SEGA announces plans for fully recyclable packaging for PC games

Starting with Total War: ROME II – Enemy at the Gates Edition, following success with Football Manager 2020.

SEGA announced that it will switch to fully recyclable packaging for all its physical PC products, starting with the imminent release of Creative Assembly’s Total War: ROME II – Enemy at the Gates Edition, on 6 February 2020. This edition will feature the Total War: ROME II along with the Hannibal at the Gates, Imperator Augustus and Empire Divided DLCs. The news follows on from the successful collaboration between SEGA Europe and Sports Interactive in November 2019, which saw the physical release of Football Manager 2020, launched in 100% recyclable packaging.

Mortal Kombat 11 Pro Kompetition Championship Final Kombat 2020 exclusive content

Top Sixteen Kombatants to Compete in Global Esports Finale for a Share of the $100,000 Prize Pool.

Final Kombat 2020 to be Held 8th March at Chicago’s Park West Theatre – Tickets Available Now!
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, NetherRealm Studios and Intersport today announced the Mortal Kombat 11 Pro Kompetition championship finale, Final Kombat 2020, will feature special appearances by Todd McFarlane (Spawn Creator and McFarlane Toys Creative Director/CEO), Keith David (voice of Spawn in Mortal Kombat 11), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (voice of Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat 11) and Ed Boon (Creative Director, NetherRealm Studios and Co-Creator of Mortal Kombat). As part of the global esports program’s main event, Final Kombat 2020 attendees will also receive an exclusive first look at the Mortal Kombat 11 Official Spawn Gameplay Trailer, along with other content reveals and on-site activations.

Shadowgun: War Games 120 Hz FPS Combat - iOS Android

Shadowgun War Games, the FPS with intense, hero-driven 5v5 battles, is locked and loaded for battle on iOS and Android, starting Feb. 12.

Developed by MADFINGER Games, whose titles have more than 250 million downloads,Shadowgun War Games brings competitive FPS gameplay to everyone. Beginners will appreciate tutorials, skill-based matchmaking, and no pay-to-win mechanics, while hardened veterans will discover features designed for them such as a Battle Pass and regular updates.

Might & Magic: Chess Royale present a unique gameplay experience

Discover the first massive real-time 100 players auto battler in the Might & Magic Universe!

Fight 99 other players on a real-time chess battlefield and be the last hero standing! Re-discover classic units and heroes from the Might & Magic high-fantasy universe and create deep strategies in ten-minute competition!

Mind-boggling student game video goes viral with 4 million views

A Computer Games Technology student from Abertay University in Dundee in Scotland has gone viral after sharing a mind-boggling video of his unique new video game.

Matt Stark’s game – which is as of yet untitled – arms players with a polaroid camera, with any photo they take coming to life as part of the video game world.

A video shared by the 26-year-old on Twitter demonstrating the concept has sparked global interest, and has been viewed more than 4 million times.

Power UP hands on gaming at Science Museum

Hands-on gaming extravaganza returns to the Science Museum for the Easter holidays
Dates announced for sensory-friendly relaxed morning sessions and adult-only evening sessions
Exclusive performance of award-winning interactive comedy ‘Robot Chef’ by Foxdog Studios as part of Power UP.

• Power UP runs from Saturday 4 to Sunday 19 April 2020
• Priority booking opens 31 January
• General sale from 1 February

This spring sees the return of the Science Museum’s interactive gaming extravaganza, Power UP, featuring the very best video games, computers and consoles from the last five decades.

Blood of Steel update - new Star system and 2 heroes

One of many new content updates once its free-to-play PvP MOBA Blood of Steel has launched. This first update, coming soon after release, introduces two heroes and a new customisation feature called the Star System.

The Star System allows players to personalise the outfits of their chosen generals in a variety of outfits with a contemporary twist. New items can be either purchased in the Blood of Steel store using the in-game currency, or by getting tokens by completing daily quests. Blood of Steel will launch as a free-to-play title on Steam on February 20th.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Adventure Sync Arrives This Week

Adventure Sync, a Niantic Real World Platform gameplay feature, is rolling out this week in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.

This highly-requested feature gives players the option to connect their game to Apple Health or Google Fit to record their walking distance – even when Harry Potter: Wizards Unite isn’t running. Once enabled in the game’s Settings menu, player walking distance will be tallied in the background and applied toward unlocking their Portkey Portmanteaus. 

How to get your free map for Warhammer: Vermintide 2

No man has entered Castle Drachenfels in over 20 years - as was said - when Drachenfels was released for the original Vermintide game.

Since then the Skaven have been defeated, and the heroes rule the area. But the Skaven have not raised the white flag, they are instead back, bringing both Chaos and Beastmen with them. Prepare for the fight of your heroes’ life!

Tanks, Flanks, and Two Smoking Barrels New update for World of Tanks brings heavies with an impressive firing mechanic to the battlefield

World of Tanks welcomes the first update of 2020: 1.7.1. The new version features, among other things, a trio of heavies brandishing a couple of large-caliber guns each. Here’s what you need to know before rushing to research them to take these formidable armoured vehicles for a spin.

The double barrelled newcomers are all Soviet, sitting at Tiers VIII, IX, and X in an all-new branch stemming from the KV-3 at Tier VII. They are capable of firing their twin guns consecutively or in thundering salvos (the latter requiring some time to prepare).