HomeFeatures Have You Played… Star Trek Online?Boldly going where no PC has gone before Boldly going where no PC has gone before Have You Played?is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.Star Trek Onlineturns you into the captain of your own starship. This MMORPG neatly captures the essence of years of Gene Roddenberry’s hopeful, futuristic space romp, rolling in plotlines from the TV shows and movies to create a bizarrely playable blob of nerdy entertainment....

HomeNewsJudero Jack King-Spooner’s next handcrafted game has a teaser demo outJudero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders You can check out the next game fromBeeswingandDujanahdeveloper Jack King-Spooner with a swish demo launched alongside a crowdfunding campaign.Juderois its name, and a surprisingly action-heavy adventure through the Scottish Borders is its game. Expect folklore, witches, jokes, stop motion, and beasties to battle and mind control....

HomeNews Only PC players have to register a phone number to play Modern Warfare 2More than 20,000 bans were issued during the game’s open beta More than 20,000 bans were issued during the game’s open beta A new blog post detailingCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s Ricochet anti-cheat strategy has revealed that only PC players will be asked to register a phone number before they can play the game. This is different from the blanket phone registration requirements that Activision Blizzard implemented forOverwatch 2’s Defense Matrix at that game’s launch at the beginning of this month, beforeremoving themfor most players last week....

HomeFeaturesVoices of the Void Press many buttons to operate a radio telescope array in this eerie indie game’s demoI hope the truth is out there, and not in here with me I hope the truth is out there, and not in here with me Voices Of The Void sends you to work at a radio telescope array in Switzerland, a fairy ring of dishes rising above the trees. Your job is to find, record, and analyse intergalactic objects, then sell the data, plus keep the whole place running....

HomeNewsNeon Prime Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the USIt doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck Headcrab botherers Valve have registered a trademark for something calledNeon Primethis week, an application filing has revealed. The application was made through the United States Patent And Trademark Office. Neon Prime’s trademark was listed as for “computer game software, electronic game software, video game software, computer game programs downloadable via the internet”....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle answer (Friday 14 October 2022): Wordle word of the day #482 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 Friday 14 October 2022?The countdown to Halloween is well underway, but since spooky equivalents to advent calendars haven’t really taken off (yet), what’s the best way to mark off the days until the big event?...

HomeNews A Final Fantasy VII Remake board game is in developmentAnd a Chocobo’s Dungeon boardgame And a Chocobo’s Dungeon boardgame Board games based onFinal Fantasy 7Remake andFinal Fantasyspin-off Chocobo’s Dungeon are in the works. News of the games was spotted at board game trade convention Essen Spiel last week, though there’s no official announcement yet. Likewise, Chocobo’s Dungeon: The Board Game is said to be under development and “coming 2023” in the sign photographed below....

HomeFeaturesTouhou Luna Nights Have you played… Touhou Luna Nights?Maid in heaven Maid in heaven Have You Played?is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.If I’m honest, I’m mainly into the Touhou Project for thebangin’fanmadechoons. But here’s a bangin’ fanmade game,Touhou Luna Nights: what might have been a fairly rote 2D Metroidvania, were it not for both some time-bending tricks and a few key influences from the official Touhou schmups....

HomeNewsProject U Leaked Project U playtest video gives us a first look at Ubisoft’s co-op robot shooterA very short first look, though A very short first look, though A video that appears to have been sent to playtesters of Ubisoft’s mysterious session-based co-op shooterProject Uhas been shared onTwitter. It mostly consists of clips of the game’s dev team talking about playtests, but there are a few sections of gameplay and other footage from the game itself interspersed between those....

HomeNews Steam finally has an updated mobile app for iOS and AndroidValve point out there’s actually three Steam apps, but never mind Valve point out there’s actually three Steam apps, but never mind There’s an updated Steam app for phones and tablets, everyone. That’s a sentence I thought I’d never type. Describing it as “completely revamped”, the Android and iOS apps are essentially new and add a way to sign into your account on PC using a QR code, remote downloads from your Library, and customisable tabs....

HomeReviewsThe Case Of The Golden Idol The Case Of The Golden Idol review: a gripping detective game with echoes of Obra DinnMurders most foul Murders most foul Detective games are often about filling in the blanks. A terrible crime will sit at the heart of them, yes, but most take place in the days and weeks that follow, where the bulk of your time is spent gathering clues and building a case to work out whodunnit....

HomePodcasts The Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 204: the best eco-themed games in gamesWe are the world We are the world Matthew comes through with an excellent Cavern Of Lies about trees and tree monsters in games, where he attempts to pull the illusive Double Beckford on us. Does he succeed? Listen to find out. Coral Island - Early Access Launch Trailer | 4KWatch on YouTube Coral Island - Early Access Launch Trailer | 4K...

HomeDeals The Ryzen 7 5800X CPU is down to $230 in the wake of Ryzen 7000’s releaseThat’s $220 below its US MSRP, and a fine deal on a high-end bit of kit. That’s $220 below its US MSRP, and a fine deal on a high-end bit of kit. The Ryzen 7 5800X was agreat gaming CPUwhen it launched in 2020, and it remains one of the fastest options going despite the recent release of Ryzen 7000 processors late last month....