Frogwares says Chapter One’s new combat system is built “to suit the character of Sherlock”, meaning that while melee attacks and firearms are both present and extensively utilised throughout fight sequences, players won’t be able to take much of a beating. Instead, they’ll need to even the odds through agile evasion and by making smart use of cover. Further advantages can be gained by identifying enemy weak points and exploiting environmental hazards - both highlighted while in Concentration Mode - and through the use of tools, such as Sherlock’s enemy dazing snuff box....

“At the moment, we are still seen as a studio that specialises only in survival horror,” Mikami admitted in a recent Famitsu interview (as translated by VGC), but while the former Resident Evil series director says it’s “nice” to have that reputation among fans, “we also want to be viewed as a studio that can create a wider variety of games.” To that end, the developer - which is now a first-party Xbox studio following Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda - is already working on its first non-horror title....

The Candle Pokémon is a fan favourite, both because of how ridiculously cute it is, but also because its fully evolve form, Chandelure, is very strong in Pokémon Go. Niantic always goes hard on Halloween, so it’s no surprise that we’re looking for ghosts on October’s Community Day, but with this one focusing on such a popular Pokémon, while adding both its shiny form and its most powerful attack to date, there really hasn’t been a better chance to go hunting for a perfect Litwick, Lampent and it’s final evolution, Chandelure....

To be fair, screaming is something I do a lot when Silent Hill is involved. Shocked screams, scared screams, oh-shit-I-panicked-and-now-I’ve-gone-the-wrong-way screams; I’ve done them all. Last night was the very first time I think I’ve ever screamed in abject delight, though. After a full decade of neglect - and eight years after the eye-watering decision to scorch the earth of Kojima’s seminal PT - Konami has resurrected the horror franchise....

The off-road simulation game has seen a steady release of new content, with this new season - named Haul & Hustle - adding two new maps tasking players with tackling both snowy and muddy terrain with the aid of two brand new vehicles. There’s also a free update for existing players that adds crossplay and a photo mode. Crossplay will be between the PC and PS4 editions of the game, with Xbox One added soon....

The problem with that line of reasoning is that it fails to take into account just how long it might take us to solve what AI researchers call “the alignment problem”, and what onlookers like me call “some pretty freaky shit”. There are a lot of ideas I’m going to have to zoom through to explain why, but the key points are: Superintelligent AI could emerge very quickly if we ever design an AI that’s good at designing AI, the product of such a recursive intelligence explosion may well have goals that don’t align with our own, and there’s little reason to think it would let us flick the off switch....

A new story trailer for the game was shown at the Gamescom Opening Night Live, despite the release date leaking before the show. And that trailer has it all: giant robots, cute companion robots, creepy young child robots, and the return of Amy Rose who appears to have been kidnapped. Check it out below. Watch on YouTube More story details are given, with Sonic facing a colossal threat and discovering the secrets of the ancients (whoever they may be)....

Back in September, the first teaser trailer showed Sonic racing against Shadow in the Green Hill Zone. Now, though, it seems Sonic will be travelling across a shattered multiverse - check it out in the trailer below. Watch on YouTube Sonic Prime | Official Trailer Yes, that’s Sonic in some sort of cyberpunk metropolis world with a bionic Tails. I’m absolutely here for it. There’s also a pirate world, ancient tribes, and a whole Eggman family....

This is a big boon for PlayStation. Bluepoints Games is renowned for its exceptional remasters and ports, many of which are PlayStation titles. The developer’s last project was the PlayStation 5 remake of Demon’s Souls, which received high acclaim and 1.4m sales at launch. It received similar praise for its PlayStation 4 remake of Shadow of the Colossus. Bluepoint had also brought the first three Uncharted titles onto the PS4 as part of the Nathan Drake Collection....

In a financial presentation last night, Sony exec Jim Ryan noted that, despite a strong launch, PS5 sales were lagging behind PS4 in its equivalent second year owing to supply constraints. Those supply constraints are due to both the Covid pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine, but remain a top priority for Sony. The pandemic has caused a shortage of parts inventory, as already documented in its impact across all consoles and PC parts....

Saved clips can now be edited into an existing meme template, or you can create your own in a simple editor. “Our goal with Bits is to make it super easy and fun for PlayStation gamers to create and share short-form gameplay videos for sharing cool achievements, jokes, stunts, and any other type of eye-catching content,” reads a PlayStation Blog on the topic. Clips up to a minute in length can be edited, adding animated stickers, sound effects, and text, or a Doodle feature can be used to freely draw using the controller....

The specs reveal a headset that pushes back boundaries in many directions, building significantly upon the successes of the first PSVR, radically improving screen fidelity, boosting immersion and ridding the platform of the complicated set-up that proved so frustrating for PS4 owners. On that latter point, PSVR2 should literally be plug and play: there’s no breakout box, no external camera, no mixture of various USB and HDMI cables - everything is routed through USB-C, meaning that PSVR2 should simply plug directly into the front of the console and you’re good to go....

After going hands-on with Splatoon 3 at a recent preview event, this new sequel felt pretty similar to how I remember the first game playing. Sure, there’s a new single-player campaign to play through, along with a bunch of new maps for Turf War and Salmon Run, but to my out-of-touch eye the focus for this sequel seems to be on updating and improving what the players already love, rather than revolutionising the game and giving Splatoon fans something new to wrap their fish fingers around....

The Stadia controller currently works on other devices via a USB cable, but it also has wireless functionality in the form of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth that’s firmware locked. While owners wait for a response from Google, some have taken matters into their own hands with some quirky workarounds. As reported by The Verge, one workaround involves using an Android device as a transmitter, which then sends the signal to a PC....

The company has also announced a similar delay - again, to the first half of 2023 - for Redfall. “We’ve made the decision to delay the launches of Redfall and Starfield to the first half of 2023,” Bethesda announced via Twitter today. “The teams at Arkane Austin (Redfall) and Bethesda Game Studios (Starfield) have incredible ambitions for their games, and we want to ensure that you receive the best, most polished versions of them....

Australian studio Beam Team’s open-world survival game is available on both Xbox and PC Game Pass now, and is the first addition to the subscription service in 2023. Microsoft is yet to announce the slate of games coming to Game Pass this month in its usual round-up, but we do know a handful of titles previously confirmed. Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden launch on Game Pass on 19th January, alongside other platforms....

It’s important to note that the PC version of Stray only has 24 trophies, because you’ll be unable to earn the platinum trophy on this platform. Below we’ve listed all of the trophies, including how to earn the hidden trophies and how long it may take you to unlock the Platinum trophy for Stray. If you’re still deciding whether to play Stray, we recommend visiting Eurogamer’s Stray review and, if you’d like to know how long the game is, our Stray length guide....

Coming from the same team that brought us the Wendigo filled nightmare of Until Dawn, The Quarry will once more focus on a group of teens. But rather than a snowy cabin escape, this time the game will focus on nine counsellors on their last day of summer camp. “As the sun sets, the teenage counsellors of Hackett’s Quarry throw a party to celebrate. No kids. No adults. No rules....

The game comes from UK developer Dreamnauts Studio and features a diverse, all-female cast of characters. It will release first on Steam, followed by Xbox and Switch versions soon after. Watch on YouTube The game features real-time grid-based battles as you avoid bullets and defeat waves of enemies using various abilities. There are 28 heroes to recruit and play as in a squad of four, divided up into various classes with unique special attacks: Champions, Spellbinders, Defenders and Valiants....

Speaking to IGN, Kato admitted he likes the style but the 2D pixel art of the original has been retained instead. “No, we didn’t think about making it HD-2D,” he said. “We kind of played with the idea of making it 3D, but what we were really thinking about was, ‘What are the major parts about this game that are really appealing to everybody?’ And in the 2D original, it was really well done pixel art, so we realised that we couldn’t have a Tactics Ogre game without this really high-quality, awesome looking 2D pixel art....