Laser League early access is now available on PC via Steam

Laser League, the arcade-style multiplayer action sport of the future from indie publisher 505 Games and BAFTA award-winning development studio Roll7, will be available later today in Early Access on Steam for PC. From today, players can join exhilarating local matches up to 4v4 or go online for 2v2 and 3v3 action, facing off against friends in three packed and vibrant international stadiums with a dozen challenging maps to master.

Players interested in helping shape the fast-paced fun can purchase Laser League in Early Access for £10.99, but to celebrate the launch, 505 Games and Roll7 are offering a limited-time 30% discount on the title. Laser League arrives into Early Access polished and balanced, but Roll7 and 505 Games will be closely monitoring player feedback to evolve the experience on the journey to the game’s full launch later this year.

Multiplayer VR adventure ARK Park this March - PC VR Oculus Rift

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH

ARK Park allows HTC Vive, PSVR, and Oculus Rift users to interact with the majestic creatures last seen in the popular action-adventure survival game ARK: Survival Evolved – fulfilling the dream of meeting living, breathing dinosaurs “face-to-face” through a series of exquisite VR-powered theme-park attractions. Voiceovers and subtitles will be in English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (Traditional and Simplified).

Two editions will be available at launch: standard and deluxe. The latter includes extra outfits – along with an exclusive dinosaur mount!

Designed from the ground up as a stunningly realistic dinosaur theme park simulation, ARK Park allows players to freely traverse the grounds without any restrictions whatsoever. There’s no set plot or schedule to follow; you can choose how and where to go next at all times – exploring the prehistoric park at your own pace.

Street Fighter IV: Champion Edition Headed To Android

Take control of 32 world warriors and test your mettle against players from around the world. Street Fighter IV: Champion Edition perfects the winning gameplay formula by offering the most exciting fighting game on mobile.

Long time Street Fighter fans can jump into the action and have an instant familiarity with the controls. For more casual players Street Fighter IV features numerous settings and tutorials that put players on the path to victory.

Armored Warfare - Founder’s Pack bonus ahead of launch - exclusive vehicles & goodies - PS4

The time has come to become a mercenary legend in Armored Warfare on PlayStation 4. Publisher My.com invites Founders to be among the first of the armored vanguard to roll out onto the modern battlefields of its Early Access phase which has launched!

Armored Warfare - Founder’s Pack

Armored Warfare allows players to take control of the most innovative and cutting-edge technology in modern ground warfare. Collect and own vehicles from a vast fleet available within the game, including iconic tanks such as the German Leopard, the deadly Russian Terminator and the acclaimed American Abrams.

Samsara - reflective puzzle game launched - PC Mac XOne

Samsara is a reflective puzzle game in which players guide an innocent child Zee safely to the exit by dropping blocks with different shapes and properties into a world of two dimensions separated by a pool that mirrors placements.

Deceptively simple mechanics conceal complex interactions involving positioning, pathfinding, gravity, balance, redirection and teleportation, with Samsara’s significant twist: everything added in the upside down world of Zee’s mysterious shadow below reflects in the world above.

First Person Brawler Sky Noon Coming to Steam Early Access - PC

Taking 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. Combined with other items like steam-powered jetpacks, jump pads, and teleporters, cowboys need to be quick on the draw and light on their boots in the fast-paced, aerial mayhem of Sky Noon.

Middle-earth: Shadow of War NEW Blade of Galadriel Story Expansion & Free Updates

Blade of Galadriel Story Expansion, all-new downloadable content (DLC) for Middle-earth: Shadow of War allowing gamers to play as the elite Elven warrior Eltariel for the first time.

Known by her enemies as the Blade of Galadriel, Eltariel is a deadly assassin working for the Elven Queen, Galadriel, and has been sent to Mordor for millennia to hunt the Nazgûl. The Blade of Galadriel™ Story Expansion features the following content:

• Play as Eltariel for the first time, an elite assassin known as the Blade of Galadriel, and go head-to-head with the newest addition to the ranks of the Nazgûl.
• Wield Eltariel’s dual Elven blades and harness the Light of Galadriel with a host of deadly new combat abilities, skills and gear.
• Encounter memorable new Nemesis characters, such as Flint, Tinder and the Slayer of the Dead, while battling the Nazgûl and learning more mysteries of their past.
• Gain eight unique Legendary Orcs who can return to join your forces in the main story campaign with new abilities added to the Nemesis System.
• Unlock an Eltariel character skin that can be used in the main story campaign.

303 Squadron - Plane Mechanic Simulator in WW2 PC exclusive demo

303 Squadron: Battle of Britain portrays the life of WWII heroes from an unique perspective.
Joining the 303 Squadron you will fight with other pilots in realistic history-based battles,
but also repair your planes in 1st Person Mechanic Mode.

The open world of RAF Northolt Base allows you to experience the daily life’s struggles of War and discover countless additional side-missions.

Ash of Gods ​turn-based RPG with evolving storytelling - PC this March

Ash of Gods is a ​turn-based RPG featuring constantly evolving storytelling with risks that truly affect gameplay, along with an extensive online PvP mode.

The game features a story based on the complexity and ambiguity of moral choice where any of the characters in game can die. Momentary benefits may cost a character a life, while sacrifice will make the walkthrough of one of following episodes easier. Ash of Gods features a mix of gorgeous art, lush music, tactical combat, and a powerful story that plays out via dialogue driven layer interaction. Depending upon a player's decisions, no two playthroughs of the game will be the same.

This February it's Game On In Blackpool UK

There is the perfect opportunity to settle some family scores this February half term as PLAY Expo heads to Blackpool on February 10 and 11 with some super challenges for lads and dads, mums and huns and champs and Gramps!

Returning to the resort for a seventh year, PLAY Expo Blackpool is the UK’s longest-running retro games expo and offers a wealth of gaming entertainment for the whole family, whether you’re a pinball wizard, a SEGA superstar, or just a regular nostalgia-loving parent. It’s the perfect event at which to explore the very best challenges in the history of gaming, whilst also bridging the generation gap and bringing the family closer together.

'Dead in Iraq' Professor Joseph DeLappe to kick-off new lecture series

The internationally-renowned Professor of Games and Tactical Media, Joseph DeLappe, will present the first of a diverse new series of Professorial Lectures at Abertay University.

Professor Joseph DeLappe

Prof DeLappe's talk ,‘Resistance, Play and Memory’ will kick-off the year-long programme of lectures on Wednesday February 14 from 6pm to 7pm.

Working with electronic and new media since 1983, Prof DeLappe has been involved with online gaming performance, sculpture and electromechanical installation throughout the world.

Free update coming to Super Mario Odyssey download this month - Switch

A free update is coming to Super Mario Odyssey! After downloading the update and beating the main story, a new online activity called Balloon World will be available.

By finding balloons other players have hidden, and hiding your own balloons in unexpected, hard-to-find places, you can move up in the rankings. The key to setting high scores is knowing every nook and cranny of a Kingdom’s terrain and leveraging that knowledge to quickly hide and find balloons. It’s like a new-form of objective-based speed-running!

Puzzle Puppers dog-based puzzle game of your dreams on Nintendo Switch

Take a break from mutt walking duties as world-renowned doggo fan favorite Puzzle Puppers will be available soon on Nintendo Switch worldwide, on the Nintendo eShop on 20 February 2018.

Puzzle Puppers is a game about stretching cute dogs to their food bowls. Deceptively simple mechanics conceal progressively trickier puzzles… Enough to give even the brightest pooch paws for thought.

Space Hulk: Tactics a new take on the Space Hulk experience - PC PS4 XO

After successfully bringing Blood Bowl, the classic board game by Games Workshop, to Consoles and PC with two faithful adaptations, Cyanide Studio is proud to take on another fan favourite from the Warhammer 40,000 universe with their turn-based tactical game, Space Hulk: Tactics!

Bringing a unique twist to the classic gameplay of the cult board game, engage in bloody battles through an immense Space Hulk - a twisted mass of asteroids, wrecked ships and debris – as either a squad of Terminator Space Marines or the deadly alien Genestealers. Which side will you choose?

Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age The World of Ivalice Optimised for PC and Ultrawide Monitors - 20% off link

The release of Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age last year included high definition visuals, a remastered soundtrack, new Speed and Trial modes, fast forward function, and other enhancements. 

With over a million console units sold, the STEAM version upgrades the game even more with brand-new features for PC players, including:

• 60fps - Ivalice will look better than ever with the game running at 60 frames per second.
• Compatible with 21:9 ultra-wide monitors - Up to three HD monitors can be used for a potential 48(16x3):9 experience.
• New Game Plus and New Game Minus - Post-game content modes are now accessible from the beginning of the game.
• Three background music options – The original, re-orchestrated and soundtrack versions are now available from the beginning of the game.
• Maximized License Points and Gil - New functionality added to grant players max License Points and Gil from the configuration screen.
• Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards and more to optimise the PC player experience.

Citadel: Forged with Fire - Deadly new enemy Great Golem - PC PS4 XOne

New content for the amazing world of Citadel: Forged With Fire that includes a deadly new enemy. The latest update features the Great Golem, a hulking goliath of animated stone and wood.

This beast has been dormant in hibernation for hundreds of years and has awoken to become a major threat to careless Wizards and Warriors. Invade his personal space and you must make a quick choice to either run like hell or engage in combat - either way, it won’t be easy.

Caravan War - multiplayer tower defense game on iOS Android

Caravan War takes the inherent challenge from the historical Silk Road trading route and turns it into a beautifully illustrated multiplayer tower defense game.

Blending strategy and pre-battle planning, you are tasked with managing a commercial empire with immense resources – including a well-equipped caravan perfect for acquiring goods and gold. Assemble a squad with carefully chosen towers and units (some of them sporting special abilities), and then venture into the world by undertaking campaigns and ambushes. But watch out: You can also be raided by others who will have no qualms about seizing your merchandise! You’ll need to excel at the art of war – err, “trading” – if you want to keep up with the competition.

Fishing: Barents Sea - Explore the impressive Barents Sea Fishing simulator - PC

Fishing: Barents Sea fishing simulation game by the Norwegian developer team Misc Games using Unreal Engine 4. Explore the impressive Barents Sea and its abundance of maritime life on board of six authentic ships.

Players will get the chance to move around freely on their fishing boats across a huge open world map, which has been modelled after real areas in Northern Norway, and go in search of the best fishing zones for cod, mackerel, redfish and more. Their quest will be supported by the electronic catch control systems of license partner Scanmar AS, which will help them track down the continuously moving schools of fish.

Closer Together - community launch event starts

With just one week before the launch of Closers, the online RPG beat’ em up with anime stylings and crazy combo action, En Masse is hosting a two week long community event called ‘Closers Together’ to celebrate the upcoming grand launch on February 6.

Now gamers around the world can team up to accrue points together and meet game-wide goals, unlock global awards, and even enter to win sweet real-world prizes. How sweet you dare ask? We’re talking a game-ready Razor Blade Pro Laptop custom-engraved for the most hardcore Closers fan!

The ‘Closers Together’ community event started Thursday morning, 12:00 am UTC on February 1 and ends Wednesday night, 11:59 am UTC on February 14. By completing the goals during the ‘Closers Together’ community event, you will unlock new rewards that include: Elite Status, Bonus Credit and Experience, Booster Items, free skill adjustments, and much more!

Frostpunk - Discover ‘Automatons’ - Giant robotic feats of human ingenuity - new screenshots, concept artwork, and more!

Frostpunk is a city-survival game in which heat means life, and every decision comes with a cost. Living among the frozen remnants of Earth, it is up to you to shape society, establishing the laws and customs to ensure survival.

Features

• MAINTAIN HOPE - Survival is about hope and the will to live. Your ability to spark and maintain these two in your citizens will be a determinant factor for success.
• MAKE AND ENACT LAW - The only method of continued survival is to ensure survivors abide by the same rules and share similar beliefs. Establishing laws and customs will be a crucial factor shaping your society.
• WEIGH YOUR CHOICES - Will you allow child-labour? How will you treat the sick and wounded? Choices in Frostpunk are never straightforward, and decisions come at a price.
• EXPLORE - The world covers not only bits of the past but also the potential means to secure the future of your people.