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HomeReviewsThe Waylanders The Waylanders review: a classic RPG that’s as endearing as it is jankyWoad betide Woad betide I keep trying to figure out how to describeThe Waylanders’ unique blend of endearment and jank. Unfortunately I am cursed with chronic writer’s brain so all I can come up with is this: it feels like a really good first draft. For every aspect of worldbuilding that I enjoyed, there was a bug that had to be overlooked....

HomeNewsApex Legends Apex Legends Season 12 gameplay trailer reveals Sabotaged OlympusAnd shows off Mad Maggie’s fiery abilities And shows off Mad Maggie’s fiery abilities The newApex LegendsSeason 12 gameplay trailer gives us a better look at Mad Maggie’s fiery abilities, and they seem perfect for flushing campers out of their hiding spots. This latest trailer, delivered as a piece of Silva Pharmaceuticals propaganda, also reveals the Sabotaged Olympus map update and Control mode coming inSeason 12....

HomeHardwareNews Intel “working hard” to sort out graphics card shortages with Arc GPUs“Millions” of new cards are the goal, though the way there is unclear “Millions” of new cards are the goal, though the way there is unclear Intel’s Arc graphics cardsare, despite apparent delays, likely to launch this year. And not just with the expectation of being good GPUs, but with the hope that they can fix one of the biggest vexations in PC gaming: a years-long component shortage that’s made all of thebest graphics cardsnearly impossible to buy at fair prices....

HomeHardwareNewsMicrosoft Flight Simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting DLSS this yearHave a smooth flight Have a smooth flight Even with a bunch of post-launch performance improvements,Microsoft Flight Simulatoris still the kind of game that canmake most PCs sweat. Good news, then, for frequent flyers who happen to own an Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics card: Flight Sim is getting DLSS support this year.Specifically, DLSS will be available when running the sim in DirectX 12, as part of a handful of upcoming DX12 enhancements that also include optimisations for playing onmultiple monitors....

HomeReviewsVampire Survivors Vampire Survivors review (early access): an unquestionably compulsive treatBulletless hell Bulletless hell It wouldn’t work without the sounds. The thwop of your whip, the thwick of your dagger. The electronic twinkle of health-restoring chicken, which sounds uncannily like the shield’s up sound from 1999 classic 3D Astro Blaster. The ‘boo boo de boo, boo boo de boop’ of the chest-opening jingle, to which my shoulders cannot help but shimmy....

HomeFeaturesDistant Worlds 2 We’ve now played Distant Worlds 2 and it’s a light in an age of shadowAtuuk my time wi’ this preview build Atuuk my time wi’ this preview build Following Code Force’srecent demonstration, I was optimistic about the upcoming space 4X/simulation/strategy/forward slash gameDistant Worlds 2. The original was a game I very nearly adored, but playing it always meant being a little too frustrated to talk about it without complaining a lot (which, granted, I do about everything, but still)....

HomeNewsHalo Infinite Halo Infinite’s Big Team Battle fix will deploy Feb 3rd “at the earliest"But they do think they’ve fixed it But they do think they’ve fixed it Halo Infinitehas been having trouble with its Big Team Battle mode since launch. Attempts to fix it before Christmas and earlier in January largely failed, with the mode availablebut matchmaking issues making it near-impossible to play for some.Now 343 Industries think they’ve fixed the issue, with a patch due to be deployed sometime after February 3rd....

HomeNews Microsoft will cancel and refund inactive Xbox Game Pass accountsUnder pressure from UK regulator Under pressure from UK regulator Microsoft are making their auto-renewing subscriptions more flexible under pressure from the CMA, the UK’s Competition And Markets Authority. The regulator’s investigation began in 2019 and ended this past week, with the CMA saying they had “secured undertakings” that impact Xbox Live and Xbox Game Pass. The changes include Microsoft refunding and even cancelling subscriptions in cases where customers “haven’t used their memberships for a long time....

HomeNewsPath of Exile Path Of Exile’s Siege Of The Atlas expansion is more customisable than everBuild your own endgame Build your own endgame Path of Exile: Siege of the Atlas Official TrailerWatch on YouTube Path of Exile: Siege of the Atlas Official Trailer The Atlas Of Worlds is Path Of Exiles expansive endgame, which has been refreshed every three months for years with new twists on its levelling and looting. Siege Of The Atlas lets you pick elements from those previous leagues as you play to construct your own experience....

HomeNewsDaemon x Machina Daemon X Machina is free to keep on the Epic Games StoreWith Yooka-Laylee’s sidescroller free next week With Yooka-Laylee’s sidescroller free next week DAEMON X MACHINA - Launch Date Announcement Trailer (Steam)Watch on YouTube DAEMON X MACHINA - Launch Date Announcement Trailer (Steam) I watched Daemon X Machina trailers around both its launches, and god it’s pretty. Those colours! Tango Orange deserts and turquoise skies - and then, why not,Tango Orange skies and turquoise deserts....

HomeNews Epic Games Store will continue weekly free games in 2022Their year-in-review has interesting stats Their year-in-review has interesting stats Epic have put out their year-in-review, looking at how the Epic Games Store performed across 2021. The takeaways: the store now has 194 million PC users, up 34 million from 2020; the number of games on the store is now 917, nearly double from the year before; and the weekly free game giveaways will continue in 2022....

HomeNewsHitman 3 Hitman 3 owners on Steam are getting a free upgrade worth over £20As apologies for a rough launch As apologies for a rough launch Hitman 3had a rough launch on Steam last week, quickly gathering50% negative user reviews. Many of the complaints related to price and confusion over the various editions on sale.To make amends, Io Interactive are giving anyone who buys Hitman 3 on Steam before February 19th a free upgrade....

HomeNews Oh hey, Submerged has a sequel coming to PCAfter being a Stadia exclusive? Who knew! After being a Stadia exclusive? Who knew! Following a stretch on Stadia, a platform so forgotten I didn’t even know the game existed, a sequel to 2015’s lovelySubmergedis venturing onto PC and beyond. I’m often not interested in games which reflect my daily life butSubmerged: Hidden Depthsmakes it look so pretty to lark about in water and explore the ruins of civilisation that sure, I’ll do it in the game too....