Gigantic returns as a premium title

Rockstar Games has once again surprised its fan base, and this time, it's not within the virtual confines of the Wild West. While the anticipation for GTA 6 and the rumoured Red Dead Redemption 3 continues, fans were caught off guard by the unexpected return of Red Dead Redemption 2's protagonist, Arthur Morgan.

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Ash'adar, Harbinger of Dawn mount is now available for sale at the In-Game shop for $25 or the equivalent in your local currency.

Frost Fatales, the winter version of Games Done Quick's Frame Fatales charity speedrunning initiative, is back this Sunday for a week of impressively fast gaming escapades.

MOBA hero shooterGigantic received a new lease on life recently with the announcement of its revival as Gigantic: Rampage Edition, a buy-to-play re-release of by its new developer Abstraction Games.

I grew up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, I even remember as a bright eyed kid, awake at 6am, watching the first ever episode of TMNT on Sky. Decades have gone past and those pesky turtles seem to be everywhere, but through all that time, the real top quality video games haven’t been quite as widespread. But after the success of the fantastic TMNT: Shredders Revenge last year, Nikleodeon have decided to step back in time with another spiritual successor to TMNT: Turtle in Time with Wrath of the Mutants. I’m not a big fan on the art-style for this one, but as any 90’s gamer will know, it’s all about the gameplay, so I’m looking forward to the full game releasing in April. Here’s the full press release:

Jamie McKelvie, the fan favorite artist who came up with the iconic designs for both Ms. Marvel and the 2012 revamp of Captain Marvel, is returning with new gothic mystery series One For Sorrow.

From Software's Elden Ring is back in the Steam Top Ten.

The developer of Helldivers 2 has declared the weekend just gone a success, insisting the game’s servers handled all players “without problem”.

In a surprising turn of events, Motiga’s short-lived MOBA hero shooter, Gigantic, is set to return this spring, five years after being shut down in 2018.

During today’s Nintendo Direct, Aspyr and Lucasfilm Games revealed the Star Wars™: Battlefront Classic Collection, launching March 14, 2024, on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam for $35.01. This new title brings the original Star Wars™ Battlefront (2004) and Star Wars™ Battlefront II (2005) games to modern platforms with online play for up to 64 players, expansions to Hero Assault mode, and all previously released bonus content. Steam users will also enjoy Steam Deck support.

Make sure it’s in your diaries: a new edition of NACON Connect will take place on 29 February at 19:00 CET. The French games publisher will use this conference as an opportunity to make some new announcements, and share with gamers from all over the globe new info on its two activities: video games and gaming accessories.