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HomeReviewsYakuza 6: The Song of Life Yakuza 6: The Song Of Life reviewKiryu’s final chapter hits hard Kiryu’s final chapter hits hard And now I’ve revisited the action-RPG on PC, I’m not surprised at my response. This is easily the most intimateYakuzagame of the lot. There’s no bouncing around different playable beefcakes, or upholding your position in Japan’s criminal underworld; the focus is on family, and punching anyone who dares threaten them - as is Kiryu’s way....

HomeNewsDota 2 Dota 2 revamps new player experience in time for the animeFinally! Finally! DOTA: Dragon’s Blood | Official Trailer | NetflixWatch on YouTube DOTA: Dragon’s Blood | Official Trailer | Netflix Shitty wizard The new New Player Mode is part of the old new player experience’s Limited Mode. It only has a small number of the game’s squillion wizards and uses some of Dota’s Turbo Mode settings to speed up matches....

HomeGuidesCall of Duty: Warzone Caldera How to unlock the R1 Shadowhunter crossbow in Warzone and Cold WarThe new R1 Shadowhunter crossbow. The new R1 Shadowhunter crossbow. How about asecond crossbowinCall of Duty: Warzone? It’s more likely than you think. This one works as a secondary weapon though, and can be unlocked through a couple of different means. Here’s our guide on the requirements and best loadout to unlock theR1 Shadowhunter crossbowin Warzone and Cold War....

HomeNewsHumankind Humankind delayed into August for extra polishGiving Sid Meier an extra four months to get buff for the fight Giving Sid Meier an extra four months to get buff for the fight We’ll need to wait another four months for the civilisation-building strategy stylings ofHumankind, as developers just announced a delay. Previously expected on the 22nd of April, it’s now due to launch on the 17th of August. More time to polish, they say....

HomeNewsMonster Train Monster Train’s Last Divinity DLC out now, adds new clan and harder bossNot that I, personally, needed it to be harder Not that I, personally, needed it to be harder Monster Trainwas one ofour favourite games of 2020, a deckbuilder about battling monsters on a multi-storey train through hell. Ourrevieweven dared to say it was as good as Slay The Spire. It’s therefore v. good news that the first big chunk of DLC is out now....

HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show Podcast episode 134: the best journeys in games specialGet out of my games and into my train Get out of my games and into my train After being on holiday last week I make a stunning return to The Electronic Wireless Showpodcast, just in time to wrangle Matthew and Nate away from excessive egg chat (Nate genuinely mooted today’s episode be eggs: part two). Today’s episode is actually all about our favourite journeys in games....

HomeNewsThymesia Thymesia is a gloomy action RPG with zippy melee combatBeat up plague sufferers with their own diseases Beat up plague sufferers with their own diseases It’s always a pleasure to stumble across an indie game you’ve not heard of before, especially one that looks big and polished, like it’s going to toe-to-toe with much bigger games. That’s how it feels to look atThymesia, an action-RPG with a grim setting and zippy melee combat against plague-infested brutes....

HomeFeaturesCrusader Kings III What happens when you make a Crusader Kings 3 ruler with every stat set to max?The Age of Men is over. The Time of Gigaknight has come. The Age of Men is over. The Time of Gigaknight has come. Without a word, each of the defeated clerics step forwards to rummage in a velvet sack. Tokens rattle beneath their hands. When the sack is empty, the cardinals open their fists, and the chapel fills with murmured prayers of relief....

HomeFeaturesValheim Why Valheim wants to stop you using portalsPortals are historically inaccurate anyway Portals are historically inaccurate anyway Valheimis a survival game in which you grub around in forests for wood and leather scraps and steadily build your base into a towering castle. It’salsoa game in which you’re a Viking who goes on epic voyages to distant islands for fortune and enough glory to ascend to Valhalla. Why not both, right?...

HomeNewsYakuza 6: The Song of Life Yakuza 6 is out now, and that’s radWrapping up the main Yakuza game package Wrapping up the main Yakuza game package Yakuza 6: The Song of Life | Gameplay Trailer | PS4Watch on YouTube Yakuza 6: The Song of Life | Gameplay Trailer | PS4 I’ve actually got a Yakuza 6 review in the works, and as you can probably tell, I think it’s a very good time....

HomeNewsTom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Working on a new online multiplayer game Amazon haven’t had the best of luck breaking into the world of online multiplayer games so far, what withCruciblebeing a bit of a disaster. But now they’ve opened a new studio Montreal, and hired a bunch of ex-Rainbow Six Siegedevelopers to lead it, including the former creative director. Which, dare I say, sounds promising. They’ll be working on “original AAA games”, with their first project being a new online multiplayer game....

HomeGuidesCall of Duty: Warzone Caldera Best M13 loadout and class setup in WarzoneThe best M13 gear and attachments. The best M13 gear and attachments. Sick of guns that require you to aim and control your recoil?Had enough of enemies taking you down while you adjust to a constantly-leaping reticule? Well, have I got the gun for you. TheM13can be kitted out to have one of the most ridiculously tidy recoil patterns in the entire game, and it’s a lot of folks’ favourite assault rifle because of it....

HomeDeals Gamesplanet are having a big RPG and adventure game sale this weekSpend £8 / $8 and you’ll get The Council: The Complete Season for free Spend £8 / $8 and you’ll get The Council: The Complete Season for free Gamesplanet’s 15th anniversary celebrations continue this week with abig sale on adventure and RPG games. Runninguntil March 26th(that’s this Friday), there are over 400 games going cheap at the moment, including 50% off the BB Boys walking simDeath Stranding, 72% offThe Banner Sagatrilogy and 58% offPillars Of Eternity II: Deadfireto name just a few....