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HomeNews Nier Replicant Ver.1.22474487139 is coming in April 2021Start stockpiling tears Start stockpiling tears Square Enix today announced an April 23rd release date forNier Replicant Ver.1.22474487139…, the confusingly-named new edition of the 2010 action-RPG. This game is set millennia beforeNier: Automata, the first game in the series that came to PC, though it does have a few familiar faces. The new version is tweaked, expanded, and prettied-up a bit, supposedly enough that Squeenix call it an “update” or “modern re-telling” rather than use simple and helpful terms like ‘remaster’ or ‘remake’....

HomeHardwareNews Nvidia apologise in advance for “limited supply” of RTX 3090 todayTrying to prevent another RTX 3080 disaster Trying to prevent another RTX 3080 disaster Nvidia have issued their second apology this week, this time for the launch of theRTX 3090. The so-called “BFGPU” isn’t due to go on sale until 6am PT / 2pm BST later today, September 24th, but Nvidia’s apology confirmsprevious reportsthat there will be a “limited supply” of GPUs available when it goes on sale....

HomeNewsA Total War Saga: Troy Total War Saga: Troy’s Amazons DLC is out now, and available freePlay as two Amazon queens to make your mark on the Trojan War Play as two Amazon queens to make your mark on the Trojan War Total War Saga: Troylaunched its first DLC today, Amazons. It introduces badass warrior queens Penthesilea and her sister Hippolyta to the Trojan War, along with their all-female armies, new focuses, faction mechanics and more....

HomeGuidesCrusader Kings III Crusader Kings 3: how to stop your vassals fightingControl your vassals in Crusader Kings 3 with this guide Control your vassals in Crusader Kings 3 with this guide How do I stop my vassals from fighting in Crusader Kings 3?If you fancy taking over large swathes of land inCrusader Kings 3you’ll need to havevassalsunder your control. Vassals are the middle managers of the middle ages: nowhere near the dynasty leader in terms of power, they’re nevertheless the most important person your run-of-the-mill peasant or plebian is ever likely to see....

HomeFeatures Find your new favourite indie game in the Japanese asobu showcaseIndies: uncovered! Indies: uncovered! Never let it be said I don’t write about weird indie games, because I do. Monday was the asobu indie showcase, a delightful stream that highlighted a bunch of cool indie games from Japanese developers, as well as international indie games coming to Japan. It’s a pretty new community that,in its own words, aims to be “the ‘lighthouse’ for indie game creators in Japan”, supporting the indie dev process in that country as well as getting the word about Japanese indies out and about internationally....

HomeFeaturesRainy Season I want to bust Rainy Season’s locked gate wide openA storm is brewing A storm is brewing I haven’t been back to Japan in a long, long time. As a family we used to visit my grandparents' house quite often when I was small, and I am insufferably nostalgic about it. This was one of the last old school, traditional Japanese buildings in Yokohama, one with sliding doors embellished with beautiful murals of mountains on them, and a quiet shrine room where you couldn’t hear anything but the creak of wood....

HomeNews Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2 might be getting re-released on PCNew ratings have been spotted online New ratings have been spotted online Good news,Metal Gearfans. It looks like the first twoMetal Gear Solidgames could be making a return to PC, after new age classification ratings have appeared on the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee website.Gematsuspotted the ratings forMetal Gear,Metal Gear Solid,Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, and theKonami Collector’s Series: Castlevania and Contra....

HomeNewsNo Man’s Sky No Man’s Sky huge Origins update lands today, bringing with it the giant sandworms of legendThe sandworms cometh The sandworms cometh In 2013,No Man’s Skyreleaseda trailerthat showed some big beefy sandworms. But, when the game released in 2016, there was not a sandworm in sight. Hello Games decided the glory of the sandworms was too much for us mere mortals. But today, it all changes. The sandworms cometh inNo Man’s Sky’s massive 3....

HomeNewsNoita Noita leaves early access this OctoberIt’s getting new spells, enemies, and maybe even a new game mode It’s getting new spells, enemies, and maybe even a new game mode Ah, October, the spook month. What better time for the witchy roguelike,Noita, to leave early access? On October 15th, Nolla Games' spellcasting platformer in which every pixel is physically simulated will be released in full. It’s getting a big update to go with it, too, adding new enemies, perks, music, and lotsa spells, as well as a bunch of quality of life improvements....

HomeHardwareFeatures Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 reviewWe test the Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 OC We test the Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 OC On paper, Nvidia’s new GeForceRTX 3080lays claim to a lot of sexy headlines. Its 4K gaming performance is significantly faster than its immediate and identically priced predecessor, the RTX 2080, and it even beats Nvidia’s previous flagship, the RTX 2080 Ti, offering 4K 60fps speeds on max settings in almost all of today’s top games for almost half the money....

HomeNews The Game Awards 2020 is scheduled for December 10thWinter is coming, and all Winter is coming, and all Just as we say “what, already?” every year when the department store shelves turn over for autumn, it’s time to clear out any thoughts of Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest and start thinking ahead to Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards. Feels like it happens earlier every year, doesn’t it? Yes, this is the first year of Summer Game Fest, do not beat me with my own metaphor....

HomeNewsUntitled Goose Game Untitled Goose Game now has co-op for double the goose mayhemTwo geese are worse than one Two geese are worse than one What’s worse than one goose loose in the local garden? Two geese, especially if they’re of one mind on how to best torture the villagers. Stealth chaos gameUntitled Goose Gamehas launched a free update that lets you and your best goose friend terrorize the town together....

I want to walk them all. Well, some of them. The Game Devs of Color Expo- an inclusive celebration and showcase of the work of developers from a broad spectrum of backgrounds -took place this weekend. As well as talks from different developers, GDoCE put onGradient Convergence, showcasing a collection of cool games on Steam. It got me thinking. Airports are bizarre ecosystems where everyone’s only reason for being there is to escape, but this one, I am reluctant to leave....