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On June 27th, Riot’s hero shooter Valorant will get a team deathmatch mode. Teams of five will be able to do battle without the need to buy weapons at the start of each round, Counter-Strike-style, as they do in the main game. There will also be three new maps to play on.

Curious players can get their hands on Embark Studios’ ARC Raiders for the first time via a closed alpha later this month.  On June 29, the PvPvE extraction shooter will get its first test out in the wild, so to speak. You’ll have to sign up on Steam to participate in the alpha, and a new

Blizzard is working on a rather large update to Diablo 4, one that will have at least 13 pages worth of patch notes. You better make a cup ahead of time and grab a cookie or two to go with it, we reckon. Blizzard discusses some of the changes coming to Diablo 4 with the

Hatsune Miku fans have been fairly well served on Switch, with the excellent Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix giving Vocaloid devotees a generous helping of over 100 super cool tracks to dig into in one of our favourite rhythm games on Nintendo’s console. Seriously, listen to the absolutely nonsensical pop masterpiece ‘PoPiPo‘ once and

Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara, an exciting action adventure game, is set to make its debut on multiple platforms this summer. Publisher and developer Chibig, in collaboration with Talpa Games and Undercoders, has announced that the game will launch on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC via

The final week of the “Explore the Horizon” series has arrived in Forza Horizon 5 and as we have come to expect by now, there is also a whole laundry list of new Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges to take on in Series 21 – Spring. Of course, as we are basking in a heatwave currently

Insomniac Games has confirmed that the 10 bonus suits offered with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 PS5 Digital Deluxe edition can’t be unlocked in the game. Some fans were hopeful that those who don’t want to fork out extra cash would be able to unlock the items via gameplay, but that won’t be possible. Spider-Man 2 PS5

Arriving June 20 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom introduces a brand-new way to play with the introduction of the Arcanist class. Boasting three unique skill lines and an all-new combat mechanic called the Crux system, Arcanists wield the eldritch powers of Apocrypha to obliterate their foes and protect their

The Steam Deck and ROG Ally are brilliant little devices – but you do end up paying a lot more for a high-capacity version, with a £220 difference between the cheapest and most expensive Steam Decks. If you opted for one of the smaller capacities to save space, then consider this deal for a Sabrent

Rogue Legacy 2 is one heck of a roguelike that only Xbox, Switch, and PC fans have enjoyed since it launched in 1.0 last year. Next week, PlayStation fans finally get their turn. Developer Cellar Door Games has announced that Rogue Legacy 2 will make the jump to PS5 and PS4 on June 20. Like

Ten new indie games are coming to Xbox Game Pass following a rollercaoster of a not-E3 season. Each have varying release dates, but as some of the more hotly anticipated smaller games announced right now, it’s worth keeping an eye out for them when they eventually drop. This information comes via the Xbox Game Pass

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Publisher Top Hat Studios has today announced that it will be throwing Legend Bowl — the retro-inspired American football title — onto the Switch later this summer. There are a couple of different modes available in this one, headlined by Franchise Mode, which will see you taking on

This year’s Summer Game Fest was a decent improvement on previous years with a number of larger announcements. Now, the show’s organiser, Geoff Keighley, has confirmed that the show will return next June and will once again include a live showcase event. Geoff also confirmed that this year’s event was a record setter, and if

Memories can snowball sometimes. One memory unlocks another one, and before long you’re wondering how you could have forgotten it all. It’s something we get when we meet up with old friends: we each remember different parts of the scene, filling in the gaps, until it feels as crisp and clear as watching on IMAX.

We took a deeper dive into all the exciting new games coming soon to Xbox and Windows. A few days ago, during our Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct double feature, we showcased a massive lineup of games coming soon to Xbox and Game Pass, like Starfield, Forza Motorsport, and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. Today,

Assassin’s Creed Mirage is one of Ubisoft’s key fall titles, and it’s coming in at a discounted price of $49.99. However, that’s not going to be the standard for long, as Ubisoft has taken the plunge into the $69.99 game with two of its upcoming titles: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and The Crew: Motorfest. Avatar

A varied lineup of exciting games coming to PlayStation was revealed in the Capcom Showcase livestream! From a new look at the highly anticipated Dragon’s Dogma 2, to the reveal of the Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, we featured games for all types of players. Ascend, Arisen, and slay the dragon The Capcom Showcase dove

Flash drive deals have proven surprisingly popular here at RPS, so today we’re returning with an evolution on the formula: a high-end USB-C flash drive that sports impressive 400MB/s reads and 60MB/s writes, with a capacity of 128GB, for just £13 rather than the usual £19. That’s a great deal from my point of view,

Vampire Survivors just can’t seem to die, but it’s unclear whether that’s due to its attentive development team or the immortal nature of vampires. Whatever the case, developer Poncle put out a new trailer during the PC Gaming show, confirming a 1.5 update would be coming to the game tomorrow, June 12. You can see

Microsoft is unquestionably positioning Starfield as its biggest game this year. In case it wasn’t clear from the 55-minute deep dive that aired just after the Xbox Games Showcase. But that also extends to the stunning Constellation Edition, and in giving the RPG the Forza treatment when it comes to the different version on sale.

Image: Nintendo Life Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Jim gets bossy… Note. This article discusses certain elements of some Regional Phenomena boss battles, including tactics and screenshots. If you are still maintaining an internet blackout for the

You may remember that Sonic Superstars, a new 2.5D Sonic game, was officially announced by SEGA at Summer Game Fest just a couple of days ago. Since then, details about the new Sonic game have been gradually coming in from various gaming media outlets throughout the day today. Well, we’ve learned some significant news from

Who would’ve thought that the Kingdom Rush series would be given a new lease of life on Xbox over a decade after its inception? Not me, to be honest, but the proof is in the playing, and I have been rather impressed with both Kingdom Rush and Kingdom Rush Frontiers so far. Now it’s the

Dying Light 2 has seen all sorts of delays since its initial reveal. And Techland is continuing that tradition by delaying its the next piece of Dying Light 2 DLC into 2024. The Dying Light 2 DLC will feature a “new map” and more systems The studio announced this move on its website and gave

Last week, we asked you to travel to tropical landscapes from the game of your choice, sharing using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights:  MdeavorVP shares Aloy laying on a palm tree in Horizon Forbidden West. M_Joe_Hort shares a sunset view from GTA Online. record_photo shares Kratos approaching Freya in a plant-filled Vanaheim in

Earlier today, Mr. Diablo at Blizzard Rod Fergusson tweeted what the most played class was in Diablo 4 so far. To my great surprise, it wasn’t the Rogue, which is currently sitting at the top of our tier list. Rather, it’s the Sorcerer, which currently sits at the bottom of our class rankings. Presumably, everyone

Illfonic’s Friday the 13th: The Game is being delisted from storefronts at the end of the year due to an expiring license.  The developer shared a statement on Twitter revealing the asymmetric multiplayer slasher title will be removed from retail and digital storefronts once the license expires on December 31st. However, the game will still be

We’re in the midst of showcase season, which means we’re also stumbling across one too many leaks. The latest leaks to hit the ‘net are trailers for two new Persona titles; a Persona 3 Remake (called Persona 3 Reload), and a Persona 5 Tactica title. Where have the leaks emerged from? Well, Atlus itself. The

Image: NIS America We’ve already seen the 3DS eShop closure wipe out a lot of digital titles earlier this year, and now game publisher NIS America has announced two of its games from the Switch eShop will be disappearing in the coming weeks and months. The first one is the RPG The Lost Child, originally

This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content: Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch Harmony: The Fall of Reverie – In this captivating narrative experience, Polly returns home after a few years abroad to look for her missing mother when she quickly realizes that her hometown has drastically changed. A megacorporation named MK is using its power