HomeFeaturesForever Skies Forever Skies is a gentle survival game of lonely, desolate beautyA promising start A promising start Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Far From Home Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Far From Home When I played a timedearly demoofForever Skieslast year, my key question about this airborneSubnautica-like was how it would successfully guide its players across its boundless world of ruined, rusting skyscrapers, overgrown plant tendrils and swampy, toxic clouds. As we searched for a rumoured cure that would save what’s left of humanity back in the depths of space, would we be ping-ponging from perilous rooftop to perilous turbine pad unaided as we bobbed along the nauseous expanse below?...

HomeDeals Grab Cooler Master’s excellent NR200 SFF PC case for $40 after a double discountA wild Prime Day deal on a case that normally retails for $115 A wild Prime Day deal on a case that normally retails for $115 Whoa, this is one I didn’t expect. Cooler Master’s NR200 Mini ITX PC case is down to $40 on Amazon, thanks to a combination of a $35 coupon and $30 mail-in rebate....

HomeFeatures Have you played… Microsoft Teams Call-Joining Tab Races?Making a game for myself out of daily technical frustration Making a game for myself out of daily technical frustration Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Microsoft Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Microsoft I wish I were exaggerating but no, Microsoft Teams breaks every day. Pages will stall while loading, requiring a refresh. At several different steps, it might sign me out or forget I’m logged in. In one such step, it might offer to let me join the call as a guest, but guests require approval to join and most other people are also guesting for the same reason so eventually someone must sign in to open the door....

HomeNews Microsoft could face a “new merger investigation” from UK regulatorsNo deal to maybe-deal No deal to maybe-deal Image credit:Activision Blizzard Image credit:Activision Blizzard The UK’s Competition And Markets Authority (CMA) have said that Microsoft could face a “new merger investigation” over the company’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Just yesterday, Microsoft and the CMA released a joint statement to say they’ve paused their legal feud to negotiate, which means Microsoft will need to somewhat restructure the deal and the CMA will then examine it again....

HomeReviewsOxenfree II: Lost Signals Oxenfree II: Lost Signals review: a spooky, supernatural adventure that needs fine-tuningGlooms day Glooms day Image credit:Netflix Image credit:Netflix I remember playing the firstOxenfreeso clearly. The nervousness of not truly understating the supernatural forces its cast of troubled teens was up against, the heightened tension of uncovering the buried secrets of Edwards Island, and - what I loved the most - the finely tuned undercurrent of dread that quietly crept through the game....

HomeHardwareDeals Prime Day puts heavy savings on the Logitech G915 Lightspeed Wireless familyThe best wireless gaming keyboard, and its tenkeyless version, get a discountin’ The best wireless gaming keyboard, and its tenkeyless version, get a discountin’ Despite it being several years old, there’s still no clear successor to theLogitech G915 Lightspeed Wirelessas the king of cable-freegaming keyboards. The build quality, the feel of the mechanical switches, the complete lack of tangible latency… it’s all justlovely....

HomeHardwareDeals Save 25% on the comfy, unnervingly long-lasting HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Headset on Prime DayYou don’t even need a Prime subscription in the UK You don’t even need a Prime subscription in the UK After theLogitech G432 dealfrom earlier, let us now consider a more premium option in theAmazon Prime Daysales: namely, the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless. It’s 25% off in both the UK and US, and in the former’s case, doesn’t even need the usual Prime membership; it just happens to have dropped its price on the final day of Amazon’s big event....

HomeHardwareDeals This MSI gaming laptop with an RTX 4070 is just £1140 for Prime DayCutting edge at cut pricing Cutting edge at cut pricing Despite the mobile versions of Nvidia’s RTX 40 seriesgraphics cardslaunching months ago, it’s been surprisingly challenging to find compelling gaming laptops with these new GPUs inside – and even harder to find them with discounts. Luckily, this MSI Katana 15 has found its way into theAmazon Prime Daysales, offering an RTX 4070 at below market rates....

HomeNewsVampire Survivors Vampire Survivors makes its full leap to a new engine next month, bringing better performance and stabilitySink your teeth into that. Sink your teeth into that. Image credit:poncle Image credit:poncle Vampire Survivorsis getting an engine upgrade! Don’t expect any fancy ray-traced textures likeMinecraftorCyberpunk, but the upcoming switchover for the addictiveBest Game of Last Yearwill bring with it some very welcome improvements to performance and stability when it lands next month....

HomeFeatures What’s better: Breech-loading grenade launchers, or creating construction blueprints?Vote now! Vote now! Breech-loading grenade launchers I always gravitate towards high risk/reward weapons, anything with a big punch that also leaves me vulnerable. Two-handed warhammers (andkirkhammers), claymores, double-barrelled or pump-action shotguns, revolvers the size of a labrador, and especially single-shot breech-loading grenade launchers. If I nail this shot, you will burst. If not, oh god, what do I do for the next whole second....

HomeFeaturesWorldless Worldless is a gorgeous Metroid-like platformer with a turn-based twistTry its demo for yourself now Try its demo for yourself now Image credit:Coatsink Image credit:Coatsink Worldless - Announce TrailerWatch on YouTube Worldless - Announce Trailer Image credit:Coatsink There’s also a rock hard boss at the end of the demo that really puts your skills to the test, including your ability to memorise its quick-fire vertical and horizontal attack prompts to queue up your appropriate shield....

HomeNewsCities: Skylines II Cities: Skylines 2’s zoning tools allow you to mix architectural styles and zone typesLive above a bowling alley and below another bowling alley Live above a bowling alley and below another bowling alley Cities: Skylines 2developers Colossal Order already explainedhow traffic simulation was changingin their citybuilding sequel. They’ve now followed up with a similarly detailed description of their new zoning tools, which includes a much increased variety of zone types, the ability to switch architectural styles, and new “signature buildings”....

HomeNewsEA Sports FC 24 EA Sports FC 24 announcement trailer looks like FIFA in all but nameFirst gameplay trailer due later this week First gameplay trailer due later this week EA ditched the FIFA license after nearly 30 years,announcing in May 2022that the future of the series would be called EA Sports FC. They’ve now started the promotional wheels for the first under the new title,EA Sports FC 24. There’s an announcement trailer below and a “gameplay reveal” trailer coming on July 13th....