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Epic’s month-long Mega Sale ends after today, but the digital store announced it’s extending one particular offer through the rest of 2019. During the Mega Sale, Epic began offering a free PC game to its users on a weekly basis (rather than biweekly, as it was doing before), and the store will continue giving one free game away every week through the rest of the year, starting with Enter the Gungeon.

Available for free starting today, Enter the Gungeon is a gunfight dungeon-crawler that takes place in the Gungeon, a “bullet-hell fortress” that’s constantly evolving and upping its challenges. The “gungeoneers” are a group of misfits with deep regrets seeking a powerful treasure at the Gungeon’s core: a legendary gun that can kill their past. The heroes must brave traps, chasms, and wave after wave of bullets to make their way through the dungeon, and a variety of wacky weapons are at your disposal, including guns that shoot lasers, cannonballs, rainbows, fish, darts, and more.

The game received a 7/10 in GameSpot’s Enter the Gungeon review, in which critic Cassidee Moser took issue with its guns feeling similar and certain gameplay elements, but praised its finely tuned shooting mechanics, challenging enemies, and dynamic visuals. “Care has been placed in the smallest details, mixing retro-inspired pixelated artwork with more contemporary styles of visual feedback,” wrote Moser.

As a reminder, you’ll need a free Epic account to claim Enter the Gungeon, and once you do add the game to your account, it’ll be yours to keep. Enter the Gungeon will be available until June 20, when it will be replaced by space adventure Rebel Galaxy.

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The dungeon-crawler Torchlight 2 is coming to consoles with extra content this fall. The original game was a PC exclusive, but now it will come to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. It’s due on September 3 for $20.

Torchlight 2 was originally developed by Runic Games, and the port is being handled by Panic Button. These console ports feature an improved targeting system and revised console-friendly UI, and new pets. The Nintendo Switch version will let up to four dungeon divers play with their friends on a local wireless connection.

The original Torchlight was released on PC and Xbox 360, and helped scratch the Diablo itch for action-RPG fans. Torchlight 2 came in 2012, and went head-to-head against Diablo 3. Torchlight is a bit lighter in tone than Blizzard’s series, though, and includes some mechanical differences.

“We’ve discovered that the core mechanics featured in Torchlight II translate really well onto consoles,” says Panic Button’s Andy Boggs. “It’s a solid multiplayer experience with fast-paced action and an almost endless progression system. Our team has been working hard on the console version to make sure that the combat feels just as fun and satisfying as it did on PC.”

GameSpot’s review of Torchlight 2 was positive, crediting its distinct character classes, enticing loot, and vibrant visuals. Publisher Perfect World is currently preparing a brand new Torchlight game, called Torchlight Frontiers.

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BAFTA has given a special award to Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite and Gears of War, among other franchises. The company was given the award in a ceremony in LA, the host city of E3 2019, for its “impact on the global games industry.”

As well as developing Fortnite and the first four Gears of War titles, Epic also counts among its achievements the Unreal Tournament series and the industry standard development tool Unreal Engine. More recently, the company opened its own storefront as a rival to Steam. It also announced in March that it’s created a $100 million fund for developers that was made possible thanks to the success of Fortnite.

“We are delighted to honor Epic Games with a BAFTA special award,” said BAFTA Games committee chair Dr Jo Twist, OBE. “Their impact on the global games industry and its evolution has been extraordinary and we are pleased to be recognizing that this evening. Epic Games have empowered and supported creativity in the industry for over 20 years and they continue to innovate on established industry practice and champion the creative community.”

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said: “The team has worked so hard to make these things reality and create art and be recognized for it. I hope this is just the beginning of the quest. We’re trying to create a whole new world around digital entertainment and I think we’re just at the beginning of it.”

This is not the first award BAFTA has handed to Epic–Fortnite won the Evolving Game category at this year’s Game BAFTAs. The battle royale title has gone on to become one of the most successful games ever made, with over 250 million registered players. Epic continues to evolve the game, with its latest patch adding a proximity grenade launcher and a Horde Rush mode.

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During the Inside Xbox stream this week at E3 2019, Microsoft announced a unique crossover event between Sea of Thieves and Halo. A Halo-inspired Spartan Ship Set is now available in Sea of Thieves, and it looks pretty rad.

To get the Set, all you need to do is play the Sea of Thieves Arena mode before 23:59 BST on Saturday. Alternatively, everyone who plays The Arena at E3 this week gets it.

The set includes a Spartan Hull depicting Master Chief, as well as Spartan Sails that have the UNSC logo on them. The ship overall has a green tint fitting of Halo. Check out the video embedded above to see what the Set looks like in game.

Sea of Thieves appeared on GameSpot’s E3 2019 stage show today where the developers talked about the struggles and successes of the game’s first year, as well as what’s on tap for Year 2. Check out the video at the top of the page to see more.

As for the Halo series, it was a big E3 for Microsoft’s big shooter series. Microsoft showcased a new story trailer for Halo Infinite during its E3 briefing, while Microsoft also confirmed the game is coming to Project Scarlett as a launch title in 2020.

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Earlier this week at E3 2019 it was confirmed that indie developer House House’s wacky and wonderful-looking Untitled Goose Game will launch on PC as a timed-exclusive for the Epic Games Store. Some people got upset about this. Now, House House has explained why it decided to go with Epic for the launch of Untitled Goose Game on PC.

Posting on Twitter, the studio reminded fans that it is a small, four-person team that has worked over the years on a “tight budget.” As such, working Epic gives the Melbourne, Australia-based team a level of security it didn’t have on its own.

“House House is a small independent studio that has been operating on a tight budget for years, so a partnership like this gives us a means to make games sustainably for the foreseeable future,” it said. “In an industry like ours, this kind of stability is huge.”

Untitled Goose Game will be released on other PC platforms in the future, after the Epic Games Store exclusivity period ends.

Untitled Goose Game has you controlling a goose who is a jerk. The game gives you a “to-do” list of tasks to complete, and you’ll need to manipulate objects around the environment to figure out how to clear each objective. One, for instance, is to enter a garden, but the gate is closed. You need to pick up a nearby radio with your beak to get the groundskeeper’s attention, then slip in when he opens the gate to investigate.

It is House House’s second game, following the well-received title Push Me Pull You which is a co-op game where players share a worm-like body and are joined at the waist.

Untitled Goose Game is also coming to Nintendo Switch. The game was originally set for launch in early 2019 but it was later pushed back to an unspecified release date later in the year.

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