HomeHardwareFeatures Nvidia RTX 3080 vs 2080 Ti: which 4K graphics card is better?Battle of the 4K graphics cards Battle of the 4K graphics cards The new NvidiaRTX 3080may still be almost impossible to get hold of, but as an indicator of what the next generation of 4K graphics cards have in store for us, it’s definitely one to watch for anyone looking to upgrade their PC in the coming months. Indeed, we’ve already seen what kind of a leap it offers over the existing RTX 2080 and its Super-fied sibling in myNvidia RTX 3080 vs 2080showdown, but today I thought I’d take a closer look at how it fares against Nvidia’s previous top-end flagship, theRTX 2080 Ti, a card that has always cost at least £1000 / $1000 ever since it came out at the end of 2018....

HomeNews Skyblivion’s new video showcases big changes to Oblivion’s world"Swampier swamps" “Swampier swamps” Yes,Skyblivion isstill going folks. A team of volunteers are still plugging away at remakingThe Elder Scrolls IV: OblivioninSkyrimas a mod. Will it ever come to a close? Well, in a new developer diary, we got an insight into how it’s looking and where it’s headed. In among all the details surrounding UI and clothes and objects, I found one thing really stood out to me....

HomeNews Amazon announce cloud gaming service LunaIt’s in early access for now It’s in early access for now Of course Amazon is launching a cloud gaming service. How did I not see this coming?Amazon Lunais the company’s upcoming service for playing games on most of your favorite screens via subscription packages to different libraries. They’ve opened applications to the early access version of the service currently available in mainland United States....

HomeGuidesCrusader Kings III Crusader Kings 3 Counties: How to improve control and developmentCounty-ing your blessings County-ing your blessings How do I develop counties in Crusader Kings 3?Counties are the smallest kind of domain you can hold inCrusader Kings 3, and as such you’ll need to manage them carefully. In particular, your county control and development are vital for the output of both gold and levies, so it’s well worth improving them where you can....

HomeFeatures Have you played… Sid Meier’s Civilization VI?Just one more early-game Just one more early-game “Just one more turn.” For all that the phrase is most commonly attributed to the Civilization franchise, I’ve never really experienced that feeling with the games. Whenever I’ve wanted to pack the game in and continue another day, I’m able to do so. If the phrase were instead “Just one more game,” then that would much more accurately capture the influenceCivilization VIin particular exerts over me....

HomeNews It’s not huge, but it is new! To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings The Last Stand’s headline feature is, y’know, The Last Stand. Originally a map for L4D1’s Survival mode, here it’s expanded into a two-level campaign with a journey leading to the lighthouse then an actual escape at the end, rather than inevitable death of Survival. It’s not a huge campaign, only taking me about 35 minutes on my first try, but it was fun enough....

HomeNews Mafia: Definitive Edition remake is out nowEy, remembuhaboutit! Ey, remembuhaboutit! To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings Another bad thing: I’ve seen quite a few players complaining about stuttering framerates and other technical issues. Hangar 13have saidthey are “planning to update the game with additional HUD customization options and some other cool stuff in the coming weeks” so hopefully fixes are in the pipeline too. Mafia: Definitive Editionis available onSteamandthe Epic Games Storefor £35/€40/$40....

HomeNews Metal Gear Solid 1 & 2 are now available on GOGAfter years hiding in boxes After years hiding in boxes Metal Gear Solidis nowon GOGfor £7.19,as isMetal Gear Solid 2 Substance. Ratings board listings were spotted for themearlier this week, and now here they are. It sounds like GOG have added a few touches to make the old PC versions play nicely with modern systems but they’re basically the same as they were 20 years ago, which was never a great state on PC....

HomeNewsSpelunky 2 Spelunky 2’s online multiplayer will arrive after launchIt’ll arrive in a later update It’ll arrive in a later update Spelunky 2launches on PC next week, but you’ll be tackling its randomised platformer dungeons solo for a few weeks after that. “Our online multiplayer had a bit of a rocky start on PS4,” Mossmouth say, and they’ve decided to hold that element out of the PC release temporarily instead of delaying the launch of the game entirely....

HomeFeatures The inaugural Flare Path Game JamCraft a Bismarck game out of code or cardboard Craft a Bismarck game out of code or cardboard Readers of a creative bent, sharpen your HBs, blow the dust/crumbs/dandruff off your GameMaker installs, and don your brainstorming berets – this column’s inaugural game design contest starts right here, right now. In a38cmnutshell, interested parties have forty days in which to design and submit a Bismarck-themed single-player computer or board game....

HomeNewsAmong Us Among Us 2 cancelled so the devs can focus on the original"Seeing how many people are enjoying Among Us 1 really makes us want to be able to support the game and take it to the next level" “Seeing how many people are enjoying Among Us 1 really makes us want to be able to support the game and take it to the next level” Among Ushas been a bit of a surprise hit over the last few months, managing to rack upa whopping 1....

HomeFeaturesHades Every character in Hades placed on the Mulaney McDonald’s alignment chartMCDONALDS! MCDONALDS! MCDONALDS! MCDONALDS! MCDONALDS! MCDONALDS! Extremely good gameHadesgot its full release recently. Allegedly a roguelike (but it cannot be, because I do not like roguelikes), in Hades the game you play as Hades the god’s swaggering poshboy son Zagreus, who is trying to literally and figuratively escape his father’s home. Hades the game makes full use of its setting and is stuffed full of great renditions of Ancient Greek gods and monsters....

HomeNewsMicrosoft Flight Simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator improving Japan in first “world update” next weekThe first “world update” is coming The first “world update” is coming I particularly like the Tower of Wind, the big sci-fi structure which provides ventilation for the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line tunnel below. The Japan world update is due next Tuesday, the 29th of September. Microsoft’s blurb explains: “World Update I: The Japan world update features an upgraded digital elevation map across the entire country, high-resolution 3D photogrammetry for six prominent Japanese cities (Sendai, Takamatsu, Tokushima, Tokyo, Utsunomiya and Yokohama), and six handcrafted local airports (Hachijojima, Kerama, Kushiro, Nagasaki, Shimojishima, and Suwanosejima)....