HomeFeaturesCrusader Kings III Why Crusader Kings 3 still feels new-chainmail-fresh after 18 months on the throneWhy bother seeing the woods, when you can check out all these cool trees Why bother seeing the woods, when you can check out all these cool trees WithCrusader Kings IIIfinally having invaded the console market - presumably, as a result of a club-footed Belgian mystic spending months fabricating a claim to it - now seems a fine moment to step back and see how the game looks, eighteen months into its reign on PC....

HomeReviewsAbermore Abermore review: an indie Thief-’em-up that steals your time in the worst wayMore like Aberchore More like Aberchore Abermore reviewAbermore is a stealth RPG that oozes potential, but a bevy of game-breaking bugs renders it virtually inaccessible.Developer:Four Circle InteractivePublisher:Fireshine GamesRelease:March 29th 2022On:WindowsFrom:SteamPrice:£13/€15/$15It all started going wrong when I died taking on the old McDuckitt job. InAbermore, you play as a thief making a name for themselves in its titular city....

HomeNewsFortnite Fortnite renames its now construction-free battle royale “Zero Build” modeI remember when all this were buildings I remember when all this were buildings Being able to construct towers and barricades is one of Fortnite’s defining features, but the launch of the battle royale’s Chapter 3 season 2 posited: what if nah? It removed building entirely, and that was around nine days ago. Now there’s a new update which renames Fortnite’s main mode to “Zero Build”, suggesting the change might stick around for a while....

HomeNews Game Dev Story and more Kairosoft manage ‘em ups are now on SteamSave you from squinting at your phone Save you from squinting at your phone I think the first mobile game I ever bought wasGame Dev Story, Kairosoft’s smash-hit lightweight management game about running a video game studio. I think the second mobile game I bought was probably one of its follow-ups, too. So I’m feeling all sorts of nostalgic as I see Game Dev Story and four other vintage Kairosoft manage ‘em ups have arrived on Steam....

HomeHardwareNews Now Intel is launching the “world’s fastest” desktop CPU, againNew 5.5GHz chip won’t give AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D room to breathe New 5.5GHz chip won’t give AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D room to breathe There sure are a lot of “world’s fastest” gaming CPUs around these days. Just two weeks after AMD confirmed a date and price for their own champion, theRyzen 7 5800X3D, Intel have formally unveiled the Core i9-12900KS: a new addition to the 12th Gen Alder Lake lineup that promises superlative performance and up to 5....

HomeNewsThe one who pulls out the sword will be crowned king Pull the sword from the stone in this free game before other players make it longer and heavierI will never be king I will never be king Here’s a brief trailer, but basically this view is the entire game: The one who pulls out the sword will be crowned king - Launch trailerWatch on YouTube The one who pulls out the sword will be crowned king - Launch trailer...

HomeGuidesTiny Tina’s Wonderlands Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands best class: every class ranked and character creation tipsHere’s a list of the best classes in Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, baybay! Here’s a list of the best classes in Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, baybay! Want to know the best class in Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands?Tiny Tina is a brutal Game Master, unleashing hordes of enemies at every chance. If you want to survive her beautifully bloodthirsty game of Bunkers and Badasses, you’ll want to pick the best class inTiny Tina’s Wonderlands....

HomeHardwareFeaturesTiny Tina’s Wonderlands Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: PC performance and the best settings to useLoad the dice Load the dice Remember,Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsisnot a Borderlands game. In fact, it’s so much not a Borderlands game that it has almost identical visuals, PC system requirements and graphics options to Borderlands 3. The odds, right? Still, for seasoned fans of the loot shooter series, this does make the search for Wonderlands’ best settings a treading of comfortably familiar ground....

HomeReviewsPatrick’s Parabox Patrick’s Parabox review: a super smart puzzler of infinite depthTo infinity and beyond To infinity and beyond The four-sided heroes ofPatrick’s ParaboxandWilmot’s Warehousewould be great friends, I think. They both specialise in the placement and movement of boxes, and they both share the same cheery disposition. Sure, Patrick may not have the same pointy nose or cheeky smile of his mate Wilmot, but the way his eyes rove from side to side as he wiggles to the beat of Priscilla Snow’s meditative and upbeat electronic soundtrack is surely a sign of someone who is truly in love with what they do....

HomeNews The head of Amazon Games is leavingMike Frazzini had been there from the start Mike Frazzini had been there from the start Mike Frazzini, the head of Amazon Games, is leaving over a decade after helping found the megacorp’s video games division. Hey, it’s probably good to go out on a high, having finally found success withNew Worldand Lost Ark after years of failures and cancellations. A prior report claimed he was part of why it took them so long to do anything, mind....

HomeNews Bloodborne PSX developer is making Bloodborne Kart nextThe first good PSone kart racer? The first good PSone kart racer? To my mind the original PlayStation never had a good kart racer, but that might change sometime in the future - sort of. The developer of the recentBloodborne PSXdemake has announced their next project and yep, it’sBloodborne Kart. There’s a teaser trailer below.Bloodborne PSX developer Lilith Walther tweeted the trailer on Friday:An announcement:pic....

HomeNewsDEMON’S TILT Chaotic pinball game Demon’s Tilt is free on the Epic Games Store right nowTotal War: Warhammer and City Of Brass are coming next week Total War: Warhammer and City Of Brass are coming next week Listen, I know you like free stuff. Who doesn’t like free stuff? Here’s a better question: who doesn’t like pinball? The answer is narcs. Don’t let them know, but you can grab a free copy ofDemon’s Tiltfrom the Epic Games Store right now, up until next Thursday....

HomeGuidesElden Ring Elden Ring Malenia boss fight walkthrough: How to find and beat Malenia, Blade of MiquellaHow to beat Malenia, Blade of Miquella How to beat Malenia, Blade of Miquella Image credit:Bandai Namco Image credit:Bandai Namco To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings Where to find the Haligtree and Malenia’s arena location in Elden Ring Malenia is a surprisingly easy boss to miss, hiding at the end of a massive, hidden area that itself is hidden behind another massive, hidden area....