HomeHardwareNews Steam Deck release date “still on track” for February, says ValveNo more delays for the first batch of handheld PCs No more delays for the first batch of handheld PCs Fear not the fate of theSteam Deck, Valve’s ambitious, SteamOS-based handheld gaming PC. While the Deck’s release date was originally planned for sometime in December 2021, a Steam Community update from Valve has assured that they’re on track for therescheduled launchnext month....

HomeNews Armor Games are the latest company going to a four-day working weekWelcome news after Eidos Montreal switched last year Welcome news after Eidos Montreal switched last year In an industry known for grinding workers to dust even when not subjecting them to institutional discrimination, good news is always welcome. Armor Games, a browser gaming titan of yore and more recently a conventional PC publisher too, have announced they’re switching permanently to a four-day working week of 32 hours....

HomeNewsHitman 3 Hitman 3 will go roguelike in Year Two’s Freelancer modeThe trilogy is coming to Game Pass too The trilogy is coming to Game Pass too A new map, a new roguelikelike mode, PC VR, and a new take on one of Hitman’s more controversial elements are all coming inHitman 3’s Year 2, developers Io Interactive detailed today. They’ve just held a stream revealing plans for the second year of support and content, giving a look at the new Elusive Target Arcade mode (this time, the murders are permanent, not ephemeral) and announcingFreelancermode....

HomeFeaturesCyberpunk 2077 In defence of Cyberpunk 2077’s constant phone calls"Hey V, got a minute?" “Hey V, got a minute?” Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/CD Projekt RED Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/CD Projekt RED On a stretch of futuristic tarmac, something clicked. Yellow quest markers hadn’t built my relationships inCyberpunk 2077. When a job needed doing, then they’d steer me in the right direction. But for those initial sparks of story, my cellphone had been key....

HomeGuidesProject Zomboid Project Zomboid beginner’s guide: tips and tricks for surviving the apocalypse in Project ZomboidDiscover our top tips for surviving in Project Zomboid Discover our top tips for surviving in Project Zomboid Looking for a Project Zomboid beginners guide?You might tell yourself “Oh, I could survive in a zombie apocalypse.” Some might even occasionally wish for one.Project Zomboidis a hardcore zombie survival sim that lets you live the apocalypse in extreme detail, and you’ll quickly realise how difficult it would really be....

HomeNewsLeague of Legends Riot Games outline five-year strategy, including plans for more TV, movies and musicArcane and beyond Arcane and beyond Riot Games have outlined their strategy for their next five years, saying they think of themselves “not as a games company but as a gamer’s company.” Thelengthy post, credited to Riot CEO Nicolo Laurent, outlines not what they specifically intend to make, but the kinds of things they want to make and the internal changes designed to make it happen....

HomeNewsDuke Nukem 3D The greatest chronicle of English culture is a Duke Nukem 3D levelDan Douglas captures England’s oddities in Duke Smoochem 3D Dan Douglas captures England’s oddities in Duke Smoochem 3D Douglas started out simple, recreating the office wherehealth secretary Matt Hancock broke Covid restrictions while cheating on his wife. From there, he has recreated more and more aspects and events of English culture, scattering across them one big level now known as Duke Smoochem 3D....

HomeFeaturesThe Settlers The Settlers has finally emerged from development hell, and it’s fighting fitWe’ve been hands on with the upcoming closed beta ahead of its release in March We’ve been hands on with the upcoming closed beta ahead of its release in March First things first. The raw, beating production heart of The Settlers is very much intact. As in The Settlers games of yore, if you want your blooming township to eat, you’re going to have to build a farm to produce the wheat, a windmill to grind that wheat into flour, and then a bakery to pound said flour into delicious loaves of bread....

HomeNews Tickets are on sale now for EGX’s return to BirminghamMarch 4th to 6th March 4th to 6th EGX is returning to Birmingham this year, March 4th-6th, andtickets are on sale now. The three-day event takes the place of EGX Rezzed, which was formerly held in London, and runs from Friday until Sunday. Right now there’s little information about what games, panels or other activities are available at the show.The EGX sitedoes outline thehealth & safety measuresbeing taken in light of Covid-19....

HomeNewsForever Skies Forever Skies looks a bit like Subnautica up in the airThe new survival game announced today The new survival game announced today Watching the trailer for upcoming craft-o-survival gameForever Skies, I now understand how people who fear the ocean must feel aboutSubnautica. While I’m at my happiest in water, I know depths and strange sealife give many others the heebie-jeebies. However, heights make me pray for death. So a game about exploring the skies and skyscrapers above the ruins of human civilisation in a customisable airship, ah yes, I would like to die now, thank you very much....

HomeReviewsGod of War (2018) God Of War review: a fantastic action-adventure epic with beauty, bleakness and heartDad’s back Dad’s back In the eight year gap between 2010’s more conventional sexy gore fest God Of War 3 and this new and improved action-dadventureGod Of War, the angry Ancient Greek warboy Kratos handed in his god-killing badge and gun to live in Norse mythology’s woods with his wife Faye and their son Atreus....

HomeFeatures Have you ever played a game for 500 hours?We share our biggest time sinks We share our biggest time sinks Much has been made of how long games take to complete this week. AfterDying Light 2developers Techland boasted that it would take500 hours to fully complete the gameover the weekend, the internet’s collective groan over the revelation was reportedly heard from the far reaches of space. Personally, I think it’s a preposterous figure for a single-player game, but as someone who also maintains an active spreadsheet of all my various playtime stats (yes, really), it also got me thinking....

HomeGuidesMonster Hunter Rise Monster Hunter Rise Village Quests and Hub Quests: How to play in multiplayerHow to play Monster Hunter Rise in multiplayer, and what quests can be played with friends How to play Monster Hunter Rise in multiplayer, and what quests can be played with friends Which Monster Hunter Rise quests can you play in multiplayer?Monster Hunter Risefeatures two main types of quests: Village Quests and Hub Quests. Broadly speaking, these respectively represent single-player and multiplayer quests, but there’s actually a little more to it than that....