Final Fantasy XIV online & Monster Hunter: World The Great Hunt begins...

Action-Packed Trailer Debuts Rathalos Battle, New Mount, Minions, and More.

The collaboration between SQUARE ENIX and Capcom arrives in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood this August 7. First revealed during this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the upcoming crossover uniting two beloved and wildly successful games will have Warriors of Light challenge the “King of the Skies,” Rathalos, from Monster Hunter: World.

Take Back Earth From Ferocious Alien Invaders in EarthFall co-op shooter - PC PS4 XO

Co-operative online first-person shooter, Earthfall, is now available on Xbox One, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and PC via Steam for $29.99.

Harkening to the frenetic pace and sweat-inducing action of classic co-op shooters of Killing Floor and Left 4 Dead, players join-up into teams of four to annihilate swarms of savage alien monsters. Use team-based tactics to set-up choke points with barricades, land mines, and turrets, and clear each area of alien scum to take back the Earth block by block, city by city. Survivors will arm themselves with handguns, assault rifles, shotguns, and grenades, as well-advanced modern weaponry crafted through 3D printers found in various locations.

Icons: Combat Arena - Free PC download launch

Built from scratch by a seasoned game development team from industry giants like Riot Games, Blizzard, and Ubisoft, Icons: Combat Arena is inspired by the early days of competitive fighting games, when anyone could jump in and immediately start having fun throwing out piercing punches, mighty shockwaves, and bruising body blocks.

Icons: Combat Arena Features:

• Iconic Fighters: Seven playable characters are available at Early Access launch with more scheduled to come. Whether you choose the playful bounty hunter Kidd or the imperious empress Zhurong, there is a fighter whose style and backstory will inspire you.
• Lightning Fast Gameplay: Movement controls are precise and responsive, while unique combinations of mechanics create strategic depth. Play with a Gamecube controller, GamePad, keyboard, and more.
• Free to Play: No purchase necessary to jump in and play! Shop items do not affect game balance. Nearly all purchasable content can be earned through gameplay.
• Customisation Options: Want to play a cyberpunk sharpshooter or an elegant swordswoman ninja? Icons features skins, taunts, emotes, player portraits, and other customization items bursting with personality.
• Multiple Game Modes: Finding a worthy opponent is as easy as hooking up local multiplayer, jumping into our online matchmaking system, or browsing custom matches - with more modes to come.
• Competitive Balance: Picturesque arenas evoking different parts of the Icons universe are rigorously balanced for fair play, no matter the matchup. The core competitive mode is a pure test of skill, with no combat items or powerups.
• Esports Ecosystem: Wavedash Games will begin hosting open-entry online and offline tournaments soon. Follow Icons on social media for updates!

Ball Grabbers - 1v1 Soccer-Combat Arcade Game - PC

Ball Grabbers is a two-player physics-based arcade game mixing soccer with fighting. Pick any of the three characters in the roaster and beat your rival in fierceful matches set in 5 different arenas. Toss, dash, tackle, jump and throw the ball as you beware of obstacles, animals, bombs and traps.

“Ball Grabbers captures the spirit of neo classics such as Gang Beasts and Mario Strikers, and it introduces a whole new gameplay perspective” says Tuomas Erikoinen, founder at Part Time Monkey. “If you play against a friend, endless fun is fully guaranteed”.

Bomb Chicken Eggsplodes Onto the Nintendo Switch

Bomb Chicken, has launched on the Nintendo Switch! Buy the game on Nintendo now .

Following a freak accident, our hero, an ordinary battery chicken caught in the system of the fast food industry is bestowed super bomb-laying abilities … and a thirst for revenge! Hitting back at ‘BFC” his evil fast-food overlords, Bomb chicken must make good use of his new talents and fry the bad guys with his newfound avian arsenal.

Coco movie Collaboration in KINGDOM HEARTS Union χ[Cross] - iOS Android

KINGDOM HEARTS Union χ[Cross], the chart-topping mobile RPG, introduced a new collaboration event based on the hit Disney•Pixar film, Coco. Now through July 31, 2018.

Keyblade wielders can take part in a variety of in-game events, including:

Multiplayer Quests with Special Coco Rewards – Players can earn powerful new Medals featuring Miguel and Héctor by completing multiplayer quests.

Miguel Medals – Players can also obtain Miguel Medals by completing special quests.

Miguel & Dante” Medals – “Miguel & Dante” Medals can be obtained by purchasing the Weekly Jewels Extravaganza bundle.

We Happy Few - ABC of happiness - PC PS4 XO

We Happy Few is the tale of a plucky bunch of moderately terrible people trying to escape from a lifetime of cheerful denial in the city of Wellington Wells. In this alternative 1960s England, conformity is key. You’ll have to fight or blend in with the drug-addled inhabitants, most of whom don’t take kindly to people who won’t abide by their not-so-normal rules.

Discover the retro futuristic city’s dark history as you play through the intertwined narratives of three quietly rebellious citizens of Wellington Wells, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, as they face their pasts, prepare for the future, and engage in activities that aren’t exactly status quo in the artificially enthused society.

Top-down Combat Shooter Space Pioneer - iOS Android

Space Pioneer has been storming the charts with its fun, fast-paced action and is jam-packed with content.

• Developed by the award-winning game publisher and developer Vivid Games, creator of the iconic Real Boxing series
• Tons of weapons to select from, dozens of different enemy types and gorgeous cel-shaded graphics
• Build your very own space base to obtain better upgrades
• Lock 'n' load in wave-based Horde Mode for endless alien butt-kicking action

Chinese Folk Music Game Nishan Shaman - iOS

A Chinese graduate team operating under “Project Kepler”, a special training program for Tencent Games' graduates, announced that its debut folk music adventure game, Nishan Shaman, is coming to the App Store this July.

Setting out to educate the world about Chinese culture, the team introduces a game based on the Manchu tribe folk tale featuring a traditional paper cutting art style with local Shamanistic music and a rich backstory embedded in cultural heritage and lore. Backed by NEXT Studio and Tencent Games to support innovative titles and minority cultures, Nishan Shaman has secured the Top1 recommended position on the pre-order list in China since the end of June.

“Rowdy” Ronda Rousey to Make Historic Franchise Debut as WWE 2K19 Pre-Order Bonus Character

Olympic medalist, feature film actress, UFC Hall of Famer and current WWE Superstar, “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey, will make her WWE console video game debut in WWE 2K19, the forthcoming release in the flagship WWE video game franchise.

The “Baddest Woman on the Planet” – who put the WWE Universe on notice with a surprise Royal Rumble 2018 appearance, blockbuster WrestleMania 34 debut match and continued explosive presence – will appear in WWE 2K19 as a playable character wearing her signature ring gear inspired by “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. In addition, 2K’s global marketing campaign trailer for the announcement, which debuted during last night’s Monday Night Raw broadcast, further celebrates Ronda’s landmark WWE arrival and incredible bond shared with the late WWE Hall of Famer through inclusion of Piper’s verbal praise from her Piper’s Pit podcast appearance in 2015.

Party Dunkathon Slam Land Jams onto Switch PS4 PC Mac

Slam Land, the competitive party game where brawling and balling meet in a weird and wacky pastime, dunks its way onto Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Mac on August 7, 2018.

In this surreal, chaotic competition, an uncanny blue giant enlists a cast of comical competitors to slam one another into hoops for his own personal enjoyment. Grab up to four friends (literally) and square off in a multitude of local multiplayer modes including the hot potato-like Peanut Mode, H.O.R.S.E., and the craziest mode of all, Trash, in which garbage plummets from the sky waiting to be snagged and stacked into massive, dunkable piles!

Diesel-punk adventure Airheart set to soar onto PC & PS4

AIRHEART is a stunning diesel-punk action game in which players become Amelia, a young pilot living in the cloud city of Granaria, who wishes to one day reach the world’s edge. In order to survive and thrive in the floating city, Amelia must take to the air in her customisable plane to go sky fishing, avoiding pirates and many other dangers along the way.

Players are free to explore the beautifully vibrant, vertical world above Granaria at their leisure; soaring higher and higher into the sky as they take on rival aircraft using tight, responsive twin-stick controls and an assortment of aero-based abilities.

Square Enix games for San Diego Comic-Con 2018 - DRAGON QUEST XI, KINGDOM HEARTS III and Shadow of the Tomb Raider

From July 19-22, SQUARE ENIX will host gameplay demos, giveaways and other activities at San Diego Comic-Con 2018. At Booth No. 3829 in the San Diego Convention Center, attendees will be able to play DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, KINGDOM HEARTS III, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Become one with the jungle at Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s immersive Comic-Con off-site experience. Dare to be bold and eat exotic foods only found in the dark crevasses of the jungle, along with unforgettable photo moments for attendees to share, and the chance to play the highly anticipated Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Stop by The Deck at Moonshine Flats between 1pm-10pm PT on Thursday, July 19th, Friday, July 20th, or Saturday, July 21st and see firsthand what it means to become the Tomb Raider.

X-Morph: Defense - Survival Of The Fittest DLC and Free Update - PS4 XO

The Survival of the Fittest expansion pack contains 5 maps created with the challenges of the Survival mode in mind:

- BRITAIN - Fight an endless enemy assault in a rain soaked maze of cottages and canals.
- FINLAND - Winter is already here, but it's not the cold that is your worst enemy.
- SOUTH AFRICA - A dense night is waiting to be lit up by countless enemy explosions.
- NETHERLANDS - Survive as long as you can in this seemingly idyllic landscape.
- FRANCE - A city labyrinth that is about to become a graveyard full of metallic corpses.

Priced at $4.99, the map pack provides hours of challenging and adrenaline-pumping gameplay. After taking community feedback into account, EXOR Studios have also made changes to the game in order to make it more welcoming to new players, while not abandoning the ones looking for a greater challenge. Changes have been made to difficulty level balancing as well as initial gameplay setup. All players will benefit from these changes in the free update.

ANOTHER SIGHT takes us deeper down the rabbit hole - short teaser trailer

Created with heart, culture and character, ANOTHER SIGHT is the story of Kit and Hodge. Whilst exploring the London Underground during its construction in 1899, Kit, a bold teenager is caught in a tunnel collapse. When Kit wakes up, her sight is gone, and she’s left helpless in the dark world below London. Hodge, a mysterious cat finds Kit, and becomes her companion on a journey through a surreal fantasy adventure, influenced by Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere.

Marco Ponte, CEO of Lunar Great Wall Studios said: “We’re delighted to able to lift the curtain and share these glimpses of ANOTHER SIGHT, and we’ll be showing more of the adventures of Kit and Hodge later in the year as we lead players further down the rabbit hole closer to release. “

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 released in 4K on XBox One

Xbox One owners get the chance to join the fight in Helmgart. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 has surpassed one million in sales on PC, and is now ready to conquer the living room.

“We are excited to bring Vermintide 2 to the Xbox community” says Martin Wahlund, CEO at Fatshark. “We are looking forward to take on Skaven and Chaos with the console gamers.”

There are two versions available, the Standard Edition ($29,99 €29,99 £23,99), and the Premium Edition ($44,99 €44,99 £35,99).

NEW Monster Hunter 3D animated special based on the video game called - Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild

A computer graphics animated special that will expand upon the universe of “Monster Hunter,” Capcom’s blockbuster game series is in progress. Capcom will produce and co-finance the special with Pure Imagination overseeing domestic and international sales. Joshua Fine (“Ultimate Spider-Man” (STARZ)) wrote the special. Production will be completed this Winter and the special is expected to premiere globally in 2019.

The 3D animated special, dubbed “Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild,” tells the story of a brave young man determined to prove himself as a monster hunter worthy of recognition. His chance will come all too soon when he discovers that his remote village lies in the path of an Elder Dragon—a veritable force of nature made flesh.

“We are thrilled to return fans to the universe of “Monster Hunter” and expand the series’ rich lore,” said Monster Hunter Series Producer, Ryozo Tsujimoto. “We think die-hard fans will appreciate our dedication to the source material while those uninitiated to the series will still be treated to an epic adventure in a wholly unique world.”

The Gardens Between adventure puzzle through a surreal world of mysterious gardens - PS4 Switch

The Gardens Between, the adventure puzzle game in which players manipulate time to guide two best friends through a surreal world of mysterious garden islands, will come to the Nintendo Switch system in 2018 simultaneously alongside the previously announced PlayStation 4, Windows and Mac releases.

Reminisce with The Gardens Between for the first time on Nintendo Switch at Gamescom in hall 3.2, booth A70. Following its Gamescom debut, The Gardens Between will be playable at PAX West.

University of Roehampton launches first UK eSports scholarship

The University of Roehampton is launching a scholarship for students with talents in eSports. The scholarship, the first of its kind for a London university, will be worth £1,500 a year and will support a student on any course, at any level, undergraduate or postgraduate within the university.

Ten eSports scholarships will be available for students enrolling in 2019 and applications will be expected from September 2018.

Students applying for the scholarship will need to demonstrate aptitude in the field and in common with other sports scholarships available at the University, successful applicants over the coming years will be required to display their commitment to eSports alongside successful academic progression.

Shoot for the Skies - Virtual Archer for your phone

If you think archery you’re probably transported to Sherwood Forest, green tights and the days of Robin and his band of merry men. That’s what we thought anyway, until we came across the epic, and totally 21st century Virtual Archer.

This rather impressive bit of kit takes the classic bow (although crafted in plastic and packed with technology rather than carved from walnut) and adds a string and smartphone holder.