Meet the carnage-friendly Skullborough squad from VROOM KABOOM

Ratloop Games Canada are revving up for the launch of VROOM KABOOM with a focused reveal of each major faction in-game!

Releasing on Steam, Oculus, HTC Vive, PS4, and PSVR, VROOM KABOOM asks players to pick a side in the battle to become champion of vehicular strategy. Learn more about the side you want to join forces with each week as we break down the 3 main factions in VROOM KABOOM.

The Banner Saga on Nintendo Switch on may 17th

award winning, BAFTA nominated, indie hit The Banner Saga role-playing strategy game is coming to Nintendo Switch on May 17th.

The Banner Saga is an epic single player driven Viking saga, where a player’s choice in travel, conversation and combat determines the outcome of their own personal story as well as the survival of an entire civilisation. The game also features stunning 2D animation and art, a unique tactical combat system and a cast of unforgettable characters, all of which drive this epic journey forward.

ARK Park for PSVR updated with free locomotion and improved graphics

In addition to free locomotion (already available on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive), ARK Park PSVR’s graphics have been improved by 16% in the visual fidelity department – resulting in a more vivid (and realistic!) dinosaur world without compromising the frame rate.

How was ARK Park upgraded? To give PSVR users a measurable improvement in fidelity, the developers experimented with an alternate rendering mode. The result was a small gain in resolution, more effective anti-aliasing, and a boost to bloom lighting as well. Snail Games also spent some extra time on particular maps to bring out the fine detail in each model and texture.

Ivalice Saga Under the moonlight latest Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.3 details

Under the Moonlight, the latest update to FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood, will arrive on May 22. This highly anticipated patch introduces the next chapter of the Ivalice 24-man raid series alongside new quests, trial and dungeon, and much more.

The Patch 4.3 series will introduce a wealth of content and include a number of additional content updates.

X-Morph Defence free update - new survival mode

EXOR Studios has released a free update to their publicly acclaimed twin-stick shooter/tower defence hybrid, X-Morph: Defense. It is available to all users who purchased the base version of the game. Survival is an endless game mode, where the player must defend their base for as long as possible against enemy waves, increasing in strength over time. Randomised enemy types and upgrades guarantee a unique experience with every play through. Apart from providing free content, EXOR Studios is also working on a new DLC, featuring more maps for the survival game mode.

You are the X-Morph - an alien species that invades Earth to harvest its resources and terraform the surface. Strategise in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle. Build mazes for incoming enemies in an environment that provides exceptional planning freedom. Tear down buildings and collapse bridges to support your defence or to simply indulge in a spectacle of unprecedented destruction. Possess a range of unique alien weapons and use defence strategies like you've never seen before in this genre.

Blood Ancestors Available on Steam Open Alpha

Blood Ancestors is an upcoming Hero Arena FPS made in Unreal Engine 4.

Blood Ancestors is a team-based competitive e-sports style FPS set in a medieval fantasy world. Fight in 4 v 4 teams to defeat your enemies and capture the relic.

Western Stylised FPS Sky Noon Announces Second Closed Beta invite + trailer

Sky Noon takes place in a reinvented Wild West universe where the frontier floats among the clouds. Powerful cartels crave to control the most precious resource in the West: water. Players take the role of hired gunslingers that battle opposing fighters across floating islands in the sky.

There are no health meters in Sky Noon; instead, to eliminate enemies, players use various super-power compressed air weapons to send them flying out of their boot spurs! Grappling hooks and lassos must constantly be used to prevent players from falling off into the great blue sky.

Sci-Fi Noir The Fall Out Now on Nintendo Switch

Step into the mind of ARID in the first instalment of the gripping sci-fi series.

Award-winning sci-fi adventure, The Fall, is now available on the Nintendo Switch via the eShop. In The Fall, players take on the role of ARID (Armoured Robotics Interface Device), the artificial intelligence within a high-tech combat suit, whose human pilot has been rendered unconscious. It’s up to players to take control of the suit and drag his lifeless body towards help through the game’s brooding, atmospheric environments. Seamlessly integrating its narrative and interactive components, The Fall combines expansive Metroidvania-esque exploration with classic adventure-game puzzle solving. The Fall deftly sets the scene for its recent sequel, The Fall Part 2: Unbound, telling its own pulse-quickening and thought-provoking story in the process.

The Council Episode 2 - Hide and Seek released on May 15

Characters debut and more of the mansion is revealed in new screenshots.

Episode two of The Council, the narrative adventure game that redefines the genre with RPG mechanics and consequences for every choice, will release on May 15. Hide and Seek continues the story of Louis de Richet as he deals with the dramatic results of his actions in episode one, released to press and player acclaim earlier this year. He must continue his investigation into the disappearance of his mother, Sarah, while dealing with the newly-arrived Spanish head of state, the finally-revealed Lord Mortimer, and the quickly-forming factions on the island.

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.