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HomeNewsHades Hades weapon Aspects weren’t originally going to be in the game"Zeus Aspect on the shield is meant to mimic throwing a swarm of angry bees" “Zeus Aspect on the shield is meant to mimic throwing a swarm of angry bees” In Supergiant’s new brilliant roguelikeHades, you’re able to choose between six weapons (or Infernal Arms) to use to battle your way out of the underworld. Each of these then has four different Aspects, which changes the weapons' movesets and bonuses, allowing for really varied runs....

HomeFeaturesRealm Royale Have You Played… Realm Royale?A more thoughtful-nite A more thoughtful-nite Have You Played?is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.Let’s travel back in time. To the distant year 2018.We’re at peakFortnite. Ninja urges a new year’s crowd to floss with him as rain beats down on his sodden bandana. Water seeps into his suit, into every fabric of his being. The flash of his smile is the only source of light, but it’s a bit too bright....

HomeNewsSea of Thieves Here are Sea Of Thieves' awkward school photos from before it became beautifulThe famous Pirate Pill and Captain Capsule The famous Pirate Pill and Captain Capsule Catch the moustaches on those lads! Believe it or not, this is what extremely gorgeous pirate adventureSea Of Thieveslooked like in its awkward adolescent phase. Rare have shared a screenshot from early in the game’s development that shows just how far the game has come since first pulling up anchor on its main voyage....

HomeNewsIkenfell Magical troublemakers are on the loose in turn-based RPG IkenfellThere’s a bullet point on the Steam page that just says: “Cats. Everywhere.” There’s a bullet point on the Steam page that just says: “Cats. Everywhere.” Ikenfellis a turn-based RPG all about a rag-tag group of pals discovering the secrets of their school for witches and wizards, and it’s out right now. So often games make us play as the legendary hero or the most popular kid in school, but notIkenfell....

HomeVideosSpelunky 2 Spelunky 2 daily: Fully converted to the cause of hating molesI hate many things I hate many things TheDaily Deathis a daily series of videos in which Graham attempts theSpelunky 2daily challenge.I take back every good word I ever said about moles, but I’d also like to file a petition against horned lizards. Also altars. I hate so many things in this, my favourite game.To see this content please enable targeting cookies....

HomeNews Star Citizen director says Squadron 42 “will be done when it’s done"“I am not willing to compromise making a game I believe in with all my heart and soul” “I am not willing to compromise making a game I believe in with all my heart and soul” How do you celebrate the eighth birthday of an MMO that technically still hasn’t been fully released? Why, you hold a Q&A to let fans know that its singleplayer spin-off is nowhere near coming out either, of course....

HomeGuidesStar Wars: Squadrons Star Wars: Squadrons crossplay guide: how does it work?Does Star Wars: Squadrons have crossplay? Does Star Wars: Squadrons have crossplay? WithStar Wars: Squadrons, the new and highly skill-based spaceflight-‘em-up, EA and Motive have taken a lot of steps to ensure that as many people as possible will be able to pilot the Star Wars fighter of their dreams, whatever equipment they’re on. This quickfire Squadrons guide will answer the question of whether crossplay exists in Star Wars: Squadrons, and everything you need to know around the topic....

HomeNews This handy browser extension warns you if a Steam game is also in the Xbox Game PassDon’t overbuy on accident Don’t overbuy on accident Here it is for ya, theXbox Game Pass info on Steam extensionavailable for Chrome and Firefox. It slaps a banner just beneath the first section of a game’s Steam page as you can see up top. It’ll give you a similar little warning badge for items in your wishlist or in search results....

HomeFeaturesYakuza: Like a Dragon Yakuza: Like A Dragon crashes into RPG territory, but is all the better for itParty time Party time I was dropped into chapter five, roughly six or seven hours into the game. So, in many ways, I had no idea what was going on. What I did know was that I had a party of four. Which is new! Usually you’re controlling the stoic sweetheart Kazuma Kiryu, beating up thugs and running hostess clubs on your lonesome....

HomeNews Screenshot Saturday Sundays: Snapping pictures of horrible frogsRibbit Ribbit Screenshot Saturday Sundays! We’re well into Autumn now, readers. And while it’s tempting to go look at the lovely orange leaves, I’m gonna have to ask you to stay inside and check out some neat videogame screenshots. It’s warmer in here, anyway. This week: Broken frogs, carnivorous plants, caramel waffle cars and some old fashioned photography. We’re once again stumbling into the deep dark woods withThe Serpent Roguethis week, and things have gotten a hell of a lot creepier since last we checked in....

HomeNewsStar Wars: Squadrons Puyo Bock holds the secret to naming Star Wars: Squadrons pilotsShoutout to Goop. Shoutout to Goop. I’ve never understood Star Wars names. On one hand, you’ve got perfectly normal blokes with names like Luke or Ben, and then someone will stroll on up and deadpan introduce themselves as “Dash Rendar” or “Wedge Antilles”. It’s enough to have you wondering where they come up with these names. In the case of oneStar Wars: Squadronspilot, at least, there’s a good chance the name came from the mind of a comedy writer’s 20-month-old kid....

HomeNewsThe Outer Worlds The Outer Worlds touches down on Steam this monthPlenty jobs going at the new branch Plenty jobs going at the new branch Rootin' tootin' corporate space westernThe Outer Worldsreckons it’s time to recruit some new interstellar cowboys. After a year of blasting its way around The Epic Games system, Obsidian’sFallout-lite sci-fi romp is preparing to mosey on into Steam’s parlour in just under two weeks. After all, what better place for a tale of unchecked capitalism run amok than Valve’s brutally competitive storefront?...

HomeNewsIndivisible With Lab Zero gone, Indivisible wont be getting any more updates"We are sorry the journey has ended this way. “We are sorry the journey has ended this way. Indivisibleis as finished as it’ll ever be. There may have been plans to add a number of crossover and crowdfunded characters to the turn-based-but-not RPG, but the implosion of developers Lab Zero has put one hell of a wrench in the works....