Nvidia's RTX 3000 GPUs will come with Watch Dogs Legion and a year of GeForce Now for free

HomeHardwareDealsWatch Dogs Legion Nvidia’s RTX 3000 GPUs will come with Watch Dogs Legion and a year of GeForce Now for freeWatch Dogs Legion also gets confirmed DLSS support, and new 8K mode. Watch Dogs Legion also gets confirmed DLSS support, and new 8K mode. If the comparatively low prices of the newNvidia AmpereRTX 3000 graphics cards weren’t already enough to tempt you into upgrading your GPU this year, then Nvidia’s freshly-announced RTX 3000 bundle will no doubt sweeten the deal further....

September 1, 2020 · 2 min · 398 words · Brandy Bonilla MD

Scourgebringer slashes and dashes out of early access next month

HomeNews Scourgebringer slashes and dashes out of early access next monthJump n' stab! Jump n' stab! A game so slick Graham called it"your next roguelite crush", Scourgebringer is tearing a hole out of early access on October 21st. Watch on YouTube Watch on YouTube I briefly got very, very into Scourgebringer, and have been waiting for it to bulk up with more levels and baddies since that initial release. While it’s been described as being a bit Celeste, it really rewards you for touching the floor and walls as little as possible - embodying raw fury as a white-haired death orb leaping from hapless bug to killer robot while metal riffs shred in the background....

September 1, 2020 · 2 min · 250 words · Nathan Valdez

Stompy steam-powered strategy Iron Harvest is out now

HomeNewsIron Harvest Stompy steam-powered strategy Iron Harvest is out nowStomp! Stomp! Stomp! Stomp! Stomp! Stomp! Shovel the coals, light the fires, and let’s get this walking affront to nature moving, lads. Dieselpunk army-smasherIron Harvestis out today - a whimsical alt-history RTS romp that revisits the various imperial death throes of pre-World War 1 Europe and imagines how they’d play out with a few dozen giant robots. The cockpit isn’t ours, but today’s launch means we can finally take command of developer King Art’s hulking iron mechs....

September 1, 2020 · 2 min · 337 words · James Jenkins

Crusader Kings 3 review

HomeReviewsCrusader Kings III The way I’d summariseCrusader Kings 3depends heavily on where you’re coming at the game from. If you never playedCrusader Kings 2, but were always interested, then I heartily recommend this extremely long, in-depth strategy/RPG hybrid about managing the successive lives of a dynasty of medieval problem people. It’s very complex, but it does a better job than its predecessor of explaining itself, and offers more rewards along the learning curve....

August 31, 2020 · 7 min · 1327 words · Luke Allen

Fall Guys charity contest earns $1 million pledge to Special Effect

HomeNewsFall Guys Fall Guys charity contest earns $1 million pledge to Special EffectYes, there’s going to be a Ninja skin Yes, there’s going to be a Ninja skin Two weeks ago, Mediatonicchallenged popular gaming brandsand personalities to a charity bidding war. The prize would be aFall Guysskin dedicated to the one that pledged the highest donation to gaming accessibility organisation Special Effect. The contest has run its course and Mediatonic have declared a $1 million (£748k) group pledge the winner....

August 31, 2020 · 2 min · 285 words · Jimmy Harding

Have you played... Unavowed?

HomeFeaturesUnavowed Have you played… Unavowed?Demons? Demons. Demons? Demons. Wadjet Eye Games have been around for absolutely yonks. First rising to prominence with the Blackwell series, in which you and your ghost pal help lost souls transition to the afterlife, the studio have dabbled in a host of intriguing settings and locations for their puzzle games. Unavowedis the culmination of all the years spent perfecting the craft. What wonderful twists and turns they are though....

August 31, 2020 · 1 min · 213 words · Ryan Hutchinson

Here's 11 minutes of The Outer Worlds' first story expansion

HomeNewsThe Outer Worlds Here’s 11 minutes of The Outer Worlds' first story expansionGo on, Gorgon Go on, Gorgon The first story expansion forThe Outer Worldswon’t be taking you to a relaxing corner of space for some well-earned relaxation. No, there’s no rest for the wicked in corporate space so you’ll be headed to an old research asteroid to find out what the heck has gone wrong. As you can bet based on the title, Peril On Gorgon will dunk you into the thick of it....

August 31, 2020 · 2 min · 322 words · Ashley Compton DDS

Sony will "explore" bringing more exclusives to PC

HomeNews Sony will “explore” bringing more exclusives to PCThere’s more where that came from There’s more where that came from The new statement is tucked away in Sony’s2020 Corporate Reportwhere they use some of my favorite corpo words like “IP” and “synergy” to explain their plans for the future of game series and game studios they own. Sony first say that they’re angling for more active users on PlayStation, but also concede there’s growth to be had off the platform....

August 31, 2020 · 2 min · 225 words · Daniel Hays

Ubisoft's open world Gods & Monsters may be renamed Immortals Fenyx Rising

HomeNewsImmortals Fenyx Rising Ubisoft’s open world Gods & Monsters may be renamed Immortals Fenyx RisingRising like a Fenyx from the ashes Rising like a Fenyx from the ashes We’ve heard just about heck all aboutGods & Monsterssince Ubisoft announced it with a cinematic trailer in 2019 and thendelayed itearlier this year. More information about the open world Greek god-saving action game may be forthcoming, well, soonish. Ubisoft might be changing the game’s name toImmortals Fenyx Risingwhen they reintroduce it....

August 31, 2020 · 1 min · 211 words · Thomas Holland

Doom Eternal's Ancient Gods DLC won't require the base game

HomeNewsDOOM Eternal Doom Eternal’s Ancient Gods DLC won’t require the base gameEternally lonely Eternally lonely Doom Eternal’s upcoming DLC might take place in the immediate wake of the base campaign, but that doesn’t mean you’ll need to have actually played it. Arriving this October, Id Software this weekend confirmed that you’ll be able to pick up the first bit of two-part romp The Ancient Gods without having actually bought the base game, letting you jump straight into the deicidal carnage....

August 29, 2020 · 5 min · 939 words · Nancy Bailey

Elusive fox adventure Tunic is playable this weekend

HomeNewsTunic Elusive fox adventure Tunic is playable this weekendBut only until Monday. But only until Monday. It’s been a minute, ehTunic? For as long as I’ve been paying attention, Andrew Shouldice’s sharp, foxy roll n' slash has been hiding in the bushes. Ever-present, yet always skittering just out of sight. But while Tunic may be no closer to an eventual release, you can play a bit of it right now thanks to a free Gamescom demo....

August 29, 2020 · 2 min · 261 words · Christopher Shea

Monster Harvest looks like Stardew with a side of Pokemon

HomeNewsMonster Harvest Monster Harvest looks like Stardew with a side of PokemonKinda plants, kinda animals? Kinda plants, kinda animals? Ever wondered what it’d be like if Pokemon’s perpetually-childish heroes settled down to start a farm? Lucky for you, that’s exactly the premise ofMonster Harvest. Sowing its first seeds this week, Maple Powered Games' upcoming crop punctuatesStardew Valley’s pastoral life sim with brutal fights between half-plant, half-animal hybrids called Planimals. Geddit?Coming “soon” toSteam,Monster Harvestwas announced during last night’s Future Games Show - a quaint wee farming sim that’ll have you turning carrots into carnivores....

August 29, 2020 · 5 min · 912 words · Andrew Jennings

Take a spooky hike with Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart Of The Forest's time-limited demo

HomeNewsWerewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest Take a spooky hike with Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart Of The Forest’s time-limited demoAwoooooo Awoooooo Yes, last night’s trailer is doing the influencer reaction vid thing. But it’s also our first proper look at Heart OfThe Forest, following avague announcement earlier this yearthat can only be described as “a hoot”. Watch on YouTube Watch on YouTube What we’ve got, then, is a narrative roleplaying game - a supernatural mystery set in the deepest, darkest forests of Poland....

August 29, 2020 · 2 min · 280 words · Jenna Armstrong