‘Fortnite’ adds new in-game anti-harassment message

Nintendo’s hit Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been announced, and will bring with it a slew of new additions when it launches later this week.‘Summer Update – Wave 2’ was revealed through the game’s Twitter account, alongside a new trailer. The update is set to launch on July 30 and will be free for all players.The upcoming  update will introduce new features into the game, including fireworks shows, dreams and, most importantly, cloud saves.

Square Enix has announced a new game called Balan Wonderworld, helmed by creative talent behind the Sonic The Hedgehog series.Balan Wonderworld is a family friendly platformer and is expected to release for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch in Spring 2021.Director Yuji Naka and character designer Naoto Ohshima are both renowned for their work bringing Sonic The Hedgehog to life.

Ghost Of Tsushima has received a new patch which comes bundled with new difficulty levels and accessibility options.The developer, Sucker Punch, laid out all the details on its site through a news post. Patch 1.05 will add numerous options for players to customise the experience to either make the game more difficult or easier, depending on their preference.A new difficulty level titled “Lethal” will make protagonist Jin more deadly, but also enemies in the world, too.

Obsidian Entertainment has announced Peril On Gorgon, the first of two DLCs for its sci-fi action RPG game The Outer Worlds.The expansion will bring players to the planet of Gorgon, where they will have to solve a “noir-tinged” mystery.

The Gunk is a new third-person action adventure game coming to the Xbox Series X, Xbox One and PC next year.Developed by Thunderful, who are most notably known for its work on the Steamworld series, The Gunk is set to take advantage of next-gen hardware. The announcement was made during Microsoft‘s Xbox Games Showcase and will also be available via Game Pass.Players will venture into a strange alien planet as they start gathering goo scattered across the world.

Justin Bieber announced today (July 23) that he's officially kicking off his world tour next summer.He postponed his entire international jaunt in support of his fifth studio album Changes before its May 14 start date because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now it's starting on June 2, 2021 at San Diego's Pechanga Arena, wrapping around the U.S.

Xbox head Phil Spencer has spoken about the company’s prospects of bringing Game Pass to other consoles and the results are looking unlikely.In a recent interview with Game Star, Spencer discussed the idea of Xbox Game Pass appearing on other systems.

WWE 2K Battlegrounds is replacing the now-cancelled WWE 2K21 and a new gameplay trailer has surfaced for the upcoming title.First shown during the latest Nintendo Direct Mini (July 20), fans got a new glimpse of the arcade brawler before it releases on September 18 for PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Google Stadia.The new gameplay trailer is helmed by fan-favourite wrestlers as they compete against each other in-game.

Sam Heughan shared a joke with fans on Twitter about appearing topless in Outlander after they tweeted out pictures of a new game based on the hit TV show.The puzzle game, which is being created by Spanish developer Genera Games under licence by Sony, follows the story of the books and TV show and is already proving a hit with those fans lucky enough to have downloaded the pre-release version before it was closed to new players.Describing the game on their website, Genera wrote: "Travel back in

Shin Megami Tensei series is coming to the Nintendo Switch with two new titles set to be released in 2021.Developer Atlus announced the news during today’s (July 20) Nintendo Direct Mini. Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne is getting a HD remake and is scheduled to be released in Spring 2021.

Snoop Dogg has launched a new mobile video game via his Digital Dogg gaming and animation company titled ‘Snoop Dogg’s Rap Empire’.The game, available for iOS and Android now, sees users playing as an aspiring rapper whose music gets heard by Snoop who helps them build a rap empire, with tasks including building a management team, signing to a label, recording tracks and building a studio.Digital Dogg’s previous credits include Snoop Dogg Animojis and an app for Ice Cube’s ‘Big3’ basketball

Overcooked! 2 has brought its latest free Sun’s Out, Buns Out update to the consoles.The summer-ready DLC, which was initially released on Steam for PC players earlier this month, has finally arrived on the PS4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One.

Aldi shoppers looking for a bargain this week. The budget supermarket has been dropping deals galore for the garden as part of its outdoor range of ‘Specialbuys’ - at incredible prices.

Firaxis Games has detailed all the new additions coming to Civilization VI in its upcoming Ethiopia Pack.The new DLC will introduce Ethiopia as a playable civilization into the series for the second time, following Civilization V: Gods & Kings. Ethiopia will be a religion-focused civilization with a special ability that allows it to generate faith points through international trade routes.

The Wheel.Broadcast on Saturday nights and lasting an hour, game show The Wheel will run for a total of 10 episodes to begin with, although no release date or specific formate details have been confirmed yet.Via Chortle, the funnyman himself shared: "I am thrilled to be hosting a show that does reinvent the wheel. Contestants will be competing to win big money, celebrity experts will have their knowledge put the test and I will desperately be trying to avoid too many puns.

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).The first official glimpse was provided via the company’s social media channels. During the short clip both the NES and a television set reminiscent of many found during the 80s can be briefly seen.

The Wheel looks set to be a fun-filled, feel good show mixing quiz, entertainment and celebrity, all brought together with McIntyre’s insuppressible giddy energy.

Michael McIntyre has landed new prime time game show 'The Wheel' on BBC One. The broadcaster has commissioned the new Saturday night programme which will see the 44-year-old comedian - who has fronted 'Michael McIntyre's Big Show' on the channel since 2015 - stepping in as host with celebrity guests, great contestants and "laugh out loud moments" putting a new spin on "the most exciting funfair ride".

Nintendo has hosted a Treehouse stream which has given a deep dive into live gameplay for the upcoming Paper Mario: The Origami King.The game is set to be released next week (July 17) after only being announced back in May. Since then gameplay details have been scarce outside of the occasional snippet of footage.