Massive Assassin's Creed Ragnarok leak reveals combat, story and co-op detailsAccording to the latest leak, Assassin's Creed Ragnarok will feature a four-player co-op mode with additional stealth mechanics and heavy RPG elements. The game will also pack a vast open-world that includes Scandinavian countries, France and cities like Kiev and London.Semir OmerovicJANUARY 9
Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection ReviewAssassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection is a generous package and a well assembled Switch port, throwing together Black Flag and Rogue onto Nintendo's current hardware. Fans of the series are guaranteed a good time, whilst offering newcomers a great point to jump in.JANUARY 8
Sea of Thieves to mark 10m players with gifts in Legends of the SeasSea of Thieves players have a lot to be excited for in the upcoming period, what with the highly anticipated update Legends of the Seas drawing near, and Rare just upped the ante by announcing two limited-edition gifts for a major milestone.JANUARY 8
Red Dead Online adds Featured Free Aim Series, rewards MoonshinersRockstar are back from holidays with a bang, or more like a swig, as Red Dead Online will be having some goodies for Moonshiners and other bootlegging pretenders, as the dev likes to call them, along with the Featured Free Aim Series.JANUARY 8
The Surge 2: The Kraken expansion and Premium Edition release dateDeck 13's The Surge 2 is getting an expansion. The upcoming DLC named Kraken and the Premium Edition will launch for PlayStation 4, Xbox One as well as PC. Season Pass owners will be granted 48 hours of early access privileges.JANUARY 8
Lord of the Rings: Gollum - first story and gameplay detailsFirst details about Daedalic's narrative-driven adventure Lord of the Rings Gollum have been revealed by the developer. The game is mostly stealth-based and won't feature active combat.Semir OmerovicJANUARY 8
Assassin's Creed: Ragnarok Valhalla Edition leaked on AmazonNew Assassin's Creed: Ragnarok details have started to appear online in the last couple of days. The latest one comes from Amazon Germany, where the Valhalla Edition of the game has been listed.Semir OmerovicJANUARY 8
Escape from Tarkov dev addresses controversy over no female charactersBattlestate Games, the studio behind Escape from Tarkov, found themselves in hot water after a necroed interview from a few years back suggested that they will not be adding female playable characters because they're sexist.JANUARY 7
Valve's unreleased Portal prequel shown off by indie developerThere aren't many studios that can rival Valve's capacity to keep the lid on a yet-to-be-released project and the latest news once again confirms this, as it took an indie dev LunchHouse Software to show us F-Stop, Portal's unreleased prequel.JANUARY 4
Frictional Games once again teasing Soma successor?Frictional Games, the developer you may know from their exquisite work on the survival horror gem Soma, appears to have dropped another hint about their next undertaking. Their newly updated website now has a one-second teaser. Technically.JANUARY 4
Next Assassin's Creed may have been leaked by GameStopThere's been a lot of talk regarding the Assasin's Creed franchise's next instalment and it's widely expected that it will be using Norse mythology and setting to spin the yarn. The latest leak comes from GameStop Italy.JANUARY 4
GTA V is now available on Xbox Game PassRockstar's Grand Theft Auto V is now available on Xbox Game Pass for all subscribers. The game is currently live on the subscription service for Xbox One. Sadly, it's not included in the PC version.Semir OmerovicJANUARY 3
CD Projekt Red and Sideshow team up to bring Cyberpunk 2077 collectablesCD Projekt Red have teamed up with Sideshow studio, who specialise in creating high-quality figures and other collectables. Sideshow have a rich history of collaboration including the ones with Marvel, Warner Bros. and more.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 31
Red Dead Redemption PC fan project shut down by Take-TwoTake-Two Interactive have shut down a Red Dead Redemption fan project that aimed to bring the game to PC. The company filed a lawsuit against developer Johnathon Wyckoff who is the creator of the project.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 30
Rumour: Elden Ring gameplay could be shown at Xbox Series X reveal eventAccording to the latest rumours, Microsoft asked Bandai Namco to delay showing more Elden Ring stuff until their big event in April/May 2020, when the company is set to fully reveal Xbox Series X.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 30
Hyper Light Drifter is free on Epic Games StoreIn what is surely a devious plan to force Santa to abandon his 30 per cent revenue model, Epic continue with 12 Days of Free Games freebies. This time, it's Hyper Light Drifter, Heart Machine's gorgeous but challenging action RPG.DECEMBER 27
2019 in Games: Resident Evil 2 remake rolls back the yearsResident Evil 2 was an instant classic when it launched in 1998, ticking all the boxes for a timeless game. But as you know - there's no timeless hardware, and the technology was slowly retiring it to the history books. And then, Capcom.DECEMBER 27
Fallout 76 dev sheds more light on Wastelanders' Duchess and Mort NPCsFallout 76's highly anticipated Wastelanders update has been delayed to 2020 but only because Bethesda want to get it just right, and while we've had a few images of the upcoming human NPCs, now the dev spilled a few more beans.DECEMBER 20
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - Winds of Magic out now on Xbox OneWarhammer: Vermintide 2 for Xbox One got a new expansion. Winds of Magic is the first expansion for the game and it brings a fresh enemy faction and brand-new challenges to the game. Winds of Magic has been delayed for PlayStation 4.DECEMBER 20
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne The Winter Star and Holiday Joy Fests are liveBuild a snowman, take part in a snowball fight and earn some special seasonal gear in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne's latest holiday festival, which is now live.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 20
Red Dead Online getting Festive Showdown Modes, gifts and decorationsThe holiday spirit has taken hold in five states, Rockstar wrote, which is a great occasion for some Red Dead Online novelties, like limited-time Festive Showdown Modes, Camp and Moonshining Shack decorations, gifts and more.DECEMBER 19
Death Stranding gets v1.08 update and a new trailerThere's a lot going on in Kojima-land these days, as Death Stranding continues to split opinions of players and critics alike, but the dev continues to roll out updates and, strangely enough, another trailer. This one is not eight minutes long though.DECEMBER 19
Conan Chop Chop gets an action-packed trailer and release dateFuncom's Conan Chop Chop game may have started off as an April's Fools' joke, but nobody's laughing now. Okay, we sort of are, but it's just because of how adorable Conan looks in this rendition. The full game launches in February 2020.DECEMBER 18
Respawn job listing hints at another singleplayer Star Wars titleRespawn Entertainment are currently looking for Level Designer, Senior Character Artist and Senior Software Engineer to work on their Star Wars team.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 18