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HomeNews World Of Warcraft’s double-XP buff will now last until the next expansion’s pre-patchPersistent Winds Persistent Winds Did this whole “being stuck inside” thing get you reinstallingWorld Of Warcraftagain? No? Well, I’m proud of you. If you did fall back into the MMO (or never left), however, the next few months should be smooth sailing indeed. Blizzard this week announced that the Winds of Wisdom double-XP buff has been extended, and will now run until the pre-release update for WoW’s next expansion,Shadowlands....

HomeNewsApex Legends Apex Legends is dropping the nighttime Kings Canyon map from rotation because it’s a bit rubbishNow you’ll have more time to explore the new stuff on World’s Edge Now you’ll have more time to explore the new stuff on World’s Edge Last week, Respawn finally put map rotation intoApex Legends, allowing players to get their fix of both the World’s Edge and Kings Canyon maps. It’s a feature fans have wanted for ages, exceptthere was one strange inclusion in the rotation- the Kings Canyon at night mode....

HomeNewsCall of Duty: Warzone Caldera Call Of Duty: Warzone trios are back for Battle Royale while Plunder swaps to duosScopes and scatter are out Scopes and scatter are out Is it just me or does keeping up withCall Of Duty: Warzoneplaylists feel like a “who’s on first” skit? First trios were gone, then back but only as a shotty and snipes mode. They added quads, duos, solos—wait didn’t the whole thing launch with trio squads?...

HomeGuidesFallout 76 Fallout 76 factions: everything about Raiders and SettlersHow to increase faction reputation How to increase faction reputation InFallout 76’s Wasterlanders update, we finally got to see actual living people return to the region. Most are just regular guys and gals trying to make a living, but there are some that have banded together into factions: raiders and settlers. We’ll go over everything we know about both of them here....

HomeNews Halo 2: Anniversary public beta tests begin todayRing 3 is up to bat Ring 3 is up to bat TheMaster Chief Collectionis rolling right along. Now thatHalo ReachandCombat Evolvedhave both been released,Halo 2 Anniversaryis on the flight deck. Beta tests for the next remake begin today for registered Halo Insiders—a program you can still freely chuck your name into if you want to get into tests for eitherHalo 2or the rest of the Master Chief Collection....

HomeNewsLater Daters Octogenarian dating sim Later Daters releases its first episodesChase that silver fox tail Chase that silver fox tail Getting older doesn’t mean you need to hang up your dating game. We’ve all seen Golden Girls, right? (Disclosure: I have not seen Golden Girls. Is it sexy?) New dating simLater Daterswalks you through the uncertain waters of post-80 dating with a bit of warmth and a bit of humor, just as the doctor ordered....

HomeNews Snowrunner’s latest trailer apes Death Stranding really wellDeath parking Death parking I’d forgotten thatSnowrunner, the trucking sim where the weather pushes back you at every turn, is out this month. The trailer reminded me of that, and it also reminded me ofDeath Stranding. I mean, it’s a clear parody of Hideo Kojima’s game, but it’s also the sad tale of a man in a truck and the family he left behind....

HomeFeatures The 9 tastiest dinners in gamesOne Off The List One Off The List Everyone’s a cook now, is that it? A few weeks in lockdown and you’re all suddenly artisan bakers and Bon Appétit Kitchen presenters? Sorry, I don’t buy it. Put the chickpeas down, Jeff. We all know what happens when you let things “simmer”. However, there is a world in which your cooking really does impress. Where it comes out of the pot scrumptious and hot and more flavourful than a generous bite from a big round onion....

HomeFeaturesThunder Rally The Flare Path Dimension Debate3D in wargames – bane or boon? 3D in wargames – bane or boon? Old friends of The Flare Path, Erwin Rommel and Bernard Montgomery, rarely agree about anything. Their latest difference of opinion is over the use of 3D graphics in PC wargames. Monty, as the following frank exchange of views makes clear, thinks polygons are about as much use in hexiana as feather dusters are in coal mines....

HomeNewsThe Long Dark The Long Dark and Machinarium now on Xbox Game Pass for PCNew juice for the game library New juice for the game library The Long Darkis one of thebest survival gamesaccording to RPS and it gets my personal stamp as well. I always tend to putter out on survival games. I tire of cutting trees and crafting huts made of their lumber carcasses and wot not. The Long Dark is quite good though....

HomeNews Two developers actually want to make this Seinfeld adventure gameA game about nothing A game about nothing Games are full of fantasies but the ultimate escapism is living in a huge apartment in New York and somehow having your biggest problems be trivial inconveniences like your favorite deli using a new brand of pickle. I made that up, but it sounds like a Seinfeld plot to me. Two developers who know lots more things about the 90s sitcom very much want to flex all their Seinfeld lore into a for real licenced adventure game that looks like it came out in the show’s heyday....

HomeNewsPhantasy Star Online 2 After eight years, Phantasy Star Online 2 arrives on western PCs next monthPhinal Phantasy Phinal Phantasy Lasting just shy of a decade in the MMORPG space is no small feat. Launching afresh after you’ve been running steady for so many years? That ain’t no walk in the park, either. After making it big in Japan following its 2012 launch, Sega’s sci-fi action-RPGPhantasy Star Online 2finally makes its western PC debut in May....

HomeHardwareFeatures AOC’s latest ultrawide monitor is a 200Hz Nvidia G-Sync Ultimate super screenIs the Agon AG353UCG the best ultrawide monitor yet? Is the Agon AG353UCG the best ultrawide monitor yet? I loveplaying games on a good ultrawide monitor, and the AOC Agon AG353UCG is arguably the fanciest one that’s ever crossed my desk. It’s got all the bells and whistles you could possibly want: a curved 35in screen, a 3440x1440 resolution, a massive 200Hz refresh rate and fullNvidia G-Sync Ultimatesupport, which means it can do proper, high-end TV-gradeHDRwith a peak brightness of 1000cd/m2....