NBA and Take-Two to launch NBA 2K First Official eSports League

Set to debut in 2018, this groundbreaking competitive gaming league will consist of teams operated by actual NBA franchises. The founding teams, each composed of five professional eSports players who will play the game as user-created avatars, will be announced in the coming months. The NBA 2K eLeague will follow a professional sports league format: competing head-to-head throughout a regular season, participating in a bracketed playoff system, and concluding with a championship matchup.

The relationship between NBA and Take-Two dates back to 1999, with the NBA 2K series selling over 68 million units worldwide. The most recent release, NBA 2K17, is the highest-rated annual sports game of the current console generation and the highest-rated title in the history of the NBA 2K series. To date, NBA 2K17 has sold-in nearly 7 million units, and is poised to become 2K’s highest-selling sports title ever.

Fallout Shelter released for PC XO and Xbox Play anywhere

Putting Overseers in control of their own Vault and an army of Dwellers on Xbox One and Windows 10. Fallout Shelter is available now as an Xbox Play Anywhere title via a free download from the Xbox Store or Windows Store.

As an Xbox Play Anywhere title, player progress is retained across both Xbox One and Windows 10, meaning users can switch seamlessly between platforms and pick up where they left off, bringing all their saves, progress, and achievements with them. The game has also been fully adapted to work with the Xbox One controller, so players can experience Vault life bigger and better, right from their TV.

PS4 update 4.5 how to add a PS4 external hard drive and save games - up to 8TB

The new PS4 firmware update 4.5 will allow you to add an external hard drive up to 8TB to increase storage.

USB ports on your PS4

Previous to this update you had to swap the internal drive for a larger one to do this.

Firmware update 4.5 will ONLY support USB 3 external hard drives, 1TB drives are cheap as chips but you can go up to 8TB depending on your budget.

PlayStation and XBox free games this February

The PS Plus February 2017:

• LittleBigPlanet 3 (PS4)
• Not a Hero (PS4)
• Starwhal (PS3, Cross Buy with PS4)
• Anna: Extended Edition (PS3)
• Ninja Senki DX (PS Vita, Cross Buy with PS4)
• TorqueL (PS Vita, Cross Buy with PS4)

Xbox One Games with Gold February 2017:

• Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime: Available from February 1-28 on Xbox One
• Project Cars Digital Edition: Available from February 16-March 15 on Xbox One
• Monkey Island 2: Special Edition: Available from February 1-15 on Xbox 360 & Xbox One
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Available from February 16-28 on Xbox 360 & Xbox One

Rainbow Six: Siege - Free weekend - PC PS4 XO

PlayStation Network is suffering a major outage – its second in a week

PS4 players are unable to sign-in or use network features so no online multiplayer all due to another server issue.

PlayStation Server Status has confirmed the break. It started around 10:10am GMT.

This PlayStation Network outage stops players signing-in or creating a new accounts.

This outage affects PlayStation Now, PlayStation Video, PlayStation Store and PlayStation Music.

Sony have Tweeted to acknowledge the issue.

the problem is hitting the UK, Europe and some areas of the United States.

The full list of affected PlayStation Network services –

• Account Management
• Gaming And Social
• PlayStation Now
• PlayStation Video
• PlayStation Vue
• PlayStation Store
• PlayStation Music

This is the second major outage in a week.

Pokémon TCG: Sun & Moon new Trading Card Game - 3DS

Following on the success of Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon video games selling 14.69m copies which became the biggest European launch titles ever for the Nintendo 3DS, today Pokémon TCG: Sun & Moon is available to purchase in stores today and there is brand new tropical assets available.

GAME hosted midnight openings to celebrate the launch in Liverpool, Hinckley, Brentwood and Plymouth where the first 250 fans received a special Pokémon TCG card featuring Pikachu, in an exciting start to the latest TCG series.

Black Desert Online Teases Dark Knight Class

The Dark Knight is the next character class that players will be able to choose from in Black Desert Online.

In battle, the Dark Knight uses a combination of melee attacks and long-range magic. Wielding a two-handed sword flaring with dark energy, she can quickly overwhelm opponents by unleashing heavy and unrelenting strikes. Tapping into an ancient power from her homeland of Kamasylvia, the Dark Knight can also corrupt and absorb power from spirits around her, then release it onto nearby enemies to extinguish their life force.

Decksplash - Spin, Grind, Splash - Splatoon look a like game

Team up and take on your opponents in fast and frantic 3 vs 3 arcade-multiplayer turf-war action. Spin, grind, and splash your deck as you battle your opponents to cover the skate park with your paint!

Decksplash gets you straight into the action but you will need to practise your moves and hone your tricks to achieve the highest scoring combos. Beneath those cheeky deck designs there is deeper gameplay to be mastered:

NES retro game Alwa's awakening - PC Mac Linux

Elden Pixel’s highly successful greenlight game Alwa’s Awakening is available now through Steam for Windows, OSX and Linux! Crafted with love, Alwa’s Awakening provides the charm and challenge of the 8-bit era near and dear to the hearts of even the most hardened of video game veterans.

Alwa’s Awakening boasts an impressive interconnected world where players will guide Zoe through puzzles, beat enemies and face off against powerful bosses. Awaken in the land of Alwa and free them from their nightmare!