Game Review
Super Mega Baseball 3 is up to bat today with a launch and a demo
Super Mega Baseball 3 is up to bat today—by which I mean it’s released—and oh my do these guys have some thighs. The third iteration of hyper turbo home runs is the “deepest on-field simulation yet,” say Metalhead Software. If you’re looking to take a test jog around the ballpark, there’s a demo available to […]
PUBG will start pitting you against bots if it judges your skills lacking
Yup, it’s happening. Bots are going to be joining your Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds matches—but only if you need some extra target practice. PUBG Corp say that bot opponents have been a “controversial topic” for the battle royale but that they think the widening skill gap between veteran players and the new chaff demands an easier entry […]
Destiny 2’s new communal goal for Seraph Towers looks unlikely
As is becoming tradition towards the end of a content season, Destiny 2 has set another big communal goal for players. This time, rather than dump all our leftover seasonal resources into a magic box or whatever, we’re being challenged to complete Seraph Towers. A whole lot of Seraph Towers. This seems perhaps for just […]
Epic are offering Fortnite’s online services tech to all developers
As well as revealing Unreal Engine 5 today with a natty tech demo, Epic announced some other news for game-makers. For starters, all developers can now use the online technoguts they initially created for Fortnite, for free. That’s easy access to cross-platform systems for things like friends, matchmaking, lobbies, and accounts. It’s not limited to […]
Try out 28 demos right now in the Digital Dragons Indie Celebration
As expected, another physical event has gone online this year. The Digital Dragons Indie Celebration is the next of the bunch, presenting demos playable through steam and livestreams with developers to watch. The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic is cramping our con attendance but the digital format encouraging events to give access to demos that normally would have […]
Unreal Engine 5 revealed with a Tomb Raider-y tech demo
Epic Games today announced the next major version of their game engine, Unreal Engine 5. Headline features include loads more detail and better dynamic lighting, and improved content streaming that could mean (paired with the right hardware) an end to games being interrupted by levels loading. UE5 won’t launch until next year so we won’t […]
Graphics card deals of the week – 13th May 2020
It hasn’t been a good time for cheap graphics card deals recently, and while we’re still far away from the golden days of Black Friday, prices have generally improved this week – not least because of rebate offers on various cards and some nice Newegg discount codes for folks in the US. To help you […]