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HomeNewsResident Evil Claire Redfield has lovely hair in the first Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City stillsHair today, goon tomorrow Hair today, goon tomorrow Earlier this week the internet’s friends at IGN providedthe first lookat some of the cast of the upcoming Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City film. These images have been much discussed in the intervening days based on how much the cast look like/have the correct haircuts of the original video game cast, but I’m here to give the definitive verdict: I think they look pretty good and their hair is lovely, actually....

HomeNews Crysis Remastered Trilogy launches this OctoberThe question is not can you run it, but do you really want to? The question is not can you run it, but do you really want to? If you fancy grabbingCrysis1, 2 and 3 in one tidy bundle, then you’re in luck, because theCrysis Remastered Trilogycomes out on October 15th. Crytek already remastered the first game in their stealthy first-person shooter series last year, but now you’ll be able to play the sequels with improved visuals too....

HomeNewsYoku’s Island Express Delightful pinball platformer Yoku’s Island Express is free on EpicPlus, it’s added a randomiser mode Plus, it’s added a randomiser mode Yoku’s Island Express - Everything You Must Know (PC Gameplay)Watch on YouTube Yoku’s Island Express - Everything You Must Know (PC Gameplay) We declared Yoku’s Island Express one of thebest PC games of 2018. Our Graham called the game “a palate cleanser” in hisYoku’s Island Express review....

HomeFeatures One of my favourite JRPG series of the last decade is finally on PC and I’m over the moonBravely Default still has the dumbest name, but the bestest best battle system Bravely Default still has the dumbest name, but the bestest best battle system Rejoice, JRPG fans.Bravely Default 2has finally arrived on PC, and cor, you’re in for a treat. Previously confined to Nintendo-only consoles, first on the 3DS and later the Switch, the Bravely series is simultaneously a love letter to the classics and - in my eyes, at least - one of the genre’s best modern advocates....

HomeNewsPUBG: Battlegrounds Playerunknown’s next game Prologue is an open world survival tech demoThey’re working on machine learning for bigger worlds They’re working on machine learning for bigger worlds First off, here’s Greene’s video with a bit of an introduction to the new studio and the project. pic.twitter.com/dipZpUSeNY— PLAYERUNKNOWN (@PLAYERUNKNOWN)September 3, 2021 pic.twitter.com/dipZpUSeNY Greene explains some of the issues that his team has been working to tackle with Prologue—things we often hear about with big open world sandboxes....

HomeNews Some video game music recommendations for Bandcamp FridayBut not just soundtracks! But not just soundtracks! Bandcamp, if you don’t know it, is—if I may make a bad comparison—kinda a musical equivalent of Itch.io (kinda). It’s about the only way I buy music these days. As well as letting you stream music in your browser and from an app, you can download in a variety of formats: MP3 V0, MP3 320, FLAC, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, ALAC, Wav, and AIFF....

HomeFeatures The 10 steamiest trains in PC gamesI choo-choo-choose you! I choo-choo-choose you! Tickets please, folks. No ticket? That’s okay, you can buy one for £3000. Yes, that is a single. A return is £12 million. Listen, that’s just how much trains cost in England now. No? Suit yourself, if you really think you can enjoy all the gilded luxury of the London to Brighton service through the magic of video games, be my guest, but I don’t believe you can....

HomeNewsA Total War Saga: Troy A Total War Saga: Troy is now on Steam, alongside new Mythos expansionLet slip the gryphons of war Let slip the gryphons of war It also marks the base game’s arrival on Steam after a year of Epic Games Store exclusivity. A Total War Saga: TROY – OUT NOW ON STEAMWatch on YouTube A Total War Saga: TROY – OUT NOW ON STEAM A Total War Saga: Troy already contained “mythical units”, in that it tried to represent the people who might have inspired the original myths....

HomeReviewsGolf Club Wasteland Golf Club Wasteland review: real life crazy golfHole in one Hole in one We aren’t short of grim, dystopian futures in games these days, but it’s refreshing to finally play one that doesn’t involve clubbing neon thugs into paste while raging against your big man megacorps. Instead, the only thing you’ll be whacking inGolf Club Wastelandis tiny orange space balls around the ruins of Earth. Having clearly failed to save our planet from all manner of looming crises, humanity’s now jumped ship to Mars while the rich and powerful jet back home on the weekends to indulge in a round of golf....

HomeHardwareFeatures Intel have chosen an interesting time to launch theCore i9-11980HK, their latest top-of-the-line CPU for gaming laptops. Their 12th-gen Alder Lake chips, after all, are launching in what’s likely a matter of weeks. Why, then, should you drop£4098/$3400on a laptop like the MSI GE76 Raider, even if its 11th-gen chip is primo for the time being? The answer lies in a combination between what the Core i9-11980HK has to offer, even compared to earlier 11th-gen chips, and the sheer luxury of the GE76 Raider as a whole....

HomeNews Paradox CEO quits over “differing views on the company’s strategy"The new CEO is the old CEO, Fredrik Wester The new CEO is the old CEO, Fredrik Wester Top 12 Best Strategy Games to Play on PCWatch on YouTube Top 12 Best Strategy Games to Play on PC I feel there’s a lot unsaid inParadox’s brief statementthat “due to differing views on the company’s strategy going forward”, she “decided to leave the CEO position with immediate effect”....

HomeGuidesGenshin Impact The best Genshin Impact Aloy buildLearn how to put together the best possible Aloy build in Genshin Impact. Learn how to put together the best possible Aloy build in Genshin Impact. Want to learn how to create the best build for Aloy in Genshin Impact?Aloy isGenshin Impact’s first crossover character: you’ll probably recognise her as the protagonist ofHorizon Zero Dawnand its upcoming sequelHorizon Forbidden West. Aloy’s guest starring role in Genshin Impact was time-limited, and as of November 24th, 2021 she’s sadly no longer available to claim if you don’t already have her....

HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 154: the best seasonal updates specialMerry saltmas! Merry saltmas! With an unseasonal theme this week, the Electronic Wireless Showpodcastis about our favourite seasonal updates in games. You know, where they make it all snowy or put pumpkins everywhere. That kind of thing. The podcast is substantially derailed, however, when we start cyberbullying Matthew about food yet again, and also discuss what the seasonal spirit of The Summer Of Games would look like if personified (like how Easter gets the Easter Bunny)....