Video games always want to innovate. Developers both need to make something that stands out from a crowd, and want to engage us in new ways. 2021’s games had outstanding examples of this - Unpacking made us rethink the puzzle genre and the stories contained in our possessions, Wildermyth showed us the power of procedural storytelling. 2022 is set to build on that, daring us to see the genres we like in different ways, and gaming will only be better for it....

EA is yet to officially announce a date for its remastered Mass Effect trilogy pack beyond a vague spring window but, barring any further delays, Eurogamer understands the above date to currently be accurate. Singapore retailer Shopitree and Indonesian outlet GSShop both have Mass Effect: Legendary Edition down for 12th March, as spotted by Twitter user Idle Sloth. We’re yet to see how much of a remaster the Legendary Edition will be, but hopefully an impending release date announcement means we’ll get our first look at gameplay very soon....

As detailed in the earlier ratings board leak, below, this will be the Prince’s Edition version of the game with both of its major DLCs included: The Lair of the Lost Lord and The Tale of a Timeless Tome. You’ll also get a collection of items, including a “Proper Tidy” ring themed around the game’s fairy helper. Here’s a look at all that in action: ORIGINAL STORY 30/4/21: A Nintendo Switch version of Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom looks to be on the way....

“Diablo Immortal will not be available in Belgium or the Netherlands, and will not appear on Battle.net or the Belgian and Netherlands App or Google Play Stores,” an Activision Blizzard spokesperson told Eurogamer this morning. “This is related to the current operating environment for games in those countries. Accordingly, pre-registrations for the game are not accessible in those markets.” ORIGINAL STORY 30/5/22: This week’s long-awaited launch of Diablo Immortal has reportedly been scrapped in both Belgium or the Netherlands, due to the countries’ laws around loot boxes....

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters, due out on PC on 5th May, is an XCOM-style strategy game starring the Grey Knights, a mysterious Chapter of Space Marines who go up against the Death Guard and the putrid forces of Chaos god Nurgle. Serkis, who famously played Gollum in the Lord of the Rings movies, provides the voice of Vardan Kai, a Grand Master and Steward of the Armoury. You can see and hear Serkis’ in-game character in the video below: Kai appears in the Daemonhunters campaign to advise players from the Grey Knights’ citadel on Titan....

From now until the end of the year, the team is hoping to introduce three new raids - Mystic Abyss Vycas Legion, and Achates Trial Guardian - as well the Reaper Advanced class in November, and the Summoner Advanced class in December. “The next few months mark the road to the Brelshaza Legion Raid — one of the most challenging, unique, and beautifully dangerous raids in all of Lost Ark,” the team explains....

In Lost Ark, there are many quests that will only start after dropping the right item. Some of these quests take players to hidden places to find treasures. Rambutan Orchard Secret is one of those, and is an activity you can do by yourself. It’s easy to miss this quest, since not only do you need to find the right item to begin with, but also requires finding a hidden place that is not marked on your map....

First things first - we’ve got to tackle the hot potato that is the 30fps cap we recommend for Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered when played on Steam Deck. A little while ago, Valve released arbitrary refresh support for Steam Deck, allowing for games to run at anything between 40fps to 60fps. Even at the lower end of the range there, the 25ms per frame persistence is still a big upgrade over the 33....

On 18th February, Bandai Namco’s action role-playing game Code Vein hits Xbox Game Pass for PC. Also out on that day is Obsidian’s RPG Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition on console and the cloud, and Bugbear’s car smash ’em-up Wreckfest on console, PC and cloud. Moving on, on 23rd February team platformer Killer Queen Black hits Game Pass on console and cloud. Two days later, on 25th February, Codemasters’ Dirt 5 hits Xbox Game Pass on console, PC and cloud....

Last weekend, it was spotted that Perfect Dark’s game director Dan Neuburger had left the studio after nearly four years. (Perfect Dark itself is not expected any time soon and lacks any kind of release date.) Now, LinkedIn investigations have unearthed more than 30 other departures since the start of 2021. This includes the game’s design director, lead level designer, principal level designer and principal world builder, lead systems designer, technical director, director of narrative and narrative lead, VGC spotted....

That’s for both Bedrock and Java editions of the game, Microsoft said, meaning (deep breath) PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Mac and Linux. This is the first portion of the long-awaited and recently split Caves and Cliffs update, which includes various creatures and some new blocks. Keep an eye out for the mountain goat, which can headbutt you off of those aforementioned cliffs....

More specifically, the project is a collaboration between Capcom and Timi Studio Group - the Tencent-owned developer behind the likes of Call of Duty mobile, Pokemon Unite, and Arena of Valor - and promises to “reproduce the hunting actions that define the Monster Hunter series” for mobile devices and phones. “This first-time partnership between TiMi and Capcom will combine the experience and strengths of both sides,” reads the press release announcing the news, “allowing Monster Hunter to scale to more platforms with an aim to give global hunters - experienced or new - the freedom to hunt as they desire, anytime and anywhere....

In the manner of previous trials, Nintendo Switch Online subscribers will have full access to the complete version of Monster Hunter Rise - including online play - when things get underway this Friday, and can play the game as much as they like for as long as they like until things wrap up the following week on Thursday, 17th March. And it’s well worth checking out if you’ve even a smattering of enthusiasm for grand battles against imposing foes, with Monster Hunter Rise proving to be a wonderful refinement of Capcom’s long-running series....

As of 30th September, Monster Hunter Rise has topped 11m sales. That is an increase of 1m since July. Meanwhile, its expansion title Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak has topped 4.4m sales cumulatively. In addition to Monster Hunter, Capcom’s Resident Evil series is also pulling in some strong sales. The Resident Evil 2 remake has now topped 10m units sold, while the franchise as a whole has passed 131m sales. This makes it Capcom’s best selling franchise, with Monster Hunter sitting at a total of 88m sales....

The game mode will include 15 “playable moments from Jordan’s career that let players relive his legacy from the early days as a college sensation, to his game-winning shot in the 1998 NBA Finals”. Each challenge will include a pre-game interview with a “luminary who was part of what made every game special” and a new presentation package that recreates how the games would’ve looked as they were originally broadcast in the 80s and 90s....

The adorable cat-collecting phenomenon stayed mobile-based until 2018 when Playstation owners in Japan were treated to a PSVR version of the game. This of course left the rest of the world feeling very jealous indeed. Then, just last week, Neko Atsume VR: Kitty Collector popped up on the American Playstation Store, finally giving feline fans in the West a chance to get immersed in the wonderful world of cat hoarding....

Following that first filing, organisational efforts by employees saw more than 2000 current and former Activision Blizzard staff sign a petition describing the company’s initial, widely lambasted response to the lawsuit as “abhorrent and insulting”, with subsequent strike action seeing more than 500 workers walk out and “hundreds” more participate virtually around the world in an effort to improve working conditions. However, the new lawsuit, filed to the National Labor Review Board by the ABetterABK worker collective in conjunction with the Communications Workers of America, alleges Activision Blizzard has, within the last six months, “engaged in and is engaging in unfair labour practices” that violate laws laid out in the National Labor Relations Act....

The Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl-themed Switch Lite is a sweet throwback to the limited edition Pokémon-themed Nintendo DS Lite ‘Onyx’ edition, which came out around the release of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl back in 2006. The new Switch Lite design boasts a brand new metallic grey colour scheme and features silver and gold artwork of the two legendary Pokémon which appear Diamond and Pearl’s box art. A similar Pokémon-edition Switch Lite console launched in November 8, 2019 and featured Zacian and Zamazenta from the Sword and Shield games on Switch....

You can find the answer to this question below, along with a complete Pokémon list for New Pokémon Snap and which courses they are located in. You will need to download the New Pokémon Snap update, released in August 2021, to have access to every Pokémon. Be wary though - this page contains spoilers for every Pokémon appearance and location in New Pokémon Snap. If you want to know how to unlock all of the courses, then check out our New Pokémon Snap walkthrough....

The single player, story-driven game sees a young girl, the titular Tchia, exploring the sandbox open world of a lush tropical island. The twist is her ability to soul-jump and take control of any animal - or inanimate object - she finds to explore further. A PlayStation Blog from game director Phil Crifo explains further. Tchia can enter a trance to slow time and select where to soul jump, and will then warp immediately....