This week's Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows: Switch 1. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy - Activision 2. Mario Tennis Aces - Nintendo 3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Nintendo 4. Super Mario Odyssey - Nintendo 5. Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo 6. Minecraft - Nintendo 7. Splatoon 2 - Nintendo 8. Wolfenstein II -...

Christian Picciolini is a prominent former member of several American white supremacist groups. Having been recruited at the age of 14, he understands well the tactics such groups use to seduce and indoctrinate new members. During an AMA session on Reddit last night, he cautioned of one such tactic in particular: preying on marginalised youths in multiplayer games.
Asked about recruitment tactics in his day (he was himself ensnared in 1987), Picciolini says "we sought marginalised youth and promised them 'paradise'. Today they are using nefarious tactics like going to depression and mental health forums, and in multiplayer gaming, to recruit those same people."
Pressed on how this plays out, Picciolini says "they drop benign hints [of their racism], and then ramp up when hooked." This is a good illustration of why low-key or 'dog-whistle' racism is so insidious. Picciolini says this happens in most major multiplayer games, including "Fortnight [sic], Minecraft, COD, all of them."
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We've asked for comment from Activision, Epic, and Mojang about this behaviour in their games, and will update this story if we hear back.

Perhaps having taken note of every other online retailer offering big batches of discounts on PC games in waves recently, Amazon has decided to get in on the action with a couple of one-day-only sale ranges on digital PC titles from and .
Over at Amazon UK's daily deals section, you'll find a range of alongside . These are all PC digital titles, most of which will redeem on Steam, though some of Rockstar's offerings are codes are for Rockstar's own Social Club.
Grand Theft Auto 5 is down to one of its lowest prices ever, £13.20, while you can also find Mafia 3 for £14, Bully for £3.50, and the entire XCOM 2 collection for £40 all-in. Over on the Activision side of things, you'll be able to pick up Call of Duty WW2 for £28.99, Call of Duty Infinite Warfare for £19.49, King's Quest Complete for £15.99, and Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines for £3.49.

Activision has announced Call of Duty: WW2's third DLC pack - United Front.
United Front, which comes out on 26th June on PlayStation 4 ahead of other platforms, includes three new multiplayer maps: Stalingrad, Market Garden and Monte Cassino.
There's also a new War Mode mission called Operation Supercharge, which sees you push across North Africa, and a new Nazi Zombies experience that stars four new heroes who are sent across three locations to transport and defend the final pieces of Emperor Barbarossa's sword.

- but it does have an egregious season pass.
The Black Ops Pass, as it's called, includes a bonus zombies experience available at launch, four additional zombies experiences, four exclusive Blackout (battle royale) characters and 12 multiplayer maps. Activision has yet to announce how much the Black Ops Pass will cost.
It's the 12 multiplayer maps part that has Call of Duty fans shaking their heads, as it means Activision's first-person shooter series continues to split its competitive-focused userbase between those who pay and those who don't.

Exactly a year ago on June 30th, 2017, Activision and Vicarious Visions released Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy for PS4....

Every year, E3 presents the Games Critics Awards to recognize the best upcoming titles showcased at the event, and 2018’s nominees have just been announced. Selected by a panel of 51 publications worldwide - including your friends at PCGamesN - the awards recognize the best games playable at E3.
“Playable” is an important distinction, because to qualify each game must be playable for the voting publications during E3. That disqualifies major titles like Cyberpunk 2077, Remedy’s Control, Fallout 76, and quite a few more. These games are still eligible for Special Commendations in graphics, sound, and innovation, which will be announced with all the winners this Monday.
Stay current with these titles and many more by following our list of the biggest .
Anthem leads the nominees with picks in five categories and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice follows with four - both of them qualifying for Best of Show among other honours.
There are 55 PC titles among the nominees, seven more than last year. That puts our preferred platform between the major consoles, with PlayStation 4 titles enjoying 58 nominations and Xbox One games getting 51. Ubisoft leads publisher nominations with 11 titles selected, and EA ties Sony Interactive Entertainment in second place with 10 nominations.
Best of Show

• Anthem (BioWare/EA for PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games/SIE for PlayStation 4)
• Resident Evil 2 (Capcom for PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware/Activision for PC, PS4, Xbox One)
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco Studios/Sorta Ltd./Nintendo for Switch)

Best Original Game