You’ve got to really be into your Elder Scrolls lore to want to splash out $1000 on one of these: a 10K gold Ritual of Mara ring. Bethesda added the ring to its US merch store (it’s not on the European store), priced $1000 as a made-to-order, limited time offer …
Read More »Miles Morales Ultimate Edition for £45 and other top PS4 game deals under £16 • Eurogamer.net
Death Stranding! Deus Ex Mankind Divided! Assassin’s Creed Odyssey! Although we may be struggling to find any PS5 stock that sticks around for longer than 30 seconds, there are many great game deals out there right now – whether you’re lucky enough to own Sony’s new console or are still on …
Read More »What does magic mean to you? • Eurogamer.net
Magic. Have you ever really considered what it means? We’re told what it means a lot, especially in games. We’re told it means fireballs and lightning bolts and turning people into sheep. But is that really magic, or is it simply a term used to describe something we’ve become accustomed …
Read More »Black Ops Cold War gets Black Ops 2’s Express map early Feb • Eurogamer.net
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War gets a new 6v6 map early February, Treyarch has announced. It’s a remake of Black Ops 2’s Express, and it’s due out on 4th February. Express is known for its hi-tech train station. It’s a roughly U-shaped map with two train tracks looping …
Read More »Maps and cards – the connected worlds of Carto and Myrioramas • Eurogamer.net
The man Lyra meets on the train is elderly and immaculate. He has a moustache and heavily lidded eyes. He wears a fez. Over the course of the journey Lyra learns that he speaks perfect French and that he has a mysterious pack of cards that he uses at one …
Read More »Fortnite pledges to improve £10 monthly subscription offering • Eurogamer.net
Fortnite maker Epic Games has pledged to improve the game’s £10 a month subscription offer, ahead of revealing its third exclusive free skin. Fortnite Crew, which costs £9.99 a month here in the UK and $11.99 in the US, offers a 1000 V-Buck stipend and exclusive skin pack every calendar …
Read More »Someone should make a game about: astrolabes • Eurogamer.net
The first time I got an iPod, I couldn’t figure out how to unlock it. I sat there, staring furiously at the screen for a good few minutes, trying to figure out what the damn thing meant by ‘Slide to Unlock.’ Then my mum came along and told me to …
Read More »Fortnite is getting a Predator skin • Eurogamer.net
Predator, star of some decent films and okay video games, is joining the Fortnite family. The toothy extra-terrestrial trophy hunter is the latest crossover, and looks set to become free for current battle pass holders over the past few weeks. Predator’s battle pass tab. Today’s 15.20 update brought the first …
Read More »Spanish streamer smashes Twitch viewership record • Eurogamer.net
While revealing his own Fortnite skin. More than 2 million people tuned into Twitch last night to watch Spanish Fortnite streamer David “TheGrefg” Martínez reveal his own skin in the game, utterly smashing the platform’s concurrent viewer record. At one point, total viewership to TheGrefg’s channel hit 2.4 million – …
Read More »Ghost of Tsushima fans help crowdfund repairs to typhoon-hit island • Eurogamer.net
A crowdfunding campaign for repairs to the real-life island of Tsushima has concluded with more than 27m yen (£192k) raised – 500 per cent of its original goal – thanks in part to donations from fans of Ghost of Tsushima. The project will ensure the reconstruction of the Torii gate …
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