HomeNewsWorld of Warcraft Classic World Of Warcraft Classic is getting Hardcore realms where death is permanent but “fair"It’s in public testing now It’s in public testing now World Of Warcraft Classicis introducing Hardcore realms where death is permanent. Blizzard say testing of Hardcore will begin on the Public Test Realm today, June 29th, and have outlined how it’ll impact PvP, Battlegrounds, quests and more. In short: they’re all being changed to try to stop your death being random or cruel....

HomeGuidesDiablo IV All Diablo 4 Stronghold locationsTrack down and conquer every Stronghold in Diablo 4 with this guide Track down and conquer every Stronghold in Diablo 4 with this guide Image credit:Blizzard Image credit:Blizzard There are 15 Strongholds in total inDiablo 4, which isnow out on Xbox Game Pass, and if you’re looking to conquer each one and return it to a slightly more habitable state, then you’ll find what you need in this guide....

HomeNewsAmong Us Among Us infiltrates the world of TV with an upcoming animated seriesFrom the creator of Infinity Train and the animators of Big Mouth From the creator of Infinity Train and the animators of Big Mouth Image credit:Innersloth Image credit:Innersloth Among Us TrailerWatch on YouTube Among Us Trailer My interest is piqued since Owen Dennis is steering this ship as showrunner/creator after helming four seasons of the very good Infinity Train animated series....

HomeNewsDave the Diver Aquatic RPG Dave The Diver comes out of early access todayI seafood and I like it I seafood and I like it Image credit:Mintrocket Image credit:Mintrocket Dave The Diverhas launched in full today, leaving its early access shell behind. The game is a real platter of genres, mixing flavours of RPG, management sim, visual novel and more to create a unique kind of experience that made a real splash while it was in early access....

HomeNews Badlands Crew takes Space Crew’s vehicular chaos into a Max Max-style post-apocalypseComing 2024 Coming 2024 Image credit:Curve Games Image credit:Curve Games Developer Runner Duck found success in 2017 with their strategy-management-roguelike hybridBomber Crew, a game about moving characters around a mid-flight warship to keep it in tip-top shape. The team’s follow-upSpace Crewtook the action to outer space, in an FTL-style twist. And now that on-the-fly vehicular mayhem is coming down to the ground in the newly announcedBadlands Crew....

HomeNewsCyberpunk 2077 Cyberpunk 2077 wasn’t as bad as it seemed at launch, but it was “cool” to hate, CDPR saysAs studio vows to ultimately make good with players. As studio vows to ultimately make good with players. Cyberpunk 2077was better than reviewers gave it credit for when it first released, but it struggled to overcome a “a critical mass of negativity”, the VP of PR and communications for studio CD Projekt Red has said....

HomeNews Every publisher dislikes Game Pass because it’s ‘destructive’ to value, according to PlayStation bossMeanwhile, Xbox chief Phil Spencer said the subscription offering was “very, very sustainable” in 2022. Meanwhile, Xbox chief Phil Spencer said the subscription offering was “very, very sustainable” in 2022. Jim Ryan’s shot at its biggest rival’s subscription offering - which competes directly with Sony’s own PlayStation Plus programme - came during pre-recorded testimony given during the latest Federal Trade Commission hearing to scrutinise the proposed Microsoft-Activision acquisition....

HomeNewsHunt: Showdown Hunt: Showdown’s first wild target is a massive gator boss who looks like mean businessDon’t go in the water. Or do, but take a gun Don’t go in the water. Or do, but take a gun Image credit:Crytek Image credit:Crytek Player-versus-player-versus-nightmare monstrosity shooterHunt: Showdownhas patched in its latest boss, a flippin’ great big gator called Rotjaw who looks as nasty as she sounds. Rotjaw is Hunt: Showdown’s first ‘wild’ target, meaning instead of squatting inside a dilapidated barn/prison/sawmill/whatever, the female alligator will be encountered outside in the bayou map’s open water during the Thundershower, Serpent’s Night and night times of day....

HomePodcasts Indiescovery Episode 13: Our favourite indie games from Not-E3 2023Indie games fresher than Geoff’s brand new trainers Indie games fresher than Geoff’s brand new trainers Indiescovery is recorded a week before we release it, and never has this small time delay been more apparant than in our latest episode. Last week the temperature in the UK was (pardon my french) bonkers boiling. As we are professionals we recorded this episode with all of our windows closed and our fans turned off in order to avoid any unwanted background noise....

HomeNews Skullgirls makes improvements to hate group references, racial sensitivity and sexualization, predictably gets review-bombed on Steam“We are confident that this will provide a more sound foundation for Skullgirls that we can all be proud of as we continue to grow and expand the universe in the years to come.” “We are confident that this will provide a more sound foundation for Skullgirls that we can all be proud of as we continue to grow and expand the universe in the years to come....

HomeHardwareDeals The Solidigm P44 Pro 2TB is down to $117 and rivals Samsung’s 990 Pro for speedWith a free mousepad. With a free mousepad. I’ve mentioned SK Hynix before, the flash memory giant that made Intel’s SSDs and is now making their own SSDs under the Solidigm brand. The Korean company has pursued an aggressive pricing strategy for these drives, and evidence of that is this latest deal on their flagship P44 Pro 2TB PCIe 4....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#739): How to solve the Wednesday June 28 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for June 28? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for June 28? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Wordlereturns with yet another brainteaser, and trust us when we say this one’s tough....

HomeFeaturesShadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Creative director tells us about the making of Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Mimimi Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Mimimi Games Ever since the makers of Desperados 3 and Shadow Tactics announced their brand new squad tactics game, I’ve been dying to get my hands onShadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew. While Mimimi’s previous games took place in mostly grounded historical settings, Shadow Gambit is about magical undead pirates hunting for mysterious booty and fighting a persecutive Inquisition....