Game Review
The 80 Days devs want you to pen campfire stories for Pendragon
If you’re into Arthurian myths, you might be interested in Pendragon. It’s an upcoming “narrative strategy game” about chatting and turn-based whacking from the creators of 80 Days and Heaven’s Vault. If you’re really into Arthurian myths, you might want to take a stab at writing one. Developers Inkle are after short, lightly-interactive campfire stories […]
Make your voice chat a lot better with Discord and Nvidia’s new magic noise reduction
As you’ve likely noticed on Discord or Zoom by now, many of your pals live in frustratingly noisy situations. Or if you’ve not noticed, maybe you’re the one that everyone else cusses out for all the doors slamming, keyboards clacking, washing machines rumbling, neighbours clunking, and bass pumping around you. Friends, be calm: technology is […]
There’s a special deer in Fallout 76 that will lead you to stashes of loot (but players keep killing it)
The next time you come across a Radstag in Fallout 76, have a quick check of its name before you start pelting it with bullets. The Wastelanders update brought with it many new and wondrous things, and one of those was the Observant Radstag. These albino versions of Fallout’s radioactive deer are a bit different […]
GPD’s 8in handheld gaming laptop is proper bonkers
I see you PC gamers looking longingly at your Nintendo Switch wishing it was a tiny, miniature gaming PC. I know I do, and that’s partly why I’m hopeful / excited / vaguely optimistic about Dell’s Alienware UFO doodad, which they unveiled earlier in the year. But while the UFO was just a ‘concept’ device, […]
Trackmania is delayed, but here’s the first trailer
Impeded by the hurdle of starting to work from home, Ubisoft have announced a delay for Trackmania, their arcade racing game with a big focus on letting players build their own tracks. Previously due on May 5th, it’s now expected July 1st. Ubisoft say this new Trackmania is a remake of 2006’s Trackmania Nations, the […]
Burn down the town in stealth witch game Wildfire this May
If you need some more period piece stealth to tide you over until Desperados 3, stealth platformer Wildfire might just do it. As one of few magic users left in the world, you’ll use your abilities to burn, freeze, and grow the environment as you protect villagers and outwit the enemies hunting you down. It’ll […]
Steam Labs’ new experiment tries to solve the tagging problem
Steam Labs is back with another experiment and this time Valve are attempting to solve discrepancies in human communication with computers. You know how Steam do. Humans can’t ever seem to agree on how to classify games. What exactly is a “soulslike”? How about a roguelike or a roguelike-like? Is Stardew Valley a simulation? Not […]
Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive source code has been leaked
Looks like there’s a drip somewhere in Valve’s spigot. Source code for both Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has apparently been made public. The files appear to be from years ago, though that may not prevent present troublemakers from doing their thing. Some fan servers are worried enough that they’ve gone offline until […]
Stardew Valley looks well cute as a Polly Pocket toy
The loveliest thing I’ve seen today: the farm and farmhouse of Stardew Valley drawn as a Polly Pocket toy by artist Brittnie Marcil. Polly Pocket, if you don’t know, was a line of teeny doll houses, dioramas, and playsets hidden inside mock makeup cases. Pleasing little treasures. While we could never afford such fancy toys […]