Crash Bandicoot is back and better than ever in an excellent 'CTR' remaster due out on Friday.

It wasn’t too long ago when God of War director Cory Barlog went about teasing his fans on Twitter in which every first letter of each of his tweets made up one sentence… “RAGNAROK IS COMING ❤” which is also the same phrase used in the dynamic theme that was released for the game’s one year anniversary. Ragnarok is the apocalypse in Norse mythology which would most certainly make for a compelling sequel, that’s for sure.

'Every game you like is built on the backs of workers'

Xbox emerged from E3 2019 as the most talked about platform holder, according to data on media coverage from ICO Partners, and CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 was the most widely discussed game in the press. ICO Partners' technology monitored press coverage across eight days of E3 2019 -- from June 9 to 16 for all companies except Google Stadia and EA...

We’re beginning to pick up on an unofficial theme for the racing genre at E3 this year. First there was LEGO, and now Square Enix has shown off the charming Circuit Superstars ahead of a 2020 console (and Steam) release.

If you venture outside the booming metropolis of Night City in Cyberpunk 2077, you’ll find yourself in the Badlands. The Badlands are the remnants of the past, buildings buried in the arid dirt. It’s what keeps the Californian Night City boxed in, and you’ll be able to explore it on-foot, by car, and by motorcycle. Expect a more off-road experience here than in the rest of Night City.

The Outer Worlds will be available on the Xbox Game Pass when it launches on October 25, Microsoft confirmed at its E3 conference earlier today. While we had a vague inkling that The Outer Worlds release date would be this year, today’s trailer is the first official evidence of that information. That video, which you can check out for yourself further down this article, introduces players to Halcyon, the corporation-run planet that the game will be set on. It also reveals a little more about the character that you’ll play as, who’s acting as a significant thorn in the side of those massive companies.

Microsoft has had a blockbuster E3 with numerous exciting gaming announcements. One that will appeal to its long-time fan base will be the freshly baked Age of Empires II Definitive Edition that has been fully remastered to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its launch. The refresh brings high-res 4K Ultra HD visuals along with remastered audio to bring it into line with Age of Empires Definitive Edition which launched in 2017.

The doomed gaming platform's servers will shut down on June 25, meaning fans and preservationists have to take matters into their own hands to preserve its catalog.

The Nintendo Switch is getting two more Resident Evil ports. Nintendo and Capcom announced during a Nintendo Direct E3 2019 presentation that Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 will be released for Switch this fall.

Yakuza's arrival on PC has been a welcome one, and we've very much embraced Kiryu and his pals as they brawl, date and dance their way through Kamurocho. With three Yakuza games out on Steam, Sega now considers it a multi-platform series, though it's not ready to make any firm announcements about future games.

Microsoft and Nintendo's burgeoning relationship continued at E3 this year, with the news that Minecraft Dungeons is Switch-bound and that Banjo and Kazooie – characters owned by Microsoft, lest we forget – are joining the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster.

At age 20, Tim Sweeney founded Epic Games in his parents’ basement. His company now owns one of the most popular videogames on Earth. But he doesn’t want the credit.

The gaming platform will launch in November with games such as Destiny 2 and Mortal Kombat 11.

In 1993, when Sega of America came calling, Michealene Cristini Risley had been growing increasingly concerned at the lack of female representation in games and animation. “I’d spent a lot of time in L.A. and Hollywood,” she says, referring to her job doing production and licensing in Marvel’s animation unit, “and I’d just noticed, particularly when I was working in kids television, that there were not a lot of roles for female [actors/characters].”

How the 1995 inaugural happened, and how it almost didn’t

Gamers feel passionately about loot boxes, turns out some elected officials do too. A new Senate bill was formally introduced today with bipartisan support and it could categorically shift how today’s top platforms and distribution platforms monetize the titles they sell. The bill’s introduction was first reported by The Verge.

Slime Rancher's next major update transports you to a simulated Far, Far Range complete with glitch slimes and new gadgets, and it will be out on June 18 for free, developer Monomi Park has announced. Viktor's Experimental Update revolves around Viktor Humphries, who has created a simulation—or a slimeulation, as the game calls it—of the world. Unfortunately there's bugs in the code and glitched slimes, and it's your job to capture, quarantine, and research these slimes before they spread.

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is an amazing experience. The title focuses on historic armies and significant conflicts that have occurred in the past. The first game spawned a couple of sequels, but there's something about the original that stands the test of time. In our review, we said, "If you somehow managed to miss out on trying the original Age of Empires, this is your time to get stuck in. The Definitive Edition is an excellent nod to the classic title that made the series what it is today."

A game born in an era of dial-up Internet is still doing well after all this time—how?!

eFootball PES 2020 will be released on September 10, 2019 for the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Despite the name possibly implying that there'd be thousands of them, there are no dogs in Watch Dogs Legion. That's because, according to creative director Clint Hocking, Ubisoft's programmers would then have to deal with what happens to the poor animals after you inevitably murder their owners.

The Witcher III: Wild Hunt is a large game in several ways. Before its announcement during Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct, many doubted its huge world could be squeezed onto Switch's mobile chipset, but it seems that Saber Interactive has (hopefully) found a way.

Cyberpunk 2077 isn't just about Keanu Reeves, it's also about player choice. Despite all the awesome ways we saw to kill people in a gameplay demo at E3 2019 - guns, hacking sparring robots, and a nano-wire that can be used to slash throats, it was revealed that you can complete the game without a single death on your conscience.

What is a bug? Asking that question can send you on an unusual journey, especially when you consider games like Caves of Qud, where a ‘flaw’ could easily be an incredible source of tactical complexity. “it’s possible to acquire a mental mutation that lets you dominate the minds of other creatures,” says Caves of Qud cocreator Jason Grinblat. “what this means is: for a limited duration, you walk around the map as the dominated creature—with access to their skills and powers...

The next Zelda game, officially titled Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring the Legend of Zelda, will seemingly launch this week for Nintendo Switch. On the surface, Nintendo of America's website simply states the game will be released this "spring," but inspecting the site's source code reveals a line that reads, "Release date: May 30, 2019."

Apex Legends has dropped out of the top 10 highest grossing games on PC for the first time since its launch, according to Nielsen-owned market research firm SuperData. The firm estimates Apex Legends earned $24m in April, down nearly three quarters from its February launch month earnings of $92m. Mighty fall of grace, particularly considering SuperData believes Apex Legends had the strongest start for a free-to-play title of all time.

Monster Hunter World is Capcom's best-selling game of all time, the publisher has revealed. As part of the company's financial year 18/19 results, it was confirmed the PS4, Xbox One, and PC RPG has shipped over 12 million units. "Monster Hunter World ... continued to report strong sales," Capcom said, "with total shipments breaking 12 million units, marking a record high for any single title in the company's history."

The average American video gamer is 33 years old, prefers to play on their smartphone and is spending big on content — 20 percent more than a year ago and 85 percent more than in 2015, a report showed on Thursday. The annual research from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) comes as more American households rethink how to set limits for kids who love gaming and how to allocate their entertainment budgets in the streaming era.

Rage 2 is the second Denuvo game to get a zero day crack this year, and others have been cracked within days.

Remember Dead Island 2? Deep Silver’s follow-up to last-generation’s Dead Island and Dead Island: Riptide? Well, after being first revealed all the way back in 2014 only for news surrounding the project to essentially flatline, apparently, Dead Island 2 is still alive and kicking and is set to release at some point down the road.

The mainstream narrative of esports has been lovingly crafted by those who benefit from its success. There’s big money in esports, they say. You’ve heard the stories. Teenaged gamers flown overseas to sunny mansions with live-in chefs. The erection of $50 million arenas for Enders Game-esque sci-fi battles. League of Legends pros pulling down seven-figure salaries. Yet there’s a reason why these narratives are provocative enough to attract lip-licking headlines in business news and have accrued colossal amounts of venture capital. More and more, esports is looking like a bubble ready to pop.

In a big move for its approach to PC gaming, Microsoft has announced that it's planning to bring more Xbox Game Studios games to Steam, freeing them from the confines of the Microsoft Store. That store itself isn't dead and gone—it's part of Microsoft's plans for bringing the Xbox Game Pass subscription service to PC, which it also announced today. But it will no longer be the only way to play those first-party games on PC.

Microsoft announces Project Scarlett, the next generation Xbox console. He's coming out in late 2020.

You can watch the published trailer below. Watch Dogs Legion will be released on March 6, 2020 for PC, PS4, Xbox One and Google Stadia.