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HomeReviewsWildermyth Wildermyth review: it will bring you more delight than you thought possibleStory time Story time I’m not gonna be smug about it. Wait, screw that. Yes I am. PlayWildermyth, you cowards. Wildermyth was already one of the best games I’d ever played when I wrote about it during a week offin 2019. There was never any pressure to do this. I just had to. I had so many stories. It was doing so many things so well that I couldn’t stand waiting any longer to show it to people....

HomeNews Keeping up with the Joneses A few control issues tripped me up. The whip is used to swing like Doctor Jones from place to place, but instead of just binding the normal whip action and the grapple to different mouse buttons, the default requires you to hold down the right mouse button and then press the left one. The alternative is a toggle that acts as if the RMB is pressed....

HomeNewsDungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is out now with launch woes aplentyTime to fight goblins and technical bugs Time to fight goblins and technical bugs The new fantasy action-RPGDungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliancehas arrived, but my excitement has turned into fear as the reviews start to roll in. The game is a spiritual successor to the oldBaldur’s Gate: Dark Alliancegames on console,though it swaps out the more basic hack and slash style to fancy ability-using action....

HomeFeaturesHotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Have You Played… Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number?The difficult second phone call The difficult second phone call Have You Played?is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.The originalHotline Miamiis one of my favourite games of all time. Its pounding soundtrack and tense encounters spawned tons of clones, but few that ever captured the magic of the first top-down murderfest....

HomeNewsPlanet Zoo Planet Zoo’s Africa pack added excellent meerkats todayPlus adorable fennec foxes and more Plus adorable fennec foxes and more As well as all those lovely creatures, the Africa Pack adds loads of new African-themed scenery pieces with which to deck out your zoo. In the trailer below you can spot fab meerkat and fennec fox statues (as well as the fab animals themselves), cool water features, and pretty mosaics....

HomeNewsSuper Magbot Super Magbot is a platformer with magnets instead of jumpingAnd it’s out now And it’s out now Super Magbotis one of those platformers with a twist, where the twist is that you can’t jump. Instead you draw yourself towards and propel yourself away from differently coloured platforms using magnets. I likedthe demo when I played it in April, and the full game is out now. Super Magbot Launch Trailer | Master the power of magnets!...

HomeNews The best anti-Prime Day deals that are just as good as AmazonYou don’t have to shop at Amazon to get the best PC gaming deals You don’t have to shop at Amazon to get the best PC gaming deals Amazon Prime Daymay be soaking up all the deals limelight this week, but there are still plenty of great PC gaming deals taking place at other retailers around the web if you want to avoid the big Bezos machine....

HomeNewsValorant Valorant’s next update adds a robot and changes just about everythingPatch 3.0 tweaks agents, economy, weapon accuracy and more Patch 3.0 tweaks agents, economy, weapon accuracy and more ValorantEpisode 3 Act 1 arrives tonight, and it comes with tweaks to almost all the agents, as well as changes to gun and ability prices that will likely shake up the game’s economy for the foreseeable future. Before we get to that, however, the biggest news is thatthe new ability-suppressing robot KAY/Ois joining the roster....

HomeNewsCall of Duty: Warzone Caldera A rogue door in Call Of Duty: Warzone is killing playersIt has chosen violence It has chosen violence Warzone Gulag + Loadout Drops = Best Battle Royale | My Fav Thing In (Call Of Duty Warzone Gameplay)Watch on YouTube Warzone Gulag + Loadout Drops = Best Battle Royale | My Fav Thing In (Call Of Duty Warzone Gameplay) A player on the Warzone Reddit discovered the Door Of Death in the Salt Mines area of Verdansk....

HomeNews Battlefield 2042’s announcement octupled Battlefield 4’s player countThe new game boosted the classic shooter’s population, but stuck players in long queues The new game boosted the classic shooter’s population, but stuck players in long queues Pity the poorBattlefield 4players of Boring, Oregon.Battlefield 2042’s announcement caused an uptick in players in the US West server region, leading to long server queues for the eight-year-old FPS. The influx of players was large enough for EA to spin up more server capacity to help players get back to the game....

HomeHardwareDeals Crucial’s MX500 2TB SSD reaches £140, a historic low priceAn excellent deal for a drive that regularly retailed for £175 all spring An excellent deal for a drive that regularly retailed for £175 all spring The Crucial MX500 is one of the best SATA SSDs on the market, and today it’s been discounted quite heavily over on Amazon. The roomy 2TB model has been dropped to £140, significantly below the £175 mark it’s been offered at for the past three months - and nearly £25 less thanthe last time we highlighted it on sale!...

HomeNews Outrun the cops, the sand storms, and your reputation The next game from the folks behind tactical war simRadio Commanderlooks like a wild ride. Whereas Serious Sim’s last game pointedly kept you out of the action, coordinating from the tactical tent,Heading Outwill put you in the driver’s seat. Their upcoming cross-country adventure is about driving a muscle car through the American west like the anti-hero of an old movie. Serious Sim have just announced this one to hit the road sometime next year but its announcement trailer makes it look worth watching for....

HomeGuidesGenshin Impact How to play Co-Op mode in Genshin ImpactEverything you need to know about Co-Op mode in Genshin Impact Everything you need to know about Co-Op mode in Genshin Impact Especially as a new player, playingGenshin Impactalone can feel challenging. Thankfully, after hitting a certain Adventure Rank, you’ll have access to Co-Op mode, which allows you to traverse the world of Teyvat with friends and strangers alike. Here’s a primer onhow to play Co-Op Mode in Genshin Impact....