Orcs Must Die! 3 has now launched on things that aren't Stadia

HomeNewsOrcs Must Die! 3 Orcs Must Die! 3 has now launched on things that aren’t StadiaBigger orcs, bigger battles Bigger orcs, bigger battles Silly tower defense series sequelOrcs Must Die! 3launched last summer on Stadia but it’s now broken into a bunch of other platforms. It’s hitting Steam today with all the post-launch upates that have been made to the game over the last year. Robot Entertainment show off all their Orc flinging traps, co-op, and flashy magical battles in their new launch trailer....

July 23, 2021 · 4 min · 815 words · Ronald Bradley

Tokyo Olympic athletes are marching out to iconic video game music

HomeNews Tokyo Olympic athletes are marching out to iconic video game musicThey’re entering the stadium to orchestral versions of Japanese video game classics They’re entering the stadium to orchestral versions of Japanese video game classics I’m a sucker for an Olympics opening ceremony. I love the spectacle of it, with all the singing and dancing and references to historical things. Whenever the athletes march out, I often turn over the TV for a bit, though....

July 23, 2021 · 6 min · 1157 words · Jason Brown

What will you do with a Steam Deck?

HomeHardwareNews What will you do with a Steam Deck?Aside from toilet-based X-Com tournaments, of course Aside from toilet-based X-Com tournaments, of course As you can see from our coverage of theSteam Deck, Valve’s portable PC has us intrigued. It’s designed to let you leave your desktop behind, while taking your library with you on the go. It could be just one room over, or on long trip, but all your games and friends will still be available to you....

July 23, 2021 · 7 min · 1487 words · Thomas Nelson

Activision Blizzard sued by California over alleged culture of sexual harassment and discrimination

HomeNews The lawsuit claims the company condoned a “hostile work environment” Content warning: the lawsuit contains allegations that some readers might find upsetting. We’ve not described these events in detail, but be aware this article mentions sexual harassment and suicide. According tothe lawsuit(viaBloomberg), women at the company “almost universally confirmed that working for Defendants was akin to working in a frat house, which invariably involved male employees drinking and subjecting female employees to sexual harassment with no repercussion”....

July 22, 2021 · 3 min · 580 words · Lindsey Garcia

Battlefield 2042 will let you build new game modes in classic Battlefield maps

HomeFeatures Battlefield 2042 will let you build new game modes in classic Battlefield mapsSix maps from Battlefield 3, Bad Company 2 and 1942 are returning Six maps from Battlefield 3, Bad Company 2 and 1942 are returning Six classic maps are returning inBattlefield 2042as part of a tool for making your own game modes. The maps include Caspian Border fromBattlefield 3and Arica Harbour fromBad Company 2. The mode-editing tool is called Battlefield Portal and it works in a web browser, letting players create shareable game modes on a selection of old and new maps....

July 22, 2021 · 6 min · 1232 words · Caitlin Short

Dead Space won't have microtransactions, say devs

HomeNewsDead Space Dead Space won’t have microtransactions, say devsMaybe EA likes singleplayer games again? Maybe EA likes singleplayer games again? Dead Spacewas announced tonight during EA Play, but its brief teaser trailer offered very little information. Instead, the developers revealed more inan interview with IGN. The gist: it’s early days, but they’re looking to be faithful to the original game - and no, it won’t have microtransactions. Dead Space Official Teaser Trailer – EA Play Live 2021Watch on YouTube...

July 22, 2021 · 2 min · 305 words · Patrick Powell

Evertried is a little bit Into The Breach, a little bit Hoplite

HomeNewsEvertried Evertried is a little bit Into The Breach, a little bit HopliteA little bit Slay The Spire, but isn’t everything A little bit Slay The Spire, but isn’t everything It would be too much to callEvertriedan Into The Breach-like, but it does seem to contain my favourite feature from that modern turn-based classic. It’s that enemies move after you do, but telegraph their attacks first.So I’ll dodge those attacks, set traps for those enemies, and climb Evertried’s isometric tower, when the game releases this autumn....

July 22, 2021 · 4 min · 670 words · Phillip Lopez

Heist Simulator lets you craft your own capers and share them with the world

HomeNewsHeist Simulator Heist Simulator lets you craft your own capers and share them with the worldA bit of a steal A bit of a steal Heist Simulatorhas a plan. Look here. See that bit I’ve circled? That’s where your little team of reprobates break into a fancy mansion, or a bustling casino, and make off with the spoils. No fuss. Seems simple, yeah? Well, look over here. This is where the players will be able to set up the heists themselves....

July 22, 2021 · 6 min · 1139 words · Brian Khan

It's official: Dead Space is getting a remake

HomeNewsDead Space It’s official: Dead Space is getting a remakeCut off their limbs Cut off their limbs Dead Space Official Teaser Trailer – EA Play Live 2021Watch on YouTube Dead Space Official Teaser Trailer – EA Play Live 2021 Not much has been revealed about this Dead Space reboot yet, short of the fact it actually exists. However, on the official Dead Space Twitter account they have confirmed it’s a remake....

July 22, 2021 · 2 min · 217 words · Cynthia Wolfe

Lost In Random will roll stop motion-inspired dice on September 10th

HomeNewsLost In Random Lost In Random will roll stop motion-inspired dice on September 10thStay dicey, as a great man once wrote Stay dicey, as a great man once wrote Its September 10th release date was announced tonight atEA Play, and a new trailer is below. Lost in Random – Official Story TrailerWatch on YouTube Lost in Random – Official Story Trailer You play as Even, a young girl who must explore the Kingdom Of Random with her pal Dicey, a living dice, in order to rescue her sister Odd from a wicked Queen....

July 22, 2021 · 1 min · 193 words · Miss Stephanie Barnes

Lost In Random's Dicey has big Elden Ring pot boy energy and I'm here for it

HomeFeaturesLost In Random Lost In Random’s Dicey has big Elden Ring pot boy energy and I’m here for itCut from the same ceramic Cut from the same ceramic One of the standouts from tonight’s EA Play wasn’t only WWE superstar Xavier Woods exuding astonishingly positive vibes, but those gameplay snippets ofLost In Random. It looks a bit good, doesn’t it? I mean, the world looks gorgeous and the story seems cool and then there’s Dicey....

July 22, 2021 · 2 min · 315 words · Jason Smith

Nvidia’s DLSS is now freely available to any developer who wants it

HomeHardwareNews Nvidia’s DLSS is now freely available to any developer who wants itIt also supports Linux natively now, too It also supports Linux natively now, too Until now, any game developer who wanted to access Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) performance booster had to apply for access. But Nvidia have chosen to be a benevolent graphics god and have released thelatest SDKwithout any restrictions. AMD did the same thing last week, releasing their FidelityFX Super Resolution tech (or FSR to its friends) as afree download....

July 22, 2021 · 5 min · 1065 words · Faith Cooper

OCO is a colourful puzzler that looks a bit like Super Hexagon

HomeNewsOCO OCO is a colourful puzzler that looks a bit like Super HexagonIt arrives on Steam next month It arrives on Steam next month Cool music, pretty colours and lots of nice patterns to jump around amongst await inOCO, a minimalistic puzzler platformer that looks likeSuper Hexagoncollided withYnglet. It’s a former mobile-exclusive that’s making its way to PC on August 12th, and it’s just a very pleasant, simple game. I love swords, sprawling maps and confusing lore as much as the next person, but sometimes you just fancy a game in which the only interaction you have is making a tiny square jump over some blocks, you know?...

July 22, 2021 · 5 min · 937 words · Lisa Caldwell