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HomeNews Play Otogarden and it’ll help research into musical improvisationMy melodies were shocking My melodies were shocking The reason behind Otogarden’s creation lies in Costantino’s research into musical improvisation, an avenue which he believes is underexplored. So, as you run around coming up with melodies on the fly, you’re actually helping demonstrate his research which is a cool thought. Watch on YouTube Watch on YouTube You canopen up Otogarden in your browser, or download it for Windows and Mac right now, and give it a go....

HomeNewsEverspace 2 Spaceship looter shooter Everspace 2 has launched into early accessEven more space to loot Even more space to loot Spaceship looter shooterEverspace 2is taking off today for its scheduled mission through early access territory. For the sequel to their roguelike spaceflight game, Rockfish Games are crackingEverspace 2into an open-world RPG. The full game is expected sometime in 2022, but you can hop in the cockpit right now if you’re keen to see how it’s coming along....

HomeNewsCyberpunk 2077 Cyberpunk 2077’s development still bad mainly due to crunch, not “fake” E3 demosResist the urge to feel like the wronged party Resist the urge to feel like the wronged party A Bloomberg report into the development ofCyberpunk 2077has shared further details of the game’s troubled creation and launch. Journalist Jason Schreier spoke to twenty current and former CD Projekt Red employees, who shared stories of crunch, poor planning, the challenges of the studio’s rapid growth, and more....

HomeNewsDwarf Fortress Dwarf Fortress’s new UI looks so beautiful I could cry, despite still looking like thisA substantial upgrade A substantial upgrade If you’ve not playedDwarf Fortress, the staggeringly detailed fantasy world simulator, you can’t fully comprehend what a nightmare it is to play. It’s not the ASCII gaphics that bamboozle you, it’s the menus, which hide information and common actions across umpteen different enormous menus, each of which must be accessed with a different button press....

HomeNewsAxiom Verge Axiom Verge is adding a randomiser, and you can try it nowMake every playthrough a surprise Make every playthrough a surprise As ifAxiom Vergeweren’t already glitchy enough, with the vibe that you might be dying inside a computer, soon items won’t be where you expect to find them. Creator Tom Happ is officially adding a randomiser mode, which will shuffle the placement of orders to spice up repeat runs....

HomeNews Battle.net client gets a nicer lookI am ready for the second battle I am ready for the second battle Blizzard and Activision’s game launcher, Battle.net, hasn’t won any “Sleek and Nice to Navigate” awards over the years. Blizzard have begun rolling out an update which could change this, though, as it’ll spruce the ageing client up into a tidier Battle.net 2.0. Announcedon Blizzard’s site, Battle.net 2.0 isn’t worlds away from its predecessor, but I’m definitely a fan of the way games are displayed in a row along the top as opposed to a long list that runs down the left side....

HomeVideos The brave and the bald Ian Hitman is arguably the greatest bald video game protagonist of all time. He makes his smooth skull work for him like few others. He even has a barcode on the back of his head to draw attention to it, the absolute ledge. BecauseHitman 3is on the horizon, and we waxed lyrical about the first twoHitman 3levels on this week’s episode of The PC Gaming Weekspot, we decided to celebrate those video game characters that choose to rock more manageable hairstyles in this week’sMystery Steam Reviews....

HomeNews Enormous Fallout: New Vegas mod The Frontier launches todayGet your coat, courier Get your coat, courier Fallout: The Frontieris a huge expansion-sized mod forFallout: New Vegasthat’s been in the works for years now. It adds an entirely new map zone and storyline to New Vegas set in the wasteland of snowy Portland where three new factions are at war. The big project is launching today and it sure sounds like folks are excited to play it....

HomeNews Figment 2 launches a free prologue chapter with a musical boss battleFull launch is coming later this year Full launch is coming later this year Figment 2: Creed Valleyis the sequel to the whimsical and musical adventure about tackling the doubts and insecurities inside the human mind. It sounds grim, but was apparently pretty lighthearted thanks to its colorful, song-filled world. The sequel has now announced its plans to launch this year....

HomeNews Game music label under fire over late royalty paymentsSome claim the label has missed nearly two year’s worth of payments Some claim the label has missed nearly two year’s worth of payments Video game music label and publisher Materia Collective have come under fire after reports that they’ve missed up to two year’s worth of royalty payments to their artists. Last night, one of the musicians behindCeleste’s B-Sides (remixed songs from the game’s OST) claimed the music label hadn’t paid him for sales or streams since 2019....

HomeNewsDestiny 2 Give Shaxx your Crucible tokens while you still can, GuardiansNew PvP progression system coming New PvP progression system coming You know those thousands of tokens you’ve earned playingDestiny 2PvP? You should spend them now, because they’ll turn into trash when Bungie revamp the progression system next season. Last night they announced plans to bin tokens and introduce a progression track offering Upgrade Modules, Enchantment Prisms, Exotics, and other bits as we rank up....

HomeFeaturesPlague Inc: Evolved Have You Played… Plague Inc: Evolved?The only game in existence where Greenland is your nemesis The only game in existence where Greenland is your nemesis Plague Inc: Evolvedis a game about killing off the human race with a disease. Billions of human beings are boiled down to numbers of healthy, infected, and dead, allowing players to neatly sidestep the potential well of moral turmoil that such subject matter invites (especially in these times), and instead focus on evolving their plague....

HomeNewsNioh 2 Nioh 2 trailer shows off PC features for February launchInput customisation thank goodness Input customisation thank goodness Souls-ish action RPGNioh 2is just around the corner for us PC folks after its original launch on PlayStation boxes last year. The originalNiohwas quite a lot of fun, but the features and options on PC were pretty undercooked. Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja seem committed to coming out on PC strong with the sequel and have put out a shiny new trailer showing whatNioh 2- The Complete Edition will bring to PC....