Rhode Island politician seeks violent video game taxMember of the Rhode Island State House Rober Nardolillo III has proposed a bill whereby M-rated games would be slapped with a 10 per cent price tax, which would go into mental health services and counseling.FEBRUARY 24
Steam drops game studio for reviewing own titles, turns out CEO made them do itMalta based game studio Insel Games has seen its product line completely removed from Steam's digital platform following confirmation the studio has resorted to ratings-fixing. It gets worse - their CEO threatened workers with unemployment.FEBRUARY 24
Final Fantasy XV to get a free demo next week, limited-time Half-Life pack availableFinal Fantasy XV: Windows Edition will be available via Origin, Steam and the Windows 10 store. The game's PC demo will go live on all those platforms on 26 February 2018. Each store will offer different pre-order bonuses.FEBRUARY 22
Kingdom Come: Deliverance sells 1 million copies across all platformsKingdom Come: Deliverance has moved 1 million copies across all platforms in less than two weeks. A Czech site first broke the news, which was later confirmed in a tweet by the game's US community manager.FEBRUARY 22
New Battle Royale title Mavericks to feature 400 playersWell it was just waiting to happen, wasn't it? The only way to steal PUBG or Fortnite headlines is to beat them at something, and the developers at Automaton Games seem to be have the right ideas. When in doubt, scale upwards.FEBRUARY 21
KCD beta looked much much betterWith all eyes meticulously scanning every nook and cranny for the smallest of bugs, an elephant sized change sneaked in unnoticed in Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Well, almost sneaked in, since a keen observing eye of one user made sure everyone's taken notice.FEBRUARY 20
Biomutant's character creation is GMO basedBiomutant is an upcoming open world action RPG. The game's story is centered around a tree players need to save. The character creation tool will allow for various character mutations.FEBRUARY 20
Kingdom Come getting respec potion, tweaksAfter the smoke has cleared, launch-day jitters have worn off and integrity has seeped back in through pocket holes, it's time to patch Kingdom Come: Deliverance's shortcomings out of existence. Warhorse Studios say they're looking at 'Save and Exit' mechanics, adding respec potion, mini game tweaks, bug fixes, etc.FEBRUARY 20
FIFA 18 rules UK sales charts, againThanks to a heavy discount on the Nintendo Switch version, FIFA 18 is back at the top of the UK sales chart. Kingdom Come: Deliverance has debuted at number two. Last week's number one, Shadow of the Colossus, has fallen to number seven.FEBRUARY 19
Kingdom Come Deliverance review round-upKingdom Come: Deliverance has arrived some two days ago and reviews are trickling in. So far, it seems the game is almost everything it was cracked up to be, even though graphics issues are aplenty and the save system, even though inventive, doesn't seem to be practical.FEBRUARY 19
Kingdom Come: Deliverance gets 5 mods, savesWarhorse Studios' beloved brainchild Kingdom Come: Deliverance may only be five days old, but it already has as many mods and a few tweaks thrown in as well. They're a bit of a mixed bag though. Some, like unlimited saves, are useful but some others seem to be walking that thin cheat line.FEBRUARY 18
GammaNow uses your GPU to mine cryptocurrencyGammaNow is an app that uses your computer's CPU and GPU to mine cryptocurrency. Aurora, the company that developed the app gives you 'Gamma points' as rewards.FEBRUARY 16
Dark Souls: Remastered getting a Switch portDark Souls: Remastered Switch port will be handled by a China-based studio Virtuos. The studio has previously worked on porting the Switch version of L.A. Noire. QLOC - a Polish studio will take care of Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC versions.FEBRUARY 16
Cyberpunk 2077 trailer rumors and possible E3 appearanceEver since Cyberpunk 2077 was announced almost six years ago its scarce development information was closely monitored by the gaming community. The game's twitter went silent a year later until that ominous *beep* back in January that, along with a few other signs sparked a massive wave of speculation and hope.FEBRUARY 15
MHW getting H:ZD, SF armor setsCapcom sure aren't keen on no baby steps with Monster Hunter: World as the developer already announced the second part of its Horizon: Zero Dawn event. We now know it starts at the end of February, will be called The Proving and will let you dress up as Aloy.FEBRUARY 15
Hunting Horn power in Monster Hunter: WorldAt a glance, Monster Hunter: World may seem deceptively simple, although in practice - nothing could be further from the truth. A plethora of monsters and weapons alike led many a user to come up with own builds and loadouts, but we believe that one user found a real gem. Could this be the most OP build? Let's see.FEBRUARY 14
Monster Hunter: World for the SwitchCapcom's latest hit, Monster Hunter: World is currently available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with a PC version coming later this year. Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto said that they are aware of the request to bring the game over to the Switch but the odds of that happening are slim to none.FEBRUARY 14
MH:W is here to stayIt seems like Monster Hunter: World has finally found the series' ideal mixture of game complexity and general appeal. Reviews and reactions of Western markets are mostly favourable, although they have been positive before yet still somehow failed to translate to proper sales.FEBRUARY 14
Horizon Zero Dawn wins a WGA awardHorizon Zero Dawn took home the Writers Guild of America award for its writing. John Gonzalez, Horizon Zero Dawn's narrative director accepted the award on behalf of Guerilla Games along with lead writer Benjamin McCaw. Monster Hunter World's next Horizon-themed Event Quest will go live at the end of February.FEBRUARY 13
Review: Monster Hunter WorldFittingly for a game that is the latest incarnation of a series with some years of pedigree, Monster Hunter: World has an old school feel in many ways, somewhat like a traditional MMO. But if you think an MMO isn't your style, then Monster Hunter could still be your thing.Denis HamanFEBRUARY 13
Kingdom Come: Deliverance's day one patchWarhorse Studios' action RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance will have a day-one patch. The patch is meant to improve the game's overarching mechanics. Even though the update is more than 20 GB in size, it will not inflate the game's size on your hard drive, but rather replace the previously downloaded build files.FEBRUARY 12
Kingdom Hearts 3 adds Monsters Inc.Square Enix' Kingdom Hearts 3 will visit the world of Monsters Inc. and Tangled. Sora, Goofy and Donald end up transformed into monsters. Series creator Tetsuya Nomura teased that the final part of the game includes something he's "always wanted to do in Kingdom Hearts".FEBRUARY 12
MH:W is Capcom's fastest selling gameCapcom seem to have struck gold with Monster Hunter World, which is now officially the company's fastest selling title with 6 million copies shipped. The game managed to hit 5 million only three days after it launched on 26 January 2018, and with the PC launch later this year, Capcom are living the dream.FEBRUARY 12
Sunless Skies delayed due to poor performanceFailbetter Games's latest project, Sunless Skies, has been delayed. The new release date will be known sometime this month. The studio has had to lay off four members due to Sunless Skies' poor performance on Steam's Early Access.FEBRUARY 8