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HomeGuidesValorant Valorant release date, beta details, gameplay, and characters revealedEverything we know about the new FPS from Riot Games Everything we know about the new FPS from Riot Games Valorantis the upcoming team-based tactical FPS from League Of Legends developer, Riot Games. Yeah, I’ll just let you read that sentence again, and ruminate on the fact that Riot Games have, after over a decade,created something that isn’t League Of Legends.You good?...

HomeGuidesValorant Valorant: Everything you need to knowWe’ve rounded up all the key features. We’ve rounded up all the key features. So, Riot Games has done it - they’ve revealedProject A, and it’s calledValorant. To anyone coming in fresh, it’s a competitive, character-based online shooter which clearly derives inspiration from Counter Strike,Overwatch, andTeam Fortress 2. Without further ado, we’ve broken down all the key features of Valorant so you can decide for yourself whether it’s the next competitive shooter for you....

HomeReviewsBesiege Wot I Think: BesiegeMy kingdom for a Powered Large Wheel My kingdom for a Powered Large Wheel Release:Out nowOn:WindowsFrom:Steam,GOGPrice:£7/€8/$10 Besiege is a game about building weapons and unleashing chaos. The campaign unfolds across a few dozen levels, each with a different objective. Typically this involves destroying something, be it person, animal, or building. But it can also be something more subtle, like navigating narrow mountain paths or stealing supplies. Each requires a different approach, and there’s little to no guidance offered on what that approach should be....

HomeNews Pop the kettle on for some Great British Railway Journeys this weekPop the kettle on. Pop the kettle on. If there’s a niche games haven’t really filled, it’s lazy Sunday morning telly. Something for when your gran’s round, with a hot cuppa and the gentle patter of a light shower tapping against the windows. This week, Dovetail Games are flicking the channel over toGreat British Railway Journeys, a Train Simulator spin-off that’s delivering Michael Portillo’s frightfully English BBC Two series to Steam on March 5th....

HomeNews Trackmania returns with a seasonal Nations remake this MayVroom vroom Vroom vroom Fasten your seatbelts and pull out your sick bags, the fastest loop-de-loops on PC are making a comeback. A remake ofTrackmania Nations- simply titledTrackmania- is sitting in Ubisoft Nadeo’s garage, the developers announced this week. This year’s model is going seasonal, adding daily tracks and regular tournaments to keep your tyres firmly onTrackmania’s gravity-defying tarmac when it arrives on May 5th....

HomeNewsWarframe Warframe prepares for its next mission with a massive spring cleaning updatePass the broom Pass the broom A new threat is preparing to take onWarframe’s interstellar ninjas. Operation Scarlet Spear kicks off next month, pushing the sci-fi stakes higher as The Sentient begin their system-wide invasion. Wait, we’re having visitors? Oh gosh, but the place is a mess. Before the next battle can begin in earnest, developers Digital Extremes have decided to put together a doozy of a housekeeping update, bringing dozens of quality-of-life changes toWarframeearly next week....

HomeNewsBaldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3 will let you toss your boots, barrels, even your buddiesGive your mates the muscle Give your mates the muscle At last we’ve gotten our first look atBaldur’s Gate 3and I—liker of bothBaldur’s GateandDivinity: Original Sin 2—am feeling quite swell about what we’ve seen, but RPS have even more interview goodies yet. In the gameplay reveal this week, Larian CEO Swen Vincke takes off his character’s boots and throws them at an enemy as a last-ditch escape manoeuvre....

HomeNewsGarden Story Cute community sim Garden Story has a free demo this weekendGrape adventures in Garden Story Grape adventures in Garden Story “Where is it?!” I holler, rooting through game tags searching for any mention ofGarden Storyon RPS. “It must be here somewhere!” Alas, it is not. So I shall break the ice.Garden Story, currently in development, will be one of the current crop of very sweet town-sim type games following in the wake thatStardew Valleyhas cleared on PC....

HomeFeaturesThe King of Fighters XIII Steam Edition Have You Played… The King Of Fighters XIII?Just look at it! Just look at it! It’s no secret that I like pretty fighting games likeThe King Of Fighters XIII. While I’ve never been as into SNK’s style of fighting as I have Capcom’s Street Fighter, the genre’s shift away from hand-drawn sprites to 3D models has never appealed to me. It made Ken’s hair look like a bunch of bananas, and that’s a cardinal sin....

HomeNews Microsoft, Epic and Unity are the latest to pull out of GDC over coronavirus concerns (now Blizzard too)Microsoft and Unity to share their GDC content online Microsoft and Unity to share their GDC content online Update:Blizzard have nowannouncedthat they are also cancelling their GDC attendance, saying “the health and well-being of our teams is our highest priority.” GDC organisers recently releaseda statement saying things are “moving ahead as planned”, afterthe city of San Francisco declared a local emergencyin response to coronavirus (though there have been no confirmed cases in the city yet)....

HomeNewsStellaris Stellaris: Federations expansion will unite the galaxy in MarchGo boldly Go boldly To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings Oh, and Federations brings some new toys: vast Juggernaut-class spaceships equipped with their own shipyards to keep fleets strong while out on spacebusiness; and Mega Shipyards which can have up to 30 dockslots and give big building bonuses. Sometimes federations need a huge mobile murderfleet, you know?...

HomeFeatures The 9 dodgiest religions in gamesOne Off The List One Off The List Ah, religion. I know this is a topic we all have trouble agreeing on. But fear not, humble practitioner of a good pray, I am not here to squint angrily at your favourite book of life advice. I’m only here for the videogame religions. The ones that are very, very, very, very bad. You know, the gun-loving cults and the xenophobic people-burners....

HomeFeaturesBaldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3 is nearly here, and it looks as good as you hopeGather your party Gather your party If you play tabletop games like Dungeons & Dragons - heck, if you play a lot of video games like Hitman or XCOM where you rely on a blend of skill and luck - you’ll know that it’s more fun when everything goes wrong but you manage to make it through anyway....