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Jan 15

Stardew Valley speedrunner starts by blowing up his farm and trashing his tools

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Home News Sim Stardew Valley (Image credit: ConcernedApe) The yearly charity speedrunning marathon Awesome Games Done Quick is in progress this week, allowing players from all sorts of games to show off their fast game strats. This year's Stardew Valley speedrun category was completing the town community center with glitches—and oh boy, the hacks sure did flow. Speedrunner Olenoname was the Stardew runner this year, and he rightfully preceded his playthrou

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Jan 15

Uncharted video shows off extended look at the cargo plane scene

To celebrate the impending launch of Dying Light 2, we’ve collected some vital information about Techland’s hotly anticipated open world epic. It’s been nearly seven years since Dying Light launched on the last generation of consoles, and in that time, this fledgling franchise has already made one hell of a name for itself. Despite stumbling out the gates at launch, the first game has gone on to be something of a cult classic – one that’s still supported by its developers

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Jan 14

Gigabyte M28U review

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Download and install January 14. A new GeForce Game Ready driver will be available on January 14, ensuring everyone receives the latest experience for God of War, Rainbow Six Extraction, Hitman 3, The Anacrusis, GRIT and Monster Hunter Rise. The driver will also introduce DLDSR (Deep Learning Dynamic Super Resolution), an updated Nvidia Control Panel feature, enhancing Dynamic Super Resolution (DSR) resolution with AI, to improve image quality and accelerate performance. Addition

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Jan 13

Battlefield 2042's main subreddit has gotten so toxic it may shutdown

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Three games you can play for free this weekend. If you are an Xbox Live Gold member or have an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, you can play three games this weekend for nada. These games are: Battlefield 2042, Star Renegades, and The Sinking City. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Not only are they free to play this weekend, but two of the titles are also on sale. Battlefield 2042 is on sale for up to 33% off depending on the edition. The Standard

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Jan 12

Razer Kraken V3 HyperSense review

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An immense headset with an equally incredible feature set. Well-made with crisp audio and some intriguing vibrations, the Kraken V3 Hypersense is well worth a try. For Great audio Solid design Classy looks Against HyperSense a bit of a novelty Regular Kraken V3 offers most of the same package An immense headset with an equally incredible feature set. Well-made with crisp audio and some intriguing vibrations, the Kraken V3 Hypersense is well worth a try. Pros +

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Jan 11

HP's new Victus 15L Desktop courts gamers on a budget

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Home News (Image credit: HP) HP announced its line of Victus PCs a while back, with the promise of more affordable gaming over the Omen series. At CES we saw HP's new cases with a chamber for cooling, a versatile looking gaming monitor with the HP Omen 27u, and now we're getting a look at HP's first new desktop PC with the gamer on a budget in mind. At least, we hope it is as the Victus by HP 15L Desktop doesn't have any list prices as yet. What we do know is

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Jan 11

Sega will not proceed with NFT plan 'if it is perceived as simple money-making'

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Home News (Image credit: Sega) In November of 2021, Sega's Q2 results mentioned the publisher planned to team up with Microsoft to develop cloud-powered 'super games'. What these super games might actually be remained nebulous, but apparently "the amount to be spent on them will be in the range of 10.0 to 15.0 billion yen at most." Given that Sega received a business investment of 100 billion yen, which is about $US865,313,900, that left a fair amount for other

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Jan 11

Deep Rock Galactic to get new PS5 features ahead of PlayStation Plus launch

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. The features mainly revolve around the DualSense controller. Deep Rock Galactic will be debuting on PlayStation Plus next month and gracing Sony’s consoles for the first time, and with it some exclusive features for PS5 players revolving around the DualSense controller’s functionality. Already a success on PC and Xbox, the PS5 version will feature some niceties that

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Jan 11

Goldeneye 007 Xbox Achievements appear on website, hinting at new port

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. The seminal FPS hasn’t been seen since its initial N64 release due to licensing issues. Xbox Achievements site TrueAchievements (thanks Wario64) posted a list of achievements for Goldeneye 007, a curious thing since that game doesn’t exist on Xbox platforms and indicates a possible leak of an upcoming port of the foundational FPS. This is exciting because we haven’t

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Jan 11

Alienware's Concept Nyx game server box software to aggregate and stream from all stores

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Home News (Image credit: Dell) A week ago Alienware announced and demod its new Concept Nyx gaming server solution. It’s a box that’s designed to let multiple PC games be streamed to other devices and played at the same time. Currently, we’ve only seen a few reactions to hands-on demos, and there’s almost no information about what’s actually in the box. Reaching out to Dell, we had some of our questions about Concept Nyx answered by David Zavelson fr

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Jan 10

Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Apex review

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The Z690 Apex is a refined and very well engineered board, but unless you wish to extract everything from a 12900K and DDR5-6000+ kit, it doesn’t offer enough value to go with its capable design. For Bulletproof build quality and VRM BIOS maturity and fast memory support PCIe 5.0 M.2 card Against Generally unimpressive feature list at this price Simply too expensive Definite overkill for the vast majority of users The Z690 Apex is a refined and very well engine

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Jan 10

Mario Kart 9 in active development, will feature a "new twist" - analyst

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Nintendo is currently developing a new Mario Kart game, according to an industry analyst. Matter of fact, it's said the House of Mario will tease the game sometime this year. That's according to Dr. Serkan Toto from consultancy firm Kantan Games which focuses on the Japanese industry. Speaking with GI.biz, Dr. Toto said that while Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still selling very wel

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Jan 10

The fastest cars in GTA Online

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Home Features Action GTA Online Become a Los Santos kingpin with these GTA 5 guides (Image credit: Rockstar North) GTA 5 cheats : Every cheat code and vehicle spawn GTA 5 money : How to make the big bucks GTA 5 mods : The best visual and gameplay tweaks GTA 5 casino heist : How much can you make? GTA 6 : All the rumours in one place 'What's the fastest car in GTA Online?' is a tricky question. Is it the fastest car in a sho

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Jan 10

“Are we breaking Halo?” How 343 Industries found Infinite’s balance between old, new, order, and chaos

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Halo Infinite is, at its core, a bit of a contradiction. On one hand, it’s a back-to-basics for the Halo series, returning pretty much everything to the basic status quo of the first Halo game. After experimenting with various different formats for the series, developer 343 Industries referred heavily back to Bungie’s original in attempting to craft a new, definitive Halo experience. Some of these changes are more obvious – like a hand-brake turn away from newer enemies to a new faction

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Jan 10

Remedy teams up with Tencent for multiplayer game codenamed Vanguard

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. The game is a free-to-play cooperative shooter in the games as service model. In an investor announcement (thanks Game Informer), Remedy Games asserted its intention of partnering with Chinese publishing giant Tencent to create a free-to-play cooperative shooter with worldwide appeal. Dubbed Vanguard, the game will be Remedy’s IP localized for “select Asian markets”

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Jan 09

The 6 most ambitious Fallout mods in development right now

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Home Features Sim Blaseball (Image credit: @raevpet) Staff Picks (Image credit: Future) In addition to our main Game of the Year Awards 2021, each member of the PC Gamer team is shining a spotlight on a game they loved this year. We'll post new staff picks, alongside our main awards, throughout the rest of the month. Header image courtesy of @raevpet . Go Pies. Earlier this year, I planned to write about the complexities of Blaseball

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Jan 03

Nintendo warns that servers may struggle during Christmas period

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. The big N advises people to create new Nintendo Accounts before the Christmas weekend. Nintendo is advising fans to create new Nintendo Accounts before this weekend, in order to avoid potential server issues over the Christmas break. Taking to Twitter, the publisher’s Japanese customer service account put out a warning ahead of Christmas weekend. Putting it into Google

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Jan 03

PC Gamer Hardware Awards: What is the best gaming mouse of 2021?

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Home Features (Image credit: Future) Once we find our perfect gaming mouse, we tend to stick with it until the end. I'm talking about that mouse that is a perfect fit for your fingers, that gently rests in your palm, and glides over your mouse mat like Mickey and Minnie on ice. For us lot here at PC Gamer, however, we're never satiated. We always want the next best thing, and while I've loved my time with the Swiftpoint Z and Logitech G Pro Superlight most of al

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Jan 02

Game of the Year 2021: Valheim

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Home Features Survival Valheim (Image credit: Future) Here it is: PC Gamer's Game of the Year for 2021. To see the full awards, head over to our GOTY 2021 hub . Lauren Morton, Associate Editor: The week Valheim launched, I scoffed. "Do we really need another early access crafting survival game?" Whether or not we needed one, the appetite that my friends and I developed for scarfing down over 100 hours of Viking survival time within a month suggested we

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Jan 02

Halo Infinite has completely sold me on the Xbox Elite Controller

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Up until this last month, I really thought the Xbox Elite Controller was overrated. I thought it was a silly little novelty that, ultimately, was for people who wanted to splash some cash and have something posh. How wrong I was.I didn’t even end up keeping my ‘series 1’ Xbox Elite Controller. I used it for a while, but ultimately found that I wasn’t using the additions and tweaks that made the peripheral special. I gave it away after not using it for months. The paddles

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Jan 02

You really need to see three Gregorian Monks belting out the Halo theme

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Just when you thought the Halo theme couldn’t slap any harder… Ah Christmas. The season of carols, capitalism and a smattering of residual religious messaging. Some would say it’s the perfect combo, yet now we know that’s simply not true - the true winning combination is three Gregorian monks and the iconic Halo theme song. With Halo Infinite sending millions of 3

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Jan 02

Bitburner is an idle game about hacking that teaches real JavaScript

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Home News Free To Play Bitburner (Image credit: Fulcrum Games and Hydroflame) Want your time spent noodling around with idle games to actually bear fruit? Bitburner is an incremental-style idler that casts you as a terminal cowboy on the world wide web, hacking, stealing, and scripting your way to the top of the world. Challenging you to learn how its systems work and automate them yourself, Bitburner takes the novel tack of letting you use JavaScript with

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Jan 02

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, the game that almost killed the series

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Home Features Action Tomb Raider VI: The Angel Of Darkness From 2010 to 2014 Richard Cobbett wrote Crapshoot, a column about rolling the dice to bring random obscure games back into the light. This week, Lara Croft faces her darkest hour in the platformer that almost killed its creators and put a legend on life support. But was it really that bad? (Yes.) In the opening minutes of the Tomb Raider reboot, Lara Croft is half-drowned, beaten unconscious, burned, imp

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Jan 02

PS Plus subscribers can upgrade Final Fantasy 7 remake to the PS5 version this week

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. If you downloaded the game back in March with PS Plus, you can net this upgrade right now Great news for all the PlayStation Plus subscribers out there! If you’ve previously downloaded a free copy of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake through the service, you can acquire an upgrade to the PS5 version of the game starting this Wednesday. This upgrade comes months after the PS5 e

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Jan 01

I wish Microsoft had been brave enough not to release Windows 11

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The follow up to the cult classic Neo Geo game is developed by Dotemu. Dotemu, the developer and publisher of beloved 2D revivals of retro franchises such as Streets of Rage and Wonder Boy, announced the release date for its latest revival project, beach sport sequel Windjammers 2, for January 20, bringing a bit of summer fun to get us through the cold winter. Following in the footsteps of Windjammers, the cult classic Data East game for the Neo Geo, Windjammers 2 showcases a uni

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Dec 31

Save nearly £70 on Blue's excellent Blackout Spark microphone

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. This capable, feature-rich microphone is great for podcasters and streamers. One thing almost everyone immediately needs with their computer is a decent microphone. Very few laptops have passable built-in mics and desktops don't ship with any extras. Whether it's for recording a podcast with a friend, streaming your latest Halo Infinite antics, or even video calls with lo

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Dec 31

Try out the Cold War tactics of Regiments in its free playtest

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Home News Strategy Regiments (Image credit: Bird's Eye Games and MicroProse) How about a big fat single player campaign RTS about your classic cold war Germany conflict scenario? Regiments is going to be just that when it releases in 2022, with a dynamic campaign about wide-scale warfare in the East-West German border region in 1989. It's a pretty large scale game, intended to let you control platoons rather than individual squads or units, putting you in th

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Dec 31

Here's a free visual novel about Communist Poland

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Home News Visual Novel Martial Law Want a nice, sort-of-depressing visual novel about Communist Poland to round out the year? Do you want it to be free? Of course you do. In Martial Law, you play a lower class man who's left behind by the government of Warsaw Pact Poland. Trying your best to take care of your daughter, he wants to try and have a better lift. It's a classic visual novel setup, with plenty of endings to find and issues to solve and/or not. I called it depressing earl

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Dec 30

AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution is getting a lot of support

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It took a lot of time for AMD to release its FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR). But now that it’s upscaling tech is well established in the hands of developers, AMD is taking the opportunity to proudly announce that there are now 71 supporting games either already released, or under development. AMD goes as far as to state that FSR has become “the fastest adopted software gaming tech in AMD history.” Tips and advice (Image credit: Future) How to buy a graphics card :

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Dec 30

Tragic news for Genshin Impact players, Ayato Kamisato is not a horse

It's been less than month since the release of Battlefield 2042, and the game has kicked off its first ever free trial. It's been an unusually busy post-launch for Battlefield 2042. The game released in a very rough state, even by series standards. Technical problems, connection issues, performance woes, confusing design decisions, questionable balance, and a giant list of missing features have all soured many players’ first impressions. In the weeks since, DICE released four p

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Dec 29

2021's biggest game launches and why people were mad about them

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Home Features RPG Battlefield 2042 (Image credit: 343 Industries) What pisses off PC gamers changes year to year. If you'd run a poll in 2017, loot boxes probably would've been the biggest gripe. Fury over Epic Games Store exclusives dominated 2019's discourse. For a while, the idea that multiplayer was being jammed into every game was a leading grievance. So, what were PC gamers mad about in 2021? It wasn't loot boxes. They're still around in a few places

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Dec 29

Incredibly satisfying video turns a lamp, hoover and toaster into hilarious FPS reload animations

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. We really, really want to reload that lamp. There’s something about animations in video games that make them endlessly satisfying. It’s no wonder then, that we often wish life was a little more like a video game – minus the never-ending violence. Well, wonder no more fellow gam3rz, as one Twitter and Tik Tok user has decided to make the mundane infinitely more excit

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Dec 29

The Matrix Resurrections is one of the best critiques of videogame culture ever

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Home Features (Image credit: Warner Bros) I love the idea of crafting a hugely influential media franchise and letting it linger in total dormancy for nearly 20 years before returning to the scene with an ax to grind. There are spoilers ahead, so if you have not yet seen The Matrix Resurrections, then I strongly urge you to make better use of the holidays. I imagine that you will fall in love with this movie at precisely the same time I did: the 20 minute mark,

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Dec 28

A Halo Infinite glitch is erasing save files and ruining multiplayer

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Players report having their campaign progress completely erased on the penultimate mission. After waiting patiently for Halo Infinite for the last six years, Master Chief is back and better than ever. Yet despite its glowing reviews and the countless players enthralled by Infinite’s multiplayer, a new save corrupting glitch has started to ruin the fun. Reported by playe

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Dec 28

Welcome to your new PC gaming obsession: artisan keycaps

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Home Features (Image credit: Clackeys) If you aren't already a convert to the wonderful world of artisan keycaps, I promise you will be. There's nothing PC gamers love more than personalising their setups—except maybe one-shotting me in Hunt: Showdown—and honing in on a particular piece of hardware or peripheral to see how it could be made your own is as much a part of the hobby for many as playing games. Artisan keycaps are far from your usual hunk of squar

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Dec 28

Best FPS 2021: Halo Infinite

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Home Features FPS Halo Infinite (Image credit: Future) Halo Infinite earns our Best FPS award. To see our other winners so far, head to our GOTY 2021 hub —updating throughout the rest of the month. Nat Clayton, Features Producer: I have my problems with Halo Infinite. Its story is a hasty sweeping up of two decades of lore, its open world is largely redundant, and it's broadly lacking in the visual spectacle that makes Halo feel like Halo. But bloo

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Dec 28

The Best Christmas Video Games to play over the holiday season

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, which can only mean one thing: over in the land of movies, people spend ages engaging themselves in the completely shite patter about if Die Hard is a Christmas movie or not. (It’s not, but it’s a great movie, set at Christmas - so feel free to watch at Christmas. Okay?) But what’s the video game equivalent? We started thinking about this and couldn’t stop, because we love thinking about utterly stupid, pointless things. So, as we head into t

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Dec 28

Aliens, conspiracy theories, and a forged diary inspired one of the weirdest games of the '90s

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Home Features Adventure (Image credit: Williams/Graham) We often hear about things being ahead of their time, but '90s cult point-and-click adventure Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages is unexpectedly prescient in the neurotic world of 2021. "I would have loved to publish Drowned God now," says Algy Williams, who produced the 1996 Inscape game that tapped into planetwide conspiracies and longstanding cultural myths. "You'd have a social media department as bi

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Dec 27

The World Ends With You producer says more games are dependent on fan demand

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Neo: The World Ends With You sold disappointingly, says Square Enix. After revealing that Square Enix felt that Neo: The World Ends With You sold disappointingly, Nintendo Life now reports that the producer wants fans to show their support if they want to see more games in the series. Speaking with Nintendo Life, producer Tomohiko Hirano says that nothing has been decided

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Dec 27

New Horizon: Forbidden West trailer shows off the machines of the West

If you’ve been on the hunt for a shiny new set of DDR5 RAM to suit your 12th Gen build, the chances are you haven’t had a lot of success. In fact, in some markets, DDR5 has been all but unavailable. We’ve talked with some vendors who claim the situation will improve from January onwards and that gave us some optimism, but according to Micron, constrained supplies of critical components mean that DDR5 will remain scarce until the second half of 2022. Ouch. The comments came during a Micron

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Dec 25

Age of Empires 4 design director departs Relic after 24 years

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Quinn Duffy was a vital part of the RTS developer’s identity for over two decades. Aroged (via GamesIndustry.biz) reported that Quinn Duffy, design director at Age of Empires 4 developer Relic Entertainment, announced his departure from the studio via a post on LinkedIn. He was at the company for almost 24 years. "At Relic, I had a passion for both history and the real

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Dec 25

Save up to $220 on a mini PC this Christmas

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. A report suggests we'll be getting NeuroVoider, Aground, Silvergun and Space Invaders Infinity Gene. It seems like there’s a bit of a plumbing problem in the games industry at the moment, as leaks are springing up left, right and centre. Following the leaks of December’s Xbox Live Gold games and Epic Game’s 15 days of Christmas giveaways, covert games revealer, Bill

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Dec 24

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla expansion Dawn of Ragnarok leaks ahead of reveal

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Odin looks set to take centre stage in this ambitious Norse mythology themed DLC. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s 2022 expansion appears to have leaked ahead of today’s big reveal. Taking to social media yesterday, Ubisoft teased a new expansion for the Norse-set Creed adventure, with more content due to be announced today. Thanks to a Chinese storefront, however, the

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Dec 24

Valheim speedrunner becomes the vegan viking king

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Youtuber NickRawcliffe loves a Valheim challenge—this is the man who did the world-first takedown of all bosses in reverse order, as well as managing to kill all five bosses in 90 minutes. So he decided to really challenge himself, by trying to beat the game using a vegan ruleset. "So no animal food products but also no using or crafting and items that use hide etc. so basically no weapons plus no boats portals etc," writes Rawcliffe. In Valheim terms this is about as big as challenges get: T

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Dec 23

Overwatch is free-to-play over the festive period

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If you somehow still haven't gotten round to giving Overwatch a try, now's the perfect time to do so. The game's currently free-to-play until January 2, letting you dip your toe into the hero shooter waters. The free trial is unrestricted—you can access the full roster of characters and modes, play, level up and collect loot boxes like everyone else. If you get hooked and decide to buy the game, any progress you've made will carry over from the trial as long as you're using the same Blizzard

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Dec 23

Best of 2021: Halo Infinite, and Alex’s other GOTY picks

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With Metroid Dread, Deathloop, Hitman 3, and Nier Replicant as noteworthy runner-ups! If you’d asked me the status of my Halo fandom at the start of 2021, I’d have described myself as a ‘lapsed’ Halo fan. Ask me again now, at the end of the year, and I’m like that guy from that old viral video where he’s singing the Halo theme to some random woman in a parking lot. “You’re a monk!” she exclaims. And yes. I am a monk of killing, precise with a Battle Rifle. M

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Dec 23

Tiny MMO Book of Travels developer lays off staff but promises development will continue

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You can now make solo progression while playing Back 4 Blood offline, and enjoy more even difficulties. Today, Back 4 Blood's last update of the year rolls out across all platforms. This is a major patch, promised back in November, and it comes with a number of player-requested features, as well as an overhaul to the game's difficulties. The December update will go live today at 10am PT, 1pm ET, 6pm UK on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The biggest new addition is th

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Dec 21

Here's your first look at Homeworld 3 gameplay, coming in 2022

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Out sometime during Q4 next year. Homeworld 3 is the latest upcoming standalone game in the Homeworld series, and it continues the story generations after the events of Homeworld 2. The unique strategic gameplay of the Homeworld series also returns, but at a larger scale, where players will engage in epic battles fought across open space. They will also fight within the 3D terrain of space derelicts called megaliths which are the crumbling remains of an ancient civilization. Her

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Dec 21

In a fraught year, Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye reminds you what matters most

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Home Features Outer Wilds (Image credit: Mobius Digital) Staff Picks (Image credit: Future) In addition to our main Game of the Year Awards 2021, each member of the PC Gamer team is shining a spotlight on a game they loved this year. We'll post new staff picks, alongside our main awards, throughout the rest of the month. It's frustrating that nobody will let you spoil Outer Wilds. I'm desperately waiting for the moment where we all agree th

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Dec 21

See these stunning, iconic sci-fi-inspired Chorus posters

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The sci-fi movie poster-inspired project features six artists offering their take on Chorus. Deep Silver announced a partnership with PosterSpy to create six unique poster-inspired artworks for its latest game, the space shooter Chorus. Each of the six pieces is created by a different artist, and each features protagonist Nara prominently. Artists were inspired by the long, rich history of sci-fi imagery in each of their creations, and every one of them looks wonderfully distinct

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Dec 20

The sexy FMV mess that was Riana Rouge

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From 2010 to 2014 Richard Cobbett wrote Crapshoot, a column about rolling the dice to bring random obscure games back into the light. This week, enter the porny—but mostly just silly—world of Riana Rouge, where life makes little sense, and the censor bars roam free and wild. Yep, it's time for a special video episode! You know what to click. ADDITIONAL NOTES: Wow, I repeat words in consecutive sentences a lot in consecutive sentences. Must stop that. Anyway, hope you

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Dec 20

Microsoft needed to use Xbox Series X dev kits for the Halo Championship Series

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. The console maker couldn’t secure enough retail consoles for the event due to the chip shortage. IGN reported that Microsoft needed to resort to using some Xbox Series X dev kits for the Halo Infinite Halo Championship Series tournament, showing that even the company that makes the console has trouble getting its hands on it due to the ongoing chip shortage. In a tweet

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Dec 20

GTA 6: What we know about Rockstar's next crime adventure

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Maybe there’s such a thing as too popular. Naoki Yoshida, director and producer for Final Fantasy 14, took to the game’s official blog to announce that the company is suspending all sales and new free trials of the wildly popular MMO until Square Enix has a better handle on the server situation. Ever since the launch of Endwalker, the latest expansion to the game, it’s been plagued by monstrously long queues to even get into the game, with servers always filled to the brim.

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Dec 18

As a child, Game Pass on Christmas Day would have felt unbelievable

Home Features (Image credit: Cooler Master, EKWB) All-in-one coolers have come a long way since they were introduced and now the best AIO coolers are a great way to keep your CPU cool, and often top the lists of the best CPU coolers. A good quality AIO cooler not only keeps your rig cool and quiet but can also directly impact the performance of your system thanks to the way the turbo modes of modern CPUs work. But there are hundreds of coolers to choose from. Wh

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Dec 17

Bungie CEO issues public apology over report exposing crunch, racism, sexism, and toxic team leads

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"I’m heartened by the progress we have made, but it is not enough, and it has taken too long." Bungie CEO Pete Parsons has apologized for transgressions at the company after a report surfaced citing instances of crunch, discrimination, racism, and sexism. In the report, IGN spoke with 26 current and former Bungie employees who revealed instances of the aforementioned iniquities occurring as early as this year, and as far back as far as 2011. The narrative team at the studio, wh

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Dec 16

Get these free Battlefield 2042 skins with Amazon Prime

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Amazon Prime Gaming has dropped its first ever Battlefield 2042 bundle. Members of Prime Gaming - one of the benefits that come with an Amazon Prime subscription - should already be familiar with the free monthly releases featuring cosmetic items in a wide range of games. Well, Battlefield 2042 has joined in on the fun in what looks like it's going to be an exhaustive stream of content. The first drop, available now for Prime Gaming members, consists of the Disaster Response char

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Dec 16

Ubisoft's NFT scheme criticized as 'useless, costly, ecologically mortifying' by French trade union

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Home News (Image credit: Frederic J. Brown / Contributor) Ubisoft's dive into the cold, murky waters of NFTs did not go over well with fans, who very quickly expressed overwhelming dislike for the idea. They're not the only ones: The French trade union Solidaires Informatique, which represents some workers at Ubisoft Paris, criticized the decision in a statement calling blockchain technology "a useless, costly, ecologically mortifying technology." "Ubisoft has r

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Dec 16

Sony patents Death Stranding-like path-building system

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. With this move, Sony effectively locks down a gameplay mechanic. Sony patented a strikingly similar collaborative path-building mechanic found in Sony exclusive Death Stranding, seemingly taking one of the most intriguing aspects of a decidedly different game and making it Sony exclusive. The patent itself, which is titled “Terrain radar and gradual building of a route

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Dec 16

Someone mixed Scrabble with battle royale, and by god it works

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Home News Puzzle (Image credit: Everybody House Games) I've just spent a surprisingly tense several minutes playing Babble Royale , a free multiplayer word game that mixes Scrabble and PUBG and leaves you spelling for your life. Look below, it's me creating the word ANY and then connecting that Y to another player's W with an E. Yes, I just totally fragged someone by spelling YEW. Get rEkt! That's how Babble Royale works. Up to 16 players airdrop onto the b

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Dec 16

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League gets gameplay trailer, coming in 2022

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Warner Bros. Games and DC released a new trailer for Rocksteady's Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League at The Game Awards. Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League was originally announced for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X at DC FanDome 2020 – but we've not heard too much information about the game since it was initially debuted. Today, at The Game Awards, we finally got

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Dec 15

Diablo-like Lost Ark officially launches February 11 in the West

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After a few delays, and a couple of beta tests, Lost Ark is almost ready for public release. Lost Ark is finally, actually landing in much of the West - you'll just have to wait a little longer to get your hands on it. As part of tonight's The Game Awards 2021 ceremony, Smilegate and Amazon announced the official release date for Lost Ark, the free-to-play Diablo-like ARPG-MMO hybrid. The game has been available in Korea, parts of Asia, and later Russia for years - but it's

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Dec 15

Where to get the new weapons in GTA: The Contract

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Home Features Action GTA Online (Image credit: Rockstar Games) There are three new GTA Online weapons, and you may be wondering how to get your hands on them. If you've been saving in preparation to pick up one—or more—of the new cars , it's even more important to figure out how much money you'll need so you don't leave yourself short. You'll also need to purchase one of the new agency properties. And as these run upwards of the $2 million mark, you'r

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Dec 15

Sonic Frontiers coming Holiday 2022 for PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC

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A new Sonic the Hedgehog game has been revealed at The Game Awards 2021, following teases earlier in the week. Get those chili dogs out your mouth, make sure you've got your rings polished, and strap those sneakers on – we've got more Sonic The Hedgehog coming to you soon. After we reported that Sega was about to announce a new Sonic game earlier in the week, it's finally happened: the newest game featuring the blue blur and friends has been debuted to the world. This new game

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Dec 15

It's a miracle - the Epic Games Store has a shopping cart now

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. I couldn't believe it either. It’s a legendary day in the world of video game news. If you can believe it, the Epic Games Store now has a shopping cart feature. This much-desired addition to one the biggest video game platforms on PC comes only three years after the initial release of the Epic Games Store. For those of you unaware, the shopping cart feature allows you t

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Dec 15

Warframe's The New War update is an epic years in the making

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The cult classic Space Marine is getting a sequel after a decade. The Game Awards 2021 ceremony was full of surprise reveals, but a sequel to Space Marine has to rank amongst the top. Publisher Focus Home Interactive, and developer Saber Interactive revealed Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Space Marine 2 is a sequel to Sega, and Relic's cult classic third-person action shooter. Though neither of the two return for the seq

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Dec 13

The Witcher season 2 review: It's all about dads

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Home Features The Witcher (Image credit: Netflix) There's a certain joy to watching a sarcastic, buff, and altogether quite terrifying man transform into a caring and devoted father figure. The first season of Netflix's The Witcher focused heavily on transformations and mutations, and while Season 2's pace is slower, change is still a central theme: Geralt and Ciri have found each other, Yennefer's fiery gambit has sent her in a new direction, and the northern

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Dec 13

Android games on Windows will let you seamlessly swap from mobile to PC

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Home News Mobile (Image credit: Getty) Soon you'll be able to play a game on your Android device and then pick up where you left off on your PC. Google announced that it will bring a Google Play app to Windows 10 and 11 devices next year, allowing you to play both emulated and natively-designed Android games on your PC for the first time. The service won't stream games through the cloud or a Wi-Fi connection. Instead, it'll let you access Google's own app st

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Dec 13

Halo Infinite update to add new playlists, make adjustments to challenges

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Coming via a services update on Tuesday. An update to Halo Infinite coming next week will add new playlists and make some adjustments to some of the more frustrating mode-specific challenges. As promised last week, 343 Industries will add additional multiplayer playlists to the game on Tuesday, December 14. There will be four in total and are Slayer, Fiesta, FFA, and Tac

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Dec 12

The Game Awards 2021 winners: It Takes Two walks off with Game of The Year

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Plenty of awards were handed out last night. Here are the winners. The Game Awards 2021 took place yesterday evening, and along with plenty of reveals, news, and trailers, awards were handed out. This year’s Game of the Year nominees were Deathloop, It Takes Two, Metroid Dread, Psychonauts 2, Ratchet Clank: Rift Apart, and Resident Evil Village. Deathloop, Ratchet Clank

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Dec 12

The best builds for Gorou in Genshin Impact

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Home Features RPG Genshin Impact (Image credit: miHoYo) Want a decent Genshin Impact Gorou build for his release? This general of the Watatsumi Island resistance has been around since version 2.0, but is only just arriving in-game as a playable character. He's a pretty strong Geo support, and it's likely that long-term, he'll be the most widely used character from the Genshin Impact 2.3 update—please don't hit me, Itto. More top Genshin Impact builds Whi

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Dec 12

You can pre-load The Matrix Awakens Unreal tech demo on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S now

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. A few days back, we heard about a The Matrix Awakens is an Unreal Engine 5 experience – and you pre-load it now. It's official: The Matrix Awakens Unreal Engine 5 tech demo is real – and it's available for you to download now for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S ahead of it's mysterious full reveal later this week. Back on Saturday, we reported on rumours that some s

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Dec 12

Microsoft's ID@Xbox Winter Game Fest Demo Event kicks off on December 7

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Play all sorts of unreleased games early. Microsoft will once again host its ID@Xbox Winter Game Fest Demo event as part of The Game Awards. Starting December 7 and running through December 21, you’ll be able to play over 35 demos of upcoming unreleased games for Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One. Much like the Steam Fest demos, some are early builds as the games have yet to be completed. This means there could be missing features and possibly some unfinished graphics, which means t

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Dec 12

Activision Blizzard reacts to unionization talk with anti-unionization talk

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Following a small delay to the release of Caldera, we've got the updated date for the Last Hours of Verdansk event. Verdansk! That lushious treeline! Astounding architecture style, great airport connections… You just don’t know what you’re missing until it’s gone! Some of you out there may have booted up Warzone expecting the map’s final event, the Last Hours of Verdansk, as its final send off. Weird thing is, the event isn't live today. That’s right, it was delayed.

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Dec 07

The Matrix Awakens is an Unreal Engine 5 experience coming to PS5, according to leak

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Looks like some sort of Unreal Engine 5/The Matrix Resurrections experience is on the way. Some sort of tie-in between The Matrix Resurrections and Unreal Engine 5 is coming to PS5 and it's called The Matrix Awakens. This is according to reddit user the_andshrew who posted the information on the GamingLeaksAndRumours subreddit. The image posted was apparently made availa

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Dec 07

Best SSD for gaming in 2021

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Home Features (Image credit: Crucial, Western Digital) The best SSD for gaming will help you navigate your PC speedily and get you into your games at lightning speeds. A top SSD will give your entire system a boost, no matter what you do with it. Whether that's putting Windows 11 through its paces or quickly getting you into a massive game like Deathloop in a fraction of the time it took you before. The performance difference between an SSD and a standard hard

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Dec 07

Arcane Review - Riot Games smashes their Netflix Debut

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Dorrani and Connor talk through their impressions of Arcane, Riot and Fortiche's Netflix original. Arcane, Riot Games’ very own Netflix show set in the world of League of Legends, has wrapped up its first season for roughly a week now. Split into three weekly acts, the show follows the adventures of Vi and Powder and has proven to be a monstrous hit. With a second season alrea

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Dec 07

Best gaming PC deals ahead of the holidays

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Home News (Image credit: ABS) The low prices of Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be over, but that doesn't mean there's no value in buying a gaming PC this side of New Year's Day. If you're in a pickle trying to pick up a PC for someone special, or just looking to treat yourself (hey, you deserve it), these are the best gaming PC deals I could uncover this December. It must be said that the top savings of yestermonth are gone, and I'm seeing prices pretty much

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Dec 07

Black Friday 2021 gaming chair deals

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Lumbar support. Maybe not the sexiest pair of words ever strung into existence, but boy howdy, is it important - especially if you're going to spend eight hours straight slashing your way through armoured knights, burning medieval monasteries, or web-slinging through New York City. And that's what these best Black Friday gaming chair deals can provide. Where to find the best Black Friday gaming chair deals UK: Herman Miller x Logitech G Embody - buy from Herman Miller for £1,083.75 (o

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Dec 07

Survival game Icarus had a bumpy launch but a huge weekend

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Home News Survival Icarus (Image credit: RocketWerkz) Survival game Icarus launched on Friday and was gobbled up by survival fans, quickly climbing the Steam charts and drawing over 50,000 concurrent players on Sunday. It wasn't all smooth sailing, though: Icarus currently has a 'Mixed' review score on Steam, and many of the complaints revolve around performance issues, optimization problems, crashes, and bugs. There were also two server outages that knock

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Dec 06

Starfield developer diary features some teases of the upcoming RPG

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Bethesda has released a developer diary for Starfield called "The Endless Pursuit" which features a small tease of the upcoming sci-fi game. Mainly, the developer diary features game director Todd Howard, studio director Angela Browder, and art director Matt Carofano discussing how Bethesda Game Studios’ "ambitions, passions and history" have shaped the studio and how they are looking to the future with Starfield. If you are unfamiliar with the backstory for RPG, it is said to be s

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Dec 06

Halo Infinite players are getting Fiesta, SWAT, other multiplayer playlists before the end of the year

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343 Industries is working on new multiplayer playlists for Halo Infinite. Halo Infinite players have plenty to look forward to when it comes to multiplayer. According to 343 Industries community manager John Junyszek, there are additional multiplayer playlists in the works for the game including Slayer, SWAT, and Free-For-All. "We've been reading your feedback, and we're working on plans to add Fiesta, Tactical Slayer (SWAT), and Free-For-All playlists as we speak,” said Junys

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Dec 06

Farming Simulator 22: How to get water to your farm

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Home Features Sim Farming Simulator 22 (Image credit: Giants Software) In Farming Simulator 22, water is crucial to the health of your farm, especially if you have livestock like cows or chickens or if you built a greenhouse to grow crops like strawberries and tomatoes. Both animals and greenhouses need lots of water, but it's not immediately obvious how to actually get water and take it where it needs to go. Luckily, once you know what to do it's pretty eas

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Dec 06

Battlefield 2042 is the worst-rated mainline entry in series history

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Battlefield 2042 is tied with Battlefield Heroes and Battlefield Play4Free as the worst-received game in the series. Battlefield 2042's launch has been off to a rough start in a lot of ways, and it looks like all the game's woes have been reflected in its critical score, setting a new record low for the series. Battlefield games have always had rough launches, and some even suffered from a lack of focus, but nowhere are those problems more prevalent than in Battlefield 2042. DIC

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Dec 06

The Halo subreddit got so toxic that mods have closed it for the weekend

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Home News FPS Halo Infinite (Image credit: 343 Industries) In case you're not up to date, there's a lot of back-and-forth over the contents and quality of the Halo Infinite multiplayer beta. Indeed, the free-to-play beta has sparked such controversy that the moderators of the Halo subreddit have closed the entire forum for the weekend because people just cannot behave themselves. "Some users on the sub have even been responsible for doxxing and death threats

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Dec 06

Fortnite: Receive your next objective in the Joneses and drop off supplies location

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Home Features Battle Royale Fortnite (Image credit: Epic Games) Fortnite Chapter 3 is here, and one of your first quests is to "receive your next objective in the Joneses and drop off supplies." Basically, you're a spy for the Foundation and the Seven, who need you to drop off supplies as a cover for snooping around several locations. This will let you figure out where the Joneses' allegiance lies. But this fetch quest can be a pain if you don't know where

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Dec 05

Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning expansion Fatesworn is out this month

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Amalur is once again in need of your aid. As you know, Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is getting an expansion, and today a release date for said expansion was announced. Out on December 14, Fatesworn will see the journey of the Fateless One continue. In it, peace is shattered by a new threat rising in the far west where the icy lands of Mithros are located. Here, Telogrus, the God of Chaos himself has awoken and is gathering followers to throw the world into chaos. Of course,

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Dec 05

Pokemon Go Season of Heritage has kicked off - here's what to expect

Battlefield 2042 is one of few online shooters that do not support mouse and keyboard controls on consoles. The arrival of cross-play gave rise to another great, often neglected feature of new consoles: their ability to support mouse and keyboard. Battlefield 2042 supports cross-play between PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S - but only PC players get the choice of input device. If you're playing on PS5 or Xbox Series X/S, you can only use the consoles' default controllers. On PC, howev

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Dec 04

Reminder: Farming Simulator esports are a thing, they're awesome, and the finals are this weekend

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Home News Sim Farming Simulator 22 (Image credit: Giants Software) A couple quick reminders for you: Farming Simulator 22 just launched just over a week ago, it's a massively popular series , a top 10 game on Steam, and its dozens of farming vehicles are every bit as cool as sci-fi spaceships . Oh, and Farming Simulator is an esport, too. Farming Simulator League is a real thing and every year since 2018 players have been battling it out in lightning fas

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Dec 04

DICE forgot to add collision to some Battlefield 2042 buildings, so players are hiding in them

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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Battlefield 2042 has some... unusual hiding places for helicopters. Of the many, many bugs and technical problems players have been coming across in Battlefield 2042 since release, one in particular may be more funny than disturbing. Battlefield 2042 maps are massive, much bigger than even the biggest maps in the series up to that point. This was done to support 128 playe

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Dec 04

Activision studio lets go of at least 12 Call of Duty QA testers

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Home News FPS Call Of Duty: Warzone (Image credit: Activision Blizzard) At least 12 quality assurance contractors at Raven Software, one of the primary Call of Duty development studios, were laid off today. More QA contractors could lose their jobs next week. According to The Washington Post, the testers were previously told by Activision to expect a transfer to a new staffing partner, Volt, which was going to come with added benefits, bonuses, and a $1.50 p

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Dec 04

Halo Infinite has a bunch of hidden game modes when you play offline

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Home News FPS Halo Infinite (Image credit: Microsoft) When you start a custom game in Halo Infinite, there are 17 default multiplayer modes to choose from. Most of these show up in the online matchmaking: staples like team Oddball, 2-flag CTF and a Big Team Battle variant of Slayer. But if you boot up Halo Infinite with Steam set to offline, it turns out Infinite is hiding 14 more modes created by 343 Industries that aren't normally visible. Redditor WickedS

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Dec 03

Halo Infinite's head of design promises progression fixes are 'top of the list'

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Save 35% on a VG247 yearly subscription this Black Friday! If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Battlefield 2042 is tied with Battlefield Heroes and Battlefield Play4Free as the worst-received game in the series. Battlefield 2042's launch has been off to a rough start in a lot of ways, and it looks like all the game's woes have been reflected in its critical score, setting a new record low for the series.

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Nov 29

Cyber Monday gaming monitor deals 2021: pixel perfect panels on offer

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Home Features Cyber Monday Gaming Monitor deals Don't worry if you didn't get here over the weekend. There are still tons of Cyber Monday gaming monitor deals left after the initial Black Friday shopping spree. Some of the best deals on this list have even gotten additional discounts since Friday. If you're looking for more than just monitors, there are a host of other Cyber Monday deals floating about in our other hubs too. Right now there are plenty of oppor

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Nov 29

GTA Online weekly update - bonus rewards, discounts, and prizes

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It's a new week in GTA Online, which means there's a whole new selection of bonuses and rewards for you to collect. It’s that time once again crooks and criminals, we’ve got another weekly update bringing all manner of bonuses and discounts to GTA Online! This quick article will take you through everything new and changed starting today thanks to the GTA Online weekly update. This’ll include discounted cars, a new podium vehicle and double GTA cash and RP on select mission

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Nov 28

The best gaming PC in 2021

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Home Features (Image credit: Future) The best gaming PC will put the latest and greatest hardware in your hands faster than if you tried to build a new system, or even update an existing rig, and there are deals to be had this Cyber Monday, too. The sad truth is that, though we love DIY PC builds, they're one of the many casualties of the chip supply crisis. System builders simply have a better chance of getting hold of CPUs and GPUs than we do of bagging one at

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Nov 28

Banish the ads with a Black Friday VG247 subscription discount

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Save 35% on a VG247 yearly subscription this Black Friday! If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Browse VG247 ad-free for a year with a 35% off Black Friday offer. Hello, reader. Let's not mince words here. Ads on websites aren't ideal. We're used to them and they are quite essential for web media to exist in a way to cover the wages of staff, but if we could get rid of them, we would. Sorry ad-sales/creati

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Nov 28

A massive 4TB NVMe SSD is definitely overkill, but for $250 off I'll consider it

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Home News (Image credit: Sabrent) If there's one thing PC gamers love more in their rigs than a fancy graphics card, it's having way more storage than they'll ever really need. The majority of our best Cyber Monday SSD deals clock in around 1-2TB, but if those don't cut it for you, this massive 4TB Sabrent NVMe SSD is worth a look. At $783, this is one of Sabrent's biggest price drops ever. There are plenty of Cyber Monday deals happening already. It just doe

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Nov 28

Black Friday gaming headset deals 2021: prices that sound just right

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Home Features For years PC gaming headsets delivered criminally poor audio compared to proper headphones. Those days are over, but I still don't think we devote enough attention to the audio side of our systems. Bigger and flashier Black Friday gaming PC deals are great and all, and a luxurious new gaming monitor might be super tempting, but one of the most affordable upgrades you can make to your gaming experience is simply getting a better headset. We ask a lo

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Nov 28

Battlefield 2042 experiment shows how broken hit registration gets in crowded areas

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Battlefield 2042's hit registration is out of whack, especially when large numbers of players converge on the same spot. Battlefield 2042's combat doesn't feel right. Anyone who played the game for any length of time could easily see that, but it's not always clear why that's the case. Since the game's release, players have been dissecting its various gunplay mechanics to try and understand what's causing gunfights to feel inconsistent. This has lead to the discovery of mismatch

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Nov 27

Razer's best wireless gaming mouse has never been as cheap as it is today

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Home News (Image credit: Razer) Razer appears pretty serious about discounting its peripherals this Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals season. That includes a hefty discount on the Razer DeathAdder V2 Pro, which is is like the gaming extension of my right arm, and is one of the best wireless gaming mice ever made. The DeathAdder itself is one of Razer's oldest designs and has been through many iterations, but this ultimate cable-free version has never been as c

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Nov 27

PS5 faceplates could be coming soon according to a Sony patent

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Save 35% on a VG247 yearly subscription this Black Friday! If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. A Sony patent for removable PlayStation 5 faceplates has been published, leading many to believe the company will soon make them available for consumers. Sony has published a patent that would allow the platform holder to manufacture and sell faceplates for the PlayStation 5. The patent (via OPAttack) was initi

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Nov 27

Get this budget gaming monitor for £45 off

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Home News (Image credit: BenQ) Given some of the great monitor deals we’ve seen over these Black Friday sales, it’s tricky to recommend one that's just 60Hz. But for many gamers out there, 144Hz or above isn’t a requirement or even something they necessarily notice or care about. Dropping those Hz is a decent way to save some serious cash over the higher speed models, and that brings me to this next deal. The BenQ EL2870UE gaming monitor is currently on sa

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Nov 27

Xbox boss Phil Spencer is a big proponent of legal game emulation

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Save 35% on a VG247 yearly subscription this Black Friday! If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Spencer hopes the industry starts using emulation to help preserve games. Xbox boss Phil Spencer believes older games should be preserved and feels that “legal emulation” is something the industry needs to get behind. Speaking with Axios, Spencer said that similar to movies, television, and music, the prese

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Nov 27

The best Genshin Impact characters

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Home Features RPG Genshin Impact (Image credit: miHoYo) Looking for the best Genshin Impact characters? Version 2.3 has finally launched, and so too have the Albedo and Eula banners. The new reruns seem set to become a regular fixture, bringing back two old five-star characters for each new version, with collective Pity, and the same three four-star characters on both, currently: Noelle, Bennett, and Rosaria. If leaks are to be believed, it'll be Xiao and Ga

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Nov 27

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition could be coming to Xbox Game Pass soon

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Save 35% on a VG247 yearly subscription this Black Friday! If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Mass Effect: Legendary Edition could arrive on Xbox Game Pass soon if a listing from the Polish Microsoft Store is to be believed. Finish those calibrations, have a quick chat to your crew mates and get ready to set off on what could potentially be a suicide mission all over again, because it looks like Mass Eff

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Nov 26

Green-fingered Minecraft modder makes all the plants look nicer

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Home News (Image credit: Razer) The Razer Blade 15 is my bae, the yin to my desktop's yang. As someone who needs a portable workhorse that, ideally, can also play a bit of Deathloop when I'm on my travels, it outperforms on every count despite being gorgeous and slim. Sometimes I rub my fingers over the cool CNC-milled aluminium chassis and imagine I'm bonding with my overpowered metal son. This model of the Razer Blade 15 has a chunky £300 off right now, and w

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Nov 24

Target Black Friday deals 2021 for TV, audio and video games

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Nov 24

This Week at Bungie: Huge Destiny 2 weapon and Trials changes are coming

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Via the recent This Week at Bungie blog post, we've seen the first signs of some major changes coming to Destiny 2. Bungie, the development studio behind the popular live service Sci-fi FPS Destiny 2, has announced via a new blog post that a considerable number of balance changes are coming to the title ahead of the studio’s 30th anniversary event. Don’t fall asleep just yet! There’s also a new twist coming to the Trials of Osiris PvP mode. This all is set to come to the ga

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Nov 24

Dead Cells update adds Hollow Knight's nail, lets you turn into a chicken

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Home News Indie Dead Cells Punishing permadeath platformer Dead Cells (our pick for Best Roguelike back in 2018) just got a new update that adds skins, weapons, and skills from other indie games that have cores of similar hardness. To unlock the outfits you'll need to complete challenges found via a book of clues in the opening area, and the rest can be found in new lore rooms scattered throughout the levels. The additions include the nail from Hollow Knight, which can be used in a

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Nov 24

Battlefield 2042 weapon attachments may not always do what they say

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You might not be surprised to learn that weapon attachments and their descriptions aren't working as intended in Battlefield 2042. It seems we can't go a day without discovering one feature or mechanic that's not doing what it's supposed to in Battlefield 2042. A few days into the early access launch, we had already come across misaligned hitboxes, excessive random bullet deviation, and PC performance that's far less consistent than expected. To see this content please enable

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Nov 24

Walk around your Townscaper creations in first-person, in your browser

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Home News Indie Townscaper (Image credit: Oskar Stålberg, Meli Harvey) Townscaper is delightful. But what could be more delightful than dropping from that architectural birds-eye-view to walk down the cobbled streets of your own creations? Thankfully, urban planner Meli Harvey has given us the opportunity to do that with a free browser toy, Threescaper. Earlier this year, Townscaper received an update that let you export your creations as .obj 3D model fil

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Nov 23

Black Friday gaming monitor deals UK: punchy panels for tear-free gaming

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Save 35% on a VG247 yearly subscription this Black Friday! If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commiss

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