HomeNewsThea 2: The Shattering Grab a free copy of roleplaying strategy game Thea 2 on GOG this weekThe giveaway only lasts 48 hours The giveaway only lasts 48 hours Hey, you, you like roguelikelike roleplaying 4X strategy doodads with card-based combat? You interested in a game we said was “An imperfect thing that I can’t help but feel affectionate towards”? Of course you do, course you like knobbly weird games. So don’t miss your chance to grab a copy of 2019’sThea 2: The Shatteringfree for keepsies as part of GOG’s ongoing Spring Festival....

HomeNewsWattam Indie studio Funomena say they’ll close if they don’t find investmentFollowing allegations of workplace abuses Following allegations of workplace abuses People Make Games' Chris Bratt first broke news of the possible closure onTwitter, saying that it’s come as a surprise to many of the studio’s employees. Funomena announced news of their situation later viaTwitter. “Funomena was in the process of closing an investment round just before GDC & we are still actively working to do so....

HomeHardwareNews Liveblog: Intel reveal first Arc GPUs, the Arc A-Series for laptopsAlso tease a sleek-looking desktop graphics card coming this summer Also tease a sleek-looking desktop graphics card coming this summer The firstIntel ArcGPUs are finally here, and they are… for laptops. That might not please anyone hoping for relief from ongoing stock woes in the desktop graphics card market, but the mobile Arc A-Series chips are built for gaming all the same – and the first Arc laptops are launching today....

HomeNews The Stanley Parable’s expanded Ultra Deluxe edition finally arrives in AprilWith loads of new secrets and surprises With loads of new secrets and surprises Several years later than planned,The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxefinally has a release date: April 27th. It’s an “expanded re-imagining” of the surprising and funny and first-person explorer about an office worker who ends up on a surreal adventure probing strange depths and crashing through the fourth wall....

HomeNews Bungie files lawsuit over “fraudulent” DMCA takedowns of Destiny videosCompare sender to “serial killer in a bad novel” Compare sender to “serial killer in a bad novel” Now Bungie have filed a lawsuit in Washington against ten John Does, hoping to make an example of those who filed the “fraudulent” takedown notices. The lawsuit, which can beread in full via TorrentFreak, argues that the takedown notices “caused Bungie significant reputational and economic damage....

HomeNewsRain World Rain World adding new areas and slugcats in Downpour expansionNew slugcats have their own stories and abilities New slugcats have their own stories and abilities Those adorable slugcats will return with friends in an expansion forRain World. Named Downpour, the add-on will include ten new regions with thousands of maps, five new slugcats with their own abilities and stories, and two new modes. I’m certainly interested in the Safari mode which will let us poke around biomes and play as different creatures....

HomeNews Sony’s new game pass will affect how we stream PlayStation games on PCBut maybe we’ll get Marvel’s Spider-Man? But maybe we’ll get Marvel’s Spider-Man? Sony today announced they’re overhauling PlayStation Now, their subscription service which lets us play some older PlayStation games on PC via cloud gaming. They’re merging it with their PlayStation Plus service and adding a giant library of games as some sort of multi-tiered mega-Game Pass doodad....

HomeNews Discounts on jobs Among the most interesting deals are:American Truck Simulatorat 75% off (£3.74/€5), Two Point Hospital likewise 75% off (£6.24/€8.74) andPotion Craftfor 20% off (£9.11/€10). There are dozens of others, however. Of those three, Potion Craft is maybe the most interesting just because it’s newer. When writing about it six months ago, Alice B said it wasbetter than meditation. It’s a game where crunch up ingredients to make potions to serve to adventurers....

HomeFeaturesThe Cycle: Frontier The Cycle: Frontier is a less grim Hunt: Showdown, but other players are still the worstYou may want to break it You may want to break it Having spent some time with The Cycle: Frontier’s closed beta this week, I’ve come to realise that noise is everything. Whether that’s the pad of your feet or the rattle of your assault rifle. Any action you take better be well thought out, otherwise you’ll attract unwanted attention....

HomeGuidesTiny Tina’s Wonderlands Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands SHiFT codes [December 2024]Grab yourself some premium loot with these new SHiFT codes for Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands! Grab yourself some premium loot with these new SHiFT codes for Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands! Looking for a list of all Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands SHiFT codes to redeem?As live-service elements become more and more ubiquitous, it’s increasingly common to see games offering codes, which players can redeem outside of the game itself for bonus loot and other in-game perks....

HomeNews What do you think of the new PlayStation Plus, and is it better than Xbox Game Pass?No Day One releases, but woof that retro library… No Day One releases, but woof that retro library… After months of rumours, Sony havefinally unveiledtheir answer to Xbox Game Pass today. Starting this June, their new subscription service will unite PlayStation Plus and their cloud streaming platform PlayStation Now under one roof, offering three different tiers of membership....

HomeFeaturesElden Ring All of Elden Ring’s horrible dogs, ratedHounded to death Hounded to death FromSoftware’s games are filled with formidable foes, from notorious bosses like the Four Kings and Genichiro Ashina, to infamous regular enemies like Dark Souls' basilisks, or those sodding kite ninjas from Sekiro. Yet despite the presence of all these terrifying enemies, nothing sets me on edge in a FromSoft game like encountering a dog. The hideous hounds ofDark SoulsandBloodbornewere bad enough, butElden Ringtakes canine combat to a whole other level....

HomeNewsSons of the Forest The makers ofThe Forestannounced over the weekend that they’re delaying the launch of the craft-o-survival horror game’s sequel, Sons Of The Forest. Previously due on the 20th of May, it’s now expected in October. Developers Endnight Games offer the usual reason: they want more time to make it good, yeah? I’m fine with waiting a while for more wonderful unpleasantness.Sons Of The Forest Trailer 3Watch on YouTubeEndnight’s delay announcement included a vid showing some nice wee first-person animations:Hey Everyone,Over these past few weeks, we have realized that our May 2022 release date for Sons Of The Forest was overly ambitious....