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18th August 2018

• Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Enhanced Edition trailer shows off additional features

  20:34

• Rainbow Six Siege free weekend is live now on PC, PS4, Xbox One

  20:31

• Free Infested Mines DLC now available for Space Hulk: Deathwing – Enhanced Edition

  20:14

• Overwatch free weekend kicks of August 23 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One

  16:20

• Steam.tv “inadvertently made public” while Valve tested updates to its broadcasting system

  13:50

17th August 2018

• Blizzard gamescom 2018 schedule: Overwatch, WoW, Diablo presentations, more

  19:46

• Far Cry 5’s Dead Living Zombies releases at the end of this month

  19:07

• Fe, Figment, Ghost of a Tale, Pillars of the Earth, more added to Origin Access

  18:47

• Diablo 3 will run at 60fps “across the board” on Switch and in 720p undocked

  18:11

• Fortnite: Flaming Hoop locations – Where to jump through Flaming Hoops with a shopping cart or ATK

  16:47

• Fortnite: Score a basket on different hoops – All Basketball court locations

  16:41

• Fortnite: shoot a clay pigeon at different locations – where are all the clay pigeons?

  16:38

• Fortnite: Search where the Stone Heads are looking

  16:31

• Fortnite: How to complete Timed Trials

  16:25

• Check out the default Devil May Cry 5 controls

  15:13

• Realm Royale lost about 95% of its Steam player base since launch

  14:47

• Vampyr is being adapted for television by Fox 21 which is also producing Life is Strange

  14:00

• This week’s best gaming deals: New Nintendo 2DS XL, Persona 3 & 5, GTA 5, and more

  13:46

• Destiny 2: Forsaken leak reveals raid and strike names, story details, more

  13:18

• PUBG’s weekend event mode takes game back to its Early Access basics

  11:56

• Burnout Paradise Remastered launches August 21 on PC, available now on Origin Access

  11:29

• The games of 2018 reviewed in the form of haiku

  11:18

• Bungie details Infamy, Gambit’s ranking system in Destiny 2: Forsaken

  10:35

• New Super Mario Bros. U is coming to Nintendo Switch – report

  09:40

• Destiny 2: Forsaken brings welcome changes to Guided Games, matchmaking, clans

  09:08

16th August 2018

• PlayStation VR has sold over 3 million units worldwide

  20:27

• This Hitman 2 video shows you “how to Hitman” by blending into your surroundings

  19:25

• PUBG Mobile has been downloaded over 100M times and has 14M daily players

  17:49

• Diablo 3- Eternal Collection for Switch confirmed, will be available digitally and at retail

  16:16

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Destiny 2: Forsaken, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice playable at gamescom

  16:02

• Pokemon Go players can catch Celebi through special research quests from next week

  15:46

• Shadow of the Tomb Raider offers 2 modes on Xbox One X: 4K 30fps and 1080p 60fps

  15:33

• Monster Hunter World PC settings: best setup and tips for hitting 60fps

  15:05

• Halo: Infinite should be considered ‘Halo 6’ because it’s a direct sequel

  15:00

• Here’s our first look at gameplay from Just Cause dev’s co-op shooter Generation Zero

  14:36

• Warhammer: Vermintide 2 DLC Shadows over Bogenhafen releases later this month

  14:23

• Pokemon Go Field Research quests: August missions and rewards, plus Special Research and Breakthroughs explained

  14:08

• Stone is a stoner noir adventure starring an anthropomorphic koala

  14:00

• The Quiet Man gameplay snippet shows the protagonist beating up gang members

  13:39

• Watch the explosive Battlefield 5 gamescom 2018 trailer

  13:10

• Fortnite Season 5 Week 6 challenges: How to get your weekly Battle Stars and XP

  13:00

• Fallout 76 beta, release date, multiplayer, nukes, story, map, mods, gameplay – everything we know

  12:46

• Battlefield 5 pre-orders so far have been weak, below Black Ops 4 and Red Dead Redemption 2 – report

  12:21

• World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth review – still the ruling MMO monarch

  11:38

• PUBG patch 20 brings new 7.62mm assault rifle, scooter, changes to third-person aiming

  11:16

15th August 2018

• Diablo 3 – Eternal Collection is coming to Switch with Zelda bonuses this year

  20:05

• Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise – here’s a new combat video and pre-order information

  18:07

• Check out this unboxing video of the 500 Million Limited Edition PS4 Pro

  17:32

• Gone Home will be released for Switch next week

  17:02

• Monster Hunter World armor: armor sets list and all armor skills guide

  16:35

• Monster Hunter World Weapons: which weapon should you choose? All 14 types evaluated

  16:34

• Hamsterdam is a beat ’em up brawler from the makers of Guns of Icarus

  16:03

• Metro Exodus: Aurora Limited Edition and Gold Digital Edition available for pre-order

  16:01

• Fallout 76 lets you stay grouped up and share perks even if you’re in different corners of the map

  15:44

• The Elder Scrolls Legends console release, player numbers, and shaking up the meta – an interview with Pete Hines

  15:03

• Watch a glimpse of Battlefield 5’s gamescom trailer

  14:37

• Elder Scrolls Online is getting music boxes for your house

  14:04

• Elder Scrolls Online: Murkmire will teach us how Argonians fuck

  13:44

• Super Smash Bros Ultimate: echo fighter ideas and picks

  13:23

• “Those guys get a little wordy” – why id Software studio director Tim Willits still gets involved in game design

  13:06

• Rage 2 and the “secret magic sauce” of id Software-style shooters

  12:43

• Valve is seemingly working on a way of making Windows Steam games playable on Linux

  12:28

• You can explore Rage 2’s five biomes from the start and you can continue playing after the credits

  11:57

• How id Software shooter Rage ended up in Breaking Bad

  11:26

• Rainbow Six Siege Grim Sky patch will nerf Thatcher’s EMP grenades, fix weapon sight misalignment bug

  11:02

14th August 2018

• Microsoft’s The Initiative hires Red Dead Redemption, Tomb Raider, and God of War developers

  20:34

• GTA 5, Rocket League, and No Man’s Sky were the best-selling PS Store titles in July

  19:31

• Doom Eternal running at 30fps on Switch is “no sacrifice to the experience,” says id Software

  16:56

• Will Doom Eternal get mods? “No guarantees,” says executive producer Marty Stratton

  16:22

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 beta client will be updated with Blackout battle royale September 10

  16:02

• Jagged Alliance returns with Jagged Alliance: Rage

  15:45

• Hearthstone: Boomsday Project guide – best decks, tier list, more

  15:25

• The Sega Mega Drive/Genesis gets a new game today

  15:01

• Xbox Live Deals with Gold: Ghost Recon Wildlands, Call of Duty: WW2, massive Add-On sale, more

  14:57

• Dark Souls Remastered hits Nintendo Switch in October

  14:28

• Prey: Typhon Hunter’s multiplayer mode exists because of Garry’s Mod

  14:24

• Dishonored is “resting for now” and future Arkane games could incorporate seamless multiplayer and different perspectives

  13:39

• PUBG’s new Twitch Prime crate is jungle-themed, available this week

  11:04

• Pokemon Go Spinda catching: how to get Spinda, the newly-added gen 3 Pokemon

  10:15

• Pokemon Quest makes over $8 million in one month

  10:14

• Monster Hunter World unofficial patch fixes alt-tabbing crashes, adds HDR support

  10:00

• Nvidia reveals new GPU architecture and teases a new line of gaming GPUs

  09:43

• World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth player reaches level 120 in under 5 hours

  08:41

• Insurgency is free on Steam right now

  08:13

• Fortnite Android beta invites: all supported phones and devices

  07:28

13th August 2018

• Fortnite’s giant rift is shrinking, and will be gone next week

  20:37

• Nintendo has sold over 700 million gaming systems since 1983

  20:10

• Monster Hunter World pulled from China over regulation complaints

  19:23

• GTA Online update includes new version of Oppressor hyperbike

  18:29

• World of Warcraft’s director will be PAX West keynote speaker

  17:49

• Leaked Rainbow Six Siege teaser reveals brand-new defender

  15:09

• The Walking Dead: The Final Season feels, appropriately, like both an ending and a beginning

  15:00

• Fortnite: Snobby Shores treasure map location

  14:52

• Fortnite: hit a golf ball from tee to green on different holes

  14:50

• Fortnite: Search between a Gas Station, Soccer Pitch, and Stunt Mountain location

  14:43

• Uncharted director says movie is “close to the starting line”

  14:38

• Fortnite: Follow the treasure map found in Flush Factory challenge

  14:35

• Fortnite: Search between an Oasis, Rock Archway and Dinosaurs

  14:30

• Fortnite: Search Floating Lightning Bolts – Every Floating Lightning Bolt location

  14:28

• Fortnite: Follow the Treasure Map found in Risky Reels

  14:25

• Bethesda unsure if future games will also skip Steam

  14:10

• Resident Evil 2 will get a £700 premium edition

  13:44

• Bethesda doesn’t want Elder Scrolls Legends on systems without cross-play

  12:36

• Forza Horizon 4 leak suggests Halo-themed event, confirms return of the Warthog

  12:35

• Monster Hunter World breaks its own Steam record, sales estimated at over 2 million

  11:34