THQ Nordic has revealed at Gamescom today that they are to release a new entry in the classic real-time strategy series, Desperados, that got mouses clicking back in the early '00s.For those less inclined, Desperados was essentially a Wild ...

Luigi's Mansion is a staple of the GameCube lineup. Hell it was a launch title! Whenever I think of picking up that 'lil machine I usually recall memories of Nintendo throwing Luigi to the (ghost) wolves in an abandoned mansion without the ...

Soon, a selection of Call of Duty fans will get the opportunity to see how their favourite brand of shooter handles the popular genre of Battle Royale. Activision and Treyarch have finally revealed the dates for Black Ops 4's Blackout beta ...

When Guacamelee first dropped in 2013 we weren't exactly hurting for metroidvanias, but we weren't in the completely resplendent period we are now either. Here's the thing about Guacamelee 2 -- it's one of those lateral sequels, the ki...

Is it just me, or this theme music sound like Pirates of the Caribbean?

When Swery65's The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories was announced earlier this year, it left us kind of confused. When the first screenshots of the game debuted not too long ago, that confusion wasn't exactly cleared u...

I thought I could handle spiders, but this latest video for The Sinking City has me questioning my resolve thanks to a fast-moving figure lurking just out of the protagonist's sight. Ominous webbed hands, an ocean in the sky, and tentacles ...

Many of us are surprised that Until Dawn clawed itself out of development hell on the PS3 (as a Move title no less), but I think we're all glad it did. Supermassive Games has kind of made a name for itself when it comes to pumping out horro...

It took them a while, but Project Aces and Bandai Namco are finally ready to tell joystick-grippers when they can break out their flight controllers for another Ace Combat game: January 18th, 2019 is the confirmed worldwide releas...

Deep Silver is bringing the batshit-insane open-world crime title Saint's Row: The Third to Nintendo Switch. The publisher announced the news this morning at Gamescom in Cologne.Saint's Row: The Third, which originally launched on PS3, PC a...

This morning at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, Sega dropped a brand new trailer for the long, long, long-awaited RPG sequel, Shenmue III. The dramatic cinematic ends with a release date reveal of August 27, 2019.This is big, long-time-coming...

Ubisoft has revealed a duo of switchable trailers for the latest entry in the long-running Assassin's Creed series, Odyssey. The new cinematic looks at war-ridden Greece, asking players to step up to the challenge of both man and beast that...

I know this news is gonna make a lot of fans' mornings. Bandai Namco has announced that Juri Tira has staked a claim on the Stage of History, and will be heading to Soulcalibur VI as a pre-order bonus, or a standalone paid DLC character.An ...

Super Rare Games wasn't kidding when they named their company -- as it turns out, if you don't produce a ton of copies of a game, it does become quite rare! That's exactly what happened with their release of Shelter Generations for the Swit...

When Forza Horizon 2 was announced as a freebie for "Games with Gold" this month, many people speculated that the game would be reaching its "End of Life" status. This happened two years prior to its predecessor, so it only made sense. Turn...

God of War fans who aren't ready to part ways with the boy have a reason to smile big today: Sony Santa Monica has added the long-awaited New Game+ mode. There's a little something for everyone. To quickly recap, your unlocks carry over, yo...

In case you missed it: there's a World War Z video game adaptation from Saber Interactive in which you'll team up with friends or the AI to fend off swarms of agile undead. There! You're all caught up. Games using lots of on-screen enemies ...

One of the perks of being a member of Sony's PlayStation Plus program is that gamers get a couple of free games every month. While the titles on offer have drifted more towards older releases recently, the early days of the PS4 saw a bunch ...

Courtesy of GungHo, the Sega Saturn and PlayStation role-playing game Grandia will live on with a remaster for Nintendo Switch and PC this winter. Another nostalgic JRPG for Switch? Bring it on. The console will get a Grandia + Grandia II H...

World of Warcraft is enjoying another wind right now. I hesitate to label it as "second," because you could argue several eras have been examples of resplendent comebacks (Wrath of the Lich King is the most popular choice of our commun...

Nothing's ever easy in Life is Strange. After a few months' worth of teases, we finally know the premise behind Life is Strange 2. It sees two kids -- brothers -- on the lam and headed south of the border. Dontnod Entertainment revealed th...

Ubisoft Blue Byte is heading to the 19th century for its upcoming city builder Anno 1800. Previously dated for winter 2018, the historical game has now settled into a February 26, 2019 launch on PC. It should be a nice break from the recent...

I may not have much affinity for the Metro series of games, but it has always done one thing incredibly well: graphics. Being the first game made specifically for 4K, Metro Exodus looks spellbinding and this latest Gamescom trailer doesn't ...

One of the best ways to pre-order new games is now dead. For Amazon Prime members, picking up a game through Amazon turned a $60 purchase into a $48 purchase. Next week, it'll be replaced with a different bonus system. Amazon has announced ...

For everyone who thought they had an excuse when I asked them why they don't play grand strategies, think again! This morning ahead of Gamescom, Paradox Interactive announced that its runaway hit Stellaris would be the first grand strategy ...

It's not the first opportunity to play Battlefield V (that honor goes to the closed alpha), but it'll be the most widely available. There's a good ol' try before you buy event for Battlefield V that's open to everybody. EA is hol...