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HomeNewsTom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Rainbow Six Siege has a cyberpunk-y limited time event starting todayThe trailer gives me weird Mass Effect meets 80s sci-fi vibes The trailer gives me weird Mass Effect meets 80s sci-fi vibes Rainbow Six Siegeis getting in on some 80s sci-fi action with its new limited time event, M.U.T.E. Protocol, kicking off today. Ubisoft’s tactical FPS has cyberpunked-up one of its Secure Area game mode maps, dropping players in as all manner of funky neon robots to attack or defend a Comm Tower....

HomeNewsFall Guys There are no more obstacles to playing Fall Guys, because it’s out nowQuite a trip Quite a trip The latest twist on the ‘royale’ genre,Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, is out today. I had a quick run around it to write this post because I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was dragged into a colourful, bizarre obstacle course with 59 other people. The brief time I spent with it was more of a last-place simulator, sadly....

HomeNewsOverwatch This incredible Mercy cosplay made my heart flutterMercy me Mercy me Cosplayer Zibartas is someone who will never run out of light. His latest creation is Mercy’s wings fromOverwatch. They’re built out of steel and aluminium, glow with the perfect amount of heavenly light, and unfurl like he’s just activated an ultimate. There are very few moments of true beauty in the world at the moment, but I’d argue that seeing these snake out like a visit from an angel is one of them....

HomeNewsTombstar Tombstar is a rootin' tootin' roguelite from the maker of Crossy RoadShooty star? Shooty star? Why did the game developer cross the road? To make a living, probably, but after traversing dozens of mobile highways it’s about time to look to the stars. Announced earlier today,Tombstarsees Crossy Road developer Andy Sum team up with designer Marcus Grambau in ditching the sidewalk to pick up a sci-fi six-shooter sometime this year....

HomeNewsAssassin’s Creed: Valhalla You can pet and snuggle the cats in Assassin’s Creed ValhallaStop what you’re doing, I have something important to tell you Stop what you’re doing, I have something important to tell you WhenAssassin’s Creed Valhallareleases this November, it will put players in the shoes of Eivor - a big, tough Viking assassin, fully prepared to slaughter the English. Now, if that’s not quite the selling point you were after, it might please you to know that this burly warrior will also be able to pet and snuggle all the cats they come across on their journey, too....

HomeNewsCrusader Kings III Your king could lose his mind if you’re too nice in Crusader Kings 3Heir raising Heir raising As we draw closer to the release date ofCrusader Kings 3on September 1, Paradox has started a series of videos to get you up to speed with their grand strategy game. First up is a look at how characteristics shape your regal avatar. It begins with the story of Erik the Heathen, a greedy, brave, and zealous Viking....

HomeNewsAI Dungeon 2 Console an AI about its lack of sentience in AI Dungeon 2How do you feel, Hal? How do you feel, Hal? I wrote aboutAI Dungeon 2whenit came out last year, but I really should have been keeping up with it. It’s essentially a messy yet occasionally flabbergasting chat bot that spins up text adventure games, improvised from your prompts and the stupid-big amount of data it’s been trained on....

HomeHardwareDeals Dell have slashed over $1100 off their RTX 2080 gaming laptops todayYou can also get over $750 off their Alienware gaming laptops, too You can also get over $750 off their Alienware gaming laptops, too Dell’s big summer sale may be over, but this weekend saw the start of yet another season of discounts on loads of Alienware and Inspiron gaming laptops and monitors in the UK and US. The UK sale isn’t quite as good as it was before, admittedly, but there are still decent savings of around £170 to be had on Dell’s range of Inspiron gaming laptops, as well as up to £200 of their Alienware monitor line-up, the best of which I’ve highlighted below....

HomeNewsDwarfheim Dwarfheim will let your friends join you even if they don’t own the gameBearded playdy Bearded playdy As bearded strategy gameDwarfheimdrills down into its development strata, they’ve sent up some ore to be refined into shiny news. I’ve been digging around in the bucket for riches and found a nice chunk. The biggest nugget revealed that you will be able to invite friends to play multiplayer with you even if they don’t own the game....

HomeFeatures Have you played… The Predictive Text Game?You can learn a lot about yourself from your phone’s predictive text You can learn a lot about yourself from your phone’s predictive text So here’s how the Predictive Text Game works. Got your phone ready? Good. Type one of the below starting phrases into your phone (I type it into my note-taking app rather than in a message, in case I accidentally send a friend or family member an extremely confusing text)....

HomeNewsMount & Blade II: Bannerlord Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlords update adds emotes, Epic Store and Steam party systemOh lordy Oh lordy There are other additions, including Epic Games Store and Steam party play and an in-game clan creation system. Let’s take a look. The new ID system they’ve added will enable players on both the Epic Games Store and Steam to form up and play together. Though they won’t yet be able to emote together, as emotes are currently only in single-player....

HomeGuidesHearthstone Pirate Warrior deck list guide - Scholomance Academy - Hearthstone (August 2020)Our updated guide to playing Pirate Warrior in the new Scholomance Academy meta. Our updated guide to playing Pirate Warrior in the new Scholomance Academy meta. Pirate Warrior isn’t a brand newHearthstonedeck, as we’ve seenPatches the Pirate’s ridiculously fast stats kill enemies as soon as they hit the board. Nowadays, things are a little bit different. The Warrior class doesn’t have many Pirate minions to call its own....

HomeGuidesHearthstone Spell Damage Shaman deck list guide - Scholomance Academy - Hearthstone (August 2020)Get your scrolls out, Instructor Fireheart is popping off. Get your scrolls out, Instructor Fireheart is popping off. Shaman spells are pretty fun. You know what’s more fun? Even more powerful spells. Well, you’re in luck. The Spell Damage Shaman deck we’ve guided here is perfect for boosting your damage and hitting your enemy for big chunks with spells....