HomeNewsPortal Portal speedrunner explains their wild tricks to Valve developers"This is the thing that short papers have been written on" “This is the thing that short papers have been written on” I’m constantly in awe of the wild tricks that speedrunners discover in just about any game they set their collective minds to. It’s always a treat to hear developers being equally astounded though, and Valve’s developers are no exception. Three of them recently got to have a chat withPortalspeedrunner “CantEven” to ask about extremely calculated trick shots, weird save glitches, and all the other things that game developers don’t always know about their own games....

HomeNewsThe Invincible Retro sci-fi thriller The Invincible now has a proper trailerTime to escape from Regis III Time to escape from Regis III “Although humanity uses analog technology, it has conquered vast amounts of planets and ventured into many other galaxies thanks to it,” Starward Industries explain of the world. “Set in a distant galaxy on the mysterious planet, Regis III, players will take on the role of scientist, Dr. Yasna, and can look forward to multiple story paths and endings in this cinematic adventure thriller....

HomeNews Steam is banning games with NFTs and cryptocurrencyEthereum’s no good here Ethereum’s no good here NFTs have wormed into gaming throughout this year. Enough so anyway that Devolver aresatirizing themandWill Wright’s next gameis built on them. If you’d not spotted them popping up in the rest of everywhere recently, they’re essentially digital certificates bestowing proof of ownership of often intangible items. They run on the same blockchain tech as cryptocurrencty but aren’t currency themselves....

HomeFeatures TFI Friday: three indie puzzle games with slightly melancholy vibeFeel happy sad with A Juggler’s Tale, The Sundew and Night Reveries Feel happy sad with A Juggler’s Tale, The Sundew and Night Reveries The year has finally turned, reader. I am having discussions at home about putting the heating on. When I leave the office it isn’tdark, but it’s fuzzy around the edges. My knuckles are cold. It’s the time of year, before the Skeleton War memes begin in earnest, to luxuriate in feeling a bit melancholy....

HomeGuidesBack 4 Blood Back 4 Blood Doc build: best build for DocBecome the perfect healer with our Doc build Become the perfect healer with our Doc build Want to know the best build for Doc in Back 4 Blood?Doc is the resident healer inBack 4 Blood, so she takes on a supportive role likeMom. Doc’s passive bonuses allow her to heal each teammate for 25 health once per level, whilst also increasing her healing efficiency and the team’s trauma resistance....

HomeNewsBaldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3 has added a Sorcerer class and new region in latest patchWelcome to the Grymforge, it’s gonna get sweaty Welcome to the Grymforge, it’s gonna get sweaty AsBaldur’s Gate 3continues its adventure through early access, the fantasy RPG from the makers ofDivinity: Original Sinhas whacked in a load of newness. Patch 6 hit today to continue the story, add a Sorcerer class, open the new region called Grymforge, and spruce up the graphics....

HomeGuidesFar Cry 6 Far Cry 6 Rides: all four Ride locations and how to unlock themHere’s where to find all four Rides in Far Cry 6 Here’s where to find all four Rides in Far Cry 6 Looking for more Far Cry 6 Rides to unlock?There is a huge variety of cars and other vehicles to hijack and take back to Vehicle Dropoff Points inFar Cry 6, but none of them compare to the four Rides that you can unlock....

HomeHardwareDeals Samsung 870 Qvo for $312 with code EMCXHEHU2 Just for fun, I took a look at some of the other 4TB SSDs you can get right now, to see if I could find anything cheaper. Perhaps unsurprisingly, that was a big fat no: the 870 Qvo on Amazon is $376, some $64 more expensive, while the WD Blue is $380. Portable SSDs like the Crucial X6 are also significantly more expensive; this one goes for $490 for a 4TB model....

HomeDeals Lenovo’s Legion 5 Pro RTX 3070 laptop is back in stock and 10% offA gorgeous 16:10 screen and a powerful CPU / GPU combo make for an appealing high-end gaming laptop. A gorgeous 16:10 screen and a powerful CPU / GPU combo make for an appealing high-end gaming laptop. Lenovo’s Legion 5 Pro 16 hits the current sweet spot for a high-end gaming laptop: an RTX 3070 graphics card, an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H processor and a 2560x1600 165Hz screen....

HomeHardwareGuides Liquid cooling vs air cooling: which is better?How to pick the right CPU cooler for your rig How to pick the right CPU cooler for your rig Like just about everything else in your PC, the CPU can get very hot, very quickly. That’s why not even thebest CPUsare complete without a dedicated cooler, but which of the two main types are better: liquid coolers or air coolers? This is a question that’s passed the lips (or rolled around in the brain) of many an aspiring PC builder, and the honest answer is “it depends”....

HomeNews Live-action System Shock show planned for a new streaming siteWho would you cast as Shodan? Who would you cast as Shodan? As if they weren’t busy enough remakingSystem Shock, Nightdive Studio have announced plans for a live-action web TV series based on Looking Glass’s sci-fi FPS. It’d be headed to Binge, an upcoming gaming-focused streaming platform which also has plans for a Driver series. Yeah yeah, but who’s gonna play Shodan?...

HomeFeaturesRiders Republic Riders Republic is most fun when it turns into a platformerI would describe it best as “very radical” I would describe it best as “very radical” Having givenRiders Republica go over itsfree-to-play day, I can confirm that it really leans into Ubisoft’s current obsession. Splashes of yellow and pink with the word “Blamo!” graffitied over the top, that whole thing. This is aForza Horizon-esque trip, only you’re not going to a pleasant festival in a car, you’re going to an extreme sports resort with a roving band of TikTokers....

HomeFeaturesBaldur’s Gate 3 Larian put blood, sweat and tears intoBaldur’s Gate 3’s latest patch. I mean, they’ve literally put them in: venture into the scorching heat of a subterranean forge and you’ll see a greasy sheen on your hero’s face during conversational close-ups. Get blood spattered on you in battle and it’ll remain until you take a long rest to wash it away. Same goes for dirt, and bruises that bloom at low health....