HomeGuidesGenshin Impact How to get more wishes in Genshin ImpactHow to earn and buy Genshin wishes. How to earn and buy Genshin wishes. Genshin Impact’s gacha system allows you to use ‘wishes’ to unlock new characters and weapons. They don’t come as easy as you may want though, and if you’re after that specific new party member or fancy piece of kit, you’ll want to gacha as many wishes as humanly possible....
HomeNewsThe Jackbox Party Pack 7 Jackbox Party Pack 7 quips, fights, and blathers its way out todayJack is back with another Party Pack Jack is back with another Party Pack Who is Jack, anyway? And why, once again, has he delivered another box of play-on-your-phone party games for us to scream and laugh and have a merry old time with? While I still don’t know Jack (geddit?), I do know that his latest batch of games has arrived on Steam, withThe Jackbox Party Pack 7bringing us a fresh batch of 5 new excuses to laugh, cry and curse at our mates all over again....
HomeNewsNoita Noita blasts its way out of early access todayArriving with a big update Arriving with a big update Come, one and all, to mess with every last lovely little pixel in the excellent action roguelite,Noita, which leaves early access today. Nolla Games' witchy adventure will take you through procedurally-generated levels in which every pixel is part of a simulation. It really is a wonder watching all your spells alter and, let’s be honest, destroy the landscape....
HomePodcasts Podcast episode 113: the dinosaurs specialRawr, I guess Rawr, I guess Yesterday Nate observed that he is increasingly becoming a single issue voter and that single issue is “beasts”. This week, therefore, thepodcastis about the best dinosaur games. There is, of course, some haggling over what constitutes a dinosaur (does it include all birds and some robots?). Expect a lot of discussion of various incarnations ofJurassic Park, as you might expect....
HomeNewsRaji: An Ancient Epic Raji: An Ancient Epic is out todayA Switch standout arrives on PC A Switch standout arrives on PC Watch on YouTube Watch on YouTube The demon-infested ancient Indian world really catches my eye. Raji captures the vibrancy and colour of Hindu mythology rather beautifully, I think. I like the shadow puppet style of cutscenes, and the way the camera zooms out sometimes to let you soak in the sights....
HomeNewsRing of Pain Ring Of Pain, that roguelite full of grotesque birdfolk, is out nowSquawk! Squawk! It is time, dear readers, to enter theRing Of Pain. Simon Boxer’s frightfully intense roguelike sets its trap today, hoping to ensnare you in a pit of terrifying owls, wretched monsters and some quite-good dungeon-delving strategy. There are great treasures and challenges to be found in the ring, after all - as long as you remember that the name isn’t just for show....
HomeNews Sega releasing a cancelled Golden Axe prototype stirs unpleasant memories for some of its makersNot the party Sega expected Not the party Sega expected Update: Sega have responded with a statement saying they didn’t mean to “dredge up painful memories” or “appear disrespectful”, and have changed the Steam description. Read it in full below. “Golden Axed may be janky, may be buggy, may be an artifact of its time, but it offers a unique glimpse into the prospect of a project that could have been, and a rare peek behind the curtain at the sometimes tumultuous world of video game development,” Sega said onits Steam page, unaware the curtain would soon be thrown wide open to reveal much tumult....
HomeNewsBaldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3 rolled back first patch after savegame mishapSome players lost their saves, oops Some players lost their saves, oops The plan has always been forBaldur’s Gate 3players to leave behind their old saves when the RPG leaves early access, but it wasn’t meant to happen so soon. Larian Studios released the first official patch-patch last night, following a string of wee hotfix patches, and found it accidentally stopped some players from accessing their save games....
HomeNews Rockstar have indeed turned Ruffian Games into Rockstar DundeeDundee’s a done deal Dundee’s a done deal Rockstar have announced today that, as waspreviously rumored, they have indeed acquired Ruffian Games, makers of Crackdown 2 and helping hands onHalo: The Master Chief Collection. Ruffian is getting less ruff, adopting the new corporate family name Rockstar Dundee. Both say they look forward to working together on future projects, though they’ve not said yet just what those will be....
HomeNews Sega giving away new retro-inspired games for their 60th birthdayI didn’t know I needed Streets Of Kamurocho I didn’t know I needed Streets Of Kamurocho If you’re in the mood for a proper classic, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is first on the free-for-keeps list. You can find iton Steamand add it to your account free until Monday, October 19th at 6pm BST / 10am PDT. To get Nights, you need to headlink to a Steam account....
HomeNewsSpelunky 2 Spelunky 2 might make the early levels easier, just a bitMoles! Damn moles! Moles! Damn moles! “Yes, we hear you loud and clear! You LOVE MOLES and you want to see more of them! MORE MOLES! MORE MOLES!” designer Derek Yu said inlast night’s post. “Just kidding! We know Dwelling is causing players frustration and I think there’s some fair criticism there, so we’re testing some changes to the spawn rates of enemies and traps, particularly in 1-1 and 1-2....
HomeNews This might be a snowy peek at Warzone’s new map in Black Ops Cold WarA few pinches of salt needed A few pinches of salt needed Looks like a data miner has potentially discovered footage ofWarzone’s new map withinCall Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s files. Someone posted four short clips over on Reddit which show multiplayer maps coming to Cold War, but their file names each begin with “wz_” which suggests they’ll be reused as locations in the Warzone map....
HomeVideos This week’s Mystery Steam Reviews is all coffin sex and shovelsThe Bull Macabre The Bull Macabre Every Monday evening, my pal and I get cross with one another for around three quarters of an hour. Things are mostly cordial, light-hearted and fun duringThe PC Gaming Weekspot(our live, weekly video podcast), but Mystery Steam Reviews just brings out the worst in us. Still… it’s good craic. We focus on a different year every week, and this week we’ve gone back to 2014....
