Abertay University to host 20 years of games Pecha Kucha 'chit chat' evening book now

Some of the world’s premier computer games creators will return to Abertay University to present quick-fire talks during a special 20 Years of Games Pecha Kucha evening.

Designers and programmers from across the globe are part of a star-studded line-up for the free event on Saturday May 6, celebrating two decades of games education at Abertay.

Held during Abertay Digital Graduate Show – which runs from May 5-9 – the session is being organised by Creative Dundee and all speakers are graduates of the University who have gone on to influence the games industry.

The event will see speakers show 20 images, each for no more than 20 seconds, as they share experiences and journeys since graduating or collaborating with Abertay, charting the history and future of the games scene.

Kawaii Sale Brings a Week of Japanese Gaming to GOG.com

GOG.com is hosting a sale on games made in and inspired by Japan. In addition to those mentioned below, some additional standouts include Pier Solar, Corpse Party, and the Ys series, and watch for more additions on Friday.

Sakura Season Begins On GOG.com With Deals Up To -75%

Merry Christmas 2016

Whatever you believe, wherever you live have a peaceful and healthy Christmas.

Games and Consoles to look forward to this Christmas 2016

November 4

• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare - PC, PS4, Xbox One
• Mario Party Star Rush - 3DS

November 7

• Lego Dimensions Wave 7 - PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U

November 10

• PlayStation 4 Pro

Golden Joystick Awards 2016 - full list of categories and nomination

The 21 public voted categories are:

Best Original Game

• Abzu
• Firewatch
• Furi
• Hyper Light Drifter
• Inside
• No Man's Sky
• Overwatch
• Quantum Break
• Soma
• Tom Clancy's The Division
• The Witness

Square Enix PAX West 2016 LineUp and Events

Square Enix will host a number of panels at the show giving fans an opportunity to get the latest development updates and converse with the creative minds behind the games.

DEVELOPING RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER: 20 YEAR CELEBRATION

Friday 1:30-2:30 Wyvern Theater
Join members of the Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration development team as they chat about the latest title and the features that celebrate 20 years of Lara Croft. Culminating with Lara’s landmark achievement of 20 years of an icon in gaming and pop-culture, Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration releases later this year with nostalgic throwbacks like Croft Manor, classic outfits, and complex puzzles only those worthy of the Croft name can solve. Watch a sneak peak of the all-new PlayStation VR capabilities to explore Croft Manor, and have a look at Co-Op Endurance, a new mode where players can team up to survive the wilderness and gather relics and artifacts.

Panelists: Greg Miller (Moderator), Noah Hughes, Franchise Creative Director; Chad Armstrong, Senior Designer; Alisha Thayer, Designer; Meagan Marie, Senior Community Manager.

Grand Theft Auto V no.1 in UK games chart this week

ChartTrack Weekly chart - week ending August 6th 2016

1 GRAND THEFT AUTO V ROCKSTAR 3
2 UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END SONY COMPUTER ENT. 2
3 LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 1
4 OVERWATCH BLIZZARD 5
5 FIFA 16 EA SPORTS 4

Resonate Total Gaming three day gaming event opens in Glasgow

From today until 31 July 2016, the highly anticipated festival of eSports and gaming will take over the SECC offering an exciting range of programming to satisfy all ages. From the casual player to diehard gamer, there will be something for everyone so prepare to poise those gaming thumbs.

Resonate - Total Gaming comes to Glasgow

With eSports giants Gfinity, Versus Scotland and Xtreme Gaming on board, visitors will enjoy participating in exciting gaming tournament action with games including Halo, TrackMania, Street Fighter V and FIFA.

Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System Full games list all 30 games

Relive the 80s when the Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System launches in stores on 11th November.

The classic NES is back in a familiar-yet-new form as a mini replica of Nintendo’s original home console. Plugging directly into a high-definition TV using the included HDMI cable, the console comes complete with 30 NES games built-in, including beloved classics like Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Donkey Kong, PAC-MAN and Kirby’s Adventure.

Squad is Proud to Announce Release of Modding SDK + Original Soundtrack

In conjunction with Epic Games we announce the release of the official Squad SDK, you can download it today by clicking the Get Unreal button at unrealengine.com .

The core of Offworld Industries were members of the Project Reality Mod Team for Battlefield 2, as well as RoyAwesome being the Lead Developer for Empires Mod Team for Half-Life 2. We are where we are today because of the access to mod the files of our favorite games years ago. The team has had a goal since the first days of this company to “Pay It Forward” and release a full SDK to the public to open up Squad to modding and assist the next generation of realism FPS modders bring about the next iteration of tactical teamwork based, paced and strategic FPS. Several founders will devote substantial amounts of their time bridging between the modding community and the official branch.

TP-Link offer enhanced powerline player experience with their AV1200 gigabit with Wi-Fi for faster PS4 & XO gaming

To play online without issue, or impact the Wi-Fi experience for others in the household, many gamers opt for a wired connection. Introducing the AV1200 Three Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline AC Wi-Fi 

The latency is lower, which means reactions in multiplayer gaming is faster and it’s ultimately more stable. But, for many who play in rooms located far from the router, Wi-Fi is the only option.

Natsume Announces Its E3 2016 Lineup

All-New Harvest Moon Joins The Popular River City And Wild Guns.

The lineup is headed up by the newly announced Harvest Moon: Skytree Village for Nintendo 3DS. Also on hand at the show will be a new game in the River City franchise, River City: Tokyo Rumble (3DS) and Wild Guns: Reloaded, which is heading to PlayStation 4 this fall. The games will be on display in booth 513 in the South Hall at the Los Angeles Convention Center, June 14th-16th.

Focus E3 games line up 2016 - Vampyr, Surge, Farming Simulator 16, Space Hulk: Deathwing, Styx: Shards of Darkness, Technomancer, Shiness: Lightning Kingdom, Mordheim: City of the Damned

Here is the list of the games you will be able to see or try at their booth (West Hall 5200), at E3 in Los Angeles from June 14 to 16.

Vampyr - E3

Vampyr (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
This story-driven Action-RPG is developed by Dontnod, the creators of Life is Strange. Investigate the mystery of the Spanish Flu in 1918 London as a doctor and newly awakened vampire, forced to choose which citizens you must feed on to survive and improve your vampiric powers and combat skills. Every single citizen has a unique role in London's ecosystem and each death will have dire consequences. Bound by your Hippocratic Oath will you choose power or principle?

Resonate Gaming Festival in Glasgow this July

Scotland’s newest and largest gaming festival, Resonate Total Gaming, is set to power its way into Glasgow for the first time this summer.

From 29–31 July 2016, the highly anticipated festival of eSports and gaming will take over the SECC offering an exciting range of programming to satisfy all ages. From the casual player to diehard gamer, there will be something for everyone so prepare to poise those gaming thumbs.

Rory McIlroy PGA Tour is now added to EA Access Vault - list of free games on EA Access

Current lineup of free games is as follows.

• Battlefield 4
• Battlefield Hardline
• Dead Space
• Dragon Age: Inquisition
• EA Sports UFC
• FIFA 14
• FIFA 15
• FIFA 16
• Madden NFL 15
• Madden NFL 25
• Madden NFL 16
• NBA Live 15
• Need for Speed: Rivals
• NHL 15
• Peggle 2
• Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
• Titanfall
• Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
• NBA Live 16 (May 25)

All other games you see in the image are a part of the EA Access library except Battlefront and Need for Speed.

PS Plus FREE February games - PS4 PS3

PS4

Helldivers: Democracy Strikes Back
Nom Nom Galaxy

PS3

Grid Autosport
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Dates you can play 10 hours of Unravel, Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 and UFC 2

EA announce the 'EA Access' trial dates as follows...

Unravel - February 4th 2016
Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 - February 18th 2016
UFC 2 - March 10th 2016

10 hours of unrestricted access is promised.

January - 16 more Xbox 360 backwards compatible games added to XO - full list

Update One: Microsoft have announced the new list of Backwards Compatible games coming to Xbox One.

Fans will have 16 new games to add to their collection of titles available from today.

Titles confirmed today includes:

• Braid
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• Doritos Crash Course
• Fable III
• Halo: Reach
• Hydro Thunder
• Iron Brigade
• Kane & Lynxh 2
• Motocross Madness
• Ms. Pac Man
• Peggle
• Portal: Still Alive
• Spelunky
• Splosion Man
• Ticket to Ride
• Zuma's Revenge

New games coming in 2016 - Quantum Break, Uncharted 4, The Division, Dark Souls 3, Far Cry Primal, Mirrors Edge Catalyst, Plats vs Zombies 3, Resident Evil Origins and Street Fighter 5

Quantum Break - XO exclusive - due 5th April 2016

Developed exclusively for Xbox One, Quantum Break blurs the line between television and gameplay, integrating the two into one seamless, uniquely immersive experience.

From Remedy Entertainment, the critically acclaimed creators of Alan Wake and Max Payne, comes a revolutionary entertainment experience that weaves the cinematic action of intense gameplay with the tension and drama of scripted television, creating a world where each has a direct impact on the other.

Top Ten games to look forward to in 2016 on the Wii U

Wii U games due in the 30th anniversary year from Nintendo

1 - The Legend of Zelda 2016

(Japanese: ゼルダの伝説 Hepburn: Zeruda no Densetsu?) is the working title of an upcoming action-adventure game in development by Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development for the Wii U home video game console. It is the nineteenth main instalment in Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series and the first original Zelda game developed with high-definition (HD) graphics. The game will feature an open world in which players can find different ways to approach areas.