Grand Theft Auto 5 modders are at it again, tinkering with Rockstar's epic to make it look like something you'd need a next-generation console to run.

The video, below, is a wonderfully-put together trailer showcasing a work-in-progress visual overhaul mod called NaturalVision Evolved. While this mod is in the early access stage, it's clear to see impressive work has already been done to the game.

NVE makes numerous improvements to the weather effects, the game's lighting, ambient colours, world textures and building models, so much so that at points GTA 5 looks photo-real.

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CD Projekt has revealed a car featured in the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 - and it looks a lot like the kind of car you'd see in Mad Max.

To coincide with the fifth anniversary of the excellent Mad Max Fury Road movie, CD Projekt gave us an in-game look at the Reaver, a custom-built Wraith gang vehicle based on the Quadra Type-66 car.

"With its near 1000 horsepower, you will ride eternal, shiny and chrome," CD Projekt said in a tweet.

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Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Warzone anti-cheat effort seems to be making an impact in the free-to-download battle royale.

This week, the developer enabled two-step SMS authentication for new Warzone PC users who log-in as free-to-play.

This was seen as a crucial step in the fight against Warzone cheaters, many of whom would simply create a new account, download the free-to-play Warzone and jump straight back into the action after a ban.

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Activision has revealed the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 remaster soundtrack, and some of the classics are missing.

Talk of the game's soundtrack emerged after Activision released an 18-track playlist on Spotify - and fans noticed some songs included in the original soundtracks were missing.

Kotaku then confirmed only five songs that featured in the first two Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games won't be included in the remasters:

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If you've ever been a fan of Edge magazine, you'll probably know that Thursdays are special. One Thursday a month is Edge Thursday, which means a trip to the shops to pick up the latest issue. Coronavirus has seen to that lovely ritual for the time being, alas. But Edge has had its own response, and it's genuinely magical - a reminder of the power of games, but also a reminder of the power of magazines. Magazines! This perfect bit of technology that can package up a bunch of things and bring them together with some kind of order and structure and glittering coherence. If this makes you think about Lucky Peach, save it - I'm not ready to face those emotions yet.

Edge's first issue since Lockdown is called Feel Better. It's actually pretty hard to get hold of now - I had to buy it online but I gather it's since sold out. I wanted to talk about it a little bit, though, because it genuinely did make me feel better. Mission accomplished.

(I should probably get this caveat out of the way now. Although Edge is not affiliated with Eurogamer, a lot of us have written for the mag in the past, and many of our freelancers still do. When it comes to Edge I am deeply partisan. Also I appreciate that media writing about media can be at best a bit cozy - apologies!)

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After confirming it would be giving its beleaguered online shooter Anthem a thorough retooling earlier this year, BioWare has finally resurfaced to reveal more of its plans.

Announcing Anthem's "substantial reinvention" in February, BioWare's general manager Casey Hudson explained the goal was deliver to a "more satisfying loot experience, better long-term progression, and a more fulfilling end game", with a focus on improving the core gameplay loop with "clear goals, motivating challenges and progression with meaningful rewards".

And now, three months on, studio director Christian Dailey has offered a progress report on that ambitious overhaul, revealing the team (said to total around 30 people) is currently at the incubation stage of development and "starting to validate [its] design hypotheses".

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Doom Eternal, the latest entry in developer id Software's legendary FPS series, has just received its first free content update on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, introducing the likes of Empowered Demon foes, a new Echelon rank system, and more.

Empowered Demons are particularly deadly opponents with a unique trick; they're designed to hop from one player's solo campaign to another each time the demon successfully eliminates the campaign's host. It's a process that will continue, with the creature growing more and more powerful, until a player manages to bring its reign to an end.

Players that successfully defeat an Empowered Demon will be rewarded with additional ammo, health, and bonus XP. However, those that don't wish to take advantage of Doom Eternal's new feature can toggle it on and off as they choose.

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Not content with just giving away Grand Theft Auto 5 for free, the Epic Games Store has launched a month-long Mega Sale featuring loads of games at up to 75 per cent off.

To really sweeten the deal, though, you can also claim a free 10 off coupon to put towards anything in the store that costs 13.99 or more. Using that can score you some seriously good bargains on the likes of Borderlands 3, Control and the latest Assassin's Creed games.

Do browse the Mega Sale page to see what else grabs you, but you'll find a few of the highlights below too.These are prices with the coupon applied - where possible - so do remember to claim it before buying.

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As you might expect, E3 won't be happening as usual this year. First its physical event was cancelled, then all online plans were scrapped, leaving it up to publishers (and the likes of Geoff Keighley) to make their own plans.

Though we can expect multiple standalone announcements throughout the summer instead of the usual week-long rush, early June - around when E3 2020 was set to take place anyway - remains a focus for most publishers and streaming partners to show off their games.

Ultimately, E3 is still happening in all but name - though, for the sake of simplicity, it's still the label many people (including ourselves) are still attaching to any summer conferences taking its place this year.

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Capcom has revealed it changed the way Nemesis works for the Resident Evil 3 remake in order for it to reference Resident Evil 4.

THERE MAY BE RESIDENT EVIL 3 AND RESIDENT EVIL 4 SPOILERS AHEAD.

In a PlayStation Blog post to announce Nemesis' arrival in multiplayer experience Resident Evil Resistance, the Resident Evil 3 remake development team explained why the new Nemesis can infect zombies with parasites - something it could not do in the 1999 PSone original.

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