HomeNewsDiablo IV Diablo 4’s Season 3 developer update reignites “controversial topic” of how to pronounce WASDKeyboard controls will also provide “even more precise control” to avoid Season 3’s new traps Keyboard controls will also provide “even more precise control” to avoid Season 3’s new traps Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment Image credit:Blizzard Entertainment Earlier this week, Blizzardannouncedwhat’s coming up in Season 3 ofDiablo 4, and underneath the mountain’s worth of lore and loot updates, there was the surprisingly good news that WASD key controls were finally being added to help provide even more accurate and precise movement in the game over the series' traditional mouse clicks....

HomeNewsGenshin Impact Genshin Impact 4.4 ends January with a Lantern Rite, lets you transform into a fish to explore its new areaChenyu Vale brings new fog and rock tech to game’s visuals Chenyu Vale brings new fog and rock tech to game’s visuals Image credit:HoYoverse Image credit:HoYoverse 【原神】Ver.4.4公式PV「彩る紙鳶、春梳きて」Watch on YouTube 【原神】Ver.4.4公式PV「彩る紙鳶、春梳きて」 The returning Lantern Rite event will this year be themed around kites, with three minigames offering a way to unlock a free Liyue four-star character - including new addition, the Pyro claymore-wielding Gaming - and a free outfit for Xingqiu....

HomeNewsCataclismo Moonlighter devs' upcoming bricky tower defence game has a demo out right nowAnd there’s an update on its release window, too And there’s an update on its release window, too Image credit:Digital Sun Image credit:Digital Sun We’ve known aboutMoonlighterdevs' upcomingRTStower defence hybridCataclismofor alittle while now. But now we know a couplemorethings. It’s set to release in Q2 of this year, and there’s a demo on Steam right now if you’d like to give it a try....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers (Fri, Jan 19)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #222 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #222 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint and answers for Thursday 26th December! Want a hint for Connections today?...

HomeFeaturesPalworld Palworld utterly misses the point of being a good Pokémon-likeAs soulless and cynical as they come As soulless and cynical as they come Image credit:Pocketpair Image credit:Pocketpair For a game that’s beenrepeatedlydescribedas “Pokémon with machineguns”, the first thing that strikes me aboutPalworldis just howun-Pokémon-like it actually is. To its credit, it does do quite a good Pokémon Legends: Arceus impression when you first step out on its big, Breath Of The Wild-style hilltop and take in theopen worldvista of its monster-stuffed starting continent....

HomeNewsPalworld Pokémon-with-guns game Palworld is so popular its servers are struggling to keep upShifts a million copies in eight hours Shifts a million copies in eight hours Image credit:Pocketpair Image credit:Pocketpair Palworldwas obviously destined for success the moment a million games journalists and Twitter users wrote“Pokémon with machine guns”. (Acceptable alternate nicknames include “Eevees with uzis” and “Abras who’ll stab-ya”.) Having finallylaunched into Early Accesson Steam and Game Pass this week, that prophecy has rung true as the monster-catchingsurvival gamehas caught (ha, ha) so many players that its servers are struggling to handle the load....

HomeNewsTimberborn Beaver colony sim Timberborn’s biggest ever update brings a tidal wave of pollution and diseaseYou liked good water? Well, have some bad water You liked good water? Well, have some bad water Image credit:Mechanistry Image credit:Mechanistry Your favourite beaver-based colony simTimberborn’s latest big update has arrived, and honestly, I’d say your poor beavers won’t appreciate it one bit. The main reason being, it adds a new ecological hazard called Badwater, that doesn’t only make your water bad, but your crops and beavers at risk of being bad....

HomeNews Everything announced at today’s Xbox Developer Direct 2024Indiana Jones And The Great Circle, Avowed and more Indiana Jones And The Great Circle, Avowed and more Image credit:MachineGames Image credit:MachineGames Today’s Xbox Developer Direct stream offered updates on some of 2024’s biggest Microsoft games, including MachineGames' Indiana Jones And The Great Circle, Obsidian’sAvowedand Ninja Theory’s Senua’s Saga:Hellblade2. If you missed the stream and want a quick roundup of all the news, games, release dates and trailers featured, we’ve gathered it all together in this post....

HomeNewsIndiana Jones and the Great Circle Indiana Jones And The Great Circle is first-person, stealthy, and coming 2024Whip it Whip it Image credit:MachineGames Image credit:MachineGames Theleaks were right. Machine Games' next Nazi-biffer is called Indiana Jones And The Great Circle. It was shown for the first timeduring this evening’s Xbox Developer Direct, where we got to see first-person punching and whipping, some tomb raiding, and plenty of Indy’s face in cutscenes....

HomeNewsAvowed Obsidian’s first-person fantasy RPG Avowed is coming this autumnIt looks… like 2006? It looks… like 2006? Image credit:Obsidian Entertainment Image credit:Obsidian Entertainment Tonight’sXbox Developer Directbrought an update onAvowed, Obsidian’s first-person fantasyRPG. A new trailer provided a substantial look at combat, including pistols, dual-wielding swords and wands, as well as a slightly updated release window: this autumn. A deep dive into Avowed.Watch on YouTube It looks… fine? A ‘fine’ that I’m deeply ambivalent about....

HomeNewsThrees! Puzzle game classic Threes gets surprise Steam PC release in February2014 mobile hit marks 10th anniversary with new port 2014 mobile hit marks 10th anniversary with new port Image credit:Sirvo LLC Image credit:Sirvo LLC Puzzle game classic Threes is getting a Steam PC launch to celebrate its 10th anniversary, developer Asher Vollmer has announced. The release date is 6th February, and here’s theSteam page. The new version adds controller and Steam cloud support together with achievements and leaderboards....

HomeNewsSenua’s Saga: Hellblade II Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 will release on May 21st, 2024Glum’s gone to Iceland Glum’s gone to Iceland Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2was featured in this evening’s Xbox Developer Direct. Ninja Theory gave a further glimpse of the things they show when talking aboutHellblade: motion capture, graphical fidelity, mental health representation, and stabbing. They also provided a release date: May 21st, 2024.Developer_Direct 2024 – Senua’s Saga: Hellblade IIThe Developer Direct deep dive into Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2....

HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show S3 Episode 2: speedrunning dogs for fun and (charity) profitAre slow runs a thing? Are slow runs a thing? Image credit:Games Done Quick Image credit:Games Done Quick Games Done Quickis busy raising loads of money for thePrevent Cancer Foundation, so we have a little chat about speedrunning, speedrunners, the benefits of breaking the game vs. the quality of a purist speedrun, and also a dog. We don’t have a Nate this week, but James has been playing Apelegs again and offers a surprising self-assessment of how he feels like he’s past his Apex Legends prime, and how confidence is a really necessary skill in competitive shooters....