Back 4 Blood Next-gen Co-operative FPS game announced

Back 4 Blood, from the creators and development team behind the critically acclaimed, co-op phenomenon Left 4 Dead. Back 4 Blood is designed from the ground-up as an original, premium title and marries the best of what made the co-op zombie shooter so successful with new features and state-of-the-art technology.

“We are thrilled to partner with the proven Turtle Rock Studios team on Back 4 Blood to advance the co-op zombie genre forward with innovative multiplayer gameplay,” said David Haddad, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “The talented team at Turtle Rock has been developing amazing games together for a long time, and this is a great opportunity to work with them to create a new gaming universe built specifically with the large co-op zombie shooter community in mind.”

BAFTA British Academy Games awards nominations announced

The British Academy Games Awards is BAFTA’s annual celebration of the very best in games of the past 12 months. The nominations announced today highlight an outstanding level of creative excellence from a broad range of UK and international development teams. The Awards take place on Thursday 4 April 2019.

The highlights of today’s nominations are:
• 10 nominations for God of War, the action adventure game and the eighth instalment in the series.
• Six nominations each for Red Dead Redemption 2, Return of the Obra Dinn and Florence.
• Five nominations for Celeste, including Game Beyond Entertainment. The game’s narrative encourages players to overcome struggles, persevere and achieve their goals with compassion, and aims to bring a greater understanding of mental illness.
• Other nominations in Game Beyond Entertainment are 11-11: Memories Retold, Florence, Life is Strange 2, My Child Lebensborn and Nintendo Labo.

Voting opened on Tuesday 12 March for the EE Mobile Game of the Year, the only award voted for by the public. The shortlist is Brawl Stars, Clash Royale, Fortnite, Old School Runescape, Pokémon Go and Roblox. Vote now at ee.co.uk/BAFTAgames.

Staffordshire University to launch new games degrees in London

A new centre offering some of the UK’s most innovative games industry courses will open this year to grow graduates with the skills to feed the world’s fastest growing industries.

Launching in September, The Digital Institute London, based at Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London, will combine Staffordshire University’s specialist teaching with access to the capital’s thriving mix of companies.

Monster Slayers rogue-like deck-building RPG adventure - Switch

Monster Slayers has already enjoyed success on Steam, PS4, and Xbox One, proving itself to be a favourite among card game fans and newcomers alike. It’s also a hit with critics – the PC version boasts a Metacritic score of 86.

Monster Slayers is a rogue-like deck-building RPG adventure with an innovative card-based battle system that lets you customise a deck to suit your play style. Create a hero to join the Monster Slayers Guild and choose your path through the perilous Northern Valley as you follow your quest to defeat the legendary Harbinger and become a true Monster Slayer.

Abertay games courses ranked best in Europe for fifth consecutive year

Abertay University videogames degrees have been ranked best in Europe for the fifth consecutive year.

The prestigious annual Princeton Review once again rated Abertay as number one in Europe for undergraduate level games courses, with the University also breaking into the world top 10 at postgraduate level.

Harry Potter Wizards Unite Officially Unveiled

First gameplay details for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the new augmented reality (AR) mobile game that puts magic in the hands of aspiring wizards and witches worldwide. Co-published and co-developed by WB Games San Francisco and Niantic, Inc., Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is part of Portkey Games, the games label dedicated to creating new Wizarding World mobile and video game experiences that place the player at the centre of their own adventure, inspired by J.K. Rowling’s original stories.

In Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the player’s journey begins as a new recruit for the Statute of Secrecy Task Force, with the purpose of investigating and containing a Calamity that has befallen the wizarding world. Witches and wizards from across the globe must come together to cast spells and return Foundables – artefacts, creatures, people, and even memories – trapped by Confoundable magic, to their proper place in an effort to keep magic hidden from Muggle eyes.

Steampunk Dungeon Crawler Vaporum - PS4 XO Switch

Unique steampunk dungeon crawler Vaporum is on its way to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. Arriving April 9th thru 11th, depending on platform, Vaporum is an award-winning grid-based, single-player dungeon crawler game that uses a first-person perspective in an original steampunk setting. The game is inspired by old-school games like Dungeon Master I and II, the Eye of the Beholder series and the more recent Legend of Grimrock I and II.

Prepare to fight - you’ll encounter many enemies along your path. Each type has a distinctive set of strengths, weaknesses, and attack and defence mechanisms, so you’ll have to employ different tactics to beat them. Choose wisely when equipping yourself with gear; weapons differ from one another not only by damage levels and appearance, but also in terms of their unique bonuses or behaviours.

The Making of the Gut Wrenching Animated WARSAW Reveal Trailer

Behind the scenes with Human Ark animation studio.

Just last week, gaming company and Pixelated Milk revealed the Darkest Dungeon inspired WARSAW with a haunting and heart stopping trailer. Now, they want to give everyone a behind the scenes look at what it took for the talented team at Human Ark animation studio to bring this gut wrenching trailer to life. You can see the reveal trailer HERE and watch below to see how Human Ark's 'special task force' came together to create the truly emotional WARSAW reveal trailer.

How to Play Conan Exiles for FREE

Funcom kicks off Steam Free Weekend for Conan Exiles, sweetens the deal with 50% discount
New Conan Exiles 2019 Trailer released, showing just how far the game has come since Early Access and launch.

Funcom announce that Conan Exiles will enter its first-ever Steam Free Weekend, running from March 7th to March 10th. Simultaneously, the game is available for purchase at a 50% discount. Conan Exiles is an open world multiplayer survival game set in the savage world of Conan the Barbarian, where players must survive, build, and dominate either in single-player or multiplayer. Conan Exiles left Early Access and released in full on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in May of last year and quickly became the bestselling and fastest selling Funcom game to date.

Play Conan Exiles for FREE on Steam this weekend!

Farming Simulator 19 - the Anderson Group Equipment Pack out March

Farming Simulator 19 - Keep farming like never before with the Anderson Group Equipment Pack out March 26.

Farming Simulator 19 is expanding even further! GIANTS Software and the Anderson Group Equipment Pack DLC, bringing various additions and equipment from the Anderson Group. We’ve been continuously improving the game with great free features and patches, and this is our first major, paid DLC pack, releasing March 26.