Square Enix will launch a Balan Wonderworld demo at midnight on January 28. Available forPS5,PS4,Switch,Xbox Series X/S,Xbox OneandSteam, it will enable players to sample two hours of the upcoming 3D action platformer ahead of its March 26 release date. Directed byYuji Naka, the co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog,Balan is a musical theatre-themed gamewhich sees players switching between costumes to utilise abilities such as freezing time and manipulating objects. It is the first game from Square’s new Balan Company studio, a collection of veteran developers includingNaoto Ohshima, the artist who created the original designs for Sonic the Hedgehog....

Warner Bros Pictures has announced new ‘Block Party’ screenings of A Minecraft Movie, in which attendees are actively encouraged to shout and sing at the screen. AMinecraftMovie: Block Party Edition will take place across North America and in select international markets on May 2, and will allow fans to call out during the film’s songs and memes. “Warner Bros.Pictures and Legendary Pictures invite fans back to the theater to experience A Minecraft Movie together in a whole new way,” the studio said in a statement....

A new gameplay trailer for Tekken 8 has been released, showing Kazuya Mishima in action. The trailer shows the series veteran taking on his sun Jin Kazama in a stage that looks similar to New York’s Times Square. The video also shows Kazuya transforming into his Devil form, and using his Killer Beam move on Jin. While it’s not yet known how Kazuya will transform into Devil, it’s likely related to the game’s Heat Mode feature, where players can trigger a special state for their character for a brief period, gaining new abilities....

PUBG Battlegrounds has received a limited-time dating sim, to mark April Fool’s Day. Although clearly intended as an April Fool’s joke, Winner Winner Romantic Dinner is a genuine dating game whichcan be played on the PUBG websiteuntil April 29. Created in collaboration withKrafton‘s AI game development studio ReLU Games, the dating sim has players attending a school and looking for romance. Somewhat unusually, all the girls at the school are human representations of the weapons inPUBG, from Molly Tova (a fiery redhead based on Molotov Cocktails) to AUG-chan (based on the AUG rifle), who plays for the school band, AWSD....

A character creator demo for Saints Row is available for download now. The demo, titledSaints Row: Boss Hub, gives players access to the game’s extensive customisation suite, where they can create their own protagonist. Once they’re happy with their character, players can then save them and upload them to the main game when it’s released. Players can also share their created character via the Saints Row website and download other players’ creations....

Warner Bros. has opened registrations for a Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League closed alpha test. Players who are selected to participate will get the chance to sample the game whenthe testis held between November 30 at 6am PT / 9am ET / 12pm BST and December 4 at 12am PT / 3am ET / 8am BST. “Please note, the game is still in development, and this test will only represent a smaller, specific section of the campaign and will not be representative of the full/final experience,” Warnersaid....

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete, the new paid version of Nintendo’s mobile Animal Crossing game, is available now. Pocket Camp Complete replaces the previous free-to-play version of Pocket Camp, which was shut down on November 29, seven years after it initially launched. The new version is available now oniOSandAndroidat an introductory price of $9.99 / £8.99. After Jul 31, 2025 this will increase to $19.99 / £17.99. Because it’s now a one-time purchase game, Pocket Camp Complete removes all the other monetisation that was present in Pocket Camp....

Puzzle Platformer Animal Well now has a confirmed release date of July 20, 2025, on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. Animal Well will be priced at $24.99/£20.99/24,50€ and will include fullSteamDeck support, publisher Bigmodeannounced. The game is the first title published by Bigmode, the publisher established by popular YouTuber Jason ‘Dunkey’ Gastrow. The game is said to be the culmination of seven years of art, code, music, and game design from solo developer Billy Basso....

Nintendo has added Donkey Kong Land 2 to Nintendo Switch’s Online service. The addition of Donkey Kong Land brings the total number of Game Boy and Game Boy Color games available onSwitchOnline to over 30 in the west, with two more (Yakuman and The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls) available in Japan. It’s up to Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong to rescue Donkey Kong from Kaptain K. Rool!Donkey Kong Land 2 is now available to play for#NintendoSwitchOnlinemembers!...

Apex Legends will release for Nintendo Switch and Steam, Electronic Arts announced on Thursday. The battle royale title will release on both platforms in Fall 2020,EAannounced during its Play Live stream, and the game will also be updated with full cross-platform play betweenXbox One,PS4, Origin,SteamandSwitch. Game director Chad Grenier also confirmed that a limited time event, Lost Treasures Collection, will run from June 23 until July 7. The event will feature the Armed and Dangerous Evolved mode, a new Town Takeover, an exclusive Event Prize Track, 24 event limited premium cosmetics and more....

Apex Legends could introduce a new ‘Tropic Island’ map as part of its Season 11 update, dataminers have suggested. According to dataminerShrugtal, who previouslyuncoveredreferences toApex’s Arenas modeprior to its launch, the first reference to a new Tropic Island map was found in the game’s files back in August 2020. Respawnpreviously released brand newApex Legendsmaps in the form ofWorld’s Edgein Season 3 and Olympus in Season 7, and new discoveries have suggested it could be planning to add Tropic Island in Season 11....

Baldur’s Gate 3’s next major update will be released next week, Larian Studios has confirmed. Patch 3 will launch alongside full support forBaldur’s Gate 3onMac, it said. Larianhad originally hoped for the Mac version of the RPG to leave Early Access on September 6, when the game was also released forPlayStation 5. “Thank you from the fiery infernal engine we keep in place of our heart,” Lariansaid. “We couldn’t have asked for a better response to Baldur’s Gate 3....

This is our guide to thebest AMAX loadoutfor Call of Duty’s latestSeason 4update, which will help you build the best gun in Warzone and Black Ops Cold War. Warzone developer Raven has kept the game interesting over the past few seasons by ensuring that a growing number of weapons are viable options. However, thanks to its strong range and damage, the CR-56 AMAX has been a mainstay in the meta (the most viable guns to use)....