Abertay University to hold first ever Free Summer Games Show

Virtual reality games aimed at helping people overcome workplace anxiety and envisioning how plastic pollution will affect society in the future will be among the innovative experiences playable at Abertay University’s first ever Summer Video games Show.

The free event at Abertay Student Centre in Dundee on August 29 will showcase work by Masters and Accelerated students from the university’s internationally renowned video games courses.

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark story-driven turn-based tactical RPG on Switch

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customisable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a story-driven, turn-based tactical RPG set in a fantasy world with a touch of steampunk. Take control of the Arbiter Kyrie, an agent of the Immortal Council tasked with preserving stability and order throughout the land, and lead your troops through difficult encounters.

Minute of Islands - comic-book style colourful and eye catching puzzle platform game

Studio Fizbin to take players on an adventure through the enigmatic world of Minute of Islands on console and PC in early 2020. The game places players in a strange and beautiful archipelago, polluted by dangerous spores. The only thing keeping the series of islands safe are mysterious antennas built when Giants lived alongside people. But the machines are now failing, and the only person who can repair them is engineer, Mo, and her versatile Omni-Switch.

Driven to protect her family and friends, Mo sets out on a quest where she encounters a cast of curious creatures along the way. But, as she uncovers the truth of the islands and the giants living below the surface, she will begin to learn that maybe her focus and stoic ambition are not always the assets she believes them to be. It's a journey that will have players discovering more about the islands and Mo, while also having them examine their own lives and priorities. It’s this realisation that leads Mo on a journey over the haunted islands of her home world and into the depths of her subconscious.

Redeemer: Enhanced Edition out now on PlayStation 4, Microsoft Xbox and Switch

Redeemer: Enhanced Edition is an intense modern take on the Brawler genre where you will punch, hack and blast your way through enemies using fists, hammers, fire arms and even the environment.

Play as Vasily, once elite operative working for the biggest Cybernetic Weapon Manufacturer in the world, he narrowly escape to a secluded monastery when the corporation turned on him, willing to make him one of its cyborg soldiers.

Just Cause 4: Danger Rising DLC for game announced - PC PS4 XO

The Agency Arrives With Rico in Their Sights. The past comes back to haunt Rico in the all-new Danger Rising DLC for JUST CAUSE 4, releasing August 29th, 2019, on XBOX ONE, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC.

Armed with a new prototype Hoverboard, Rico vows to take down the Agency after learning of their plans to eliminate him. Tom Sheldon joins Rico on his mission and the pair begin by investigating a large submarine, which has surfaced ominously off the coast of Solis. Could Rico be out of his depth against The Agency?

Summer Sale additions at PlayStation PSN Store UK - PS4, PS3 + Vita Deals

• Blazblue Cross Tag Battle Deluxe Edition PS4 £44.99
• Blazblue Cross Tag Battle PS4 £24.99
• Borderlands: The Handsome Collection PS4 £3.99
• Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 — Apocalypse Z Edition PS4 £29.99
• Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 — Digital Deluxe PS4 £42.49
• Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy PS4 £17.49
• Diablo III: Eternal Collection PS4 £15.94
• Far Cry Primal PS4 £8.99
• Guilty Gear PS4 £7.99
• Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- PS4 £15.99
• Htr+ Slot Car Simulation PSVita £1.99
• Intruders: Hide And Seek PS4 £9.99
• Judgment PS4 £32.49

Last chance to see: AI: More than Human at the Barbican Centre

The Barbican’s major summer exhibition AI: More than Human will finish on 26 August, with two exclusive events happening in its final weeks including a celebration of Jeanette Winterson’s latest novel Frankissstein and a performance by AI virtual popstar Yona.

On 10 August 2019, Jeanette Winterson will visit the Barbican Centre for a day of events focused on her novel Frankissstein, inspired by Mary Shelley’s book of a similar name. Highlights include a dramatic reading of the book, a book club and book signing. Yona, a virtual entertainer created by technology firm Auxuman, will be the guest of honour on 23 August 2019, when she will be giving a multi-media performance. The AI popstar will perform after a discussion between electronic musician Ash Koosha and Auxuman co-founder Negar Shaghaghi.

WWE 2K20 announcement

WWE 2K20, in direct response to fan feedback, will include several franchise firsts alongside streamlined gameplay and a variety of popular modes. The story-driven, objective-based 2K Showcase: The Women’s Evolution will follow the careers of the Four Horsewomen – Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch, SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley, Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks. Controls will be streamlined to allow new players to jump into the game more easily, while experienced players will still enjoy a challenge.

In addition, WWE 2K20 players will be able to compete as both male and female Superstars in MyCAREER and Mixed Tag matches, while last year’s popular WWE Towers returns with exciting new challenges, including a story-driven Tower centered around the career of Roman Reigns.

Investigative thriller Dry Drowning launches on PC

At a time of political upheaval across the world, VLG Publishing is excited to announce that Dry Drowning - a visual novel that takes a stark look at a near-future dominated by dark forces in positions of power - has launched on Steam, GOG, Utomik, and itch.io for PC.

Dry Drowning drops players into the world of Mordred Foley - a troubled private detective with a genuinely shady past - and his mission to lift the lid on a serial killer taking out targets in a dystopian future. Weighed down by a dark history of his own, Foley’s world is one gripped by tyranny, where the hunger for power at the top results in society sinking to the absolute bottom.

Zombieland: Double Tap - Road Trip coming to gaming consoles and PC on Oct. 15, 2019

New co-op shooter based on Sony Pictures’ blockbuster horror comedy franchise revealed for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC

Zombieland: Double Tap - Road Trip, a new video game inspired by the story, characters, humour and horror of Sony Pictures’ original hit film Zombieland and its sequel, Zombieland 2: Double Tap, arriving in theatres on Oct. 18, 2019. Developed by High Voltage Software, the game will launch on October 15, 2019 on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC. The game is published by GameMill Entertainment, Minneapolis, MN.