After ample speculation, The Pokemon Company confirms that the next fighter joining the Pokken Tournament roster will be none other than the fully evolved form of Piplup, Empoleon. Despite arriving in Japanese arcades back in July 2015, Pokken Tournament has been making waves in the back half of 2016 as a result of new playable characters being added to the mix. It wasn’t that long ago that The Pokemon Company confirmed that it would be adding Croagunk to fight title – much to the surprise of...

Yesterday, Sony announced the free PS Plus games for June, headlined by Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes, and featuring six games in total. While Microsoft’s Games with Gold offerings for June are not as plentiful as the competition, there’s still some heavy hitters coming to the service. For Xbox One owners, Pool Nation FX will remain on the service for yet another. June will mark the third month in which people have a chance to download the game. Meanwhile, the tower defense ga...

The full list of nominations for the GDC 2017 Choice Awards is announced, with Overwatch and Inside up for Game of the Year, as well as many other categories. Over the course of 2016, a huge number of fantastic video games were released. Already, many of these games have been on the receiving end of awards for their endeavours, as shown by The Game Awards 2016, where Overwatch picked up the top prize of Game of the Year. As it turns out, Blizzard’s hugely popular shooter will have a chance t...

Outlast 2 now has a playable demo, currently available on the European PlayStation Store, allowing players to get a taste of the horrifying game that’s set to release in 2017. For all the horror fans out there, developer Red Barrels Studio has sneakily released a demo for their upcoming game Outlast 2, available now on the European PlayStation Store. If you’re a PlayStation fan in Europe or Australia, Outlast 2‘s demo version is free to download right now. The release was announced through...

UFC Flyweight champion Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson stops his Twitch stream of Bloodborne so the United States Anti-Doping Agency can carry out drug tests. Ultimate Fighting Championship combatants have become one of the surprising gaming demographics, with a number of high profile fighters even taking to Twitch to stream gaming sessions. Amongst those involved in streaming are Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson and current UFC Flyweight champion Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson. During one of J...

The Game Rant staff counts down its choices for the 10 best games of 2016, an especially hard task given how great the year was for gaming of all types. While 2016 will likely be remembered for completely different reasons than the success of its entertainment, it’s hard to deny this wasn’t a good year for video games. From sequels to reboots to new IPs, there was a lot to enjoy and a lot to talk about, which makes picking 10 favorites all the more difficult. This was also the year that VR ga...

After an early delay threatened to derail some of the good will Persona 5 had earned among western JRPG fans, Atlus’ fifth official instalment in the Persona series has finally made its way to North American and European shores. According to early reports – and, of course, the reviews from Japanese publications that have had access to the game for half a year now – Persona 5 lives up to and surpasses its predecessors, offering the same stylish, charming take on teenagers exploring relationshi...

The Game Rant staff counts down its choices for the 10 best games of 2016, an especially hard task given how great the year was for gaming of all types. While 2016 will likely be remembered for completely different reasons than the success of its entertainment, it’s hard to deny this wasn’t a good year for video games. From sequels to reboots to new IPs, there was a lot to enjoy and a lot to talk about, which makes picking 10 favorites all the more difficult. This was also the year that VR ga...