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Few would have been aware of SteamWorld Dig’s existence before the last Nintendo Direct saw Satoru Shibata rather casually announce that it was to launch on the eShop immediately after the end of the presentation. I’ll admit, I dismissed it on sight: though it looked nice enough, it reminded me too much of the disappointing Dillon’s Rolling Western, if only for the Morricone-esque whistling on the soundtrack. Well, more fool me, because SteamWorld Dig is an unexpected joy, a winning blend of Metroid’s exploration and atmosphere with the tension of Mr. Driller’s careful path plotting and limited resources. Toss in a pinch of Spelunky’s…

A new direction for the professor emeritus

This just in: Angry Birds Star Wars 2 has an actual actor from the original Star Wars trilogy lending their vocal talent to the game – and amazingly it’s not Mark Hamill.Instead, it’s Emperor Palpatine himself, Ian McDiarmid, reprising his main baddy role, only this time as a pig. But if Star Wars has taught me anything, it’s to not underestimate little green dudes. Especially if they have Jedi powers.Elsewhere in Angry Birds: Star Wars 2 news, the game’s multiplayer has finally been shown off in a new trailer below. The upcoming game will feature two-to-four player competitive modes as well as two-player

DICE aims to take map evolution and destruction to the next level…

Game of the show? Perhaps even the first major next-gen system seller? Gamescom offered the first chance to go hands-on with Respawn Entertainment’s Titanfall – the brand new sci-fi first-person shooter from some of the key creative minds behind Call of Duty, the franchise that defined the current console generation. Having left Infinity Ward and regrouped with new additions to the core team, Respawn is now ready to let us play its new game, and first impressions are quite overwhelming.Technologically, it’s safe to say that the team’s first effort has an entirely different focus to its rivals. Titanfall looks stunning in …

Captain America: The Winter Soldier, next year’s unfrozen super-soldier sequel will have more than its fair share of new faces to the Marvel Cinematic Uni …Continue reading Captain America: The Winter Soldier: Four New S.H.I.E.L.D. Members Added

Electronic Arts has confirmed that FIFA 14 on PlayStation Vita will feature ‘the same great gameplay’ as FIFA 13, albeit with updated kits…

Based on Lucas Ordonez’s rise from GT fan to professional race car driver

It is, many people will tell you, one of the finest pieces of design in videogames. Ico’s power, its emotional impact, comes through a world of minimalist fantasy and a relationship delicately painted, but it all truly comes together in one feature: the gentle tug between Ico and Yorda, and the simple thud of the Dual Shock as you pull her along. Massimo Guarini, the Italian developer who previously worked on Shadows of the Damned and helped bring Suda 51’s strange vision to life, knows that well. The first game from his new studio, Ovosonico, is built around that simple moment of contact. In Murasaki Baby, you take a child by …

Learn about Los Santos’ country clubs, tattoo parlors, and yoga classes

Sony has apologised to Grand Theft Auto 5 developer Rockstar and GTA fans worldwide after copies of the game downloaded from the EU PlayStation Store were cracked open by hackers.Story spoilers originating from the game’s audio files are now available to view online, along with a near-complete track listing of all the game’s music.Hackers legally obtained digital copies of the game from Sony Europe’s servers – the company had been advertising the ability to preload the title ahead of its launch next month. The ability to do so has now suspended.Read more…

Improving control and increasing connection

DAY 20: Today is a good news/bad news kinda day. The bad news is that today’s Daily Challenge is the last one I’m going to be recording and putting on Eurogamer, although I will still keep playing the game so you can keep an eye on the leaderboards if you want to continue competing.But the good news is twofold: first, I had an amazing run! You’ll see. The second is that I have a very special video prepared for tomorrow, which I think anyone who has watched a few of these challenges will enjoy. Good luck with your runs – today and forever more.DAY 19: I had such a good feeling about today. As we …

Adrenaline junkies are usually bored with your typical vacation. Visit the Grand Canyon in a winnebago? Booooring. Run that winnebago off a ramp and across the …Continue reading A Tour for Daredevils

It’s delightful, of course. That won’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who played Rayman Origins, one of 2011’s best games and an unlikely return to form for a character most had written off. With such a solid foundation, Michel Ancel and his team at Ubisoft’s Montpellier studio haven’t reinvented the wheel. What they’ve done is take an already wonderful wheel and polished it into something remarkable.Like the previous game, this is a 2D platformer in unashamedly classic style, delivering a constant stream of small gameplay nuggets. Every jump is a test, every obstacle a trial. Some must be tackled at speed, others allow you to think…