HomeFeaturesTeam Sonic Racing Have You Played… Team Sonic Racing?There’s no I in hedgehog There’s no I in hedgehog While I am definitely a Sonic apologist, I acknowledge that the little blue fella’s output has been less than stellar in the last 20 years. For every highlight, like aSonic Mania, there’s been countless lowlights, likeSonic 4,Sonic Forces, andGuns For Some Reason Sonic. Funnily enough, over the last decade, the literally quick on his feet hedgehog has been at his most consistent when behind the wheel of a car....

HomeFeaturesPlanet Zoo I created high-concept exhibits for Planet Zoo’s newest animals, and they’re really upsettingDare u enter the Monkey Zone? Dare u enter the Monkey Zone? Planet Zoois a deeply warm-hearted game. While it’s set up to give you as much freedom as possible in every aspect of your zoo’s design, it still steers you firmly towards being good to the animals which live there. Unlike Frontier’s other animal husbandry game,Jurassic World Evolution, where everyone knows the management layer is just a way of killing time until the inevitable monster deathmatches, Planet Zoo does absolutely nothing to signpost “nightmare animal supermax” as a valid playstyle....

HomeGuidesMinecraft Minecraft Potions: All recipes and how to makeThe definitive guide on how to make Minecraft Potions The definitive guide on how to make Minecraft Potions Want to learn how to make Minecraft Potions?Learning how to make Potions inMinecraftwill instantly elevate your playthrough and increase your chances of survival. There are many worthwhile Potions to learn first, such as the Potion of Healing and Fire Resistance, which will help you on your journeys through the Overworld andNether....

HomeNewsOutriders Outriders is out now, with some stuttering launch issues on PCDevs are offering workarounds Devs are offering workarounds I find it difficult to get excited about beefcakes hiding behind low walls inside grey metal warehouses, because that’s what I spent the mid-noughties doing. (And in games.) The looter shooterOutridershas pedigree behind it however, due to developers People Can Fly, and folks who played the game’s demo reported that it was dumb, satisfying fun....

HomeNewsOverfall Overfall has been removed from some Steam libraries due to alleged scamAlthough some of those affected bought it legitimately Although some of those affected bought it legitimately Earlier today,some players signed into Steamand were faced with a message stating that, “A Steam Product code you activated has been removed from your account,” and identifying the product asOverfall. The people in that thread mostly say they purchased the game via a bundle on digital game storefrontFanaticalin 2018....

HomeNewsSol Cresta Platinum announce arcade shmup Sol Cresta, maybe not as a joke this timeIt was their April Fool’s joke last year, but this year? It was their April Fool’s joke last year, but this year? Platinum first announced Sol Cresta ina videoon April 1st, 2020, then turned and said it was a joke. Now they’ve announced Sol Cresta again, and this time it looks more real? Sol Cresta Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube...

HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show Podcast episode 135: the best co-op games specialHalo, is it me you’re looking for (to play a relaxing game of co-op Halo with) Halo, is it me you’re looking for (to play a relaxing game of co-op Halo with) After what’s becoming a chillingly regular meditation on the concept of Matthew extinguishing the lives of astronauts, this week’spodcastwaded into some staunch reminiscence about classic co-op games on PC....

HomeNewsOpenTTD Transport Tycoon fan remake OpenTTD is now on Steam for freeFor your convenience For your convenience A long bank holiday weekend is a good time to tackle a project. Maybe think about putting up some shelves, organising your drawers, cleaning the tent you’d left festering since summer, or building networks of road, rail, water, and air transport to shunt people and products around the world for fun and profit. Friend, if the last idea tickles your fancy, you’re in luck....

HomeNewsAmong Us Among Us has launched its big airship map and account systemGather round, crew. The airship is lifting off. Gather round, crew. The airship is lifting off. Imposter simulatorAmong Ushas just pressed the big launch button on its new airship map. The new playground for sneaky assassinations has its own new chores to complete and shortcuts to memorize. Along with the new map, the big update also brings the account system Innersloth have been working on which allows reporting other users for their bad behavior....

HomeNews CD Projekt Red won’t start marketing their games until closer to launch nowHold your Keanus until closer to launch day Hold your Keanus until closer to launch day During CD Projekt Red’s company strategy video yesterday, the studio covered all sorts of ways in which they feel they got things wrong duringCyberpunk 2077’s development. Not just development, but Cyberpunk’s marketing too. In the future, they say they’ll wait until much closer to a game’s launch to start firing up trailers and demos and in depth looks at gameplay....

HomeNewsCloudpunk Cloudpunk announces a “sequel-sized” DLC with a second protagonistRania is in trouble with the corpos again Rania is in trouble with the corpos again Futuristic delivery driver adventureCloudpunkis dropping off what it calls a “sequel-sized DLC” that’s apparently longer than the original game. In addition to continuing Cloudpunk’s story with Rania the driver, the City Of Ghosts DLC also adds new areas, vehicle customisation, and street races. There’s no expected delivery date just yet, but Ion Lands say it’ll be avaialable on PC “soon”....

HomeNewsHitman 3 Hitman 3’s new free Starter Pack lets everyone try Dubai for a weekAnd lets Hitman 1&2 owners import locations to 3 And lets Hitman 1&2 owners import locations to 3 As they did with the two games before, Io Interactive have released a free ‘Starter Pack’ sorta-demo ofHitman 3. It currently offers the first game’s tutorial mission, the second game’s first mission, and—for one week only—the third game’s first mission, set in Dubai....

HomeFeaturesNarita Boy Narita Boy is a love letter to the PC and old technologyIts commitment to its aesthetic is admirable Its commitment to its aesthetic is admirable Take one look at Studio Koba’s retro platformerNarita Boyand you could easily mistake it for a new kind of Tron game. It’s awash with neon blues and rainbow-coloured light refractions, and the edges of the screen even flicker and bend like you’re playing it on a CRT television....