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HomeFeatures I want Evil Genius 2’s minions to do my interior decoratingThe carpets are to die for, Mr. Bond… The carpets are to die for, Mr. Bond… Over the weekend I got to play a preview build ofEvil Genius 2, a base-building strategy game about being an evil supervillain and taking over the world. Although really evil world domination seems to mostly be about cementing your economic position and making lots of money via international schemes, so you can think of it more as a Dr....

HomeNewsNo Man’s Sky No Man’s Sky lets you adopt weird alien pets nowTame them, adopt them and breed them like bizarre Pokémon Tame them, adopt them and breed them like bizarre Pokémon Giant spacey sandbox gameNo Man’s Skyhas always had weird and wonderful alien creatures hanging out on its planets, and now you can make them be your best friends. Today, Hello Games dropped the Companions Update, letting players tame, adopt and breed the game’s many bizarre beasties....

HomeNews Tales From The Borderlands, the best Borderlands game, is back in storesIt vanished after Telltale died It vanished after Telltale died After being pulled from store virtuashelves in 2019 following the demise of Telltale Games,Tales From The Borderlandsfinally returned to sale to today. It’s an episodic story spin-off from Gearbox’s looter shooters, and both better and funnier than the source material. If you already owned it, hey, you still owned it anyway....

HomeHardwareFeatures The nifty Nuraphone headphones now have a great gaming micBut it’s missing one key ingredient for PC But it’s missing one key ingredient for PC If you’ve ever wondered why no one can agree on what makes agreat gaming headset, it’s probably because the way we interpret sound and audio varies from person to person. That’s why I was so impressed with Nura’s personalisedNuraphone headphonesback when I first reviewed them at the end of 2018....

HomeGuidesValheim Valheim: how to save your game progressHere’s how to save your game in Valheim Here’s how to save your game in Valheim How can you save your game in Valheim?Valheimdrops you (literally) into a harsh and unforgiving open world where you’ll need to use every resource you come across in order to survive. Even the weather is trying to kill you, as well as a whole host of baddies and monsters hiding somewhere in the world....

HomeNews Blasphemous’s next free update is a crossover with BloodstainedThough uh oh, it’s focused on platforming Though uh oh, it’s focused on platforming The grim Catholic fantasy world ofBlasphemouswill get slightly more cheery and colourful with a free update bringing over Miriam, the kickwizard fromBloodstained: Ritual Of The Night. Launching Thursday, the free ‘Strife& Ruin’ update will add a new mission to help her return home. It’ll also bosh in a new Boss Rush mode and a retro-styled ‘Demake’ hidden area....

HomeNewsCity Of The Shroud City Of The Shroud won’t be finished and is delisting from SteamThe ambitious strategy-RPG didn’t sell well enough to continue work The ambitious strategy-RPG didn’t sell well enough to continue work City of the Shroud | Release Date & Story TrailerWatch on YouTube City of the Shroud | Release Date & Story Trailer The developers shared the newsin an update on Steam. They go on to say that they’re sorry for how development has ended, and that they’re grateful to those who supported them....

HomeNews Fortnite will host a short film festival this weekendNo, not machinima No, not machinima After showingmusical extravaganzas,movie trailers, and evenIncept and Batman in full,Fortnite’s social space will next host a short film festival. A dozen animated short films will be screened on the in-game cinema on a cycle across Saturday and Sunday - actual proper short films, many from actual proper film festivals. Have a peek in the trailer below....

HomeNewsHellish Quart Hellish Quart, physics swordfighting game, is out nowBushido Blade with physics Bushido Blade with physics Hellish Quart - Trailer 3Watch on YouTube Hellish Quart - Trailer 3 The game’s Steam page says that its developers intend for the game to be in early access for one to two years. Aside from taking onboard player feedback, they’re going to be using that time to develop a full singleplayer campaign. Given its historical setting, I hope it’s a bit like Ridley Scott’sThe Duellists....

HomeNewsMicrosoft Flight Simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator has revamped the UK and IrelandIt’s coming home, it’s coming home, it’s coming, Flight Sim’s coming home It’s coming home, it’s coming home, it’s coming, Flight Sim’s coming home As this sceptered isle emerges from beneath a blanket of dirty snow, so too it looks spruced-up and fresh inMicrosoft Flight Simulator. Today has brought World Update 3, a free overhaul of the UK and Ireland with new handcrafted landmarks and photogrammetric do-overs of five cities....

HomeNewsNew World New World, Amazon’s MMO, is delayed until August 31stUntil August, this time Until August, this time Here’s a recent trend in videogame discourse: now, whenever a game is delayed, the immediate response from a large segment of the audience is, ‘Good - better that it be delayed than be another Cyberpunk’. CD Projekt Red made such a big mess they’ve inadvertently made life easier for other devleopers! So it is withNew World, the much-delayed MMO from Amazon Games Studios....

HomeNewsImperator: Rome Paradox rework Imperator: Rome’s military in Update 2.0 todayCodenamed Marius, after a German football manager Codenamed Marius, after a German football manager It’s trite but often true: Paradox strategy games are ropey at launch, with hints of promise that may or may not be realised over the next few years of free updates and paid expansions. Such was the case withImperator: Rome, the 2019 grand strategy game set in the founding years of the Roman Empire....

HomePodcasts The Weekspot podcast: Is E3 pointless in 2021?The show must go on The show must go on Developers and publishers adapted last year. Instead of announcing their games on a big stage, they turned to Zoom calls. In lieu of an all-encompassing mega event, some decided to highlight their wares on their own special livestreams. So, is E3 pointless in 2021? Headlines and Hot Takes is full of chat on the ESA’s rumoured plans forE3 2021....