HomeNews Pippin Barr’s hidden game objects exhibition returns in v r ^2Gawping simulator Gawping simulator Over the past decade, indie developer Pippin Barr has regularly sharedfree gameexperiments that you can play in your browser, such asEpic Sax,Chessesand its sequel, and the fantastically namedJostle Bastards. Now, Barr has taken another pass at his 2016 game v r 2, which was an exhibition of stuff you could find in the Unity engine’s GameObject menu....

HomeHardwareNews Samsung’s Odyssey Ark monitor wants to kill your gaming PCIt’s coming with Samsung’s integrated Gaming Hub for a full-on cloud experience It’s coming with Samsung’s integrated Gaming Hub for a full-on cloud experience Samsung have made a lot ofgreat gaming monitorsover the years, and they’ve also been making steady inroads into the realm of cloud gaming through their ongoing partnership with Microsoft. Until now, most of their cloud ambitions have been neatly contained in the console space, but today Samsung have unveiled their latest cloud-enabled PC monitors, presumably in the hope that the combination of Xbox Cloud Gaming, Nvidia’s GeForce Now, Stadia, Utomik and Amazon Luna services inside their integrated Samsung Gaming Hubs will be enough to convince folks to part with their towers once and for all....

HomeDeals Samsung’s Odyssey G7 1440p 240Hz monitor is down to £429A great value for a high-end display with impressive contrast, motion clarity and features. A great value for a high-end display with impressive contrast, motion clarity and features. 240Hz monitors offer a noticeable increase in motion clarity for fast-paced gaming, and today is a great day to pick one up at a discounted price. We’ve got two models to show you this time, one 1440p 240Hz model at the higher end and one 1080p 240Hz model that costs less....

HomeNewsIxion Space citybuilder Ixion is launching on November 16thIts Steam Next Fest demo ended on a real cliffhanger Its Steam Next Fest demo ended on a real cliffhanger Sci-fi citybuilderIxionwas one of the best things I played during February’s Steam Next Fest demo bonanza earlier in the year, and my only regret is that I didn’t write up my thoughts about it at the time because, you know,Elden Ring. Happily, though, developersBulwarkStudios have announced Ixion’s release date this morning, so let me tell you about it now....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle answer (Wednesday 24 August 2022): Wordle word of the day #431 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 Wednesday 24 August 2022?Happy Wednesday, reader! For most of us, Wednesday represents the halfway point of the working week, and what better way to celebrate this modest milestone than with a quick round ofWordle?...

HomeNewsLords of the Fallen A Lords Of The Fallen reboot is in the worksIt’s rebooting the 2014 action RPG of almost the same name It’s rebooting the 2014 action RPG of almost the same name The cinematic trailer doesn’t showcase any gameplay, but it does spotlight what lies in store for fans. Feast your eyes on the lavish trailer below: LORDS OF THE FALLEN - Announcement Trailer | Pre-Order now on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|SWatch on YouTube...

HomeFeaturesA Pet Shop After Dark A Year Of Springs dev npckc “never planned” on making games, but wanted to tell kinder LGBTQ+ storiesPlus, making a horror game when you’re scared of everything Plus, making a horror game when you’re scared of everything To call the current state of the world today ‘tumultuous’ would be a bit of an understatement. For LGBTQ+ people - and trans people in particular - the increasingly extreme rhetoric and legislation being weaponised against these communities can feel all-consuming....

HomeNewsDune: Awakening Dune: Awakening is a survival MMO set on the sandy world of ArrakisFrank Herbert is about to make you his sietch Frank Herbert is about to make you his sietch An open-world survival MMO on the lovely beach planet of Dune is exactly what we need in this ever-heating world, right? It’s intriguing then to seeDune: Awakeningannounced at tonight’s Gamescom Opening Night Live. Walk without rhythm and you’ll get to watch the trailer below....

HomeNews Every new trailer from Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022Everything announced at the first Gamescom show of 2022 Everything announced at the first Gamescom show of 2022 Goodness,Gamescomis here already. How did that happen? The yearly German gaming show is back in action, and features the ever-present Geoff Keighley and a smorgasbord of videogame announcements, trailers, updates, and news. There are few better ways to catch a glimpse into some of the biggest upcoming games of 2022 and beyond, and Gamescom’s kickoff event Opening Night Live certainly didn’t disappoint on that score....

HomeNewsEverywhere Ex-GTA dev’s new studio reveals Everywhere, which is probably like either Roblox or Second LifeThe Gamescom reveal proves it is impossible to talk about The Gamescom reveal proves it is impossible to talk about Having watched a trailer forEverywhere, revealed at the Opening Night Live event marking the start of Gamescom 2022, I can tell you that hooooboy, this game sure does exist. Beyond that, I’m not sure I can say anything....

HomeNewsWyrdsong Fallout 76 project lead opens new studio making new open-world RPGWyrdsong is the name Wyrdsong is the name Jeff Gardiner, a longtime Bethesdaman whose 15-year run ended with him as project lead onFallout 76, today announced he has a new studio making a new open-world RPG.Wyrdsongis its name, and supernatural shenanigans set in quasi-historical Portugal is its game. The new studio, Something Wicked Games really only have concept art to show right now, but I do believe both wizards and swords are involved....

HomeNewsThe Finals Former Battlefield devs are making a shooter with destructible levels set inside a game showThe Finals is why Arc Raiders got delayed The Finals is why Arc Raiders got delayed When co-op shooterArc Raiders was delayeda couple of weeks ago, Embark Studios said that it was because development on their other project, an unannounced shooter, had progressed faster than expected. Well, tonight they announced that other shooter. It’s calledThe Finals, it’s a team-based shooter framed as a game show, and there’s an extremely brief teaser trailer below....

HomeNewsFriends Vs Friends Friends Vs Friends is a stylish deckbuilding FPS to destroy your online mates withThrowing down the gauntlet to Neon White Throwing down the gauntlet to Neon White Well, here’s a nice surprise. Brainwash Gang, the makers of narrative language gameGrotto, unveiled their next project this evening at Geoff Keighley’s Opening Night Live showcase, and it’s a funky, vibrant, online deckbuilding FPS calledFriends Vs Friends. ThinkNeon White, but instead of competing with your friends on leaderboards, you’re blasting their little cell-shaded noggins in real time in either 1v1 or 2v2 battles....