The footage below shows off the second act of the game, set in the Vastiri Desert. We see a number of new weapon classes at play (spear, crossbow etc), improved animations and greater detail compared to the original action role-playing game. There’s a great-looking mini-boss fight where each time it pounds the ground some of the ceiling collapses, shining light onto the floor. Then, if you stand in the light you won’t get hit by bits of the ceiling!...

The 30 minute presentation reestablished the line that this is a Gran Turismo game that’s returning to the series’ roots, with a fresh focus on optimisation and the player’s journey from starting behind the wheel of a humble starter car after the more stripped-back, multiplayer-focussed Gran Turismo Sport. Enabling all this is the return of a world map, a hub from which you can access one of the three places to buy cars within Gran Turismo 7: Brand Central, the Used Car Dealer and the Legendary Car Dealer....

There’s a lot more where that came from though, with Nintendo choosing to highlight over 20 promising new indie titles heading to Switch before next summer is through - a few of which, such as the wonderful Rogue Legacy 2, are out today. Read on for the full round-up! Venba Venba, from Visai Games, is a cooking-based narrative adventure that follows an immigrant Indian mother in 1980s Canada as she reconnects with her heritage by creating a South Indian dishes....

Based on the Commodore Amiga 500 (also known as the A500), the Mini will be released on March 25, 2022. We also now know the full library of games included on the mini console, too (thanks, VGC): Alien Breed 3D Alien Breed: Special Edition ‘92 Another World Arcade Pool ATR: All Terrain Racing Battle Chess Cadaver California Games The Chaos Engine Dragons Breath F-16 Combat Pilot Kick Off 2 The Lost Patrol Paradroid 90 Pinball Dreams Project-X: Special Edition ‘93 Qwak The Sentinel Simon the Sorcerer Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe Stunt Car Racer Super Cars II Titus the Fox Worms: The Director’s Cut Zool...

As detailed in today’s ID@Xbox Showcase, Demon Turf will be launching this summer on Steam, Nintendo Switch and Xbox. Described as a “3D platformer with attitude”, you can try a free version, Demon Turf: Trials, on Steam right now. It contains two levels from the game, a tutorial, and a weekly trial. “Demon Turf was one of the titles that made us want to set up our new publishing arm,” Playtonic boss Gavin Price said....

Along with this heady number, Hulst additionally revealed that players have spent over 1bn hours playing through Aloy’s debut adventure. These impressive numbers come just a week ahead of Horizon Forbidden West’s highly anticipated launch. This sequel to Zero Dawn will take players further than ever into the futuristic yet primal lands of Horizon, as Aloy seeks to find an answer as to why the lands around her are dying....

But what if it’s not so simple working with Marvel? That is a world-conquering entertainment brand that would have every right to be precious about its heroes and intellectual property. And what if the XCOM formula didn’t actually work very well with superheroes? Which self-respecting superhero would take cover in a battle, after all? These are some of the many things Firaxis creative director Jake Solomon talks to Ian Higton about, as he details, openly and generously, the process of making Marvel’s Midnight Suns....

Land Forme Shaymin was first made available through a special research in Pokémon Go during Go Fest 2022 in June, with Sky Forme Shaymin debuting for all trainers during the Finale Day of Go Fest 2022 in August, along with four Ultra Beasts in raids, and many other time-limited activities. As well as altering the way it looks, changing a Pokémon’s Forme often means that it has a different type, as is the case with Shaymin....

It’s a bit of a tricky challenge, as the task doesn’t specify what counts as a Chrome structure in Fortnite. Furthermore, there’s actually a bit of confusion in the quest description itself, meaning that many players have been struggling to complete it. Completing this challenge will reward you with 20k XP, which will help you unlock more skins for the Battle Pass. On this page: How to destroy Chrome structures in Fortnite Chrome stuctures can generally be found in the new Chrome locations on the map....

Increasing your Adventure Rank will also grant you rewards, such as resources for levelling up your characters and weapons, including Primogems required for you to make Wishes in your chance to unlock new playable characters. Below you’ll learn how to increase your Adventure Rank, and what Adventure Rank is required to access certain features or advance the story of Genshin Impact. You’ll also learn about World Level and when it’s possible to decrease it....

Part of the ‘Scouting Ahead’ track in New York City’s missions, it gives you the objective of making an enemy bioluminescent through a wall. Trouble is, the game doesn’t explain what this means, or how to achieve it. That said, chances are you’ll play with this challenge active, and complete it without knowing how you did it. This page explains how to make an enemy bioluminescent through a wall in Rainbow Six Extraction, and why it comes in handy....

Alongside increasing a player level in multiplayer, many weapons are unlocked as part of skill tree-like ‘Platforms’. There’s a bit of complexity to these new systems in Modern Warfare 2 however, and that’s what this guide will delve into, explaining how to level up and unlock all weapons and their associated Platforms. On this page: How to unlock weapons in Modern Warfare 2 First, we need to make a distinction between player level and weapon level, as well as explain Platforms and Receivers....

But after God of War Ragnarok was fully unveiled, we got what was for me an even more interesting reveal: our first look at the game’s version of Thor, the Norse god of Thunder. God of War art director Raf Grassetti tweeted a picture of God of War’s Thor, who is played by Ryan Hurst, and it has since gone viral. The tweet has at the time of publication over 75,000 likes....

Announced to coincide with Doom’s 25th anniversary in 2018 and released as a free megawad the following year, Sigil was designed as the unofficial fifth episode in the original Doom saga - picking up after Ultimate Doom’s Thy Flesh Consumed - and treated fans to 18 brand-new, Romero-designed levels: nine single-player and nine death match. Two years on from its release, Sigil was looking increasingly like a one-off experiment for Romero, but now - in a new video interview with Bridgeburner, lead developer on Doom total conversion The Age of Hell (skip to the 42-minute mark) - the designer has confirmed he’s currently working on a sequel, this time utilising Doom 2....

The Nintendo Switch 3D platformer - one of Eurogamer’s most anticipated games of 2022 - has a new trailer, below, that shows off gameplay. Here’s the official blurb: “In a sweeping adventure, players can make use of a range of Kirby’s abilities to combat foes and navigate vibrant 3D worlds. A place in which nature and a past civilisation have fused awaits in a series of areas packed with platforming challenges....

High-profile attorney Lisa Bloom spoke at a press conference outside Activision Blizzard headquarters representing an employee named Christine, who has said she was subjected to abuse while working there. Bloom has been involved in numerous sexual misconduct cases, including representing model Janice Dickinson in her defamation case against Bill Cosby, four women who alleged sexual misconduct by then-President Donald Trump in 2016, and advising film producer Harvey Weinstein (for which she was heavily criticised)....

This diorama puzzler from developer Light Brick Studio is yours to claim until tomorrow (22nd December) at 4pm. After that, Epic will unveil its next mystery giveaway. I have personally never played Lego Builder’s Journey, although it sounds right up my street. Our own Christian Donlan was quite enamoured with Lego Builder’s Journey’s breezy, tactile charms when he played through it, calling it “the perfect holiday treat” in his write up....

A new teaser website states a crossover announcement livestream will take place on YouTube on 4th December at 9AM (UTC). “We’ll be announcing new crossover information for the single-player JRPG ‘Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space’, as well as providing updates on upcoming ‘Another Eden’ information!” states the YouTube page. “The crossover information will be announced at the start of the livestream. Don’t miss it!” What’s more, Redditors have datamined Another Eden and discovered content files for Chrono Cross....

Specifics regarding Lords of the Rings: Gollum have been limited since the action-adventure was announced back in March 2019, but we finally got a clearer idea of how things might play out last August, when Daedalic released the very first trailer and gameplay breakdown. While the cinematic trailer wasn’t giving much away, Daedalic did confirm it’s shooting for “subtle tactical stealth”, environmental puzzling, climbing challenges, and “fast-paced parkour action”, all playing out across a mixture of open levels and more linear missions....

The announcement video shows off lovely-looking medieval city-building, reminiscent of fantastic city-building strategy game Banished (with a bit of Frostpunk and perhaps even Cities: Skylines thrown in). And then we see the Total War influence: large scale, tactical battles. It’s all the work of a Polish solo developer who goes by the name Slavic Magic. They promise “a gridless, organic city-building experience with full freedom of placement and rotation, but utilising snapping tools to make the planning more comfortable”....