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HomeNewsHarold Halibut Handmade stop-motion adventure Harold Halibut still looks so intriguingA spacecraft full of handcrafts A spacecraft full of handcrafts “It’s been 250 years since your home—an ark-like spaceship—fled an Earth on the verge of cold war to find a habitable planet on which to preserve the human race,” say the developers Slow Bros. “You are Harold, a young lab assistant for the ship’s lead scientist, Jeanne Mareaux. While most of the ship’s inhabitants have reconciled themselves to a life lived aboard the sunken ship, Mareaux still works tirelessly to find a way for the ship to leave the planet and find a new, dryer home....

HomeFeaturesCarto Have You Played… Carto?Putting it on the map Putting it on the map Firstly, I firmly believe that maps are sacred and they should not be cut up and stuck back together again in whatever order you fancy. That must be breaking some kind of cartographer’s code, surely. Secondly, I refuse to get on board with the idea that Carto has a great sense of direction (it’s literally all anyone says about her) when she is effectively reshaping the landscape as she sees fit in order to get where she wants....

HomeGuidesOutriders Outriders max level: what is the endgame level cap?Here’s the max level you can reach in Outriders Here’s the max level you can reach in Outriders Outriders, despite its bumpy landing and intermittent server issues, is proving to be a very solid new looter shooter. And many players who have been busily grinding through missions and enemies now want to know just how far they can push their character.What is the max level your character can reach in Outriders?...

HomeGuidesOutriders Outriders: how to interrupt enemies and bossesHere’s how to interrupt attacks from enemies in Outriders Here’s how to interrupt attacks from enemies in Outriders Various abilities and attacks inOutriderscan interrupt enemies, forcing them to abandon the ability they were about to cast that would’ve put rather a dampener on your day. Learninghow to interrupt bosses and enemy attacksis an extremely useful skill inOutriders, so this guide will teach you everything you need to know about interrupting attacks....

HomeNews Resident Evil Village’s multiplayer open beta starts overnight, and you can preload nowBecause who doesn’t want Resident Evil to be… six-player deathmatch? Because who doesn’t want Resident Evil to be… six-player deathmatch? Capcom, bless their hearts, really like the idea ofResident Evilmultiplayer. They keep making multiplayer spin-off games and putting multiplayer modes into singleplayer games, even if few players are as enthusiastic about them as Capcom. The upcomingResident Evil Villagewill have a multiplayer mode too,Resident Evil Re:Verse, and that will start an open beta test overnight - which you can preload now....

HomeNewsSea of Thieves Sea Of Thieves season 2 starts next week and adds another sneaky emoteEvery barrel is suspicious now Every barrel is suspicious now After switching to the seasons and Plunder Pass modelearlier this year, pirate playgroundSea Of Thieveshas teased the start of season two coming next week. They’ve released a short teaser trailer that those of you with a good spyglass may be able to spot. I’m very afraid that stealth strats may be about to get out of hand....

HomeFeatures What’s better: fruits, or NPCs saying custom names?Choose wisely! Choose wisely! Last time, you decided thatwall running is better than breaking the fourth wall. So we’ve settled what should be done with walls, then. Something to build on, or at least within. Next comes a question of purpose or identity. What’s better: fruits, or NPCs saying your custom names? Fruits Fruits If you’re a fruit fan yourself, I must point you towardsFruitaku, a blog whose dilligence and editorial voice I still miss....

HomeNewsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim You can now pet the Dragonborn’s best friend with this Skyrim pet the dog modThe Dragonborn’s dogs finally get their due The Dragonborn’s dogs finally get their due Thanks to the endless work of prolific modders, is there anything you can’t do inSkyrim? Not anymore, no. You can haveHalf-Life’s gravity gloves. You can createnew voice lines. Now, at last, you can also pet the dog. Even the Dragonborn’s best friend deserves a few good pats on the head between biting skeevers and fighting vampires....

HomeNewsBuildings Have Feelings Too! Buildings Have Feelings Too! is a citybuilder where the buildings talkDue for release this month Due for release this month Buildings Have Feelings Too!is a city management game in which the buildings are characters, with arms and legs, fears and aspirations, and the ability to talk to one another. It looks neat, and it now has a release date - April 22nd.Here’s a trailer teasing its coming release:Buildings Have Feelings Too!...

HomeGuidesHearthstone Clown Druid deck list guide - Forged in the Barrens - Hearthstone (April 2021)The best Clown Druid to play right now. The best Clown Druid to play right now. Clown Druid is a deck based around the cardCarnival Clown. It’s win condition is flooding your side of the board with giant, terrifying clowns with Taunt repeatedly until your opponent can’t take it anymore. That’s not all this deck has to offer though!...

HomeNews Diablo 2: Resurrected will run a closed alpha this weekendWith three classes and two acts to play With three classes and two acts to play Diablo 2: Resurrectedis running a singleplayer “technical alpha” this weekend. Beginning Friday, April 9th at 3pm BST (7am PST), the remake of the action-RPG classic will be accessible to a limited selection of players signed up and will include three classes and the first two acts of the game....

HomeFeaturesDisco Elysium Disco Elysium: The Final Cut’s changes are uneven, flawed, and wonderfulHearing is believing Hearing is believing Each time I play weird and wonderful amnesiac detective RPGDisco Elysium, I fall in love with language all over again, and get properly jazzed up to spill some fancy words. In this case, I’ve played the newDisco Elysium: The Final Cut,an updated version of the gamethat has loads of new voice acting and even some new quests....

HomeNewsForager Forager scraps multiplayer because it’s too buggyMultiplayer was “unfixable”, creator says after beta Multiplayer was “unfixable”, creator says after beta The creator ofForagerhas scrapped plans to add multiplayer to the explore-o-crafting clicker game, explaining that the feature was too buggy to reasonably fix. So it’s off. The update is cancelled. If multiplayer was why you bought the game or backed its Patreon, the creator encourages you to seek a refund....