Endless Space 2 Free Stellar Prisoner Update

The “Stellar Prisoner” update is available from 5pm BST/6pm CET today and features an exciting new quest involving a mysterious prisoner trapped in a neutron star. Along with the new quest, Amplitude has made a variety of AI, modding and general performance improvements for Endless hours of fun this summer.

Don't miss out on the new “Stellar Prisoner” update: jump into Endless Space 2 now, send your fleets to find that special node, or start battling for control of the Neutron Star!

Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour

Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour, a retro-styled take on the legendary first-person shooter series, on Steam, GOG, and the Humble Store.

Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour launches with up to 20% off the standard price for a limited time as fans that own any Serious Sam game or Crackshell’s Hammerwatch will receive 10% off in addition to the standard 10% off launch discount. The debut of Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour hits alongside a massive Serious Sam franchise sale on Steam with up to 90% off all other games in the beloved series.

New Sega Genesis Flashback and Atari Flashback consoles line up of classic games

AtGames has announced its Fall 2017 lineup of classic gaming hardware including new premium HD versions of their classic gaming consoles: the Atari Flashback 8 Gold and the Sega Genesis Flashback. Each console includes an amazing selection of built-in Atari 2600 and Sega Genesis 16-bit games, respectively, as well as an impressive range of innovative features, including wireless controllers. These consoles along with additional products, including the Atari Flashback Portable Game Player and the Sega Ultimate Portable Game Player will be available at all major retailers in Fall 2017.

Sci-fi Survival Game Distrust nspired by John Carpenter’s Movie The Thing on PC this August

3D survival game, Distrust, heavily inspired by the John Carpenter’s classic ‘The Thing’, has entered open beta, with the launch slated this August.

Distrust throws you into the middle of the Arctic near an abandoned scientific base where you must play as both survivors of a helicopter crash. By switching between the two characters you have to scavenge the base for supplies, as you struggle to withstand a harsh climate, dangerous anomalies and try to unravel the mystery of what became of the base’s residents.

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is in development for the PS4 PC scheduled for release in 2018

In Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, players take on the role of Sakuna, a proud yet lonely harvest goddess who is banished to a dangerous island with a group of outcast humans. Sakuna tames the island by defeating demons using farm tools as weapons while also making ample use of her “celestial scarf,” a magical item that allows her to grapple distant enemies and platforms.

Along the way, she establishes a home in a mountain village, which serves as a base of operations for crafting weapons and cooking food. Additionally, as a harvest goddess, she grows rice by following a detailed process that encompasses everything from planting to harvesting. Through this process, across each of the four seasons, she’s able to improve the harvest and hone her battle skills alike.

PlayStation Plus extra free game 'That's You!' this July

That’s You! is an ambassador for PlayLink, Sony’s new social gaming enterprise that lets players use their smartphones or tablets as controllers. There’s no need for dualshock controllers at all. Sony feels this is a good way to unite friends and family who are only casually acquainted with games in a fun series of minigames.

That’s You! is a quiz game that’s perfect for parties. It tasks players with accumulating as many points as possible through funny questions, selfie challenges, drawing challenges, and supports up to six players.

Rise of the Necromancer pack all-new class in acclaimed action-RPG

Necromancers, as the mysterious Priests of Rathma are commonly known, made their series debut in the critically acclaimed Diablo II, where millions of players experienced the thrill of controlling unstoppable armies of undead minions.

In Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, these talented men and women draw upon the power of blood and bone to protect humanity, transforming the lifeless carcasses of their slain enemies into undying servants—or just blowing them up, because that's fun, too.

Snake Pass Patch Inbound! Time Trials and Leaderboards for Nintendo Switch - Patch 1.2 notes

All platform patch for Snake Pass, its slithery physics platformer. On Nintendo Switch, the patch adds time trials and online leaderboards, allowing players to challenge each other to see who is the best snake charmer of them all.

On PC, Razer Chroma Keyboard support has been added, along with a 4K UI fix for those that game in 2160p. There are also a host of improvements and fixes for all platforms. Most importantly, Sumo has had a chat with Doodle as he was being a little unreliable with his tail grabs. He has agreed to listen out for Noodle’s whistles a lot more attentively, so players should find him a much more helpful buddy from now on. Full patch notes can be found below.

Pokémon Trading Card Game: Sun & Moon— Burning Shadows expansion launches 4 August

Minions of Team Skull and a cavalcade of new Pokémon stand ready to battle in the dark of night and in the blazing sun! Battle with new titans like Necrozma-GX, and join forces with Machamp-GX and Charizard-GX to fight for victory in the Pokémon TCG: Sun & Moon—Burning Shadows expansion this August.

Features of the Sun & Moon—Burning Shadows expansion include:

• More than 140 cards: Over 140 cards, including brand-new Pokémon-GX and full-art Supporter cards.
• Two new theme decks: Two 60-card preconstructed decks are designed to introduce players to the Pokémon TCG by letting them play straight from the get-go.
• Even more brand-new Pokémon: Many of the exotic and tropical Pokémon that Trainers have come to love in the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon video games join the Pokémon Trading Card Game, including Necrozma, Marshadow, and more!
• Alolan Pokémon: Regional variants of classic Pokémon who have a new look in the Alola region make their appearance.
• Booster packs: Each pack contains 10 cards selected from the expansion and includes at least one rare card.

Dungeon Defenders II co-operative action-tower defence RPG PS4 XOne PC launch

Dungeon Defenders II is a fusion of some of the best aspects of tower defence games and RPGs, featuring classic elements like loot, pets, a variety of heroes to level up and more.

Build defences to survive against progressively tougher waves of invaders, strategize with your teammates, then put it all into action while fighting enemies on the move. The game includes single-player and up-to-four-player online cooperative game modes, as well as two-player local splitscreen co-op on consoles.