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HomeNewsOverwatch Overwatch ditches hero pools in competitive play for goodThey’ll still have them in the Overwatch League, though They’ll still have them in the Overwatch League, though Blizzard are changing upOverwatch’s hero pool system again, except this time around they’re just straight up removing it from regular competitive play. The system, which involves banning several characters each week, was originally implemented to stop the meta from turning stale, and it’s seen a few changes already in its short life....

HomeHardwareNews This leaked Nvidia RTX 3080 design sure looks funkyA leaked image of the RTX 3080 appears online. A leaked image of the RTX 3080 appears online. When Nvidia unveiled their next-genAmpere GPUarchitecture last month, they didn’t mention hide nor hair about when we’ll see it in a consumer RTX card. However, if the latest leaked images of Nvidia’s next-gen GPUs are to be believed, theRTX 3080could be a lot closer to release than we might think....

HomeGuidesValorant Valorant Reyna guide - 20 tips on how to pop off as ReynaEveryone loves an overpowered vampire Everyone loves an overpowered vampire Reyna is the latest and arguably greatest agent to be added to theValorantcharacters roster. Hailing from Mexico, she has the highest 1v5 potential of any character we’ve seen so far, thanks to her aggressive playstyle and high snowballing potential. OurValorant Reyna guidewill walk you through each of her abilities in turn, with top-tier tips on how to master each one....

HomeReviewsCommand & Conquer Remastered Collection Command & Conquer Remastered Collection reviewZhuzh it up, commander Zhuzh it up, commander If nostalgia is a drug, a potent chemical sludge your brain produces whenever it recalls literally anything from your past, thenCommand & Conquer Remastered Collectionis a seized shipment of the purest form of the stuff, the kind that entire police departments get together to proudly have their photographs taken in front of. It collates the original Command & Conquer, its sequel Red Alert, as well as all of the various expansions and console-exclusive missions that never made it to PC, and refurbishes everything for our modern, discerning eyeballs....

HomeFeaturesOpus Magnum Have you played… Opus Magnum?Sound Alchemy Sound Alchemy Opus Magnumis the most tactile game I’ve ever played. Playing it makes me remember last Christmas, when I was given one of those wooden assembly kits where you have to snap together the various wood pieces like a jigsaw to create a three-dimensional sculpture. In my case, it was a little steampunk clock, all interconnected gears and ornate swirls. Turning a gear at the bottom would turn other gears, and the minute and hour hands on the clock face would turn in tandem with the gears....

HomeGuidesValorant How to report in Valorant - how to deal with cheaters and other unwelcome playersPlay your part in keeping the playerbase healthy Play your part in keeping the playerbase healthy If you’re wonderinghow to report a player in Valorantfor their actions in a match, you’ve come to exactly the right place. Below we’ll walk you through how to report a player whether you’re in a game or out of one; and we’ll also talk a bit about the kind of behaviour that might warrant sending off a report to Riot Games....

HomeNewsApex Legends It looks like Apex Legends secret bunkers will open next weekApex’s dataminers are at it again Apex’s dataminers are at it again At the start ofApex Legends' fifth season, players witnessed Kings Canyon erupt after new Legend Loba went sneaking through a creepy underground lab. She set off all sorts of alarms and caused the facility to explode, changing the landscape of the map for good. Now there’s a whopping great hole where Skull Town used to be, various dig sites dotted around, and a few mysterious metal bunker doors in the ground....

HomeGuidesMinecraft: Dungeons Minecraft Dungeons runes guide: every hidden locationMoo? Moo? You may have heard the rumours about a secret cow level in Minecraft Dungeons. They’re true. In an homage to the long-standing bovine rumour and Easter Egg in the Diablo series, it seems that Minecraft Dungeons has its own take on the secret cow level that’s filled with Mooshrooms. You will need to find nine hidden runes to unlock this hidden level, and once you do you’ll get access to the craziest secret area in the game....

HomeNewsNeed For Speed Heat Need For Speed Heat’s final update brings crossplay tomorrowGet in, loser. We’re going cross-playing! Get in, loser. We’re going cross-playing! Criterion Games have announced they’ll be taking the wheel for the next Need For Speed game, shifting Need For Speed Heat into low gear. Even as the current racing game takes the next exit, the final update is one worth mentioning. As of Tuesday, June 9th, Need For Speed Heat will allow cross-platform multiplayer between all PC and console players....

HomeFeatures Priceless Play – 6 June 2020Free games from Black developers Free games from Black developers Atgtha in AbsurdiafromFour Bit Friday Atgtha in Absurdia is wonderful. It’s full of charm and good humour, and looks incredibly slick to boot. I couldn’t help saying out loud, to nobody at all, “Oh my gosh this game is so slick. This game is so CLEAN. This is such a good GAME.” So if that’s not enough of a raving endorsement, I don’t know what is....

HomeNewsOnsen Master Reconnect the community in management sim Onsen Master this autumnBath time’s on the way Bath time’s on the way “Create ingredients to match the various customer ailments, reconnect the communities that surround each onsen, and discover the supernatural world that they’ve long since been disconnected from,” saysOnsen Master’sSteam page. You can play through the six story missions of Onsen Master or just jump right into the fray of arcade mode alone or against a friend....

HomeFeaturesRogue Legacy Rogue Legacy is still the most approachable roguelite of them allGenealogical thinking Genealogical thinking I’m not going to tell you how dreadful I am atRogue Legacy. If I did you’d never invite me to play with your group in the playground again. But I am going to tell you how much I still enjoy playingRogue Legacy, despite seemingly having failed to improve at it over seven years of playing....

HomeReviews Satisfactory review (early access)Coal-hearted Coal-hearted There it is, the trans-planetary pipeline. One long tube of metal scarring a rural alien planet. It brings coal and water to my power stations, and electricity to my factories. It has taken a day of planning, construction and pumping. Now, the pipeline stands before me, a snaking behemoth of energy consumption. Suddenly, a thought comes. Why didn’t I just build coal stations next to the vein?...