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HomeFeaturesCall of Duty: Warzone Caldera I hope Call Of Duty: Warzone learns from its latest live eventIt was not the greatest day of our lives It was not the greatest day of our lives I posted Take That’s “Greatest Day” in the Discord before Verdansk’s final hours. A thumbnail of Gary Barlow, arms spread, bellowing at the skies: “TODAY THIS COULD BE!”. I did this because a live event was about to usher in Season 3 ofCall Of Duty: Warzone....

HomeNews I would welcome an ‘Oscars of gaming’ if we got hot red carpet looksThe real highlight of awards shows The real highlight of awards shows Some good lookson the Oscars red carpet yesterday. Lots of metals and bold colours. A few delightfully playful outfits. Still, not much compared to your average RPG. Surely a video games Oscars could go bigger. While I do not give two figs about a giant awards ceremony for video games, I would very much like to see hot looks be part of one....

HomeNews In Other Waters developer’s next game is about a mysterious space uprisingProject Sidereal involves a commandeered space station Project Sidereal involves a commandeered space station Developer Gareth Damian Martin announced the new project as part of narrative game convention LudoNarraCon over the weekend with this cryptic trailer. Project Sidereal - TeaserWatch on YouTube Project Sidereal - Teaser The teaser trailer doesn’t really let on much, but there’s a bit more to glean from the game’s store page description....

HomeNewsPhasmophobia Phasmophobia’s ghosts are now even harder, better, faster, strongerThe game of tag you really don’t want to lose The game of tag you really don’t want to lose Yes, I know it is now half a year past the prime month for spooky games but ghost sleuthing simPhasmophobiahas not let that stop its continual updates. So I will not let it stop me from talking about them either. As of a beta branch update last weekend, Phasmo’s ghosts are, once again, much harder, better, faster, and stronger than before....

HomeNewsWarframe Warframe’s fan event TennoCon will return on July 17th with new announcementsThere’s also tat to buy There’s also tat to buy TheWarframefan event,TennoCon, is returning on July 17th. It’ll be digital-only again for the second year in a row, but as per usual Digital Extremes are promising that there’ll be glimpses of new things coming to the eight-year-old shooter. Usually that means the game’s next major expansion. Specifically, they’re promising a full day of “game reveals, in-game activities, developer panels”, as well as a cosplay contest and a community art show....

HomeNews Call Of Duty: Warzone’s old Verdansk map is gone for goodIt did get exploded, so are we surprised? It did get exploded, so are we surprised? Call Of Duty: WarzoneandCold Warseason three has started this week and it’s been a busy one. After releasing zombies onto the map for weeks,Verdansk finally got nukedduring the live Warzone event on Wednesday. I hope you like the new 1984 version of the map, because it’s here to stay....

HomeNewsNaraka: Bladepoint Fantasy melee battle royale Naraka: Bladepoint holds open beta this weekendIt has a grappling hook! It has a grappling hook! After dropping onto countless islands to shoot 99 faces off the skulls they once called home, how’d you fancy a different sort of battle royale? You might look atNakara: Bladepoint, a third-person fantasy action game with zippy movement, grappling hooks, wall-running, big swords, stealth, and magical transformations for up to 60 players....

HomeNews Hades and Control’s writers chatting in the games narrative con this weekendCatch talks tonight and tomorrow in LudoNarraCon Catch talks tonight and tomorrow in LudoNarraCon The online convention all about narrative games is kicking off this weekend. Even if you don’t usually go in for games with a wordcount to rival a hardback, you may find something up your alley in LudoNarraCon. The event begins this evening including talks and insights from the likes of folks involved withHades,Control,Amnesia: Rebirth,The Outer Worlds, and more....

HomeNewsHumankind Humankind’s new demo gives you over a week to tackle the first four erasHope you’re ready, Hugo Hope you’re ready, Hugo Amplitude’s upcoming 4X strategy gameHumankindwas expected to launch yesterday until it wasdelayed to August. It may not be the full launch, but you can still get your hands on a good chunk of it right now. Amplitude have launched another of their OpenDev game demos, this one including the first four eras of the game for you to navigate as well-known strategist VictorHugo....

HomeNewsNier Replicant ver.1.22474487139 NieR Replicant Ver.1.22474487139 is out todayThis remaster adds a new story episode, dungeons, and more This remaster adds a new story episode, dungeons, and more If you’ve longed to experience the original NieR RepliCant’s chaotic story of robots, shades, and humans then I imagine you’ve woken up with a spring in your step. The RPG’s remastered version,NieR Replicant Ver.1.22474487139is out today.NieR Replicant was released only in Japan for the PS3 in 2010....

HomeFeatures The 9 best bugs in PC games"A sort of computer oops" “A sort of computer oops” The Oxford English dictionary describes a bug as: “a sort of computer oops”. It is the result of errant coding, mismatched texture, wonky physics or (sometimes) a briefcase. Developers must fight bugs day and night to safeguard the digital realms we call our playgrounds. Sometimes they lose that battle and a bug comes stomping ravenously into our game, ready to upset us....

HomeFeatures The secret myths and folktakes behind OkamiThe Wolf Among Us before it was cool The Wolf Among Us before it was cool Let’s start with a nice big obvious one: the tale that defines the entire opening act of the game, the story ofAmaterasu, Susano and Orochi. The game feeds off several different versions of this myth, but also gives it a few neat twists of its own. A lot of this will probably be familiar if you’ve played Okami, but it’s the way the story’s been interpreted and remixed that I find most fascinating....

HomeNewsValheim Valheim teases its upcoming Hearth and Home update and troll makeoversWhat’s hidden in this very tiny teaser? What’s hidden in this very tiny teaser? Viking craft ‘em upValheimis continuing along in early access with tweaks and updates, but there are some bigger changes on the horizon too. Iron Gate have previously mentioned their planned Hearth And Home update, which they’ve just given a very tiny teaser for. A couple of Valheim’s bosses, and its trolls, are all getting a visual makeover too....