Granted, a fair few of those items - as datamined by NWPlayer123, Trundler, and VillagerDB, and shared by AnimalCrossingWorld - are colour variations, but even taking those into account, it’s still a mammoth set of additions, covering clothing items, furniture, a multitude of different light fixtures, cooking apparatus, and more. Obviously, the full list is about as spoilerific as they come, but if your curiosity is getting the better of you, the full, four-page gallery - complete with images of each item - is yours for the perusing on AnimalCrossingWorld....

Its own free-to-play MMO action RPG Lost Ark is due out on 11th February, and Prime members can get exclusive in-game items. Five games will also be available to download for free. There’s Paradox’s space strategy game Stellaris; bleak survival game Ashwalkers; turn-based city builder As Far As The Eye; rhythm zombie shooter Double Kick Heroes; and football game Golazo! Soccer League. These five games will be available from 1st February....

Gradually over the following year, players dropped off due to Animal Crossing fatigue, a lack of content updates, and finally being able to go outside. Now, though, the game is experiencing something of a renaissance thanks to its recent - and much requested - free update that adds plenty of new content, from Brewster’s coffee shop to gyroids, cooking, and quality of life improvements. Then there’s Happy Home Paradise, the game’s one and only piece of paid DLC....

Here, we’ll detail all of the challenges and Legendary Hunt rewards involved, as well as highlight the Legendary Hunt end time and end date in case you were wondering, and anything else worth bearing in mind. On this page: UK: 11pm (BST) Europe: Midnight (CEST) East Coast US: 6pm (EDT) West Coast US: 3pm (PDT) Apex Legends’ Legendary Hunt event ends two weeks later on Tuesday, 18th June, which we’re assuming will be at the below times:...

AppLovin announced it was backing off in a statement last night (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz), saying it had instead decided to remain on “its path as the independent market leader”. Unity rejected AppLovin’s bid within a week of it being made, and stated at the time it was “not in the best interests of Unity shareholders”. Unity, which works on one of the world’s most popular game engines, will instead continue its plans to merge with IronSource, an Israeli company focused on app monetisation....

The video below, which goes into granular detail of the fans’ exhaustive efforts, was praised by Valhalla narrative director Darby McDevitt after it went live last night. The Isu language, used by Assassin’s Creed’s infamous precursor race, can be found in a few spoilery places within Valhalla. In the game’s modern day portion, you’ll also see some translated texts from around the world in photos on Layla’s computer. It’s these translations that have acted like a Rosetta Stone for the language, allowing fans to work out Ubisoft has created a vocabulary that includes verb tenses, grammar, conjugated words and a specific sentence structure....

“The Godly Reward is a gift to all our players to thank them for their continuous support,” a Ubisoft spokesperson told me. “We included the Yule cosmetics so even those who might have missed the event could benefit from some of its rewards - an additional treat if you like. That does not mean it will be our template moving forward - we’re always listening to the feedback from our community and adapt our plans and content accordingly....

Set in Ireland, a new country for the game, Wrath of the Druids will see Valhalla heroine Eivor tracking members of a druidic cult named the Children of Danu. You’ll also dive into Gaelic myths and folklores, and meet even more local kings. The expansion is available to purchase separately, or part of the game’s season pass. Here’s a quick look: Before all that, the previously-announced Ostara Festival will arrive in your town of Ravensthorpe today as part of Valhalla’s seasonal free content....

Here’s the logo the company behind Tekken, Gundam and Pac-Man has now: And here’s the new logo, set to come into effect from April 2022. That’s not all. There’s a new company “purpose”, with an associated slogan: “Fun for All into the Future.” No, I’m not sure what that means either. The logo is already the butt of many an internet joke. But what’s the thinking behind it? Bandai Namco explains in a statement to press: “Our current logo expresses the fusion of Bandai and Namco that was created when the two companies integrated....

This is all super interesting, I think. Gotham Knights is already a Batman game not made by Rocksteady, and now it doesn’t have the main character either - as far as we’ve been told. I’m intrigued to see the results, but the whole discussion has also made me think about the first Batman game in this series, Arkham Asylum, and how you definitely play as Batman in that - except when it comes to my very favourite moment in the game, which is also the point at which the relationship between player and onscreen avatar becomes a little more complicated....

Alongside offering the first hands-on experience for players across the world, the open beta will be centered around the revamped multiplayer mode Conquest. This will also include a visit to the Orbital, one of the new maps. This page will cover the Battlefield 2042 beta release date and how to access it, as well as as download sizes and how the beta access works. On this page: Battlefield 2042 beta early access start date (all platforms):...

Following a rocky launch for the game, DICE is busy addressing feedback from players and implementing extensive fixes. An update is due in early March, which will include improvements to scoreboards, but subsequent necessary updates have forced Season One to be moved from its original March release. Those updates include work on: Voice communication (VOIP) and player profile A tighter squad loop, including a refined ping system Feedback-based improvements to gunplay Improved reward loop Expanded tools, modes, and tweaks to player experience gains in Battlefield Portal...

Writing today in the game’s extensive community charter, DICE said its system to flag players would be faster than in previous Battlefield titles, and can now be completed in-game. DICE said it had also heard feedback it was unclear if past player reports had ever resulted in action. Now, you’ll be told in-game your report has been received and later contacted by email if and when action is taken. “In Battlefield 2042 our first approach to ensuring Fair Play is that we’ll use Easy-Anti Cheat (EAC) as our anti-cheat tool of choice,” DICE wrote, detailing another line of defense....

The game was originally set for release today, but this news has been tweeted out by Nintendo UK and its European counterparts. “We are now aiming to release the physical edition of Bayonetta in the first half of October, exclusively on My Nintendo Store,” it reads. “Please stay tuned for more info. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.” Watch on YouTube Bayonetta 3 – Nintendo Direct 9.13.22 – Nintendo Switch To clarify, this is the physical edition of the first Bayonetta game, which was originally released on Switch as a digital download alongside Bayonetta 2....

A case in point: in 2015, dementia overtook heart disease and stroke as the UK’s biggest cause of death. It looms large in our world, and yet I have sometimes wondered if I genuinely understand what it is at all. And then: for an hour last week - a vital, strangely thrilling hour - I got a bit closer to a basic comprehension. All thanks to the literature of neurology - in this case a video game....

Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition released on 23rd June, and received a negative reaction from critics and fans alike. The controversy didn’t end there, with many also unhappy about the delisting of the fan-made ScummVM version of the original game on GOG. The ScummVM version, seen as vastly superior to Nightdive’s remaster, was subsequently reinstated a week later, and was also then packaged with the Enhanced Edition on Steam. Now, Nightdive Studio director of business development Larry Kuperman and lead producer on Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition Dimitris Giannakis have discussed the troubled development of the project with PCGamesN....

We won’t be posting any spoilers here so if you want to stay spoiler-free before the game’s official release, be wary when searching for Splatoon 3 on YouTube or social media. Splatoon 3 will release on 9th September, but leaks were being posted online almost a week before that date. It seems that the leaks come from at least one person who has managed to get their hands on an early copy....

However, there was no live gameplay demo and no release dates offered for any part of the controversial, long-in development game. And Squadron 42, the story-based game set to star Hollywood actors, was a no-show. CitizenCon kicked off with a brief message from CIG founder and CEO Chris Roberts, who talked about the challenge of shifting some 720 people to working from home as a result of the pandemic. Despite this, Roberts said, 2020 and 2021 have been strong for the game, with the number of daily players on average two to three times higher than at this point in 2019....

The game will be available for a week from now, with more free games to follow every Thursday. Last week, Gearbox’s looter-shooter Borderlands 3 was the mystery free game. The giveaway comes as part of the Epic Mega Sale, which has discounts up to 75 percent on over 1600 games and add-ons. BioShock: The Collection is a neat package containing remastered versions of Bioshock and Bioshock 2 as well as BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition, which contains all the title’s DLC....

Job adverts for a Destiny project were previously spotted last year by The Game Post. Required skills included a “willingness to travel to China” on a regular basis, and host Chinese partner teams. NetEase invested $100m in Bungie back in 2018, though the companies have never officially confirmed what the two are working on. Speculation had previously pointed to the two companies working on Bungie’s next big AAA IP - potentially the franchise it trademarked the name “Matter” for, also in 2018....