making card packs a better time for everyone by ditching Legendary duplicates

  00:47

• Switch hardware shortages “definitely not intentional, we’re making it as fast as we can”, says Nintendo boss

  00:17

22nd June 2017

• Pokemon Go gyms are updated and back online – the gym under construction phase is over

  21:45

• Beyond Good and Evil 2 in-engine E3 demo provides an impressive look at the game’s scale

  21:32

• Overwatch PTR patch: several changes made to highlights, duplicates from Loot Boxes “drastically” reduced

  20:41

• Ever Oasis comes out tomorrow on 3DS, here’s an in-game look at it ahead of release

  16:48

• Bungie moved Destiny 2’s release date forward to help put less stress on the game servers

  15:22

• Release dates: every game confirmed for 2017

  14:05

• Humble Software Bundle features $534 worth of products for $12

  13:41

• Nintendo clarifies that Mario “captures” creatures in Super Mario Odyssey, not “possess” them

  12:23

• Nintendo is increasing Switch shipments in July and August, apologises for stock shortages

  11:58

• New PS4 firmware update released, improves the thing you suspect it would

  11:28

• Relive the best moments of E3 2017 with the supercut to end all supercuts

  10:54

• PS4 “is like a five-year-old PC,” says A Way Out developer

  10:04

• War mode is exactly what Call of Duty: WW2 multiplayer needs

  09:59

• Overwatch: Officer D.Va and Oni Genji skins can now be found in standard loot boxes

  09:19

• Amy Hennig’s Star Wars game called ‘Project Ragtag’, set between New Hope and Empire Strikes Back – rumour

  08:40

• PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds week 12 patch out today, fixes a few performance problems

  08:00

• Watch enormous crowds get beaten up in this first Dynasty Warriors 9 trailer

  06:53

• Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy was developed without the original source code

  06:28

• Ten years on, Team Fortress 2 is still getting major updates – balance changes are incoming

  05:51

• Sega Forever, which brings old Sega titles to mobile devices, may eventually be available on Switch

  04:05