HomeHardwareReviews Alas, the RX 6500 XT isn’t just an inferior low-end option to theNvidia GeForce RTX 3050(one of thebest graphics cards, and perhaps the outright best for budget builds right now). It’s an offputtingly slow, sometimes bizarrely-designed GPU in general; instead of providing long-overdue relief to a truly fudged hardware market, it ends up feeling like more an attempt to just sell any old second-rate kit to an audience that’s been left desperate for something,anythingthat’s new and somewhat affordable....

HomeReviewsChinatown Detective Agency Chinatown Detective Agency review: stylish cyberpunk meets history homeworkIt’s only easy if you know the answers It’s only easy if you know the answers Have you ever encountered something that you know some people are going to absolutely love, but others will hate to their very core? What’s a good metaphor for that? If only there were a food product that had built an entire brand around the concept....

HomePodcasts Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 181: the best mums in games specialMum’s the word Mum’s the word Like all badly behaved children, we’re guiltily celebrating Mother’s Day a week late this year on The Electronic Wireless Showpodcast. This time we’re talking about our favourite mothers in games, which basically means we’re talking about a bunch of angels and monsters. But come for the mother chat, stay for the cursed chickens, Matthew’s eel/snake hatred, and a description of the very real way that Henry Cavill eats eggs....

HomeNewsFortnite Lego and Epic Games are building “a space in the metaverse"Please stop saying “the metaverse” Please stop saying “the metaverse” The makers of Lego are teaming up with Fortnite creators Epic Games to build some sort of “metaverse” play space. I think that means they’re making an online Lego game, a concept which has existed many times before, but they don’t really say what it is they’re up to. In lieu of explanation, they repeat the word “metaverse”....

HomeNews Remedy are remaking Max Payne 1 & 2Things That Make You Go Woo! Things That Make You Go Woo! Watch on YouTube Remedy’s announcementsays they are remaking the first two Max Payne games “as a single title” for PC, PS5, and Xbox Xeriex XS inside their Northlight engine (as seen in Control). The remakes are still in “the concept development stage” so I wouldn’t expect them anytime soon. And that’s about all we know....

HomeNews Rogue Legacy 2 now has a release date, and the first game’s free tooRoguelikelike platforming action Roguelikelike platforming action After 20 months in early access,Rogue Legacy 2will leap to a full launch on the 28th of April. If you’ve missed out on the series of roguelikelike platformers where each run is another generation on your sprawling (and sometimes diseased) family tree, good news: this week Epic are giving the first game away free to keep....

HomeNews Intel have now suspended all operations in Russia, not just product shipmentsCPU makers follow Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, EA and others CPU makers follow Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, EA and others Intelhave become the latest Western tech company to suspend all business operations in Russia, in response to ongoinginvasion of Ukraine. The CPU (andgaming GPU) makers announced in astatementthat they have immediately ceased their activities in Russia entirely, having previously only suspended product shipments to Russia and political ally Belarus....

HomeGuidesLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga cheat codes: every secret character and vehicle unlock codeDiscover every cheat code and extra for Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Discover every cheat code and extra for Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Looking for Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga cheat codes?While it differs from past Lego games in many ways,Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Sagastill has cheat codes that you can use to unlock secret characters and vehicles....

HomeDeals Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti and 3090 Ti Founders Edition cards are in stock in the UK at RRPA rare opportunity to get a high-end GPU at what it’s supposed to cost. A rare opportunity to get a high-end GPU at what it’s supposed to cost. Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti and 3090 Ti graphics cards aren only a bit faster than the RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 that came before them, but they are proving much easier to get ahold of at their (admittedly high) recommended retail prices....

HomeNewsTwo Point Campus Two Point Campus repeating a term, delayed to AugustMust Try Harder Must Try Harder Two Point Campus | Developer VisionWatch on YouTube Two Point Campus | Developer Vision “Our ambition from the start has been to release Two Point Campus across all PC and console platforms simultaneously to the quality and standard that our community expects from us. This means we will need a little bit more time with Two Point Campus to make sure we deliver the best possible game that can be enjoyed equally on all platforms,” said game director Mark Webley inTwo Point’s announcement....

HomeNews A Hypnospace character is making his own retro 90s FPS, Slayers XComing from rude dude ZANE_ROCKS_14 Coming from rude dude ZANE_ROCKS_14 Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer: Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer: Reveal Trailer Both announcements came during today’sHypnospace Next livestreamed presentation. While I’m flipping my lid over the Hynospace sequel, I am less instantly enthusiastic about this. Coming across Zane’s page as one of many on a fictional information superhighway is funny, but a whole parody game immersed in that vibe could easily be grating....

HomeFeaturesChrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition would be a timeless JRPG, if it weren’t for its shonky performanceI’ve still got mixed feelings about Squeenix’s upscaling tech, too I’ve still got mixed feelings about Squeenix’s upscaling tech, too Chrono Cross was one of those Square JRPGs that never made its way to Europe at its original time of release. Heck, the first time I got to play time-travel classicChrono Triggerwas when the Nintendo DS version came out in 2009, almost 15 years after it first came out on the SNES....

HomeDeals Corsair’s stylish Dominator Platinum RAM is 22% off today at Ebuyer UK16GB of white, RGB-encrusted 3200MT/s RAM for massive style points. 16GB of white, RGB-encrusted 3200MT/s RAM for massive style points. Corsair’s shiny Dominator Platinum DDR4 RAM looks great - and today, we found a 16GB kit that’s 22% off over at Ebuyer in the UK. It hits the sweet spot spec of 3200MHz CL16 too, which I’ve personally found the best bang for your buck in terms of actual in-game performance....