HomeHardwareDeals Get the 1TB Crucial P5 NVMe SSD with a free heatsink for £80It equals our best SSD deal of last week. It equals our best SSD deal of last week. The Crucial P5 is a solid PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD with strong enough performance to be used as your primary OS drive, and today it’s been discounted to just £80 at Scan - with a free Akasa M.2 NVMe SSD heatsink....

HomeReviewsHumankind Humankind review: a heavyweight alternative to CivilizationGiant leap Giant leap So, then. No point drawing this out: is Humankind as good as Civ? HUMANKIND™ Victor OpenDev - Official Trailer [PEGI]Watch on YouTube HUMANKIND™ Victor OpenDev - Official Trailer [PEGI] Yes. I think. But honestly, I can’t think of anything less fun for me, less fair to either game, or less useful to you, than a long set of oblique feature comparisons, ramping up to an arguably worthless “better than/worse than” verdict....

HomeReviewsNaraka: Bladepoint Naraka: Bladepoint review: a punishing battle royale that rewards perseveranceStick ‘em with the bladey end Stick ‘em with the bladey end A prolonged, evenly-matched fight inNaraka: Bladepointis a thing of beauty. Picture two combatants, each equipped with grappling hooks and panache, twirling across a sun-dappled battlefield. They’re locked in a mind game of slashes, somersaults and parries, both attempting to provoke a misstep that will spell either instant death or the beginning of a chase....

HomeNewsPhasmophobia Phasmophobia’s upcoming equipment overhaul looks especially spookyTwo new spooks and new a new evidence type too Two new spooks and new a new evidence type too Thank goodness we’re now well past the point of me apologising for still talking about a game from last Halloween and into the part of the year where I’ll be unapologetically looking forward to this Halloween.Phasmophobia, the co-op ghost sleuthing simulation that I’ve yet to stop playing since last year, is getting a sizable update this month as spooky season creeps closer....

HomeNewsProdeus Retro FPS Prodeus announces co-op and shows its bloody main characterTwo miniguns are better than one Two miniguns are better than one Image credit:Bounding Box Software Image credit:Bounding Box Software Retro-inspired shooterProdeushas been blasting its way through early access since November and is about to get a helping hand. Yup, Bounding Box Software showed up at the Realms Deep shoot ‘em ups showcase over the weekend to announce they’ll be adding co-op....

HomeNewsForza Horizon 5 12 minutes of Forza Horizon 5 confirm that I want it immediatelySouth of the border, down Mexico way South of the border, down Mexico way HavingForza Horizon 5on the way is like having the noise of a warm bath running within earshot. I already know I’m going to enjoy everything about the experience that’s coming, and the 12 minutes of footage released this week which show a drive around Mexico only confirms it....

HomeNewsSelaco F.E.A.R.-inspired Selaco looks better and better in 3 minute gameplay videoF.E.A.R. crossed with Brutal Doom F.E.A.R. crossed with Brutal Doom F.E.A.R.was the kind of shooter where, even after all the enemies were dead, you’d keep firing your gun anyway just to watch the world around you pop, ping and crumble.Like Craig, I was skeptical that the F.E.A.R.-inspiredSelacocould recreate that kind of destruction in the GZDoom engine, but no, I was wrong....

HomeNewsThe Anacrusis The Anacrusis dev blog talks design feedback and co-op valuesWith a promise that mods will be supported With a promise that mods will be supported The Anacrusisshowed its first trailer at E3, and it left me a little worried. It’s a four player co-operative shooter from Chet Faliszek’s new studio Stray Bombay, but in aswarm of in-development Left 4 Deadlikes, it looked the most shambling. The Anacrusis: Announce TrailerWatch on YouTube...

HomeNews Valve’s Steam Deck trailer is a 60 second pitch for the handheld deviceAnd it’s a pretty good pitch And it’s a pretty good pitch After a month of information dribbling out of IGN, Valve have uploaded a trailer of their own for theSteam Deck. They describe their new hardware as “the most powerful gaming handheld in the world,” and “powerful, portable PC gaming.” It’s a strong pitch video, honestly, as I continue to debate whether I want to buy one....

HomeNews You can soon own the childhood of a 30-something British person in miniatureThe dream The dream The A500 Mini is on the way. From the makers of the C64 Mini, it’s a retro console that emulates the ancient home computer and allows you to play Amiga 500, 600 and 1200 games. It’s coming in early 2022, and there’s a trailer and preliminary games list below.THEA500 Mini (English)Watch on YouTubeThe final roster will include 25 games, but only 12 are confirmed so far....

HomeGuidesBack 4 Blood Back 4 Blood Special Ridden: all zombie types and how to fight themHow to beat all the zombie types in Back 4 Blood How to beat all the zombie types in Back 4 Blood The regular Ridden inBack 4 Bloodmight not be much of a threat alone, but Special Ridden certainly are. Each of these zombies have unique abilities that you will need to look out for to survive, especially on Veteran and Nightmare difficulty....

HomeGuidesGenshin Impact How to download Genshin Impact for PC, PlayStation, or mobileFind out how to download Genshin Impact on every available platform. Find out how to download Genshin Impact on every available platform. Genshin Impactis available on a number of different gaming platforms: you can currently enjoy this free-to-play RPG phenomenon on PC, PS4, PS5, Android, and iOS. Elsewhere we’ve coveredwhat system specs you’ll need to run the gameon each of these, so you can choose the best device for you to play on....

HomeDeals LG’s phenomenal 27GL850 monitor is back down to £299 at OCUKFast IPS + 1440p + 144Hz + historic low price = big recommend. Fast IPS + 1440p + 144Hz + historic low price = big recommend. Get the LG 27GL850 for £299 (was £439) So first: those specs. 1440p and 144Hz strikes a nice balance between games of all kinds; with a mid-range PC you can target the higher-than-1080p resolution in slower paced games and really marvel at the colours and clarity of this 27-in display, while for more competitive fare you can drop settings or even resolution while taking advantage of the buttery-smooth feeling of 144Hz....