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HomeGuidesMonster Hunter: World Monster Hunter World Iceborne Coral Pukei-Pukei guideCleaning house Cleaning house I always thought the Pukei-Pukei was a monster that didn’t live up to its potential, but Monster Hunter World Iceborne’s Coral Pukei-Pukei only served to highlight just how dangerous it could have been even further. Its tail can eject gallons of water in a jet stream. This makes the Coral Pukei-Pukei different enough to warrant needing its own strategies to defeat it....

HomeGuidesMonster Hunter: World Monster Hunter World Iceborne Nightshade Paolumu guideNighty night! Nighty night! How do you make one of the more annoying large monsters from the main game more annoying in Monster Hunter World Iceborne? How about giving it a sleep inducing gas that it can waft around like a bad smell. It makes Paolumu’s hard-hitting, but otherwise very avoidable attacks a lot more dangerous. But as long as you avoid the gas clouds, you should be fine....

HomeGuidesMonster Hunter: World Monster Hunter World Iceborne Viper Tobi-Kadachi guideA sting in the tail A sting in the tail The original Tobi-Kadachi was one of the first monsters you faced in Monster Hunter World, but Iceborne has the Viper Tobi-Kadachi. It differs from its purely lightning cousin in its more reptilian appearance. It can also inflict one of three different status ailments that can easily put you in a vulnerable position....

HomeHardwareNews Move over Thronos, there’s a new Razer mega chair in townRacing sims eat your heart out Racing sims eat your heart out Thankfully, Razer’s new Eracing Simulator Concept chair setup is a little less terrifying on that front, mostly because it looks like you’re free to leave at any given moment, but its wrap-around projection screen and hydraulic racing seat setup are no less impressive. As the name implies (and has been a running theme with the most interesting things to come out of this year’sCEStech fest), it’s just a concept right now, but here’s what your next racing setupcouldlook like very soon....

HomeFeaturesLightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII The Deep End: a Final Fantasy nightmare - Part 2: Complete SuccessNailed it Nailed it Hm? What’s that? You want me tonamethe final boss fromLightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII? Oh. OK, so Ididn’tplay Lightning Returns. In fact, I never got further than I got back in July, when I wrotea post panicking about how it had been 165 days since I’d made my promise, but that I still hadn’t started playing....

HomeNews The Universim devs are donating their next two months of revenue to aid Australian bushfire relief"Profits from our games will be donated towards rebuilding lost homes, firefighters working overtime and environmental cleanup." “Profits from our games will be donated towards rebuilding lost homes, firefighters working overtime and environmental cleanup.” In a community updateon Steamtitled “Mission Koala”, the US-based developers have pledged to give 100% of their profits from their own store, along with 30% of profits from all their Steam sales during January and February to help the fire relief effort....

HomeReviewsSayonara Wild Hearts Wot I Think: Sayonara Wild HeartsGet out of my dreams, get onto my cool motorbike Get out of my dreams, get onto my cool motorbike Sayonara Wild Heartsis a sort of rhythm action arcade game, and as I played I kept getting flavours of different things. In terms of video games I feltThumper, then (less obviously)Fe, plusSuperHotandPersona 5. Oh, and that mine cart level in the first Harry Potter game....

HomeHardwareNews Corsair’s new K95 XT keyboard has built-in Elgato Stream Deck controlsThe key to streaming success The key to streaming success Ever since the streaming bods over at Elgato were subsumed into Corsair’s giant PC peripherals basket back in 2018, I’ve been waiting for the inevitable mash-up moment where both companies collide in a single bit of hardware. Finally, that time has arrived, as Corsair unveiled a new version of their top-end K95 Platinum keyboard atCESearlier this week that has built-in support for Elgato’s Stream Deck software....

HomeNews Enter The Gungeon’s spinoff is definitely coming to PC soonBack to the Gungeon Back to the Gungeon Back in September, Dodge Roll announced and releasedExit The Gungeon, a spinoff to their bullet hell roguelike gameEnter The Gungeon, on Apple Arcade. After getting a lot of questions on the subject, Dodge Roll made sure to to hang a lantern on the words “timed exclusive” in theirfollowup post. The exclusivity period is ending soon, it seems, because Dodge Roll have now announced thatExit The Gungeonwill be coming to PC “early this year....

HomeNewsSands of Salzaar Hit action-RPG Sands Of Salzaar to get an English translationThe Chinese hits keep coming and they don’t stop coming The Chinese hits keep coming and they don’t stop coming Desert-roaming action-RPGSands Of Salzaarhas made a splash among Chinese players since its launch into Steam Early Access last week. It’s an interesting hybrid ofDynasty Warriorsmobicide and a free-roaming light strategy RPG. Its success has prompted the developersto declarean English translation “one of our top priorities, and we aim to add it to the game ASAP”....

HomeFeaturesInto the Breach Into The Breach has warped my perception of realityI have shoved so many of my friends into pillars I have shoved so many of my friends into pillars I told myself I’d put the break to good use. That I’d dedicate my two, largely PC-less weeks to worthy, writerly projects. I thought I’d emerge with half a play under my belt, or the beginnings of a book. Instead, I have unlocked all of theInto The Breachsquads on my Switch....

HomeNewsEscape from Tarkov No, Escape From Tarkov won’t add female playable charactersIf you’ve been hoping for female fighters, bad news If you’ve been hoping for female fighters, bad news After a year-ish of steadily growing a fanbase, serious Russian scavenging sim-o-shooterEscape From Tarkovrecently exploded in popularity thanks in part to promotion from some big Twitch streamers. The torrent of new interested people have come bearing wishes and questions, including wondering if the developers will add playable female characters....

HomeNewsSea of Thieves Sea Of Thieves will let you tattoo meta game lore on your pirateBut you have heard of them But you have heard of them A free content update is coming next week to the silly online swashbuckling gameSea Of Thieves. As a precursor, Rare have released a developer update video explaining one community-focused addition. The Legends Of The Sea update will give more prominence to easter eggs already present in the game to immortalize certain players....