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Polygon (via VGC) spotted the trademark filing on the websites of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office. Last week, EA announced it was currently “exploring the idea of renaming” the long-running and mega-popular franchise. “This means we’re reviewing our naming rights agreement with FIFA,” EA Sports boss Cam Weber said, “which is separate from all our other official partnerships and licenses across the football world....

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron, whose story is based on the ancient Hebrew text The Book of Enoch, is due out on PC via Steam soon. The original action game, developed by Ignition Tokyo, came out in Japan in April 2011. The launch trailer for the original is below: Here’s a quote from producer Sawaki Takeyasu: “It has been 10 years since the release of El Shaddai on PS3 and Xbox 360 and we have been asked constantly by PC gamers and fans of the game for its release on this platform and we are glad to announce its release on Steam very soon!...

The game has inspired plenty of fan art, but this really is something else. The builder, known as HoboSapient, shared their creation on reddit, spotted by PC Gamer. Watch on YouTube Eurogamer Newscast: Would you eat a Pokémon? The full build contains around 5,000 - 6,000 pieces, according to the builder, and weighs 30 pounds. That number of bricks is almost up to the Hogwarts Castle or Millennium Falcon Lego models....

This winged terror can be found relatively close to where you begin the game. Simply by heading over to the Dragon-Burnt Ruins in Limgrave, you’ll find Flying Dragon Agheel. You can take down Flying either solo or co-op with another player or NPC, although the latter is definitely easier. Additionally, using a spirit ash summon in the fight against this boss is allowed. On this page: Looking for some direction?...

Eleven is a character who morphs into any of the other characters in the game before the match starts. It’s a random select character, in essence, like Mokujin in Tekken - and a pick designed for people to show off with. Check Eleven out in the video below: Eleven is a bonus DLC character and not the fifth unannounced character of the game’s fifth and final character pass. Eleven arrives alongside Dan on 22nd February as a bonus with a purchase of one of the two season five passes: the new premium pass, which costs $39....

The spinoff shooter will sport a familiar feel to fans of Escape from Tarkov, but instead place players in gladiatorial battles across Tarkov, “organised by a mysterious group of Arena Masters led by the Host”. Here’s a little glimpse of the new shooter to whet your appetite: “Escape from Tarkov Arena is a standalone game project - a session-based multiplayer first-person shooter for PC with all the known and beloved hardcore game mechanics of Escape from Tarkov,” Battlestate explains....

In a now-removed social media post spotted by the Southend Standard this week, Rochford cops criticised those its community officers had found outdoors. “Whilst patrolling, our community policing team have had cause to speak with a number of different men aged 30+ over the last week, who seemed to feel it is acceptable to attend certain public places within the district, to hunt Pokémon. “Honestly, yes, you did read that correctly....

Microsoft requested the European Commission approve the deal on 29th January 2021, a filing on the European Commission’s website shows. The commission’s antitrust regulators can clear the deal during the preliminary review stage or open up an investigation if it has concerns, Reuters reports. Microsoft sent shockwaves throughout the video game world when it announced its intention to buy ZeniMax, which owns the likes of Doom, The Elder Scrolls and Fallout, back in September 2020 Microsoft aims to boost its first-party Xbox offering while better competing with console rivals Sony and Nintendo....

It also included an announcement of Resident Evil 4 VR for Oculus Quest 2, a quick look at Village’s Mercenaries mode, a new trailer for the Netflix CGI series Infinite Darkness, and some other smaller bits and pieces. No new Resident Evil games were announced. The showcase kicked off with new Village trailer showing clips from early in the game, a radio broadcast calling for survivors, a look at the werewolf-like lycans, and Lady Dimitrescu taking a tasty sip of Ethan’s blood....

Deviation Games was set up by CEO Dave Anthony and director Jason Blundell, both of whom worked on Call of Duty at Treyarch. Blundell, one of the chief creators of Call of Duty’s popular zombies mode, left Treyarch in 2020 after 13 years. Blundell began working on nazi zombies - the co-op bonus mode in which players fought against waves of enemies - back in 2007 for 2008’s Call of Duty World at War....

After this date, the app will no longer work. The app is used to watch Facebook Gaming livestreams, though these will still be available within the main Facebook app. Watch on YouTube Eurogamer Breaking Newscast: Sony reluctantly raises PS5 price, but knows it can get away with it Though Facebook Gaming itself will continue, the app cancellation is a worrying indication the service is struggling to compete with Twitch and YouTube Gaming....

At 9:19pm, an announcement was made on the mod’s Discord explaining that a member of the development team had shared “deeply disturbing” paedophilic content on their personal artist accounts. This individual was removed from the team, but the troubles didn’t end there: as word got out about the controversy the mod’s Discord was “raided” by 4Chan users, resulting in the shutdown of all chat channels as the dev team struggled to moderate the influx of new users....

Announced back in June 2021, The Pitt - which is inspired by the Fallout 3 add-on of the same name - takes players to a city built on the remains of post-nuclear Pittsburgh, which can explore by embarking on Expeditions, a brand-new feature introduced in today’s update. Expeditions are essentially repeatable missions for up to four players that feature new NPCs and new foes to battle, with participants able to earn various in-game rewards for their endeavours....

The mod comes courtesy of modders Marulu and Streetrat, who previously worked on a Half Life 2 VR mod. The mod for Final Fantasy 14 will support both first and third person, motion controls, and more. Watch on YouTube Announcing FINAL FANTASY XIV FAN FESTIVAL 2023-2024! Marulu wrote in the Flat2VR Discord server that the first-person mod is largely experimental, reports PCGamer. With all the magical effects and environmental hazards, a first-person view would be incredibly disorientating, so third-person mode is the way to go....

Yesterday we reported how reddit user sadfutago posted a video entering a previously unfound door that led to an unseen church area, leaving dataminers scratching their heads. Is this truly a new secret in the game, or an elaborate modded hoax? Even the team behind the game has shared the videos on Twitter, including the game’s creator Yoko Taro. Admittedly his insight is that he can’t provide insight. He then followed with “I am not what you expected....

In keeping with last year’s positive changes though, you’ll also be guiding Alex’s half-sister Kim and long-time friend Danny to respective glory, too. In this FIFA 19 The Journey: Champions walkthrough then, we’ll guide you through every step of this year’s story mode, from the first kick-off to the very final whistle. We’ll cover every narrative development, map out your objectives, decisions and rewards, and give you all the advice you’ll need to round out The Journey saga and the Hunters’ stories in style....

A running theme around the FIFA community is that every new game introduced players to their next favourite tune. And as the years go by, the tracks serve as a nostalgia trip to playing FIFA after a long day of school or work. Now EA has revealed the full track list for FIFA 23, and you can stream it all now in a dedicated Spotify playlist. The soundtrack spans across a wide genre of music, which includes the likes of Jack Harlow, Central Cee, Bad Bunny, FKA Twigs, and Bonobo, to name just a few....

In the video below, you can watch me get absolutely terrified by Forewarned, a relatively new multiplayer VR game from Dreambyte Games that’s slowly building up quite the buzz amongst the streaming community. Forewarned shares a lot of similarities with Phasmophobia but, rather than hunting for ghosts in a suburban setting, in Forewarned you’re tasked with exploring cursed Egyptian tombs in order to find relics that belong to evil spirits called the Mejai....

This set begins with you using a payphone to receive new instructions, before asking you to craft weapons with Alien Nanites and, in the third quest, destroying target dummies. Completing this challenge will reward you with 30k XP, which will help you unlock more Battle Stars for the Season 7 battle pass. You’ll also be able to begin the next quest in the set - deploy scanners in the Alien Biome....

This challenge sees you unleashing your inner arsonist as you destroy 10 structures on the Fortnite map with the mighty force of fire. Completing this challenge will reward you with 24k XP, which will help you unlock the new Battle Pass skin. On this page: Note this particular challenge is no longer able to be completed. What’s new? Chapter 3 Season 3 has arrived! New additions include Reality Seeds and Saplings and riding animals, along with the new Battle Pass, characters collection and map changes....