HomeNewsCall of Duty: Vanguard Call Of Duty: Vanguard’s beta opens to all this weekendWith the early access beta starting now With the early access beta starting now Call Of Duty: Vanguardhas already had a beta on PlayStation, and if you’ve pre-ordered the game you can play it right now on PC. On Saturday however, the beta will open up to everyone with a Battle.net account.The early access beta will run until September 18th at 6pm BST / 1pm ET / 10am PT, at which point the open beta will begin and run until Monday, September 20th at 6pm BST / 1pm ET / 10am PT....

HomeNews Deltarune Chapter 2 continues the Undertale follow-up tomorrowThis, too, is lovely This, too, is lovely Fox says Chapter 2 will launch at 8pm EST (maybe he means EDT?) on Friday the 7th, which for us would be midnight (or 1am?) on Saturday. “Thanks for waiting,” Fox said inhis announcement. He also joined a Deltarune stream with Fangamer last night to reveal—surprise again!—a wee peek at Chapter 2. Skip to 3:57:30 to see that:...

HomeNewsMechWarrior 5: Mercenaries MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries gets marriage, melee and mech-switching with its next DLCAll the things you really want in a mech game, truly All the things you really want in a mech game, truly Don’t you just hate it when you’re getting married to secure an alliance with a certain faction, but another faction insists on existing in-between your borders? Don’t worry, it’s a simple fix: send in an army of mechs to conquer them, then you and your betrothed get even more space to share!...

HomeNews Please Ikea, make me some grownup gaming furnitureSave me from the gaudy and the overpriced Save me from the gaudy and the overpriced Ikea, makers of large, boring Lego projects for adults, are launching a range of gaming furniture. The set, created in collaboration with Republic Of Gamers, includes desks, chairs, streaming accessories and whatThe Guardiandescribes as a “multi-functional cushion/blanket.“The items will launch on October 1st in UK stores, but for now you can listen to the designers from Ikea and ROG talk about the project:Meet the designers behind the new IKEA gaming rangeWatch on YouTubeI recently moved into a new flat and needed to buy all new furniture....

HomeFeatures The 10 best battle royale games to play on PCRead this before the circle closes Read this before the circle closes Long gone are the days when the best battle royale games were all about picking up colourful guns in an ever-shrinking safe zone. There are still plenty that fit that description, of course, but now we have battle royales about swinging swords, wobbly beans, and wrestling, too, giving us a huge variety to choose from....

HomeReviewsThe Amazing American Circus The Amazing American Circus review: I hate to say it, but there are better shows in townNot so big top Not so big top There’s no turn around coming, I’m afraid.The Amazing American Circusis a deckbuilder with some nice ideas, but it’s far more clown than strongman. 🎪🎪 The Amazing American Circus with new RELEASE DATE! 🎪🎪 == what you can expect in Gameplay ==Watch on YouTube...

HomeNewsValheim Valheim has added a hot tub for Vikings to unwindThe Home & Hearth update is out now The Home & Hearth update is out now Trying to survive in purgatory isn’t easy, having to hunt and build and craft everything you need to slay mighty mythical beasts. Thankfully, the Vikings ofValheimcan now relax with their pals in a hot tub, one of many fancy household items added in the ‘Home & Hearth’ early access update today....

HomeNewsBattlefield 2042 Battlefield 2042 delayed until November 19thNew release date confirmed after day of rumours New release date confirmed after day of rumours Battlefield 2042’s open beta was originally scheduled to happen in September, although no specific date had been set. The release date delay announcement mentioned that “updates on the open beta will be coming later this month.” Brendansaw Battlefield 2042back in July, and what he was shown was most interesting to me for the Battlefield Portal mode....

HomeNewsDeathloop Bethesda say they’re “actively investigating” Deathloop PC stutteringBut no fix yet for the problem which sunk its Steam rating But no fix yet for the problem which sunk its Steam rating While Arkane’s time-looping supernatural shooterDeathloopis a good’un, the PC release has not gone down well, with many players reportingsuffering framerates—the worst type of timejank. The problem still stands, a day-and-a-half after launch, but there is some comfort to be found in at least an official acknowledgment from publishers Bethesda that yes, they know it’s a problem....

HomeDeals Corsair’s pretty 240mm AiO cooler is going cheap on Amazon UK£72 is a great price for the gorgeously titled Corsair iCue H100i Pro XT. £72 is a great price for the gorgeously titled Corsair iCue H100i Pro XT. Liquid CPU coolers are all the rage these days, as they look neat and provide the sort of excellent cooling performance you’d normally only get out of an oversized air cooler. Corsair make some of the best AiOs in the business, and today their (draws breath) iCue H100i Pro XT RGB 240mm CPU cooler (phew) is going cheap....

HomeNewsAge of Empires IV Everyone’s invited to play Age Of Empires 4 this weekend in a stress testCome, play multiplayer toy soldiers! Come, play multiplayer toy soldiers! After running anAge Of Empires 4closed beta test for lucky ticketholders, the makers now want absolutely everyone to pile in and click men as hard as you can to see if the game explodes. The historical RTS is holding an open “technical stress test” this weekend, from Friday to Monday, to give the multiplayer backend a sound kicking and see if it stays stands....

HomeNewsBalsa Model Flight Simulator Kerbal Space Program developer’s Balsa Model Flight Simulator is out nowA new physics construction playset A new physics construction playset Building balsa models doesn’t have the same immediate appeal as constructing space rockets, and yetBalsa Model Flight Simulatorstill seems extremely appealing. That’s partly because it’s from the original developer ofKerbal Space Program, and offers a similar physics construction toolset even if on a more terrestrial scale. It’s available now in early access....

HomeNews Nidhogg and Nidhogg 2 free updates add new levels and catsYou can’t pet the cats though You can’t pet the cats though Good news! Chaotic multiplayer brawlerNidhogg 2just received a free update adding new costumes and two new levels, including one set upon a train. Even better news: the originalNidhoggalso received a free update, adding a new battleground and some new animated cats.The two new levels for Nidhogg 2, asexplained in a brief Steam post, are “Train” and “Office”....