(Image credit: Level-5)JRPG fans, rejoice: Level-5 has confirmed that a new Ni No Kuni game is in development, although details are thin on the ground. He didn’t mention what platforms the RPG would release on, but it’d be a surprise if it didn’t come to PC. Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom launched on PC last year, and the original game, Wrath of the White Witch, is being remastered for PC later this year. We’ll have to wait to find out more about Ni No Kuni 3, as it will presumably be named, but

French publisher Focus Home Interactive has released its yearly earnings, and clearly had a good 12 months, racking up $US143 million in the last fiscal year. Their biggest hit has been Farming Simulator 19, with over two million copies sold. Vampyr, Dontnod’s original but also slightly janky Victorian-era RPG, also did well with over a million copies sold. Dontnod has renewed its contract with Focus Home Interactive, and there’s apparently a Vampyr TV show in the works too. All in all, Focus Ho

We’ve been eagerly awaiting Ion Maiden, the retro shooter made in Duke Nukem 3D’s old Build Engine, for over a year now. While the release of Amid Evil did a little to scratch that itch, its Heretic-style shooting is a little different in style to what we’ve seen of Ion Maiden. Its “preview campaign” available in Early Access is much closer to Duke Nukem in tone and level layout, even down to the protagonist having cheesy catchphrases. Now Voidpoint and 3D Realms are teasing something Ion Maiden

Week-long speedrunning marathon Summer Games Done Quick 2019 has drawn to a close after raising a staggering $3 million for charity Doctors Without Borders—nearly $900,000 more than it pulled in last year. More than 2,600 people attended in person in Minneapolis, MN, and at its peak more than 156,000 were watching the event on Twitch. If you missed a run you wanted to catch, all the videos are available on the Games Done Quick YouTube channel. Last year, the event raised just under $2.2 million,

(Image credit: Future)Strategic BioShock-y shooter Void Bastards is getting a free challenge mode alongside DLC that will add a new organization, a new weapon and new ships. The studio is also working on DLC that will add an “entirely new organization, complete with a new opponent, new ships and never before seen rewards”. The DLC is “coming soon”. Blue Manchu says we’ll find out more about a new weapon in the DLC in the coming week. Samuel called it “a slightly messy first-person shooter lifted

(Image credit: Microsoft)The first PC test for Halo: The Master Chief Collection is limited to fewer than 1,000 Halo Insiders, and some fans that didn’t make the cut are now attempting to join illegally. The test has been “illegally distributed online”, according to developer 343 Industries, which says it can ban anyone involved. The test launched on Friday and ends tomorrow. It contains the Halo: Reach campaign Tip of the Spear, and is designed to both test the rollout of builds onto Steam and

Esports site Upcomer reported on the role lock earlier this week, citing “multiple sources inside the Overwatch League”. In a follow-up stream, Fissure claimed that the 2-2-2 role lock had already been decided for stage four. Next stage, stage 4, 2-2-2 lock is decided,” he said, according to multiple translations of this clip. A role lock would represent a change of heart for Blizzard: game director Jeff Kaplan has previously said that a rigid lock system “hurts the spirit” of Overwatch. Which h

Halo: Reach is finally playable by the public for the first time, but fewer than 1,000 fans have the chance to test it out. The closed test of Halo: The Master Chief Collection—a compilation that brings lots of Halo games to PC for the first time—started yesterday, and it contains an updated build of the Halo: Reach demo that James tried at E3. The test includes the Halo: Reach campaign mission Tip of the Spear. It’s “missing numerous features and is sure to have some rough edges”—known issues i

(Image credit: Tequila Works)Rime developer Tequila Works’ next game, a singeplayer puzzler called Gylt, was announced earlier this month as a Google Stadia exclusive—you can watch the trailer here. But its Stadia exclusivity is now in doubt after the studio’s creative director Raúl Rubio Munárriz brushed off questions about the streaming service and said that “everyone” will be able to play Gylt. “OK we haven’t confirmed that it’s an exclusive yet,” he told Eurogamer, despite the words “Stadia

(Image credit: Square Enix)The early access launch of MMO Final Fantasy 14’s Shadowbringers expansion yesterday was marred by a DDoS attack that disrupted servers across North America. “We are currently experiencing high server congestion on certain worlds,” Square Enix said this morning. However, certain worlds have already surpassed this number, and players may experience extended waiting times when logging in.” It’s not the first time the MMO has been hit by a DDoS attack: the release of an e

Crackdown 3’s latest update is a chunky one: it adds flying, air strikes, and four elemental melee weapons that you can summon at will. If you strap into the new wingsuit you’ll be able to compete in ring-based wingsuit races, but you’ll mainly use it to get around the city of New Providence and rain hell on enemies from above. That’s where the Hellstorm Flare comes in handy—throw it to call an air strike on the target location. The update also adds the Agency Peacekeeper Beacon, which you activ

Horny videogame portal Nutaku has decided to commemorate Pride Month by setting up a $US5 million investment fund for LGBT-themed videogames, spread out over the course of three years. “The new investment portfolio is born out of the flourishing number of adult gamers who identify with the LGBTQ+ community, empowering diversity within the adult gaming world,” according to Nutaku’s communications manager Julie Hall. “Resonating enthusiasm amongst gamers and game developers alike, Nutaku stimulate

But here’s the thing—the hunting is, for me, the least interesting thing about The Hunter. No, what I love about The Hunter is the world the developers have created. But it’s surprising to find this fidelity of visual and aural detail in what is, let’s be honest, a pretty obscure hunting game. And it makes just going for a walk in these lush, dynamic forests a real treat. I’m not saying you should spend money on The Hunter specifically to walk around a forest taking photos.

No Delivery is partly a horror game, partly an RPG, and sort of a roguelike set in a procedurally generated pizza restaurant full of shuffling monsters. You play as a series of employees tasked with investigating the establishment, and usually dying as a result. From a mostly top-down perspective you’ll creep from room to room, as the game presents you with special events and with occasional bouts of turn-based combat. If you’ve exhausted the Freddy’s series, or you’re simply on the lookout for

This week, Taleworlds started letting players into Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord for the long-awaited sandbox’s first closed beta. It’s a multiplayer beta, so players won’t be mucking around in the campaign; instead they’ll be skirmishing with each other and testing the game’s matchmaking and combat systems. While the studio remains tight-lipped when it comes to a release date, it does seem like Bannerlord’s approaching the last leg on its journey through development, and once this closed beta con

Gloomhaven, the digital adaptation of the phenomenally popular board game of the same name, is coming to Steam Early Access next month, but first, a teaser trailer full of turn-based tactical brawls! If you’re a tabletop player, expect lots of familiar elements, but the digital version isn’t just a recreation of the physical game. Another reason to be excited about the adaptation is that it will presumably cost significantly less than the £140 board game. Even in the expensive world of tabletop

Amazon Prime Day, that time of year where things are cheap, is fast approaching, kicking off on July 15. Twitch Prime has plans of its own, apparently, including making a group of athletes compete in one of EA’s sports games, though the specific title has yet to be announced. Then on July 13, just before Prime Day, celebrities and streamers will “descend on London and Las Vegas”, which sounds like a pretty serious threat. Twitch Prime membership comes with Amazon Prime, and you can link your Twi

Corsair is well established in the PC hardware game, turning out parts for the best gaming PCs on both the peripheral and components side, and they’ve long been known for making quality RAM at reasonable prices. This deal, however, on 32GB of Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 for $134.99 at Newegg is absolutely incredible. It’s the lowest price we’ve ever seen this kit for, and one of the lowest prices I’ve personally ever seen for 32GB of 3200Mhz DDR4. RAM pricing has been steadily declining for

It must be a bit lonely for John Wick in Fortnite. Cheer up, John, now you’ve got a friend in the form of fellow assassin and pal, Sofia, played by Halle Berry in the movie. It’s all a surprise to me, as I didn’t even realise Halle Berry was in John Wick 3. Sofia can be purchased in the Item Shop along with the John Wick skin and his themed gear, including a big sledgehammer and umbrella glider. She’s part of the John Wick set, gets her own backpack and costs 1,500 v-bucks

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