BAFTA honour Nolan North with special award on June 11th in Los Angeles

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is to honour Nolan North with a Special Award at an event at The London West Hollywood on Monday 11 June. The event, which takes place on the eve of the E3 games conference in Los Angeles (12-14 June), is part of BAFTA’s ever-increasing global games activity.

The award will be presented to Nolan North, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to performance in games. Previous games professionals to receive a BAFTA Special Award include Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill (on behalf of Riot Games), Brenda Romero, Amy Hennig and Markus Persson.

Closers - New character Harpy added to Wolf Dogs in game

The next upcoming character to join the Wolf Dogs playable roster in Closers, the anime-styled online RPG beat ‘em up. Coming May 22, the sultry and sneaky Harpy will showcase her prowess of powerful kicks and energy-laden card attacks. The former 'Phantom Thief' used her newfound powers to enhance her skills as a professional thief, but was caught stealing from the Vulture Corp and coerced to be the new “shadow” of the Wolf Dogs.

Closers is a multiplayer online action RPG (MOARPG) beat-em-up in which players take the role of one of the “Closers,” a group of psychic teenagers chosen by the world government to stop an alien invasion by defeating hordes of lethal monsters and closing inter dimensional gates to thwart the invaders and their evil incursion.

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire RPG Sequel released

In Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire players will embark on a dangerous voyage of discovery to become master of the seas as they command their ship across the new open world region of the Deadfire.

Pillars II builds on the foundation of classic RPG gameplay with vastly improved graphics, deeper game mechanics and a whole new handcrafted adventure where choices truly matter. Players can immerse themselves in exploration and discovery as they navigate the rich and exotic Deadfire archipelago by ship, discovering new races, visiting tropical islands, interacting with their inhabitants and engaging encounters at every port.

TERA Corsairs Stronghold - fight by airship, tank and foot Free content and events - PC

Corsairs’ Stronghold, a new PvP Battleground for Level 65 players, arrives today for TERA players on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. In Corsairs’ Stronghold, two teams of 20 players will alternate between attacking and defending the stronghold.

As the attacking team, utilise airships, tanks, or battle on foot to fight your way to the heart of the keep and destroy the crystal inside. On defence, do everything in your power to prevent the oncoming siege! To celebrate the release of this exciting new battleground, all TERA players will receive a free Pirate Eyepatch to their in-game parcel post when they log in before May 15!

Multiplayer future sport Laser League game launched - PC PS4 XOne

Laser League, the arcade-style multiplayer action sport of the future from 505 Games and BAFTA winning studio Roll7, now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Offering up intense online or local multiplayer matches with friends, Laser League’s frenetic yet intuitive gameplay is easy to play but difficult to master, blending the immediate satisfaction of classic arcades with the actual and powerful multiplayer competition.

To celebrate the launch, 505 Games and Roll7 are offering a 40% discount on Steam from now through May 16. Additionally, Laser League is currently free to Microsoft Gamepass Members.

World of Tanks Blitz the Big Guns at Mobile Masters play for $20,000 in prizes - PC iOS And

World of Tanks Blitz team-based MMO, will return to Amazon’s Mobile Masters this June 23-24 as one of four featured titles for the second year in a row. For 2018, the Mobile Masters Invitational has moved from Las Vegas to Seattle and will be broadcast from a new state-of-the-art streaming studio.

The Blitz crew isn’t sitting still, either – giving a warm Seattle welcome to a total of four teams: two from North America, one from Europe, and one from CIS!

Battlerite Royale first screenshots and update - PC

Battle Royale game mode, Battlerite Royale, set to launch on Steam in July 2018. Combining an Action MOBA/Arena Brawler and Battle Royale survival gameplay, the new mode throws 20 players into a cutthroat island deathmatch, played “Free For All” or as a duo from a top-down perspective.

Players begin the match with their Champions stripped off of their abilities so they must explore the map in order to find abilities, equipment, and a variety of exciting consumables. The goal is to fight other players, steal their loot, power up and, ultimately, be the last one standing.

Dead Cells game coming to stores this August

Having sold more than 700,000 copies while in Steam Early Access, the developers at Motion Twin can’t wait for console players to see the finished result of their hard work in Early Access.

Dead Cells is currently available in Early Access on Steam and GOG.com for $19.99 USD.

Lineage 2: Revolution Launches 200-Player Castle Siege Mode - New servers and launch

Massive Real-Time PvP Mode, Dungeons, Levels, Regions and More Offer New Ways to Play.

A brand-new 200-player PvP mode, Castle Siege, allows players to team up against each other, offering fresh new ways for them to play as they attempt to conquer the opposing team’s castle or defend their castle against other clans in massive real-time battles. A total of four clans (1 defending and 3 attacking) can battle to conquer a Castle by imprinting the opponent’s Holy Artifact. The Castle Siege pre-season begins today and ushers the start of the Castle Siege Festival, which will offer increased rewards in the form of an EXP boost for all characters.

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate comes to Nintendo Switch

The highly anticipated Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, the follow up to Monster Hunter Generations, marks the series debut on Nintendo Switch as an exclusive when it launches on August 28th, 2018 for digital and physical retail purchase across Europe and North America.

For the first time, gamers have the flexibility to play both local wireless and online multiplayer with up to three other hunters whether playing at home on the big screen or on the go in handheld or table top mode.