Daily Highlights: Friday 25th July

You've Been Chosen is a teaser trailer by Bioware. With Gamescom just aorund the corner we're expecting something more revealing from the studio next month.

We've spent the past week dipping in and out of the closed beta for The Crew, and you can read our thoughts on the work-in-progress should you so wish.

Speaking of betas, the Destiny beta has flung open its doors and is now available to one and all for its duration. See you in there.

A UK politician has called for digital thieves to be treated the same as their real-world counterparts. We're expecting a long sentence for Garrett, then.

We've been playing Crown of the Sunken King, the first part of the DLC trilogy heading to Dark Souls II. There's also this spoiler free interview with the game's global producer.

Obsidian has confessed that they still talk about Knights of the Old Republic 3. We say: stop talking and start making people!

If you're looking for a novelty present for a gamer, may we suggest these fantastic N64-themed bars of soap. Or even better is this Optimus Prime who transforms into a PSOne.

UK video game sales were up in the month of June. The Alien cast have been reminiscing. Google has bought Twitch in a $1 billion deal. There's the first trailer for Halo: Nightfall. And the troubled project for Areal has abandoned Kickstarter and is going it alone after their campaign was suspended.