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HomeNewsDeathloop Deathloop’s new trailer has me fully on board for the first timeIt definitely looks like an Arkane game It definitely looks like an Arkane game A few hours ago Iwrote about the System Shock remake, and noted in passing thatDeathloopdoesn’t look much like an immersive sim versus Arkane’s previous games. And then, suddenly, here’s a new trailer of Deathloop where it looks wonderfully, thrillingly, like Arkane’s other games. Sneaking, stabbing, oodles of style, and for the first time, I’m fully on board....

HomeNewsFoxhole Foxhole’s new snowy weather can freeze soldiers and rivers alikeNew hazards and new opportunities in the MMO sandbox WW2 New hazards and new opportunities in the MMO sandbox WW2 Winter has come toFoxhole, the fascinating MMO sandbox World War 2 where players fill every role from driving tanks to driving the trucks which deliver the materials to build those tanks and the fuel that keeps them running. Snow is one of Foxhole’s new dynamic weather conditions, and not only can it cause all sorts of troubles for forces, it can freeze water to open new avenues of attack....

HomeFeaturesSteamWorld Dig 2 Have You Played… SteamWorld Dig 2?Left me in ore Left me in ore Image credit:Image & Form Games Image credit:Image & Form Games SteamWorld Dig 2is a Metroidvania that sees you play as a little Steambot searching for their friend Rusty, who’s gone missing. As suspected, he’s buried somewhere underground, so it’s up to you to get digging and figure out where on earth (inearth, ha) he’s gone....

HomeNews Henry Cavill must be writing Mass Effect fanficWe’ve all been there We’ve all been there He’s Superman, Geralt Of Rivia, and now it looks like Henry Cavill might be aMass Effectfanfiction writer to boot. Yesterday, he posted a picture on his Instagram of some unassuming blurry text, with a caption teasing a “secret project”. As it turns out, that text is actually from aMass Effect 3Wikipedia entry. So, is he studying for a secret live-action Mass Effect role?...

HomeHardwareNews Here’s where you can buy an RTX 3060 in the UK and USSet your alarms for 9am PT / 5pm GMT Set your alarms for 9am PT / 5pm GMT Nvidia’sRTX 3060graphics card is finally here. Launching today - that’s Thursday February 25th - at9am PT / 5pm GMT, the RTX 3060 is the latest entry in Nvidia’s RTX 30 series and the cheapest RTX 30 card to date, coming in just under theRTX 3060 Tiat £299 / $329....

HomeFeatures I want to play MMORPGs again, but I don’t like them anymoreOr do I? Or do I? Every year when a new update forWorld Of Warcraftgets announced, orFinal Fantasy XIVreveals some mad collaboration withNieR: Automata, I can’t help but be sucked in again.Almost.I hover my mouse over purchase, but I can never bring myself to click. Deep down, I know I don’t like MMORPGs anymore. But for some reason I still believe that maybe, just maybe, I actually do....

HomeNewsBomb Rush Cyberfunk Jet Set Radio-like Bomb Rush Cyberfunk comes out next yearGet a load of the new teaser trailer here Get a load of the new teaser trailer here Cyberpunk is so last year, it’s time to look ahead to the new, cooler, cyberfunk. The skating, graffiti-ing, dancing platformer (that very much looks like a spiritual successor toJet Set Radio),Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, got a new teaser trailer last night. It showed off loads of sick flips and tricks, some new music from composer Hideki Naganuma, and revealed it’ll be grinding onto our screens in 2022....

HomeNews Steam Remote Play Together will let you play with pals who don’t have SteamAll they’ll need to do is install an app All they’ll need to do is install an app Steam’s nifty feature that lets you play local co-op games online with your friends is getting even niftier. In Steam’s beta client, Remote Play Together can now be used to invite anyone to play games with you, even if they don’t have a Steam account - all they’ll need to do is install an app....

HomeNews Subnautica: Below Zero surfaces out of early access in MayI’ve been waiting to return to these alien seas I’ve been waiting to return to these alien seas Subnautica: Below Zero Seaworthy UpdateWatch on YouTube Subnautica: Below Zero Seaworthy Update Below Zero is set one year after the first game and returns to the same alien planet, this time to an arctic region rather than tropical seas. We’ll play a scientist sent to study its wonders when, oh no, disaster, it’s time to once again explore and craft and build and survive....

HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show Podcast episode 130: the best least favourite games specialWe accept that not all our views are correct We accept that not all our views are correct You’ve heard of loving to hate something? Well this week the Electronic Wireless Showpodcastis talking about things we hate to hate. It’s the games that we know are good, and really wished we enjoyed… but just don’t. Some controversial picks here, I’m sure....

HomeNewsFortnite Valve must hand over Steam sales data to Apple, judge rulesJudge says Apple has “salted the earth” Judge says Apple has “salted the earth” Last week we learned thatApple had subpoenaed Valve to ask for data on games released via Steam, to help them build their case in their pending legal kerfuffle with Epic Games. Valve argued that they shouldn’t have to comply, but yesterday a US judge ruled in Apple’s favour....

HomeNewsSystem Shock You can play a new demo of the System Shock remake right nowGearing up for its summer release Gearing up for its summer release Image credit:Nightdive Studios Image credit:Nightdive Studios There’s a new and final demo available now forSystem Shock, Nightdive’s remake of the immersive sim classic. There’s also a new trailer, as the game gears up for a planned release this summer.System Shock Official Teaser Trailer - Nightdive StudiosWatch on YouTubeAKickstarter updatelays out some of the new content in the demo versusthe one released in May last year....

HomeNews BioWare are canceling their Anthem overhaul to focus on Mass Effect and Dragon AgeNo Next for Anthem after all No Next for Anthem after all I suspect we all saw this coming when it wasreported earlier this monththat Electronic Arts would be deciding the fate of BioWare’s sci-fi romp Anthem. BioWare have announced today that they will no longer be working on their overhaul called Anthem Next and will instead be focusing their attention onthe next Mass EffectandDragon Age 4....