HomeNews The Long Dark’s mountainous Survival Mode expansion beckons in DecemberFirst of a series of paid updates over a year, but more free stuff is coming too First of a series of paid updates over a year, but more free stuff is coming too The Long Dark – TALES FROM THE FAR TERRITORY – Expansion Pass TeaserThe Long Dark: Tales From The Far Territory tasks players with surviving the mysterious Far Range....

HomeGuidesMinecraft Legends What is Minecraft Legends? Everything we know about the upcoming Minecraft RTSAll the latest info about Minecraft Legends, including gameplay footage, system specs, and more All the latest info about Minecraft Legends, including gameplay footage, system specs, and more Looking for everything we know about Minecraft Legends?Minecraft Legendsis an RTS spin-off ofMinecraft, the survival sandbox game that lets players unleash their creativity in blocky fashion. Whether you’re a new Minecraft fan, or have eagerly played everything over the years, from the original to the recent Minecraft Dungeons spin-off, then Minecraft Legends has probably caught your interest....

HomeNewsOverwatch 2 Bastion is finally returning to Overwatch 2 next weekThe Junkertown map is also temporarily disabled due to bugs The Junkertown map is also temporarily disabled due to bugs Overwatch 2heroBastionhas been missing-in-action for over a week now, but Blizzard have now set a date for his return, alongside fellow missing hero Torbjorn. Inan updateon theOverwatchforums, Blizzard confirmed that the missing characters should be returning to the game on October 25th, alongside the Junkertown map, which has also recently been disabled due to graphical performance bugs....

HomeNewsFinal Fantasy XVI Final Fantasy 16’s bombastic new trailer is all about its Eikon summonsDevelopment is also “in the home stretch”, says producer YoshiP Development is also “in the home stretch”, says producer YoshiP Square Enix have released a new cinematic (with a teeny sliver of gameplay) trailer forFinal Fantasy 16today, and crikey, there’s a heck of a lot of summons action in there. Technically, the summons are called Eikons in this version of Squeenix’s long-running JRPG series, and from the looks of the trailer, you’ll be battling as them directly in big, dramatic battle sequences....

HomeNewsFootball Manager 2023 Football Manager 2023’s early access beta is live now for those who pre-orderIt’s 20% discounted until the full release It’s 20% discounted until the full release Football Manager 2023’s early access beta is live now. As per usual, pre-ordering the latest iteration of the long-running management sim gives you access to the beta, which is nearly-final version of the full game. It’s 20% cheaper than the full game will be when it releases on November 8th, and it’s available from Steam and the Epic Game Store....

HomeFeaturesGartic Phone Have You Played… Gartic Phone?A real tearjerker A real tearjerker A while backI wrote about Codenames, an excellent board game with a free browser-based version that made for some great long-distance family time during lockdown. Now, dear reader, I return once again with a free browser-based game that’s perfect for long-distance fun. But this time, it’s just about the funniest game I can remember playing. It’s calledGartic Phone....

HomeHardwareReviews Intel Core i5-13600K review: a repeat performance, for better or worseThe successor to one of Intel’s best gaming CPUs provides more cores, but limited FPS gains The successor to one of Intel’s best gaming CPUs provides more cores, but limited FPS gains Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun The Intel Core i5-13600K fills a familiar role in the latest13th Gen/Raptor Lakeseries of CPUs. There are chips in this family with many more cores and even higher clock speeds, like the £700 Core i9-13900K, but this is the one most upgrade-seekers will probably look to first: a mid-range champion to take over from theCore i5-12600K....

HomeReviewsNew Tales from the Borderlands New Tales From The Borderlands review: thanks, I hate itJust play the original Just play the original I’m sorry I wished forNew Tales From the Borderlands, everyone. New Tales from the Borderlands - Official Character TrailerWatch on YouTube New Tales from the Borderlands - Official Character Trailer New Tales From The Borderlands is an interactive narrative adventure set in the Borderlands universe, where you choose dialogue options, actions, and pass or fail quick-time events....

HomeNewsResident Evil Re:Verse Resident Evil Re:Verse’s early access period starts October 24thWill run for two days before the full release Will run for two days before the full release Resident Evil Re:Versewas meant to launch in May 2021 and had its first beta in April of that year. The multiplayer mode for owners ofResident Evil Villagethen slipped and slipped again. It’s now due for release on October 28th, and during this evening’sResident EvilShowcase developers Capcom announced an early access beta for the game that will start on Monday, October 24th....

HomeNewsTower of Fantasy Tower Of Fantasy ventures into a cyberpunk pyramid on Steam todayComing to Valve’s storefront along with its Version 2.0 update, Vera Coming to Valve’s storefront along with its Version 2.0 update, Vera Version 2.0: Vera | New Version Update! | Tower of FantasyTower Of Fantasy’s Version 2.0 Vera update arrives in the game, and on Steam, today.Watch on YouTube Version 2.0: Vera | New Version Update! | Tower of Fantasy...

HomeNews Valve commit to updating Steam’s regional pricing more regularlyThe company say they’re “keeping pace with economic changes over time” The company say they’re “keeping pace with economic changes over time” Valve have updated theirSteamworks documentationfor developers with a commitment to refresh their suggestions for regional pricing more often. This change in frequency is an effort to reflect global and local economic conditions affecting regions. While the company reminds developers that they are free to set their own prices in different regions, Steam provides regional pricing suggestions based on the price of a game in US dollars....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle answer (Thursday 20 October 2022): Wordle word of the day #488 and hintsHints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Looking for the Wordle answer for Thursday 20 October 2022?Wordletasks its players with sleuthing out the correct five-letter word out of the thousands of possibilities in the English language. It’s a quick game, but it’s not necessarily easy - as you’ll know if you’re a regular player!...

HomeNews You can now try a demo of Resident Evil Village’s new third-person modeAhead of its release next week Ahead of its release next week Resident Evil Village’s Winters' Expansion includes the Shadow Of Rose DLC, a new story in which Ethan Winters' now-teenage daughter returns to Lady Dimitrescu’s castle. It also includes a new third-person mode for the base game, and it’s this for which there is now a demo....